fmw
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Hey!
It seems like you've got a very nice community here. My name is Filip. I'm Dutch and as I was born in '85 I'm pretty young for a pipe smoker. This gets me the occasional questioning look or comment when venturing outside with a pipe, but I suppose that is something I will have to endure. I started smoking (mostly Cuban) longfiller cigars about nine years ago, but moved on to cigarettes as they were cheaper and more convenient. While smoking cigarettes I got myself a few pipes, but a few months ago I stopped smoking cigarettes altogether in favor of pipe tobacco.
Pipe smoking has become a bit of a hobby. Especially due to all the great information that is available on the internet. Right now, I'm mostly experimenting with different tobaccos. I find that I really dislike aromatics, but quite enjoy English blends, Virginia/Perique and other more natural tasting tobacco. My favorite so far is Dunhill My Mixture 965, which I order in Germany as it isn't available in the Netherlands. But I'm still searching and love digging through reviews on sites like TR.com.
Outside of pipe smoking I'm somewhat of a bibliophile. I just love reading and collecting books. I'm a computer programmer, mostly working on open source development. Professionally, I'm using my programming skills in an entrepreneurial way in an attempt to create a successful internet startup.
I'm happy to meet you and hope to learn a lot here, as well as share what I find along the way with the rest of you.
- F.M. de Waard / fmw
It seems like you've got a very nice community here. My name is Filip. I'm Dutch and as I was born in '85 I'm pretty young for a pipe smoker. This gets me the occasional questioning look or comment when venturing outside with a pipe, but I suppose that is something I will have to endure. I started smoking (mostly Cuban) longfiller cigars about nine years ago, but moved on to cigarettes as they were cheaper and more convenient. While smoking cigarettes I got myself a few pipes, but a few months ago I stopped smoking cigarettes altogether in favor of pipe tobacco.
Pipe smoking has become a bit of a hobby. Especially due to all the great information that is available on the internet. Right now, I'm mostly experimenting with different tobaccos. I find that I really dislike aromatics, but quite enjoy English blends, Virginia/Perique and other more natural tasting tobacco. My favorite so far is Dunhill My Mixture 965, which I order in Germany as it isn't available in the Netherlands. But I'm still searching and love digging through reviews on sites like TR.com.
Outside of pipe smoking I'm somewhat of a bibliophile. I just love reading and collecting books. I'm a computer programmer, mostly working on open source development. Professionally, I'm using my programming skills in an entrepreneurial way in an attempt to create a successful internet startup.
I'm happy to meet you and hope to learn a lot here, as well as share what I find along the way with the rest of you.
- F.M. de Waard / fmw
