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  1. stevecourtright

    Is There a Tobacco you Seem to Like More Every Time you Smoke It?

    For some reason, Right about now, Only one speaks to me, and is Genuinely my favorite. Many have tried to keep my attention, Or spurned me, but Really, though Thinking back, Or wishing I could go back None speaks louder.
  2. stevecourtright

    Looks Like the New Neighbors are....Trash

    Every one of the several places I have lived has had a person living somewhere nearby that doesn't seem to fit in. It seems to be a statistical fact. Sometimes it's a good thing, and sometimes it creates real problems. Good luck to you.
  3. stevecourtright

    Saying Goodbye to My Best Friend of 13 Years

    So sorry for your loss, B. I know that Loss is hard. I try to find ways to celebrate life each day and remember those who have gone before us so as to learn how to be in this world the fullest way possible.
  4. stevecourtright

    Fishing Pictures 2021

  5. stevecourtright

    Anyone Recognise Their Town Here?

    I recognize none of them and all of them... lol
  6. stevecourtright

    Any Fly Fishers Here?

    I love fly fishing and have made my own rods for a while now. Back in about 2015 a few friends from the local Trout Unlimited asked me to help build a Mackenzie Drift Boat. Here it is at the unveiling..
  7. stevecourtright

    Are Modern Container Ships Not Fitted With Bow Thrusters?

    All this will explained in excruciating and dramatic detail in the inevitable upcoming Netflix series.
  8. stevecourtright

    I am a Survivor of Prostate Cancer

    Piping up to say I honor the courage it takes to share your story. Too much important stuff is deemed "out of bounds" for reasons I don't quite understand.
  9. stevecourtright

    I Did A Thing

    Ok, gotta admit, it's a thing of beauty. Now, make smoke...
  10. stevecourtright

    I Did A Thing

    As long as it washes off in the shower I'm ok with that...
  11. stevecourtright

    Morning Pipe

    One thing about working from home that is nice, is that one has time to do things that we could not do during our commute. My commute was by bicycle or train to the Chicago Loop. No pipe smoking allowed on the train and coffee from a "water" bottle just isn't the same. Now, I get to sit with...
  12. stevecourtright

    Shrimp Etouffee.

    Mmmmmmmmmmmmm The perfect response to a wintery evening: A fire, a pipe, a good dog, and a steaming crock of Shrimp Etouffee.... and don't forget the bourbon. Man, gotta go now
  13. stevecourtright

    2021 Chicago Pipe Show Announcement!

    Great news - Fingers crossed
  14. stevecourtright

    Naive Question about Drying Tobacco

    Honestly, I adapt to the tobacco. I can smoke tobacco right out of a newly opened tin, where it's moist and maybe needs an extra light or two and it's a good smoke with plenty of flavor. A month later the tobacco left in the opened tin can be almost crackly dry and it's also a good smoke...
  15. stevecourtright

    I’m Afraid No Smoking Today

    True! Pretty much goes everywhere imo
  16. stevecourtright

    A Better Billiard... I Think????

    Bravo, it's quite elegant, as billiards should be...
  17. stevecourtright

    Woodworkers: How Do I Make this Shape?

    As a rule, drill presses are not designed to tolerate side loads on such a bit. I know from experience using a downcut spiral bit to make slots in guitar bridges that one can destroy the bearings in short order that way. Mills on the other hand are made for side loads...
  18. stevecourtright

    Real Pipe Shops in Illinois

    It took all this conversation about B+M shops to get me out of the house on Friday. I drove along Lake Shore Drive in the sun and down to the office in the Loop to pick up a pair of shoes I haven't slipped on since March, then strolled over to get caramel corn for my better half, and then on to...
  19. stevecourtright

    Cellini Original

    My office is (was) a few block from Iwan Ries (I know, I know) and I have to swallow hard every time I purchase tobacco there. But paying for one's thrills has always been the way it goes here in Chicago (one way or the other). On the other hand, Iwan Ries has always, always gone above and...
  20. stevecourtright

    Cellini Original

    I have a few Cellini pipes that I picked up. It's kind of fun to have pipes made near where I live, and have some history attached to Chicago. Some are a little clunky, they smoke ok, are a bit on the heavy side, but the fun factor makes them part of my rotation. I hear that the "freehand"...
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