Prepare for a pipe and tobacco dark future - NOW

[warren]

I thought you were simply addressing ad buys. My mistake.

 

[deathmetal]

@warren:

I really do not think there is a middle ground.

I agree, and think that this is the realization taking hold this year.

 

[seagullplayer]

I would love to stock pile more pipe tobacco, but my cellar is getting full of

assault riles...
I kind of lost track when all this was suppose to go down, I have not been able to

find a decent calendar sense mine ran out in 2012. :wink:

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Here in Scandinavia-europe, in Sweden,Finlandia and Norway.basically the only pipetobacco available are those of so called drugstore blends, Basic Amphora,basic Mc barens and a few another similair semi aromatics,And in case the smoker is not happy with these given rations he is free to buy online ,of course at his/hers own risk,,

 

[iamn8]

VERY well said, Peck!! I couldn't agree more. Government is a virus and big government is always bad for the governed.

 

[deathmetal]

Giving people what they want is almost a sure recipe for the downfall of any any style of government.

We have met the enemy, and he is us.

The current situation is of our own selfish doing. No one to blame but ourselves. Politicians tell us what we want to hear, give us "free" stuff, reassure us over and over (usually with half truths) and we can't re-elect them fast enough. I really can't blame them for our often demonstrated gullibility.

This is the root of the problem, in my view, that leads to:

Take the US as an example. From 1776 until the onset of the great depression, federal government expenditures rarely exceeded 3% of GDP (the only exceptions were times of war, when it hovered around 10%), and during that period, I might add, we saw the largest gains in the overall prosperity of the average US worker. That is a fact; the historical record is crystal clear.
And where are we today? Government spending is more than one-third of total US GDP. This reflects the incredible growth of government and its intrusion into all areas of our lives and is anathema to a free society. This FDA debacle is just one of many circumstances where government has overstepped its proper role. Any hope of a true free society is dying, and it is death by a thousand cuts.

People want safety and security, and in selecting for those, choose a strong central authority which imposes burdens that kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
It may be that the doom of humanity is the simple phrase "I want."
In the meantime, I suggest that all of us start growing and curing our own tobacco. Teach a man to fish...

 

[puffndave]

The sky rarely ever falls when you expect it to, especially when short-term profit motivation has something to say about it. Tobacco dealers are now funding their retirements off all this panic-buying!

 

[mrwestminster]

I think I will struggle to build a lifetime supply before things reach their worst. I often get through approximately 50g a week and I am 27 years old. I can already see the looks on my future grandchildren's faces when I pipe up yet again, with "Back in my day, when I was but a lad..." :puffpipe: