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Cumbrianmale56 Sun 22-Feb-26 12:35:10

One of the last people I know to smoke a pipe died last year, and he was the only person I've seen who smoked a pipe since the nineties. It was nearly as common as cigarette smoking in the sevenries, but then went into a massive decline and a local shop that sold pipes and pipe tobacco closed down due to lack of business.
Anyone still have a partner or friend who likes to puff away on a pipe, or has the habit totally died out?

NotSpaghetti Tue 24-Feb-26 12:36:47

Allira, like Musicgirl, not a single one of the pipe-smokers I've ever known were were pub-goers.

I'm not sure where this came from.

Musicgirl Tue 24-Feb-26 13:35:43

SORES

My memory is that where there was pipe tobacco/smoking there were invariably mint imperials.

When my maternal grandfather gave up smoking, he turned to mint imperials and, later, extra strong mints. There was always a minty smell on his breath and we would often see his mouth chomping away when he thought no one was watching. He was always a plump man but ballooned even more. His perfect rôle came after retirement - Father Christmas at the church playgroup. He was a lovely man and l was very lucky to have him as my grandfather until l was in my early thirties.

Allira Tue 24-Feb-26 14:04:20

NotSpaghetti

Allira, like Musicgirl, not a single one of the pipe-smokers I've ever known were were pub-goers.

I'm not sure where this came from.

Well, my Dad would stop for half a pint on Saturday lunchtime after he'd been to the market and bought some treats for us all. Oranges, bananas etc.
I remembering him coming home with a paper bag full of mushrooms - that was a treat but now they're in every supermarket.

NotSpaghetti Tue 24-Feb-26 20:03:28

My dad didn't smoke a pipe but other people I knew did.
My uncle and father-in-law for example.
Neither of them went to pubs - though I did think my father-in-law might have liked it if he hadn't been so anti them!
He lived in a village with what might now be called a "charming" pub. We used to like it when we "escaped" for an hour! grin

Grantanow Thu 26-Feb-26 15:49:47

My Grandad smoked a pipe all his life and lived into his 80s. 'Where's m'baccy' was a frequent question?

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BlueBelle Fri 12-Jun-26 07:32:37

If only they realised the harm they were doing to themselves hopefully all those that gave it up did
Thankfully mostly gone now, the same for cigars another ‘almost gone’ habit, again at least four times more lethal than cigarettes (which are lethal enough)

Oreo Fri 12-Jun-26 08:52:56

I loved the scent of Grandfather’s pipe smoke as a child.I also like the tobacco scent from cigars, a good job as DP only smokes cigars , small ones.
Cigarettes on the other hand have an awful scent.

SpinDriftCoastal Fri 12-Jun-26 08:56:11

BlueBelle

If only they realised the harm they were doing to themselves hopefully all those that gave it up did
Thankfully mostly gone now, the same for cigars another ‘almost gone’ habit, again at least four times more lethal than cigarettes (which are lethal enough)

My father used to smoke a pipe, this is going back 40 years. He was in hospital for an operation and in the same ward were two gents dying of lung cancer after being life long smokers. I have never seen anyone give up smoking as fast as my dad. He went cold turky.

Grantanow Fri 12-Jun-26 09:39:54

My Grandpa smoked a pipe all his life till he died at 90. My Grandma experienced the passive smoke until he died, she living on to 95.