Speaking of which; ball sack shaped pipes are no longer in fashion .
Pipe Smoking: Should I be Concerned in Public ?
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I sure hope so. Maybe someone should start a thread, "Show Us Your Ball Sack Pipes" so we can know for sure.
I think Finnish death metal would drive the neighbors away more effectively...Or…. You could use Round Up to kill all their plants, poison their dogs, play loud acid rock night and day, and slash their tires. I doubt then that they would see your smoking as the worst of your behaviors.
Your neighbours might be bothered by your pipe smoking in two different ways.
Firstly, if their windows/doors are close enough to your porch, they could be bothered immediately by the smoke (unfortunately, I have no idea how close you are to their property). In this case, I believe, you may keep on smoking until they complain and politely ask you to not to.
Alternatively, they could sit far enough from your porch to not be bothered by your smoke, but be woke enough to be bothered by the very sight of anyone consuming the abominable Nicotine-containing substances. In this case, the preferred answer would be not giving a flick of an answer and just enjoying your pipe.
In any case, I think it's better to not overcomplicate things. What if they don't mind smelling your smoke? Wait for them to voice their opinion and act accordingly to the circumstances. No need to be that super-nice guy eager to adjust himself to everyone.
Firstly, if their windows/doors are close enough to your porch, they could be bothered immediately by the smoke (unfortunately, I have no idea how close you are to their property). In this case, I believe, you may keep on smoking until they complain and politely ask you to not to.
Alternatively, they could sit far enough from your porch to not be bothered by your smoke, but be woke enough to be bothered by the very sight of anyone consuming the abominable Nicotine-containing substances. In this case, the preferred answer would be not giving a flick of an answer and just enjoying your pipe.
In any case, I think it's better to not overcomplicate things. What if they don't mind smelling your smoke? Wait for them to voice their opinion and act accordingly to the circumstances. No need to be that super-nice guy eager to adjust himself to everyone.
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That's nuts.Don't we have a Reverse-Calabash thread already? :D
On my front porch? Do they pay my mortgage for me? Is this my castle or theirs? They can trespass and find out.
OK I am going to go against the stream here a little.
I have neighbors that have no consideration for their neighbors, i.e. they do loud stuff all the time, especially when I get home from work and want to relax, there goes the revving Harley, or 4x4 or the dadgum braying hound dog from the minute I get home until an hour after dark, 2-3 hours of it every damn day....
People, in this case, All Americans, have no sense of how their choices effect others.
I am ashamed of how they abuse their freedoms.
I live an hour outside of a metro area, and 20 minutes from town and it's still noisy as hell. The only time I can just sit and puff my pipe and hear nothing but birds or bugs or nothing is around sunrise. It's never quiet. The Dogs are the absolute worst. I am not sure why these idiots have the animals. They are all pent up and bark incessantly, normally simply for attention, not because they are guarding or chasing or treeing anything.. Pointless existence I have to hear because their owners are inside with the TV so damn loud they don't know or care that their lazy commitments are effecting everything within a half a mile. I hate them all....
shew.. sorry for that outburst but you people should think about the world around you when you are doing anything that has the potential to affect the senses of anyone else around you... I know when I smoke no one can smell it because no one is within 500 feet.
I don't run my chainsaw before 9AM on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. I don't listen to music so loud every Friday night that my neighbors can hear every word(but my idiot neighbor does) I don't mow after dark. I don't shoot guns at night. I stop my dogs from barking. I treat others like I would like to be treated, with respect.
So.. just ask them and if they say it bothers them, then adjust your habit.
Not meant to point out any comments but my neighbors got a new hound dog that they let out when they get home every night and it just howls to get back in... so I am constantly bothered when I am at home, at the dimming of the day, when I want to pack a bowl and chill........
I have neighbors that have no consideration for their neighbors, i.e. they do loud stuff all the time, especially when I get home from work and want to relax, there goes the revving Harley, or 4x4 or the dadgum braying hound dog from the minute I get home until an hour after dark, 2-3 hours of it every damn day....
People, in this case, All Americans, have no sense of how their choices effect others.
I am ashamed of how they abuse their freedoms.
