I mean if the we take the previous president in any type of seriousness we can see what he thought of taxes lol
Too Large to Smoke in Public
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Offensive you say?
Try Nanny State Australia where 50 grams of tobacco is now $140.
[No, I won't pay that on sheer principle]
that's insane I ran a skateshop for a few years and skateboard essentials cost 3-4 times what they cost here and it seems ludicrous I mean where does that money go? It doesn't even make any sense.Offensive you say?
Try Nanny State Australia where 50 grams of tobacco is now $140.
[No, I won't pay that on sheer principle]
It's just a cash grab for the coffers.
For several years there was an automatic indexed tax increase every six months.
Fortunately for me, when the price for 50g was $70, I found on-line U.S. tobacconists.
Ever since, I've been running the border gauntlet and have accumulated a reasonable stash of bulk blends. [Around 50lbs at a guess]
Choice of blends here is very limited so I'm grateful to have a variety of different blends.
I’ve never smoked it but I’ve had this pre Dunhill (1901) LC for a long time. It’s a monster. Shown with an LB for scale.
I'm trying to lose weight so I can smoke in public again. 
The stummle isn't actually stamped anything. My interpretation is not 100%, its based off context and silver hall marks. I haven't really looked into it in a long time but the facts that I can recall are as follows.
Silver Hallmarks are english.
They date to either 1901 or 1903 I don't recall but predating the first "Dunhill" pipes (1904)
The makers hallmark is the hallmark (used prior to his tenure at dunhill) of a gentleman who was one of the early carvers employed by Dunhill.
This pipe could theoretically be one of the first LC's if not THE first. But that is a tall claim that I am not at this time able to prove inconclusively. At this time its just a very large LC shaped pipe that was made in England at the turn of the century.
Yeah, one would think.I thought you only had Pipes by Lee ;-)
But he has recently stated that a Peterson is his recommended pipe for someone beginning today.
As long as you acknowledge that in todays $'s, those Lee pipes were EXPENSIVE and top 'o the line in their time...
WOW, that is huge! I wonder how many ounces one could stuff in that pipe.Tightly packed, the experience could last an entire month!! LOL
Hey Briar Lee, the picture really puts the size in perspective. I am sure you got some strange looks from the pizza people. Most of pipe smokers do anyways but given the size of your pipe I presume that you most certainly did!
That's what I'm finding confusing about this thread. The pipe pictured looks on the average/small size.
Will you ever post a picture of a large pipe? That looks quite average?That's what I'm finding confusing about this thread. The pipe pictured looks on the average/small size.
Exactly.
Until they get the size of those Boswell magnums, I notice nothing unusual about them.
This is my largest one though.
That one looks practical on the go too. How's it coloring?Exactly.
Until they get the size of those Boswell magnums, I notice nothing unusual about them.
This is my largest one though.
It's getting a slight off-white hue in the shank but in all honesty I spend more time smoking the skull and the reverse calabash cherry wood.
I really like the look of the reverse calabash. Do you have any recent pics of it?