Hello from Edinburgh UK

[Grumpy11]

Welcome from Florida

 

[STP]

Welcome

 

[reloader]

Welcome from New Mexico, USA.

 

[ashdigger]

Welcome from Las Vegas Nevada.

I have a Barling sold by a shop in Edinburgh in the early 1900’s

I’m sorry it’s not a cob. But we’ll both get over it.

 

[Puffaluffaguss]

Jolla from New Mexico!!!!

 

[OSOBUCO]

Welcome from the Rocky Mountains USA!

 

[java3]

Welcome aboard from the friEndly state of Minnesota in the US!

JAVA3

 

[joburgb]

Hello Bob the bear. RE: your SA origins. Back in the 90s in South Africa, I remember a few tobaccos: Assegai (but not the current Cloudy version) had a lot of kick, came in a large brown/black tin with a plastic lid, like a coffee can. Probably got it from Wesley’s in Rosebank (JHB). Once, down on the Natal south coast, found some Springbok Egte Magaliesbergse Tabak, came in a wee cloth sack with a drawstring. Very dry and shag cut, probably better for ciggies. Then there was Rooi Perd: in a small flat-round plastic container, very strong hardcore rope chewing tobacco, but one could rub out a few slices, let it dry and stuff into the pipe. Not for the faint-hearted, far too rough for me. Discovered it in the garden section of a hardware store. Gardeners would soak the whole tobacco rope in a watering can to produce a solution to sprinkle around the flower beds to keep away various goggas and the Parktown Prawns. Good Luck in Edinburgh!

 

[jaingorenard]

Welcome from London, is your name any reference to the lead singer of Canned Heat?

 

[Bob the bear]

Welcome from London, is your name any reference to the lead singer of Canned Heat?

Lol no, it’s because I’m 6 foot 8 and 140kg, the size of a bear so my wife tells me , BoB is an acronym for Big Ol Bear ?

 

[Bob the bear]

Hello Bob the bear. RE: your SA origins. Back in the 90s in South Africa, I remember a few tobaccos: Assegai (but not the current Cloudy version) had a lot of kick, came in a large brown/black tin with a plastic lid, like a coffee can. Probably got it from Wesley’s in Rosebank (JHB). Once, down on the Natal south coast, found some Springbok Egte Magaliesbergse Tabak, came in a wee cloth sack with a drawstring. Very dry and shag cut, probably better for ciggies. Then there was Rooi Perd: in a small flat-round plastic container, very strong hardcore rope chewing tobacco, but one could rub out a few slices, let it dry and stuff into the pipe. Not for the faint-hearted, far too rough for me. Discovered it in the garden section of a hardware store. Gardeners would soak the whole tobacco rope in a watering can to produce a solution to sprinkle around the flower beds to keep away various goggas and the Parktown Prawns. Good Luck in Edinburgh!

Oh my word, I remember rooi perd ( red horse) , good memories ? , never had the urge to try boxer or BB tobacco though. It just seemed like poison, yet ironically Jock is fairly decent….for its price. For those who aren’t from South Africa for reference a 100gr bag of Jock is about 4 British pounds or 6 US dollars.

 

[Merton]

Welcome from Boston. You are lucky to live in one of the world's most beautiful cities. Glorious and charming at the same time.

 

[joburgb]

Lol no, it’s because I’m 6 foot 8 and 140kg, the size of a bear so my wife tells me , BoB is an acronym for Big Ol Bear ?

At 6'8" and 22 stone, you must have played in the 2nd row.

 

[Bob the bear]

Hehe yep. I believe the phrase was. Like running into a brick wall. I'm paying the price for it now though. Knees are shot. ? Ah well. Was fun at the time

 

[Streeper541]

Howdy and welcome aboard from Ohio, USA

 

[MtnGeo]

Hi Bob the bear and welcome from northern Colorado.

 

[Loomungus]

Welcome!

 

[WVOldFart]

Hello and welcome from West Virginia, USA.

 

[captpat]

Welcome from NC.