I live an hour outside of a metro area, and 20 minutes from town and it's still noisy as hell. The only time I can just sit and puff my pipe and hear nothing but birds or bugs or nothing is around sunrise. It's never quiet. The Dogs are the absolute worst. I am not sure why these idiots have the animals. They are all pent up and bark incessantly, normally simply for attention, not because they are guarding or chasing or treeing anything.. Pointless existence I have to hear because their owners are inside with the TV so damn loud they don't know or care that their lazy commitments are effecting everything within a half a mile. I hate them all....
shew.. sorry for that outburst but you people should think about the world around you when you are doing anything that has the potential to affect the senses of anyone else around you... I know when I smoke no one can smell it because no one is within 500 feet.
I don't run my chainsaw before 9AM on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. I don't listen to music so loud every Friday night that my neighbors can hear every word(but my idiot neighbor does) I don't mow after dark. I don't shoot guns at night. I stop my dogs from barking. I treat others like I would like to be treated, with respect.
So.. just ask them and if they say it bothers them, then adjust your habit.
Not meant to point out any comments but my neighbors got a new hound dog that they let out when they get home every night and it just howls to get back in... so I am constantly bothered when I am at home, at the dimming of the day, when I want to pack a bowl and chill........
It depends on what you mean by outside. if you mean walking around the neighborhood that's fine. On the other hand, when attending some kind of event, it is usually frowned upon.
There are so many factors here, it is impossible to come up with one answer. I appreciate both the idea that your home is your castle, and you should have the freedom to live your life. On the other hand, if your activities become part of the neighbor's life, then accommodations should be made.
How close are you to your neighbor's when you smoke outside? This depends on the layout of the properties. It depends on the climate, the temperature and the wind patterns. Do the breezes carry away the pipe smoke, or does it settle in the area well past your neighbor's doors, windows, and air intakes?
Are the neighbor's asthmatic or do they suffer from COPD or cardiovascular problems, or chemical sensitivities? That is, is there any real likelihood that your enjoying your pipe would actually affect some neighbor's health?
I would only ask the neighbor if you feel there is a strong likelihood that there could be a problem. Unfortunately, human nature is such that if you ask unnecessarily, the neighbor might want to be asked about other choices you make in your life -- pets, social gatherings, cookouts, etc. You want to be thoughtful but not hectored.
Like all social living, this requires good character -- both compassion and empathy, and backbone and boundaries. You have to work it out with yourself and be as generous as you can without being pushed around.
How close are you to your neighbor's when you smoke outside? This depends on the layout of the properties. It depends on the climate, the temperature and the wind patterns. Do the breezes carry away the pipe smoke, or does it settle in the area well past your neighbor's doors, windows, and air intakes?
Are the neighbor's asthmatic or do they suffer from COPD or cardiovascular problems, or chemical sensitivities? That is, is there any real likelihood that your enjoying your pipe would actually affect some neighbor's health?
I would only ask the neighbor if you feel there is a strong likelihood that there could be a problem. Unfortunately, human nature is such that if you ask unnecessarily, the neighbor might want to be asked about other choices you make in your life -- pets, social gatherings, cookouts, etc. You want to be thoughtful but not hectored.
Like all social living, this requires good character -- both compassion and empathy, and backbone and boundaries. You have to work it out with yourself and be as generous as you can without being pushed around.
I would continue to smoke on the porch and ask the neighbors if they were bothered if I happened to see them. I wouldn't go out of my way to contact them.
I may be overly considerate, but if a neighbor is directly downwind I'll simply move to the front/back yard to minimize that. No big deal. I'm a solitary smoker anyways and don't like to be distracted by people during my session. Also, I tend to smoke blends that smell like poop and mushrooms (according to my wife). This past weekend the neighbors behind us were having a birthday party and there's no way I'm going to be a dick and smoke a 45 minute bowl of something that probably smells like dogshit to them, upwind of them. Also, I like my neighbors. They are cool people. I hope they like me too.
That's the official narrative.
good point how much do you respect your neighbors? Many I've had I would be considerate too and some I'd smoke something gross to me just to bother them.
If outside at a bar or restaurant, I try to step away from the door, or away from kids. Other than that, I don't care. Just try not to be rude. We as smokers are already looked down upon, and don't need anymore help.
