Yeah, me too! None of us in my circle of three stoners knows how to roll, so we always use a pipe, or I have to ask my dealer to roll for me. As far as the two and a half years thing goes, I don't think that's all that abnormal, because my dealer told me she just learned how to roll successfully last year and she's been smoking for around 4 years I think. But bowls are so much better than joints anyway, so it's not a big loss, at least in my opinion.