And my neighbour says, "well that was weird. I was home when they left this notice in my mailbox. They never knocked on my door." Shenanigans indeed.Had precisely the same issues with my last international delivery with customs due. If Canada Post decides they can go on strike anytime soon I hope they burn in Hell. Typical X-mas season shennanigans! Don't pity the carriers, their pay and benefits outstrip the national average. I should have it so good.
Enjoy that pipe, it looks like it was definitely worth the wait.
Happy birthday, man!Thanks for the warm birthday wishes! Happy smokes everyone!
I can't believe how jazzed I am about this pipe. I actually hesitated on it because it's so conservative in appearance, which is not normally my jam. I like bamboo and smooth contrast stains, or craggy blasts. The Danish blasts don't normally do it for me, but Danish shaping...YES! An Asteriou cutty was #1 on my list, so as soon as I saw it I put it on layaway, and hemmed and hawed about it, until Black Friday. That was it. This thing is tactile magic. It fits my hand from all kinds of angles, like a custom made stone tool, and feels like course grain leather. The smoking properties and stem shaping are out of the park, as one might expect. Who cares what it looks like?Man, that is a gorgeous Asteriou! Congrats! that’s pretty awesome they gave the discount as well!
A nod from the Sultan himself. How sweet is that? Thanks Mr. Jim!Happy birthday, man!
Real happy to hear all that.I can't believe how jazzed I am about this pipe. I actually hesitated on it because it's so conservative in appearance, which is not normally my jam. I like bamboo and smooth contrast stains, or craggy blasts. The Danish blasts don't normally do it for me, but Danish shaping...YES! An Asteriou cutty was #1 on my list, so as soon as I saw it I put it on layaway, and hemmed and hawed about it, until Black Friday. That was it. This thing is tactile magic. It fits my hand from all kinds of angles, like a custom made stone tool, and feels like course grain leather. The smoking properties and stem shaping are out of the park, as one might expect. Who cares what it looks like?
Great blend! Thanks for reminding me of it. Having a late night bowl in my Asteriou cutty.Nothing fancy tonight. Just finishing up a commentary on a different Cornell & Diehl blend, so I thought to myself, let’s just keep it in the family, shall we. So, a right tasty sitting with Mr. Billy Budd Blonde in one of my dependable CGs makes perfectly good sense.
View attachment 267736