Hello from the Heart of Dixie!

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Welcome, from the southern part of the state.

 

[radrick96]

Welcome from a Virginia born, Oklahoma-raised, Floridian hahaha

 

[jaytex1969]

I'm not really a pipe guy, or a tobacco guy...

I'm a pipe cleaner guy! nana

Welcome from Austin, TX!

 

[mso489]

I don't know what part of Birmingham my writer friend is from. She came and read poems and sang some of her songs at a women's college where my late wife taught, and some of it was pretty racy, and the students asked especially about those, and she was very candid. Later my wife encountered the president of the college and dreaded what he might say, and he said, "Now that's a real poet!"

 

[stokesdale]

Welcome from the two stoplight town of Stokesdale NC (one of which only flashes after 10 pm)

 

[augiebd]

Welcome aboard from central North Carolina. One of my mentors in college was a native of Haleyville, Alabama, in Winston County I believe it was. Superb writer, died way too young. Also have a friend in N.C., a woman writer, who grew up in Birmingham, who also was a singer songwriter in country music, in addition to being trained in classic Greek and Latin -- what a gal.

You have been to some interesting places and have met intriguing people, this lady sure sounds swell, you neglected mentioning her love of pipe smoking.

 

[augiebd]

Welcome from Western Canada! I am approaching my 5 yr. anniversary as a pipe smoker (July). I have not let the Internet influence my tobacco choices too much. The Internet likes too much stuff! I am glad it was a source of information, saved me some grief, caused some.

 

[petes03]

While I serve in Alabama, I am essentially a life-long resident of East Tennessee and something like a 13th generation East Tennessean. I went to Tennessee and ETSU, grew up in Loudon County, and 90% of my extended family lives in either Knox or Polk/McMinn Counties (Delano/Etowah area)!

I’m in Bradley County. Next door neighbors!

 

[cigrmaster]

Welcome from Florida.

 

[indoeuro]

Welcome! We're glad to have you be part of this community.

 

[gervais]

Welcome from Ontario Canada

 

[pappymac]

While I serve in Alabama, I am essentially a life-long resident of East Tennessee and something like a 13th generation East Tennessean. I went to Tennessee and ETSU, grew up in Loudon County, and 90% of my extended family lives in either Knox or Polk/McMinn Counties (Delano/Etowah area)!

Our oldest son and his family now live in Johnson City. He was one of the executive chef at ETSU before taking the executive chef job at Tusculum University.

 

[gerryp]

Welcome from New Orleans-ish LA!

 

[guylesss]

Welcome from the waterfront of Brooklyn, NY. You'll find you are in very good and extremely knowledgeable "tobacco guy" company here. But don't be surprised if you're tempted to significantly increase your accumulation of shiny tins.