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   Lawrence
   

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   I was going to post this in my "Whatcha' did today" string...
   But, this is a bit different.

   I cleaned out my barn today, got rid of some old Sh#t to make room for new Sh#t.

   In a box that hasn't been opened since we moved into the house...
   When I pulled the box out it said... "Games & Tobacco Jars"....
   So naturally I opened that sucker up...
   We moved in on Dec. 23, 2000. That would make it circa 10 + years old...
   In one of the jars is about a half pound of "Celtic Spirit" bulk...
   I think its RLP-6.
   It's dark, moist, and fluffy. No sugar crystals or mold.
   It apparently didn't get too warm and didn't freeze either.
   Tasting smoooooth and mild.
   Made the day worth while.

   

   
   My Pipe Slide Show
   

   Posted 11 months ago #
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   marmal4de
   

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   Wow! Neat!

   In a society that has destroyed all adventure, the only adventure left is to destroy that society.
   {o,o}
   |)__)

   Posted 11 months ago #
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   Cool. Move out some more sh.t and see what you find

   Posted 11 months ago #
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   Gotta love when you find lost treasures.

   Posted 11 months ago #
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   Wow, what a find that is! What else you got stashed in there?

   Southerners don't talk slow because they're dumb, we do it because there's really no rush.

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   Time capsule of awesome +1.

   We are Tottenham, we are Tottenham
   Super Tottenham, from the Lane.

   Posted 11 months ago #
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   Lawrence
   

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   Still smoking that first bowl of it...
   It's really a good to great bowl.

   You know what is really funny....
   I threw out a stuffed black cat Halloween decoration...

   Clanobucklin... I cleaned it to the walls, floor to rafters... I'm almost bummed...

   Posted 11 months ago #
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   Time capsule of awesome +1.

   
   +1 on that. And how could you throw out a stuffed black cat??
   Some treasure's better than no treasure, enjoy it Lawrence!

   Posted 11 months ago #
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   I have a tacky crow Halloween decoration that has been on a branch on my wall for about ten years. I call him Edgar Allen Crow. NEAT find Lawrence!

   If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.

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    I like the jar .

    “There was an awful suspicion in my mind that I'd finally gone over the hump, and the worst thing about it was that I didn't feel tragic at all, but only weary, and sort of comfortably detached.”

    Posted 11 months ago #
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    Good tobacco in a great jar.......... It's nice to find forgotten treasures for sure.

    Steve: Pipemaker in Training!
    

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    Nice find Lawrence! Congrats.

    Pics of my pipes & stuff: http://photobucket.com/menckenite

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    Hey Guys,

    Just wanted to update y'all on the tobacco.
    I called Skip at The Briary this morning to verify what it actually was.
    He told me it is PS38 Highland Whiskey.
    The only description I can find is this from Cup O' Joes:
    "A blend of special light and dark tobaccos flavored with genuine Scotch Whiskey from the highlands of Scotland."

    Posted 11 months ago #
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    Man what a great find! If only I could go through and find something like that in my attic!!!

    Mason jars and bale top jars, mason jars and bale top jars.... that is all!
    
    "There’s truth in the statement that pipe tobacco will never be any less expensive than it is today, so think of your cellar as a cost averaged investment" - G.L. Pease

    Posted 11 months ago #
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    Nice find Lawrence!

    I climb up in my attic only twice a year;
    The first week of December....and the first week of January.

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    Great find Lawrence. You are a man who appreciates a good smoke and does not write any "dirty" words on the internet. That is a "holy horse manure" acquisition for sure!

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    Lawrence
    

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    I climb up in my attic only twice a year;
    The first week of December....and the first week of January.

    Me too Tommy.

    Thank you MJ I appreciate the kind words.
    However; I do.... But, I'm selective.

    Edit: To address the amphora shaped jar itself. I think I may purchased them from Skip 20-some-odd years ago. I had two at one time, one of my daughters knocked it off of my desk and it broke a while back. I also found a tallish square one with the PS-38. It had a couple of bowls of 1Q in it. I had wondered where they were after we moved into this house... But, I suppose I just gave up trying to find them... After all it has been 10 years and it had completely slipped my mind.

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    At least it was a case of misplaced and stored in the wrong spot.

    When my parents moved us from Ohio to Georgia, we had to put most of our belongings in storage until my parents could find and afford a place of our own. We stayed with my grandparents until then. Well, two weeks after we moved here, our storage unit was broken into. We lost a lot of stuff, but they vandalized more than they took. I still think periodically of some of the things that were taken.

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    That's like finding money in your winter coat one year later because you decided to stumble home from a bar late last spring during a cold spell and you put your coat away wasted and didnt forgot how any of it went down.

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    Lawrence,

    Did you happen to find my large roll of money? I think I put it in one of your jars, too. It was aproximately 4 inches in diameter, mostly made up of large bills. Its been so long ago there may be also be some $10s and $20s in the cash stash as well. I don't remember exactly, but I'll take it off your hands now.

    "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." - Claire Wolfe

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    What a great find!

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    Lawrence
    

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    No....no large roll of large denomination dead presidents.

    How about letting me know when Wally World puts those 2 foot stacks of hundred dollar bills on sale.

    Posted 11 months ago #

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