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  1. Arthur Frayn

    And Pigs Might Fly....

    We may be putting the cart before the horse. Perhaps it would be better to refrain from unnecessary flights in the first place. In a sense, jet travel seems like a very wasteful way to amuse oneself. Raising animals for the specific reason to render their fat seems like a bad idea, somehow...
  2. Arthur Frayn

    Older Guys: What are Your Thoughts?

    Of course, as a man one needs to be mindful of his responsibilities; you've got to be a good earner. Money can be hard to come by and that can create stress. I assumed that most people know not to spend it carelessly and get into debt, living beyond their means. I admit that I was sometimes...
  3. Arthur Frayn

    Older Guys: What are Your Thoughts?

    You will never get the time back that you spend answering work emails, developing site plans, answering phone calls and spending hours in marketing/ HR meetings. On the other hand, that time you pulled over and watched the earth moving trucks with your three year old son is priceless. The...
  4. Arthur Frayn

    Dear Gawith & Hoggarth

    What a waste. This saddens me.
  5. Arthur Frayn

    Are Ropp Pipes Good?

    Yes. They are fine to smoke.
  6. Arthur Frayn

    Yet Another Ye Ol' British Television Thread

    Survivors 1975. An old show and probably the template for the Walking Dead. Once you get over the creaky aesthetics and washed out 70's video quality, it can be very engaging, once you get into it. Some quality writing. Some super virus get spilled in a biolab the Far East. It is deadly and...
  7. Arthur Frayn

    A Typical Reaction to Pipesmoking?

    ok. ok. That was me. But it wasnt a a cotton candy vape. It was heavily ghosted Dr Graybow with Capt. Fruity Grape blend in it. and it wasnt a Honda, it was my wife's Subaru.
  8. Arthur Frayn

    I Think I Have A Future As A Blender

    That's interesting. I took Boston nice for being a euphemism for tell people to go stuff it. However all cheekiness aside, he's right. The future, as always lies with the young.
  9. Arthur Frayn

    I Think I Have A Future As A Blender

    Possibly. ErnieQ was just being 'Boston nice' when he said that.
  10. Arthur Frayn

    HU director's Cut- a lament

    I was ruminating on the flavor of the Director's Cut I purchased from Esterval's in 2016. I share with many of you, regret on the passing, albeit too brief of a truly unique tobacco. Earthy, mellow and unique are merely words- vague and imprecise and don't do it justice. And I'm not equal to...
  11. Arthur Frayn

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

    I've been wanting to try these. Very smooth.
  12. Arthur Frayn

    A Typical Reaction to Pipesmoking?

    Once while driving on though our small town, I was happily puffing some Old Joe Krantz in a Stanwell. The windows were down as it was a fine day in June. Unbeknownst to me, a motorcyclist was close behind me was getting smoked out by the shear volume of acrid smoke billowing out of my window...
  13. Arthur Frayn

    A Typical Reaction to Pipesmoking?

    A few years ago, I saw a vehicle parked on the street, with one of those red and white 'for sale' sign in the window. It seemed to be suitable 1st car for my grand daughter. The older woman answered the door and led me into her home, As I passed through their tidy 1970's decorated living room...
  14. Arthur Frayn

    Chicago Pipe Show - Show Us Your Pics!

    Looks like fun.
  15. Arthur Frayn

    LJ Peretti #8 Slices

    Peretti's is a great resource. There are many blends of theirs that I have enjoyed. Cuban, Cambridge flake, BPC, #52, are terrific blends.
  16. Arthur Frayn

    Good Children’s Books

    Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl (for boys seven and older) A very entertaining story about a widower and his son, Danny. Set in a rural English countryside, the two of them skip school to work on cars and skylark through the woods- until Danny begins to suspect that there is more...
  17. Arthur Frayn

    4Noggins - Tobacconists - Missing In Action?

    I have enjoyed John Patton blends very much in the past.