Hmmm. As Kevin said, it appears 76 is the tribal elder here. I suspect there are some older pipe smokers
than that, if not on Forums. Some people in that generational cohort may not be as likely to be online,
although some people over 80 do maintain a cyber presence. My dad, who died in 2006, at the age of
89 -- licensed to drive without glasses, as I like to recall -- ran the computer lab at the local community
college as a second career until he was well into his 70's. He became vested in the retirement system there.
But once he retired for the second time, with a barn storming farewell speech worthy of Bryant or Churchill,
he wouldn't have a computer at home! It would have helped so much if he had, but no thank you, and no
thank you to that. So here's a salute to pipe smokers over 80, wherever you are.
than that, if not on Forums. Some people in that generational cohort may not be as likely to be online,
although some people over 80 do maintain a cyber presence. My dad, who died in 2006, at the age of
89 -- licensed to drive without glasses, as I like to recall -- ran the computer lab at the local community
college as a second career until he was well into his 70's. He became vested in the retirement system there.
But once he retired for the second time, with a barn storming farewell speech worthy of Bryant or Churchill,
he wouldn't have a computer at home! It would have helped so much if he had, but no thank you, and no
thank you to that. So here's a salute to pipe smokers over 80, wherever you are.
