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  1. Jaylotw

    Any Gardeners here Growing Cilantro?

    We don't grow any in the field on the farm since it's just not very valuable as a bunch, but we do hundreds of 4" pots of cilantro to sell as starter plants. I just seeded 115 pots today and will do another 2-300 in the next month and sell every single one. It's simple to grow, and the seed...
  2. Jaylotw

    Nicotine Test for Benefits at Work

    Four days for me, not that I know anything about that :LOL: A heat treating plant I worked at did the same type of nicotine test for benefits. I didn't bother, but my supervisor quit cigs for a week and was clean enough to be below the cut off.
  3. Jaylotw

    G.L. Pease, Where to Start?

    The GLP line has a lot of sleeper blends, there are so many that a few get lost in the fray. They are all exemplary, although not every one will suit your taste. Greg may be the king of Latakia, but I find that outside of his big Latakia blends is where the real magic lies. My favs: Chelsea...
  4. Jaylotw

    Anyone Seen Brobs Around Recently?

    I thought he was hilarious, and I'd agree with a lot of what he said, but he's definitely a rule bender and breaker. It seemed like a sport for him, but his posts definitely spiced this place up and he is a really kind and generous guy.
  5. Jaylotw

    Nightcap and Nicotine

    I never considered Nightcap to be a heavy hitter nicotine wise, but compared to most English blends it's a touch stronger. It's the Perique. Quiet Nights is in the same boat. Perique and Burley can both alter the PH of a blend, causing not only less tongue bite but also allowing more of the...
  6. Jaylotw

    Dry Time on Twist Tobacco

    I dry Brown Irish hardly at all, but SG #4 needs some time to air, like 20 to 30 minutes. Every twist or rope is going to be different. Some of the darker stoved ropes are coated in olive oil, which won't just dry off. I cut coins with a cigar cutter that has a back plate, so every coin is...
  7. Jaylotw

    What Tobaccos do You Not Cellar?

    The only stuff I don't cellar is stuff I don't like enough to buy extra. I don't really cellar anything with the express intent to age it...I cellar stuff I like and age is an added bonus sometimes, if I haven't smoked it all up. I don't smoke many aros, and the ones I do, I don't really care...
  8. Jaylotw

    Upset Spouses and You

    My girl makes way more money than I do, but we both live pretty frugally, until we go on vacation, then we (she) dump money like moldy fruit. She's never once bugged me about tobacco or pipe or boat or fishing purchases. I hold down my end of the bills, groceries and household maintenance...
  9. Jaylotw

    Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Dark Bird's Eye ??‍♂️

    DBE is pretty good, I love the cut and the straight ahead, no mess around flavor. I take it with me when I'm fishing, since the flavor is strong enough to cover the fish slime that transfers from my fingers and it's easy to light in a headwind.
  10. Jaylotw

    Vincent Manil La Volute First Impressions

    Good review. This stuff surprised me. I love the thought of some dude with an afro pressing bricks of tobacco in his basement, which is what's actually happening with Semois. It's in its own world, flavor wise and packaging.
  11. Jaylotw

    Questions You Hate

    I hate: "what are your plans this evening?" Uh...I'm gonna sit until I get tired, then I'm gonna go lie down. It's Tuesday who the hell makes plans on a Tuesday? "Bet you can't WAIT for summer, huh?" I'm a farmer. I despise the summer. It's hot as hell and the only people who enjoy it are...
  12. Jaylotw

    Aged Tobacco: Quality and Value?

    In my opinion aged Pipe tobacco is hyped a bit. Things change, yes, but age does not equal "better" necessarily, but different. Knock yourself out if you want to buy some. I bought a $60 dollar 100g tin of Old Gowrie with 8 years on it and it was incredible...but so is fresh Old Gowrie...
  13. Jaylotw

    Your Cellar Size

    I've got around 30lbs. My strategy is to buy as much extra as my budget allows. I don't know how much I smoke, I don't count it. Most of my daily smoking is cheaper bulk stuff...so I guess that's a cellaring strategy...
  14. Jaylotw

    Top Three (YMMV)

    English: Squadron Leader Quiet Nights Chelsea Morning VA: Yorktown Full Virginia Flake HH Pure VA VA/per: Old Gowrie LNF Sixpence Burley: Old Joe Krantz Pegasus Carter Hall Aro: Ennerdale Bob's Chocolate (yeah I consider it aro let's fight about it) Autumn Evening This is the list of...
  15. Jaylotw

    Rank Change

    What am I? Edit: Lifer. This place does feel like an institution at times!
  16. Jaylotw

    Groundhog Day celebrations!

    Groundhog Day is also my brother's birthday. He's 40 this year. I'd go see him, but they're calling for ice and 10-20 inches of snow that day so...nah. Groundhogs are the one animal I never hesitate to shoot. I don't relish killing anything, not even a groundhog, but if I catch one in a...
  17. Jaylotw

    How About Not Designating Pipes?

    I smoke whatever in whichever pipe I choose, except aros. I tried dedicating to genres, but I'd forget which pipe goes where or I'd want to smoke a certain pipe and a certain blend and just chucked the whole idea out the window. I don't smoke a ton of Latakia anymore, but when I do it's the...
  18. Jaylotw

    Thumbing The Bowl

    A friend's dad used to do this with a matchbook, he'd draw with the matchbook covering the bowl and lift up the edge just a bit. I thought it was nuts (he was, and is, a bit nuts) but after I started smoking a pipe I asked him about it and he explained that it works to revive an ember, much...
  19. Jaylotw

    Best Way to Remove Broken Stem in Shank?

    That's how I did it, too, but with a drill bit. I turned it just enough so the drill got a good bite, then slowly pulled the broken piece out. Took all of 30 seconds. I should add that it was a cheap basket pipe, so I wasn't too scared of nicking anything. Is there enough left sticking out...
  20. Jaylotw

    Dr. Reamlove, or How I Learned to Not be Afraid of Reaming

    This right here. Except some, like myself, are much too lazy to walk to the sink after a smoke.
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