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

[towhee89]

Alpha Mark V with some Granger

 

[PrivatePiping]

The Beast in a Butz-Choquin bent brandy, Perrier on the side. It's now a pleasant 99° after the hottest day of the year so far.

 

[PrivatePiping]

As mentioned in my previous post, more will be revealed, and here it is.
Today, I celebrate 30yrs clean and sober, and that means my first smoke in the pipe that will forever mark that moment for me: “XXX”, a Roush sandblasted pot with a specially marked silver band denoting the occasion.
I wrestled with my choice of tobak for its first smoke, but decided why not my tried and true favorite VaPer-Sutliff MatchVictorian.
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It smoked divinely and I couldn’t happier.
Full details posted here.

Congrats man! Can't think of a better way to mark the occasion. Enjoy!

 

[JimInks]

Dipped in a jar for a bowl of year 2012 Astley’s No. 55 in a 1978 straight smooth brown BBB Silver Mounted 522 pot with a silver band and a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[infectedpsyche]

Made it home fairly early and enjoyed two pipes today. First up, I cracked a tin of Peterson Flake and enjoed a bowl in my Shannon 6.


Then, I broke in this Icarus Plateau Dublin with some Epphemeris before calling it quits and coming back in the house.


I scored this pipe unsmoked from a poorly titled eBay listing for $40 back in May! I know nothing about Icarus other than there's some relation between it and Briarworks. It's a very nice pipe though

 

[infectedpsyche]

As mentioned in my previous post, more will be revealed, and here it is.
Today, I celebrate 30yrs clean and sober, and that means my first smoke in the pipe that will forever mark that moment for me: “XXX”, a Roush sandblasted pot with a specially marked silver band denoting the occasion.
I wrestled with my choice of tobak for its first smoke, but decided why not my tried and true favorite VaPer-Sutliff MatchVictorian.
View attachment 401905
It smoked divinely and I couldn’t happier.
Full details posted here.

Congratulations, sir!!

 

[PrivatePiping]

July 1. The beginning of a new month. And some very good news in Skippable Drivel. I'll keep it short, and had my usual morning smoke. You've seen it before, almost every day. But, here it is anyway:

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And for good measure, my smoke last evening:

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I took out my Ropp J06, filled it with Sir Walter Raleigh, and had about the best smoke I've had in a month. Wonderful pipe, wonderful tobacco. For the good news, Skippable Drivel below.


Skippable Drivel: The Good News

I spent two nights ago in intense pain. The catheters were not draining into the leg bag because of urine mixing with cellular debris and the 3 catheter debacle was obviously an incorrect diagnosis. I told them that at the time.

I went to the hospital in the early AM yesterday. Because I'd been there just late last evening, at my request, and agreed upon by admittance, I was sent directly to emergency, where the doctors and nurses know what they are doing and have to have results.

The attending junior physician agreed with my assessment and said he'd be right back - he was back within minutes, and said that the Head Honcho completely agreed with my analysis and observations and to get that medieval torture device out now. This happened right away, and the nurse that was in attendance withdrew the catheter without my feeling a thing, and without enjoying it. She was all business.

I had a number of other tests, including one for bladder infection, which I had bigtime, because of cellular debris that mixed with urine and was too thick and coagulated to pass through the tubes leading to the legbag.

Making a long story short, I was given a course of a very powerful antibiotic, and sent home already feeling much better because I could evacuate my bladder. Got the prescription from the pharmacy of the same stuff, which was marked "aggressive."

It is that. I have to take it for seven days, and it takes effect within a half hour (have to take it at 2 pm. A seven day course only.) It has an immediate effect of detachment and disorientation which lasts for about an hour, and then wanes. I'm already feeling much better and way more positive. This is the skinny, and I'll stop here. The rest is bibble and babble and is just going to take some time and patience.

I'm still going to be erratic on forum for a bit, and still feeling a bit disoriented right now, but want to thank all of you for your concern, prayers, and well wishes. Going to crash for a couple of hours, and try to get back late tonight and catch up on a few posts, etc. Till then . . . . . .

luv gord

Hope you're back to soon man! You've really been through it all. I wish there were a way to leave multiple emoticons for a single post!

 

[TN Jed]

Sansepolcro in an Altinay.

