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  1. NookersTheCat

    How do Others View your Pipe Smoking?

    I've only ever gotten compliments/inquisitive questions when out in public. I'm in an area where tobacco use in general doesn't automatically make one a social pariah like in large progressive cities, though. I think most people, if they don't approve will keep moving. But I heartily believe...
  2. NookersTheCat

    Three Course Pipe Meal

    This is interesting, I've never tried it. Do you find the blends make a difference? I find that if I forget to clean the dottle out of my finished bowls for a day or 3 some blends become especially acrid smelling. There are even times where I'd mean to come back to half a bowl but couldn't...
  3. NookersTheCat

    Breath Technique Question

    OP, what 'breath technique' are you referring to, btw?
  4. NookersTheCat

    Breath Technique Question

    While I definitely appreciate your double entendre, haha, I have to point out that there are studies showing that swallowing vs spitting while smoking does increase your risk of internal cancers (esophageal, stomach, etc.) I definitely don't think it's worth worrying much about and I rarely...
  5. NookersTheCat

    Best Summer Time Smoke Drink Combination

    Pretty much any blend with rum & coke. I know concurrent alcohol consumption increases risk but it's just too yummy haha. Although, one of the most interesting and intoxicatingly decadent pairings I've ever experienced in my life was some well aged Mississippi River from a wood stemmed...
  6. NookersTheCat

    About Filters

    Depends on the blend. Usually the only reason I prefer to have a filter is when I know a blend will produce lots of moisture. In that case, the Medico paper filters are great but my favorite is the Brigham rock maple system. Alot of people crap on it but it perfectly absorbs all the moisture...
  7. NookersTheCat

    How Much Do You Smoke?

    I'm very inconsistent indeed. Sometimes 3 bowls a day, sometimes nothing at all for a week or three. Also, though I prefer a pipe to all else overall, I tend to prefer cigars in the summer months... Pipe smoking is something I very much associate with the coziness of the cooler seasons. And...
  8. NookersTheCat

    Tobacco for New Smokers

    I think OTC blends are a great place to start. It also makes you appreciate the difference of high quality leaf as you expand later on.
  9. NookersTheCat

    Daughter's & Ryan Specialty Line Update/Revival...?

    *UPDATE* SOL... :mad:? I hope enough people contact them and change their minds but at this point I'm feeling pretty blue about it all...
  10. NookersTheCat

    Daughter's & Ryan Specialty Line Update/Revival...?

    Exactly, I say nothing is safe in the current climate. Unfortunately I think the golden age of pipe tobacco ended the day McClelland announced their going out of business. That was the zenith of quality and selection. Currently we're on a slow downslide... constantly losing and playing catch...
  11. NookersTheCat

    The Beast Returns

    That's perfect for a blend you're just trying, that's my standard sample size as well. But you're definitely going to want to start purchasing in more bulk on your favorite blends because in the last 3 years or so blends and even entire companies have been getting axed left and right with...
  12. NookersTheCat

    The Beast Returns

    I just realize you said you're a newbie. I wouldn't go hog wild and buy 30 tins but I'd definitely get a couple. Take it from me, there's nothing worse than starting out, not being into something, then getting into it at a later date only to have it be discontinued by then (Here's looking at...
  13. NookersTheCat

    The Beast Returns

    I'm definitely interested. I'm not a huge Perique fan per se, but I thoroughly enjoy anything rum-soaked and the story of Mr. Crowley along with it pushed my intrigue over the edge. I'll snag a few for the cellar. Worse comes to worse it can always be used for an interesting blender as Elasmo...
  14. NookersTheCat

    Daughter's & Ryan Specialty Line Update/Revival...?

    Vintage military firearm collecting/target shooting for one. The price and availability of ammo in the last year has made premium tobacco collecting look like child's play haha. Vegetable gardening and canning for another, heirloom seed demand and canning jar supplies have been crazy since the...
  15. NookersTheCat

    Daughter's & Ryan Specialty Line Update/Revival...?

    Unfortunately, how many things seem to be going. I wish I had a better solution than put my head down and horde like a squirrel lol, but unfortunately that's the only response I have... pretty much all my hobbies that I enjoy most are on the legislative chopping block in one form or another ...
  16. NookersTheCat

    Daughter's & Ryan Specialty Line Update/Revival...?

    I've seen your posts about it haha. You're a lucky dog... I got 1 to try and then after I realized I loved it, poof. And I've been pretty vigilant about these infernal discontinuations since getting caught pants down by McClelland and this one still got me anyway ? Like I said, drop Sutliff a...
  17. NookersTheCat

    Greetings All!

    Welcome from the Misty Mountains of PA!
  18. NookersTheCat

    Are You a Sloppy Pipe Smoker or a Meticulous Pipe Smoker?

    Amen, and nice setup as well. I've got a couple boxes of old Ohio Blue Tips that I keep for display in my pipe nook but now I don't wanna ever actually use the darn things again... had to make sure you weren't holding out on a hookup though ;) lolol
  19. NookersTheCat

    A Funny Observation

    It's funny because I *think* I know what you mean and I'm the same way... Kinda like, you have "beater" pipes. You think 'meh, it's cheap/not special to me so I'll knock it around and not care as much if something happens to it'. But in the end, because they're the ones you use more than your...
  20. NookersTheCat

    Daughter's & Ryan Specialty Line Update/Revival...?

    Good Evening Fellow Pipers, I received an email today followed by a lovely 7 minute phone convo with Gloria from Daughters & Ryan Tobacco. I actually called before I saw her reply so while the email is attached as "proof" the longer version of the story is: While, unfortunately, there is no...
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