The French Invaded!

[bootlegbonvivant]

PAD got the best of us as Cyndi really needed/wanted a new quality pipe and I celebrated with a pipe because I had just received a $4.50 raise at work.
Meet our new Butz Choquin Mirage pipes! Mine is a shape 1789 seen here:

And Cyndi's new Butz Choquin Mirage shape 1310.

 

[igloo]

That is a awesome pipe .

 

[markw4mms]

Very nice, Congrats!

 

[philip]

Wow! Smoke them in good health. :clap:

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

Started them out with some Sutliff Molto Dolce. Dunno if I'll keep that in the pipe for the rest of the break in, but it's a really good aro. Definitely a dessert baccy.

 

[dylan793]

Wow, rockin' grain on those pipes. I like the color of them too, is that a yellow stain? Or a really light brown? Either way, it brings out the grain really well. 8)

 

[cyndi]

They're yellow with a dark brown tortoiseshell acrylic stem. Mine is a cross-cut with Birdseye on the side and Shaun's is a flame grain.

 

[teamhavoc28]

Nice pipes and congrats on the raise. I'd have to get more of a personality to rock them though.

 

[pipeinhand]

Really nice, way to go.

 

[olderthandirt]

Stunning pair of BC's with that yellow stain you two.
Enjoy them!

 

[romeowood]

Excellent congratulatory gifts you two :clap: May they bring you many a fine smoke!

 

[lonestar]

Sweet pipes !

 

[seanz]

Very nice, congratulations to you guys

 

[matchstickman]

Who doesn't like a pipe bought in celebration? Next time I get paid, I am thinking of buying a churchwarden to celebrate hitting my word count for National Novel Writers Month. Great looking pipes you two!

 

[ace57]

Nice pipes and congrats on the raise
+1 :clap:

 

[cyndi]

Bob, I've smoked it twice so far and it actually smokes cooler than my Rinaldo. Maybe its one of those problems that the manufacturer fixed after complaints. At this point, I have no complaints and I'm thrilled with it! :D
Edit: both bowls were with a very moist Sutliff aro. If it can handle that, I'm sure a higher grade tobacco will be fine.

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

Agreed. Actually, mine is a very cool smoker after the 2nd bowl.

 

[iowamike]

Dude was that $4.50 an hour? :clap:

Congrats on the pipe too.

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

Yep, sure was! Surprised the hell outta me, too. I had been doing the work already, but I hadn't asked for a raise when I started doing the work. Figured, I'd prefer to prove myself and the $$ would follow. Seems to have paid off, lol.

 

[matchstickman]

I had been doing the work already, but I hadn't asked for a raise when I started doing the work.

At the restaurant, I am the only one of three line cooks that has been there longer than a year. We can't keep people longer than 6 months or so. I would have thought that would have been enough to deserve a raise, but sadly, not in the cards yet. 4.50 an hour is totally wicked. Congrats man!