 

[jaytex1969]

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[craig61a]

Fresh C&D Bayou Night in a 1946 Dunhill 35/1 Shell.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

When Susan and I closed on our Pennsylvania house in August of 2020, it was on her birthday. We celebrated with the exquisite Japanese Blended Whisky, Hibiki 21. These were her tasting notes at the time (which were very accurate):



On June 27th, we closed on a new property and celebrated late, last night, again with Hibiki 21:



It was still just as amazing.

After our drink (and some snacks), as part of the closing celebration, I had planned on smoking a virginal pipe that a very dear friend recently gifted me, but I got tired and konked out. Today, we had a bunch of things to take care of (not to mention work), so I’m only just now settling in to relax and have a smoke. Having Savinelli 145⁰ (2024 Edition, numbered 1,751/2,500) in this beautiful gift, a smooth, Savinelli Autograph 6 Fan with black acrylic stem.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2012 Butera Pelican in a 1970s slight bend black sandblasted English Rustic 120S Billiard (Comoy’s second) with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This pipe originally belonged to my college art mentor, the late professor Walter Barker. A half hour ago I found out why Harry the Hairy didn't come to me when I called him before the worst of the thunderstorm hit. He was hiding under the kitchen table. Harry used have been there for hours because I hadn't seen him since early afternoon. He came out to eat and get attention, and then went back to where he was.

 

[khiddy]

Smoked some Uno and Aberrant tonight, along with Pipe Force IV. All of this from a bulk sale via OldBoss, not tinned, and it was all delicious. Glad I bought full pounds of each.

 

[NookersTheCat]

Some tasty Post-Script Blend in le Ropp...

Really enjoying the movie "Freud's Last Session"
Anyone interested at all in any facets of history should be interested. About a meeting between C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud just before he died at the outbreak of WW2 where they explore/debate the existence of God, amongst many other themes. Extremely well acted by Sir Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode. Some good old fashioned tobacco consumption by both great thinkers/actors as well haha.

Good evening all

 

[Ted Vig]

Smoking some Peterson Early Morning Pipe in a Von Erck Loon. Watching a movie with the wife.

 

[NookersTheCat]

Smoking some Peterson Early Morning Pipe in a Von Erck Loon. Watching a movie with the wife.

Love that shape.. like half horn half tulip

 

[jaytex1969]

Drexel VII in a Ben Wade Tankard.





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[Ted Vig]

Love that shape.. like half horn half tulip

It is unique!

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. More thunder, rain and lightning outside.

 

[Sobrbiker]

July 1. The beginning of a new month. And some very good news in Skippable Drivel. I'll keep it short, and had my usual morning smoke. You've seen it before, almost every day. But, here it is anyway:

View attachment 401987
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And for good measure, my smoke last evening:

View attachment 401989
​

I took out my Ropp J06, filled it with Sir Walter Raleigh, and had about the best smoke I've had in a month. Wonderful pipe, wonderful tobacco. For the good news, Skippable Drivel below.


Skippable Drivel: The Good News

I spent two nights ago in intense pain. The catheters were not draining into the leg bag because of urine mixing with cellular debris and the 3 catheter debacle was obviously an incorrect diagnosis. I told them that at the time.

I went to the hospital in the early AM yesterday. Because I'd been there just late last evening, at my request, and agreed upon by admittance, I was sent directly to emergency, where the doctors and nurses know what they are doing and have to have results.

The attending junior physician agreed with my assessment and said he'd be right back - he was back within minutes, and said that the Head Honcho completely agreed with my analysis and observations and to get that medieval torture device out now. This happened right away, and the nurse that was in attendance withdrew the catheter without my feeling a thing, and without enjoying it. She was all business.

I had a number of other tests, including one for bladder infection, which I had bigtime, because of cellular debris that mixed with urine and was too thick and coagulated to pass through the tubes leading to the legbag.

Making a long story short, I was given a course of a very powerful antibiotic, and sent home already feeling much better because I could evacuate my bladder. Got the prescription from the pharmacy of the same stuff, which was marked "aggressive."

It is that. I have to take it for seven days, and it takes effect within a half hour (have to take it at 2 pm. A seven day course only.) It has an immediate effect of detachment and disorientation which lasts for about an hour, and then wanes. I'm already feeling much better and way more positive. This is the skinny, and I'll stop here. The rest is bibble and babble and is just going to take some time and patience.

I'm still going to be erratic on forum for a bit, and still feeling a bit disoriented right now, but want to thank all of you for your concern, prayers, and well wishes. Going to crash for a couple of hours, and try to get back late tonight and catch up on a few posts, etc. Till then . . . . . .

luv gord

Hold fast my friend!