Making it Real

[admin]

This new article by G. L. Pease talks about how interesting it is that even though changes that have taken away the many places we used to be able to physically hang out at in groups and smoke our pipes together, have now been replaced by online communities, so we can still all commune together with our pipes, albeit virtually now.
Making it Real

 

[collin]

It'd be cool to be able to really hang out with you guys every evening.
The smoke, the laughs,....*sigh*....what fun eh? :D

 

[chero]

watch out for the internet police when they outlaw smokeing on the net.

 

[puffintuff]

While it's great to have forums where pipe smokers can converse with others from around the world, it's a damn shame all these "no smoking" laws have limited our

choices in where we can enjoy our pastime.

 

[classicgeek]

Thank heavens for PM.com. Otherwise I'd be setting up stuffed animals with pipes like my daughter's "tea parties"!

Ah, I see you're smoking a virginia flake tonight, Mr. Bunny. An excellent choice. Teddy and I are leaning towards Balkans tonight…
:D
Simon

 

[pstlpkr]

Professor Peabody and I have a pipe every evening.....

 

[fred]

This is a good read and a bright spot in what seems like an adversarial

world that Pipe smokers find themselves in today. Bravo Greg.

 

[admin]

:laughat:

Thank heavens for PM.com. Otherwise I'd be setting up stuffed animals with pipes like my daughter's "tea parties"!

Ah, I see you're smoking a virginia flake tonight, Mr. Bunny. An excellent choice. Teddy and I are leaning towards Balkans tonight…
:D

 

[lyst36]

I don't know about the rest of the country but I know of some places that are pipe friendly here in Atlanta (including where I work). In fact, my boss and I have smoked our pipes together here. It would be nice to be able to expand that though.

 

[admin]

@lyst36
Yes, there are still a few places left, but only a fraction of what there used to be, and they continue to dwindle. It is great hanging out with other guys in real life and smoking your pipe while chatting.
That's one of the things I love most about the pipe shows.

 

[gecko13]

I long for the days of walking up to the local pub and enjoying some scotch, a pipe, and good conversation. A simple pleasure, lost in times gone by.

 

[oldjazzlover]

Chero & C.geek you fellas really brightened up a boring evening for me! :rofl:

 

[unclearthur]

Super article as always. Ya mean I am not really supposed to give my toys a pipe and glass of brandy?

 

[admin]

LOL Arthur!

 

[unclearthur]

That's Mort my good buddy. He hasn't been well lately! 8O

 

[puffintuff]

Kevin, can you smoke at the pipe shows ?

 

[duncan]

My work place is Pipe and Cigar friendly when it is just us workers, coffin nails stay outside. So if any of you are ever in the area you can come to my office, have a drink and enjoy a bowl of baccy on me.

 

[mlaug]

At first, I thought Uncle had lost a lot of weight!
Mort been waiting for the next Esoterica shipment?

 

[unclearthur]

S G . He's heavily into those Lakeland blends and refuses to try the G&H ones.

 

[admin]

@puffintuff

Kevin, can you smoke at the pipe shows ?

It's a different situation at different shows. Here's my experiences:
1. St. Louis Show - Yes, we can smoke in the exhibit hall, and in the hospitality suite in the hotel. The hotel had a limited number of smoking rooms available, but I booked too late to get one. I did hang in the hospitality suite, and in someone else's room to smoke though ... and drink ... a lot. LOL.
2. Chicago Show - Can't smoke in the exhibit hall because of IL law, but that may change for next year. I am not sure if it will be affected by this if it goes through.
However, there is a giant tent, like circus tent size set up outside, but it is all enclosed, like a temporary enclosed structure where you can smoke. There are full bars, and food, plus couches, chairs and tables set up in there. You can often find 100 pipe smokers at once all smoking together there.
3. IPCPR (Trade only) - yes, you can smoke in the exhibit hall, and same on hotels, limited numbere of smoking rooms
4. Richmond Show - Yes, you can smoke in the exhibit hall and certain parts of the hotel.
5. Las Vegas Show (Westcoast Pipe Show) - Yes, you can smoke in the exhibit hall and certain parts of the hotel.
There are other shows, but these are the only ones I have been to.
See a complete list of shows here:

http://pipesmagazine.com/pipe-events