I’m wondering how open you guys are with the world about your snuffing. Even though it’s not illegal or anything I tend to excuse myself to the bathroom to snuff in certain situations… in school for instance, or someone I don’t know very well’s house. I do take it in public most of the time though. It’s great in the nature!

I honestly don’t care, I snuff wherever I happen to be

A lot of it depends on how much toffee-nose it gives me. Pinching can usually be done discreetly, but if the nose wants to run, it can be obvious. I was working with a guy last week and he asked me if I had a bloody nose earlier in the day. LOL, I suppose it does look like wet “dried” blood.

I partake wherever and whenever I please. Interestingly the funniest time was while serving as a juror sitting in the juror’s box straight across from the judge he looked across at me as I took a nice blast off the back of my hand. He got the funniest look on his face like I don’t believe what I just saw and then he thought about it and finally decided it must be something legal as no one would have the gall with a judge, two bailiff’s and a court reporter sitting there to be doing something illegal.

I’ve reached the age where I generally don’t give a tinker’s d@mn what people think. Have had curious individuals ask what it is and then wish to try a pinch.

Most of the time I don’t care. However there is one case were it is actually better to be more open than more discrete. As a musician when I am out playing gigs, and the whole musician and drug use moniker, disappearing to the bath room to sniff something up your nose looks worse than just being blatant and in the open about it. Ken

definatly agree with devilock on that. Most of the time I’am open about it but there are times I don’t feel comfortable. Usaly if I’am at someones place and I don’t feel comfortable about I’ll over them a pinch to skip the confusion. At school I don’t really snuff because I think it may cause problems and headaches due to misunderstanding. Same with some work places I’ve been at.

I snuff off the back of the hand and do it anywhere or time. I do get dirty looks in hospitals or doctors offices. They don’t say anything though because how can they say snuffing hurts the other patients?

I am discrete at hospitals about it as most say no tobacco period and even list smokeless products. Ken

@Xander, I always have with me a small pocket mirror to prevent the bleeding nose scenario. I use snuff whenever I feel like it, no matter where I am.

@ Pieter: I usually do as well, but I was engaged in some heavy work and anything in my pockets that could break would have. Also sometimes a trickle can go unnoticed, especially when you are used to it.

I use a bullet, and use it whenever I feel the need. I have gotten questions, of course, but in my experience, at least one of the people (if we are talking about a group) knows what it is on some level. Actually, I pulled a tin out of my lunch box the other day (during lunch break) to refill my bullet, and one of the older carpenters asked to verify what it was, and then mentioned how he used to use it. I offered him a pinch, of course, but he has quit all tobacco and alcohol. Still, it was really neat. ~Ken

Funny enough, I figured more people would quiz me on it, but I’ve found taking a pinch to be as natural-looking as reaching up to scratch your nose. I had some trepidation about snuffing at my desk at work, especially since we work on-site with our client, but after the first week or two it became second nature. Also, management passed a draconian smoking policy that limited cig breaks to twice a day, so I HAD to have something to get me over the hump. The few of my friends who’ve asked what I’m up to, once given a brief explanation seem satisfied. Only a few have taken up my offer of a pinch, but what the hell, I’m no apostle. Dr. S. can lead you to the door; it’s up to you to walk through it…

I usually take a few sniffs from my bullet while sitting at the bar, had a few people inquire and a few others wish to try it. I haven’t gotten any dirty looks, i try to be discrete though.

I use my pipe tool spoon, then out with the handkerchief.

Dig this, I was sitting at my desk and my supervisor noticed me partaking, and the very next day I got picked for a random drug test, I confronted my supervisor about it and explained to him what I was doing now I cant get his d@mn fingers out of my snuff box! LOL

At work I tend to be discrete because they already think I’m a nut, but just about everywhere else I just do it. Sometimes when I’m in my car at a red light shovelling snuff into my nose like a fiend, I get some pretty strange looks out of the car beside me. At a Primus concert in Toronto this summer I managed to do my snuffing whilst being crushed against the barrier with body surfers going over my head. Then when I went to see Arcade Fire I even convinced the security guy to try some. I should have video taped that as his reaction was hilarious.

