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  1. briarblues

    Radice Pipes

    Sorry for the delay in my reply. I just saw your question. Yes I closed up at the end of Oct 2023. I've regretted it ever since!
  2. briarblues

    In-house Stanwell experts?

    James, since you mentioned Bas Stevens ..... a few months ago Bas's son contacted me to try and put a value on his Stanwell collection. Well over 300 pipes. I thought I'd seen most of what Stanwell offered over the past 50 years, but Bas had some pipes in series I'd never seen or heard of. I...
  3. briarblues

    WTF do Parents Think? Rant!

    I'm not a fan of illnesses. Children are great. For me .... the grandkids are the avenue of revenge. They visit, I load them up with sugar, and send them back home!
  4. briarblues

    Heat and Humidity Affecting Outdoor Smoking?

    I can't say for others, but for me, pipes are just not as enjoyable in extreme heat. When we visit Mexico I may enjoy a pipe in the early am or in the evening. During the day, it's cigars. The worst for me was Cancun though. Hot and humid. Cabos San Lucas, being more moderate was...
  5. briarblues

    Roll Call for Musicians!

    I would not say I'm a musician. More of an irritant to those that live near me. But I have been known to bend a string or two.
  6. briarblues

    Vancouver Pipe Club (Historical Post) 2006

    Sadly the shop closed years ago. That whole block, actually it and the one just north have been taken down to the ground. Intended for the two will be high rise condo's. As well across the street used to be one of the oldest shopping malls in Vancouver. All the old sections have been...
  7. briarblues

    Glad to be Back is the jagsdriver!

    Good to see you back Doug.
  8. briarblues

    Looking for a Lighter Repair Service

    For the Dunhill ARS has done many for me over the years. https://lighterrepairs.com/ For Tsabota, I'd contact them directly. Shipping to Japan is not overly costly. They have repaired two lighters for me, in the past. Reasonably priced and quick.
  9. briarblues

    Pipe Collection

    Please note - my tongue is planted firmly in my cheek ..... What you NEED for a pipe collection is as follows; Dunhill - birth year Barling - pre transition Peterson - Supreme - gold spigot Comoy's - Blue Ribband Castello - shape 55 Ser Jacopo - Gem Line Savinelli - Autograph Ivarsson...
  10. briarblues

    Watch Out or Watch on? Pt 2.

    Just picked up this "birth year" Gruen. It's close to my age or older. Still ticking. Runs only 1 minute slow on 24 hours!
  11. briarblues

    What Coffee Brand do You Like?

    I order my coffee from this place. https://caffesanteustachio.com/?lang=en
  12. briarblues

    Sacre Bleu: French Baker Makes Croissants Sans Butter.

    I believe the process for creating olive oil depends on the type of olives plus the stage of ripeness plus what the intended end product is intended to become. Another factor, so I am lead to understand is, how fast the picked olives get processed. The faster they go from picked to processing...
  13. briarblues

    Sacre Bleu: French Baker Makes Croissants Sans Butter.

    I hate to tell you all this, buy after 40" years in the food / pastry industry the substitution of butter to "vegetable oils" and the like has been going on for a long time. Thanks all those that years ago told us that butter was "bad fat". Then Thank those that told us trans fats are bad...
  14. briarblues

    What is Castello’s Great Line?

    Welcome to the Dark Side... bbwahahahahahahaha
  15. briarblues

    What is Castello’s Great Line?

    Probably because you were lucky. Just think how much money you saved..... hahahahahahaha
  16. briarblues

    What is Castello’s Great Line?

    Al, for an understood reason, most buyers in the US believe that Castello pipes lean towards the larger sizes. This is 100% upon the distributor, back in the day, and the current authorized dealers selecting pipes in medium and large sizes, thinking this is what the market "expects & desires"...
  17. briarblues

    What is Castello’s Great Line?

    True, on occasion you might find a Great Line in a smaller size, than expected. Expectations being that Great Line refers to size alone. Not always the case. In these it is most often the "shape" that refers to the GL designation. As far as weight ....... personally I only use weight when...
  18. briarblues

    Mike Butera For Carmignani Roma

    Mike Butera has retired. A few years ago, a weather disaster devastated his workshop and contents.
  19. briarblues

    Canadian Import Advice Help - Tax was 200%!

    I have a close friend ( a pipe smoker ) that works for the Canada Border Agency. He sent me the following. Look at it closely! The duty, and Fed tax are the same across Canada. The ONLY difference is the provincial tax. All info is based on importing 1 x 50g tin of pipe tobacco valued...
  20. briarblues

    Did You Know that Greg Pease is also a Serious Foodie?

    Greg is a multi talented young man. I can say he's young, as he's younger than I. Tobacco blender, foodie, artist in the field of photography, musician, multilinguist ( speaks more than a few languages ), plus countless other skills. It's just not fair .... all that talent held within one...
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