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    Pipe Smoking Study, It Doesn't Look Good.

    They did. Reading the different tables in the study is very interesting. Basically it confirms what anyone with any sense already knew-- that it's true that the more you smoke, the more you risk certain health outcomes, and the less you smoke, the less your risk. At the lowest/most moderate end...
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    Pipe Smoking Study, It Doesn't Look Good.

    Can you link me to that? I would love to read it. Measuring longevity can be tricky, and one explanation or partial explanation would be as time post 1964 report elapsed, and the perception of smokings incompatibility with a "healthy lifestyle" grew, smokers, even pipe/cigar smokers either quit...
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    Pipe Smoking Study, It Doesn't Look Good.

    Just to be clear, here are some excerpts from the study authors; "Comprehensively documenting the deleterious health effects of pipe smoking is important in countering efforts by the tobacco industry to promote pipes as a desirable alternative to cigarettes or cigars. The tobacco industry has...
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    Pipe Smoking Study, It Doesn't Look Good.

    I read the whole thing years ago, along with everything else I could get my paws on, as someone who reached the conclusion of "whatever" levels of risk, before I ever used tobacco in any forum (to disarm the addict rationalization accusers). For what it's worth I haven't used tobacco for 6...
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    Pipe Smoking Study, It Doesn't Look Good.

    If you actually read the entire study you'll notice that they control for numerous factors and than lump everything together to reach their averages. The statistics in the abstract therefore at the average from 1-2 bowl a day, non inhaling smokers whose bowls last 30 minutes, all the way up to...
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    The wife is gonna kill me

    Vermont freehand is one source. Ebay has some sometimes, that end up occasionally cheaper, but not p-lip right now. https://vermontfreehand.com/vulcanite/ do the "Control + F" search for stems 433, 399, and 347. they are all different sizes and you'll want to bear in mind that you'll need enough...
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    The wife is gonna kill me

    You can get a vulcanite P-lip blank for like 3-5 bucks. It's fun and good to learn how to fit those blanks. just another option.
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    C&D Red Odessa

    It's even better with some age, really brings things together and softens some rough edges. I can't think of any C&D blends I've tried, actually, that didn't benefit from even 6 months in the mason jar.
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    Pegasus

    Pegasus is one of my favorite blends of all time. A bit of age benefits it a lot, even 6 months in a jar, just for marrying of the components rather than any fermentation. It's strong, but not a nic bomb by my standards, as a very moderate smoker I like that, I'm not burning a bowl all day long...
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    REVIEW: H&H Signature Dark Billiard 56

    Received mine yesterday, a nice pipe for a good price. I'll be putting off the decision on whether to smoke it or hold onto it unsmoked for a time, since I have so many other pipes I need to break in, and being a 1x-2x a week smoker that is a serious backlog! thanks for the heads up on this deal...
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    Jim's D&R Reviews.

    I think I made it about half way through my first bowl in a tiny Jeantet prince, but I am quite a lightweight. Have not tried any of the ropes, but I have had G&H dark plug, which I thought was about on par with Picayune, or slightly lower nic. Interesting stuff and so variable!
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    Jim's D&R Reviews.

    Jim, whats the strongest tobacco you've ever smoked? Curious because of your rating picayune as "just above medium"-- everyone is different in the nic department (not questioning your verdict), but I found it up there amongst the strongest I've ever smoked!
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    A Different Issue from Tongue Bite

    Probably not-- I am a breath smoker, and I usually make a tiny pipe like a MM Eaton or group 1 briar last for an hour. I do tend to allow the pipe to go out, and DGT. Relights can be hot, but I try to be are gentle as possible with the resuming light. In my opinion, smoking is almost 100% about...
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    A Different Issue from Tongue Bite

    I've noticed the last while that my hard palate (the fancy term for the roof of your mouth) has a small irritated patch on the left hand side (just feels slightly inflamed/raised, and ever so slightly rough). I clench my pipe on the right side of my mouth, hanging down freely, so the stem is...
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    FDA Regulations and Bulk?

    I am going to go ahead and start a new thread asking this question, because to me, and probably to some others, the prospect of no bulk purchases is almost worse than losing new Pease releases, the Marquee series, etc. 90%+ of my tobacco is bulk, and it would be a huge blow to my attempt at...
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    Canadian Duty Taxes of Mail Orders

    There is always the option of making friends in the states, if moving there isn't an option or you don't want to. You can go visit them and stay outside CAN for long enough for the allowance to take effect, and if they come to visit you they can bring tobacco with them for you. I know someone...
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    Cravings and Withdrawal

    Cool. Great thing is that this is an internet forum and completely voluntary, unlike having a job in science where you have to deal with headaches and people disagreeing with you constantly-- and that's how it's supposed to work :x (it's also voluntary to read the threads, yaddy306 :D you can...
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    Cravings and Withdrawal

    I won't speak about Freud's theories about it because I am not familiar enough with them, but I have been saying something similar in that it's physiological instinct that can be a confounding factor to what we call addiction. Since addiction is not that well defined, someone self medicating...
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    Cravings and Withdrawal

    I expect you to stand by what you said in some capacity, insofar as I expect that you yourself feel that your relationship with tobacco is best described as an addiction. I'm not trying to convince you that you are not addicted at all, and it's certainly not my prerogative to do so. You body is...