I take a pinch regardless of where I am at most of the time. If I happen to be at church or something like that, it doesn’t kill me to wait. I have had people stare at me but no one has really said anything bad about it. I do think though, if I happened to have a snuff that was white, I wouldn’t use it in public. Cops here have nothing to do so they use their time annoying and harassing people, and having white snuff would probably be a bad idea to have,lol.

That’s what I like about living in England. Snuff,(at least in my area), never died out so it isn’t an unusual thing to be seen taking snuff. I’m on holiday at the moment in the Isle of Man and here snuff culture is zilch although everybody smokes like chimneys, but people here still know what it is. Stefan

walrus… that would be so cool to see. I’m always the only one snuffing no matter where I am in the states. Do you bond with people over snuff too? That’s a dream of mine recently haha.

I snuff happily wherever I am, after having offered a pinch to all present (who all politely decline, usually). That is, unless there are children - I don’t want to set an example.

@ sniff; its often a good icebreaker in the pub if there is somebody new in. Some people take up the offer some don’t but its always there if they want to. Stefan

Everywhere unless I am in church…

normally anywhere anytime except when I’m swimming because that can cause Nose Leakage and it looks funny. I don’t normally do it right out in public bbut if I need a pinch I’ll just do it and not make a big deal out of it…

@snort (I’m assuming you’re long gone, but…) I also took snuff at a Primus Concert and was vaping on my ecig and people were watching me the whole time. One guy I was watching out of my periphery kept inching his way over to me (probably thought I was getting high at first) and eventually questioned me about it. I offered. he refused. He seemed interested though. Too bad if he had a problem with it he couldn’t have done anything anyway so… That’s what I love about my habits. TOTALLY LEGAL.

I no longer care about opinions when it comes to public snuff taking. People sometimes give me funny looks but the more indifferent and relaxed I am the less suspicion the reaction. Most people are too self absorbed or busy fingering a cell phone to care anyway. I just try to be discreet about blowing my nose. Otherwise, my policy is “if thy right eye offend thee, cast it out”.

I snuff anywhere using a snuff spoon to put the snuff on the back of my hand and snuffing from there. The only places I get dirty looks are at the Doctors or the Hospital. They seem to think I am corrupting the world but are kind to the 300 pound people that are in their waiting rooms.

@ Nachman that’s a lot of pound people for a doctors office.

@Nachman: Hey, we’ve got the same technique. I also use a snuffspoon to carry the snuff from the box onto the back of my hand.

I use it wherever. Bus, parks, work (when I feel like working lol). The only thing that gets me the stares is the “nose bleed”. Around here almost everyone has had someone in their family snuff. Uncles, grampas, fathers all that. Most of the people I know like to take a pinch when I pull out a tin.

I also snuff just about anywhere, except the doctor’s office (although I do take great pleasure in having a portion of snus in place at all times during doctor visits). I snuff on the job any time I feel the urge, and usually have half a dozen tins and boxes laid out on my desk. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that bookish eccentricity is considered a plus at my firm. I haven’t found anyone who is curious enough to try a pinch yet, but I’m happy to offer. I generally pinch, but when using the back of the hand, I usually use the spoon on my Czech pipe tool to place the snuff on my hand.

My public etiquette: pull out snuff box, pinch, brush crumbs. No big deal. The less weird and tense the snuffer is, the less people actually care. Sneaking around corners and stuff to sneak a pinch would probably raise more eyebrows than just doing it.

Just do it.

+1 on snuffster … “just do it” !!! and +1 on matsnuffs … the less shady one is about their snuffing, the less likely it will draw attention. if folks see you open a tin, pinch and snuff, without looking around all shifty, they will move on about their business … to add to it … in the US, it is not common at all … I would think in the UK it is more of an action that is understood when seen in public. Am i wrong here?

@snuffbrant I agree. In the US you’re more likely to be stopped by an officer and questioned. Not that I’m worried- I just usually don’t have the time to or have better things to do than be harrassed by an ignorant officer trying to bust me for narcotics… I love to disappoint them though…

That’s crazy. Noone will stop you in Germany. You will just earn some strange eyes.

