Wow, Francis!!
A month or so back, we were chatting in late-night banter and I suggested that you start smoking a pipe on your walk home, instead of smoking those Parodi's

....and you mentioned that you only had one pipe.
So, I started looking for a couple of pipes to send to you...

...Something tells me that I don't need to look any longer!!
The guys who hang out here in the pipe area, are extremely knowledgable about pipes and tobacco! You'll be enjoying your pipe(s) soon!
Also, there's a ton of great advice in the posts above! Mister Moo has helped me with a number of subjects over the past few months, as well as giving me a good shove down yet another slope!
Enjoy, my good friend!! I'm very envious of your collection!!