I know there are other threads existing for free pipe project related things but I wanted to make a seperate thread for this because the generosity on display here is too immense to make a simple post about.
Last week I receieved an email from user Andy Stewart offering me some pipes and tobacco to help me progress my pipe smoking (RE: Free Pipe Project). My financial situation is extremely poor and buying really good quality pipes is very difficult for me...and I struggle to get/try as much tobacco as I'd like.
So, we met in the Dunhill shop in central London and the level of generosity I encountered was...unbelievable.
I have spent a few days trying the assortment of tobaccos and pipes he supplied me with and was going to post an excellent thank you this weekend (however, my boss has vanished for a couple of hours so I am going to do this now).
So, the stunning list of things I got include:
An excellent Stanwell pipe.
A brilliant Barton pipe.
A fantastic Meerschaum lined St Claude Chap pipe.
A tin of Cornell & Diehl – Morning Drive Time.
A tin of GL Pease – Westminster.
A tin of Dunhill – Elizabethan Mixture.
A tin of Dunhill – De Luxe Navy Rolls.
A loose bag of Dunhill – My Mixture 965.
A loose bag of Cavendish tobacco from the pipe shop in Covent Garden, London.
And a whole load of different pipe cleaning materials (pipe cleaners/cloths etc etc)...I really hope I haven't left anything out.
Andy, you went above and beyond my wildest dreams of what I thought I could expect from the free pipe project.
I have spent several days enjoying this amazing array of gifts and…really, can still not believe my luck.
I am extremely eager to pay forward and will pester everyone I come across to take up the hobby with whatever help I can offer them.
If more pipe smokers behaved like you it would not be such an obscure activity in the UK.
I don't want to sound too sycophantic but seriously...you are a shining example of a pipe smoker and human being in general.
I took a load of photos of my new acquisitions and (unless I completely mess it up) you should be able to see a few of these photos...now:
I think the correct term for this is "a hoard".
Here is the Barton pipe I mentioned. I think I prefer large bowls in general and this fat pipe is so smooth and good to smoke that it alone has put all my other pipes to shame.
The Stanwell. This is probably my favourite of the 3 pipes. It's just beautiful, smokes great and (most importantly) looks just like the pipe the old pilot who lived in the house next door to me when I was a kid used smoke.
...and the Chap Meerschaum lined pipe. Again, a great looking pipe and a fantastic smoke.
Oh...and here's me sat on the terrace enjoying some Morning Drive Time in the Stanwell pipe.
Oh and here's another poloroid taken by my girlfriend:
Andy, I thank you. A thousand times, I thank you.
Last week I receieved an email from user Andy Stewart offering me some pipes and tobacco to help me progress my pipe smoking (RE: Free Pipe Project). My financial situation is extremely poor and buying really good quality pipes is very difficult for me...and I struggle to get/try as much tobacco as I'd like.
So, we met in the Dunhill shop in central London and the level of generosity I encountered was...unbelievable.
I have spent a few days trying the assortment of tobaccos and pipes he supplied me with and was going to post an excellent thank you this weekend (however, my boss has vanished for a couple of hours so I am going to do this now).
So, the stunning list of things I got include:
An excellent Stanwell pipe.
A brilliant Barton pipe.
A fantastic Meerschaum lined St Claude Chap pipe.
A tin of Cornell & Diehl – Morning Drive Time.
A tin of GL Pease – Westminster.
A tin of Dunhill – Elizabethan Mixture.
A tin of Dunhill – De Luxe Navy Rolls.
A loose bag of Dunhill – My Mixture 965.
A loose bag of Cavendish tobacco from the pipe shop in Covent Garden, London.
And a whole load of different pipe cleaning materials (pipe cleaners/cloths etc etc)...I really hope I haven't left anything out.
Andy, you went above and beyond my wildest dreams of what I thought I could expect from the free pipe project.
I have spent several days enjoying this amazing array of gifts and…really, can still not believe my luck.
I am extremely eager to pay forward and will pester everyone I come across to take up the hobby with whatever help I can offer them.
If more pipe smokers behaved like you it would not be such an obscure activity in the UK.
I don't want to sound too sycophantic but seriously...you are a shining example of a pipe smoker and human being in general.
I took a load of photos of my new acquisitions and (unless I completely mess it up) you should be able to see a few of these photos...now:
I think the correct term for this is "a hoard".
Here is the Barton pipe I mentioned. I think I prefer large bowls in general and this fat pipe is so smooth and good to smoke that it alone has put all my other pipes to shame.
The Stanwell. This is probably my favourite of the 3 pipes. It's just beautiful, smokes great and (most importantly) looks just like the pipe the old pilot who lived in the house next door to me when I was a kid used smoke.
...and the Chap Meerschaum lined pipe. Again, a great looking pipe and a fantastic smoke.
Oh...and here's me sat on the terrace enjoying some Morning Drive Time in the Stanwell pipe.
Oh and here's another poloroid taken by my girlfriend:
Andy, I thank you. A thousand times, I thank you.
