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  1. Parkland_Puffer

    MLB What Do You Think?

    MLB has made a lot of improvements over the past decade to make it a better experience for the fan. Most of the childish "intent to injure" plays have been removed, particularly spiking into 2nd and the collisions at home plate. Video challenge has removed the really bad calls from the game...
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    Consider Writing A Letter, I Mean Snail Mail

    As someone who is left handed I wholeheartedly disagree lol
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    What are You Reading Now?

    A Song for a New Day Nebula award winner written published in 2019 about a serious pandemic and it's effect on public gatherings and live music.
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    Rattray's Pipe Quality

    I have two that I really like
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    How Many Bowls In a Tin?

    An average of sized pipe would be what, 19mm x 35mm? That is around 2.5 grams of ribbon or 3.5 grams of flake. So 20 bowls of ribbon and 15 of flake.
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    How Many Bowls In a Tin?

    I find it impossible to calculate this due to pipe size variation but I get about 30min of smoking per gram, so 12-15 hours per ounce.
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    Are Pipe "Innovations" Just Marketing Gimmicks?

    6mm balsa, 9mm charcoal, Brigham distilators, different bit materials, falcon pipes, P-lip, army mount, oil curing, bowl coating, and system pipes could all have been considered "gimmicks". Some things resonate with the consumer, some things don't.
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    Why dry?

    I used to pull tobacco out of my jar and put it on a plate. When it was at what I thought to be the correct moisture I would load the bowl and the rest stayed on the plate till later. What I discovered was that the bowl I packed later with the leftovers from the plate smoked and tasted better...
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    Czech pipe tool

    I once beat up Chuck Norris using mine as a weapon.
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    How Often do You use Your Favorite Pipe(s)?

    My shiny newly purchased pipes get smoked two or even three days in a week and I usually smoke a single pipe all day and evening. Once I buy a new favorite pipe the previous new one usually gets used once day week or less. I sound like a toddler with a full toy chest and grandparents that spoil...
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    Stainless Steel Bowl?

    Probably not any worse than a clay pipe.
  12. Parkland_Puffer

    Anyone Tamp With a Finger?

    Nearly always tamp the char light with my finger but mostly use a tamper after that.
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    Do you Dump Ash Mid-smoke?

    I dump 1/2 way through most of the time. The last half of the bowl taste much better if I do.
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    Pear-Wood or Corn Cob for Beginner?

    I would recommend a decent cob if you are okay with how they look. To me, cob pipes are like sweat pants. I wear them when no one's around to see me wearing them.
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    Aging MacBaren Virginia No. 1: Tongue Bite?

    I see all the comments about technique and cadence but I can feel my mouth going numb after about three puffs when I smoke any of the Macbaren blends that I have tried. I've tried all the way from tin fresh to bone dry and even with a filter. Something in their blends just doesn't agree with my...