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You Don't Have To Be Rich...
Thanks for the birthday wishes friends. I am indeed blessed with a wonderful family. @fnord - You said it well. No, I can't imagine a kinder gift. Bill- bphilli75
- Post #17
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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When Did You Start Smoking A Pipe?
I started about four years ago, at age 35. I actually thought I would try cigars but found I was more interested in the pipes when I perused online and visited a local B&M. My wife and boys were very encouraging, and the rest is history. When I was a kid, 14 or so, I carved a couple of pipes...- bphilli75
- Post #3
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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When Did You Start Smoking A Pipe?
A while back, I posted Brian L's Fast Five Final Questions from the radio show. It was a lot of fun to read all the posts. In the same spirit, how about a thread on... When did you start smoking a pipe, and what sparked your interest? Ready? Go! :D- bphilli75
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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First fire here goes!
Great thread! ...very cool that you shared your first smoke here. -
A Pipe Smokers Health
Congrats on the great news! Cheers to your continued good health.- bphilli75
- Post #36
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Peterson Christmas Billiard
It's a beaut, Clark, it's a BEAUT! ...very fine looking pipe.- bphilli75
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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You Don't Have To Be Rich...
Thanks all. ...so true. ...very rich indeed.- bphilli75
- Post #6
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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You Don't Have To Be Rich...
But it helps to have a great family and a great online store. My wife, kids, Mom and step-dad all conspired on a P&C gift card for me for my birthday. For under $125, I got... - Chacom Punch 81 (nose warmer) - Ascot Rusticated Apple - Tin of Two Friends English Chocolate - Tin of H&H...- bphilli75
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Smoking Indoors
My wife and I were always fans of incense. So were my sons. When I took up the pipe, they accepted it as another form of incense. My oldest son (13) often says he loves it when I smoke my pipe, inside or out. He says he doesn't know why, that it just makes him feel that "things are good." I...- bphilli75
- Post #27
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Help: My wife hates the smell of the pipe
A nice Virginia Perique, like Escudo, has a nice aroma. Also, Lane RLP 6 and 1Q from Lane Ltd are big hits around my house. I just tried out Mac Baren Mixture Scottish blend, and the family enjoyed it too. Best of luck man. Smells are powerful for invoking memories and emotions. Maybe some...- bphilli75
- Post #29
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Show off Your Corn Cobs Here!
Wow there are some great looking cobs on this thread! I have a few that are just standard modern fare, but this one is a little different. I put a Pony Express stem on my Patriot to make a sort of nosewarmer of it. This is my, fewest needed relights, pipe. I love it.- bphilli75
- Post #64
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Not gettng the cob...
Regarding Mark Twain and his corn cob pipes... "Twain reportedly hired 'a cheap man – a man who doesn’t amount to much, anyhow - who would be as well or better dead' to break in his cob pipes. In an 1892 interview with The Idler Magazine, Twain remarked, 'I never smoke a new corn-cob pipe. A...- bphilli75
- Post #32
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Kerr Jelly Jars - Great For Tobacco
HH ODF. Thanks for the reminder! ...on the list for my next order.- bphilli75
- Post #9
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Kerr Jelly Jars - Great For Tobacco
I hear ya Smeigs. Give the paper plate a try. See above.- bphilli75
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Kerr Jelly Jars - Great For Tobacco
I have some of the wide mouthed jars also. I love the way they look, but they don't stack as well. Some time back, I started using a paper plate for loading my pipes. I keep one on my shelf and just dump out a little tobacco and load my pipe from the pile over the plate. That way I spill...- bphilli75
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Kerr Jelly Jars - Great For Tobacco
These Kerr jelly jars are great little 8oz jars, and they come with stick-on labels. What I really like about them is how great they are for stacking. They are the perfect size for jarring a 100g tin. My wife picked them up at Walmart, a dozen for $6.- bphilli75
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Why Can't I Make it to the Bottom of the Bowl?!
Ae1pt - well said. I really enjoyed your post. Especially for folks new to the pipe, I think reading others here and there posting variations of, "I never have any problem smoking to the bottom of a bowl and a fine white ash on only one relight," can create a false expectation. It did for me...- bphilli75
- Post #24
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What Is The Best Alcohol With A Pipe In The Evening Time ?
I really enjoy dark beers - lagers, bocks and stouts - with English blends. It's all cheap, but I enjoy Lane HGL immensely with Michelob Amber Bock. -
Why Can't I Make it to the Bottom of the Bowl?!
I've enjoyed reading the great advice here. Sometimes, when I get to "that point," I will dump the ash and even out the top of what's left and let the pipe sit to cool and dry for thirty minutes or so. Often, once it has cooled and dried a bit, it relights great and smokes nicely. If it...- bphilli75
- Post #16
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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MM Nosewarmer
That looks great! I need to get a couple of the Forever Stems. Very nice pic.