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In the Navy!
I had a guy once tell me a story of when he joined the Navy...the first day his drill sergeant asked the recruits what the Navy stood for to which there, of course, came no reply..."NEVER AGAIN VOLUNTEER YOURSELF!!! Welcome to hell..."...and so began his Navy career...I must've listened a...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #31
- Forum: General Discussion
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Pipe Smoking PO-PO's
alright...DON'T DO WHAT I SUGGESTED!!!...i responded to a rather involved call that lasted about 30 - 45 min and the rather moist tobacco i had packed into my pipe got hotter and hotter until the interior of my car smelled like charred wood...the finish on the exterior of the pipe was bubbled in...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Out With The Humidor
Brewshooter---you're doing everything correctly thus far, however, you might want to spread calcium chloride on top of your absorbent cloth to really purge excess water from the tobacco...in this way you will have the coolest smoke possible; it will only last for about two minutes, but...it will...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #14
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Smoking PO-PO's
that would be hilarious...the cockpit filling with smoke (as if my car was developing a serious case of PAD/TAD) while i was inside a house with someone getting info for a report and a supervisor driving by thinking my car was on fire...then i'd get written up for smoking in my cruiser...not...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Smoking PO-PO's
at the risk of outing myself here...during my patrol as a police officer i have found that a crown victoria's vent slats provide the perfect tension to hold my pipe while answering calls...also, if you leave the air vent on low it will keep your pipe lit just enough to return and gain some...- octaviusasshammer
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Carving Animal Shapes from Briar
@docwatson...museum quality indeed...i'd really like to see that wild boar carve you were talking about...thanks for the info...okay so really sharp, really expensive tools (wife won't be happy with that)...think i'll take more than a few practice runs with some fairly pliaple wood and once i...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Carving Animal Shapes from Briar
martiniman...found that meerschaum kit but it is not big enough for what i want to do...i would have to get a block of briar at least around 3-4 inches in height...which i've already found...thanks though- octaviusasshammer
- Post #5
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Carving Animal Shapes from Briar
so i'm playing around with the idea of carving my first pipe and i figured why not make my first one as difficult as possible?...anyone have any experience with animal shapes i.e. faces and such?...i've heard that briar is very hard...is this feasible?...was going to try and go the meerschaum...- octaviusasshammer
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What do You Carry Your Pipes In?
captainbob...i obviously need to fly your airline...we'll make vapor trails of our own... :D- octaviusasshammer
- Post #34
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What do You Carry Your Pipes In?
style and class...i have neither...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #25
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Got the Fuzz called on me.
in the words of rodney king, "can't we all just get along?"...............and smoke our pipes :lol:- octaviusasshammer
- Post #61
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Got the Fuzz called on me.
Spartan: telling people to "cooperate unless you believe they're overstepping their power" is horrible advice...many times people believe that police are acting against their authority, however, those individuals may have no grasp of the law that they are violating...just because a person...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #53
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Got the Fuzz called on me.
you've never lived until you've run lights and siren whilst plugging away at a pipe...smoke billowing from the hood and from the windows...DELICIOUS!!!...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #49
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Calling All Coffee Junkies
not the best picture in the world but one of the most attractive couples i've seen in awhile...Starbuck's House Blend with Stringtown blend from Straus Tobacconist...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #46
- Forum: Food & Drink
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Any British car nuts out there?
man, thanks for all the great posts...glad i'm not the only one...the pinnacle for me when i was a kid was a Ferrari Dino and then i grew up and had to pay bills :lol: ...so then i thought i might want an Austin Healey 3000 but they are still quite expensive and they just don't look right unless...- octaviusasshammer
- Post #23
- Forum: General Discussion