No pipe shaped cars that I'm aware of, no pipes on display, and I don't own any clothes with pipes on them. Tobacco is just something I mindlessly do while engaging in other interests like gardening or knitting.
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I have been smoking pipes for 59 years and agree with most everything you said except for the emphasis on drying your tobacco. I find the moisture level right out of a tin (at least for the brands that I like) to be just about right. Some drying or maybe just some "breathing" for an aged tin is about all I need.
Great post and I agree with everything pretty much especially the new generations tendency to over analyse.
I hardly ever dry tobacco anymore either. Minor adjustments with cadence, maybe, but i don't pay much attention to that. Smoking a pipe is like an autonomic reflex anymore. It's like when i was teaching my kids how to drive or when i show an apprentice what to do on a construction site: i find myself having to first do it while paying attention again just to be able to describe the method i'm using.
Man, I would love to have a crew like this to smoke with and shoot the breeze. Unless one of my old friends from out of town comes through, I never have a smoking buddy around.
This is a great post and thread and I can just imagine everyone sitting around enjoying it.
thanks for posting this.
This is a great post and thread and I can just imagine everyone sitting around enjoying it.
thanks for posting this.
There is a zoom meeting being organised, not the same as face to face but it’s a way to connect with like minded souls.
Maybe something to try. Although ever since that politician got caught doing Zoom conferences while whipping his Willy, I have had trouble imagining what the rest of the participants were up to.....
I'm the youngster of the group and I'm in my mid 60s. A couple of the guys have lost their wives so we check in on them to make sure they're OK.
In general, we avoid topics that could cause conflict, namely, politics, occasionally we do end up talking about things like that. It's always very civil and respectful. One time I brought my son to sit in on the group(he is a cigar smoker) and he was truly amazed at the lives these guys have led. In fact, he just told me when he visits in March he'd like to go back. Every time I see these guys, my wife sends along something to give them. Sometimes it's cookies that she made and other times it's servings for a casserole. They also share things with me and each other. They all know that I like to restore old pipes so they often bring me ones that they had or found in a thrift shop. In fact, the oldest guy in the group didn't have a cell phone and lives alone. We encouraged him to get one and I sat with him and taught him some things. He now loves to play word games, and Google things. He also checks in with a daily text. But don't get me wrong, these guys are not feeble old men. It really is a special and unusual relationship. In fact, last week, I had a plumbing problem at my house and was sharing with them that the plumber couldn't make it for three days. That afternoon two of the guys showed up and fixed it. Pretty cool!
In general, we avoid topics that could cause conflict, namely, politics, occasionally we do end up talking about things like that. It's always very civil and respectful. One time I brought my son to sit in on the group(he is a cigar smoker) and he was truly amazed at the lives these guys have led. In fact, he just told me when he visits in March he'd like to go back. Every time I see these guys, my wife sends along something to give them. Sometimes it's cookies that she made and other times it's servings for a casserole. They also share things with me and each other. They all know that I like to restore old pipes so they often bring me ones that they had or found in a thrift shop. In fact, the oldest guy in the group didn't have a cell phone and lives alone. We encouraged him to get one and I sat with him and taught him some things. He now loves to play word games, and Google things. He also checks in with a daily text. But don't get me wrong, these guys are not feeble old men. It really is a special and unusual relationship. In fact, last week, I had a plumbing problem at my house and was sharing with them that the plumber couldn't make it for three days. That afternoon two of the guys showed up and fixed it. Pretty cool!
Haha same and some of the vids of people on zoom meets……..well it leaves nothing to the imaginationMaybe something to try. Although ever since that politician got caught doing Zoom conferences while whipping his Willy, I have had trouble imagining what the rest of the participants were up to.....
I’m going to give it a try though as like you I have no way of connecting with other pipe smokers unless I travel which is on the card too.
Thanks very much for sharing this experience. We all have our personal reasons for enjoying the pipe, but it's fun to see where we overlap. After all, we're a vanishing breed.
