I’m in Lancaster so it looks like I’m quite a ways south of you
I’m in Lancaster, so it looks like I’m a half decent ways south of you as far as the state itself.
New Here from PA
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Not yet but it’s certainly on my list. I’ve read some good things. I’d like to head over there and buy some in person though vs buying online which is one of the reasons I haven’t tried it yet, just haven’t had a chance to get out there.
G'day and welcome from Australia.
Having a pipe smoking mentor would have made a huge difference when I first started on a pipe.
I switched to get off a 30-40 a day cigarette habit so I persevered with my inept technique.
Finding pipe forums helped me immensely. No one laughed at my dumb questions.
It's a fine community for sure.
My first experience with Latakia was not good [a generous sample of Becks ol' Limey Bastard from 4noggins]
The bag note reminded me of "Burnt rubber, asphalt and butt"
Thinking, 'do people smoke this shit?' of course I had to try it.
It was intriguing for sure but way too rich. Once I mixed it 50/50 with Windsail Virginia, I enjoyed a small bowl every evening. One bowl was nice. Two bowls was one too many.
It was an acquired taste for sure though I don't think I'll ever get the taste for Lat-bombs.
Blends like Count Pulaski and Early Morning Pipe Match are more my speed.
Count P good for me
Welcome aboard. Spent 7 yrs in Carlisle. We had a local pipe shop, owner RC Johnson made pipes, bought my first pipe there. there were at least 4 in the Harrisburg area. Bought a Watson & Professor shaped Irish Seconds in Harrisburg. They had a large selection of Petersons, still have them today.
see what I am talking about. I think there is something about this state that requires you to smoke for your mental health or something like that. But there are a lot of members from this state.
Lmk when you head over! I'm in MD but only about 25 to 30 mins south of Boswell's. I try to get there monthly now with some pipe smoking friends and family to load up on Boswell's blends!
You mean things like how you can only purchase so many ounces of beer per visit to the bottle shop? Which means you can make as many trips as you want in one day as in walk out put the beer down go back in buy the same amount and repeat until the store has no more beer? Or how you can only buy liquor and wine from the state? Which means our bars don't run any decent specials on anything but beer? Because even they have to buy it from the state at the same prices you and I can? (no special discounts for buying a case for example). And no well liquor because in other states restaurants and bars can buy cheapo brands that are only available to restaurants and bars and not the general public? I think that might be part of it. Though there is more. Like how at least in my part of the state our winters are cold and brutal and our summers are soggy and hot? Seriously if you look at the weather in the rest of the country most places get one or the other. Sure over there their summers leave you with as much swamp a$$ but they don't have regular feet of snow lots of ice and the wind trying to ruin your pipe smoking!
Welcome to the forums from The Great State of TEXAS! Were Glad toe have you! I don't share your taste on the Latakia! But do on the Vapers!
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