It’s a fact that we don’t go around worried that people are thinking we are taking coke - maybe there is some amount of residual knowledge about snuff, or as a country we just use less insufflated narcotics, but I tend to think it’s more to do with our sense of privacy and, possibly, that we all look like bank clerks.

I do snuff in public. But my general view is that the less the general public know snuff the better, on the basis that every action produces an equal and opposite reaction. People will learn to sneeze from a distance and blame the snuffer on medical, ethical or any other grounds they choose. Some will no doubt assert that God disapproves particularly of snuff. Other that it corrupts the young. Others will set to work to detect second hand snuff clouds which are harmful in some minute degree to bystanders. Therefore keep non-snuffers ignorant. The penalty might end up being death by stoning.

I snuff whenever and wherever I feel like it, just as I have been doing for the last 40 years. Nobody has ever seemed bothered by it.

I generally duck into a bathroom to take a pinch.

it’s just tobacco snuff it. God how sad is it that someone would do something totaly legal as if they had to hide it. If an officer stops you use your words. Maybe the only time not to snuff in public is when doing something illegal too. Of course I’ve smoked roll ups for a long time and definatly got used to having people think it was a joint.

People have an instinctive fear of embarassment. Actually no one cares, like Tony I’ve never had any problems.

Same here I’ve never encountered any problems. Like I said earlier in this thread snuff taking has never died out round here what with it being an ex-mining community. @ all our American/Canadian friends: why hide it? Why go into a toilet or somewhere else private? You’re not doing anything illegal ffs! Snuff with pride, if any coppers have a problem tell them where to stick it! It’s tobacco FFS not cocaine! Stefan

I’m certainly not frightened of the police busting me for snuff. And I’m not easily embarrassed. I’m more concerned about people seeing and making silent assumptions. And particularly when they can make subsequent decisions impacting me, based on those assumptions. I tend to use snus in ‘public’ and snuff whenever I’m in a setting where I can explain what I’m doing to those who might see me. I pinch at my desk all day. My immediate colleagues have seen, asked, and received an explanation. If someone pops into my cubicle while I’m pinching, I’ll take one, offer one, and explain briefly what it is. It’s not shame, but a sad acceptance that people judge others as they are themselves. And I’m sure many more have knowledge of coke than have knowledge of snuff. If I’m at a bar, and all the people in my group know about snuff, pinch away. If I’m at a company picnic, it’s just not worth it to me to pinch. I applaud those who don’t care, but I see that attitude as having a potential considerable social cost. No one knows I’m not popping a piece of gum when I take a snus in a meeting. , I prefer snuff. But there are times when I do prefer snus, especially when I require its hands-free operation. Has anyone ever taken a pinch on a moving motorcycle?

I snuff anywhere, anytime. I especially enjoy snuffing anywhere where smoking is banned.

I just take a pinch and go on. Never had anyone say anything except in the Winter when a drip looks like a bloody nose. What I want to know is, “What is your Wet Shaving in public etiquette?”

Like a guy at my company said about smoking: “I’m cutting back. I don’t do it in the shower, while I’m sleeping, or at church. A man has to have his limits, after all!” Seriously, though, I’m not to a point of addiction/nicotine level maintenance. When I’m at home, I’ll often pinch every few minutes. At work, I usually pinch some on breaks. I work in an accounting/customer service position in retail, so I don’t have a ton of privacy to take a pinch (or chew gum, etc). I will, however, duck into the “accounting office” (a glorified closet with 3/4 height walls) and have a pinch or two when things get crazy. When I have a bullet with me, I go through a lot more snuff in that setting. Around family, I don’t do it except in the bathroom, etc. My family and my in-laws are pretty seriously anti-tobacco and it’s not worth the hassle. Around friends, I know who it will bother and who it won’t. And even a few will accept a pinch when offered.

At work and school I don’t snuff because that is a place where it could cause some trouble and where peoples assumptions do matter enough to give a fuck about them.

Just open the can and take a pinch. People frown, talk or whisper and I don’t care, lol!

