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Review: Luxury Bulls Eye Flake
Luxury Bullseye Flake was not quite my first Va/Per (I bought a couple of ounces of what I think is a McClelland Va/Per in bulk from my local B&M just before a trip to NOLA), but it was my first flake. Lovely stuff - I went through that sample right quick, and I've got 2 more ounces aging in a...- phred
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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What smokes with what?
I'm one of the ones who has dedicated pipes for different types of tobacco blends. I'm not overly worried about ghosting - I'm just trying to learn the subtleties of different blends without any distractions. I have a couple of pipes that I use for various aromatic blends, a couple that I use...- phred
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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USA.gov says today is the Great American Smokeout Day
Dangit - I'm still wheezing too much to enjoy a pipe properly. :cry:- phred
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Early Morning Pipe
Looking forward to doing this with the Dunhill blends at some point - so far, I've done the comparisons between H&H English blends (including Daybreak, which is described as "inspired by" EMP), and with two of the Froggies. It's fascinating to see how different proportions of varietal tobaccos...- phred
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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Firestorm Erupts in Anti-Smoking Massachusetts Town
Part of it is the difference in the pendulum swing - the anti-smokers haven't focused on pot largely because it's been illegal for so long, so all of their efforts have been focused on tobacco. Plus, you don't actually have to smoke pot to consume it. Here in CO, public consumption of pot is...- phred
- Post #12
- Forum: Tobacco Legislation
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British Vs. English - A Question Of Terminology
One more history major/English minor here, well aware of Mr. Johnson's contributions... :D You do realize that one of the stereotypes of pipe smokers is the tweed-jacketed, ivory tower intellectual, right? :P- phred
- Post #20
- Forum: British Pipes
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Using Matches?
I've gotten to the point of only using matches when I'm smoking indoors at the B&M - it's just too dang windy in Colorado otherwise. My Zippo has become my go-to lighter, as it's dead reliable (as long as I keep it topped off). Even the butane pipe lighters have a tendency to succumb to the wind...- phred
- Post #33
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Peter Stokebbye Bulk
I've been watching that deal, too - I love the Luxury Bullseye Flake myself, and I've got a couple of ounces waiting for me in a storage jar... but I wouldn't mind having a pound or two on hand. LBF is, as cosmicfolklore said, an excellent intro to Va/Per blends - the Cavendish center makes it a...- phred
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Escudo - God's Gift to Pipesmokers
Ah, Escudo... First tobacco that I ever bought extra tins of for cellaring. My first tin was bought at a B&M, and I smoked it right out of the tin. Marvelous stuff. Then Smoking Pipes had a sale, and I picked up 5 tins, marked the date on them with a Sharpie, and opened one (which is still in...- phred
- Post #20
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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I've been carving alot... (pic overload)
Welcome back! I was just wondering the other day whatever happened to your pipe carving hobby - looks like you're well on the way from hobbyist to pro... Lovely stuff. -
The cliché question: why can't my pipe stay lit?
Welcome back! I've only been smoking for a couple of years, but I've had to essentially start over from scratch at least once - relearning all of the lessons about packing, slowing down, drying out, differences between pipes, differences between tobaccos, etc. I'm currently on hiatus due to a...- phred
- Post #16
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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How Do I Get a VIP Invite to the Pipe Room? (Cartoon)
There's an apocryphal story that the rooms in Balmoral Castle (redecorated by Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert) all had a decorative emblem above the doorway that included the stylized initials A and V (for Albert and Victoria) - except for the smoking room, which just had an "A"...- phred
- Post #3
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Anyone Going on a Cruise over Thanksgiving?
We have friends who just left on a cruise through the Panama Canal, but we're not scheduled for our next cruise until spring. Royal Caribbean ships seem to have a hand sanitizing station every 10 feet, and usually a staff member outside the dining room and buffet areas reminding everyone to...- phred
- Post #5
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Beards and Beard Oil
In case folks are interested, here's a supplier that was recommended to me by a fellow with a notable mustache that I met on the Steampunk Cruise: Royal Shave And here's the brand I've been using: The Mod Cabin- phred
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Podcasts
I listen to audiobooks, but I also have a number of podcasts that I subscribe to in between books... Pipes Magazine Radio Show (of course) Welcome to Night Vale (imagine "Prairie Home Companion" written by H.P. Lovecraft) Penn's Sunday School (Penn Jillette rambles for about an hour) Writing...- phred
- Post #5
- Forum: General Discussion
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My First English
I wound up getting into English blends early, thanks to this forum. After describing my first experiences with what turned out to be Lane's 1-Q, several folks suggested trying out some Englishes, and at the time, the Black Bloods were posting all over the place, so when I put in my first sampler...- phred
- Post #34
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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The Biggest Tobacco Purchase You Have Made
Pricewise? Either the single tin of Escudo that I bought in Washington State for about 3x what I would have paid online, or the $35 I spent on a Hearth & Home sampler plus a tin of Black House that I bought when I first started. I don't have the budget for much more than that, normally...- phred
- Post #20
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Beards and Beard Oil
I've worn a full beard since about 1994 (length variable - it's shorter these days than it was in the past), but just recently started using beard oil, as my face started producing more dandruff than my scalp ever did. Tea Tree Oil shampoo/conditioner had been sufficient for years, but as I get...- phred
- Post #17
- Forum: General Discussion
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PAD/TAD And A Head Cold
It was interesting - both the nurse who took my vital signs and the doc who did the exam noted the "light tobacco user" flag on my file, but after hearing that it was pipe smoking, no inhaling, about a bowl a week, and that I haven't been smoking during the whole chest congestion thing, nothing...- phred
- Post #7
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion