Greetings from the Oregon coast

[Chaukisch]

Happy smokes from Northern Germany and welcome to this fine forum.

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina

 

[Briar Tuck]

Welcome from Stumptown.

Ah, the Oregon Coast, where I learned not to smoke in a strong wind. It must have been nearly 20 years ago now. I was walking on one of the beaches having a smoke when the pipe suddenly got very hot. I took it out of my mouth to look at and saw flames shooting out of a hole that had burned through the chamber wall. I reflexively threw the pipe on the sand and that was the last I saw of it. The next wave must have taken it away. This is how I know that old sea captains never smoked their pipes while steering through a gale!

That's wild. I never really thought of that but I can definitely see it happening with the wind stoking the ember to the point of inferno. I'll definitely take note not to smoke when it's really windy. It's storm season here now and we had 60 mph gusts last night. Really puts a damper on fishing too.

 

[OverMountain]

Welcome! Oregon is a great place…look forward to hearing more.

 

[Briar’s Echo]

Welcome from Lancaster Pennsylvania.

 

[reloader]

Welcome from New Mexico.

 

[Briar Tuck]

Thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone.

 

[Streeper541]

 

[dunnyboy]

Welcome from NYC.

 

[STP]

Welcome, Dan

 

[Fralphog]

Howdy from Idaho. Welcome to the forum!

 

[MtnGeo]

Hi and welcome Briar Tuck from northern Colorado.