Hello all:
My name is Jim. I finally decided to formally sign-on with this illustrious group seeing that I am an active member of the related FB group. who finds much enjoyment from the discussions, tips, insights, and comradery of fellow pipers. Oh geez, I've been smoking pipes (on and off - on now a days) for about 15 years. I am an avid cigar smoker as well. Finding myself working homebound for the last year due to COVID and with the onset of this winter, my pipe-smoking has resumed and the frequency as taken a decided spike upwards. So I am kind of finding my legs once again having dispensed of piping for an extended time frame in favor of stogies. Much has changed in the landscape to say the least. Some of my favorite blends are either extinct or very hard to come by and man prices have jumped! Like many, I started with the OTC brands and aromatics and eventually found my standard fondness for quality English, Burleys and VAs. I haven't smoked a single cigar in 3 months as pipe smoking now as taken its roots once again; dumbfounding to me. Presently, I am trying to re-build up my rotation of "nice" pipes . Since January, I've bought a couple of nice Savinellis, 2 Petersons, an awesome Nording, a stylish Barraccini. and a handful of MM cobs to supplement the half dozen pipes I held from yesteryear. There are so many more makers out there now, at least more than I remember. Oh but for time and money. With all that, let me honestly state that I Look forward to learning, sharing and enjoying the content of this site. Thanks for allowing me to jump on board.
My name is Jim. I finally decided to formally sign-on with this illustrious group seeing that I am an active member of the related FB group. who finds much enjoyment from the discussions, tips, insights, and comradery of fellow pipers. Oh geez, I've been smoking pipes (on and off - on now a days) for about 15 years. I am an avid cigar smoker as well. Finding myself working homebound for the last year due to COVID and with the onset of this winter, my pipe-smoking has resumed and the frequency as taken a decided spike upwards. So I am kind of finding my legs once again having dispensed of piping for an extended time frame in favor of stogies. Much has changed in the landscape to say the least. Some of my favorite blends are either extinct or very hard to come by and man prices have jumped! Like many, I started with the OTC brands and aromatics and eventually found my standard fondness for quality English, Burleys and VAs. I haven't smoked a single cigar in 3 months as pipe smoking now as taken its roots once again; dumbfounding to me. Presently, I am trying to re-build up my rotation of "nice" pipes . Since January, I've bought a couple of nice Savinellis, 2 Petersons, an awesome Nording, a stylish Barraccini. and a handful of MM cobs to supplement the half dozen pipes I held from yesteryear. There are so many more makers out there now, at least more than I remember. Oh but for time and money. With all that, let me honestly state that I Look forward to learning, sharing and enjoying the content of this site. Thanks for allowing me to jump on board.
