Ha, that's funny Cosmic. I had stuck my cob in my back pocket one day while doing yard work. Then of course it wasn't there when I reached for it later on. Couldn't find it anywhere. I curse my bad luck and went on. Then days later I found it at the end of a row of bushes, this after it had rained also. But, no problem. It still smoked fine, but the shank had come loose from the bowl, and I just have to make sure I push it in snug before I smoke it. All this trouble for a lowly come-apart $4 cob, but hey, each pipe is important as I see it :wink: