***What Are You Smoking, January 2024?***

[Laurent]

My battery went first day of the cold snap. Same, $300! Can’t believe the prices on those now. Pretty sure I paid ~$150 seven years ago when I last replaced it. Also have had quite a few issues with coolant for the same reason. Cheap parts even on expensive vehicles.

It’s ridiculous but at least it’s not a Tesla battery lol.

 

[RPK]

My battery went first day of the cold snap. Same, $300! Can’t believe the prices on those now. Pretty sure I paid ~$150 seven years ago when I last replaced it. Also have had quite a few issues with coolant for the same reason. Cheap parts even on expensive vehicles.

My son who works in the auto industry recommends changing the battery every 5 years no matter the brand.

 

[judcole]

Lane RR in a Country Gent.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Pipe Force 6 in a Suhr

 

[seanv]

Almost done this jar of Duke Albert. This has been a reliable all day kind of blend. To my taste there are more preferred options but I will enjoy the rest of the batch later once this jar is empty. I'm smoking this in an old Brigham apple from the patent era

 

[PaulRVA]

Thanks. Yeah, the magnets work quite well. No fuss. Was an estate. Smallish bowl (.75) but holds more than you would think. Easy to clinch. I'm becoming quite a fan of Briarworks pipes as they are executed nicely.

I thought that was was a really cool setup for a calabash and it’s a phenomenal looking pipe as well.

 

[PaulRVA]

C&D Exclusive in a Musico Billiard while sweeping & shoveling snow.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

Having MB HH Burly Flake with coffee, black and bitter like I like life.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Well this, as they say, blows goats.
I hate snow.

Mcclelland 40th in the Le Nuvole S3.

 

[onepyrotec]

H.U. Haymaker in Cardinal House Billiard

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Scadinavian domestic mixture in a new to me Stanwell Royal Briar Regd no.48 Model 329 Medium Billard

 

[Cloozoe]

Anthology in my favorite pipe, watching the snow fall, savoring the stillness

 

[spearheadbill]

PS luxury navy flake in my Peterson Rua 5. Illy brasille french press

 

[Ben.R.C]

Exclusive in a Manduela

 

[Laurent]

Sitting down this morning with some Sutliff 507C Virginia Slice in my unfinished Sav and a cup o joe before some pipe making.

 

[Speak Easy]

The daily smoke changed a bit. Big ole goose egg for the windchill this morning. I think the Ropp Etudiant J10 and I will make it through. Simple little pipe that travels well.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Orcilla Mixture in a Briarworks

 

[Doctor Chopper]

View attachment 280784PS luxury navy flake in my Peterson Rua 5. Illy brasille french press

That setting and pipe look so pleasant as I look outside into the frozen tundra. Enjoy my friends living in a habitable climate!

 

[Backwoods Briar]

EGR blend in a johnson stack. Strong Coffee

 

[telescopes]

Smoking the GBD Virgin on the bottom of the photo. However, in my sleepy daze, I grabbed the top one instead and stared at if for several minutes. It took a while for me to realize that it was my Willard pipe and that my Memory of the GBD wasn’t just fantasy. I kept thinking, I don’t recall a screw that n tenon in a GBD.