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

[gord]

A small flake of Sutliff 507-C in the Pete Pub pipe while pondering the pub pipe itself. It seems almost impossible to smoke this pipe wrongly; the tobacco lasts forever and there is so much airflow its perfect for slow sipping. I wonder if it might not be the perfect pipe for a beginner or whether it should be reserved for the more experienced smoker who finally gets it ? This is what I pondered while puffing. I think it may take several more bowls to reach and satisfactory resolution. I was also pondering whether the Pub pipe is the perfect evolution of the pipe itself ???

I resemble that remark!!

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

quick evening smoke of Rattrays Stirling flakes in a Frederik Tranter pipe shop Bath model Pulteney 14

 

[kcmontie]

@spearheadbill and i smoking Navy Cav

 

[gord]

Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Pete SPD 2011 69.View attachment 427213

I've admired this classy pipe for quite a while now. Figured it was time to tell you!

 

[PaulRVA]

GH Best Brown Flake #2 in a Peterson House Pipe Oak and Diet Coke on the side.

 

[tmc]

@spearheadbill and i smoking Navy CavView attachment 427329View attachment 427330

Nice shirt!

 

[keith929]

C&D Ghosts of Christmas Past in a Peterson SH Hudson.

 

[gord]

Paul, that sounds like a mighty impressive system you have installed. I doubt that they have that type of sophistication at Ft. Knox....

While your project may sound technical and might impress a lot of folks, I can match you, tit-for-tat for quality installations this morning. I actually put together a clothes rack for my wife. How do you like them apples??

If I told you about my security system, I'd have to plead the 5th. Seeing as how we don't have such a thing in your friendy neighbourhood Northern P....e State, I'm afraid you'll have to use your imaginiation.

Botched my reply, which is contained in the text above. Probably for the best, too lol!!

 

[gord]

You like Billy Strings? I been trying to see Billy Strings for like 2 years but Everytime he comes to town I got something going on.

I had the same problem with Isaac Stern, Aaron Rosand and Jean-Luc Ponty.

 

[gord]

McClelland Navy Cavendish in a Savinelli 707

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Interesting perspective and shot. However, it does not escape my notice that even though that's a rusticated bowl, it has practically no signs of charring. Envious. How do you guys manage to smoke as much as you do without burning the bejabbers out of your pipes? Enquiring minds want to know.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking KBV Fuzzy's Balkan Pudding beta in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a tapered dark tortoise shell colored acrylic stem. Writing beta notes. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[xrundog]

OJK in another fancy CPF Bakelite.

 

[Scottmi]

Peretti Cambridge Flake in the Ropp Superior Bulldog

 

[Mr_houston]

I really haven’t been smoking English blend lately, but got a craving for some Syrian Latakia. Smoking GL Pease Renaissance in this Radice twin-bore bulldog.

 

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of KBV Fuzzy's Balkan Pudding beta in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and a pearl brown acrylic saddle stem. Writing beta notes.

 

[Fralphog]

Doesn't if feel great to have all of that firewood cut and stacked?? Not to mention the cleaned up tree.

You peaked my interest with the sheep hoof trimming. Is that a one person job and do you have to secure the sheep or do they passively let you do it?

Choatecav,

Yes, a lot of satisfaction in getting this task completed.

I run a small number of sheep each year on my little homestead. The
larger sheep ranches would use a shoot system that incorporates a trimming table to allow them to trim a larger number of animals.

I use what some call a “deck chair” to allow me to carefully trim hooves without hurting the sheep or me. I can manage it Solo, but with my wives help it goes really well. She helps calm the sheep while I get to trimming. Each sheep takes about 10-12 minutes depending on the condition. I trim before breeding in the Fall and check them again mid summer.

 

[Fralphog]

Moved the sheep to a new paddock.
A 2009 Boswell with Some ‘21 MB London Blend and Pu’erh tea.

 

[gord]

@spearheadbill and i smoking Navy CavView attachment 427329View attachment 427330

Looks like a great backyard reverie! Love it!

 

[Choatecav]

The dog was wagging its tail in a friendly manner so I don't think it would have attacked Tomato. But, yeah, Tomato would have gotten eaten like an English muffin if the dog was mean.

Tomato's a lover not a fighter...............

 

[JimInks]

Tomato's a lover not a fighter...............

That is correct. And totally lovable. I can't tell you the number of times when I've been outside with him that somebody walking down the street or stopped their car to ask me if he belongs to anybody. He greets everybody that comes to see us, too.