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  1. mso489

    Why Do Aromatics Have a Bad Rap?

    Many pipe smokers start out with aromatics so think of them as beginner tobaccos once they try some of the good non-aromatics. Aromatics sustain the tobacco markets through sales, I think well over 90 percent of sales. Some of the old time tobaccos that are thought of as non-aromatics are...
  2. mso489

    We are Spoiled by Cheap Tools

    lf people use tools on a more or less daily basis, they need higher quality. For the average householder like me, a big tool box may hold all you need. Sears used to have Craftsmen tools, now sold by Ace Hardware I believe. It used to be that if the tool wore out in standard usage, you could...
  3. mso489

    Trick or Treating: How Old Is Too Old?

    Maybe 14-ish, if the kid isn't through puberty yet. If he or she is 6 feet five inches and weighs 270 up, they are too old. Any boy (or girl) who can grew a mustache probably should stay home. However, I will make an exception for parents with young children or grandparents with young kids, I...
  4. mso489

    A Lunch With Friends

    Living large! Sounds spectacular.
  5. mso489

    Do You Ash?

    Usually dumping ash isn't needed, maybe every 25 bowls or so, depending on the blend, cut, humidity, or whatever. The trick is to dump the gray ash without losing any part of the ember or unburnt tobacco. Usually the ash is fine enough not to impede tamping or the burn, just not necessary...
  6. mso489

    Most Floral Lakelands?

    The Lakeland ghost may never go away. I guess ream gently and sand out the chamber, since cake is a guarantee of ghosting. The pipe may always be haunted. Rose geranium lives on. Or designate it to aromatic Lakeland blends, if you like those at all.
  7. mso489

    Pipe Preacher

    Amen.
  8. mso489

    Still Haunted by my Early Days of Pipe-Smoking...

    Starting out, pipe smoking is kind of clunky. A lot of fiddling, relights, and obvious mistakes. Maybe this is why, when it gives pleasure, it is such a surprise. When I got to a blend I liked, I was amazed.
  9. mso489

    Having An Attack Of Shingles…

    Before we were married, living in different states, my wife came down with shingles. We're the same age. So when I had a rash, I went to my primary care doc. She made a different diagnosis and gave me something for it, but later the same year, I came down with a different rash, bright purple...
  10. mso489

    Beatle-mania

    One of the brilliant aspects of the Beatles was their ability to draw "rock and roll' music from many genres effectively. They drew from garage rock, blues, and soul, but also from many old English music hall standards with particular verve, charm, and a love that transcended irony. The Stones...
  11. mso489

    Ruminations on Senior Citizenship

    I had a friend who recently died at 105. She was always chipper and optimistic, and her curiosity and sociability never failed her. I suspect she was willing to go to 110 and beyond. For many years she had a pet owl. She was a librarian in a small city in N.C. My late wife departed at 52...
  12. mso489

    Now For Something Completely Different

    The Victorians were wild about legs, such that the prudes wanted skirts put on even the legs of pianos. A good fetish is an endless feast, apparently.
  13. mso489

    Full Bent or Bent Billiard?

    I'd go full bent, so you will know what that's like. Don't get one too heavy, which will erase the lighter feel with a bent pipe. You can still get all the chamber you want. Just mind the over all weight. I wouldn't go all the way to Oom-Paul, which is a specialty item probably best when you...
  14. mso489

    Kevin Is A Time Traveler

    I thought I recognized one of those figures photographed on the wall of the ancient Egyptian pyramids. I couldn't figure out why it looked like it was smoking a pipe.
  15. mso489

    Why Some Pipes Deliver More Nicotine

    There may be mystical properties in some pipes regarding nicotine. But my basic nicotine producers are bigger chambers, stronger blends, faster smoking, and lack of hydration and food in your stomach.. I tend to like the beginning of a buzz without nausea, fatigue, light headedness, hiccoughs.
  16. mso489

    Fastfood Coffee.

    The McDonalds franchise near me does a surprisingly good cup of coffee, usually the best part of a breakfast there. I don't go there often, but I am usually pleased with the coffee. I think this varies from franchise to franchise.
  17. mso489

    Birthday Presents to Yourself

    For my most recent birthday my sister sent me a tin of Peterson EMS, which is perfect for my new interest in Virginia blends, though I am first a burley devotee. My wife and I are usually relaxed about birthdays, go to our favorite burger joint, and string out the gifts over about a week...
  18. mso489

    Added a Nice One to My Ser Jacopo Collection

    I have only one SJ, purchased new with a windfall on a written piece, on sale at SP for an amazing discount I couldn't match on an estate SJ today. It's a Dublin blast with a square shank and a squared off saddle stem, great looking and great smoking since 2013. Yours is a unique shape with...
  19. mso489

    Most Floral Lakelands?

    If you like blends without rose geranium, just remember to designate separate pipes for those, unless you enjoy the ghosts of rose geranium too.
  20. mso489

    Jim's C&D From Beyond 2023 Small Batch Review.

    Thanks! I read the C&D pitch on this and wondered how it smoked. The tobaccos are selectively sourced, but it is a most traditional English blend, modeled after a vintage tin of Nightcap that Jeremy Reeves, the blender had smoked. I like the inclusion of burley with Virginia in English...
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