Hi everyone,
Bit of a rant so grab a bowl or scroll fast.
It's been about 4-5 years since I left the regular piping hobby, life got busy and then my wife got seriously ill so that took centre stage. I won't get into details but all the troubles have been kicked into submission for a little while now, and I'm back enjoying a relaxing pipe here and there and curious what I've missed and how bad it's become for us all... And it's looking bleak unfortunately.
I hail from the country that loves taxes but hates everything nicotine related, aka Australia.
I started down the rabbit hole back in 2011 when my wife bought me a Barling Bent Dublin, some Erinmore mixture and some DrPat Irish Mixture.
From then until mid-late 2016 I acquired some second hand pipes here and there, to be honest I'll have to get them all out of the packaging etc from our move before I can honestly say how many and what types, but there's around 12 from memory.
My tastes vary a fair amount and I happily go between Va's and Bur's into Aro's, just depends on the day.
Latakia is off the cards for me though, that's one I can't do unfortunately.
I think that's enough ranting for now, hope you all enjoy the weekend and catch you around the forum's.
Bit of a rant so grab a bowl or scroll fast.
It's been about 4-5 years since I left the regular piping hobby, life got busy and then my wife got seriously ill so that took centre stage. I won't get into details but all the troubles have been kicked into submission for a little while now, and I'm back enjoying a relaxing pipe here and there and curious what I've missed and how bad it's become for us all... And it's looking bleak unfortunately.
I hail from the country that loves taxes but hates everything nicotine related, aka Australia.
I started down the rabbit hole back in 2011 when my wife bought me a Barling Bent Dublin, some Erinmore mixture and some DrPat Irish Mixture.
From then until mid-late 2016 I acquired some second hand pipes here and there, to be honest I'll have to get them all out of the packaging etc from our move before I can honestly say how many and what types, but there's around 12 from memory.
My tastes vary a fair amount and I happily go between Va's and Bur's into Aro's, just depends on the day.
Latakia is off the cards for me though, that's one I can't do unfortunately.
I think that's enough ranting for now, hope you all enjoy the weekend and catch you around the forum's.
.
