Know Anyone Who's Quit Pipe Smoking?
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Started enjoying most forms of tobacco at 17 in '91 and haven't quit any of them since.
I smoked 40 cigs a day until the UK RN banned smoking on submarines, sensible approach, in 2010. Last year I came to the end of my 'at sea' service and now I am stationed permanently ashore. However rather than pick up what I now regard as an unpleasant habit I fortunately came across the pipe 'hobby' and dived, pardon the pun, straight in.
Here to stay now until either a Doctor or my home Admiral, aka my wife, say different.
Good luck with your throat irritation and I hope all is well.
Here to stay now until either a Doctor or my home Admiral, aka my wife, say different.
Good luck with your throat irritation and I hope all is well.
I know being it the navy and reading about it are completely different. But I love reading about naval history.
I have to actually find time to smoke my pipes before I can consider quitting! Seems like I can only get 1-2 in per week.
I’m what you might call a “seasonal” smoker. My wife won’t let me smoke in the house, and I don’t really want the house smelling like smoke either. And I’m not going to sit outside long enough to enjoy a pipe when it’s really hot or cold. So I only smoke when the temperature is just right to sit on the patio and puff for an hour or so in the evening while reading or listening to music. Even during those perfect weather periods, I probably don’t smoke more than twice a week. I’m 66, so I don’t worry too much about an occasional pipe at my age. Something will get me eventually no matter how good I am, so I might as well enjoy my occasional simple pleasures.
Yes, I quit Sept of 2021 after my heart attack. Sold off all my aged tobacco and most of my pipes. I have been considering starting back again, still have a dozen or so of my pipes and a tub of tobacco in the back of the closet.
I did. For a time.
I went super healthy.
Lost 70 lbs. And got healthy.
I got over it.
Still keeping the weight off. But I've eased back into my vices.
I went super healthy.
Lost 70 lbs. And got healthy.
I got over it.
Still keeping the weight off. But I've eased back into my vices.
I am in the same situation. Quit as a young and inexperienced guy (at that time - long ago - the Internet was not around to get more info about it. I am back now, and don’t intend to stop.
My first month on this forum, another local sent me a message saying he was quitting and offered me his tobacco. I was just getting started and obliged. He threw in a couple of nice briar pipes that I still treasure.
His gesture reflected well on this forum and pipe smokers in general.
He told me that he quit because of some family cancer incidents that made him decide it just wasn't worth it. I can respect that.
I sort of assume he'll reach out someday when he changes his mind and resumes smoking pipes. If he does, I'll return the pipes to him.
His gesture reflected well on this forum and pipe smokers in general.
He told me that he quit because of some family cancer incidents that made him decide it just wasn't worth it. I can respect that.
I sort of assume he'll reach out someday when he changes his mind and resumes smoking pipes. If he does, I'll return the pipes to him.
My grandpa smoked a pipe back in the 70s and into the 80s. He quit by the time I was born, or at least before I could remember. No idea what pipe(s) or blend(s) he smoked or why he quit, when I helped clear out his house after he died I hoped to find some pipes or tins but sadly there weren't any. I wasn't even considering getting into it myself at the time, I just thought it was interesting. I know he did still smoke cigars at least whenever he golfed, and he was an avid golfer. Now I really wish I had at least pipes, I hope they at least made it onto the estate market.
My grandma (they divorced in the 70s) and mom think he only smoked a pipe to look intellectual, I wouldn't put it past him but he was an accomplished scholar so I could just as easily see it being something he got into being in academic circles. He introduced me to Tolkien, when I was 6 he got me the edition of The Hobbit with Michael Hague's illustrations. That was before the Peter Jackson movies, so I had no idea what a hobbit was and had never heard of Gandalf, Smaug, Elrond, or Gollum. He also gave me an antique set of Mark Twain books, which I read at a young age. I like to think those helped plant the seed of pipe smoking in me that would grow to fruition this year. He was also an avid reader of Chesterton, Jung, and Barth, all avid pipe smokers.
My grandma (they divorced in the 70s) and mom think he only smoked a pipe to look intellectual, I wouldn't put it past him but he was an accomplished scholar so I could just as easily see it being something he got into being in academic circles. He introduced me to Tolkien, when I was 6 he got me the edition of The Hobbit with Michael Hague's illustrations. That was before the Peter Jackson movies, so I had no idea what a hobbit was and had never heard of Gandalf, Smaug, Elrond, or Gollum. He also gave me an antique set of Mark Twain books, which I read at a young age. I like to think those helped plant the seed of pipe smoking in me that would grow to fruition this year. He was also an avid reader of Chesterton, Jung, and Barth, all avid pipe smokers.
Sorry to hear. Likely something else, but give it a break for a bit to see. We can work out a good deal on your tobacco and Castellos if you decide to forgo permanently!
I quit for about 45 years. And decided on reaching 70 that life needed more joy. But I only smoke one or two bowls a week
I am 50 years old and my health allows me to do so for the time being. Life is a roller coaster. My mother always says, my son, life takes many turns. I never forget this phrase, I always carry it with me wherever I go.
I wish I could smoke more often. I'm lucky to get a few bowls in on a good week. I'm stocking up for when I do have the time. At least that's the excuse I keep telling my wife. FYI she's not buying it.
Get a dog, take him for a long walk everyday, bring a cob filled with your favourite. This is how I’ve gone from once or twice a week to almost everyday. The potential negatives from smoking are offset by the exercise you get from walking him! Maybe?!?!
As they taught us in basic at Benning, if you quit one thing you'll always be a quitter and you'll never finish anything in your life, the Quit Monkey! lol
I've quit twice. The first time was for around ten years. My interests were elsewhere. I felt I had too much money tied up in my pipes, and I was leading a somewhat nomadic lifestyle. It wasn't smart to move it all from place to place. I sold all my pipes but three. One was the all-time favorite, and the other two were damaged and not worth anything. The second time was for...I can't remember how long, but it was for some years. I just didn't feel like it, and again, my interests were elsewhere. I'm grateful my brain chemistry isn't prone to addiction. I am one to be habitual and ritualistic, and I think those things are part of the reason I can come back and leave.