I happen to be in a place and situation where pipes and tobacco are quite available, along with accessories, several pipes shops, and ready online retail, plus a good pipe show nearby. However, from Forums, it's clear that many places offer few or none of these. I think we all feel the absence of public space where we could smoke a pipe, whether a park or indoor or outdoor dining or drinking area. My local independent pipe shop allows smoking and has a table with chairs for this, but the chain pipe shop at the mall is no-smoking.