Granpa’s Favorite Pipe Tobacco Brand

Grandpa wasn’t really a fussy man. He ate whatever his dear wife placed before him on the table and never complained. He didn’t argue with my father over how old-fashioned his planting methods were. He chose to not get upset when my mother nagged him about seeing a doctor for his persistent cough. However, when it came to pipe tobacco brands, that was another story. He would only smoke his favorite, even if it meant driving to the next town, twenty miles away to replenish his stock. There was no room for compromise with Grandpa on this issue. Apparently, some things were not up for debate.