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  1. khiddy

    Major Mess-up

    I don't want a hammer anywhere near my ball or peen.
  2. khiddy

    Milan Tobacconist, Inc visit

    Fantastic house blends, hope to make my own visit sometime!
  3. khiddy

    Pipe Event at Kremers in Louisville *December 6*

    I wish it wasn't 4+ hours away on icy roads, I'd be there!
  4. khiddy

    SP C&D 20% sale started

    There's been a restock of GH blends, thus the queue.
  5. khiddy

    G.L. Pease: Silver Jubilee

    Honestly, it does make sense that 25-year-old Virginia leaf would be in extremely limited supply, not to mention the Italian-grown DFK, and that necessitates a limited production for any product made with it. And if those factors are in play, then the marketing copy is not hyperbolic, but merely...
  6. khiddy

    What are You Reading Now?

    I really enjoyed it, and am embarrassed it took me so long to finally read it (well, listen to it, as I am an audiobook guy). I’m certain I’ll give it another listen before too long, it was that entertaining.
  7. khiddy

    Cooking Bacon

    Bacon from the smoker has a transcendent flavor (smoky, obviously) that no air fryer on earth can match. It’s like comparing a steak cooked in cast iron to one steamed in a microwave.
  8. khiddy

    What are You Reading Now?

    This week I finished Moby Dick, then read The Commodore, the 17th in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin series, finishing about 45min before my book club met to discuss it. Now I’m well in to The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson’s book about Churchill during WWII.
  9. khiddy

    Jim's STG Versions of Mac Baren Blends Reviews.

    ODF is amazing and I am glad I stocked up before it all disappeared (lots of bulk RR, just a few tins of the flake), but Bold Kentucky is the one that I miss intensely and am sad I only managed to set aside a few tins. Sansepolcro hits a few of the notes, but BK was one of a kind.
  10. khiddy

    Need a Good Shag Suggestion

    Daughters & Ryan Ryback is what you want, delight in a bowl and cheap as chips.
  11. khiddy

    Dunhill Dark Aged Flake on C-bids?

    Dark Flake is Virginias with a touch of Perique. Irish Flake is Virginias with Dark Fired and a touch of burley, with a light topping of anise. They are not the same blend at all.
  12. khiddy

    Dunhill Dark Aged Flake on C-bids?

    I don’t know about that. Peterson doesn’t make Dark Flake (at least not for the USA). They do also have an active lot of Pete Flake that uses the Peterson pic, so this one may actually be legit.
  13. khiddy

    Cooking Bacon

    Bacon, to me, is an essential, up there with fresh air and clean water. When I turned 30, my coworkers pitched in together and gave me the gift of 30 pounds of bacon (15 applewood smoked, 15 pepper crusted). I wasn’t sure if they were expressing their love of me or were trying to kill me. Either...
  14. khiddy

    Pipe Blend Ponderings by a Grumpy Old Man Who Doesn't Like Anything

    My mind went the same direction!
  15. khiddy

    Cornell & Diehl - Visions of Celephaïs (The Old Ones) review

    Correct, it wouldn't be like that. Captain Bob's is genuinely lovely.
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