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  1. gemtx

    Who Got You Into Pipe Smoking And When?

    There was the cracking of black walnuts on the porch with a hammer. There was the candy drawer always full of something special. And there was my grandfather always smoking a pipe. We would beg him to blow smoke rings. The house always smelled of smoke, a great smell for me. After he died...
  2. gemtx

    Hello from Pennsylvania

    Welcome. I'm new too. Texas, go figure.
  3. gemtx

    Why Did I Start Smoking A Pipe? - 1946

    I love reading these posts. I started in college with one of my grandfather's pipes. He had passed. He was an all-day piper. I recall when he died being able to choose one, only one, of his pipes. I was 10; I had no room or reason to argue. But now the thought of all his pipes being thrown...
  4. gemtx

    Taking a Walk with Mr. Brog Lumberjack

    Anyone familiar with Mr. Brog Lumberjack pipe? It is truly enormous. Well, I needed to take my daily walk, and I decided to do so with this pipe - filled with Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed. Despite windy weather, it was a great smoke. 45 minutes. No need to re-light. I think I...
  5. gemtx

    Keeping Tins Fresh

    Thanks, all, for wonderful suggestions. I really appreciate it. I had smoking sessions with both the Mac Baren Vanilla Roll Cake and the Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed (which came in a ziplock). Both so wonderful in their own ways. I wish I could just smoke all day! The HH was...
  6. gemtx

    Keeping Tins Fresh

    jpmcwjr, I just couldn't resist opening them. Kid in a candy-store sort of moment. All so different. The two that really have me excited are Balkan Sasieni and Mac Baren Vanilla Roll Cake, but I dig the tin notes of the whole batch. Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed and Gold Block are...
  7. gemtx

    Keeping Tins Fresh

    python, I read your article. Thank you. I ruined a batch of great tobacco by over-humidifying it, creating mold. What a drag.
  8. gemtx

    Keeping Tins Fresh

    Thank you all for responses. I really appreciate it. Truly.
  9. gemtx

    Keeping Tins Fresh

    I just received my Christmas present in the mail: 8 tins! Of course I had to open them! Now to keep them fresh. I have no "cellar." I do have a cigar humidor which likely would fit them all. I am looking for suggestions. I'm sure the tins themselves will provide decently for quite some...
  10. gemtx

    I Hope in 2021, I Will... (Pipe Related)

    I'd like to have more smoking sessions like the one I just enjoyed in the garage: first, a catch-all blend of mild stuff in an absolutely huge Brog pipe (it is enormous); then Old Ironsides in an Armellini. Scotch blend to drink. A good book on the ethics of artificial intelligence (really). I...
  11. gemtx

    Smoking a Pipe at 36

    I started smoking in undergraduate college; never in public; so I guess we're talking 20. I saw an ad here with a young man smoking a pipe, so maybe a good sign. My grandfather was an all-day pipe smoker, which is why I tried it. The smell was all memories. These days, I can't imagine...
  12. gemtx

    First Pipe of the Day?

    I love smoking a huge bowl with a huge coffee - with chicory - in the morning, though this rarely happens. Incidentally, I buy pure chicory and blend with my coffee. The tin could be anything, depending on who will also take it in at some point second hand. I try to be kind.
  13. gemtx

    Fish Tank Bubble-Maker to Smoke a Pipe

    Yeah, I lived in a single room then, and it would fill with delicious smoke. My housemates actually envied it. I'm married with kiddo now, so I do my puffing outside. I've been considering the attic! On a side note, during a normal smoking session, after I puff out I inhale through my nose...
  14. gemtx

    Fish Tank Bubble-Maker to Smoke a Pipe

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) I used to use a fish-tank bubble machine to smoke pipes for me. I can't quite remember how I put it together, but it blew a slow stream of air which I directed into the bowl. Out came a gentle flow of smoke from the bit. I would do this when I...
  15. gemtx

    What's Your Favorite Drink While Smoking Your Pipe?

    Coffee 'til noon. Any good whisk(e)y after 6.
  16. gemtx

    Hey All! Smoking Old Ironsides

    Thank you, 02Knight! I just purchased a boatload of tobacco. Lots for me, lots to hope my family will enjoy it too. I just read on this forum a post which included the quote: (something like) Pipe smoke is the smell of fatherhood. I would love it if my daughter enjoyed the smell of my pipes...
  17. gemtx

    Newb Here, from DFW, TX.

    Hey! I'm also DFW. Welcome. I'm new here myself.
  18. gemtx

    Hey All! Smoking Old Ironsides

    Tough to tell if my avatar is Santa or Walt Whitman! Good either way.
  19. gemtx

    Old Pathe Video About Pipes

    Loved this.
  20. gemtx

    Hey All! Smoking Old Ironsides

    Thanks, jpmcwjr! I put in my profile (or whatever you call it) that I'm from Dallas, TX. Actually a northern suburb: Plano, but nobody knows Plano. I don't remember the make of the sport-coat! Ha. But the pipe was a Nording. (tear drops as I write that) In other news, I think my wife is...
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