Where Is Our Ettrick puffer?
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Do you ever dance around with a hand cart clenching a pipe leaping about and such clicking your heels and maybe when the lights go down bumping n grinding?
I knew that space stuff would get to you eventually. Either that or you skipped the groove again.***UPDATE ON ETTRICK PUFFER***
Yesterday I spoke to a guy, who knows a guy, who overheard a conversation between two guys, who both knew guys, one of which knew a guy, who might've been Ettrick's cousin. Apparently, he has been abducted by space aliens and is off planet learning how to referee new sporting events and teaching them how to properly smoke tobacco from a pipe to prepare for their arrival on Earth. So, ya'll can stop worrying now. He'll be back...
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I heard they crew left a message so we wouldn't get worried, but evidently, we missed it somehow.
Just kidding. Thanks for the smile.
Thank you, Simone***UPDATE ON ETTRICK PUFFER***
Yesterday I spoke to a guy, who knows a guy, who overheard a conversation between two guys, who both knew guys, one of which knew a guy, who might've been Ettrick's cousin. Apparently, he has been abducted by space aliens and is off planet learning how to referee new sporting events and teaching them how to properly smoke tobacco from a pipe to prepare for their arrival on Earth. So, ya'll can stop worrying now. He'll be back...
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I heard they crew left a message so we wouldn't get worried, but evidently, we missed it somehow.
(Should have added it was at 31 Flavors)
@Chasing Embers: A place with no human interaction you say. Can you smoke there and if so how do you apply for a job in such a place?
I've mentioned smoking and chewing there many times. My position was created by the company CEO when he saw me solving Rubik's puzzles. A lot of trouble shooting, efficiency number crunching, time studies, and ergonomic improvements. Though I see other employees at the beginning and end of my shift, I'm there during the 12 hour off shift doing my studies. Right place, right time is how I got it.
Industrial Engineer : Industrial engineers apply science, mathematics, and engineering methods to complex system integration and operations. Industrial engineers figure out how to manufacture parts or products or deliver services with maximum efficiency.
More of an efficiency tech that reports findings to our industrial engineers and quality control teams.
I did that job once in a bank. I was called an Operations Analyst which is one level or two below I.E. ... the analyst still has to come up with suggestions for resolving the issues which they then tweak and order implemented after many meetings. Same work no matter title. Fun if you like puzzles and problem solving. Didn't mean to incur a sad response...sorry about that.
one thing that happens as I get older is I see more right and total sheetheads. After that the foibles of regular people don't seem so bad, because you realize how much closer to genuinely terrible they could be.
I like people, they also annoy the heck out of me (myself included).
it's more fun in person. Can't see your reaction when it hits the climax. It's a story about hypocrisy.
I don't remember the man in question but it seems he is missed by many. In the 10 years I have been here, I have seen people come and go and that is the nature of forums such as these. People really get into pipe smoking and then for whatever reason they say they have had enough.
The one guy I do miss is Peck. Besides having a great sense of humor his pipe collection was amazing. I never got tired of looking at his new acquisitions as his taste in pipes was pretty cool. His man cave pics were amazing and I have never seen a man cave in the same league as his.
Sometimes people just need a break, and they come back when they are ready. One thing I do know about forums like these is that it is the new guys who are important. Answering their questions make them feel a part of the site. Answering a question by just linking to an old thread does nothing to make people feel welcome.
I cannot count how many times the question about how many bowls a day do you smoke. I always answer their question and they appreciate the feedback. If those older guys didn't answer some of these basic question the place would get stale. Right now it is the busiest and best pipe forum on the web and a lot of it is because many of us answer these basic questions. I used to go to a site and every question that was asked, by a newcomer, this mod would post a link to an earlier thread, sometimes years earlier. I always thought that was just plain rude.
The one guy I do miss is Peck. Besides having a great sense of humor his pipe collection was amazing. I never got tired of looking at his new acquisitions as his taste in pipes was pretty cool. His man cave pics were amazing and I have never seen a man cave in the same league as his.
Sometimes people just need a break, and they come back when they are ready. One thing I do know about forums like these is that it is the new guys who are important. Answering their questions make them feel a part of the site. Answering a question by just linking to an old thread does nothing to make people feel welcome.
I cannot count how many times the question about how many bowls a day do you smoke. I always answer their question and they appreciate the feedback. If those older guys didn't answer some of these basic question the place would get stale. Right now it is the busiest and best pipe forum on the web and a lot of it is because many of us answer these basic questions. I used to go to a site and every question that was asked, by a newcomer, this mod would post a link to an earlier thread, sometimes years earlier. I always thought that was just plain rude.
You wanna see my face during the climax.. Fair enough.
Oh. We all want to.
Fat thumbs and a small screen aren't friends. It was meant to be the shocked emoji.
