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

[Mortar0341]

I wrote a nice long post about this pipe in the wrong thread and don’t feel like retyping, Brothers in Arms in one of my favorite pipes, an Eltang brandy snail.
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It's a truly stunning and beautiful pipe. I can see why it's one of your favorites.

 

[Speak Easy]

Sitting out by the fire pit after church with an Extra Vecchio in my Nautilus while our house is being pressure washed.
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For those that remember my depressing news from back in June, I've now got a job lined up for the day my layoff is finalized in October with my current job! Our house goes on the market 10/5 and we've bought a nice home that was built in '74 with about 7a of land. It's still in West TN but needs darn near a full gut and reno inside.

Positive things here are as follows:
- I'll be ~15min from my new job (which requires no major travel).
- New employer is on their 5th generation of family ownership and things like "you're not allowed to miss your kids games" or "you're entitled to a schedule that allowes you to attend church" being said at the interview make me feel great about the job.
- We're moving in with my sister-in-law while we renovate so no major headache or living expenses for a bit.
- Though I'm taking a significant pay cut, if we get what we're asking and keep the renovation on budget, we should be debt-free when all is said and done.
- We'll be a stone's throw away from my in-laws (who are amazing) so the kiddos stay close to their grands.
- This house has a small basement that my wife has assigned as my lounge so I won't be out on a comfortable place to smoke next summer/winter.

God is good, all the time! Even though the stress this summer has been heavy on our family, things are falling into line and it feels wonderful!

Great news!

 

[dublinpiper90]

Finishing up a bowl of SG Full VA in a Peterson 24 POTY Terracotta with PLip stem, this pipe is dedicated to Straight VA’s that I’m growing fond of, about to clean up a few pipes that Im going to be selling.

 

[Sobrbiker]

C&D Exclusive/Low Country VA in the DeLuxe London Made 132

 

[kcmontie]

Watching football. Smoking 2017 Dunhill flake in a white spot.

 

[JimInks]

Did a set of walking reps a little quicker than usual, and have passed the last quarter of this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in a slight bent black pattern etched 1977 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma level top billiard with a gray swirl acrylic saddle stem. Harry the Hairy stood driveway guard while Tomato the Brave walked three houses worth with me. When I finished my last lap, Harry started coming toward me when he saw Tomato right behind me, and he ran to the deck. Daisy the Feral Princess stayed on the lounge. Back to the ball game now.

 

[bobpnm]

Sitting out by the fire pit after church with an Extra Vecchio in my Nautilus while our house is being pressure washed.
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For those that remember my depressing news from back in June, I've now got a job lined up for the day my layoff is finalized in October with my current job! Our house goes on the market 10/5 and we've bought a nice home that was built in '74 with about 7a of land. It's still in West TN but needs darn near a full gut and reno inside.

Positive things here are as follows:
- I'll be ~15min from my new job (which requires no major travel).
- New employer is on their 5th generation of family ownership and things like "you're not allowed to miss your kids games" or "you're entitled to a schedule that allowes you to attend church" being said at the interview make me feel great about the job.
- We're moving in with my sister-in-law while we renovate so no major headache or living expenses for a bit.
- Though I'm taking a significant pay cut, if we get what we're asking and keep the renovation on budget, we should be debt-free when all is said and done.
- We'll be a stone's throw away from my in-laws (who are amazing) so the kiddos stay close to their grands.
- This house has a small basement that my wife has assigned as my lounge so I won't be out on a comfortable place to smoke next summer/winter.

God is good, all the time! Even though the stress this summer has been heavy on our family, things are falling into line and it feels wonderful!

Love this!

 

[krizzose]

C&D XXV Reserve Dawn in a Savinelli Zulu.

No complaints about some landscaping chores being rained out today after a busy Saturday capped with late night beers at a local street festival. I’m old

 

[ashdigger]

This one is for Charlie Kirk. Klondike Gold in a 1922 Deluxe Pete

 

[ashdigger]

Sitting out by the fire pit after church with an Extra Vecchio in my Nautilus while our house is being pressure washed.
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For those that remember my depressing news from back in June, I've now got a job lined up for the day my layoff is finalized in October with my current job! Our house goes on the market 10/5 and we've bought a nice home that was built in '74 with about 7a of land. It's still in West TN but needs darn near a full gut and reno inside.

Positive things here are as follows:
- I'll be ~15min from my new job (which requires no major travel).
- New employer is on their 5th generation of family ownership and things like "you're not allowed to miss your kids games" or "you're entitled to a schedule that allowes you to attend church" being said at the interview make me feel great about the job.
- We're moving in with my sister-in-law while we renovate so no major headache or living expenses for a bit.
- Though I'm taking a significant pay cut, if we get what we're asking and keep the renovation on budget, we should be debt-free when all is said and done.
- We'll be a stone's throw away from my in-laws (who are amazing) so the kiddos stay close to their grands.
- This house has a small basement that my wife has assigned as my lounge so I won't be out on a comfortable place to smoke next summer/winter.

God is good, all the time! Even though the stress this summer has been heavy on our family, things are falling into line and it feels wonderful!

Great news. Congratulations

 

[bobpnm]

Pee Dee in this Donegal Rocky 150. Iced tea.

 

[Mortar0341]

I had a bowl of Pennington Gap earlier followed by this bowl here of C&D Bourbon Bleu with a pinch of 5 o'clock shadow. Drinking black coffee still, wife's coffee growing on me I guess.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am smoking year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Gold Star Jamaica Blue Mountain Dark Roast, neat, is my drink. Molly Danger came to the den, looked around to see if any ferals were around, and when she realized none were, she went to the kitchen to nibble a mite. After that, she batted a ball in the cat carousel around, then sniffed a catnip sock, and has split her time coming to me for attention and going in the cardboard box. Looks like she wants me to play with her, but the two times I tried, Molly walked away, and then came back. She can be a hard one to figure out at times. She's standing on the table in front of me now.

 

[type B]

Old Gowrie on a Pete Speciality Barrel, ice water

 

[kcmontie]

Been wanting a new pipe but don’t have new pipe money. I do have a stash of new pipes i haven’t smoked yet.
Smoking Old Dominion in the maiden voyage of a 2017 Hackert pot.

 

[Mortar0341]

I've been able to keep the bowl lit like an Olympic torch today, just one after another. Smoked a second bowl of Bourbon Bleu. And now I got it packed with Riverboat Gambler. Ive made the switch to sweet tea. The day has been absolutely beautiful. Been craving a Cigar, hadnt had one in a minute, but my days coming, next week I'm going wild at the Cigar store. Going to fill up my Jar, and maybe buy another Jar and fill it up too with all my favorite sticks. Then try not to smoke them all at once.

 

[Mortar0341]

Been wanting a new pipe but don’t have new pipe money. I do have a stash of new pipes i haven’t smoked yet.
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That's a beautiful pipe! Absolutely gorgeous!

 

[kcmontie]

That's a beautiful pipe! Absolutely gorgeous!

Thanks man.

 

[Sig]

Ashton Smooooooth Sailing in the Bones. If this thing gets any darker im gonna have to change its name from Bones to Briquette!

 

[tmcg81]

C & D Carolina Red Flake with Perique from maybe 2020. I can't remember. I didn't write the year on the jar for some reason. All the hoopla about it being released again this year led me to revisit it. I've got it in a no name French billiard and while it's better than I remember it being, it's really settling in that except for Rouxgaroux and the occasional bowl of LNF, I'm not a vaper guy.