Greetings from the Pacific NW

[CascadianFyn]

Howdy Pipers!
New member coming to you from Oregon/Washington (I go back and forth). Just recently picked up pipe smoking and am enjoying it immensely and learning a lot. I started off with a cheap no-name pipe and some generic brick and morter aromatic blends and have not been progressing into Virginia, English, and Burley blends. Picked up a couple of Savinellis but really want to diversify my pipe collection as well as my tobacco collection. I'm still learning what I like to smoke so recommendations are always welcome. So far I'm pretty happy with Mac Baren Virginia No. 1 but I have more blends on the way!
Looking forward to engaging with the community -
Fyn

 

[MattRVA]

Welcome from Virginia

 

[ChonkyTonks]

Welcome from Philly. I am a transplant here from the PNW.

 

[CascadianFyn]

Howdy Pipers!
New member coming to you from Oregon/Washington (I go back and forth). Just recently picked up pipe smoking and am enjoying it immensely and learning a lot. I started off with a cheap no-name pipe and some generic brick and morter aromatic blends and have not been progressing into Virginia, English, and Burley blends. Picked up a couple of Savinellis but really want to diversify my pipe collection as well as my tobacco collection. I'm still learning what I like to smoke so recommendations are always welcome. So far I'm pretty happy with Mac Baren Virginia No. 1 but I have more blends on the way!
Looking forward to engaging with the community -
Fyn

I meant to say "have NOW been progressing"
Doh!

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina

 

[WVOldFart]

Hello and welcome from West Virginia. I can recommend MOLINA pipes and Codger blends including many of the Match blends. That's a fine looking puppy in your picture. Welcome aboard.

 

[CascadianFyn]

Hello and welcome from West Virginia. I can recommend MOLINA pipes and Codger blends including many of the Match blends. That's a fine looking puppy in your picture. Welcome aboard.

Thank you! I'll check those out.

 

[warren99]

Welcome from California.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Welcome from the Central Coast of California!

 

[leonardbill1]

Welcome from Denver!

 

[jndyer]

Welcome from Central Oregon. Where did you pick you pipes at (online/local shop)?

 

[Honkytonk Man]

Howdy & welcome from Korea.

 

[Servant King]

Welcome to the forum, from Southern California.

 

[Chaukisch]

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

 

[DanWil84]

 

[OldWill]

Welcome from Central Texas.

 

[virginiapiper]

Welcome from Northern Virginia

 

[Elric]

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Ok, please explain what is happening here.

 

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[DanWil84]

Ok, please explain what is happening here.

As you might know the Dutch are famous for cheese, especially Gouda (Gouda is also a city) cheese. This is actually a scene from the Gouda cheesemarket, for centuries cheese was brought to this market by farmers and sold. The cheese was brought from the farmers carriages onto the market and from the market to the one who bought the cheese by two dudes carrying it this way. A few times a year the cheese market is reeannected the traditional way. Every wheel of cheese is about 15kgs/30 pounds and these dudes actually run across the market.