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bassbug

Lifer
Dec 29, 2016
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1,270
Possible reasons why....

1. 10 replies with 14 different solutions ranging from somewhat reasonable to absurd.
2. A vague description of the problem. " I have a pipe that doesn't smoke well"
3. The OP didn't really have a problem

Just sayin'
 

Pypkė

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 3, 2024
867
2,259
East of Cleveland, Ohio. USA
Possible reasons why....

1. 10 replies with 14 different solutions ranging from somewhat reasonable to absurd.
2. A vague description of the problem. " I have a pipe that doesn't smoke well"
3. The OP didn't really have a problem

Just sayin'

All that, and the thread goes off topic immediately, especially after some "Lifer" chimes in and hijacks the thread.
 

anotherbob

Lifer
Mar 30, 2019
18,342
33,327
47
Central PA a.k.a. State College
Guys that solicit advice about a bad pipe, we give them our years of experience, then we never hear if the problem is solved. FUCK EM!
I think it's just best to assume that they are so inept they actually either disfigured themselves horribly and can't type anymore or one of the rare pipe repair/fix fatalities that almost never happen.
 

brian64

Lifer
Jan 31, 2011
10,617
18,077
Let’s start giving terrible advice from now on.

I think we already do plenty of that without even trying.

What's really funny is when someone asks what they obviously think is a simple question and it results in a multi-page knock down drag-out argument between experienced pipe smokers who hold diametrically opposed views and practices on just about anything and everything related to pipes, pipe tobacco, and pipe smoking.
 

georged

Lifer
Mar 7, 2013
6,830
19,888
That’s a Final Destination pipe and should be avoided driving behind.

100%

The physics of load securement isn't intuitive to most people, and laziness + rushed scheduling is also part of the human condition. Result?



Coils are even scarier because they have to be loaded and carried vertically, not flat.

Adding to the "don't follow" advice, the development of big rig automatic transmissions lowered the bar for driver qualification. (It expanded the potential workforce, of course, which was the reason for doing it in the first place, but the de facto screening for coordination and mechanical aptitude that manual transmissions were for all those decades went away.)