I, too, had been admiring the rock pipes made by @rekamepip and reached out to inquire about getting one. I was super excited when he said "yes, I'll send you one" and told my wife all about pipestone, the national monument, and the pipe. Friday comes around and the package arrives and my wife gets it from the porch, "I thought that you were just getting a pipe." Yes, what do you mean? Well, the box was QUITE large and weighed in enough to be not just a pipe but the rest of the rock that it was made from. I opened the package after putting our daughter down and was floored. Besides being busy the past couple days, I was unsure of just want to say about this package. However, @Piping Abe has found the word: Flabbergasted! I need to get some pictures, but my "little" package looks a lot like his. In addition to the rock pipe that I had asked about, a second rock pipe, corncob, and wooden churchwarden pipe were included along with more tobacco than I can smoke in the next year or so! Amazing. THANK YOU to @rekamepip for the extreme generosity and kindness. MUCH APPRECIATION!Piping Abe wrote: ↑Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:28 pm I tried to think of a word to describe what occured today. And it was Flabbergasted.
I have been involved in several hobby forums over the years for various things (e.g., beer, board games, pipes), but none have been more welcoming and generous than PSF. I've made friends and traded on other forums, but this place is beyond comparison. It's difficult to express the thankfulness for what has been given. I definitely have my work cut out for me in figuring out how to pay this both foward and backward!
