Thank you for all the messages. Contrary to popular belief I have not vanished, got sucked back to the early 1920s due a time slip or generally done a "DB Cooper"! I have been in the UK and traveling and for some reason I cannot get onto Pipes Magazine probably due to the new stringent rules in the U.K regarding anything tobacco related. At present I am in Berlin and was pleasantly surprised to find I could access Pipes Magazine. I have answered all the PM's that have piled up in my inbox since July including the gentlemen on his cigars and the my good friend in California and his tobacco. As you are all aware the new government guidance on customs duties makes posting stuff back states side to be a little complex so putting stuff in a suitcase and carrying it home seems to be the safest approach. I have visited the Nottingham Pipe Show with @simong in the late summer and I even saw @halfdan up close in his revolutionary war outfit which was quite interesting. Whilst at the show I also got to try out some of Gawith's new offering and met with Rachel as well as a host of warm and welcoming people. In the words of George Formby it was 'A grand day out!' although the train journey home was a bit on the tedious side. Anyway I hope you guys are surviving everything with the change in seasons and I hope to be back in the U.S in January 2026!