I never take a pinch while I’m in church, otherwise I don’t give a damn about what people think. But, that’s my motto in life, what you think about me can’t harm or injure me. So, go ahead and be my guest.

I’ve had more people assume it’s some type of herbal remedy then some sort of drug. Unless it’s from a bullet which I have to admit I enjoy disapointing cocaine fans (though pinching has never done that).

I have been snuffing at a local bar for quite a while now. Just recently, it has drawn quite a bit of interest. I have had about 6 people go ahead and give it a try. 4 out of 6 seem to really like it. In south florida, many seemed to think I was doing something illegal, but after a while, they started asking and the response has been pretty damn good. I take some hedges with me all the time now, as that seems to be the favorite among people trying it for the first time. I now have people asking me for a pinch almost every time I go into the bar now. It seems that my little corner of the world is not only accepting to the practice of taking snuff, but people are enjoying it with me also. Perhaps there is some hope!

Rans brings up an interesting point. A large percentage of people who have a positive reaction the first time I offer them a pinch of snuff are initially attracted to the menthol.

Yes that’s true for me also. The most positive responses from first-time-snuff-takers come from those to whom I have offered some O&G or Gletscherprise.

Dholakia Swiss Chocolate can also be pretty noob friendly.

That’s because menthols are more forgiving than others. My first snuff was menthol though now I don’t care for it much…

Pinch here, pinch there, pinch everywhwere. I will be respectful when visiting peoples homes unless it’s close friends. I even pinch at work and they don’t seem to mind. Don’t pinch infront of cops though cause I’m not stupid and this is not the UK or India.

I’m surprised that @Rans has found that Hedges is “the favourite” for people trying snuff for the first time. As others have suggested, there are certain menthols which can be good for people who haven’t tried snuff before… but Hedges is pretty damn intense, particularly for a newcomer!

That’s a good point Sloth. I’m curious as to why mentholated snuffs never caught on with the rave crowd. It seems like a better alternative to inhaling Vick’s on the dance floor. I’m too old to have any first hand experience with that scene and I don’t touch MDMA. Who knows?

Spyro good call. I think that might be the reason that every single raver I’ve ever met is an idiot and more boring then toast. General rule I have if everyone who does something seems stupid it probably is too.

Good rule Bob. On that note, I don’t think you’re going to find too many “stupid” people who accidentally stumbled into snuff.

@Sloth, I was amazed as well. I had Hedges and Bruton on me…so, I gave them the Hedges, of course. Then they keep asking for it, and where they can get more etc. A couple tried the Bruton too…after a stern warning…and it was not liked at all…after there eyes quit watering and color of their faces returned to normal…lol

The last time I was at a “rave”, I shared some snuff with a fella I’d met. He wasn’t really the “raver” type, though. Not a glowstick or stupid hat in sight. I can’t remeber if he had tried it before or not, but I seem to recall he was at least familiar with it. He was from Australia if, that makes a difference. I also offered some to a DJ friend (not at a rave) who said he had’t had any snuff since his “boyhood days in boarding school in England”. He’s one of those guys who’s full of interesting stories.

I really snuff when i want, where i want. Here in Germany, the only thing that happens is that you get curious looks from other people or they ask what you are doing. Some take a pinch, most not. A few took it before, many knew what it is. I can only pray for the increase of snuff consuption here - it seems in Europe, cigarettes are still up-to-date and the way to go for most people who wants to enjoy some tobacco - very sad.

Yes it’s strange that cigarettes are so common and accepted and snuff is not.

Just do it!!!

I made the mistake of taking a few cans of Skoal with me to Munich back in the 90s. No one cared when I put a dip in my mouth but I got some pretty dirty looks when I spat my offending tobacco juice onto the street. I had been spoiled to spitting juice outdoors where I live and city streets and sidewalks in common areas are socially regarded as just fancy dirt roads. How ignorant and offensive I must have seemed at the time. Oddly enough, the whole affair made me lose all desires for nicotine for the duration of my stay. Too bad I wasn’t into snuff back then or I would have loaded up on the German varieties.

I generally take a pinch whenever I feel like it. Unless somewhere like a families house I’ll sneak to the bathroom to do things. Oddest place I have snuffed was in line at the Post Office.

I am a little partial to surroundings when I snuff. I live in the states where people literally don’t seem to have that sense of history to know what it is I’m doing. I know that some may well be confused that it’s dark brown or black. I see quizzical looks because I usually snuff off the back of the hand, having tapped it out from an apothecary’s dark glass vial. Around friends I am less discreet as they know that it wouldn’t be illegal, coming from me. When amongst the general populous I try to hide it a bit, just to side step the occasional question. One thing I usually do no matter is to be discreet about blowing the dark viscosity out of my nose. Do I really care? No. Do I like to avoid direct attention? Yes. This is how I am as a general rule in many areas of my life.

I nonchalantly took a pinch in the company of my boss and my boss’s boss yesterday…and they didnt say a word! Honestly, i think they had no idea what i was doing and were too embarrassed to ask lol.

Most people will never notice. The only time people notice is when they are engauged with me in some way or if I’am making it suspicious (by accident).

As bob implied, most people are too busy and or preoccupied with themselves to notice what others are doing, even when interacting directly with them. This is why you can snuff right in front of most people without them even noticing it, unless you draw attention to what you are doing.

Anywhere but in church. Well… not in the nave anyway… If I am really congested I may step out into the narthex for a pinch. Since I am in the choir, I get to sit in the last row. I had one wanna’ be commando who ended up being a security guard attempt to confiscate some from me in a hospital one time. When I made a loud noise about: “Where do you think you’re going with my property?” and wanting to report him for larceny he gave it back. He just took it and put it in his pocket without even knowing what it was!

I’m at the point now where I don’t care who sees me. I live in the USA and nasal snuff is “eccentric” here. Unless I’m somewhere like COURT or CHURCH or something, of course. It’s not my fault they don’t know what snuff is! So I’ll just continue cramming brown powder up my nose and sucking vapor out of my personal vaporizer

I’m fairly bold about it, but don’t go out of my way to make a big show. Tap Tap, pinch, sniff, a little Hanky action and move on!

It still amazes me how ignorant people are of the concept…especially considering the history of it…

I’ll snuff in public anywhere anytime. Most people don’t even seem to notice, and those who do have all have been interested rather than alarmed. I proffer my antique wooden fliptop snuffbox and invite them to have a pinch. Turns out that some folks just spotted the box and would really enjoy a closer look at it. In an airport I have a snuff EVERY TIME it’s announced that “smoking is not allowed blah, blah blah,” A feller can get pretty snuffed up on a two hour layover with that announcement playing every five minutes or so. Also, while serving several terms as Mayor of a small town, I would snuff during meetings and hearings. Perhaps public snuffing draws more attention according to technique. I prefer to pinch, which do in a very nonchalant and unassuming manner which rarely gets noticed. Sniffing off the back of my hand is showier (and considerably louder), which simply makes more people look on in admiration. Snorting snuff with cokespoon-like hardware in public, which is something I’ve not done, could result in some interesting interactions, so I’m all for it.

howdy dave like the mustache. Glad to see I’am not the only person that waxs. Well going to start again. In about a week it will be waxable.

@Spyro That’s a pretty good point. I go to a few festivals over the summer, and my nights out usually involve going to a dubstep or house club till 6am. Maybe I’ll offer round some menthol! @bob To be honest, me and most of my friends are what you would class as ravers… and I don’t think you’d be able distinguish them from any other 20 odd year old. We’re all healthy, intelligent people, hold down good jobs, and use MDMA as our relatively harmless drug of choice. Certainly not a bunch of bores or idiots. As for the topic title, do it anywhere I say. To be honest, I find it amusing when I can see people watching me snuff in public. You can’t spend your life worrying about what others think of you. At work, I simply went up to my manager and explained what snuff is and asked if he’s alright with me taking it. He was fine, especially as I’m no longer having a morning and afternoon cig break.

I’m guessing here but wasn’t this the whole concept behind Zuka? Not specifically to address menthol use during raves, but to target the younger club goers. Sort of riding the jet stream of the energy drink fad.

