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  1. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

    I do my part in saving the planet by refusing to use antiperspirant. If global warming continues, I'm willing to stop using soap.
  2. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

    That actually invites a whole other thread which I may yet start. I like to see the same doctor every time I get sick. Eventually, he'll get to know me, and know which meds or treatments work and which don't. Same deal with my confessor. Wonder how many people here prefer a local tobacconist who...
  3. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

    People seem to overlook "close to you." A mother feeds her newborn differently than she feeds her customers at a burger joint. I can't, however, speak authoritatively on how they do things in California.
  4. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

    Why am I not surprised.
  5. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

    Desperately trying to avoid things that would force me to go to confession.
  6. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

    There is no other way to prepare meals for those close to you. It would be insulting.
  7. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

    Disinfecting hands before mixing tobacco - or any other type of "cooking" - is like sealing your lips in plastic before kissing. It misses the point entirely and robs you of far too much pleasure. btw My first job was in oncology. Not that any of them were immunocompromised or anything. Of...
  8. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

    Something like that, lol. It took me awhile to relax and let it happen, kinda like smoke rolling around me. And not to poke the embers: the OP was about the virtues of non-hand-washing. Probably not the attitude one would expect from a (presently) retired nurse. Unless you thought about it. :)
  9. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

  10. tolstoyevsky

    Booze in the Bowl?

    Something I doubt I'd have the courage to try, but I'll add this for your consideration. The video was about breaking in a brand new maple pipe. He swabbed the bowl with a paper towel moistened with distilled water. He then dipped his finger in honey, then applied that to the bowl to aid in...
  11. tolstoyevsky

    Booze in the Bowl?

    That's exactly what I'm hoping for. I'm deliberately trying to get a flavor, and hoping it won't be a disaster. But sometimes disasters can be fun. I'm also counting on the cob to absorb. And down the line, I can see playing with woods that lend flavor. For example, I'm not a fan of vanilla...
  12. tolstoyevsky

    Booze in the Bowl?

    I'm a veteran of quite a few kitchen accidents where the line is crossed between "lovely toasty smell" and "omg I burned it." As a newbie, I have heard of ghost flavors in good pipes, but I'm still playing with cobs (until tomorrow's Amazon delivery, anyway.) If I was smart, I'd get a "control...
  13. tolstoyevsky

    The Value of Handling Tobacco?

    Edit on title: capitalization! (Rule 9) Off we go into bizarro town... Still learning how to get a pack technique that is pleasing. Some videos suggest putting tobacco in your palm, inverting the bowl, and using a circular motion to pack upside down. Just tried it, and I got a draw I almost...
  14. tolstoyevsky

    Booze in the Bowl?

    I think we're aiming in the same general direction. The ethanol cleans, but a single halfway decent bottle costs the same as 3 cobs... as if the cobs needed cleaning at all. So the question would be about the residual.
  15. tolstoyevsky

    Booze in the Bowl?

    As a newbie, I feel a solemn obligation to try to re-invent the wheel (this is probably why many eat their young). For example, would other woods have advantages? To the point: Just bought my second cob. I've heard they really don't need a sweetener, but I'm trying something. After the daily...
  16. tolstoyevsky

    Beard Smell

    I was tobacco free for 16 years. Grew the beard, and started using various oils and balms. I think this one started me again, lol. Point being: I think you can find a scent that may make her happy.
  17. tolstoyevsky

    Hi from Indiana

    Used to live in Hudson Lake and worked at 3 stations up thereabouts. Grew up and finishing my run in Ft Wayne. Hiya.
  18. tolstoyevsky

    Hi from Indiana

    Hi! Did 2-years at AFN Kaiserslautern and another in Wurzburg.
  19. tolstoyevsky

    Hi from Indiana

    Dude, I could bore you into a coma. It's my Special Gift, and it can't be taught! Before I gave up tobacco, I recall enjoying Latakia-heavy stuff. But I've aged, and there was this bug that was in the news that wrecked taste buds and sniffers and caused me to grow a beard (long story). Local...
  20. tolstoyevsky

    Hi from Indiana

    Helps if you're beered up. 2nd Week of Deer Camp and their Jingle Bells type song (Rusty Chevrolet?) are what we'd occasionally play. But the best yooper movie I've seen is Escanaba in da Moonlight. A Jeff Daniels creation where he stars as The Buckless Yooper; also with the awesome Harve Presnell.
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