What is your Trigger

[Dr. Internet]

Morning coffee on the front porch in the rocker.
Watching Maigret (Bruno Cremer) or Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett).
Reading a book.
Playing a computer game.
An hour before bedtime, usually around midnight.
BTW, being retired is absolutely fantastic!

 

[Peter - CCB]

Waking up count? Anytime I need a change of scenery or a break, heading out to my patio works. So… many times a day.

 

[Professor Moriarty]

I have only recently discovered how well coffee and pipe go together!

I suspect coffee and tobacco go well together because caffeine and nicotine are both natural insecticides, so they may have similar chemistries.

 

[thomasw]

The smell of morning coffee brewing ... love the first pipe with a strong french roast.

 

[PaulRVA]

With Morning Coffee, after yard work, before bed and days that
end with ‘Y’

 

[popeofpiping]

Of course it’s always the sweet call of nicotine, but truly, it’s just the call to enjoy partaking in the ritual. It’s like a smith that wakes up yearning to swing his hammer. The occasional pipe sighting in a great Cold War film doesn’t hurt either

 

[telescopes]

Morning coffee, my local newspaper, and a pipe are all ways to start the day.

 

[gervais]

I only light up when I have 10 min or longer to have a seat outside and relax, which is a couple times a week if I'm lucky. I also light up in my work van if I have a few minutes of free time. Total, I'm lucky if I get though 2 full bowls a week.

 

[seabee1999]

For me it’s time. I don’t smoke often, generally once a week or so. By the time one smoke ends and the other begins, I have an interest to go outside and enjoy a bowl. Sometimes alone, sometimes with my family around.

 

[Manawydan]

I haven't found myself craving nicotine or pipe-smoking. What triggers me is a desire to get away from the screen for a while and just be outside with nothing to do for 45 minutes. I work from home and I spend most of that time in front of a computer. My work can be stressful at times. Smoking a pipe is a luxury I afford myself to rest and take in the world.

So I often smoke at least half a bowl of pipe tobacco after lunch, and then very much enjoy an evening smoke if it isn't too hot and humid outside.

 

[PiperCalvinist]

The aroma, and the relaxation is the drawing card for me.

 

[tobakenist]

Picking up my Pipe and Tobacco and the relax.

 

[AroEnglish]

The absolutely bland taste of fresh air triggers me to want a pipe.

 

[DesertDan]

Relaxation.
I most often smoke on the way home from work or later in the evening after dinner.
I do not chase nicotine and generally do not care for its effect.

 

[WirelessSmoke]

A free hour or so that I have no commitments, and weather I can tolerate. Even better if that time happens to be towards the end of a day.