It’s no secret that I love my pipes and pipe tobacco. I’ve found a forum all about pipes and pipe tobacco and the people there are friendly and civil in the extreme, even when they disagree. I find this very refreshing.

It’s nice to find a web community where the people go out of their way to be civil and supportive at all times. It’s a breath of fresh air in a medium that can be anything but civil. But then, pipe smokers in general tend to be a friendly, supportive lot anyway. I’ve never yet met an unfriendly pipe smoker. Sure, there are probably a few out there, I’ve just never met them.

I ran across a fellow trucker in a truck stop a while back who was smoking a pipe. I asked him what blend of tobacco he was smoking as I really liked the aroma. He told me it was an English blend he had made up at his local tobacconist and offered to share some with me. I grabbed one of my pipes and filled it up. It was a superb smoke to be sure. That’s just how pipe smokers are.

I suspect I’ll be hanging around that pipe forum for a long time. I’ve already learned some new things about particular pipe brands and models, as well as learning about some pipe tobaccos I have yet to try out.

I’ve had my eye on a Peterson 305 for a while now but have been unable to find one under $90. As that forum has a sales subforum I am hoping someone will put one up for sale for a price I can afford. It’s the one pipe that’s been on my wish list for a long time now.

There’s a Peterson Sherlock Holmes XL for sale on the site now, but at over $200 it’s too rich for my blood despite the fact that I would love to have it. It’s a truly beautiful pipe. Ah well, one of these days…