I predict that you will definitely be shaking your head in knowing agreement, you might laugh, and if not, you will definitely smile when reading G.L. Pease's column for March 2023.
You Have HOW Many Pipes?
You Have HOW Many Pipes? (New G.L. Pease Article)
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For me, need and want parted ways long ago. I'm certain my collection pales in comparison to many, but I still have way more pipes than I truly need. Yet, even now, the siren song still calls to me. I don't understand it.
A tale as old as briar, great read. I'm sure it makes a lot of us feel just a little less guilty. Thanks @glpease !
I would love if Greg Pease was on the radio show every now and again, I like the way his brain works.
I’m a pipe accumulator.
I know I need to quit, but at $20-30 a pipe, I have no reason to quit. My kids can peddle them after I’m gone, for what I gave, you know?
But I really should quit, and I will quit, someday.
Which reminds me of an old country song, but most of life does.
I know I need to quit, but at $20-30 a pipe, I have no reason to quit. My kids can peddle them after I’m gone, for what I gave, you know?
But I really should quit, and I will quit, someday.
Which reminds me of an old country song, but most of life does.
This: The seven-day, at least for me, quickly revealed itself to be a gateway drug, leading me by the hand down a dark corridor to a much more sinister affliction. -G.L.Pease
Agreed! I think he’s just been on the once, so far, and it was really early days for the show…ended up being a wasted opportunity. Didn’t discuss blending or tobaccos much at all.
Great column! Thanks for bringing it to my attention.I predict that you will definitely be shaking your head in knowing agreement, you might laugh, and if not, you will definitely smile when reading G.L. Pease's column for March 2023.
You Have HOW Many Pipes?
I've been smoking the same one since February 2nd.
Wow! He sure does have a gift of gab.... I'm dizzy from overload. 
Greg has the excuse of being a professional, so if pipes have taken over a room or two in his residence and/or work place, well that's business. I've teetered on that edge for years, and have actually culled the herd in an orderly way from time to time.
I'd never want to give up pipes given to me as gifts or won in a couple of contests. Other pipes have other stories. Some are just too damned good smokers to relinquish.
I donated some pipes to active duty service people through a military chaplain who was a member here. I've given a group of pipes to a friend who wanted them as decor despite his quitting his Lucky Strike habit. I've traded in a few lots to SP for store credit for a pipe I wanted more.
So far, I've kept the count below 100 smokeable pipes. I have a few oddball items that really don't count because they really don't smoke.
It feels good to have it under control, to a degree. I don't want good smoking pipes to constitute clutter or be a guilty burden. But it's still a pleasure to go into my pipe store at home and choose one of many to enjoy.
I'd never want to give up pipes given to me as gifts or won in a couple of contests. Other pipes have other stories. Some are just too damned good smokers to relinquish.
I donated some pipes to active duty service people through a military chaplain who was a member here. I've given a group of pipes to a friend who wanted them as decor despite his quitting his Lucky Strike habit. I've traded in a few lots to SP for store credit for a pipe I wanted more.
So far, I've kept the count below 100 smokeable pipes. I have a few oddball items that really don't count because they really don't smoke.
It feels good to have it under control, to a degree. I don't want good smoking pipes to constitute clutter or be a guilty burden. But it's still a pleasure to go into my pipe store at home and choose one of many to enjoy.
Went for a month rotation, and something went wrong.
You don't stand a chance against the forces of evil. I've only got 60-65 pipes and I feel the constant urge to buy more of them. And I know I have too many pipes but what are you to do?? Thin the herd?? What a crock of foolishness that is. As Greg says in the article "This delusional strategy worked just fine. Until it didn’t." So, I decided to leave them to my son, who doesn't smoke, with a note on how much each is roughly worth. Let him worry about it.
I’m all done with TAD. All cellared up. But this PAD is a virulent strain.
Just two more BBB’s
Just two more BBB’s
Unfortunately, got both TAD and PAD simultaneously.
I don’t know what the hell is going on. I counted, roughly 120 pipes and decided to release a few back to people who would smoke them more often, 14 in all. A year later, sent 7 or so to smoking pipes for the same reason. I still have 120 pipes.
That thought occurred to me as well. And his tobacco cellar functions as a research library, as well as serving a quality assurance function for his own output.
I currently suffer from acute TAD but my PAD is under control.
In the past, I collected estate pipes (mostly Peterson, GBD, Savinelli, and Sasieni) but decided two years ago to reduce the count down to about twenty-five. The goal was to own just the ones I smoked regularly or had sentimental value to me. I also started becoming interested in artisan pipes and liked the idea of owning a few unique pieces rather than more factory pipes.
In the past year, I've acquired two new pipes that I have not smoked yet (not counting my own shop pipes that didn't make the cut for sale) but spent more than enough on tobacco...