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    Possibly Extremely worrying development

    Hello all I updated to IOS 12 last week. Today, just right now, my iPad safari refused to let me access this site. ‘404’ forbidden via my wifi So I downloaded Opera Mini and got right on. I had no problem on my MBP this morning. Even more worrying, I couldn’t connect on my Andriod phone...
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    Baccy shop chain in Scotland and England

    Hello all I have just tried to add a listing to this site but I believe the process requires me to add another account so I'll just let everyone know the website. www.robertgraham1874.com They have shops in Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as in England. Hope this helps someone.
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    Been Away for a Loong Time

    Hello all. Some of you might remember me. I joined a few years ago and found the forum friendly and informative, although at that time there was a decidedly militaristic contingent which I found somewhat off-putting. I think the last post I logged was on a Peterson Pipes editorial, during which...
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    Uploading images from your computer

    Can anyone tell me whether this is in fact impossible and if so, why?
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    My second convert.

    Hello all About 18 months ago a very nice Canadian teacher came to my old school on a temporary contract. He was beginning to explore cigars and wanted to become familiar with Single Malt. We become firm friends. So one day we went down to my local pipe shop and he nearly had a heart attack at...
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    Food for thought

    Hello all A few months ago I bought a fountain pen, a Cross Century II. Cue the inevitable forum-searching and overhwelming wealth of information which only the internet can provide; which nib? where is X pen now made? what kind of ink is best for which nib-type? How does X perform on Y paper...
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    Tsuge Grading Nomenclature

    Hello all I saw this beautiful little bamboo-stemmed pipe the other day but it is a bit pricey. Could anyone enlighten me as to the grading terminology used by Tsuge? And how on earth does one upload a JPeg from one's computer? I have literally never seen a froum which does not have an upload...
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    Interstellar. Massive disappointment

    I finally got to see Interstellar last night and I very nearly pressed "Stop" 3/4 of the way through it. I am a self-confessed Sci-Fi geek and have watched [sometimes many times] all the classics I can get my hands on, even enjoying Metropolis when the copy I had only showed German speech-cards...
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    Ex-pats in SH, I need your help.

    Hello all I have yet to find a real tobacconist in Shanghai. I moved last August and have done a lot of wondering around as I am also a keen amateur photographer, but have just not seen any. The Davidoff "boutique" is the closest I've got to and I hate giving them my money. Anyone know anywhere?
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    Sometimes a wee dram does ye guid

    Hello all I have not been smoking my pipes recently and I am missing them badly. They are all within 4 feet of me as I type but the heat, humidity and pollution of late have been extremely high, disallowing me from enjoying them. It is very frustrating! Coupled with almost constant use of my...
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    Watch fans?

    Hi all Like many guys, I like my toys and can get a bit obsessive over them. So I have a few collections, one of which is a small watch collection. Tonight I bought a G-Shock GWA1000-A as in the link. I am very happy with it and the fit and finish is better than the one pictured. I own about 6...
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    Going Tribal

    I'm just revisiting Bruce Parry's UK TV series, Going Tribal. It is wonderful to have a second chance to see such a life-afirming series of footage. I thoroughly recommend them to the membership. http://kickass.to/usearch/bruce%20parry%20going%20tribal/
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    Inexplicable Intransigence

    As I have mentioned previously, my local Pipe Guy has some great pipes but seems not to understand much about them. For instance, one day my friend and I came in for more tobacco and discovered to our horror that he had replaced every single blend with mild aromatics! When we roared out dismay...
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    Small Victories

    Tody I realised my new boots had broken in. It was a small pleasure, an internally personal victory. This means I don't need to walk like an idiot at the end of the day anymore. I got to thinking of other little victories; Settling in one's new guitar strings and realising you've done a great...
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    Avatar Problem

    Hi Kevin I can upload a pic [square, 100pxls per side] but cannot get past the request to "Crop my Avatar". When I press "save and continue", nothing happens.
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    Is it possible? Can it be true? My blend, finally?

    Long-time-no-post. Hope you've all been doing well. Tonight I reached for my excellent Moretti Plateau Dublin (see my gallery)and filled it with some H.H. Old Dark Fired which has been sitting in a glass jar for around ten months since I bought it. It was everything I wanted in a tobacco; not...
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    Fold and stuff. Worth the effort

    I'm currently smoking some Samuel Gawith's Navy Flake in my beautiful Don Carlos, in flake form for the first time since discovering this blend. Now I have found that I enjoy the taste of a flake smoked in flake form, but it often has been a lot of effort. This time I made sure to dry the flakes...
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    The Importance of Age

    Hello all Just five minutes ago I finished a bowl of G.L. Pease' Abingdon. When I got this blend last June I quite liked it, but found it a bit 'bright'; not exactly harsh, but not quite as wonderful as I'd hoped. After only ten months in the cellar, it has changed in a way I could never have...
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    Pet hate; "Snazzy Websites"

    Recently I have become interested in clothing which is a bit better than my usual fair. Until now I've been a great fan of Uni-Qlo. A little-known budget brand outside Asia, their clothes are decently made and well-priced but recently they seem to have decided to only make clothes for anorexic...
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    Unusual Accompaniments

    I discovered last week that green tea works well with Latakia and tonight that mature cheddar cheese is a great food to nibble with a Va/Per. And of course we all know what to drink with Kentucky; Jim Beam Black Label. Any other combos lurking out there?