The "Oh S%#t Moment"!

[weezell]

As I am getting ready to load up one of my Meers, "IT" happens! Out of my hand it goes to the floor. Well, being it lands on one of the dogs blankets I think I'm good till I go to pick it up. Alas, amber stem in half. That my friends is one of the perils of smoking very old meer pipes. It's not like the thing hasn't been put together again and again over the 100 years it's been around. Well, off to the magic of Briarville to do their thing again for me (if ANYONE can heal it, it's them!)..

 

[BROBS]

Sucks man. It happens though.

 

[weezell]

Amber stem = Fragile...

 

[olkofri]

Ouch!

 

[alaskanpiper]

Bummer!

 

[lightmybriar]

Noooooo

 

[python]

That means that you need to get softer blankets for your dogs!

But seriously, that sucks.

 

[SpookedPiper]

Sorry to see that! I wonder how they fix an amber stem? Please post when she come back!

 

[jaytex1969]

Ahhh, screw it. It's now a nose warmer.... ?

 

[trubka2]

Bummer!! At least it's fixable. Stupid gravity.

 

[shanez]

Well that sucks but at least it's repairable and wasn't the meer itself.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Oh, damn. Sorry for your loss, albeit temporary.

Two days ago, I dropped the stem- just the stem- of a 50 year old meer, and the button snapped off. Drop was three feet, but onto a stone floor. Snapped it off cleanly, and I can't find it under the washing machine. Rick will be hearing from me, too.

 

[bullet08]

sigh.. amber stems are so rare now days.

 

[brian64]

Damn...sorry to hear it. Hope the repair goes well.

 

[Casual]

I wonder how they fix an amber stem?

It’s actually easier than you think. You cover the area in tree sap, put it at the bottom of a lake, and wait a thousand years.

 

[SpookedPiper]

It’s actually easier than you think. You cover the area in tree sap, put it at the bottom of a lake, and wait a thousand years.

That was easy!

 

[SpookedPiper]

 

[timt]

That does suck. But, it is a thought that crosses my mind from time to time as I shuffle across my icy driveway, meer in hand/clench. I won't be completely shocked if it happens to me at some point. Obviously, yours being an antique makes the situation more of a bummer but I'm betting you get it back with great results.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Well, this antique is more concerned with what happens to his body in a slip or fall than the fate of his pipe!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Crap Weezell, at our age, we should just wrap all of our pipes in bubblewrap and duct tape. It happens. I mean, I never drop anything. I've never dropped a cell phone, never dropped a glass, or jar, or anything. I buy a new Northern Briars, step outside... the damned thing falls maybe three feet and shatters like the fragile feelings of Game of Thrones fans in the final episode.