Well DanW you are certainly not from around here then ;). For one thing and I quote “good jobs”, which I assume doesn’t mean my parents pay for everything so I can live somewhere they don’t have to be embarressed by me. Which is usaly part of it in this area.

Thank god for Toque bullets… all I can say. For the full snuff ceremony I hit the restrooms.

One of my first snuff in public experiences. For real, I don’t get out much. Tin in polo shirt pocket, out of the store exit, tin out and open, single right nostril pinch, no sneeze, no pain, closed tin back into shirt pocket, quick nose dusting with a finger, done. Nobody around even had a clue. It was great!

@danw1988 although drugs aren’t a safe topic here, MDMA is NOT harmless. It is terrible for your brain. The friends I had that did it growing up are complete retards now. Plenty of research backs this up, too. Just sayin…

Well there really isn’t much research that actualy backs it up. It’s hard to study brain damage. You really have to disect to really be sure. Then you have to make sure that it is the thing you think it is by checking with a lot of people who have done the same. There just aren’t enough people willing to kill themselves for science to find out. And just because someone testable levels are low doesn’t mean damage it strongly indicates the possiblity but damage not so easy to prove. There are lots of things that will drop activity in the brain that are definatly temporary. When you’re tired your brain sucks, when you go through caffine withdraw your brain sucks too. Now transistor your other point does hold out from my experience. OF course most of the people I’ve known have done enough else that isn’t healthy to not be sure. Just really wanted an excuse to drop a science lesson.

open for interpretation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects\\_of\\_MDMA\\_on\\_the\\_human\\_body#Long-term\\_adverse\\_effects

I’m more careful with toasts in public but otherwise don’t have any etiquette.

My favorite spot is right under the “No Smoking” sign. Bob… I had a terrible time finding moustache wax for years. Finally they started selling it on Amazon – quite a variety too. For all you others out there… If you REALLY want the full effect, you need a handlebar moustache!

Going for a handle bar myself. Though it’s going to be a split handle bar where the middle is removed.

I’ve just got back from Greece, where you don’t see any from of tobacco apart from Marlboro cigarettes, seemingly. I snuffed from my silver snuff box in bars, restaurants, wherever - not a single eyebrow raised. But I think If I had been nervous of doing it I would have seen lots of raised eyebrows, ie - you see what you expect to see.

So true. If you act like you should be doing it it’s amazing how much people don’t notice. Then again we are designed more to pick up on subtle hard to control signals from other people automaticaly more so then laws and regulations. Or in this case perceived potentialy law and regulation.

@transistor and @bob Like you’ve said Bob, brain damage is a hard thing to measure, but the evidence out there that is causes damage is pretty thin on the ground. I’m sure it’s not good for your brain, but taken once a month at most, I find it hard to believe any permanent damage is being done. I know it’s a cliched thing to say, but a lot of the studies on the drug tend to either come from the pro-drugs camp, or the anti-drugs camp, both of which have an agenda to follow. Havings said that I’m sure a couple of years ago the UK’s Drug Advisory Council (a group of scientists who advise the government which class drugs should be in, then don’t get listened to) ranked the twenty most commonly used recreational drugs in terms of harm to self and society, and MDMA came in at something like 18th or 19th, and way behind drugs like alcohol, tobacco and cannabis. I’m pretty sure it came from them anyway.

I would have to agree with the other posts, it does cause brain damage. I used to use a lot, and now I have brain damage. Hearing voices ect. All because of MDMA. Thats what every doctor has said its from.

Oh but I’m sure Brandasaur has an agenda to follow so… That’s always the argument. If a doctor or scientist has PROOF well then they just have vested interest. Spoken like a true addict. From my experience, drug abusers are great at justification. IMO To say cannabis is worse for your brain than MDMA is hilarious. And you can argue all you want, but there’s no way to PROVE that what you have is PURE MDMA. Unless you yourself, are a scientist… or own a Gas Chromatograph

Yo show how un-hip I am, I have no idea what MDMA is.

