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  1. Dave760

    What Music Are You Listening To? December, 2023

    The only holiday album I listen to these days - Tino Izzo: Christmas
  2. Dave760

    What Music Are You Listening To? December, 2023

    David Darling: Dark Wood
  3. Dave760

    Dad Advice

    Not a father (so disregard if you like), but do not photograph or video everything. Behind the camera (or phone) is not being in the moment. I have some great photos of stuff from my life, but the memories I have are of the photography. Be in the moment. I have two wonderful nephews and I am so...
  4. Dave760

    What Music Are You Listening To? December, 2023

    Robert Fripp and Brian Eno: The Equatorial Stars
  5. Dave760

    New Member Joining Rate ?

    The Internet is both the greatest repository of information in human history and the greatest repository of misinformation in human history. Unfortunately it takes critical thinking skills to sort through the detritus to find the gems, and the 'net (especially social media) have revealed just...
  6. Dave760

    What Pen are You Using Today?

    Today I'm using a TWSBI Vac 700. One of my favorite fountain pens, but then almost all of my fountain pens are favorites.
  7. Dave760

    Corn cob variety or seeds for pipe making

    If you just want to make a cob and don't care about actually growing the corn, Vermont Free and sells blanks: https://vermontfreehand.com/product/corncobs/
  8. Dave760

    Any Suggestions For a Rice Cooker?

    The rice cookers branded Quest on Amazon UK look like the Aroma-branded rice cookers sold on Amazon US.
  9. Dave760

    Any Suggestions For a Rice Cooker?

    If you want a rice cooker, my advice is to go cheap. In the US we can get a brand called Aroma. I eat a lot of rice but since I'm on my own a 3 cup (uncooked) cooker is all that I need and I've been using the same one for years. It's US$20 on Amazon. (All that a rice cooker has to do to cook...
  10. Dave760

    The Mystery of the Iron Cage

    I hate when a great story comes to an end.
  11. Dave760

    Kopp to Handle "Worldwide Distribution" of HU Tobaccos

    FYI, it took about 48 hours when I registered. So a little patience is worth it.
  12. Dave760

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2023?***

    Cobblestone Brick Virginia Plug in a 'blasted Peterson Strand
  13. Dave760

    Going Through My Closet

    My favorites are worn until they're usable as rags. There tend to be floods in this area every few years, so the stuff that doesn't get worn gets donated to local community centers. They're usually very happy to receive the over-sized and over-length clothes I wear.
  14. Dave760

    What's Your Favorite After-Shave or Cologne?

    I've always believed the only people who should smell my cologne are those I let get really close to me. Can't tell you the number of times I've gone out with a woman who was surprised I was wearing cologne when the night was ending (or not).
  15. Dave760

    🎄The Official Unofficial PipesMagazine Secret Santa 2023 🎅

    How do you think Pluto lost its planetary status.
  16. Dave760

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2023?***

    Five Brothers in a MM Morgan.
  17. Dave760

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    I don't know if they're still making them, but you can find some on the Peterson site in Ireland: https://www.peterson.ie/search/?term=Irish+made
  18. Dave760

    Peterson Donegal Rocky 105 P-Lip

    That's a lovely pipe, and thank you for your detailed thoughts on it.
  19. Dave760

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2023?***

    No sleep overnight so I've been smoking Five Brothers in various pipes.
  20. Dave760

    If You Had The Money For Every Pipe Tool You've Lost...

    I could definitely buy a nice steak dinner with the money I've spent on lost Czech pipe tools.