From: ??????????????
Subject: Memories

Steve,

I would like to thank you for your off-hand remark in digest #219 about how
to renew old tobacco.  My dads father was a pipe smoker for many years and
passed on shortly after I married (July  1973).  His pipe "stuff" was passed
on to my mothers father as he was also a pipe smoker.  When he left us I
inherited the collection.  I have had in my posession a tin foil bag of
tobacco that belonged to my dads father that was pretty dry and I thought was
useless, but I kept it around since it reminded me of him.  Every once in a
while I would open it and savor the smell for the memories it would bring.
 When you mentioned the tip about renewing old tobacco I decided to try it
out.  
I scrounged up one of my wife's tupperware and applied the remedy not sure if
it would work.  This was custom tobacco and at least 26 years old.  Lo and
behold  when I opened the top it it was like I had just purchased it.  Sweet
and moist.  I waited until the house was clear and filled up a bowl in my
favorite pipe and sat on the front porch and lit up.  What a beautiful
fragrance and taste, and the memories brought a tear to my eye.  After all
those years I could almost sense his presence.  
Thanks again for bringing back my Grandpa.

Pete Dion

PS:  To those who don't like the moniker " pipies" how about "Pipeologist".

[ Or "pipeist", or "kapnismologist"... blame (or praise) my wife for
"pipies"! She's the one who invented the term.  We're hoping to make
it to the CORPS show, so you can take her to task for the term there
-- or take me to task for relaying it here. -S. ]


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