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  1. boatme99

    Bulldog Finally Acquired!!

    Smoking my new Peterson Bd right now. A little front heavy but nice. Have a Savinelli Oceano on the way. Always liked them
  2. boatme99

    Finally Bought A Pete

    Ha. I've been waffling about a Dracula for about a month. You just nudged me along. Ordered a 80s sandblasted. I also ordered another one I've been eyeing, a Savinelli Oceano rusticated 510. With the two I just got a couple of weeks ago. my pipe budget is in the red!
  3. boatme99

    Dinner Tonight

    I went out. A NY strip, black and blue of course, asparagus, and some rice pilaf. I used to cook a lot, and varied stuff but lately I can't work for more than a few minutes at a time so I'm going out a lot. When I move next month I'll have some help so I can do more again, and supervise my...
  4. boatme99

    Being a Codger is Hard

    And a box of Kleenex in the back window. :)
  5. boatme99

    I've Always Enjoyed Posts From (Member Appreciation Thread)

    I appreciate my member every day, Some nights, too, if i"m lucky. I'll stand back from the group hug if that's ok. Unless...
  6. boatme99

    Most Expensive Pipes Sold Ever

    I've worked for a LOT of really wealthy people. I never found them to be cheap, they just expect to get what they;re paying for. Truly wealthy people spend huge amounts of time watching their money, they have to. You ever wonder why those folks that win 200 - 500 million in the lottery always...
  7. boatme99

    On Nostalgia And Misconceptions

    My father smoked a pipe on and off his entire adult life. He always bought Half and Half or Pr. Albert at the base exchange. I can remember about 4 pipes. Seems like Grabow's and other inexpensive pipes, again available at the exchange.
  8. boatme99

    Most Expensive Pipes Sold Ever

    Yes. Wealthy.
  9. boatme99

    What are You Watching, 2021? Rating [*/5]

    I hate the modern shaky cam, quick cuts school. That's actually the kind of stuff that used to be used in psych operations to break peoples minds. I wonder what they're thinking?
  10. boatme99

    What are You Watching, 2021? Rating [*/5]

    just started re-watching Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, 1979. Very good adaptation. British tv back in the day had great productions. Unlike American television, They're willing to spend the time to tell a full story, with real acting, not just some quick gratuitous violence and sex thrown in...
  11. boatme99

    A Little More Ice, Please

    109 years ago today
  12. boatme99

    Best Line in a Song

    If you chew tobacco and wish upon a star You'll find out where the scarecrows sit just like punchlines between the cars
  13. boatme99

    Best Line in a Song

    Well I don't want dream forever In the shadow of your leaving me So I light another cigarette And try to remember to forget.
  14. boatme99

    First Of Two Arrived

    I do too. I'm finding I like shorter pipes
  15. boatme99

    What Are You Listening To? - April, 2021

    In the car listening to some Dexter Gordon. Love that devil's insturment, the sax!
  16. boatme99

    First Of Two Arrived

    I tried last night and couldn't get them to load Here's the first bowl. Some Borkum You really can taste the prune/plum on the first few puffs, and a bit of aftertaste.
  17. boatme99

    First Of Two Arrived

    I couldn't keep my eyes open. Bed time.
  18. boatme99

    First Of Two Arrived

    The Peterson Killarney and two tobaccos came in from Smoking Pipes. Its too late to light up now, ill inaugurate it tomorrow.
  19. boatme99

    Dinner Tonight

    Tonight was a pinwheel steak and some buttered spaetzle