Love hearing the stories/experiences everyone... thank you. For the record, I'm still alive almost 7 months after the original post.
Lifespan of Pipe Smokers
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The only threat to my health is if my wife changes her mind
60 years old. Smoked cigs since the age of 14 and continue to this day. Always menthol. I've been enjoying cigars and pipe tobacco for around 15 years. No tobacco related issues as of yet.
I'm 79 and started pipe smoking in 1963. Today I still smoke many of the pipes I bought in the 60s. No health problems from the pipe. 
Tomorrow is never guaranteed. Smoke the pipe and enjoy it.
Seems when you look at the stats from around the world, the main health issues in the US stem from lack of exercise and poor diet. There are other countries with more smokers with fewer cardiovascular issues.
That being said inhaling any kind of smoke is bad for you. Lungs are a delicate membrane. Years ago I was involved with a project that built a small ethanol plant in Mozambique for the purposes of making cooking canisters for the people there. Traditionally they used charcoal in their small houses, no chimney or anything so they inhaled a lot of smoke. Many people there didn’t make it to 50 yrs old due to lung issues. Not tobacco just wood smoke.
I think as has been stated many times, a little moderation, decent diet and most of all, being physically active are the best predictors of good health.
That being said inhaling any kind of smoke is bad for you. Lungs are a delicate membrane. Years ago I was involved with a project that built a small ethanol plant in Mozambique for the purposes of making cooking canisters for the people there. Traditionally they used charcoal in their small houses, no chimney or anything so they inhaled a lot of smoke. Many people there didn’t make it to 50 yrs old due to lung issues. Not tobacco just wood smoke.
I think as has been stated many times, a little moderation, decent diet and most of all, being physically active are the best predictors of good health.
See my previous comments about German smokers. Get out and enjoy your pipe and keep moving! (Also choose to be happy, which a pipe can help with 
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I wish I knew how to do that.See my previous comments about German smokers. Get out and enjoy your pipe and keep moving! (Also choose to be happy, which a pipe can help with
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My grandmother smoked cigarettes until she was in her mid 70s, approximately. She lived to be 91 and died of natural causes. I know she's a wild exception, but I hope some of those genetics will work in my favor.
Although I'm a younger fellow generally, I sadly did abuse cigarettes (my way of thinking of it) for 18 years.
Although my health is good by any objective measure I do feel that I have some lingering effects from cigarette smoking, which is now 8 years in the rear view mirror. Because of this I'm taking steps to limit my consumption even from the pipe, and enjoy it more as a special event than a daily practice.
Although I'm a younger fellow generally, I sadly did abuse cigarettes (my way of thinking of it) for 18 years.
Although my health is good by any objective measure I do feel that I have some lingering effects from cigarette smoking, which is now 8 years in the rear view mirror. Because of this I'm taking steps to limit my consumption even from the pipe, and enjoy it more as a special event than a daily practice.
Like a muscle, gets stronger with practice.so difficult but 100% worth it
The power of choice.
You have the power my friend, with only the strength to attempt to wield the sword of “locus of control”
I don’t want the power of choice, I want the power of a stellar bob cut and chiseled torso!The power of choice.
You have the power my friend, with only the strength to attempt to wield the sword of “locus of control”
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Fake it till you make it. Things can always be worse. Hope you have a good week.
That’s also a choice. By the power of grayskull!
If you only knew, there's no getting past what I've been carrying for the past thirty years. Knowing there's fewer days ahead than behind make it easier to bear though.
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