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  1. irishearl

    Reamer For Bottom Of Bowl

    Is a knife reamer the way to go to ream the bottom of pipe bowls or is another type of reamer the best?
  2. irishearl

    Tired of Crooks

    So, yesterday my bank's fraud alert system notified me that someone was attemtping to use my debit card # to purchase $170 of Lifelock protection. Second time in the last 6 months I've had to replace my debit card. Am somewhat amused, though, at the irony that someone pretending to be me was...
  3. irishearl

    Briarville Does Fine Work

    Previously had sent a couple of pipes to him for stem replacements of which I'm quite happy. So, recently sent in a Peterson 20s and 9s for reaming and cleaning. Had the pipes-bought used-for many years. Don't recall what the chambers looked like when I got them but they'd become somewhat too...
  4. irishearl

    Why I'm Beginning To Dislike Straight Pipes

    I have a few straight pipes that are great smokers and cause me little to no hassle. However, I have around a half-dozen pipes that I've decided to give up on today despite loving their look simply because they clog too damn easily and realized everyone is a straight. Don't have near this...
  5. irishearl

    Miracle Cat De-matting Trick

    We have 2 cats that had some good sized mats in their fur. So, googling around I see the suggestion to work into it olive oil with the claim that it removes mats in short order. Needless to say, I was quite skeptical, but tried it on cat #1 and it was gone in 24 hours. So, proceeded to cat #2...
  6. irishearl

    Interesting Discovery About Peterson Kinsale vs. Sherlock Holmes Drilling

    Given my current preference for smoking only pipes with large chambers, I only buy pipes with that. Have long had the Peterson "Watson" only in the Kinsale version. Love the look of the pipe but it's terribly shallow-more typical of a smaller Rhodesian. Kept looking at the dimensions of the...
  7. irishearl

    I Think I Have A Future As A Blender

    Not too long ago I'd written I'd ordered a half pound of a blend I'd long enjoyed-Oriental Silk-that was botched in some way. Didn't taste all that great. I'd recently bought a half pound of Sutliff's blending dark fired tobacco as I love dark fired, thinking I'd like it straight. It's fine that...
  8. irishearl

    They Ruined Oriental Silk

    This had always been in my top 5-6 blends. Smoked it for years. Always used to be a nice smooth blend. However, when I last bought a half pound about a month ago it was so rough as to be harsh with a more prominent bitter sourness to it. Been trying to make myself smoke it til it's gone but...
  9. irishearl

    An Observation About Peterson Darwins vs B42's

    Just got in my B42 spigot-lovely pipe. First B42 I own. Already had a Darwin, (stamped Darwin). Not only is the Darwin shape slightly different being plumper but my B42 chamber depth is easily 5x deeper than the Darwin I own. Needless to say, nowadays I tend to smoke deeper chambered pipes most...
  10. irishearl

    My Birthday Spigot

    https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/peterson/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=527084#fullscreen Got a birthday coming up and the only type of pipe I had an itch to get was a third spigot. This Peterson B42 has been attracting me a like a moth to a flame for awhile. Decent rustication and the finish...
  11. irishearl

    Question on Computer Browsers

    So had been using Chrome and recently added Firefox-like to have 2 operable browsers. Jettisoned Chrome recently and added Opera when Chrome would no longer open up for me. Now Firefox tabs continually crash, (now I remember why I threw it out before). So, want to remove Firefox and add another...
  12. irishearl

    Covid's a Royal Pain

    So, caught it from a close family member. Rather than doing me the favor of entirely wiping out my sense of taste and smell, it merely distorted it.:mad: Literally, all my food tastes pretty much the same as does my tobacco and they taste alike! Unfortunately, that taste is crappy. When my wife...
  13. irishearl

    C&D Super Balkan & Overcoming Latakia Fatigue

    In my 45+ years of pipe smoking I've always fallen in and out of love with latakia. Had been in my no-latakia phase the past 6 months or so. But was taking stuff to the community compost pile today and caught a whiff of something burning and instantly got a desire for latakia back.?So, about to...
  14. irishearl

    Peterson Coming Out with Yet Another Pipe Series

    As I'm only aware of it via the Laudisi Distribution facebook entry, cannot link the news here. But see that they're going to come out with yet another spigot series, the Barley spigot. They'll be a natural tan-blast. Attractive. Peterson has certainly established themselves as The producer of...
  15. irishearl

    What? No Coffee or Smoking for Several Days!

    OK, so having a tooth extracted tomorrow and did some online research. I consistently read that one should not drink coffee or smoke for several days thereafter. Haven't gone a day without a pipe for 45 years and probably even longer without coffee. That's heinous.:mad:
  16. irishearl

    HH Bold Kentucky

    Would have just chimed in with my impressions on 1 of the old BK review threads but they're closed. Just bought a pound and tried it for the first time. I figured I'd like it since I like dark fired Kentucky and it was very nice. But agreed with some reviewers which thought it actually was on...
  17. irishearl

    Question About Flake Storage

    Have just ordered a pound of a flake tobacco which I plan to smoke only a few times each week. Anticipate it lasting me some 4-5 months as a result. Given that, do I really need to jar it or can I get by simply putting it in a zip lock bag?
  18. irishearl

    Question About Peterson Dublin & London Line

    The recent discussion of a Dublin & London pipe in the completed e-Bay auctions thread reminded me of my long-time question. I own one and have long wondered what years the original line ran, not the short-lived resurrection of it a few years back. Anyone know? thanks.
  19. irishearl

    What Are You Drinking: May

    Doesn't seem to be a May edition. So I'll start one. Had me a wee dram of Teacher's Highland Cream for the first time. Quite a nice blend featuring Ardmore single malt in the blend. So, it has some peatiness to it. Guess I'll switch back to Scotch after my 6 month dalliance with Irish whiskey.
  20. irishearl

    What Are You Cooking 2021

    Couldn't find a recent cooking thread for this year, so starting one up. We whipped up a batch of chili and tried a new cornbread mix-Famous Dave's. We've eaten countless cornbread mixes over the decades but this stuff is down-right ambrosia, particularly when you drizzle honey butter over the...
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