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  1. JoeW

    HELLO from Newfoundland. Pleased to be a member!

    Welcome from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula!
  2. JoeW

    UFO's & UAP's: Is the Truth Out There?

    For whatever it’s worth, I didn’t intend to (help?) derail the discussion. I avoid religious arguments on the internet, and certainly didn’t intend to distract from the topic at hand!
  3. JoeW

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

    Reserve du Patron in a Falcon The first few puffs were a lot like Pegasus, before turning to freshly- cut lumber and dark bread. It also leaves some spice on the tongue and palate. Very nice! Even better than Le Petit Robin. I’m going to have to try the other cuts.
  4. JoeW

    Intro From Minneapolis

  5. JoeW

    UFO's & UAP's: Is the Truth Out There?

    No one could write a thriller like Crichton could. Many have tried, but none have succeeded. IMHO, of course. He had a talent for grabbing your attention and not letting go. Even in his most flawed books (Timeline, Sphere), he could still hold your attention through the worst parts. I first...
  6. JoeW

    UFO's & UAP's: Is the Truth Out There?

    One of my all-time favorite Michael Crichton writings: Aliens Cause Global Warming
  7. JoeW

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    I've noticed that with Bob's Chocolate Flake: when I let it dry for 15 hours, it was really rich and flavorful; when I let it dry for 1 hour or not at all, it was much more plain. After yesterday's experience with the big, rich flavors of Reserve du Patron, which is dry almost to the point of...
  8. JoeW

    UFO's & UAP's: Is the Truth Out There?

    A few years ago, we were watching Close Encounters, since my son had never seen it. When Teri Garr wasn't on screen, I was reading IMDB trivia, which mentioned that the French scientist was inspired by UFO researcher Jacques Vallee. I remembered that name from the 70s, when it was plastered...
  9. JoeW

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    That was my experience yesterday, the first time I tried it: mostly lightly-flavored hot air, with about 5 minutes of flavor in mid-bowl, and a little more when I relit. There was some improvement when I used a pipe tool to split up the flake, but that was short-lived. When it turned back to...
  10. JoeW

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

    Marlin Flake fell a little flat for me this evening: the weather was cold and windy, the tobacco probably wasn’t dry enough, and overall it was too bland for my taste this evening. I’ll need time to learn its ways. This afternoon I also opened up a brick of Tabac Manil Reserve du Patron, so I...
  11. JoeW

    Kansas city

  12. JoeW

    Hello from Vilnius, Lithuania

    Welcome from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!
  13. JoeW

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    Interesting: what kind of trouble have you had?
  14. JoeW

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    Rattray’s Marlin Flake The tin note is very rich and luscious, but it’ll take some time to learn to smoke and appreciate it. As I approach the halfway point of the first bowl, though, the flavor is developing quite a bit after a slow start.
  15. JoeW

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    Tabac Manil Reserve du Patron Dryest tobacco I’ve ever seen or felt, but it smelled so good.
  16. JoeW

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

    I came outside to try some Marlin Flake and watch the moon rise, but clouds moved in before I could even light the pipe.
  17. JoeW

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

    Exactly. If anyone is to blame, it's Santa's naughtier helpers!
  18. JoeW

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

    Nothing here, either. Edit: About 15 minutes after posting this, I got a helpful text message from "U.S. Customs" that I have a "USPS parcel" with an "invalid zip code address" and a link to "usps.com-trackingti.vip". I'm sure that's legitimate. (My son used to be postmaster in our town: he...
  19. JoeW

    Hello from TN

  20. JoeW

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

    It’s a nice, sunny afternoon, a good time to sit down with The General and Bob’s Chocolate Flake I thought I had packed too loosely, but this is staying lit very nicely.
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