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  1. charriga

    Smoking jackets?

    Does a heavy robe (so I don’t freeze outside) count? When I was still teaching and smoking cigarettes, I’d wear it to reduce the smoke odor on my clothes—I came home for a lunch smoke every day.
  2. charriga

    Ashy Taste

    User groups are an amazing source of info for any hobby.
  3. charriga

    Ashy Taste

    A flashlight revealed some yuck inside the metal part where it meets the plastic on the inside. I think it’s fixed. Thanks for the help.
  4. charriga

    Ashy Taste

    🤣 I pulled them stem off and sucked through it—forgetting to run a pipe cleaner first. Talk about gag a maggot 🤮 So I went ahead and did the hot water flush (I’ve been doing it after each bowl—is that too often?) There’s still a hint in the stem. I’ll clean it again with dawn. The bowl...
  5. charriga

    Ashy Taste

    I have one pipe (a Dr. Grabow) that has developed an ashy taste. I’ve used the hot water rinse and cleaned the mortise with Qtips . Unlike the other pipes I’ve rinsed, this one still has a dark coating on the bowl after I wipe it out. Do I try wiping it out with alcohol next, or something...
  6. charriga

    Hello from California

    He was a clencher. Vulcanite stems, but always holding it between his front teeth on one side.
  7. charriga

    Really just Starting

    🤣 I‘ve been justifying new pipes as spending my cigarette budget so I won’t be tempted to buy cigarettes. I think I have enough for rotation now. Next I need to figure out tobacco—there are so many options.
  8. charriga

    Hello from California

    Yes, we did. It’s the most exciting weather in over a decade. 😂
  9. charriga

    Hello from California

    We’re from the San Joaquin Valley, a little town called Hanford. Gary runs a pet store in Lemoore, and I’m a recently retired math teacher.
  10. charriga

    Hello from California

    I’m making a list for my next online shopping spree. Thanks for the suggestions! The list to choose from is a little overwhelming.
  11. charriga

    Hello from California

    Tha Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll add it to my shopping list for my next order.
  12. charriga

    Hello from California

    Thank you for the welcome! I promise to search first, so I won’t be a pest.
  13. charriga

    Hello from California

    I consider myself a newbie. I’m learning a lot from going through old posts. My husband smoked a pipe when we first started dating (30 years ago) and I played with it a little back then. I am/was pretty bad at it—I quickly became frustrated with the nasty gurgle. He quit years ago when the...