What Happens When You Put the Pipe Down?

[DeWitt1912]

I haven't had a puff in four days. Day two, I felt a bit tired, but not too bad. Day three, less tired. Day four, I feel energetic, though I'm still putting the pipe in my mouth a bit for the sake of habit. I really enjoy smoking my pipes. Every once in a while, maybe every six months or so, I put the pipes down and stop smoking completely.

Now in the past, I felt some pretty strong fatigue, maybe some sniffles and such, and that lasted for a few days, but went away. I'm a little surprised that after not smoking this time I've barely felt any after effects this time coming off the nicotine, because I've been smoking a lot lately, going through four to five bowls a day.

What are your experiences?

 

[Arkansas Paul]

I go through stages where I smoke 4 or 5 bowls a day, and then stages where I may only smoke 1 or 2 bowls a week.
I haven't noticed any fatigue or sniffles after laying off. I just get irritable from missing it. lol

 

[sablebrush52]

Every now and then I stop smoking for a week or two. I find that after giving my mouth a rest my palate picks up a lot more.

 

[OzPiper]

I only smoke on weekends. Average 2 bowls per day.

If I don’t feel well, or have any respiratory symptoms/infection I stop smoking altogether until I’m 100% recovered

Having had surgery for a chronic sinus infection some years ago, I’m not taking chances on a recurrence

 

[Chasing Embers]

I've smoked multiple pipes daily since 1991. I haven't taken a break in that time.

 

[dottlejockey]

I've smoked several pipes/cigars a day for a couple decades. Have taken a day or two off here and there years ago and one 9-day stint in the hospital early last year. Asymptomatic. Didn't even think about it until i was a couple hours from getting out.

 

[jerry]

When I’m home, which is most of the time, generally two pipes a day. When I travel, no smokes, and no impact.

 

[Snook]

I average probably five bowls a week and rarely smoke two bowls in one day. I don't notice a difference in the way I feel on days that I do smoke vs. days that I don't.

 

[crashthegrey]

Most of them tip over.

 

[bullet08]

Depends. Did you euthanize the pipe humanly? Or just took it out to the outhouse and shoot it?

 

[WirelessSmoke]

No changes that I would relate with pipe smoking. Any changes in energy whether it's fatigue or feeling energetic I can easily attribute to the amount of sleep I get, and physical activity. I have a pipe when I have the opportunity, so if it's a busy day without a chance for some downtime, I won't light up. If I happen to feel tired that day, it's more likely because I was just very busy with no downtime, not because I didn't have a pipe that day.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

What happens? I start pondering on what I want to smoke next…

 

[firemanjim]

When I put the [i[e down, I pick up a glass of single malt Irish. I have no idea what happens after I set the glass down.

 

[Kobold]

I haven’t noticed a difference.

 

[OverMountain]

Nothing. For me, it’s not about nicotine, it’s about the experience and taste.

 

[Brad H]

most i will put it down is about half a day, Only when i smoked to much/quick Virginia and get the bite. After that its done for the day. Or I will put something I don't care about into the bowl and smoke it on a tongue bit day.
When I was sick, i thought about putting the pipe down for a day or 5..... but then I decided what the hell and puffed away. Didnt want my body to go through too much of a shock of chemical changes.

 

[MartyA]

I generally smoke one or two bowls a day, always outside with a book. However, my low temperature for sitting outside is about 50 degrees F. That knocks out several months in the winter, but while I miss it, I feel no physical problems.

 

[BingBong]

I find another source of nicotine, generally.

 

[dozicusmaximus]

Reality, man.

 

[Epip Oc'Cabot]

When I put the [i[e down, I pick up a glass of single malt Irish. I have no idea what happens after I set the glass down.

Must be a pretty damn big glass of elixir to forget even before you put the glass down.