How Often and Where Do You Smoke

[mountainman]

I smoke about 1 bowl a day on average. Some days 2. Some days none. I used to smoke on the back porch or garage exclusively. Recently the wife finally pulled a 180 and lets me smoke in the house as long as a couple of windows are open. I have to admit, it has been nice to have a smoke while relaxing in my recliner and watching a movie!

 

[undecagon]

In my apartment, I smoke pretty constantly. Today I'm home working until an evening rehearsal, so I'll probably have 3 or 4 pipes before I go.
When I'm at my folks' place, they let me smoke in the basement (I used to live down there, and that was part of the agreement), but I only get a before-bed bowl in since if I'm visiting, I need to, you know, visit...upstairs.
Otherwise, when off doing work, I pretty much only get to smoke in my car going to or from shows.
In the average week, I probably smoke 10-15 bowls.

 

[thayan]

My ex-wife didn't like I smoke in house. I changed the wife. Now I live alone with my pipes and tobaccos. I am free and happy. With my music, books and pipes.

I smoke all day everywhere. It is a good recipe for happiness. Woman is soft like a pillow but fits well only in the bed.

 

[sparrowhawk]

Wow, I feel like an outsider. I'm something of a shut-in for various reasons, and I'm sadly unmarried (when the term meant something) so I'm pretty free to smoke as much as I want, which, from what I'm reading above, is probably too much. I smoke primarily in my study where I work on reading, writing, occasionally drawing, and just plain meditate and listen to music. In the evenings I smoke in the dining room where there is a TV/DVD setup. I'm the caretaker for my mom who doesn't have any objections and says she rather likes the smell of pipe tobacco--it reminds her of her father. I do not smoke outside of my study, however, when there are visitors, which is rare.

I'm a little surprised that there are combination cig/pipe smokers. I kicked the cig habit (about 7 months ago) and took up the pipe a month later--absolutely no semblance in the cigarette and the pipe, and I wish I discovered the joy of smoking a pipe decades ago, and have absolutely no desire for cigs since.

My problem these days is rotating my pipes--I just can't leave any of them alone, I love all of them! (I've got Petersons, two Ashtons, and Nordings). And I just ordered a Peterson Dublin Castle today, so another problem is PDA, although I try to keep the number of pipes down to ten.

 

[jpbass]

In the house for the most part, one or two bowls per evening, almost every day. I occasionally go a few day to maybe a week without if I'm busy.

 

[allan]

I don't mean to hijack this thread-it does have to do with 'how much do you smoke.'
My wife and daughter have joined together and decided that pipe smoking has become obsessive to me and that I'm smoking too much. They love me, and feel that they would like me to hang around to see the grand kids, yada yada.
It started when I decided to tell my wife (please, don't call me stupid-although I am) that I'm not going to collect pipes anymore, I feel that I should start cellaring tobacco.
Oh my goodness, I just might has well have told her that I'm in bed with the devil. After lecturing/arguing on the phone for 45 minutes, she must have then called my daughter, who called me and cried on the phone that she loves me and wants me to be around for a long while, yada yada.
Needless to say, I began to defend pipe smoking compared to cigars (I used to smoke cigars for 35 years) on the exact amount of tobacco actually smoked by grams.
My daughter asked me to take her to my cardiologist or other noted doctor for both of us to sit there and hear what he or she has to say about pipe smoking.
Frankly, right now, I don't actually pick up the pipe as much as last week. Maybe 1 to 2 bowls a day now max, usually less than that. Some of the 'joy' has been driven out of me.
Not sure exactly what to do.
Thanks for listening.

 

[instymp]

Allan, my Cardiologist says the same as yours, I am sure without knowing what he said. Unless you have circumstantial health issues that most don't have... do what feels good to you.

Romanza.. whenever I want to, inside, in the car but am respectful of those that are around me.

 

[durham270]

I will smoke my pipes anywhere it's allowable by law! I do smoke both inside as well as outside of my home. My favorite location for lighting up a pipe is in the backyard next to the stream. It's a very lovely shaded area. Very relaxing. I normally smoke a pipe at least 6 times daily.

 

[mso489]

Mostly, I smoke about a bowl a day, most days, with a few days off now and then when I get preoccupied.

Occasionally I'll have two or three bowls on a day, but that is unusual, when I get a new tobacco or mix

something up. I smoke in my study or outdoors. Now and then in other rooms, but not a lot.