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  1. greysmoke

    RebornPipes Does It Again

    Several months ago I snagged a nice estate American Dublin at auction and was pretty happy with it. Great ring blast. Classic shape. But a few months later, a large crack opened up in the bowl. The pipe also became incredibly dry, like a piece of driftwood. I was bummed. I packed it off to...
  2. greysmoke

    Worst eBay Pipe Sale Description Ever

    I once had a nice bent Dublin stamped “British Irregular.” I wish I’d kept it. That pipe would have been right at home with my “Irish Bents.”
  3. greysmoke

    Are we really losing that much with the closures of Mac Baren and Sutliff?

    I'm still grappling with the loss of the "original" Bengal Slices, Syrian Latakia, Frog Morton, and all of the Chief Catoonah blends -- especially BBB. Somehow, I'll manage. Worst case, you'll find me retching over a trash can with Borkum Riff Whiskey ashes still smoldering in my pipe.
  4. greysmoke

    🎄🌟 The Unofficial Official PM Secret Santa 2024 Thread 🌟 🎄

    OK... meant this for Dogs & Pipes. But it'll do OK right here, as far as I'm concerned. Apologies....
  5. greysmoke

    🎄🌟 The Unofficial Official PM Secret Santa 2024 Thread 🌟 🎄

    This photo of Lunabelle was taken while smoking 3 Oaks Syrian in an Abdulla Dribaccy Shark Skin chubby billiard. She's not a Latakia fan -- not even Syrian.
  6. greysmoke

    Hello from central Pa

    Greetings from Chester County, PA....!
  7. greysmoke

    Year-end conclusions. Positive and negative. Tell us about it

    Here are 15 highlights from my 2024, in no particular order: 1. I lost 20 lbs. 2. I stopped drinking alcohol (well, about 95% stopped) 11 months ago. 3. In May, I had emergency surgery 30 minutes after visiting an Emergency Room for a stomachache. 4. My best friend and canine companion died at...
  8. greysmoke

    What Did You Get For Christmas 2024

    I got one of those 3 years ago but I haven't had the courage to open it -- and probably won't, until I can finance a backup bottle.
  9. greysmoke

    What Did You Get For Christmas 2024

    Nothing pipeish. And no slippers (which I actually need). But a nice pair of PJs, a flannel shirt, and underwear -- this lattermost item from my long-suffering wife.
  10. greysmoke

    What Pipes Do You Wish You Had?

    Frankly, I need another pipe like a hole in the head. Just in case, though: 1. Any Tom Eltang smooth finish
  11. greysmoke

    🎄🌟 The Unofficial Official PM Secret Santa 2024 Thread 🌟 🎄

    While some of you still wait for SS's to get their acts together, I'll do my annual re-post of my annual Christmas Story in this thread for your amusement. Linked below. And have a Merry Christmas! The Year Santa Claus Fell Hard (If the link above is troublesome: The Year Santa Claus Fell Hard...
  12. greysmoke

    🎄🌟 The Unofficial Official PM Secret Santa 2024 Thread 🌟 🎄

    Folks... it arrived yesterday. Well played, Santa. And not a single Vaper to roil the unruly tins and jars of my cellar. Happy holidays to all..! (The upside down tin is GL Pease Westminster.)
  13. greysmoke

    🎄🌟 The Unofficial Official PM Secret Santa 2024 Thread 🌟 🎄

    I did a bit of research last week. Today, I pawed through the cellar and sorted out the largesse I will be sending shortly. For sure, I will include a couple of sealed tins, plus some bulk 14-year-old Virginia, long out of production. That's what I have so far; still rummaging.
  14. greysmoke

    ***What Are You Smoking, Nov. 2024?***

    An Upshall Liverpool with more of the Hermit Tobacco Works Vintage Party Blend from 2007.
  15. greysmoke

    ***What Are You Smoking, Nov. 2024?***

    Ronny Thunér of Sweden made this freehand Rhodesian, and I've had it for many years. It looks amazing and it's a joy to hold... fits my hand like a glove. Smoking some of the last of my Hermit Tobacco Works' Vintage Party Blend.
  16. greysmoke

    ***What Are You Smoking, Nov. 2024?***

    Some 2010 Fusilier's Ration in a Curt Rollar-made "American" Oom Paul.
  17. greysmoke

    ***What Are You Smoking, Nov. 2024?***

    Chief Catoonah's Yorktown Mixture from 2010 in a Dr Grabow Omega.
  18. greysmoke

    🎄🌟 The Unofficial Official PM Secret Santa 2024 Thread 🌟 🎄

    OK, I'm in. Better late than never.
  19. greysmoke

    Dogs & Pipes

    Technically, Lunabelle is my wife's companion. But here she is, casting a disapproving look towards my Abdulla Dribaccy Shark Skin chubby billiard.
  20. greysmoke

    Dogs & Pipes

    Here's a photo of my buddy from six months ago, just a couple of months before she died. She was 15-1/2 years old. She never took to tobacco smoke; just ignored it. But I've had no better canine companion. We adopted another Lhasa Apso -- a three year old rescue. She's a great dog, and she'll...