Hello all,
I've lurked from time to time for the last couple of months, and as a reward for completing the semester, I finally joined. I've enjoyed pipes and tobaccos since I was very young, and I enjoy collecting and traveling to the various pipe shows in the area (St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Columbus) and have the the PAD to prove it, LOL!
Out here in the cornfields, the closest 'local' hangout is Jon's Pipe Shop in Champaign, Illinois (a bit of a 'second home' since I was first in college (I say 'first' because I recently returned to finish off the degree I started back in 1991 ;-) )
Now that I'm starting to get the hang of the site, I've put up pictures of some of my pipes to share (at least I hope I'm doing this right!) and without a class to study for this summer, I'm looking forward to having a little time to check in and see what's going on here.