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<blockquote data-quote="Fight&#039;n Hampsters" data-source="post: 513418" data-attributes="member: 1874"><p>Although I think there will always be pipe smokers, I think that on the whole we are a dying breed. I am not really old or young (39) but suspect that we as a group are not getting any younger.</p><p></p><p>This along with coming Regs does not seem to bode well for the industry. I can see it making it less profitable. Call me a little naïve but I figured McClellands, C&D, Pease etc do what they do primarily because it is a passion. While that may be the case, I am not naive enough as to assume that money and profit do not factor heavily to decisions. That and passions change along with everything else.</p><p></p><p>I have said before that I think the 2000's were the golden age of pipe tobacco, particularly when it comes to variety and depth of quality and choice. I don't think there has been a time when it has been so easy to get blends from overseas and also have so many great domestic blends at our virtual finger tips. I think the writing may be on the wall spelling out a sunset to this time of plenty.</p><p></p><p>I think that holds even if McC does stay in business, but especially so if they close up shop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fight'n Hampsters, post: 513418, member: 1874"] Although I think there will always be pipe smokers, I think that on the whole we are a dying breed. I am not really old or young (39) but suspect that we as a group are not getting any younger. This along with coming Regs does not seem to bode well for the industry. I can see it making it less profitable. Call me a little naïve but I figured McClellands, C&D, Pease etc do what they do primarily because it is a passion. While that may be the case, I am not naive enough as to assume that money and profit do not factor heavily to decisions. That and passions change along with everything else. I have said before that I think the 2000's were the golden age of pipe tobacco, particularly when it comes to variety and depth of quality and choice. I don't think there has been a time when it has been so easy to get blends from overseas and also have so many great domestic blends at our virtual finger tips. I think the writing may be on the wall spelling out a sunset to this time of plenty. I think that holds even if McC does stay in business, but especially so if they close up shop. [/QUOTE]
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