Between all the people buying pipe tobacco off the different internet sites, (making all the tobacco listed as "out of stock"), the people posting on a variety of pipe forums, the people posting on Instagram, and/or YouTube, etc.; you'd think there would be more people being spotted. Maybe pipe smoking is a hobby for the recluse. LOL
With my job I do a lot of driving around town, and I see the occasional person smoking a pipe in their vehicle as they drive through town. A few times a year I'll see someone walking about with a pipe. Those are rare moments though.
When working one day I came upon a guy smoking a pipe, so I stopped to talk with him. When I asked him what he was smoking he replied "pipe tobacco," like I assumed he was smoking marijuana. LOL I told him I was a pipe smoker as well, and we have about a 30 minute conversation. I would run into him about once a week for about the next 6 years, and we would visit for a few minutes discussing pipes and tobaccos. Unfortunately, he moved out of state as he is retired now. He was a codger, always smoking Lane 1Q in simple basket pipes. He kept it very simple. I tried to get him to explore some other tobacco's but they weren't for him. He would order 1Q, 2-3 pounds at a time. He loved that blend. LOL
Of course as I type this I'm smoking 1Q. Haha!!!