Morning Pipe Rituals

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Then you need to give me a 'like' and a virtual hug

The truth is - I have no ritual that involves pipes. I smoke a pipe whenever the mood hits me - it might be if I wake up at 2:00 in the morning.

But I do have morning rituals (since you, @Richmond B. Funkenhouser , care. Each morning between 5:45 and 7:15 I feed my dog, then clean the kitchen top to bottom, then put a pot of water on to boil for a large cup of 1/2 Twinings Irish Breakfast tea, 1/2 something similar and decaf. I add two spoons of sugar and some 30% cream and then drink it while checking a few things on the internet. I then typically do a double-snort of a mentholated snuff and then might go sit on the front porch and smoke a small bowl of a straight Virginia, or I load the pipe for a dog-walk and pour the tea into a paper cup.

As of today, since some heart specialist sent me a monitor (no email, no letter, 5 months after seeing my doctor, who also never communicated) and I want to mess with him as best I can, I'm doing a 3-mile jog after the above is completed. Not sure how that will affect when I do the snuff and pipe.

Good. That sounds like a nice pleasant routine.

Doctors suck these days.. Maybe they always have, but it seems that they are less invested in our healthcare than in the past.

 

[marconi]

My early morning ritual is a pot of Colombian French press and a large bowl of EMP in a dedicated MM Diplomat Apple whilst sitting in my garden.If I have a lot on I will just smoke half a bowl and finish the rest later.

 

[runscott]

Good. That sounds like a nice pleasant routine.

Doctors suck these days.. Maybe they always have, but it seems that they are less invested in our healthcare than in the past.

I have been really, really resisting the urge to give my doctor an earful over all this. I grew up always having a doctor who seemed to genuinely care about me. I'm not looking for house calls, but when I have to go in for blood tests and x-rays because of something unknown related to my heart, at least send an email with your thoughts.

(see how sensitive I am? )

 

[JimPM]

Every morning when I come downstairs, my ritual is to first pour a large cup of coffee grab, throw in an ice cube to cool it and then immediately go to my den to smoke my pipe(s). I smoke English, English, and more English else it's a bad day coming.

 

[JimPM]

I agree as that has been my experience too. Can't beat the artistic styling but the cheap threaded plastic tendons are consistently problematic as well, at least for me. But if Meerschaums are your thing then do enjoy as everyone has subjective preferences.

 

[Gabby Hayes]

Your IMP is gorgeous.

I wipe my meers out with a paper towel, after every smoke. A layer of cake does nothing for a meer and some people say it is detrimental. If a cake starts to build, I dampen the paper towel and wipe it out.

That's me - I'm sure there will be those who avidly disagree, and as long as they don't tell me I'm stupid, I won't respond in kind

That’s how I clean Meers. The chamber will darken, but it won’t build cake, especially if you do it right after. And I’ve never had an issue with heat. That’s a cadence and packing thing.

 

[sparker69]

I'm usually an after supper smoker, since I don't have a lot of time in the morning. But being on vacation right now, I've taken to having a bowl in the morning with a cappuccino on the back porch with the birds in the morning. Been alternating between English/Balkan blends (Star of the East, HH Latakia Flake) and Virginia/VaPers.

 

[beefeater33]

I worked 2nd shift for YEARS............ I'm usually in bed about 3-4 AM, and rise about 10-11 AM..........
My first smoke of the day is usually around 1 PM, with a pot of black tea. I like something semi strong to get me going........... GLP Jackknife Plug or Peterson's 3 P's most of the time.........

 

[sparker69]

I worked 2nd shift for YEARS............ I'm usually in bed about 3-4 AM, and rise about 10-11 AM..........
My first smoke of the day is usually around 1 PM, with a pot of black tea. I like something semi strong to get me going........... GLP Jackknife Plug or Peterson's 3 P's most of the time.........

Do you find the nicotine hits you harder on an empty stomach?

 

[jpmcwjr]

Do you find the nicotine hits you harder on an empty stomach?

Yes. Big time.

 

[El Capitán]

I will eat breakfast, brush my teeth, drink a bottle of water, and then smoke my Captain Black Original/Paladin blend outside. My parents don't want me to smoke in the house. I use either my F.E.S.S Churchill 14in or my Scotte.

 

[beefeater33]

Do you find the nicotine hits you harder on an empty stomach?

Yes I do. Not as much harder, but definitely faster.............

 

[JOHN72]

Heck, I do the same thing................

 

[ClenchedBilliard]

I work shift work (days/nights) and I always smoke on my commute to and from work. I leave my house at 4am, and I’m never without a good cup of coffee and a pipe. It’s my reward for getting up at such an ungodly hour ??

 

[Tombstone Smoker]

Every time I have the time. Right now in fact!

 

[StringBEan]

I always start my day with a medium cob pipe full of aromatic for my ride to work. I tend to stick to vanillas for early morning, cause they pair well with the coffee I brew when I get to work. When it’s the weekend, I tend to smoke a larger cob or my pear woods, as it’s easier to keep a pipe lit when you aren’t white-knuckling a 33 year old bronco in city traffic. If I’m specifically trying to have a *quick* smoke, I’ll smoke a virginia heavy blend, packed halfway. It winds up being around a 10-15 minute smoke, which is perfect for a hectic morning.

 

[ChonkyTonks]

I am still new to this, but I now thoroughly enjoy sitting on my front porch around 5:45 or 6 and having a pipe with my coffee. I usually read and listen to the birds flitting about. Great way to spend an hour before my time is no longer my time.

 

[That Guy]

My morning routine is getting up @ 5:30am and getting ready for work (maintenance technician/ handyman). I'm not a breakfast guy but sometimes I'll make a cup of coffee. 20 mins before leaving for work I'll pick through my 30 something blends I have jarred up and grab whatever tickles my fancy that day. I'll dry the tobacco if needed, load my pipe, and put enough in my tobacco pouch for about two extra bowls for throughout the day. Once I'm in my truck I'll Light up and drive 20 min to work. I'm always about 20 mins early arriving on site so I can enjoy the rest of my smoke. The vitamin N is all I need to get me going through the day. My coworkers always comment on how good whatever im smoking smells that morning and I've been given the nickname Popeye lol. They think it's funny to see a guy in his 30's smoking a pipe but I've always been an "old soul" I guess lol.

 

[Chasing Embers]

They think it's funny to see a guy in his 30's smoking a pipe but I've always been an "old soul" I guess lol.

Many of us started smoking a pipe in out teens.

 

[That Guy]

Many of us started smoking a pipe in out teens.

Yep started smoking cigarettes and cigars when I was around 12. Just about all the kids in the neighborhood could buy cigarettes from the local gas station it was pretty common. Didn't pick up pipe smoking till I was in my late twenties.