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Posted by Malcolm UK599 http://members.mailaka.net/gazette/pipepgas.htm Enjoy your pipe!
on September 5, 2007, 2:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Starting pipe smoking"
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--Previous Message--
: Many thanks for you help. I have
: never wanted to smoke
: cigarettes but have wanted to
: try a pipe for a number of
: years. There use to be a
: neighbour who would smoke his
: pipe in the park where we use
: to play football where I use
: to live. I always enjoyed
: smelling the smoke when I went
: past him even though my
: friends never liked it.
: Sometimes when I was on my own
: I use to talk to him and
: enjoyed watching him go
: through the ritual filling,
: lighting up and smoking of his
: pipe. It was always great to
: see the pleasure he got from
: pipe smoking and I enjoyed the
: aroma of the tobacco before
: and after burning. My parents
: will not allow me to smoke
: around the house but I'm
: looking forward to trying a
: pipe for the first time.
: Thanks for your advice, I
: can't wait to buy my first
: pipe and tobacco.
: David
:
: --Previous Message--
: David,
:
: So, you want to become a pipe
: smoker? A brave admission in
: these days of anti-smoking
: legislation, and smoking a
: pipe is certainly something
: that is going to make you
: stand out from the
: (student)crowd. But where to
: begin…?
:
: First of all, as a student I
: doubt that you are gong to
: have loads of money to spend
: on your first pipe, and whilst
: good pipes are not cheap,
: neither do they have to be
: overly expensive. Now, whilst
: I do not know where you are
: going to be studying, the
: chances of having a
: first-class tobacconist on
: hand are getting increasingly
: slim, so you might want to
: check out some of the
: retailers who sell online. At
: the risk of incurring the
: disagreement of many other
: pipe smokers, initially I
: would suggest considering a
: pipe that takes a 9mm filter,
: such as Big Ben.
:
: As to shape, it really is a
: matter of personal preference,
: but the bent designs often
: feel more comfortable, due to
: the lower centre of gravity.
: Essentially, go for a design
: and shape that you like, and
: that you are going to feel
: comfortable with.
:
: The choice of tobacco may be
: limited by what’s available
: “over the counter”, but again
: you could consider products
: available online. I would
: suggest starting with an
: aromatic, such as Black
: Cherry, rather than the more
: readily available brands such
: as Condor, or St Bruno – as an
: initial encounter with those
: might put you off for life!
:
: When you do finally get the
: chance to light up, be
: patient, and take it easy.
: Your initial experience may be
: nothing like you had
: anticipated, and may even be
: quite disappointing. The best
: advice is to persevere, as
: within a week or two you will
: discover the real pleasure of
: pipe smoking.
:
: One word of warning: pipe
: smoking is very enjoyable, but
: opinions are divided as to
: whether it is addictive. If
: you start, consider the very
: real possibility that when you
: go back home at the end of
: term you are very much going
: to want to smoke your pipe –
: and if you come from a
: non-smoking home (and I’m
: guessing that you do) that may
: not be without its problems.
:
: Finally, there is plenty of
: good advice available on the
: Internet about pipe smoking
: (as you may well have
: discovered), but several years
: ago the Pipesmokers’ Council
: (now defunct, due to
: legislation) published a guide
: which included tips for
: beginners. If you are very
: lucky indeed, you may find a
: tobacconist who still has a
: few spare copies. If not, then
: I have a spare copy, which I
: would be happy to send you. If
: you have any further
: questions, feel free to get in
: touch.
:
: All the best.
:
: Michael
:
: --Previous Message--
: I am off to University next
: month and at last I will be
: able to start smoking a pipe,
: something I have wanted to do
: for a long time. I would be
: pleased to obtain any advice
: from older pipesmokers. For
: example is it generally better
: to start with a straight or
: bent pipe? What tobaccos would
: be the best ones to try
: initially? Any other
: information on filling and
: smoking a pipe would be
: appreciated.
: Thanks, David
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