Introduction from Bakersfield

[Dr. P]

Greetings,

I am happy to join this group. On and off, I've been a pipe smoker for 40 years, starting with a corncob pipe in my U.S. Navy days. I'm a regular pipe smoker now, enjoying my Savinelli rotation (Bing’s favorite, Dolomiti and Minuto). I still smoke a corn cob pipe for aromatics. I have a proclivity for English blends, especially heavy in Laticia; my go-to smoke is G.L. Pease Maltese Falcon (I love the tin note, as sour as it may be).

I ran into this forum through my Spotify account. While I love Joe Rogan podcasts, Brian Levine’s Pipes Magazine podcasts are slowly replacing him.

I'm especially interested in proposed tobacco legislation as my Ph.D. is in Public Policy and Administration; I frequently visit the Tobacco Legislation forum.

I live in Bakersfield, California, the last bastion of conservatism on the Left Coast-please don't hold that against me.

 

[MattRVA]

Welcome from Virginia

 

[leonardbill1]

Welcome from Denver! Been through Bakersfield many times in the 80s and 90s when I lived in LA and my brother lived in Fresno. Used to hit wicked fog in that area at night turning on to 99.

 

[MtnGeo]

Hi Dr P and welcome from northern Colorado.

 

[Streeper541]

Howdy and welcome aboard from Ohio

 

[Ag®o]

Hello and Welcome from Italy

 

[Fralphog]

Howdy from Idaho! Welcome to the forum.

 

[Servant King]

Hello and welcome from the mountain south of you, in Frazier Park. I do all my shopping at the Sprouts and Trader Joe's on Stockdale Hwy. Big Sav fan here too, you'll fit in quite well here amongst us rabblerousers!

Enjoy the journey.

 

[kcghost]

Welcome from KC!!

 

[Dr. P]

Welcome from Denver! Been through Bakersfield many times in the 80s and 90s when I lived in LA and my brother lived in Fresno. Used to hit wicked fog in that area at night turning on to 99.

Hello, thank you for the response. Fog is still wicked but have less fog days/nights now.

 

[Dr. P]

Hello and welcome from the mountain south of you, in Frazier Park. I do all my shopping at the Sprouts and Trader Joe's on Stockdale Hwy. Big Sav fan here too, you'll fit in quite well here amongst us rabblerousers!

Enjoy the journey.

Frazier Park, we're neighbors. Happy to join the group! Thanks.

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

Hello and welcome from London

 

[Latakia Dave]

Greetings,

I am happy to join this group. On and off, I've been a pipe smoker for 40 years, starting with a corncob pipe in my U.S. Navy days. I'm a regular pipe smoker now, enjoying my Savinelli rotation (Bing’s favorite, Dolomiti and Minuto). I still smoke a corn cob pipe for aromatics. I have a proclivity for English blends, especially heavy in Laticia; my go-to smoke is G.L. Pease Maltese Falcon (I love the tin note, as sour as it may be).

I ran into this forum through my Spotify account. While I love Joe Rogan podcasts, Brian Levine’s Pipes Magazine podcasts are slowly replacing him.

I'm especially interested in proposed tobacco legislation as my Ph.D. is in Public Policy and Administration; I frequently visit the Tobacco Legislation forum.

I live in Bakersfield, California, the last bastion of conservatism on the Left Coast-please don't hold that against me.

Welcome from Virginia from another Latakia lover...

 

[Laurent]

Welcome from Michigan

 

[captpat]

Welcome from NC.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I love this song...

Welcome...

 

[reloader]

Welcome from New Mexico.

 

[RobNYC]

Welcome from New York City!

 

[tklee]

Hi, and welcome from Malaysia!

 

[scout19d3]

Howdy & welcome @Dr. P , from Katy, TX, USA
I too enjoy Joe Rogan's podcasts as well as PipesMagazine & The Country Squire (a B&M in Jackson, MS)
Good luck in Bakersfield! I was unaware there were ANY remaining bastions of conservatism in CA (which relates to why I no longer visit the state)