This morning I had a very inresting convo with a friend of mine and a unknown 18 yr old.
Every morning I go down to the town park and smoke a bowl and have a cup of gas station coffee with Bill.
He is a WW2 vet and a life long pipe smoker he is a recluse and dont talk to many ppl.
As we sat and watched the ducks and talke and smoked a kid came up smoking a pipe and said hello. For some reason Bill invited him to sit as he did he asked the kid why do you smoke a pipe. The answer shocked us both!
Brant the young man replyed It reminds me of simpler times from stories I heard from my Grandfather and Great Grandfather who were both pipe smokers a time where men had class and respect worked and could support his fam without the wife working too a time where men were just that men there wasnt nothing a man couldnt fix or do a time where men said please and thank you where a man would go out of his way and go without to help someone in need. As we talked about other things too brant excused his self stating he had things to do today Bill said it was a pleasure and we are there every sunny day when the weather is nice at 9 am please come back and join us. As Brant walked off just out of ear shot Bill turns to me pipe in his mouth said there is still hope for humanity.
Every morning I go down to the town park and smoke a bowl and have a cup of gas station coffee with Bill.
He is a WW2 vet and a life long pipe smoker he is a recluse and dont talk to many ppl.
As we sat and watched the ducks and talke and smoked a kid came up smoking a pipe and said hello. For some reason Bill invited him to sit as he did he asked the kid why do you smoke a pipe. The answer shocked us both!
Brant the young man replyed It reminds me of simpler times from stories I heard from my Grandfather and Great Grandfather who were both pipe smokers a time where men had class and respect worked and could support his fam without the wife working too a time where men were just that men there wasnt nothing a man couldnt fix or do a time where men said please and thank you where a man would go out of his way and go without to help someone in need. As we talked about other things too brant excused his self stating he had things to do today Bill said it was a pleasure and we are there every sunny day when the weather is nice at 9 am please come back and join us. As Brant walked off just out of ear shot Bill turns to me pipe in his mouth said there is still hope for humanity.
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