Declaration of War

The basic method of pipe smoking as a pleasurable experience has not changed for hundreds upon hundreds of years, and yet we live in an age where all forms of smoking is frowned upon - an intolerance of tobacco use is encouraged by the powers that be, and smokers of all kinds are finding themselves with the status of pariah. Anyone who proclaims an appreciation for tobacco is looked upon as being ever so slightly eccentric - or worse, stupid. Smokers have become an evil that must be stamped out, else they spread their poisonous fumes and give everyone cancer, or heart disease, or blood poisoning, or rickets, or ingrowing toenails.

The problem is that the anti-smoking lobby are ill informed - there is a world of difference to enjoying a pipe loaded with quality leaf than say puffing on a mass market cigarette. Not according to THEM though, and by THEM I mean those intolerable asses who spout their statistics. Mark Twain said - ' I don't want any of yours statistics. I took your whole batch and lit my pipe with them.' And old Twainey is a hero of mine so if it's good enough for him then...well you get the picture.

There is something about a pipe that has always appealed to me, and that's why I've started this blog, which I intend to update as regularly as possible and post on a variety of subjects - on times I'll talk about certain tobaccos, or types of pipe and I may even throw in the odd meandering ramble on the act of pipe smoking itself.

Anyway pop back from time to time - you may find something of interest and please leave a comment so I know I'm not alone.

Happy smokes.