"Newbie", Now in Idaho That's Been in Hiding.... What is Mixture 79 ?

[peregrinus]

Welcome from the rainy city by the bay,
Seattle Washington USA.

 

[Elric]

Welcome from Florida! Mixture 79 is the solidified remnants of the toxins removed from Superfund sites since the program began. ?

 

[Bengel]

Welcome from Florida! Mixture 79 is the solidified remnants of the toxins removed from Superfund sites since the program began. ?

I think you may be mistaking it for this blend

 

[Elric]

I think you may be mistaking it for this blend
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I always get those two mixed up. Greatest label ever, by the way!

 

[Bengel]

I always get those two mixed up. Greatest label ever, by the way!

That is Dan, Woodsroads company

 

[mso489]

I started pipes about forty years ago, with a few long non-smoking gaps, and I started out at Tinder Box at the local mall. I think most of those blends were re-named blends from big outfits like Lanes and Sutliff, and these may still be available with a bit of research. I still have my first pipe, a Tinder Box St. Ives, I think sourced from Chacom. Welcome aboard from central N.C. The Tinder Box pipe still smokes fine, looks good, and shares the racks with many others.

 

[dcon]

Welcome from NE FL.

 

[Scott Krieger]

Thanks ! Looks like an old Sporty ?

It sure is, Marlon! I bought this '81 XLS Roadster from the original owner in Seattle in 1986 (shortly before this picture was taken), and put a ridiculous amount of miles on it until we parted ways subsequent to a divorce in '91. What a cool bike...

 

[MarlonMike]

Welcome to the forum. I always wanted to visit Idaho as one of the guys on a adventure riding motorcycle formed had a thread called Idaho extreme and he was always posting up pictures of the land that was absolutely beautiful so if you can post up some pictures of your area.
I too took a 30 year break from pipe smoking.

Hey Hobie ! Well, in our area it's pretty much "high desert", not too many tress and such and a little different from the Sierra Nevada mountains I spent most of my life around, but really enjoying the area and the riding is great as there is NO traffic ! A buddy from CA came to visit recently, and here are a couple of pics on the way to Sun Valley, along Hwy75...

 

[MarlonMike]

It sure is, Marlon! I bought this '81 XLS Roadster from the original owner in Seattle in 1986 (shortly before this picture was taken), and put a ridiculous amount of miles on it until we parted ways subsequent to a divorce in '91. What a cool bike...

Hey Scott: Sorry to hear about your "parting ways"...with the bike, not the ex ! haha... Fortunately, I was able to keep my 1980 Gold Wing Interstate out of my (now ex wifes) hands at the time... Bought my current bike in '05. A Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad that has been fantastic, but Idaho is definitely Harley Country, so may have to add a hog to my stable... ;-) I've attached a pic of my "now wife" of 11 years and my old girl... ( the bike, not the wife.. ha )

 

[MarlonMike]

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Thank you very much ! Nice area Guerneville !

 

[MarlonMike]

Welcome from the Central Coast of California! I am also a returnee to smoking after a hiatus of almost 50 years. What a joy! I have a dozen or so of pipes I bought back then, thankfully. (But have way exceeded that number in the last five years.)

Thanks ! I only had four, and fortunately only lost one along the way.. not bad I guess after so many years, but it was a really carved meerschaum .... so will have to just look for a new one !

 

[MarlonMike]

Thanks ! I only had four, and fortunately only lost one along the way.. not bad I guess after so many years, but it was a really carved meerschaum .... so will have to just look for a new one !

Welcome from Colorado high country.

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Thanks ! We are high desert here, although probably not as high as CO !

 

[MarlonMike]

Welcome from the SF Bay Area. I've been to Idaho once, when I was 12, on the way to Yellowstone. I remember catching a trout in the river on a rooster tail spinner right there in Boise by the college. My 12 year old self thought Boise was pretty cool.

Thanks ! Boise is still pretty cool, but a lot more crowded than your 12 yr old self would have thought ! I'm originally from East Bay, via Fresno...

 

[MarlonMike]

Welcome from Middle Tennessee!

Thanks ! Go Volunteers !

 

[MarlonMike]

I started pipes about forty years ago, with a few long non-smoking gaps, and I started out at Tinder Box at the local mall. I think most of those blends were re-named blends from big outfits like Lanes and Sutliff, and these may still be available with a bit of research. I still have my first pipe, a Tinder Box St. Ives, I think sourced from Chacom. Welcome aboard from central N.C. The Tinder Box pipe still smokes fine, looks good, and shares the racks with many others.

Is yours like this little "flatbottom" St. Ives from Tinderbox ? It's one of a couple that are at least 35 years old.. lol... I used to enjoy going to the Tinderbox places, and it seems they have an online store now for the tobaccoo I used to get... maybe will give it a try... of course, now that I have more time on my hands, will hopefully start a new collection of some nice pipes.

 

[MarlonMike]

Welcome from NE FL.

Thanks ! I remember Boca as being very nice...

 

[MarlonMike]

I think you may be mistaking it for this blend
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"Messin" with the new guy ! haha

 

[MarlonMike]

Welcome from the rainy city by the bay,
Seattle Washington USA.

Thanks ! The Emerald City ! Lived in Olympia from about '81 - '83.... On a recent trip, couldn't believe how much that I-5 corridor has exploded...

 

[Pipe-Hound]

Welcome from Spokane, WA.