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  1. oldmooner

    Pipe Smoking: Hobby? Life Style?

    Does it matter? I think some of us "macho" types refuse to admit that we have a hobby. Sounds too girly. Rick Newcombe has written more than one essay about this subject. Here is the way I look at it--If the accumulation of little pieces of wood, ceramic, meerschaum, clay, etc for the...
  2. oldmooner

    Rares, Uniques or Very Old Sealed Tobacco Tins.

    Looking for some of Fred Hannah's blends that he did for McClelland. Specifically "Legends" and "Wilderness". Actually, I found a few tins of the latter @ $95 per tin.
  3. oldmooner

    What are You Reading?

    Just finished "The Pipe Book" by Alfred Dunhill. Lousy book unless you want to follow the development of the pipe from the Aztecs through native American development of the "Peace Pipe" etc. Not what I expected. For pleasure I am reading the latest "Longmire" book. Have also been reading all...
  4. oldmooner

    What's Your Profession?

    I'm retired twice and no longer have a profession. I spent 22 years in the US Air Force wherein I flew F4 fighters, manned a missile capsule (Minuteman) under the plains of N. Dakota for 4 years and worked in communications intelligence . After I retired from the USAF at age 42, I became an...
  5. oldmooner

    Apology

    After thinking about it, I feel that I owe the membership an apology for lambasting the "new" format and change in general. It is OK that we may disagree about any number of things, but that disagreement does not mean that our/your opponents in any discussion are stupid or , as one...
  6. oldmooner

    Have Some Regulars Become Lurkers Since the Switch?

    Since I am an old curmudgeon, I am expected to hate change. An d it is true. I prefer the original. I too wonder what has happened to all my old compadres. I have been a member since 2011 or so and I miss all my old buddies. To be honest, I don't understand many of the discussions and posts...
  7. oldmooner

    Pipe Storage

    OK> I give up. Thanks for all the help. The site address for "TwoCousins" gives you some really strange foreign language site. The blog hasen't been updated since 2015. That's too bad. They made really nice stuff.
  8. oldmooner

    Pipe Storage

    Yes. I believe it was "TwoCousins" something, but I can't find anything on them or the web site. Maybe they retired. Its been several years ago. Thanks for the help.
  9. oldmooner

    Pipe Storage

    I need some help. Some time ago I purchased a case from a couple fellows that made them to order. They are actually pipe and tobacco cabinets. I have lost the web site address for these two guys. Anybody know who or what I am talking about?Thanks for the help.
  10. oldmooner

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (May 2019)

    As old fashioned and "stuck in the mud" as I am, I am still, after all these years, smoking regular [u]Sir Walter Releigh. I've tried a little of everything over the years and still fall back to SWR.
  11. oldmooner

    What was your worst tasting tobacco?

    The worst was one I smoked while in college many years ago. It was called "London Dock" and actually tasted like a dock might taste if smoked. Yuk!
  12. oldmooner

    Origins of User Names?

    Years ago there was a comic strip in the newspapers called "Gasoline Alley" which had a character called "Moon Mullins" and when I entered the Air Force and became a pilot my callsign naturally became "mooner". Now that I am an old man I am "old mooner". Not a very long story, but true.
  13. oldmooner

    Oldest Pipe Smoker Here?

    I'm 74 and whoever said "these are the golden years" is full of it. Someone once said "growing old is only for the strong" and I believe it.
  14. oldmooner

    Can Anyone Tell Me What I Have Here??

    I can't tell you about the pipe, but I can tell you that the image (especially the first one shown) that is carved in the bowl is of a character known in Thailand as "Hoti" (Pronounced HO Tie), the "Laughing Budda." He is supposed to bring you happiness and peace. I have a sculpture of the...
  15. oldmooner

    A Question for Parents of Little Kids...

    I started smoking a pipe over 50 yrs ago because I was a "cool cat" when all "art" and "music" majors wore tweed sports coats with leather elbow patches and smoked a pipe. I went into the USAF and was sent to Jolly old England, at that time a land of pubs, sports cars and pipe smokers. People...
  16. oldmooner

    Wanted to Like Smoking the Pipe But ....

    Boy! You really ran the flock out of the henhouse on this one didn't you? Most of the advice given here is very good. Now for a bit more from a long-time practioner. When I first started (with a new pipe and new tobacco) I got a burnt tongue and a case of the dizziness I could'nt believe...
  17. oldmooner

    VaPer???

    Thank you very much. It seems that I have been using it for quite awhile without knowing the term. I have smoked Escuedo off and on for years and noticed it was one of those someone recommends. Thanks again.
  18. oldmooner

    My 2 Cousins Pipe Rack Arrived Today

    That's a great looking rack! I ordered two from those guys (one large and one small) and expect them shortly. They have a pretty good catalog "on-line", but they will customize any of them for you including different colors if you desire. They are a bit expensive, but I'm rationalizing my...
  19. oldmooner

    VaPer???

    Well, once again, I've been made to feel an idiot. I have been smoking a pipe for over 50 years and new terms (new to me anyway) keep croping up. What the hell is a "VaPer" and why do I care? Ats one of them big ole bats et hang upside down and suck your blood aint it? Maybe you've noticed...
  20. oldmooner

    Tobacco to be Banned?

    Well, I would'nt worry too much about the "banning" of tobacco. I once taught economics and I can tell you that if there is a "demand" out there (reference prostitution and alcohol during prohibition) there will be a supply. It is just a question of your willingness to pay the price. Raising...
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