***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

[bluegrassbrian]

5100 in the Bacigalupi.

 

[Day2Day]

Carolina Red Flake in a Chacom

 

[CPT]

Been smoking a ton of Cigars lately. I haven't had the time to post anything. Smoked a good pipe of BF#1 this morning, with some good coffee. I got a order in the mail just a min ago of some fresh Cigars. I really like these Aladino Cigars, I've been smoking others here and there but just been drawn to keep smoking these Aladinos. View attachment 436076

Mortar: Another vote for Aladino cigars. Flavorsome (to channel Min Ron Nee) and complex. The pipe smoker's cigar. (Also, great price point.)

 

[dublinpiper90]

2003 Butera Latakia No.2 in A Peterson POTY 2024 Heritage

 

[cshubhra]

Cigar Time: Caldwell Cigars The Last Tsar

 

[tmcg81]

Burley Morning Pipe in a no name Italian basket pipe. I used to smoke this pipe like three times a week on my way to work. Not the best smoker, gets a little hot, but for some reason I really like it.

 

[IrishBadger]

I would like to expand this subject further. After doing some research, there seems to be enough of a mix of opinions for me to judge that ferals bonding with one human only certainly does happen. But, not always. How the latter idea works out depends on how abused or ignored a frightened feral may have been. And how kind, industrious, understanding and patient humans are regarding taming/adopting one. I would say that what happens is a case to case experience judging by what I read others write and what has happened around here.

Here's examples from my experience. At one time or another the last few years, we have taken care of eighteen ferals. We were able to establish their trust in us, and most were rehomed where it has always worked out well.
1. The various Striped cats who were from one place. They were works in progress. Two never quite learned to trust me. They have completely disappeared. Two did learn to trust me but one of them disappeared, too. For the original Stripesy, who was a nasty beast to other ferals, and very afraid of me; it took me almost two years to change all of that. He had been abused by other animals and humans, and I often saw him bloody with gaping wounds. Once, I kept walking toward him slowly and talked softly to him. He kept backing off, and shuddered every time that I moved. But, this was the first time that he did not run from me, and let me get within four feet of him. A couple of days later, he was on the deck to eat, and I softly talked to him enough that he let me come up to him while he was eating and pet him. After that, he trusted me. he still hated other cats.

One day, he came limping to me, and I saw that he had a bloody hole above the ankle of his left leg. We took him to the vet, and he extracted a bb that somebody shot him with. We had him fixed at the same time. We kept him inside away from our cats for a week until he healed. He became friendly to m’lady and me equally as well as the ferals. M’lady’s cousin adopted him, and he’s lived very happily since. He even sleeps with her dog.

2. Harry the Hairy’s story is close to the same except that he’s never been shot. It took me a year and half to get him to trust me. One night, I just stood at the food bowl and said, “If you want to eat, you have to trust me.” He was about six feet away. He made a sudden dash to the food, and as soon as he started eating, I rubbed his head and back. His tail stuck straight up, and we’ve been friends since. He stopped bullying the other feral since we had him fixed. If you’ve been following my stories, you’ve seen how he has turned out.

I could tell more stories about the other ferals, but I think these make my point. Be loving, be understanding, and most of all, be very patient. Many of them can learn love if given a chance.

Thanks Jim Love to hear your experiences. You touched home with us on your striped cat who was shot. Cash who is now one of our house cats showed up on the patio dragging a back leg. Unable to save the leg and he became our resident tripod. Maybe he was not really feral or just grateful for the help but he folded into the family quickly. He also enjoys sleeping with our Anatolian shepard. Love and time fix a multitude of traumas.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Going to have Sutliff Cringle Flake Holiday Edition 2021 in a Missouri Meerschaum Snowman Cob before I break out a big pipe later on today for UFC 323.

 

[tartanphantom]

GLP Bankside in a late '60s Amphora X-Tra 733.

Tobacco un-rubbed, for a nice, leisurely experience.

 

[Lux]

Sweet Velvet in Peterson tankard

 

[BenMN]

C&D Exclusive in a Merchant Service Stack and the last of the Coffee ️
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What a great looking pipe

I've got some 2 year old Pegasus in a favorite Canadian this morning


Wishing you all a pleasant weekend

 

[Scottmi]

About 50/50 MF+P/Salty Dogs in the Bones Poker with morning coffee.

 

[Questionable Source]

G. L. Pease Spark Plug in the red-headed stepchild BST:

 

[Scottmi]

Sweet Velvet in Peterson tankard View attachment 436097

@Lux Man, I love it! That is the coolest Pete Tankard I've ever seen!

 

[PaulRVA]

What a great looking pipe

I've got some 2 year old Pegasus in a favorite Canadian this morning

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Wishing you all a pleasant weekend

That’s a Banger you’re sporting yourself!
Is it a 31? Lovely Canadian !

 

[IrishBadger]

Going to have Sutliff Cringle Flake Holiday Edition 2021 in a Missouri Meerschaum Snowman Cob before I break out a big pipe later on today for UFC 323.

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Great combo!!

 

[PaulRVA]

HU Dark Moor in a Castello 4K Sea Rock Billiard and Diet Coke on the side

 

[Lux]

@Lux Man, I love it! That is the coolest Pete Tankard I've ever seen!

Thanks. Fun little pipe and a great smoker. Smokingpipes Black Friday estate. Price was too good to pass up. I don't know the model # or name. K&P and then Peterson stamped on the band

 

[IrishBadger]

Opened a can of year 2010 C&D Good Morning. Must have had a pin hole. Dry as a popcorn.........
Will see if I can slow smoke it in a Stanwell 30L without igniting a brush fire in my mouth. Fingers crossed.

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Not a bad smoke. Probably lost some of the nuances but good enough for first smoke of the day.

 

[Mortar0341]

Been snacking on Christmas cookies and drinking good coffee, enjoying this here Aladino Classic Robusto. It's a cloudy rainy day and the weathers chilly. Decent porch sittin day though. Bout to take the wife to Lowe's for some house plants.