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  1. Jaylotw

    Storm Over Lake Erie

    Last Thursday, my brother in Ashtabula texted me that the sky looked "Demonic" over the Lake. He wasn't wrong. This picture is from Fairport, where the storm packed 80 mile an hour wind. Glad I didn't get that...just some serious rain by the time this puppy made its way south to me. I miss...
  2. Jaylotw

    Anyone Ever Find a Gas Station Gold Mine?

    Maybe it's the large Amish population around me, and their love of old fashioned things (which are also cheap), and their relatively common use of corncob pipes..but I just found the mother lode of 5 Brothers at a local gas station... we're talking cases of the stuff, at a little over $5 a...
  3. Jaylotw

    Very Rare Bird In My Backyard

    Boreal Chickadee, not seen in Ohio since the 1960s. It landed in my neighbors yard first, he got a beautiful clear picture, and he reported it being the bird but he is. He came around and talked to the neighbors and warned us of impending birders descending on our normally quiet peaceful...
  4. Jaylotw

    Ohio Derailment

    Not sure if anyone here is following this. It happened less than 50 miles from me. East Palestine, Ohio. Rumor is that the train crew saw a car with a seized bearing, and surveillance video from Salem, OH, 20 miles away, showed the train rolling with smoke coming from a wheel. The crew was...
  5. Jaylotw

    Is There Anything Close to Old Gowrie?

    Old Gowrie might just be my favorite but it's a bit pricey. Is there a bulk blend or anything close to it? It seems like the combo of VA with just a hint of perique and DFK is hard to find. I love how the two condiments just season the VAs. Most blends have an emphasis on one or the other...
  6. Jaylotw

    Edmund Fitzgerald

    Today marks 46 years since the Fitz sank in Lake Superior. Every year, I mark the anniversary with a drink of whiskey and a smoke at 710pm, the last time the boat was sighted. It's Glenfiddich and some 2002 McClelland's Anniversary. I'm a Great Lakes shipwreck nut.
  7. Jaylotw

    Native Brook Trout

    Are the most beautiful thing in nature. Elk County, PA. Caught on barbless hooks and released. Him and 17 others. My girlfriend, who holds a PhD in freshwater ecology and has spent countless hours sampling fish, has finally begun to understand my obsession with these fish. It's the places...
  8. Jaylotw

    MacBaren's Royal Twist First Impressions

    Oh lucky me. Not only do i have the morning off, but my SPC order arrived this morning! Two tins of Royal Twist. Of course i couldn't resist, so ill give my first (as I smoke my first bowl) impression: This is damn good, and I'm already pissed I only ordered two tins. Its not as spicy as...
  9. Jaylotw

    Getting Bored

    It’s not that exiting anymore. Not that it ever was that exciting, but lately I’ve found myself just kind of, I dunno, underwhelmed? with the whole experience. I smoked some 20 year old McClellend Anniversary to see if it would perk me up and get me back into it, but the whole thing just...
  10. Jaylotw

    Modern George Washington

    Thought you guys might find this kinda neat. Photorealistic recreation of what George Washington would look like if he was alive today
  11. Jaylotw

    Phrases, Words and Mispronunciations That Bother You

    I’ll start “Ree-See’s Pee-Sees” Caucus Be That As It May “Ick-specially” Synergy, Synergistic Prospectus Eatery Turquoise Tremendous Infotainment That’s all I’ve got for now. Feeling especially grouchy today and taking my anger out on language.
  12. Jaylotw

    I’m Ashamed

    I’ve been pronouncing it “Gra-BAW” and not “GRAY-bo.” I watched a video of the Grabow factory and was a little ashamed of myself. Please hold my pipe-smoker credentials for review. Thank you.
  13. Jaylotw

    Who Else Loves Old Gowrie?

    Old Gowrie is my favorite blend, of all time. I popped a tin for New Years and had a few smokes from it, and as always it ticks every box for me. For those who haven’t tried it, Old Gowrie is a broken flake of mature and fruity VAs, dark fired and some Perique. Back in the day, people swore...
  14. Jaylotw

    Packing For A Trip

    Yeah...I’ve got 12 blends. Five pipes, cleaners, tools lighters...three shirts, a pair of pants and enough undies to last me a month. Anyone else pack like this?
  15. Jaylotw

    Any Aquarium Keepers Here?

    I always had a tank growing up...so when my girlfriend and I bought our house I had to get one...and then another...and then another...and then three fully stocked tanks at once...and now? It’s a hobby/chore/zen-achieving pastime. here are some pics of a few of my 8 tanks. The one of the...
  16. Jaylotw

    Rattray’s. When Did The Labels Change?

    Just ordered these two tins, different labels on em...anyone know when the change happened?
  17. Jaylotw

    Moldy Kendal Cream Flake

    Dammit! Moldy streak runs right through all of the flakes. Definitely fuzzy, nasty mold, and not sugar bloom. I sent an email off to the retailer, we’ll see how it plays out...
  18. Jaylotw

    Habana Daydream

    I’ve been really enjoying this one lately, just ordered a pound. I find the cigar leaf to be upfront in a really nice, creamy meld with just a hint of Latakia backing it up. The cavendish really sands off the burrs on the cigar leaf. Supposed to be some Perique, too, but I can’t detect it very...
  19. Jaylotw

    Sixpence...Did They Forget the Booze?

    So I just cracked a tin of Sixpence, one of my favorite GLPs...and was a little stunned that the boozy top note was nowhere to be found. Not even a hint of a hint. That, really, was my favorite part! Now, I understand the nature of top notes...they dissipate with time and exposure etc...but...
  20. Jaylotw

    A Good Oriental Forward Blend?

    Anyone have any good Va/Oriental blends to recommend? I’m looking for something where the oriental flavors are pronounced...something more than a “condimental” addition, and preferably without Latakia. Orientals are still the one leaf that I don’t get, at least not as clearly as the...
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