***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

[hoosierpipeguy]

7/18 CVP in an Altinay.

 

[Mortar0341]

Grilled some burgers for dinner. Weathers been great today. Just finished a bowl of Haunted Bookshop in my favorite pipe, the Savinelli Cumberland 806. Now I'm watching an older Batman with my boys.

 

[Sobrbiker]

SB is that the same spot of land that was standing in water two days ago????? I know it is desert soil, but I've never seen anything soak like that.

Same spot, the rainstorm was actually only yesterday afternoon (just now coming up on 24hrs).
Crazy for sure, but I’ll take it. Much better for the horses than the high clay expansive soil we had in the entire metro Phoenix valley.

 

[PaulRVA]

Damn, Paul, you have been humping it today........
I just sort of figured that you would point out to "the staff" what you wanted to do and they got all of that stuff done for you. I suppose with it being Sunday..... they had the weekend off.

BTW, the Altinay is gorgeous.. I have been looking at them last couple of days. I actually placed an order on one and there is some kind of glitch between the US banks and the country of Turkey so it did not go through. I will persevere......

Yeah all three of my helpers Me, Myself and I got it accomplished
BTW the rain totals here for September just hit 5 inches with more expected tomorrow. I hope yours are doing the same. Great looking horse today at your spread !
Hopefully You’ll snag an Altinay soon.

 

[PaulRVA]

Just reading this makes me want to take a nap!

I’m with you but also it was nice to get it all done in one shot. I had intended to do it throughout the week but once I got started I figured I might as well grind it all out.

 

[spearheadbill]

Cracked open a can of 2019 Stockton and it’s darkened nicely and has a strong vinegary smell! Fruity smoky vinegar. Castello 55 Occhio di Pernice straight away

 

[PaulRVA]

HU Director’s Cut in a Savinelli Autograph Dublin and an Americano ️ on the side.

 

[PrivatePiping]

Looks like today may have been the last summer-like day for us. 85° today, followed by mid 60s for the foreseeable future. I'll take it!

Smoking Peretti Cuban Mixture in an Altinay bent brandy.

 

[PaulRVA]

Cracked open a can of 2019 Stockton and it’s darkened nicely and has a strong vinegary smell! Fruity smoky vinegar. Castello 55 Occhio di Pernice straight awayView attachment 420519

Love that 55

 

[dublinpiper90]

Finishing my bowl from last night of Windjammer. Waste not, want not. Drying some fresh Edward G, gonna smoke it in a sea rock Castello. View attachment 420478
My wife also made me clean up my smoking area.

That’s a nice looking Oom Paul castello

 

[dublinpiper90]

HU Director’s Cut in a Savinelli Autograph Dublin and an Americano ️ on the side.
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As Smokey and Craig once said “dayyyuuumm”

 

[dublinpiper90]

Its Nightcap for the final smoke of the day in the newer Peterson 05 cobble, didn’t really feel up to burning the SH Baskervilles bowl of it.

 

[PaulRVA]

As Smokey and Craig once said “dayyyuuumm”

Did you end up with any rain your way?

 

[Bbailey324]

Port Guardian in a Peterson Donegal Rocky 69 I've been leaning on while exploring this tobacco.

 

[dublinpiper90]

Did you end up with any rain your way?

We did get a good amount Friday and Friday night, supposed to get a decent bit tomarrow thur Tuesday night, so we’re good. Definitely glad the tropical stuff is staying at bay, dang sure want ready for that potential 20” of rain that they were discussing a day ago.

 

[Scottmi]

Molto Dolce parfait with 3 Sails, in the Big Bent Lattice Meer.

Progress on the shed siding yesterday and today, and this afternoon out for our last club race of the year. Barely any wind and only two boats finished (we were one of them). The 'Pelican' returned for the winter while we were ghosting back into the marina... A good day!

 

[ThermionicScott]

Halfway through my best bowl of Edisto yet. It’s a warm, still night out, and the fruitiness and sweetness are really coming out. I’ll finish the rest tomorrow — it’s dinner time!

 

[Pooh-Bah]

Pipe: Altinok Meerschaum billiard, which I've de-caked a little with the power of spit, a brush-thing, and rotating my finger in the chamber. May or may not have removed a tiny bit of pipe from the rim with a thumbnail.
Tobacco: War Horse
Drink: Community decaf in a mug, and Schlenkerla Oak Smoked from a bottle (might be my new favorite beer)

 

[tfdickson]

2018 Viprati in my Alden canadian.

 

[cshubhra]

Another cigar: Gurkha Special Reserve Cask Blend