Hello from Columbia, MO

[grayjoe]

Hello. I’ve been a member of this form since 2016 but I’ve never posted. I’ve recently begun really enjoying my pipes again. This is a little bit in preparation for my retirement in a few months. Pipe tobacco is MUCH cheaper than decent cigars! I’m an Air Force veteran and currently an IT Analyst with the VA, at least for a few more months.

I smoke mostly cobs but have a couple of nice Savinellis, a Peterson, and a Danish Stanwell. I smoke mostly English, VaPers, and Burley blends. I also really like Prince Albert. I haven’t found many Aeros that I like.

I look forward to learning even more about pipes and tobacco but hope to restrain myself! I have a bad habit of going overboard and I’ve seen that most of you aren’t a lot of help in that regard!

Joe

 

[Honkytonk Man]

I look forward to learning even more about pipes and tobacco but hope to restrain myself! I have a bad habit of going overboard and I’ve seen that most of you aren’t a lot of help in that regard!
Yup, good luck with that!
Howdy & welcome to the forum, Joe, from Korea.
A preemptive congratulations for your up-coming retirement.

 

[STP]

Welcome

 

[OldWill]

Welcome from Central Texas. I attended Mizzou in the late1960s, and I'm from the Arrow Rock area originally.

 

[MattRVA]

Welcome from Virginia

 

[mso489]

Welcome aboard from central North Carolina. I retired twelve years ago from National Institutes of Health, an institute down here, and am a Navy veteran, enlisted from 1968 to 1972. My wife and I met in Columbia, Missouri, in journalism school, in 1966, and went our separate ways, she to Long Island and NYC, and me to the Navy and NIH. After I was a widower for six years, we got back in touch and were married 12 years ago.

For several years in 1974 to 1978, I worked for what was then the Veterans Administration as an on-campus benefits counselor. Interesting gig, but NIH had a career track more related to my degrees.

Lots of good pipe and tobacco info here. By the way, I highly recommend retirement, except that instead of the long afternoons deciding whether to read a book or take a long walk, I find the pace of life has accelerated. Such is life.

 

[tklee]

Welcome back Joe! Enjoy your stay here.

 

[Latakia Dave]

Hello. I’ve been a member of this form since 2016 but I’ve never posted. I’ve recently begun really enjoying my pipes again. This is a little bit in preparation for my retirement in a few months. Pipe tobacco is MUCH cheaper than decent cigars! I’m an Air Force veteran and currently an IT Analyst with the VA, at least for a few more months.

I smoke mostly cobs but have a couple of nice Savinellis, a Peterson, and a Danish Stanwell. I smoke mostly English, VaPers, and Burley blends. I also really like Prince Albert. I haven’t found many Aeros that I like.

I look forward to learning even more about pipes and tobacco but hope to restrain myself! I have a bad habit of going overboard and I’ve seen that most of you aren’t a lot of help in that regard!

Joe

Welcome from Virginia

 

[cigrmaster]

Welcome from Florida and thanks for your service.

 

[Sgetz]

Welcome from Durham in the UK

 

[kcghost]

Yeah, we are absolutely OCD when it comes to pipes and pipe tobacco. Welcome from KC!!

 

[anotherbob]

Hello. I’ve been a member of this form since 2016 but I’ve never posted. I’ve recently begun really enjoying my pipes again. This is a little bit in preparation for my retirement in a few months. Pipe tobacco is MUCH cheaper than decent cigars! I’m an Air Force veteran and currently an IT Analyst with the VA, at least for a few more months.

I smoke mostly cobs but have a couple of nice Savinellis, a Peterson, and a Danish Stanwell. I smoke mostly English, VaPers, and Burley blends. I also really like Prince Albert. I haven’t found many Aeros that I like.

I look forward to learning even more about pipes and tobacco but hope to restrain myself! I have a bad habit of going overboard and I’ve seen that most of you aren’t a lot of help in that regard!

Joe

Pipe tobacco is a confoundingly affordable luxury. As in it's amazing how much luxury you get per cent spent on it.

 

[dunnyboy]

Welcome from NYC.

 

[Michigan_Bill]

Welcome from Michigan! Glad you’re here! Retirement is highly recommended! Hope all goes well when you transition to a more comfortable time in your life.

 

[Ag®o]

Hello and Welcome from Italy!

 

[Fralphog]

Howdy from Idaho. Welcome to the forum!

 

[MtnGeo]

Hi and welcome grayjoe from northern Colorado.

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina

 

[WVOldFart]

Hello and welcome from West Virginia.

 

[leonardbill1]

Welcome from Denver!