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[wade]

I justed started smoking a pipe. I use to smoke cigarettes. I bought this Perterson Shamrock pipe and ask the owner of the tobacco store whats the best selling tobacco in his store. I bought 3 oz and now my tounge hurts a little. hope this will stop soon, and just recently I signed up with this site and hope to get some info about pipe smoking.

 

[unclearthur]

Greetings Wade. Welcome aboard. First question is : What was the tobacco? Second is : Did the shop owner give you any pointers ?
For great information check out Bob's articles ,left sidebar near the bottom .

 

[pstlpkr]

Welcome Wade,

You've come to the right place.

A lot of us are reformed Coughin' Nail smokers.

Just dive right in ask those questions and posts those pictures.

Lots of friendly folks and knowledgeable as well, willing to help you out.
Glad to have you!

 

[krgulick]

Welcome Wade. You will find a lot of info here, as unclearthur was kind enough to refer you to. Hope that info helps. Hope to see many posts from you. If you have any other questions, feel free to fire away. We are a friendly bunch with lots of info.

 

[wade]

Well the tobacco is Sparky's Blend, and I have a freind that told me some things about smoking a pipe, cause he has benn smoking I think for like 20 years

 

[pstlpkr]

Sparky's Blend?

Not one I'm familiar with.

Does anybody know about it?

 

[hellar]

welcome wade. yea i just started smoking about a month ago. i burnt the hell outa my tongue the first time. as your get better you will learn how to keep the bowl ember going and you will puff less, getting less tongue bite. after about 10 bowls i got the hang of it.

 

[hilojohnny]

Irritated tongue is a normal side effect of the bad habits that try to carry over from cigarette smoking to pipe smoking. A bit of patience may be required here....but the effort is more than worth it.

 

[fred]

Welcome to the fold!

 

[hobie1dog]

Welcome to the forum. Go back to your local guy and ask a bunch more questions and compare the answers on here. There is likely alot more total experience on here. Also get a quick lesson from your buddy who has been a pipe smoker for 20 years . Oh yeah, post up some pics for us.

 

[buck67]

Welcome Wade. Glad to see you here.

 

[seakayak]

Welcome to the forum, Wade. I started smoking pipes over 35 years ago. We find a sense of fellowship among those who love their pipes that dates back thousands of years. This is a wonderful place to find the information (and the fellowship) that will start you on a life long quest.

 

[bowhatchie]

I will add my welcome here as well... Lots of good information to be had here...FOR FREE!!

 

[python]

Welcome Wade!

 

[onizuka]

Welcome to the brotherhood.

 

[oldmaus]

Hi to all,

I am a pretty new pipe smoker. I had a pipe 30+ years ago but never enjoyed it enough to stick

with it. I believe the problem in hindsight was cheap tobacco. I really enjoy my pipes now. I had been

smoking a cigar or two a day. The pipe is much better IMO. I hope to pick up some good info on the

forum.

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[igloo]

Welcome , kick off your shoes and stay awhile .

 

[unclearthur]

Howdy oldmaus . Pull up a stump and set awhile. Lots of excellent info and fun folks on here.

 

[admin]

Welcome wade and oldmaus.

 

[krgulick]

Welcome oldmaus. There is a lot of info here, don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have. You'll find it very friendly here.