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Facebook?
I'm a Facebook member, finally jumping aboard as a way to promote my business locally. It's expanded to include family and friends all over the world. FB would be a great adjunct to the forum-based networking we do here on pipesmagazine. It would offer us a way to learn more about each other and...- seakayak
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Spinal surgery
Rehab's going great, Cortezattic. So much so that I plan on returning to my office Monday (with a slightly reduced schedule and wife driving). And, misterben, it ain't Florida but it sure is pretty. Those pictures will have to get me through the next few months. Just you and me, pal...on the...- seakayak
- Post #54
- Forum: General Discussion
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Spinal surgery
A thousand thanks for the prayers and positive thoughts. I returned home today, two days after my surgery, already feeling the impact. Pain is greatly reduced and I have a new appreciation for life's simple pleasures...like sleeping in my own bed in my own home. Life is very good, even during...- seakayak
- Post #41
- Forum: General Discussion
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Spinal surgery
Point taken, Lawrence. From where I sit, you're all good people. May we all be Cherished Members as the years continue to pass.- seakayak
- Post #13
- Forum: General Discussion
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Spinal surgery
Thank you, guys. My surgeon is not only among the best spinal specialists in South Florida, but he actually has a great personality as well. Hey, cortezattic, how does one become a "Cherished Member"? Do you need to have royal blood or spiritual enlightenment?- seakayak
- Post #7
- Forum: General Discussion
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Spinal surgery
Tomorrow morning (April 4) I will be undergoing surgery to remove two cervical discs that are pressing against my spine and to fuse two pairs of cervical vertebrae. In a forum this large, I suspect several of you have some prior knowledge about this procedure and it's aftermath. Any feedback...- seakayak
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Smoking a pipe vs cigarettes or cigars
I smoke a pipe exclusively.- seakayak
- Post #12
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Do you prefer large,medium or small pipes?
I have a variety of sizes, from small (a Medico Jet) to medium large. That huge pipe above by hobie1dog is way beyond both my taste in pipe styling and my ability to support for an hour (or three). I guess I'm sort of a traditionalist and choose a pipe, on any given day, based more on time... -
A Couple Of Peterson Arans
That Peterson Aran I mention in my post yesterday is a 120. I stopped by the office this morning to feed the fish and, while there, took a look at the number. Very nice pipe. Oh, romeowood, I'm happily puffing on my Peterson "Rocky" bulldog as I write this. Like you, I've come to really... -
A Couple Of Peterson Arans
I have an Aran. It's back at the office so I can't tell you the style number, but it is a sweet smoking pipe with a round shank and a straight stem. -
Funky Smelling Meerschaum
I bought a Peterson meerschaum in Savannah GA back in th '70s and it smelled like a paper mill for several years and through many bowls of tobacco. I really didn't mind the odor, but it was clearly there for some time. Eventually, the meerschaum will tobacco-ize itself, but it could take quite... -
Matches or lighter?
I use one of two pipe lighters, a Xikar old boy for every day smoking and an Im Corona for formal occasions. For me, the lighter is as much a part of pipe smoking pleasure as the pipe itself.- seakayak
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Quick Restoration on an Estate
Crest toothpase and fine sandpaper...This old dog is learning a few new tricks tonight. The pipe looks great, and now mine will be looking a bit better too. -
Considering a little pipe surgery. Input please.
I have a Torben Dansk purchased as an estate pipe several months ago. It's a great smoking pipe, but the rim is so seriously charred that sections of the bowl near the top are actually burned to the extent that it's slightly mis-shaped. You've given me the courage to gently take a bit of fine... -
How do others react to your pipe?
Like most of you, the response to my pipe smoke is almost universally positive. People tend to view me as an interesting oddity from simple times long gone by. I cannot count the number of people, both male and female, who comment on how the aroma brings back memories of a favorite grandfather...- seakayak
- Post #38
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Savinelli vs. Peterson "systems"
I currently have four Petersons (including one meerschaum and three briars) and two Savinelli briars in my collection. Both systems offer equally fine smokes in my opinion. I have never used the balsa insert with the Savs preferring to keep it as simple as possible. In my experience, the dryness... -
I just started to collect pipes. Any tips?
I like hilojohnny's advice best so far. Take your time. A quality pipe collection should ultimately be a chronicle of your evolving tastes and interests. I have a fairly broad range of styles and sizes in my rotation. The collection is represented by a variety of countries and makers from Italy...- seakayak
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Case of PAD!
Nothing to add. You stumbled upon a pipe collection most people spend a lifetime developing. Well done! -
My trip to Peterson's shop in Dublin!
40 years later, I'm still enjoying my first pipe, a Spanish no-name bought when I was a student in Mallorca. That 303 you picked up in Dublin will carry with it a lifetime of happy memories. Congratulations on a fine start to the coming collection.- seakayak
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Favorite pipe maker
Like puffintuff, I have a majority of Petersons followed closely by Savinelli. Like papipeguy however, I'm blown away by the quality of workmanship of the one Ser Jacobo I can afford to own.- seakayak
- Post #36
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion