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  1. joeahearn

    Dog Advice? How To Keep A Dog In The Yard?

    Hi everyone, Any advice for how to keep a fence-jumper in the yard? (Without resorting to a tie-out, I hope.) Backstory, if you are interested: Last March, my wife and I adopted a Red Heeler/Border Collie mix named Rexi. She is a three-year-old bitch with a difficult placement history. She lost...
  2. joeahearn

    Mac Baren One Pound Mylar Bags

    Hi everyone, Just today. I got a pound of Mac Baren Golden Extra in the mail from P&C. How useful is the Mylar packaging for cellaring? Should I open this stuff up and put it in Mason jars now, or is it OK as is? (I know that once I open the package, I will need to jar it. I am curious about how...
  3. joeahearn

    How to Use the P&C Torch Lighter?

    I freely admit that I am a moron. I have never used a torch lighter and can't figure out how to use the free, cheap Chinese one that came in the P&C customer appreciation bag. I have only ever used my Old Boy or my Zippo. Thanks in advance for anyone who can enlighten me on the use of this new...
  4. joeahearn

    Favorite Bulk Burley?

    Hi everyone, I'd like to find a good straight burley or two so I can start adding some good burleys to my cellar. I like Burley and will be smoking any cellared Burleys straight up, but I will probably also mix them with Virginias or Latakia from time to time. I'd prefer a ribbon cut, simply for...
  5. joeahearn

    Clean Out Those Closets!

    In 2008, my wife and I packed up all our stuff and moved into our current house. I was poking around in my "man closet" just now and found a box of tobacco that I apparently packed up and forgot all about. It contains tins and pouches that I bought between 2004 and 2008, judging by the writing...
  6. joeahearn

    Help! With Aromatics-- I Mean Really Aromatic

    Hi everyone, As some of you know, I smoke in my house, but I like to smoke an aromatic whenever I share a room with my wife. Today, as I was drinking coffee, working, and smoking some Peterson Sunset Breeze, my wife walked in, sniffed, and asked "What are you smoking" "An aromatic," I said, "One...
  7. joeahearn

    Can Someone Decipher This Tobacco Description, Please?

    "Kendal Mixed is a pure tobacco blend with no additional favors. Comprised of over half (54%) Bright Virginias from Malawi, Zimbabwe and Brazil. The Dark side combines dark air-cured tobacco from India (15%) with dark-fired from Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda (22%) and Light Malawi Burleys (19%)...
  8. joeahearn

    Praise For Classic American Pipes (Cheap AND Good)

    For many years, I primarily bought and smoked mid- and high-grade Italian pipes (primarily Cavicchis, Castellos, and Radices). Last year, for fun, I decided to see if I could build a seven-day set of American classic pipes for less than $100. I just studied up on the old marques (Ehrlichs...
  9. joeahearn

    Prehistoric Pipe Smoking

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  10. joeahearn

    Nutty Professor?

    Hi everyone, I recently found a sample of 4Noggins Nutty Professor blend. I have no idea how long it has been living on the stack of papers I found it under. (This should tell you something about the state of my office.) Anyway, I like the sample and think I will order some more. Nutty...
  11. joeahearn

    Advice for Arthritis?

    Dear fellow pipers, After several months of bad pain in my left knee, I finally met with a good orthopedic surgeon on Friday. After a thorough exam and x-rays, he told me I have severe arthritis in both knees, not just the one, and in my left hip. I probably also have a torn meniscus in the left...
  12. joeahearn

    Most Relaxing Tobacco?

    Back in the days of yore, I used to smoke GL Pease Raven's Wing before bed. It relaxed me like no other tobacco I had ever smoked. Raven's Wing, of course, hasn't been made for a long time. But I am thinking of finding another super-relaxing weed to smoke as the last pipe of the day. Any...
  13. joeahearn

    Inexpensive Banding Alternative

    Hi everyone, As a challenge (now you know I am crazy), I am attempting to restore the pipe shown in the picture. http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q786/joeahearn/2012-12-06_17-12-15_835_zpsb1d1edfc.jpg A big chunk of the shank fell off as I was handling and cleaning the pipe. I have reglued...
  14. joeahearn

    New and Old Dunhill Blends?

    Hi, Has anyone smoked the "new" London Mixture? If so, how is it, and how does it compare to any of the older versions? Also: I greatly miss Dunhill's Durbar. Does anyone know of any blends that replicate or approximate it? Many thanks, Joe Ahearn Austin TX
  15. joeahearn

    A Close Friend Taught at the Newton School

    Hi all, I just wanted to reach out and say how terribly sad I am about the news from Newton, CT today. My best friend's wife taught at that school. She and her students are safe, but heartbroken and terribly traumatized. Somehow, some way, we have got to find a way to keep our children safe in...
  16. joeahearn

    Ebay Steal...

    I just received a 1970s Kaywoodie Relief Grain shape 80B that I bought on Ebay for $4.27. Add $6.00 shipping and total cost for this fine piece of briar is $10.27. I'm smoking the pipe now and it's great. It's in immaculate shape: the seller ought to go into professional restoration. Here's a...
  17. joeahearn

    How Did They Do This?

    There's an ebay auction going on with some very inventively stained Yello-Bole pipes. Can someone tell me how Yello-Bole managed to stain these pipes? I understand how you can get a two-tone stain on a smooth pipe. I don't understand how you do this on rusticated pipes. Any ideas? Thanks...
  18. joeahearn

    Augmenting Sail Natural?

    I've been on a bit of a nostalgia kick and have been smoking a pouch of Sail Natural. Although it is obviously a quality tobacco, Sail Natural is no longer to my taste. I find it very bland and a bit acidic and bitey. Anyone have any suggestions of what to add to this tobacco to make it a better...
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