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What Would It Take?
I tell our busines students "how do you make a small fortune in the restaurant business? ..... Start with a large fortune." My guess it would also be true for a small B&M tobacco shop these days. I do frequent our local shop some, but usually for a couple of cigars. SP and PC get most...- dsollars
- Post #20
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Women Repelled By Pipe Smokers?
My bride of 31 years, the oncology nurse, doesn't like my pipes ... Tonight I am sitting on the porch in humidity and heat and bugs enjoying DH 965 ... And in a few weeks I will be enjoying my pipes in the garage and she will Giev me heck ... And when the UPS guys deliver yet another package of...- dsollars
- Post #31
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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P&C shipping frustration
I usually cobble together a $100 order or so to get the free shipping offered by PC or SP. Depending who has what on sale at any given time, I have been known to fill up a cart to get to $100, and then go to the other site and fill the other cart with an identical order. The one that comes...- dsollars
- Post #24
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Indoor v outdoor smoking
No smoking allowed in house proper. In winter it is in garage, little space heater to keep my legs warm, and wife only demands that I open garage door for a few minutes after I am done. In Kansas we seem to have just a few weeks of delightful spring and fall, so enjoy sitting on back porch and...- dsollars
- Post #40
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Renown Of "Royal Yacht" Increases
Well, tried RY the first time this week. In the last couple of years I have probably tried 20 different tobaccos. RY was a nice smoke, but ... It completely knocked me on my you-know-what from a vitamin N perspective. Last night, I even started sweating during the second bowl, and here in...- dsollars
- Post #34
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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When only a cob will do.
Escudo in a MM County Gentleman tonight. Life is good. -
Got my grail
Very nice, I have been looking for something similar so congrats to you. On the plus side, today I managed to close on a 1964 Dunhill from someone here on the forum, just waiting for the shipping gods to do their work. 52 year old pipe for a 52 year old. :) -
FDA rules announced
Well, one $100 order last week, and then the P&C Dunhill tin sale hit, so another $100 of assorted favorite Dunhill tins on way. Now, if I could just find .22 LR cheap like I used to ...- dsollars
- Post #148
- Forum: Tobacco Legislation
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Breaking In a New Pipe With a Deep Chamber
When I get a new pipe, briar or cob, Carter Hall is always what goes in first. Smokes all the way down, and leaves just enough carbon to coat things nicely.- dsollars
- Post #4
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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FDA rules announced
In honor of the new regulations I placed a new $100 order of my favorites today. The Obama administration has been a god-send to the firearms and ammo industries. I guess the same might become the case for the premium cigar/pipe tobacco industry.- dsollars
- Post #49
- Forum: Tobacco Legislation
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Escudo vs Dunhill DNR
Haven't tried DNR, but ... I find I like a new tin of Escudo. I really like a recently opened two year old tin of Escudo. I really, really, really like a two year old ton of Escudo after it has relaxed in a mason jar for a few weeks. Darker, richer, more mellow. I wonder how many of...- dsollars
- Post #18
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Back Surgery #09
Wow, the airport scanners must love you! Five years ago I had C7&C8 fused together with donor bone chip and hardware since they had to go in and remove an interior bone spur (removing disk in process.). The doc told me that over time bone would tend to grow over plate and if I was ever in a car...- dsollars
- Post #21
- Forum: General Discussion
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PS Luxury Twist Flake
I love PS Luxury Navy, and the Bullseye, and have some off the Twist as well. I like all of them better after I have them in a mason jar for a year plus. To me the Twist is a little bit like Orlick golden sliced in that it has a sweet, grassy note. With spring arriving I might have to break...- dsollars
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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This Sure Makes Me Feel Good About Being a Pipe Smoker
What a great read on a Friday night, breaking in a new MM Mark Twain cob with a bowl of Carter Hall.- dsollars
- Post #7
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Pipe Pet Peeves
Regarding cancer from smoking and possibly other things. I think there is scientific consensus that the leading cause of death is .... Living. Almost a perfect one when measured as a correlation coefficient. As a result I continue to work on my post retirement plans, with confession and...- dsollars
- Post #79
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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B&Ms Repricing Tins Higher
I worked retail on an old fashioned 5&10 store back in early 80s--the type of place where you could, find just about anything you needed. Thousands of SKUs, no UPC/POS cash register system, so every item had a little orange price sticker. Inflation was rampant then, and I spent a whole lot...- dsollars
- Post #24
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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How Long Does Your Zippo Last?
I have three ZIppos. I discovered that in two of them the length of the wick was all collected up at the top of the cotton. I rearranged the wick to run though the entire mass of cotton, and found they last longer.- dsollars
- Post #29
- Forum: Pipes Accessories
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New to Pipe Smoking and Pipesmag
The great thing about this hobby is the variety. I rarely smoke the same thing day to day. Escudo is my favorite VAper, but I have about a dozen others I smoke. Tonight I was feeling Latakia, so Dunhill Aperitif. Whenever I order from SP or PC, I try to toss in a tin of something from...- dsollars
- Post #25
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Love Forever Stems and MM Cobs
The two Forever stems are on the outside, the MM Freehand stem is the one in the middle.- dsollars
- Post #13
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Love Forever Stems and MM Cobs
Drills, sanding, carving ... I think that's why I paid extra! :). My fitting process required opening the package and plugging it it, and no stitches required. I have a couple of those MM freehand stems. I find the size of that stem goes well with the freehand, but kinda overwhelms the...- dsollars
- Post #12
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion