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Lifer
May 7, 2022
1,633
3,588
Idaho
To cellar narrow cellar deep.
With all the changes happening in blends as specific fields disappear by the score I must double my efforts to focus on blends that truly rock my world.
Now that I have 1-3 in each family I want to only try 1 new tin with every order.
Also I want to only buy ( or mostly) by pipes from B&M’s and visit as many as I can this year.
 
May 9, 2021
1,688
3,621
56
Geoje Island South Korea
Too difficult not to buy any more pipes. But I must control myself!
I know what I need or rather I should say want, but there's always the unexpected, isn't there? One see's something and before you know it, well you guys know.
So yes. Reduction in pipe purchases.

Sidehatch mentions getting one more person to enjoy pipe smoking. I managed 4 people last year, although I'm not sure how many of them are still going. Despite giving them tobacco, pipes & tampers.....:(
 

LeafErikson

Lifer
Dec 7, 2021
2,172
19,056
Oregon
I get that. If you are off for a day or two there could be 12 pages to sift through. I only post about a third of the pipes i smoke in the WAYS thread. To busy smoking to post and don't like to use my phone to do it, so I just wait until I'm back inside with my laptop to post anything.
Man I feel you on that one. I post even less than 1/3 of the pipes I have in the thread. Don’t feel like futzing around with my phone while enjoying a bowl.
 

HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
5,815
42,063
Iowa
I now resolve to cull the herd and
I want to try and post in the WAYS threads a bit more. It's tough keeping up on that one but that's my goal.
I love to read it, but until recently with a lot of time at home around the holiday season, wouldn't post a lot (usually weekends in nice weather or weekends in the garage in the winter or the occasional lunchtime bowl are the norm - for me, last few weeks have a lot more active) - that's when I tend to get behind - miss three days and you miss a million posts!

New Year? Lose 9.6 pounds (should have that done by April), get the garden area completed once the snow melts for good, enjoy a summer getaway. I'd say something about buying pipes, but no point setting myself up to fail!
 

HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
5,815
42,063
Iowa
1. Post in WAYS
2. Maybe start my first thread (other than my intro from years ago). Rule #9 is a tough one to master it seems.
3. Add my pipes to the “show us your” threads.
4. Break into my cellar stash of “oldies” more.
5. Go to a pipe show and meet some of you curmudgeons In person.

Lot of hard work, think I can pull it off.
Dive in the water it's shallow!

Rule 9 is pretty easy, it's just the two tins you have to send to @jpmcwjr for every word you mess up that's the catch. The easy rule for Rule 9, IMO --- brevity in all things, just don't capitalize the articles unless you decide to start the sentence with one. Now Plan 9 - that's another galaxy.
 

trudger

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 1, 2019
889
2,137
‘Burbs of Detroit
Dive in the water it's shallow!

Rule 9 is pretty easy, it's just the two tins you have to send to @jpmcwjr for every word you mess up that's the catch. The easy rule for Rule 9, IMO --- brevity in all things, just don't capitalize the articles unless you decide to start the sentence with one. Now Plan 9 - that's another galaxy.
Yep, shallow water and deeep subject matter. Haha