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  1. L

    Oakland CA

    Schmidt's is a pipe friendly establishment :)
  2. L

    Oakland CA

    Hey Brandon, have you been to Schmidt's pub in Albany? I wonder if @Cicerolepipero or @Johnny_Pipecleaner or @danimalia are still piping in the area
  3. L

    New to Forum

    Welcome from Oakland
  4. L

    Hello. I Need to Chill Out.

    Welcome from Oakland! I bet everyone else has forgotten, so you can too. If you need some punishment to feel better, smoke some mean tobacco - I have an angry meer just for this purpose ;)
  5. L

    Greetings from Alexandria, VA!

    Welcome from Oakland
  6. L

    Greetings From Belfast

    Welcome from Oakland
  7. L

    Greetings from Canada!

    I do - properties vary with age. Younger morta is still wood-similar, while older is similar to meerschaum (but more durable and less conspicuous). Morta pipes tend to be lighter than briar, more absorbent and ghost-resistant. They can get rather hot to the touch, yet seem to cool the smoke by...
  8. L

    Greetings From Belfast

    Welcome from Oakland! The Royal Yacht is pretty nice, I read Stalin liked it too
  9. L

    Hello

    Welcome from Oakland, congrats on your retirement
  10. L

    Hello, I'm a Newbie

    Welcome from Oakland
  11. L

    Hello

    Welcome from Oakland, those antiques sound rad
  12. L

    Howdy Gents!

    Welcome from Oakland
  13. L

    Hello from Southwest Virginia!

    Welcome from Oakland
  14. L

    Howdy from Technically The South

    greetings from oakland, i've heard that a mix of eggwhite and crushed chalk can be used to repair meers
  15. L

    Oakland CA

    I'm aware of the club that meets at Telford's, but that's pretty far. Would there be sufficient interest to justify an Oakland club?
  16. L

    Tobacco: Last Affordable Luxury.

    I think I worked out that it's about a penny per minute. Compare to ~$1/min avg for Ubers, drinks, etc.
  17. L

    Half a Bowl Left when Out and About...

    I cover the bowl and the airhole with hands for a few seconds to subdue, disturb the ash with my finger and gently dump just the ash. If I have a windcap handy I install it and pocket.
  18. L

    Travel Pipes

    Last few trips I've taken a 50s briar w/ block meer insert. It's bulky not beautiful, but also durable, repeatable, ghost-resistant.
  19. L

    Greetings from South Carolina

    Welome from Oakland
  20. L

    Hello from Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Welcome from Oakland