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It reminds me of this oldie but goodie, ever wonder why some Home Depot 's have the common lumber marked , well all uncommon?
these idiots
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these idiots
Home Depot & Menards Sued Over How Dimensional Lumber is Advertised
*Facepalm*. There are new lawsuits against Home Depot and Menards over how dimensional lumber is sized.
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I gotta get up at 5 am, Got damnit! 89.5 deg. would have drove me batshit crazy, but I'm still losing sleep here
I heard that Smoking Pipes has recently ordered parallelogram shaped tins for certain unsuspecting customers whose names rhyme with georged … but you know how rumors get started.
Everyone knows that fresh tins are out of round on purpose, they'll gain the correct shape with a bit of aging....
Uh-oh. I ordered a few tins from SP, they were delivered a few days later, along with a separate Christmas card from them. But, I never opened the box, but gave it to the wife to wrap for Christmas to me. But, now I'm learning that the tins aren't round or even made of tin. I feel violated.
This thread is imho the best advertising for SP ever 
A modest proposal : posts in the WAYS thread should include not only the tobacco and pipe but specifications and photos (noting any anomolies) of the tins (especially those lacking actual tin!) and the vendor to shame them into mechanical perfection. They might need to work on their lathes …. 
Uh huh.Stop…..just stop…..
Yep…
I have given up on Tobacco tins, no matter what they're made from! In the 1980s, 50 g of Capstan came in a rectangular tin only about 2/3 the size of the current tin. They were great for keeping your tobacco fresh for a week or two as they would reseal usually. The larger squarish tin that Capstan comes in these days will not keep the tobacco fresh for more than a couple of days unless you wrap a couple of strong rubber bands around it. Nowadays I open a tin of tobacco load my pipe and put the remainder of of the tobacco in a mason jar with a good lid. That will keep it fresh for months at least. I don't even trust the out of round tins. Everything these days is opened and placed in a Mason or Ball jar with a new lid and ring.
The tins are obviously not made of tin because they are magnetic. Obviously they are made of steel but "opening a fresh steel of tobacco" just doesn't sound right, IMHO.
The tins are obviously not made of tin because they are magnetic. Obviously they are made of steel but "opening a fresh steel of tobacco" just doesn't sound right, IMHO.
Here are some real Mason jars...
You, sir, are just another victim of institutionalized ovalicentrism. You have my best wishes in this dark time.
Having a good deal of knowledge in this area, I can tell you that I am a bit more than distressed about this not round business. Pythagoras would not be amused.