The worst feeling in the world

[bbauer]

ok well maybe i exaggerated a bit in my topic title.....
But i just have to say, waiting for new pipes and tobaccos to come in the mail is so hard!

What do other people do to keep their mind off of the awaited package(s). Or better yet, how do people avoid making multiple trips a day to their mailbox/p.o. box?
I currently have a few ounces of tobacco I am waiting on (including some FMOTT, one of my favorites that i happened to run out of tonight) as well as a new pipe that will all hopefully get here by the end of the week. Hope it comes sooner than expected!

 

[oakbear]

I try an put it out of my mind, then it's a nice surprise when it comes!
flyfishin - I love that you're anxious to get a tobacco that you're not going to try for at least 5 years!

 

[lifeon2]

fortunately I have a pretty amazing tobacco shop about 20 minutes from me, a trip there to sample something new while I wait always helps

 

[cajunguy]

Usually I'm pretty busy during the day, which keeps my brain distracted away from the mailbox. If I don't have the luxury of distraction, I usually smoke a bowl of something I haven't smoked in a while (typically a blend that isn't coming in the mail) or do some maintenance on my pipes.
What am I saying? There is no cure for anticipation. I'm like a kid waiting for Christmas morning whenever I have something coming in the mail, especially if it's pipe related. Besides, the painful waiting makes the receiving even better!
Cheers on your new pipe, by the way!

 

[olderthandirt]

I don't even give it a thought.

In that way, the happy dance on the front porch when the parcel does arrive is that much more pronounced!

 

[nsfisher]

ya im actually kind of annoyed. i ordered 3 blends from Sterlings quite awhile ago. I called em today and they sent me e-mail sayin they mailed it on the 21st. thats like 9 days ago and it aint here yet!!!. I really like their 6.54 shippin fee but not the time frame.

 

[pufferissimo]

Yeah...
I need to wait 2-4 weeks for the lowest rate of Int'l Shipping...imagine my ordeal fellas.. :puffpipe:

 

[philip]

Brandon, if you haven't already read it, you might enjoy this article by G. L. Pease:
Getting Acquainted

 

[nsfisher]

Philip:
wow, how true is that, hits a homerun for sure!!!!!

 

[uberam3rica]

What I do is play video games, watch movies, or hangout with my girlfriend or my friends. I never really get it off my mind though. Im very impatient

 

[bbauer]

Well the good news is that my tobacco came today. Now for the harder part...... haha

 

[skylonrow]

Here in the UK we dont have mailboxes, the postman delivers it right to my door, and through the letterbox.
But I just try and forget about it, do whatever and it turns up nice and quickly. Post normally takes about 1-2 days, and a couple of hours if its express delivery.

 

[zanthal]

Waiting sucks.

 

[portascat]

Been waiting for my GDB to come back from Dave at Walkers for over a month. Just got the email, and paid the invoice. Should see it maybe late this week or early next. Seeing as how that is a sentimental pipe, it has been a long wait.
Bought 2 pipes from the same guy off Ebay in early December. He sent one, and not the other. No big deal, because once he realized what he did, and he was out the country at the time, he communicated his mistake and told me he was going to send it when he returned. The pipe he did send is a keeper, and has become one of my favorites, so I am not worried, but I have been anticipating this other pipe making it home, as well. He sent me an email the other day, and let me know he was back home and getting things in order.

 

[hobie1dog]

I thought you were going to say that your Mistress called and said she was pregnant. 8O

 

[bbauer]

Oh gosh.... well now that you have put things into perspective, i guess waiting a week or two isnt all that bad.... haha

 

[baronsamedi]

I have the patience of a gnat sometimes.

 

[igloo]

Iam still waiting . How can you have any pudding if you dont eat your meat ? Waiting sucks . :D