Quote Originally Posted by Tobias Lutz View Post
A little while back I decided I would make a pipe rack for briar, and another for cobs. I gave away all the old racks, and sold the pipes that didn't fit in the new ones. Whenever I get new pipes I trade/sell the same number to keep consistent. I always leave one empty spot in case I'm gifted something, or I stumble upon an irresistible buy.
Hi Tobias,

I decided to give up smoking so to celebrate I bought a lovely old Barling and a few pounds of tobacco from Pipes & Cigars....Just in case.

The above line is mostly true, except I didn't end up quitting and I didn't get the Barling, though I tried, because someone else pressed Enter on BUY IT NOW a hairsbreadth before me. It was bang bang and I lost so I'm going to order more tobacco tonight and buy a pipe tomorrow and then quit smoking again so that I can buy some more pipes and tobaccos.

You're a smoker, not a collector so you'll gradually keep pipes by their smoking ability and then you'll lose count. Add a few more, Smokers always want to see how well the next pipe smokes so we do tend to keep acquiring even when need is long since satisfied. I admire your plan and fortitude, same as I had when I was about your age but that was long ago before I realized that quitting smoking was so much fun.

Pete