I'll start by saying this, NEVER start smoking ladies and gents. If you don't smoke, good for you. Keep it that way. Now, I'm not talking about "smoking" my pipe. I do not inhale my pipe smoke, ever. It'll choke the life out of you. No, I'm talking about those beautiful little cancer sticks; cigarettes. I started smoking in High School. Smoked for 10 years, 2 packs a day. I quit for about 5 years. After my wife's stroke, dealing with the stress, I made the mistake of having 1 smoke. Just one, I told myself. Now I'm up to a pack a day again. So, I sit here writing this with a Nicotine patch on my arm dealing with the withdraw and thought I'd share. If you want to know what I'm feeling, even with the patch on, I'd say it's close to the flu without the fever. I'm a bit shakey, I have a horrible headache, and I am NOT in a good mood. Plus, I feel tired all over and this d&@m patch itches. So, yeah, don't smoke kids. EVER.

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What about when I'm in my late 60's? I wanted to start smoking one of them fancy pipes at that age. Also, sorry about your withdrawal and whatnot. Just keep telling yourself that you'll be better off when all of that is finished.

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Well, pipe "smoking" has its own dangers. Mouth cancer being the most frightening but the cases of that happening are actually extremely low. If you limit yourself to one or two bowls of tobacco a day, wash your mouth out after you're done, swap sides if your mouth often, and allow enough time between each smoke then you should be perfectly fine. It's not for everyone though. Pile smoking takes time. It's relaxing. You have to fill your bowl just right or it won't light, even with doing that right you'll have to re-light often. You have to learn when to tamper while you smoke, how to draw gently (like sipping hot coffee), and not to smoke too fast unless you want your tongue burnt. But, if you're willing to put the time in, it's a relaxing hobby and it's fun to try new tobaccos. You DO get a little nicotine through your gums though, even with not inhaling. So, be aware of that. I intend to start puffing away on my pipes (have more than one to give them time to "rest" between smokes) after I'm off these itchy little patches.

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I don't get addicted to things easily.
I can smoke, drink etc. and haven't felt the need to continue.

Pipe-smoking is awesome. It makes me feel like Sherlock Holmes.

Oh, I don't have a problem with having a beer or two a day (it's good for your heart) and I'm not a big drinker of the hard stuff but since I smoked so much for so long, I was horribly addicted. Still am, obviously. As far as I'm concerned, Nicotine is a horrible drug. Just as bad as heroine, crack, coke, and every other man-made narcotic out there.

I love my pipes. What pipe do you have? I've got a Peterson which is my favorite, a HIM which was my first pipe and has a nice curve to it, and a corn-cob which was cheap but it's fun to smoke from it.

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I had a small one, but i dropped it.
Then I had to buy another and the only one they had was see-through glass, but it's actually pretty good.
Just not good at making me feel like Sherlock...

I never smoked in my life, EVER, some bad guys at my school try to convince me to do, but I never listen to those a**holes, they beat me up for refusing, oh well, what can a weak kid like me do? I'm happy as long as I don't hurt myself in any way.

Normally I don't promote violence, I hate fighting, but if you've tried every avenue to resolve the issue of them picking on you then maybe you should take up boxing or another form of self defense. Don't start anything with these guys and don't try to fight if there's a group but if it's just one if them, I can guarantee that if he hits first and you punch him square in the nose one good time that he'll think twice about picking on you again. Bullies don't like it when they don't have easy victims to pick on, even if you get your butt handed to you, they're going to remember that you fight back. Trust me, they don't want to be hit any more than you do. It hurts. Oh, and find a very large friend to always hang out with. That'll cause them problems too. That's what I did in school, but I was the "body guard" for a much smaller buddy of mine. I was a football player and wrestler plus I took martial arts. He didn't have much trouble out of people while I was around.

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Nope I can't, I can't describe how weak I'am, and I can't speak, I'm disabled, atleast I have hands to use the pc and chat with my friends on the internet.

Can't agree more lol. Never took any Fighting classes my self, That came naturally i guess. Dont pick a fight when they are in a group. Single them out, They wont bother you again trust me Been there done that.