Pipe Inheritances

[HRPufnstuf]

I see pipe smokers regularly mention a past famlilial influence. My first pipe was a straight Brigham apple my father had to put away when he was forced to get dentures. He was a definite clencher and knocked several teeth out of his plates before he finally gave the pipe up. When I went off to university, the pipe followed suit and we went on to bigger and better things. My father always enjoyed my visits home from school, we would sit on the porch and he would sit downwind of me while I smoked.

 

[Scottmi]

My father (still with us at 92!) put away his pipes many years ago, probably last smoked one in the 70s. (Doesn't want to start again, he confirmed just a couple weeks ago.) I've have them all for a while, have cleaned up several of them, and am smoking one right now...

 

[Chasing Embers]

He should've given it a go without the dentures. Loosing all of my teeth greatly improved my enjoyment of pipe smoking.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

He should've given it a go without the dentures. Loosing all of my teeth greatly improved my enjoyment of pipe smoking.

He has passed, but I buried the same style of pipe with him...there must be tobacco in heaven.