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Zach

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Nov 15, 2024
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I've been an on-and-off pipe smoker since my college days ('80s), and am taking it up yet again after about a 5 year hiatus. On most days I smoke cigars. Looking forward to learning more about blends from this forum and mixing things up a bit more this time around - my past forays have mostly involved just buying a blend randomly and, if I liked it, smoking it exclusively until it ran out. In recent years it's been Balkan Sasieni. I only have 3 pipes presently - a Kaywoodie prince, and two Savinelli billiards (both 128 bowls). Will probably acquire more and look forward to learning about different brands, shapes, etc...
 

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Lifer
May 12, 2015
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Welcome from Carmel!

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Zach

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Nov 15, 2024
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San Francisco, CA
Welcome from Carmel!

Please
put your location in your Profile!
Why: It will save time for others when you mention local stores, weather, tobacco prices, availability, regulations, location of photos, wildfires, air quality, etc.
How: Under your avatar, (top right, left most of three symbols) you choose "Account Details", which brings up "My Account". "My Location" is halfway down.
Thanks - will do!
 
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Zach

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Nov 15, 2024
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San Francisco, CA
Welcome from the wet Pacific NW. Maybe try grabbing a few blends to try at once to keep the interest going. However you choose to do it...enjoy the trip. :)
Grabbed some GL Pease Maltese Falcon and some MacBaren Golden Extra from a local shop the other day - been enjoying both! Rehydrating some 5 year old Balkan Sasieni, as well as a tine of Three Nuns that I don't remember liking much (but may as well try again) - figure I'll smoke some of those some time next week after they've gotten a bit of moisture back in them.
 
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