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[burleyboy75]

Still practicing but semi retired. My practice is being run by a former intern from Cornell that spent a few months at our practice a few years ago.
I do surgeries for several local vets. Surgeries that would otherwise have to be done in Buffalo or Erie PA. Bone stuff, vascular stuff, nerve stuff, you know, the PIA stuff most vets don't want to do.
I would much prefer working on a 2500 pound Belgian with a toothache than a 400 pound lady in a bathtub....just saying. Other than the ABCs, not much transfered over. I actually understand animals ailments more than peoples. Dogs never swear to god they're having a heart attack, when in fact they just ate too many tacos.

hahahahah. the last part really rings true.

but it sounds like you still keep busy. sounds like really awesome, challenging work too. great you get to customize your schedule

 

[AreBee]

Welcome from Connecticut!

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

Welcome from Washington State.
For only taking up the hobby about a year ago, you've acquired a nice collection of pipes. Nice display too! I like the Dr. Octopus watching over the pipes. LOL As an 80's kid, I still have toys on display in my Man-Cave.

 

[LeafErikson]

Welcome to the forum from southern Oregon. That is quite a collection of pipes for only a year! What are some of your favorite tobaccos?

 

[keith929]

Hello and welcome from New Jersey.

 

[huntertrw]

NEW MEMBER- HELLO​

 

[Dshift]

Welcome from sunny Germany…

 

[burleyboy75]

Welcome from Washington State.
For only taking up the hobby about a year ago, you've acquired a nice collection of pipes. Nice display too! I like the Dr. Octopus watching over the pipes. LOL As an 80's kid, I still have toys on display in my Man-Cave.

thank you very much! i always jump in both feet like an idiot ahahaha.

nice eye on the doc oc.! me and the kids always get a kick out of these things.

 

[burleyboy75]

 

[burleyboy75]

Welcome to the forum from southern Oregon. That is quite a collection of pipes for only a year! What are some of your favorite tobaccos?

i like plum pudding, petes night cap, captain black, burlier morning kbv, capstan blue, pegasus and haunted bookshop.

i dont think i ever taste what I am supposed to lol, but enjoying nonetheless.

half and half is the only thing ive been meh on, but only tried maybe 30-40 ish blends.

how about you? what do you like. i love hearing suggestions.

thanks for the kind words!

 

[warren99]

Welcome from California.

 

[Mikepiper]

Hello. Wanted to take a moment and introduce myself. New member. Loving this forum and reading about others experiences with the pipe.

80s kid, youngest of 7 with an older dad who smoked a pipe, captain black only. He passed 2005. Took up the pipe a year or so ago because it reminded me of him and I was looking for something to help me slow down a bit.

Im a firefighter/paramedic in ohio and everything always seems like go go go, just in general with the world really.

Still trying to figure out what tobaccos I like, so far everything ahahaah. Still honing my techniques.

Married with 4 young kids. thanks for having me.

Hope this is the right place for this.

Welcome and greetings from Miami! I’m a new member also - just a few months. Everyone has been very welcoming to me. Good luck finding time to smoke with 4 little ones around!

 

[burleyboy75]

Welcome and greetings from Miami! I’m a new member also - just a few months. Everyone has been very welcoming to me. Good luck finding time to smoke with 4 little ones around!

yeah, its been tricky for sure!! im a night owl, so that lends itself well sometimes.

welcome to you also. What have you found tobacco wise that you liked so far?

 

[Mikepiper]

I tend to enjoy light English blends in the morning, EMP for example, then Virginias or VaPers in the afternoon - really like H&H pure Virginia, Capston blue, and Director’s Cut right now - and after dinner something like salty dogs, plum pudding, Night Train, pirate Kake (if I’m craving Latakia) or Nightcap. Coming from a cigar background, pipe tobacco is so varied and so reasonably priced that it’s easy to go a bit nuts. In the last 6 months, I’ve probably picked up 20 pounds of about 30 different blends for what I would have spent on 3 boxes of cigars. I won’t end up liking all of them, of course, but such fun.

It’s great that you have that memory hook with your dad. I don’t have that. My dad never smoked a pipe, but my grandfather did and I have strong memories of his pipes. Codger blends only, of course.

 

[LeafErikson]

i like plum pudding, petes night cap, captain black, burlier morning kbv, capstan blue, pegasus and haunted bookshop.

i dont think i ever taste what I am supposed to lol, but enjoying nonetheless.

half and half is the only thing ive been meh on, but only tried maybe 30-40 ish blends.

how about you? what do you like. i love hearing suggestions.

thanks for the kind words!

I mostly smoke C&D/GLP blends and my go-to is Pegasus. Those are some great tobaccos that you listed off.

Some other blends I enjoy are C&D Opening Night, C&D WInchester, C&D Burley Flake #1, and G&H Kendal Mixed.

 

[burleyboy75]

I tend to enjoy light English blends in the morning, EMP for example, then Virginias or VaPers in the afternoon - really like H&H pure Virginia, Capston blue, and Director’s Cut right now - and after dinner something like salty dogs, plum pudding, Night Train, pirate Kake (if I’m craving Latakia) or Nightcap. Coming from a cigar background, pipe tobacco is so varied and so reasonably priced that it’s easy to go a bit nuts. In the last 6 months, I’ve probably picked up 20 pounds of about 30 different blends for what I would have spent on 3 boxes of cigars. I won’t end up liking all of them, of course, but such fun.

It’s great that you have that memory hook with your dad. I don’t have that. My dad never smoked a pipe, but my grandfather did and I have strong memories of his pipes. Codger blends only, of course.

thats a great routine! i like how well thought it is. so many great blends you mentioned, many i still would like to try.

and i totally get going a little nuts with the tobacco. i love having the variety on the ready too. it is a lot of fun.

 

[burleyboy75]

I mostly smoke C&D/GLP blends and my go-to is Pegasus. Those are some great tobaccos that you listed off.

Some other blends I enjoy are C&D Opening Night, C&D WInchester, C&D Burley Flake #1, and G&H Kendal Mixed.

youre the 3rd to mention winchester, i gotta get some of that!

pegasus was the first blend i really got buzzed with. i respected it a lot more after i stood up to take a piss and fell back into my chair, lol.

 

[Sgetz]

Welcome from Durham in the UK