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  1. maker

    This is a Bit Extreme.

    I think the font and slogan would make a cool looking T-shirt
  2. maker

    What's Your Favorite Way to Transport Pipes?

    In my pocket. Let's the ladies know that I'm happy to see them.
  3. maker

    Good News For Bourbon Drinkers

    I prefer water frozen and covered in bourbon
  4. maker

    Coffee Check

    I thought I paid too much for my grinder espresso set up 10 years ago but it has more than paid for itself. I used to roast different varietals but now just buy medium to light store bought bags.
  5. maker

    Is this mold?

    only way to be 100% sure is to look at it magnified. mold looks like strands with little bulbs and plume looks like crystals. I had mold that looked exactly like plume on some cigars until I used one of those microscopes you plug into a computer to look at it.
  6. maker

    Is Having too Much Personality a Liability these Days?

    Know your audience. Everyone likes to be entertained.As long as you don't make it about YOU it always works out.
  7. maker

    Who Buys Tins to Age Ten Years or More?

    I have some HH rustica that should be ready in about 15 years
  8. maker

    Too Large to Smoke in Public

    B.P.S.H. stands for?
  9. maker

    Amazon's Rings of Power.

    https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/11/jrr-tolkien-roman-catholic-church-bradley-birzer.html Not saying I agree...just sayin'
  10. maker

    Amazon's Rings of Power.

    By far the worst character in the show is the protagonist Galadriel. She embodies "wokeness" A "Mary Sue" archetype in every way. She is also as white as she is wooden. I thought the "ethnic" elf storyline was actually one of the better ones until Mary Sue showed up and he just kind of...
  11. maker

    Amazon's Rings of Power.

    I didn't care about Dwarven women not having beards or Elves having short hair until I started noticing how the regular peasants and city folk started reminding me of episodes of Star Trek the Next Generation when they would go to some primitive village and then it hit me. The Short haired elves...
  12. maker

    Pipe Smoking seems Cheaper than Cigars (?)

    I see them as completely different things and not just a method of getting a nic hit. I drink wine and beer. The wine may be much more expensive but I still like beer too. I don't find the taste of a Cuban cigar to be that similar to a bowl of Night Cap. I think everyone smokes what they like...
  13. maker

    Dear USPS

    Same here last 2 packages have seen more of the country than I have