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Post by peteguy on Mar 28, 2019 17:08:51 GMT -5
I just realized i haven't smoked a pipe since last Thursday or Friday. So that is a week of no pipes for no reason other than I just haven't done it. I grab my gear and toss it in the truck but never get to the loading part. Sitting at home and thinking about what to smoke and then the next thing I know its bedtime. WTF is going on???
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 28, 2019 17:13:27 GMT -5
At least you know you're not addicted.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 17:15:12 GMT -5
Put a mirror up to your nostrils
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 17:19:39 GMT -5
Pete, that tells me your not addicted to tobacco, which is a good thing. You smoke a pipe for pleasure, as I do. I have the capability of stopping at any time. Especially if/when hospitalized, I might miss a pipe but my body does not crave the nicotine 👌👍👍
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Post by Cramptholomew on Mar 28, 2019 17:50:14 GMT -5
Put a mirror up to your nostrils hahahaha |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 28, 2019 18:17:27 GMT -5
I just realized i haven't smoked a pipe since last Thursday or Friday. So that is a week of no pipes for no reason other than I just haven't done it. I grab my gear and toss it in the truck but never get to the loading part. Sitting at home and thinking about what to smoke and then the next thing I know its bedtime. WTF is going on??? That's the great pipes. You can smoke them when you feel like it, and it doesn't bug you when your mind is elsewhere. |
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Post by trailboss on Mar 28, 2019 18:38:36 GMT -5
I am the same way, I like nicotine, but never have a craving....certainly nothing anything like I have seen cigarette smokers.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 28, 2019 18:54:12 GMT -5
Some days I think to myself, 'I'd really love a pipe today,' but it's not a craving, in my opinion; it's more like a desire.
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Post by Darin on Mar 29, 2019 7:33:49 GMT -5
It doesn't sound good. Smoke two bowls and post again in the morning.  |
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Post by atison on Mar 29, 2019 7:57:05 GMT -5
I think pipes are very multi-dimensional when it comes to whatever "craving" there is for it. For me, the dimensions are: - Process - selecting, loading, lighting, tamping
- Flavors - these wax and wane through the myriad of whats in my cellar
- The pause - whether I am having a pipe on my back porch or on my commute, smoking a pipe pushes the pause button on life in a lot of ways and slows everything down.
- The smoke - the wafting off the bowl, the draw, the release
- And yes, the nic. Its not like cigarettes where you have a mental battery of nicotine like the battery on your cell phone and you get nervous when it gets low. Its more like a comfy pair of shoes or your favorite chair that just puts a nice thin layer of calm over you.
For me, more than one of those dimensions need to be present for the trigger to get pulled on a bowl. Any one by itself doesn't necessarily do it. |
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Post by atison on Mar 29, 2019 8:26:30 GMT -5
Forgot one other dimension:
- Do I have a comfortable place to smoke.
All other boxes can be checked but if the only place I have available to smoke is not comfortable then its a no go. That could be weather related or presence of others who do not like smoke in any way.
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Post by pappyjoe on Mar 29, 2019 8:38:21 GMT -5
Sometimes I just get busy and before I realize it, I don't smoke. I have occasionally gone for a week without smoking a pipe. The same with drinking alcohol. I have a fifth of bourbon I was given as a Christmas present and it's only about half empty now.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2019 9:04:35 GMT -5
Sometimes I just get busy and before I realize it, I don't smoke. I have occasionally gone for a week without smoking a pipe. The same with drinking alcohol. I have a fifth of bourbon I was given as a Christmas present and it's only about half empty now. Happens to me too. I have 5 bottles of really good bourbon and haven't had any in 6-7 months. But now that warmer months are coming I foresee that will change. |
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Post by captblack on Mar 29, 2019 9:23:14 GMT -5
I go a week or so without a pipe or cigar fairly often. Other weeks Ill have several bowls and a few cigars. Just depends on the mood and where I am located at the time.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 29, 2019 9:42:43 GMT -5
I think pipes are very multi-dimensional when it comes to whatever "craving" there is for it. For me, the dimensions are: - Process - selecting, loading, lighting, tamping
- Flavors - these wax and wane through the myriad of whats in my cellar
- The pause - whether I am having a pipe on my back porch or on my commute, smoking a pipe pushes the pause button on life in a lot of ways and slows everything down.
- The smoke - the wafting off the bowl, the draw, the release
- And yes, the nic. Its not like cigarettes where you have a mental battery of nicotine like the battery on your cell phone and you get nervous when it gets low. Its more like a comfy pair of shoes or your favorite chair that just puts a nice thin layer of calm over you.
For me, more than one of those dimensions need to be present for the trigger to get pulled on a bowl. Any one by itself doesn't necessarily do it. excellent analysis, including the comfortable place to smoke. Sometimes I would sit on my garage, but it's among a load of junk and I don't get the experience I'm craving. |
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Post by ShowMeState1977 on Mar 30, 2019 10:21:36 GMT -5
Glad I'm not the only one like this. Hey! It certainly makes the tobacco last longer.
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Post by monbla256 on Mar 30, 2019 11:34:01 GMT -5
Has nothing to do with smoking, you're just getting older! These times are called "senior moments" !  
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Post by insignia100 on Apr 1, 2019 7:20:17 GMT -5
It has been nearly a week since I've smoked also. I've had a lot going on, including my parents coming into town. I've been too busy visiting and cooking to break out the pipe. Just got a new Molina pipe in this weekend, though, and since this is my day off I have every intention of getting started on the break-in process.
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Post by peteguy on Apr 4, 2019 14:26:37 GMT -5
IT IS OVER!!! 2010 Escudo in my IMP Meer. Tasted great and feels good to be back. |
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Post by Darin on Apr 4, 2019 14:28:51 GMT -5
I've got the theme song to Welcome Back Kotter and Clapton's "Hello Old Friend" playing in my mind. |
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Post by sperrytops on Apr 4, 2019 15:30:03 GMT -5
IT IS OVER!!! 2010 Escudo in my IMP Meer. Tasted great and feels good to be back. Excellent. |
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