@nachman the active ingredient in Ecstacy. You know, the part that LITERALLY makes holes in your brain. It’s a fact that I thought was well known…

In fact, in ten seconds I just did an online search and found an article from a reliable online source that ecstacy use EVEN WHEN ONLY TAKEN ON A FEW OCCASIONS can cause severe brain damage. I’m not making this up. Go look there’s articles all over the place! The only ones I’ve found that deny any kind of negative effects are (of course) from sources I’ve never even heard of. Hmmm… Choose what you want to believe. I know that when I had a BRAINspect done to detect my brain activity and my Neurologist showed me spectrums from MDMA users, you can SEE the holes there. I don’t know why he’d make that up…

I personally know people that made themselves retarded from MDMA, we call them e-tards (people who are retarded from taking too much E)

People lets get back on topic please. There are plenty of forums for discussing MDMA, this isn’t the one to get into a heavy discussion. I say snuff where you feel comfortable doing so and don’t when you don’t feel comfortable. The thing is it’s about enjoying the snuff so whatever floats your boat is the thing to do.

yea, i just pop open the tin, leave her open on the bar and pinch ‘n’ sniff away. After a while, the more curious folks come and start a conversation or even have a go. I prefer a tap box when I’m in the cinema with the kids, just 'cos it’s easier to handle in the dark.

Eeek… Letting all of those stranger’s fingers dip into your snuffbox? Who knows where those hands have been!! I don’t even allow my own fingers into my snuffboxes. Skin oils don’cha know…

So getting back on topic here…I pretty much snuff wherever, I don’t do it while driving much just because it’s a potential distraction from getting the snuff out and putting it back etc. While working temporarily at a bookstore recently I decided to snuff in the bathroom, mostly because I didn’t think that employees sniffing anything would go over too well with customers (I’m in the US) But I pretty much will take a pinch or snuff off the back of my hand anywhere and anytime.

Thanks Bob, keep the drug stuff off snuffhouse please guys, whatever the discussion.

I was sitting in a big circle at a meeting with 20 or 30 other people. Grabbed my box, had a pinch, really no one cares. Out of respect I don’t take snuff in a classroom, or at court, or other places where that sort of thing would be looked down on, otherwise, snuff-on!

If memory serves… Didn’t an edict go out at one time (a few centuries ago) from the Bishop of Canterbury (maybe the Pope?) due to the fact that too many priests were taking a pinch during the Liturgy?

The rumour that i was one of those priests isn’t true, I was only twelve years old at the time. 8< )

Howdy Nachman! Not to worry… I do it all the time when I am on retreat at the monastery! ©¿©¬

nah thank everyone for actualy listening.

In Seville in the 1600s you could have your nose cut off for snuffing within the precincts of a church. I took a pinch in church today though.

I wonder if that ever actualy happened?

Ironically, this is the only saving grace of the tap-box [which I otherwise dislike with a passion!] - it is convenient, and “polite”. Actually had a tap-box become a talking point yesterday evening. I had been into Birmingham, and visited John Hollingsworth’s, where I had picked-up some GH Western Glory among other delights. Stopped-off for a beer when I got off the train back near home, took a little Western Glory with my ale, and left the box in front of me on the bar [it’s the kind of free-house, real-ale pub where one can relax in that manner]. A youngish chap, stopping-by for a beer before a train journey asked what the little gold box was - and immediately expressed a desire to enjoy tobacco without the aspects of smoking which he clearly disliked. Needless to say, I shared a pinch, and suggested a tobacconist or two in his destination city, when he expressed pleasure that the hit from one small pinch had satisfied his desire for nicotine for a while! Does achieving this outcome from unobtrusively snuffing in a public place count as evangelism?

@matsnuffs In classroom works between lessons, if the room is empty for a minute or so - and is another huge advantage we have over that swathe of philistines who insist on burning their tobacco!

I snuff everywhere: work, church, lodge, etc. Sometimes I am discreet about it, other times not much so. Take people and who they are for what they are has always been my motto. It so happens I use snuff, so ain’t no shame in that. Some people pound potato chips at their desk, when they shouldn’t be. Ain’t no shame in that, either.