Does This Happen To You

[bigboi]

Today when I was finishing up a bowl of Vanilla Cream Flake by Mac Baren I was puffing and a hot ember of tobacco came flying into my mouth and burned my tongue. My question to you has anything like this happened to you all?

 

[phred]

So far, just the occasional bit of ash at the bottom of a bowl.

 

[papipeguy]

Yes, that has happened to me. Not the most pleasant thing, is it?

 

[eaglerico]

My question to you has anything like this happened to you all?

Happened to me a few times when I was first learning. I would pack the bowl to tight and try and fiddle fart with a pick in the bowl drying to get a better draw. I would go from nothing to a tongue with an ember. Made learn to pack better that's for sure.

I have a couple of shirts with a small burn hole in each

I have a few expensive dress shirts that his happened to while I was driving. Wasn't very happy when that happened. Happened because my pipe was too full and few embers fell out.

 

[wildcat]

Just on my clothes...I have a couple of shirts with a small burn hole in each.

+1

 

[allan]

Many of us could tell the same story with variants. In terms of burning clothes, chief for me was to make sure I left a small amount of room for the tobacco to expand at the top of the bowl; otherwise, especially if I were in an enviornment with wind (car, outside, fan) the embers would blow over and burn something.
Allan

 

[bigboi]

Yes, it was a nice sting on my tongue for sure.

 

[hodirty]

Yes, and it is no fun at all!

 

[cigrmaster]

Usually happens to me once every couple of weeks from chasing flavor at the end of the bowl. I always think there is one last good couple of puffs left. I am kind of used to it and can spit it out pretty damn quick.

 

[kashmir]

I try not to smoke to the very bottom of the bowl for that very reason. Dottle has its role.

 

[brdavidson]

I've done this a few times, hurts doesn't it? I'm with Kashmir on this now, I generally leave a little dottle at the bottom of the bowl to avoid this.

 

[gnatjulio]

Yup, happened to me. Yuck!!!! and Ouch!!!!

 

[cavendish]

I've had ashes come through my stem but never anything like that. Usually when I'm down to the bottom I'm pretty cautious as to how hard I draw. I don't like the taste of ash and I sure as hell don't want to burn my tongue. Hope it feels better soon!

 

[kyriefurro]

Yup but it's not nearly as bad as sneezing through the stem into a lit bowl. :lol:

I did that last night. I have mild hayfever and occasionally I experience spontaneous, no warning, sneezes. Nothing quite like sneezing into the stem and watching an eruption of hot embers come flying out of the bowl. I was wearing shorts and let me tell you, hot ash on your bare leg will make you dance :lol:

 

[numbersix]

Happens to me on occasion - luckily not too often.

I have a few expensive dress shirts that his happened to while I was driving. Wasn't very happy when that happened. Happened because my pipe was too full and few embers fell out.

+1