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  1. Gerald Boone

    A Sad Feeling

    I am looking into how to make my own perique if I had to. Very small scale maybe less than a pound at a time. I am just waiting (in angst) for the moment finding blending perique gets difficult. Following your advice I cellar all I can while I can.
  2. Gerald Boone

    Visiting Peterson Shop in Dublin

    Sounds like you have a nice trip ahead . I have never been to Ireland but if I were in your shoes I would look for that which most of the locals smoke as well as tobacco that you could not find anywhere else. Take lots of photos and update when you can please. I am looking forward to your update...
  3. Gerald Boone

    Why I Wear A Belt…

    I used to teach about relationships; one chapter was on safety: 1) Physical safety 2) Emotional safety 3) Community safety (which is actually how well her family and friends accept you) and one other safety (I forget the last one don't make me look it up). Many relationships are unhealthy and...
  4. Gerald Boone

    Trial of Newbie Mantra.

    Sounds good to me. Bottom line was it a good smoke, did I enjoy the smoke. The only think I have changed over time is I smoke more slowly and savor the tobacco more slowly and completely. Every puff is a delight.
  5. Gerald Boone

    Coumarin in Pipe Tobacco

    I agree with others here that as long as you are not consuming a lot every day it's probably fine; which is true of about anything. Even candy, licorice (the good stuff not imitation) can hurt you...
  6. Gerald Boone

    Toothache Remedy Sought

    I'm sorry to hear of your loss, I lost my wife in 2019 when she died of congestive heart failure. Losing a child is painful as well. Good question as to how many people died before dentistry was common.
  7. Gerald Boone

    I'm Confused About The Difference Between Reality And Perception

    This is a deep question that multiple philosophers have opinioned upon. This link may be of use. Be ready for doing a lot of reading much of it in German and hard to follow but always thought provoking. The link is a starting point indicating key thinkers upon the subject...
  8. Gerald Boone

    Toothache Remedy Sought

    Clove oil as many have said. Oragel is good too. The main thing is you are seeing a dentist. If it is swelled it likely is infected. When I worked in Johnson City Tennessee at a dentist office it was common for people to go to the emergency room, get antibiotics' have the swelling and pain go...
  9. Gerald Boone

    Don' Buy the Regular Mouth 8 OZ Ball Mason Jars

    Lately I have found myself using old coffee mate 500 serving jars. Cleaned with just water and dried with a paper towel. The lid is massive and the container holds a lot of tobacco. I got this idea after reflecting upon how every tobacconist I visit usually takes the tobacco from a plastic bin...
  10. Gerald Boone

    NEW MEMBER- HELLO

    Welcome :) Pipe smoking is great for slowing down. I used to take a kit with a small bag in which I carried my pipe, lighter tobacco and tamping tool with pick. Traffic jam no worries time for a smoke. I would have a moment before a meeting another smoke.
  11. Gerald Boone

    Stealth Blends for Family Vacation

    This is my experience, that I will share and it may or may not be useful to you. If it is not tobacco they will find something else. I was married 33 years and in all that time my in laws could always find something to gripe about. Finally I heard this saying: If the dog barks all the time you...
  12. Gerald Boone

    Mosquitoes

    I found that spraying a cloth with something that has deet in it works. I put the cloth on something near me that way I don't have deet on my skin. Here there is this terrible hornet that swarms. This little creature loves meat and is killed by dangling baloney over a stick over water so it...
  13. Gerald Boone

    Burnt hair not biscuit

    I agree with Andrew that it may be your pipe and not your tobacco. My pipe will always smoke best clean. That said lets hope your tobacconist doesn't have a dog. If I was a dog and could go to a tobacconist shop one of those bin would be my new dog bed and I would be in dog heaven.
  14. Gerald Boone

    Question about Perique

    I used to get tongue bite but now I don't. I smoke the same tobacco; I smoke more often in fact but I started doing 2 things that made a huge difference: 1) I smoke more slowly. I am quick to smoke a bit stop, let it go out and pick it up later; usually about 10 minutes. A bowl lasts longer this...
  15. Gerald Boone

    Turkish Latakia v. Cyprian Latakia

    You had me going.... LOL :) Had a lat bomb today; actually a bit more latakia than to my liking. I'm actually blending it down more than I used to.
  16. Gerald Boone

    Inhaling 100% Perique into my Lungs by Accident

    Making perique would be a nice project. You basically have to compress the leaves until they ooze fluid which then ferments. That said I think a particular type of tobacco leaf is used. The fermentation takes place without oxygen and the vessel is wooden. Using older casks imparts increased...
  17. Gerald Boone

    How do You Brew Tea?

    I have an electric kettle that heats the water. I then pour the water over loose leaves contained in a tea strainer. I let it steep in water freshly boiled about 5 minutes. I do have a small, I mean very small, teapot. The teapot is a replica of the one used by 1st class passengers on the...
  18. Gerald Boone

    Immediate Favorites That Later ... Aren't.

    Adding the word Sutliffocalypse to my lectionary; applies to tobacco but could also apply to other things loved and lost.
  19. Gerald Boone

    Affordable Meerschaum

    Thank you. I am looking for one and now have a good recommendation of where to get one.
  20. Gerald Boone

    Bulk vs Tin

    I started with tins and still occasionally buy a tin but the bottom line is I can get more tobacco for the same amount of money with bulk tobacco.
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