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  1. maineyachtie

    Meerschaum Technique

    Hi all, it's been a loooooong time. How is everyone? I need some help regarding meerschaum smoking. I purchased my first recently, an antique, not branded, but definitely block meerschaum and the engineering is better than most I've seen at antique shops. Anyway, I've had four or five bowls in...
  2. maineyachtie

    Get ready to be ticked off

    http://www.freakingnews.com/Cigarette-Weapons-Pictures---2460.asp The Ahmadinejad photo is especially over the top. Really uncalled for. Some of these posters are really terribly done. The metaphors are either cliche or poorly thought out. I can just hear the dweebs that made these posters...
  3. maineyachtie

    Straight VA's - Wine Flavor

    Maybe others have discovered this before. I notice that at the end of a bowl of VA especially a flake I get a distinct red wine flavor. Usually at this point in a bowl I experience that ashy taste and I dump it out. Could VA ash contribute to the red wine flavor? I think it does. I enjoy it...
  4. maineyachtie

    Worst fake pipes on ebay

    This is one of the worst I've seen. Notice the screw head down in the bowl. The inclusion of marketing and packaging material which are full of lies makes this a really funny and corny listing...
  5. maineyachtie

    Touching story of the pipe fraternity

    http://www.apassionforpipes.com/neills-blog/2010/4/14/the-accidental-pipe-smoker.html
  6. maineyachtie

    If you're in the area...

    I'm always smoking alone. I wish I knew someone else who smoked a pipe. If anyone ever visits the Northern Maine area send me a PM. I'd gladly meet up to share a bowl and a conversation. Perhaps this thread could become a way for members to meet while on vacations, business trips, or any...
  7. maineyachtie

    Completely Original Packing Method

    I'm posting this mostly to help the "noobs," but some of you seasoned smokers might want to give it a try too *wink* This is my own 3 step method: First chop the strands/ribbons of tobacco with scissors until it is a uniform size. It should look something like ground pepper. Then use a funnel to...
  8. maineyachtie

    It's almost impossible to smoke a pipe and...

    It's almost impossible to smoke a pipe and... watch Fawlty Towers. Clenching my pipe just now doing some breathe smoking and trying to watch this hilarious old show. Hot embers and tobacco spilling out all over the place as I guffaw. What do you guys find almost impossible to do with a pipe?
  9. maineyachtie

    Heavy Metals in Cigarette Smoke - Pipe smoke???

    http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/ChemScience/Volume/2005/12/Toxic_smoke.asp Interesting article. I came across this while researching the effect smoke may have on a fetus. Of course I think it's a scandal how most times there is no discrimination in research about what kind of tobacco is being...
  10. maineyachtie

    Worlds view of pipe smokers. This is NOT why I smoke a pipe.

    http://societyofburnedlives.blogspot.com/2011/12/excursus-pipe-as-rhetorical-artifact.html Apparently this is how the world views us modern pipe smokers. The author submits the viewpoints as "subculures of geekdom." I smoke a pipe because I enjoy connecting with history, practicing a once dying...
  11. maineyachtie

    Clay Pipe History

    Found this fantastic article. Give it a read and let us know what you think. http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/winter03-04/pipes.cfm
  12. maineyachtie

    Pipe Bowl, Hot Spot - Problem?

    Hi Guys, I have a Karl Erik freehand that is just gorgeous. My wife purchased it for me on our first wedding anniversary. It's a terrific smoker with a nice open draft. I'm worried however that it might be burning out. There is a particular spot on the bowl wall which is always hot to the touch...
  13. maineyachtie

    Loss of Taste - Think It'll Come Back?

    I was recently sick and after recovering I find my taste is not the same. I had for weeks been exclusively smoking "Pride of Loch Lomond" an English/Scottish blended by LJ Peretti of Boston. It's one of my favorite blends and was a Christmas present from my mother. It also happens to be the only...
  14. maineyachtie

    Box Pass - Bubbadrier + Hobie1dog + Lawrence

    Hello to all on this box pass. I just wanted to see if the box made it to the next recipient. I forgot who I sent it to, but I'm positive they live in Kentucky. Oh well. Let me know. Again, sorry for the delay in getting it out. I'm a bit drunk right now. Thinking about going out for a Peterson...
  15. maineyachtie

    Hot cup of...??? - Let's talk Cafe & Tobacco

    What's your favorite coffee? How do you take it? How many cups a day? Starbucks vs Dunkin Donuts. Thoughts? Tea drinkers welcome also. Do you have a favorite tobacco/coffee or tobacco/tea pairing?
  16. maineyachtie

    Smoking in Public - Best Experiences

    Hello Brothers, Smoking a pipe in public is always an experience. Most of us are used to the attention it brings. The Stares of curiosity and sometimes a kindly comment. Others of us prefer never to smoke away from the comfort and security of our private smoking sanctuaries. Be they armchair...
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