Here Goes... I'd like to preface this post by saying that this sort of communication is pretty unusual for me, but, for a reason I can't put my finger on, this forum really feels genuinely friendly and comfortable. I think it is worth the effort to open up a bit. The people here seem sincerely warm and I think it will be very pleasant to make some new friends.
My name is Stacen, I am 37 and I am a Marine Engineer. I have never been married and don't have any children. I have ,however, been fortunate to have had several great loves over the years. I have lived a pretty unorthodox life, I've done all sorts of different things for money and haven't lived in the same place for more than 10 months in the last 20 years. To keep this post from becoming the worlds most boring and self indulgent novella, I'll just mention where I come from, a little about my self, a little about pipe stuff and where I am now. I was born in Nova Scotia. I was raised by my Granddad, who was a commercial fisherman and owned his own boat. I made my first trip to sea with him when I was 14 and worked seasonally as a commercial fisherman till I was in my early 20's. I have always been pretty free thinking, and not overly concerned with following convention. I have been very lucky with travel and work. As I mentioned I have had a ton of different jobs, and have lived all over the world. I am sort of proud that I managed to get my feet on all 7 continents by the time I was 30. Right now I work (and live) on an expedition yacht. I have been on it for the last 5 years or so. The boat is a private vessel and serves as platform for the owner to go saltwater flats flyfishing with his buddies. The boat doesn't have a home port, but we spend quite a bit of time off the east coast of Africa, and in the pacific Ocean. I work 4 months on and 2 off. I don't have a home or any major possessions, but I do have some things in storage in 2 locations (San Francisco and the Isle of Wight in the UK). Right now the boat is in south Florida for a maintenance period, so I am as well. I started smoking a pipe when I was about 16, not seriously at first, some of the old fellas that fished with my grandad smoked so I gave it a try, I have smoked on a occasional basis since then. I have always found the pipe smoking experience to be a profoundly satisfying one. More recently I have gotten exposed to all the nuances and more subtle pleasures of the hobby. I have built up a little collection of about a dozen pipes, but really feel the urge to splash out on few nice items as a treat to myself. In my line of work it is very difficult to accumulate too much of anything, and I really want to have something other than my tools to fuss over and take care of. Since I have become more educated about our hobby I have really started to appreciate the beauty in the pass time and I think I might put some effort into getting a limited rotation of pipes to put in a hardcover travel case to bring with me as part of smoking kit. Something about that really appeals to me!!! I love the offerings from Peterson and the pride of my little collection are a Peterson Meerschaum and a B5 with a clear finish and Celtic banding. My favorite tobacco at the moment is the Dunhill Delux Navy Rolls, it was love at first bowl for me.
Well like I said I really like this forum and appreciate the good qualities of it's members, Hello to everyone and enjoy your Sunday.
P.S. Uncle Arthur, I saw the pics of your Bulldogs ( my favorite shapes) and they are truly magnificent, I can only imagine the pleasure you had in finding them!!!
To the gentleman from West palm Beach, do you have any favorite tobacconists in the area?
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