Where Do You Dump Your Ashes?
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Outside: Ground.
Porch: Ashtray. Then from ashtray to toilet.
Inside: Directly to toilet.
I once failed to flush the ash and dottle floating about the commode, and my youngest son, a wee lad, soon rushed to me in amazement, grabbed me by the hand, and led me to bathroom to show me what somebody did in the potty. His mouth was agape that such strangeness was excreted from one of his siblings.
I almost didn't have the heart to tell him that it was from my pipe.
Porch: Ashtray. Then from ashtray to toilet.
Inside: Directly to toilet.
I once failed to flush the ash and dottle floating about the commode, and my youngest son, a wee lad, soon rushed to me in amazement, grabbed me by the hand, and led me to bathroom to show me what somebody did in the potty. His mouth was agape that such strangeness was excreted from one of his siblings.
I almost didn't have the heart to tell him that it was from my pipe.
When smoking cigarettes, I do the same.
I observed a former military veteran "rub out" the lit cherry and step on it to put out the ember. She did this every time and it made sense.
When another asked her about it, the response was so that there was no trace in combat.
This "process" makes sense whether military or not.
Maybe some more experienced members could help out. I didn't smoke back in the 70's on Parris Island but recall getting online for a butt detail and also the lesson in, "field stripping." What was the purpose--ecology? I remember hearing from one Vietnam Vet DI teaching us that the enemy can smell us--cigs, food, etc. Was that true back in the day? Just wondering???
Aside--Butt detail, to me, seemed a lot like getting online for, "policing up our brass," at the range"--both meant walking in a line staring at the ground and picking shit up LOL
What say you more experienced Puffers who've seen the elephant and ridden the bull, back in the day?
kindly
mike
In basic the purpose of field stripping was to keep the flight/company area and all other places neat and clean. I remember painting rocks that were placed along walkways and such. Make work projects to blend the recruits into a unit.
In the presence of an enemy smoking is a good way of letting those down wind know you are about whether you're the predator or the prey. A trail of butts, is no different than ration wrappers, human waste, etc. for informing others your location or direction of travel. Do butts went into a pocket until they could be disposed of. Under fire? "smoke 'em if you got 'em and can do safely. The smell of smoke. insect repellent, etc. is another clue for the alert. Hell, I've known guys who could smell the bad guys from their body odor which is distinct due to diet. My nose wasn't that good.
In the presence of an enemy smoking is a good way of letting those down wind know you are about whether you're the predator or the prey. A trail of butts, is no different than ration wrappers, human waste, etc. for informing others your location or direction of travel. Do butts went into a pocket until they could be disposed of. Under fire? "smoke 'em if you got 'em and can do safely. The smell of smoke. insect repellent, etc. is another clue for the alert. Hell, I've known guys who could smell the bad guys from their body odor which is distinct due to diet. My nose wasn't that good.
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I have a 1 gallon plastic bucket with a lid. Ash is dumped, the pipe is given a sharp exhale, I run a cleaner through the stem, turn the cleaner around and repeat, the cleaner is then doubled over and used to swab the bowl, and is then thrown in the bucket with the pipe ash. I empty it every few months.
Damn.
Maybe I've been under-thinking this.
Maybe I've been under-thinking this.
"Over the river and through the woods..."
Or was it Frost to said, "whose woods are these, I think I know...woods filling up with tobacco ash.....
Or was it Frost to said, "whose woods are these, I think I know...woods filling up with tobacco ash.....
I dump all the ash into a Solo Firepit stove on the patio.
When I light the first fire of the season it may have quite the unique aroma for a minute or two.
When I light the first fire of the season it may have quite the unique aroma for a minute or two.
Where do I dump my ashes?
In the toilet. I shut the lid quickly, let things settle and then flush it. But the real key is to make sure the wife doesn't see me do it.
In the toilet. I shut the lid quickly, let things settle and then flush it. But the real key is to make sure the wife doesn't see me do it.
This process makes your fingers and pants smell bad. No biggie to a soldier in the bush. As a civilian I have abandoned this practice
I was told you can smell a cigarette 100 yards away. I am sensitive; I could smell a person who has recently had a cigarette from about that distance. A lot of seasoned soldiers obviously wont smoke during combat, the real old soldiers will cease smoking days before they anticipate being in “the shit” because cigarette smell lingers. Further, I’ve even heard of guys in Vietnam that switched to indigenous food, basically so the VC couldn’t smell the hamburger coming out their pores.
Lately Iv'e been keeping a 5Gal bucket half full of garden soil in the garage beside my smoking chair.
I figure it will make some decent fertilizer come spring.
I figure it will make some decent fertilizer come spring.
