My Wife, the TAD Enabler!

[JimInks]

I'm writing this to make you guys jealous, evil man that I am! My wife took a three day vacation with her mom and my mom to Myrtle Beach, SC. On her way home, she stopped by Smoking Pipes and as I just found out, she had an order I had written down, but had not filled, and placed the order at the store. She got them to mail it so I'd avoid sales tax and get free shipping, too. Now, that's a good woman!
Here's what she ordered for me: One pound bag of Limerick, 3 bags of Dorchester, 2 tins each of C&D Burley Flake 1-3, one pouch of Half and Half, 4 ounces of Three Friars, 2 tins of Dunbar, 1 tin of Wessex Burley Slices, 1 tin of Haunted Bookshop and one tin of JackKnife Plug. Plus an egg shaped MM cob. She remembered me saying I needed another cob, since I only have 2. She even asked them if they had Edgeworth Ready Rubbed, Stonehaven, and Balkan Sobranie, which they didn't, but she remembered hearing me talk about them.
And it's not even my birthday! I believe I'll keep her around!

 

[captainprophesy]

:clap: good on her... now what are YOU getting her? :P

 

[ghost]

That is just awesome!

 

[numbersix]

Congrats - she's a keeper!
(btw: great avatar you have. Edward G. Robinson is one of my all time favs)

 

[smoker49]

That is an awesome thing for your wife to do. I agree, you owe her back big time.

 

[JimInks]

Herbinedave: First of all, I do indeed have a lovely bride. Tall, red haired, and pretty! And 9 years younger than I am! As for your suggestions, she bought all the shoes Imelda Marcos didn't, and I just got her a new handbag for her birthday. but I'll think of something special to do for her.
Captainprophesy and Smoker49: See above comments! This is a three pipe problem!
Rothnh: I've never bought Dorchester in tins, though I should get a couple to age for 10 years and see what happens, like I'm doing with Dunbar and Tilbury. I find the tobacco in the bags to be a little moist when opened, but not overly so like, say Anniversary Kake (which I'm smoking at this moment and always needs drying). Dorchester needs very little drying time. I've never found mold in a bag of it. As for the perique, well, I'm a perique fan and I think there's very little in here. Visually, it's impossible to see, and I really don't ever taste it, either. But since I smoke blends like Dunhill Navy Rolls and Escudo, which have a fair amount of it, it may be that I'm immune to tasting minute amounts. Be that as it may, Dorchester is such a sublime, cool burning blend that hardly ever leaves me any dottle and burns down to a nice dark grey ash. There's notes of fig, raisin and apricots, most of which comes from the natural sweetness of the different Virginias. Whatever casing there may be is not much noticeable. It's a very relaxing smoke. Dunbar is similar to Dorchester, but there's more perique in that, so it has a little plum and pepper taste I don't find in Dorchester. I enjoy Dunbar, too, and I wish someone had it in bags so I could restock.
Numbersix: Thanks! Edward G. Robinson is my favorite actor, next to Humphrey Bogart. If you haven't seen I Am the Law, you should. Lots of pipe smoking by Robinson, including a funny running gag about putting his lit pipe in his coat pocket. Here's a funny Robinson story for you: In the late-60s, a former art teacher of mine was studying in Paris, painting street scenes. One day, he sees Robinson walking out of an art gallery, and runs across the street to meet him. He stuck out his finger like a gun and said, "Drop da gat, Louie. I gotcha covered!" Robinson got a good laugh out of that and my friend got his autograph.
Btw, I like your avatar, too.

 

[gageploungin]

I'm showing this thread to my wife lol

 

[voorhees]

My wife will indulge and buy me tobacco when she goes to the city where I usually buy my stuff. She is a keeper.

 

[JimInks]

My package of TAD from Smoking Pipes just arrived! Everything's here and it got here fast. I just filled up my new MM Pony Express cob with Three Friars and I'm ready to go! I dunno who is happier right now: me or my lovely wife, who's enjoying this experience!

 

[hawk60ce]

so what is she going to be asking for?

 

[vinvin]

You are one lucky man!

 

[JimInks]

Hawk60ce: I asked, and she said "The pleasure of your company." I guess she's easy to please!!