I Dropped My Lunting Pipe

[Peterson314]

It was bound to happen. I hope it never happens to you.

I was out walking the hound and finished my bowl well before the walk ended. And then I did what comes naturally--I just popped my pipe in my back pocket. I thought I might have a little ash or dottle or something left in the pipe, so I made the foolish and fateful decision to put the pipe in my pocket stem-first and have the bowl sitting on top of my pocket. It seems silly typing it all out now, but at the time, it made sense.

I made it all of two or three blocks when I heard the sickening, slightly hollow thud.

I knew immediately what had transpired. My dedicated lunting pipe, which has been in my family for tens... nay!... dozens of days now, was lying on the concrete. I turned around and visually verified the horror. My pipe was inevitably, and irrevocably forevermore blemished.

I will, in time, come to accept this scar as character. But to you my dear lads, 'tis a warning. Put the bowl-side of your pipe in your pocket.

 

[Raisedbands]

I can empathize, my good man. I anticipated the arrival and presentation of a Christmas gift to myself for weeks. It was a silver-series Stanwell Opera pattern that I purchased from a seller in Germany. On St Steven’s Day, I finally packed it and brought it outside with some (more) Midleton. Before it was lit, in what was like suspended animation, it slipped out of my hand and fell 20 feet off of the porch into the gravel below. I ran down, found the bowl and sought the snapped stem on hands and knees, finding it (20 mins later) 15 feet away in the bushes. (I blame the Midleton, but I know it was all my fault). I was able to seamlessly glue the stem, but that pretty pipe is known as being marred forever. (I guess that’s what I get for giving a gift to myself).

 

[OzPiper]

Thank goodness it was a cob
Imagine if it was a meer or briar

Some years ago I used a rotatory buffer (the 1st AND last time)
It sent one of my favourite Danish pipes flying several feet and chipped the shank
I never felt quite the same way towards it afterwards.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Like women, there's always another pipe.

 

[Reggie]

There are several skilled pipe repairmen on this forum. I encourage you to seek them out immediately! I would not live with that damage. You might ask your insurance agent if your homeowner"s poklicy will cover the damage.

 

[kcghost]

No harm. no foul.

 

[Peterson314]

There are several skilled pipe repairmen on this forum. I encourage you to seek them out immediately! I would not live with that damage. You might ask your insurance agent if your homeowner"s poklicy will cover the damage.

That's a great idea. I have a $1000 deductible, so I'll give them a call and make something happen!

 

[bullet08]

A cob? They usually bounce off concrete without much dent. I drop them all the time.

 

[FLDRD]

Sad you had to go through all the effort of marring it all by yourself, mine came that way...

 

[warren]

That's what a cob is for, smoking in "hazardous" conditions. They're disposable.

 

[LeafErikson]

Man that thing is barely even dented. The rims of cobs already have chips in them anyway.

 

[mingc]

George Dibos can fix that!

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Like women, there's always another pipe.

But do the others perform as well?

 

[Chasing Embers]

But do the others perform as well?

They're all the same in both cases.

 

[wyfbane]

Most of my cobs are still from the good old days of "bags of smokable seconds" from MM. That is how they all come unsmoked... ha ha

 

[JTld]

"Due to the nature of the corn cobs themselves, you may notice some chipping on the top edge of your pipe. This is perfectly normal and won’t in any way affect the way your pipe smokes. The chips only add to the charm and character of your corn cob pipe. Enjoy!"

Just charming chip you hadn't noticed before!

 

[Honkytonk Man]

All adds to the character of a cobb.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Out of curiosity, were you able to find the chip that came off? You could glue it back.

 

[PipeIT]

Nah, that’s nothing, look at 9:00, it looks like a bigger area.

Honestly Cobs look like this too naturally with little chips and dings, etc., this is nothing to fret over, and in all honesty when I looked at it, it does look normal.

It’s all good, so enjoy!

 

[Talon]

I love that the humor of this one went over most peoples heads. Good one !