Where Do You Dump Your Ashes?
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you mean away from the bears right, I mean when you say someplace safe.
Into the neighbor's garden. It's a vacant lot and I take care of it.
I don't think pipe ash is offensive like cig butts, as it's biodegradable...
I read that the number of smokers has fallen a lot in the last 20 years but the number of discarded cigarette butts hasn't:-(
I read that the number of smokers has fallen a lot in the last 20 years but the number of discarded cigarette butts hasn't:-(
The cleaners get bagged (zip-locked) and put in with the garbage when the bag is full.
Ashes (those that are not on me or my clothes) and spent matches/cigar butts in one of the flower beds (hidden under the mulch) when the wife is not looking.
Ashes (those that are not on me or my clothes) and spent matches/cigar butts in one of the flower beds (hidden under the mulch) when the wife is not looking.
In an ashtray which eventually is dumped into a small trash can with a bag which is then transferred to the large trash can which in turn is wheeled to the end of the driveway on Tuesday night to be picked up by the Waste Department on Wednesday morning. It isn't rocket surgery.
At home I smoke on the deck and dump ashes in a covered metal container, which when cool gets dumped on a favored plant. You need the cover here so the wind doesn't blow them around.
Out in the wild I carry an empty 50g round metal tin for ashes, to prevent torching the forest in the dry season. I cut the top off a champagne cork and glue it in the bottom for a knocker. If its wet, just dump & stomp.
In my camper I carry a 100g Mac Baren's tin, which holds a full cork knocker. I often use the lid for rubbing out flakes.
Our neighbor years ago started a fire on the wooded slope with his cigar ashes, from his elevated deck, so its good to be careful.
Out in the wild I carry an empty 50g round metal tin for ashes, to prevent torching the forest in the dry season. I cut the top off a champagne cork and glue it in the bottom for a knocker. If its wet, just dump & stomp.
In my camper I carry a 100g Mac Baren's tin, which holds a full cork knocker. I often use the lid for rubbing out flakes.
Our neighbor years ago started a fire on the wooded slope with his cigar ashes, from his elevated deck, so its good to be careful.
Still testing out the neighborhood. I usually dump it on the nearest pile of mulch.
I live with bushland literally across the road, so I'm very mindful of that risk, especially during our hot summer months.
Ashtray at the desk that gets dumped once a day into a container with a lid that gets dumped once a month in the outside garbage can.
In grandma's urn. I accidentally spilled her ashes into the cat's litter box so now I need to refill it before anyone finds out.
Outside or on the shop floor, never made a ritual out of it. 
I use an old China spittoon that is tapered inside, pipe knocker on edge, side clean out but most ends up in my lap, crotch of leather chair or rug. My fire insurance is payed up.I came close to ntitling this, "Who Hauls Your Ashes."
Anyway, for you nitpickers--go f#)# yourselves and move on LOL! I'm obviously smoking my "hypersensitive - defensive" blend at the moment--must the all the Va's I've been puffing on tonight! Now I know why some of You Dear Friends who love Va are such ass-kickers on the forum (no names, since I'm not calling anyone out! LOL). Just kidding...
The rest of you Dear Friends, how do you keep your smoking area tidy from ashes?
I have several ash trays in good spots (granite, marble, metal, Dunhills, etc) but my favorites are two empty tomato cans that I painted blue--because I like the color. The one I use most often sits on my smoking table and I scrape my bowl into and then use a nylon bore brush on it and use a pipe cleaner or two and finally reshelve the pipe with a pipe cleaner in it.
Invariably, I have a bit of ash on top of the table when done that I dust off and then--have to eventually sweep.
So, what do you do?
Perhaps you have a better method than I and I can try your's
For those of you who just do it and don't think--perhaps that's the same method you use to wipe your ass--and your likely a filthy bugger whether your smoking or shi%#ing LOL. Don't invite me over for dinner, I don't want to eat your cooking!LOL
kindly and in jest (a bit!),
mike
I can't believe all of you guys who are just throwing the ashes into the garbage. You monsters. That will be adding to our landfills, and just kicking the problem further on down the road. I'm so disappointed. 
On the ground.
Inside, down the drain. Not much dottle for most smokes, and it's convenient to then do a quick hot water rinse.
Inside, down the drain. Not much dottle for most smokes, and it's convenient to then do a quick hot water rinse.
This handsome receptacle, which I dump on the lawn when it’s full.
