"Dang, Jay, you're digging deep for reading material"
Sometimes with an hour to kill I'll scour the old posts for interesting stories I missed first time around :D
Eric, regards the clay pipes I think it was more of a draw problem than the bowl size. I tried various packing methods but to no avail, just wasted tobacco...and I hate wasting tobacco!
Good news on the home front, those pesky termites can destroy a home in no time at all unless kept in check. So glad we don't have them here.
Regards,
Jay.