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NookersTheCat

Starting to Get Obsessed
Sep 10, 2020
288
972
NEPA
First bowl of February is Tombigbee in my Boswell pipe, sipping my morning iced mocha, and playing final fantasy 6. This bowl isn’t behaving particularly well, but I think this batch of Tom was more moist than my last purchase.
I just made my first CS purchase during the Dark Holler release and noticed this as well, but didn't have any baseline to compare it to... do you think they changed the blend or it was solely just the humidity level?
I wanted to love it because of all the hype but tbh so far it's proving to be one of my least favorite out of all the blends I've sampled so far from them.
 

JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
65,441
673,506
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, ran a couple of errands, and smoked a bowl of year 2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight early ‘60s Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. In all the years that I have owned this pipe, this was the first time I smoked it out of the house. Lavazza Classico, neat, is my drink.
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NookersTheCat

Starting to Get Obsessed
Sep 10, 2020
288
972
NEPA
After over two hours of shoveling off 3” of wet snow and then feeding the critters and bringing in firewood, I’m headed to the garage with a mug of Russian Caravan tea and the Ashton Pebble Grain Apple XX with Flaketastic ‘21 Newminster 400.
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Beautiful Ashton... which brand of RC tea do you prefer? just curious..
 

Fralphog

Lifer
Oct 28, 2021
2,240
29,269
Idaho
Beautiful Ashton... which brand of RC tea do you prefer? just curious..
Thanks!
Right now I’m working through this bag.
Davidson's Tea Bulk, Russian Caravan, 16-Ounce Bag
 

RPK

Part of the Furniture Now
Dec 30, 2023
677
6,249
Central NJ, USA
After over two hours of shoveling off 3” of wet snow and then feeding the critters and bringing in firewood, I’m headed to the garage with a mug of Russian Caravan tea and the Ashton Pebble Grain Apple XX with Flaketastic ‘21 Newminster 400.
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A nice pipe however I'm more curious about the mount with the bluish green feet?
 

JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
65,441
673,506
Half way through this bowl of year 2012 Carter Hall in a black rusticated medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY 4AB No. 437/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Just finished cleaning a few pipes. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
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gord

Part of the Furniture Now
Still getting used to this new computer distro. Looking good, and I'll be back to normal, whatever that is, by tomorrow. Using an updated distro from one dating from 2018 is quite an adjustment. However, it's coming. Not going to post pictures today, but . . . .

I have a confession to make. There must be something wrong with me. Seriously.

I'm just now smoking a pipeful of Autumn Evening, a tobacco I've actively slagged and disliked since joining the forum, In a cherrywood McQueen Russet.

And I'm having one of the best smokes I've ever had. Eating some humble pie along with it.

Please pray for me.