Thank you Anders! And, you can believe it as fact when I say that I will not only enjoy the new pipe, I will cherish it for the balance of my life!! I have already told others about it and how it has come to be mine. And, God willing, I will re-tell the story many, many more times before the close of my final day on this earth!!
As stated earlier, I will
NEVER offer this particular pipe for sale... at
any price!!! And, I currently do not have anyone who I feel deserving enough for me to pass it on to... once my body lies cold and still. But, God willing, I will find someone! And, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if it is one of my brothers right here!!!
Bruins comes to mind!! But, he's not getting it right now!!! :lol!: I'm just stingy enough that I want to use, enjoy, and appreciate it as long as I can!!! :lol!:
Whoever ends up with it after me, it will be so with the proviso that the pipe is to
NEVER be sold... at
any price. My intentions are that it will be gifted and passed on indefinitely... carrying with it the story of how it got to its current location.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if this pipe and the story behind it made it through generation after generation of brothers who appreciated it not only for the pipe itself... but, for the history behind it? Alas... I
am a dreamer, I suppose!!
Bless you, my brother! And, bless all of my brothers here!! You have touched my life in a positive manner and at a level that in my lifetime has been unmatched by any other man or group of men!!!! Again, bless you all!!!
Robert
