Just did a tally of my pipes so I can add my two cents to the conversation, and came up with 69. I'd say that's more than enough. But I'm still waiting for my Matches 860 Pipe from The Pipe Nook. Once that arrives I'll probably call it quits and settle with 70 as my grand total.
@PappyJoe according to that logic, I may have surpassed the number of rotations I have made around the sun.....but again, I'm not going to put a number to that. 😂
If what PappyJoe says is true and you should have one pipe for each year of your life... then I'm good until I'm 56. I don't know if I have enough self control to not buy anymore for 14 years.
@drallen201; In my case, I'm somewhere around half way there(not sure, having never counted them), and I suspect that my wife just ain't going to follow Pappyjoe's reasoning, as sound as it is. I now have a dilemma. Trying to sneak buying a large number of pipes past my wife, would be like trying to sneak dawn by a rooster.
Soooo, that means I need to live to be somewhere north of 525.😳. I don’t think I going to make it. Of course, if buying another pipe extends your life, I say “Buy More” 😬
@drallen201; That works for me occasionally. After 55 years of marriage and 5 years of dating before that, its hard for me to get away with much. I keep trying, just to keep her on her guard, but reaching the bar set by PappyJoe just ain't going to happen.
@motie2; You are right on! I got to thinking about this whole concept and I think it can best be summed up this way. While I have been cellaring pipe tobacco in Mason Jars, my wife has been cellaring my testicles in a Mason Jar in the freezer. I'm not whining about it, it is what it is.
I am pretty fortunate. SWMBO and I have only been married 10 years but we decided early on that each of us gets an equal "allowance" of fun money from our paychecks. To spend however we want with no questions or repercussions. I don't complain about the regular Amazon deliveries and she could care less about my TAD and PAD. We actually joke about it with each other.
I still like to have fun with it though. On a recent trip to my favorite B&M in Kansas City, the clerk asked me if I wanted my receipt after buying a good stock of Esoterica and Sobranie. I replied No! I didn't need any more evidence for my wife to find about how much I spent on tobacco!
@motie2 This Sept. 29th. we'll have been married for 53 years. So no one knows me like my wife, so it's impossible to get one over on her. Besides I think she's a White Witch because she's always one step ahead of me.
@Maxpwr12; I like it. Very clever diversion. My pipes are split between my den in the basement and my shed(where I do most of my smoking). I guess I have created a smoke and mirrors without really trying.
Got tired of SWMBO giving me the stink eye, so I took all my prepped pipes for the pipe show ( approx. 58 ) and boxed them out of sight. Now she only sees MY pipes ( approx. 38 now ) and there seems to be very little annoyance showing on her part...🤞
I sort of have my pipes stashed, just a few of my work pipes in a stand in the sitting room.
The problem my wife has sort of kept a mental inventory and has a ball park idea of how many I have; honestly I don't know how many I have, It's + 60 that's all I can say at the moment.
The problem arises when I buy more; I bought 5 during the last 90 days due to a wind fall and my wife says to me "pipes are like your form of crack you can't control yourself"
Well, I finally counted my pipes(except for a handful that aren't in smoking condition). I have 59 and smoke most of them on occasion. I don't think I qualify as a collector.
Comments
Great point, I didn't think about Leap Year!
Its always good to plan and set goals. I said 20 was enough, then thirty, etc. Let me know how that 70 works for you.
But you should have one pipe for every year of your life...
One pipe for every year of your life is a MINIMUM.
I can relate. Seems like there are just enough good days to make me want to get up and kick life's ass!
In my case, I'm somewhere around half way there(not sure, having never counted them), and I suspect that my wife just ain't going to follow Pappyjoe's reasoning, as sound as it is. I now have a dilemma. Trying to sneak buying a large number of pipes past my wife, would be like trying to sneak dawn by a rooster.
That works for me occasionally. After 55 years of marriage and 5 years of dating before that, its hard for me to get away with much. I keep trying, just to keep her on her guard, but reaching the bar set by PappyJoe just ain't going to happen.
Married 51 years in September.
Was never able to beat her seeming omniscience.
These days, I don’t even try.
”A man’s gotta know his limitations.”
You are right on! I got to thinking about this whole concept and I think it can best be summed up this way. While I have been cellaring pipe tobacco in
Mason Jars, my wife has been cellaring my testicles in a Mason Jar in the freezer. I'm not whining about it, it is what it is.
I still like to have fun with it though. On a recent trip to my favorite B&M in Kansas City, the clerk asked me if I wanted my receipt after buying a good stock of Esoterica and Sobranie. I replied No! I didn't need any more evidence for my wife to find about how much I spent on tobacco!
They're a different species..........
Ahh, yes, they are a different species. Thank God!!
I like it. Very clever diversion. My pipes are split between my den in the basement and my shed(where I do most of my smoking). I guess I have created a smoke and mirrors without really trying.
Now she only sees MY pipes ( approx. 38 now ) and there seems to be very little annoyance showing on her part...🤞
A workable plan!
A man has to be able to read sign!