From: BARRY HENNESSY <????????????????????>
Subject: Advice on my Peterson

Hi Steve
First a long promised personal introduction.  I'm a 21 year-old pipe smoker 
from Dublin,  Ireland who started smoking a pipe a little over 18 months ago.

At the moment I'm having a slight dilemma about my Peterson pipe which I 
suspect many other novice or relative novice pipe smokers have also had.  I 
find that the Peterson bit - where the smoke is channelled through a small 
hole on the upper side of the bit - causes the pipe to smoke extremely hot. 
This is a shame since I particularly like the pipe and under no circumstances
would like to stop smoking it.  Does anyone have any advice as to what I 
should do.  I've only ever seen Peterson's with this kind of bit.

Finally I would be delighted to hear from any other pipe smokers in the 18-25
age group just to make a few contacts.  I don't mind where you're from but if
anyone in the Alsace region of eastern France or in the adjoining regions of
Germany and Switzerland is reading,  I would be delighted to hear from you.  I
intend to start work there in the autumn and would be delighted to hear from 
some younger pipe smokers in that part of the world.  But anyone's welcome.

Best wishes,
Barry Hennessy.

(PS excuse all the delighted's above.  My server has horrendous editing powers
and there's nothing I can do about them now!! BH)

[ Probably the heat has more to do with the tobacco or your rhythm
than the smoke hole, Barry! Try smoking slower.  And I hope some of
our younger mbrs. will drop you a line. -S. ]


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