A great pipe and tobacco combo but the Hendriksen commentary really completes it.
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Orlik - Golden Sliced in a Bisonte and a Cup Of Joe.
Enjoying some Key Largo in a Falcon on this cold (50 degrees), rainy afternoon.
We had an issue last year at the family cottage. There were ground nesting yellowjackets under the parking area. One day I pulled in, turned the truck off, found my hat, etc., and had the door just cracked open to get out when I looked up and saw a massive swarm in front of the truck and by the wheels. I closed the door, backed out of there and parked on the street. Nothing followed me, and I walked by the area (about 25 yards off to the side), there wasn’t much activity. That was fairly late in the summer, and as long as we avoided the exact 2 or 3 square feet over the nest, we had no problems. After the first couple of frosts we gave the nest about half a gallon of gasoline (yes, I capped and moved the gas can across the property; been there, done that before) and fired it up. After it burned for a while, we dug it up and smashed the rest of combs.
As a variation on the theme, try lighting the gasoline after you soak the nest. Been there and done that, too. Severely singed beard and some carbonized hair.
I often carry things on to wretched excess.
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Listing this a few minutes early: year 2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight 1960s 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.
KBV Red Line in an Altinay
Coffee, with some Rouxgaroux in a meer 
Another scorcher today. Got the back pasture bushhogged and took the horses to the vet so they could draw blood for updated Coggins papers.
Relaxing with some Wessex Virginia Plug (delicious) in my beautiful Bruno Ubbens Bing (thank you, @PaulRVA ).
My wife bought another type of sparkling water at the store. I don't care for it as it is too sweet. Gonna have to speak to her about that.......
Relaxing with some Wessex Virginia Plug (delicious) in my beautiful Bruno Ubbens Bing (thank you, @PaulRVA ).
My wife bought another type of sparkling water at the store. I don't care for it as it is too sweet. Gonna have to speak to her about that.......
Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Scotch Mixture in a Moretti Morta Sandblasted Freehand with a glass of iced water.
Now smoking first production Watch City English Ernie-ental in a straight dark brown and tan rusticated Peterson 2023 Saint Patrick’s Day 264 Canadian with an Irish flag colored ferrule and tapered black acrylic stem. This will get me to dinner time.
It’s a gorgeous Bing brother. Bruno did you right with it.
I just saw a post from him with Bing Stummels in progress and thought ahh man not another one up for grabs
Escudo in the Pete XL315 System.
After a few weeks open, this is tasting more like the "original" Escudo. Or whatever I was smoking in 2001-2010ish. I do have one tin from the mid 2000s that I should compare with this. But I have way too many blends I want to try. No time for back to back Escudo!!
Oh yeah, its raining like a freight train and thunder is booming while I sit huddled under my patio. But we need rain, so im kinda liking it. The cows are really liking it.
After a few weeks open, this is tasting more like the "original" Escudo. Or whatever I was smoking in 2001-2010ish. I do have one tin from the mid 2000s that I should compare with this. But I have way too many blends I want to try. No time for back to back Escudo!!
Oh yeah, its raining like a freight train and thunder is booming while I sit huddled under my patio. But we need rain, so im kinda liking it. The cows are really liking it.
Enjoying some plumcake in my Peterson tankard with eve
Relaxing after-dinner bowl of burley in an old faithful Caminetto.
Tudor Flake in a 2010 Massimo Musico apple.
Bayou Morning in a Peterson Dublin. This is almost the last of the batch that I got from Cupojoes (RIP) and I love how its developed since I snagged it. Good thing I've got a tin of the flake and another few ounces in a jar somewhere.
Smoking Pipes Reserve XXV Dusk in the Luigi Viprati Collection Silver Dragon 
B pipe
Earlier I smoked a cigar: Bellas Artes
B pipeEarlier I smoked a cigar: Bellas Artes
7 year old Wessex Red Virginia Flake in a GBD Prehistoric half bent billiard.
HU Director’s Cut in a Miscoi Canadian and Ginger Tea on the side.
C&D Mocha in the Paykoc Brandy Glass Lattice Meer, with water and a Manhattan on deck. Dry Cleaning for the soundtrack.
Operation Doom sitrep 0000 Zulu: no activity at the nest repeat no activity at the nest /NNNN
Operation Doom sitrep 0000 Zulu: no activity at the nest repeat no activity at the nest /NNNN
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