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Sneaking a smoke
I know that smoking is bad.....yes, even our beloved pipe smoking. I have to say, with everyone home I am struggling to get a good puff in. The old lady is opposed to letting the kids see the old man smoking, prior to the lockdown this was no problem. Now I find myself skulking and lurking about the bushes like a 16 year old stealing cigarettes from mom's purse just to sneak in a fast puff or two. Yesterday my daughter blew me in by telling mom "dad was using those pipe things and steam was coming out of them".
Am I the only one, or is anyone else under the glaring microscope of lockdown health judgement?!.......concerned and pipe deprived dad.
Am I the only one, or is anyone else under the glaring microscope of lockdown health judgement?!.......concerned and pipe deprived dad.
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I'm sorry you find yourself in such dire straits.
Teach your daughter to stop ratting you out. I hear bribery often works.
BRILLANT!
The wife tolerates my hobby, but I still have to resort to an unheated garage with a makeshift exhaust system.
I do at least have a small space heater that makes it bearable...
I don't smoke in the house due to my bride having some respiratory issue. Plus the lingering odor of some blends stinks up the house and I don't care for that myself. I buy an OTC aerosol smoke odor eliminator and spray it in my shed when it starts to smell.
I’m pretty careful with the types of tobacco I smoke inside…mainly aromatics.
And then there are those of us with wives who buys pipes and tobacco for gifts.
I've heard rumors of such wives, but I've never actually seen one in the wild.
P.S. I would trade it all for a truly good woman. I’m just not lucky that way.
When she can't think of anything to buy me for Christmas, Father's Day, my birthday or our anniversary, she has asked me if I want a pipe. She gave me my first meerschaum in 1984 for a Christmas present. Before pandemic, she would always find pipes or tobacco collectibles at antique shops/malls and point them out to me.
@RockyMountainBriar
We are an outlier when it comes to marriage. I met my wife in April 1975, we moved in together in June and got married in August 1975. Sometimes I just get lucky.
My problem is that my wife can ALWAYS think of something non-pipe related to buy me for those special occasions. So I find myself pretty much on my own.
I guess it's not a perfect world after all...
I'd hate to tell ya', but there aren't many "truly good women" out there--and remember, anytime they choose, they can take 1/2 of everything you've worked your ass off for your entire life!
Lucky? I don't know, Like a lot of things in life, I think you get the woman you deserve.
Sooo…I don’t deserve a woman😢
My little town is relatively small population wise as it is considered more or less a commuter town because of its proximity to New Orleans. That being said it is also an old enough town (founded in 1882) to have an "Old Town" section which still is home to the City administration building, main Police Station and Post Office. Other than that, its mostly bars, the American Legion Hall and occasionally a restaurant or two. Since we moved here in 1989, Old Town has been where most of the younger adults hang out on Friday and Saturday nights.
Why do I mention this?
I have recently been informed that someone has opened a new Whiskey & Cigar Bar, complete with a walk-in Humidor room and a well ventilated smoking lounge enabling them to allow smoking on premise. (I haven't been yet, so I don't know if the smoking lounge is the who place or a separate room.) My understanding is that it may be a separate room.
I intend to visit it sometime in the next week and will report back on it.
Oooh 😳
I don't think that's at all what he meant although it probably didn't come out right. I just think that "companionship" is one thing and being married another. Companionship can come in many forms...it doesn't need to be a wife/girlfriend.
The 10-year divorce rate is about 50% in the U.S. (depending on age group it varies, but overall, about 50% roughly). Those of us who have been through a divorce, especially when children and money are involved, tend to discount the idea of having a wife as a companion. Even "girlfriends" can cause huge issues and anxiety. If my wife and I got divorced right now, I probably wouldn't see anyone else at all to be honest--my cats would become my companions, and frankly, they already are. But I'm also comfortable with who I am and lived most of my life by myself--I almost yearn for those days again in fact.
But again, companionship can take many many forms, forms that do not necessarily end up in anguish like it does with a woman many times.
@PappyJoe is obviously one of the very lucky ones...an outlier to a great extent...he is certainly not the norm.
You said, "@PappyJoe is obviously one of the very lucky ones...an outlier to a great extent...he is certainly not the norm. "
My wife, our four children and nine grandchildren would agree with that statement.
I would never presume to judge you.
I was just kidding, I know it was not a comment meant towards me, just giving you a bad time. Sometimes my humor goes awry. 🙂
You got me.