Search results
-
Yet another rant!
Incompetence in organizations is down to the way the place is run, and to a very acute lack of higher ups being able to see the stupid complexities and problems of such transactions....especially as they are over the internet. There is way too much automation and about zero common sense. In real...- starcat
- Post #17
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
-
I Need Some Meerschaum Selection Advice
Gourd Calabash, always have been one of the finest pipes I have ever smoked SC- starcat
- Post #12
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
Obsidian Oil, A Warning From My Experiance
Microfiber is " synthetic "- starcat
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
Avatar ?
That thing also has been grossly and unnecessarily complicated, but I think there is a thread which " complicatedly " and time wastingly solves it. Best of luck SC- starcat
- Post #11
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
Favorite Billiard For English Blends?
God Horrifying straight pipes......... SC -
Show Off Your Erik Nording Pipe Here!
I would love to but this forum does not seem, to allow hosting of its " own " pics, which is indeed irresponsible. So the Nording will have to remain imagined but nontheless well poised. SC- starcat
- Post #23
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
-
To The New Guys And Not So New
Take joy in this thing...... SC- starcat
- Post #42
- Forum: General Discussion
-
A Good Mild Tobacco?
To start with is an inclisuve proposition That said..... McClelland Frog Morton Even better Blue Mountain In Truth very mild, but rich and deep Write back for strong blends and so forth SC- starcat
- Post #15
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
Now This Is A Company I Can Do Business With
The original purpose of a company was to provide for the needs of a group of people. The " company " as we mostly know them will not be much longer in this reality. I have total assurance of that fact. SC- starcat
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
Looking For That Perfect Vanilla Flavor
I recently also wanted to find a " Good " vanilla. One that was not done up with some kind of artifice. I came by 2 at the time. They are both decent, but I don't know yet if they are the perfect vanilla. One is called " Original Danish Black Vanilla " and is said to be made by ? Planta but...- starcat
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
-
Help Me Pick Between 2 Pipes
I would help lad but those are both straight pipes. Are you quite sure you " really " want to go striaght? If so I cannot advise you. SC- starcat
- Post #33
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
Opinions on a Nording?
That Nording is a " Fantastic " and awesome pipe. I am smoking out of a similar one right now and its my absolute best pipe. They are also a VERY fine pipe for the dollar. Rugged and simple. Elegant.- starcat
- Post #12
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
About Artifice
All artifice is an attempt to mimick something from creation, so the idea of artifice is flawed from the get go..... If we are working with and from creation, we can go to manifold new heights and places, but as stated above artifice can never succeed Something in the aware person sees and...- starcat
- Thread
- Replies: 43
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
-
Oh Ro the Rattlin Bog.....
The ratlin bog is a song that has verses that get longer and longer.... I did that for comic effect. Now I did say they evetually come thru. That " is " slack. Now when someone says they have stock and something is shipping out today, then it turns out they did not have stock and " don't have...- starcat
- Post #11
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
99% Isopropyl Alcohol for Meerschaums ?
I never use ISO but only alcohol that one can drink. White rum always works without any problem for me. -
Oh Ro the Rattlin Bog.....
That is a song lyric from a Celtic song called " The Rattlin Bog " its the lead into the refrain. Oh Ro the rattlin bog way down in the valley-o........ Also P&C eventually comes through.- starcat
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
Wives Knowing Quality Tobacco
I have a concubine who likes english blends but hates sweet vanilla aromatics.......... SC- starcat
- Post #19
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
-
Anyone Try Drew Estate Pipe Tobacco?
Meat Pie makes about as much sense as nougat. Possibly some others are seeing what has been mentioned about naming and marketing ideas that have arisen in this " Age " we are in.- starcat
- Post #31
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
-
I'm Looking for 5 or 6 Pipe Brands to Trust, Need Help Please
I have Nording, GBD, and Stanwell. All which are outstanding in their own ways. I also has a very nice BC which displayed a defect and had to be returned. A lot of people seem to be jumping up and down about Savanelli, but they are not impressing me personally. The BCs as well I think are...- starcat
- Post #26
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions