What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[Cool Breeze]

Lunch break smoke.
Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a MM cob.

[JimInks]

Old Dark Fired in a 1970s GBD Prehistoric Rhodesian 9438 with a perspex stem.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Sam Gawith Bracken Flake in a 1979 medium bend etch relief meerschaum lined TinderBox Arabesque with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Ivan the Terrible in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.

[droy1958]

Tsuge Winter's Embrace in a Schiffsmakler Jurgensen.......

[JimInks]

Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.

[droy1958]

Peterson's Connie's Choice in a leather bound French made Ambassador.....

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of John Barrett Salad Bowl Mixture in a 2015 John Barrett slight bend smooth rock maple poker with a walnut shank and a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[Lostmason]

I would complain about the heat today except I spent most of the day
rairing the cabinets in my kitchen.Thank God and Fridgidair for air conditioners.
Started with CB original and finished with AJ's VaPer.been a productive day anyway.

[Cool Breeze]

Having my favorite tobacco in my favorite pipe.
SG St. James Flake in my unfinished Savinelli Series III.

I've been putting off opening a tin of SJF because I wanted to smoke down some things I have jarred up, but I couldn't resist and cracked one open. I'm enjoying it so much, I'll likely have another bowl when I'm done with this one.

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Peter the Great in a 1979 medium bend etch relief meerschaum lined TinderBox Arabesque with a black vulcanite stem.

[Bruck]

G&H Classic English in a meer. Profoundly likeable :)

[Branzig]

First smoke in my new Meer. ABF this go around...pipe smokes superbly.

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[JimInks]

15 year old Penzance in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip.

[cpmcdill]

GL Pease Maltese Falcon in a MM cob

[JimInks]

A few minutes away from smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Dan Tobacco Tumblin’ Dice in a mid-late 1930s straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair and a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a 2003 Stanwell Golden Danish 56 Rusticated Canadian with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Rasputin in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking Angler's Dream in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front with a black vulcanite stem.

[droy1958]

Erik Nording Hunter Blend Labrador in an old Aromatic beater......

[Pipe Smoker]

First smoke in my new Meer. ABF this go around...pipe smokes superbly.

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Beer and Meer. Good plan!

[Emperor Zurg]

Got a few coins of G&H Brown Irish X drying out in case the opportunity presents itself. The little Sav has been airing for 2 or 3 days so she should be ready for a go-round. Can't remember if I've had this one before or not... the Black Irish X is good tho, albeit fairly monochromatic.

[JimInks]

Getting a late start to the day. Now smoking St. Basil’s Peter the Great in a smooth straight late 1970s Tinderbox Selected Grecian Briar Dublin with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

[JimInks]

Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War House Green in an undated fancy designed tall, thin bowl medium bend Warren Zeichen Viennese Coffeehouse Bombay clay with a white acrylic stem.

[Lostmason]

I was gonna lie to y'all and say I was smoking Penzance in a Hooka,,,,I don't own a hooka,and have never tried Penzance.
So I'll just sit back with a bowl of PS Black Coffee in a cob and try to come up with a better story.

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Miyagi’s Mindfulness in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

[Lynn]

had a bowl of bootlegger from AlanS this morning with coffee

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.

[JimInks]

The last of my stash of HU Hadde’s Best Irish in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem. This will get me to dinner time.

[JimInks]

Now smoking HU Aus Dem Krater No.4 in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter and black acrylic stem. Have enough left for about three bowls. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink. Watching the Yankees - Rays game as I wait for Vin Scully on the XM at 10:10 EST.

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Peter the Great in a smooth straight late 1970s Tinderbox Selected Grecian Briar Dublin with a black vulcanite stem.

[cpmcdill]

Frog Morton's Cellar in a Grabow pot

[JimInks]

MacBaren Navy Flake in a 1981 Ascorti Black Billiard Business with a military bit and pearl gray acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Ivan the Terrible in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Low Country Pipe & Cigar Guendalose in a smooth medium bend straight grain 2000 Winslow C silver spigot wide top Dublin with a canted plateau and black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Old Colonial in a medium bend beater 1979 Aalborg natural freehand made by Nording with a black vulcanite stem.

[BryGuySC]

Some delicious Blackwoods Flake in my trusty MM Country Gentleman.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of McClelland 2000 in a 1980 Stanwell 668 medium bend half black sandblasted, half brown smooth rough top with a multi-colored dark yellowish ferrule and black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Cheerwine is my drink.

[Pipe Smoker]

I was gonna lie to y'all and say I was smoking Penzance in a Hooka,,,,I don't own a hooka,and have never tried Penzance.
So I'll just sit back with a bowl of PS Black Coffee in a cob and try to come up with a better story.

I've never smoked a hookah – wonder if anyone on the forum has. I hate it when my pipe gurgles and a hookah is the worst-ever for that, I would think.

P. S. – Sometimes I think they run this forum with a 486 and a 2400 baud modem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking MacBaren Virginia #1 in a late '90s half smooth/half etched freehand sitter, medium bend Nielsen Viggo. Think I'll shoot the sun's eye out!

[Emperor Zurg]

I've never smoked a hookah – wonder if anyone on the forum has.

I know there's at least a couple hookah smokers on here. Can't remember who tho.

I would never smoke one. The whole apparatus looks too much like some elaborate bong to me. ...either a bong or the ultimate Rube Goldberg smoking contraption. That and the hoses and mouthpieces and all that just gross me out. It's enough to keep the airway in a pipe clean, and I see what gunk I get out of it after just one smoke. Imagine what filth must be hiding in those hoses :( :doublepuke: Not to mention, I generally lean toward non-aromatic or minimally flavored tobacco. Molasses soaked, fruity, berry, bananna-gummybear surprise shisha tobacco sounds kind of nasty to me.

Burning some G&H Brown Irish X in a Savinelli

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Amazing the difference a pairing makes...
Tried pairing the Irish X with an Atwater Vanilla Java porter. Nasty. Neither the beer nor the tobacco were doing each other any favors whatsoever. Put the beer back in the fridge for later and poured some strong coffee with a little cream and sliced off a piece of earthy, creamy cheese made by a local farmer.
What a difference.
This tobacco is earthy like a cigar, peppery but not overly so, and only slightly sweet. Lakeland essence in this one is so faint that I wonder if I'm just imagining it simply because this is a G&H blend and I know it's usually there. Both the coffee and the cheese compliment the baccy well and the cheese brings out a creaminess in the tobac that I didn't notice before. The earthiness in the cheese and also in the smoke go very well together. I'm going to put my feet up and enjoy the rest of the bowl... may need another slice of cheese or two :)

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1980s black sandblasted slight bend Savory’s Argyll 281 Cherrywood with a black vulcanite stem.

[BryGuySC]

Voodoo Queen in a MM Pride .

[JimInks]

Now smoking Dunbar in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Listening to Vin Scully.

[Lostmason]

My son has a hooka and he is into those e-thingies also. I like my traditional pips.Screwed up today and loaded my Swiss BBk
with the wrong blend.:( So i'm smoking Virginia Gold Black and Gold,with CB original loaded in my chataux (spelling sucks but I try).

[Lostmason]

I know there's at least a couple hookah smokers on here. Can't remember who tho.

I would never smoke one. The whole apparatus looks too much like some elaborate bong to me. ...either a bong or the ultimate Rube Goldberg smoking contraption. That and the hoses and mouthpieces and all that just gross me out. It's enough to keep the airway in a pipe clean, and I see what gunk I get out of it after just one smoke. Imagine what filth must be hiding in those hoses :( :doublepuke: Not to mention, I generally lean toward non-aromatic or minimally flavored tobacco. Molasses soaked, fruity, berry, bananna-gummybear surprise shisha tobacco sounds kind of nasty to me.

Burning some G&H Brown Irish X in a Savinelli

-- edit --

Amazing the difference a pairing makes...
Tried pairing the Irish X with an Atwater Vanilla Java porter. Nasty. Neither the beer nor the tobacco were doing each other any favors whatsoever. Put the beer back in the fridge for later and poured some strong coffee with a little cream and sliced off a piece of earthy, creamy cheese made by a local farmer.
What a difference.
This tobacco is earthy like a cigar, peppery but not overly so, and only slightly sweet. Lakeland essence in this one is so faint that I wonder if I'm just imagining it simply because this is a G&H blend and I know it's usually there. Both the coffee and the cheese compliment the baccy well and the cheese brings out a creaminess in the tobac that I didn't notice before. The earthiness in the cheese and also in the smoke go very well together. I'm going to put my feet up and enjoy the rest of the bowl... may need another slice of cheese or two :)

My mother was raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin,when we moved to Oklahoma it took almost
a year before they convinced her that that yellow stuff WAS cheddar !:thud:

[Emperor Zurg]

My mother was raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin,when we moved to Oklahoma it took almost
a year before they convinced her that that yellow stuff WAS cheddar !:thud:

They've yet to convince me. Cheddar is WHITE dammit! Whatever that garbage Kraft sells sure isn't real cheddar.

[JimInks]

Now smoking St. Basil’s Golden Brown in an early smooth Radice Tiger Eye G medium bend pipe with a bamboo-style carving on the shank with a black acrylic stem. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.

[JimInks]

Now smoking MacBaren Symphony in a mid-70s slight bend black sandblasted English Rustic 120 billiard with a black vulcanite stem. Any hotter and I think the house would melt.

[JimInks]

Peter Heinrichs Curly Block in a straight black sandblasted 1968 Dunhill Shell bulldog with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is not only my evening drink, but good hydration in this weather.

[Lynn]

long hot day so I'm on the porch doing a bowl of Peter Stokkebye Amsterdam, smoky stuff.

[Lostmason]

They've yet to convince me. Cheddar is WHITE dammit! Whatever that garbage Kraft sells sure isn't real cheddar.

So have you tried that GunK in a crock that Cracker Barrel puts out.May have been the batch I got a few years back,it had no flavor at all,
and was dry and crumbly.:sick:

Finishing the Day with Old Companion in my DG Savoy.

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Porch Swing in a Canterbury lovat

[JimInks]

Now smoking Jim’s B Blend in a 2016 PSF POY quarter bend black sandblasted Vermont Freehand egg with an aluminum band and amber tortoise saddle stem.

[JimInks]

C&D Mixture Monster 3 in a 1979 no name French briar smooth full bend egg.

[JimInks]

Savinelli 140˚ in a 1978 smooth three quarter bend Danish Special with a black vulcanite stem.

[Branzig]

I've never smoked a hookah – wonder if anyone on the forum has. I hate it when my pipe gurgles and a hookah is the worst-ever for that, I would think.

P. S. – Sometimes I think they run this forum with a 486 and a 2400 baud modem.
I've been to a couple hookah bars and have smoked it more than a handful of times.

The flavors are excellent. There are some amazing profiles that you can only get from hookah. There is no gurgle at all, the smoke is cooled through the water, but has 0 effect on the draw or the mouthfeel. It makes for the coolest smoke I've ever had, and eliminates all and any tongue bite.

I see no link to bongs or drugs with it, because I've never met someone that uses it for such a thing.

The only downside, and really the reason I don't own one probably, is because of the fact that you have to inhale the smoke. The only way to really enjoy it is through deep, lung, inhalation. I'm just not cool with that being an ex cigarette smoker.

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[JimInks]

A few minutes away from smoking HU China’s Heaven in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem. Working and listening to the MLB talk on the XM.

[JimInks]

Just finished work and this bowl of P&W Nut Brown Burley in a 1984 medium bend black grain etched Savinelli Non Pareil 9310 poker with a horn ferrule and a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Peter Heinrichs Chateau Henri No. 8 in a smooth medium bend post-WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock Killarney 9BC with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Heine's Blend in the third pipe I ever bought ($1.95), a 1974 smooth straight French briar Hadley Apple with a black vulcanite stem.

[Pipe Smoker]

Smoking Solani 656 Aged Burley Flake. And regretting the years that passed while I was unaware of this marvelous tobacco.

[GWBowman]

Dunhill Flake in a smooth straight Irish Second

[JimInks]

Now smoking Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band with a black vulcanite p-lip stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink. Watching the Braves-Nats game while I wait for Vin Scully at 4:10 EST.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim's Half Va., Half Burley with dark fired Kentucky in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, black ebonite stem with an aluminum band. Listening to Vin Scully on the XM.

[JimInks]

Now smoking 2003 GLP Charing Cross in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem. Have enough for about three more bowls.

[Cool Breeze]

Having some Rattray's Hal o the Wynd in a cob.

[Bruck]

Trying out a few different things this fine p.m.

G&H London Cabbie, a sample from a friend who smuggled it back from London. A nice VA-Per with some Lakeland flavor in there Nothing to risk incarceration over.

Tewksbury Celtic Blend, part of a mini cluster bomb from our friend Aguineapig. Very nice slightly sweetened English.

Some of my most recent pressed flake - a tobacco salad containing cigar scraps, Tobias' surprise (from our friend Tobias Lutz), fire-cured dark air, and latakia, among other things. Flavor's not bad, and it's pretty strong - I could dual market this as a laxative :)

[Bruck]

Continuing this afternoon's odyssey with a bowl of Special K :) This is C&D VA Bright "chip cut." I've not seen this type of cut before and it looks exactly like Special K.

It was part of a bomb from Aguineapig. Flavor's excellent - I dig natural VAs. Vitamin N is mild to medium.

[Cool Breeze]

Trying some McClelland Balkan Blue in my Savinelli 114KS.
This is my first time smoking this one. So far, so good. Nice sweet English blend.

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[JimInks]

MacBaren Virginia #1 in a late '90s half smooth/half etched freehand sitter, medium bend Nielsen Viggo.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking McClelland 2000 in a 1980 Stanwell 668 medium bend half black sandblasted, half brown smooth rough top with a multi-colored dark yellowish ferrule and black vulcanite stem.

[Emperor Zurg]

Vincent Manil Semois, a small musketball in an old Grabow Royal Duke.
Read the reviews afterwards and I don't see where they're coming from. It tasted mainly chocolaty to me.

[JimInks]

About a third of the way through this bowl of St. James Flake in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

[Lostmason]

JimInks,you should appreciate this one.A few minutes ago while diligently typing
a well reasoned response,total BS in laymans terms,My wifes cat,Clown, decided
she needed to cross over me to get to the food dish.I now have about twenty
gashes down my knee because that stupid cat is a klutz and can't jump for s**t !
I need consoling,so I found my stash of Germains Plum Cake and my 1950's moterey.

[cpmcdill]

A nameless aromatic (P&C's "Best of the Rest") in a Grabow Savoy. Got this several years ago, and let it rest all this time. It was cacophanous at first, but it has settled into something pretty decent.

[cpmcdill]

GL Pease Maltese Falcon in a Canterbury lovat

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Rasputin in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite stem.

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JimInks,you should appreciate this one.A few minutes ago while diligently typing
a well reasoned response,total BS in laymans terms,My wifes cat,Clown, decided
she needed to cross over me to get to the food dish.I now have about twenty
gashes down my knee because that stupid cat is a klutz and can't jump for s**t !
I need consoling,so I found my stash of Germains Plum Cake and my 1950's moterey.

I know the feeling. Suzy and Molly always want to use me for a race track or a place to jump on and off.

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2001 black sandblasted three quarter bend Rinaldo Lithos YY bulldog with an amber colored stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of HU China’s Heaven in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow stem with white swirls. Have enough left for a bowl or so.

[JimInks]

Smoker’s Pride Whiskey in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank and black stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite stem. Ice tea and bergs is my drink. Listening to the MLB talk on the XM.

[JimInks]

Peretti’s Thanksgiving Blend in a sienna toned slightly etched 1979 signed Rossi 1886 Visconte 245 Oom Paul with a ring around the middle of the shank and an amber acrylic stem.

[Emperor Zurg]

I made a parfait, Tobias Lutz style

Base layer - SG Chocolate Flake
Center cream filling - G&H Brown Irish X
Top layer - more SG Chocolate Flake

Haven't set fire to it yet tho...

[JimInks]

Now smoking Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

[Lostmason]

Thomas Harriot in my DG Savoy
Pete NeverBend , this is still some really good stuff,Thanks.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of GLP Temple Bar in a smooth medium bend straight grain 2001 Karl Erik Ekstravagant brandy with a leaf engraved silver band and a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

PCCA Millennium 2000 in a 1970s smooth medium bend Danish Sovereign XXX 324 sitter with a black vulcanite stem.

[Aguineapig]

Trying the fabled Esoterica Stonehaven (Via Bruck-- Thanks!!), I adore Burleys and just had to try this. Packed a musket ball in a Country Gent with a freehand stem. What struck me right from the charring light was how mild this is. I am a regular smoker of C&D Burleys like haunted bookshop, pegasus, morley's best, and others like Semois. Very strong, rich, cigar like Burleys. This is very different. Mild, smells of something like apricot in the bag and on the first light. Ironically (and, perhaps, sacrilegiously) from a Burley perspective it reminds me more of something like PA or Velvet when the Burley comes though.. The Virginias and special processing make it much more complex, sweet, etc though. I was concerned about how moist the flakes were-- but no gurgles, or really any moisture at the bottom of the bowl, with a reasonable drying time (a little over 30 minutes) so I think this was water moist, not PG/humectant moist.

Next I will try it in a briar and see how that changes things. I like it so far, but not hysterically-- I don't suddenly feel the need to sell everything I own and sit at the computer all day waiting or it to come in stock =P

[JimInks]

C&D Christmas Blend 2016 in a 1979 MM straight Legend.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of C&D Plantation Evening in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the best durn tobacco made today: Strang in a 2003 smooth medium bent straight grain Ardor Venere Extra signed by Dorelio Rovera Dublin with a black acrylic stem.

[Tobias Lutz]

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I made a parfait, Tobias Lutz style

Base layer - SG Chocolate Flake
Center cream filling - G&H Brown Irish X
Top layer - more SG Chocolate Flake

Haven't set fire to it yet tho...

Nice... keepin' up the experimentation :)

[Cool Breeze]

My first time trying this one.
Good stuff. Better put your big boy pants on before smoking this one. Pretty good vitamin N hit.

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[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a 2003 Stanwell Golden Danish 56 Rusticated Canadian with a black vulcanite stem.

[cpmcdill]

GL Pease Maltese Falcon in a Canterbury lovat

[Branzig]

A decent sized bowl of Stonehaven that my buddy Bruck gifted me....THANKS!!!

Surprised how mellow it is. Really reminds me of ODF with the toasty burley notes. The VA is light a floral in profile. I'm smoking it a little wet though, it probably needed a good 20 minutes more drying for my tastes. Still, even with my power puffubg, no tongue bite whatsoever. All in all excellent quality leaf...I understand the demand for it.

Smoking in a CAO meer.

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[JimInks]

HU Aus Dem Krater No.4 in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter and black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of G&H Brown Flake Scented in a 2013 bent MM Missouri Pride Legend.

[JimInks]

Outman Cigars Spiced Rum in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking 1970s Edgeworth Aromatic (Red) in a light brown 1979 rusticated medium bend Italian Sir Jeffrey Dublin sitter with a flared top and yellow stem. Watching The Sea Wolf starring some fella who looks like me, see. Myeah!

[JimInks]

Almost a third of the way through this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2003 smooth medium bend Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Baskerville with a sterling silver band and black vulcanite p-lip stem.

[JimInks]

Starting off my smoking day with Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a 2002 smooth top, black sandblasted quarter bend Karl Erik Ekstravagant horn with a horn insert in the ferrule and black acrylic stem. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.

[JimInks]

Stokkebye Natural Dutch Cavendish in a 1970s medium bend smooth Ben Wade Golden Walnut freehand with a black vulcanite stem.

[droy1958]

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[JimInks]

Now smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.

[Aguineapig]

C&D Pegasus in a MM Legend. My favorite Burley blend, in my oldest pipe. Good stuff.

[JimInks]

Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake in a slight bend rusticated 1979 Savinelli Estella 310 poker with a brown pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.

[Branzig]

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What pipe you got there?

Doesn't look like Custombilt's rustication. Weber? Fieldstub? JB Jum?

[JimInks]

PCCA Millennium 2000 in a 1970s smooth medium bend Danish Sovereign XXX 324 sitter with a black vulcanite stem.

[droy1958]

What pipe you got there?

Doesn't look like Custombilt's rustication. Weber? Fieldstub? JB Jum?

Just has "Imported Briar" on it.....

[cpmcdill]

SG Bothy Flake in a Grabow Savoy

[Bruck]

Had a bowl of MacBaren P.M., which is a pretty good knockoff of Nightcap, from our friend Aguineapig.

Tried to have a bowl of C&D VA Bright Chip Cut, also from Aguineapig, but alas no sooner had I started to enjoy its citrusy, grassy goodness, than it got dark out and I was swarmed with little black flies which must have just hatched, and which must be immune to Deep Woods Off. I had to dump most of a good bowl and retreat.

[Lostmason]

Nightcap in a Brigham straight brandy sans filter.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Peretti’s Thanksgiving Blend in a sienna toned slightly etched 1979 signed Rossi 1886 Visconte 245 Oom Paul with a ring around the middle of the shank and an amber acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[JimInks]

2006 McClelland Bayou Slices (Blakeney’s Best) in a 1970s smooth medium bend Stanwell Rego 969-48 Design Choice 837 sitter with a vulcanite stem and ferrule.

[bluenoser]

1-Q in the freehand pickaxe

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Sutliff Light English #302 in a 1990 Peterson Irish Second Oom Paul natural with a black vulcanite fish tail stem.

[JimInks]

C&D Oriental Silk in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat and a black acrylic stem.

[fataman]

Ok it's time to give the pipe another try. I picked up a non-aro english type house blend from a local B&M. Getting better. Bowl stayed lit (most of the time). And had only minor tongue bite.
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[JimInks]

Starting off my smoking day with the last of my stash of HU China’s Heaven in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow stem with white swirls. Simply Apple is my drink.

[JimInks]

MacBaren Seven Seas Black in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and a brown pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Ogden’s Walnut in a 2002 medium bend smooth Rinaldo EGEA 03 Silver line spigot 10. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.

[Pipe Smoker]

Had a bowl of MacBaren P.M., which is a pretty good knockoff of Nightcap, from our friend Aguineapig.

Tried to have a bowl of C&D VA Bright Chip Cut, also from Aguineapig, but alas no sooner had I started to enjoy its citrusy, grassy goodness, than it got dark out and I was swarmed with little black flies which must have just hatched, and which must be immune to Deep Woods Off. I had to dump most of a good bowl and retreat.

Most folks know that San Diego has a mild climate. But in addition to that, there are few flies or mosquitos. Not much SMOG either – at least where my home is. Also, no tornadoes or hurricanes, and seldom even strong winds.

Smoking Solani ABF, and enjoying a nice cup of arabica coffee and a light cool breeze.

P. S. Can't remember the last time that I had a bug splat on my windshield.

[JimInks]

Now smoking 1960s Balkan Sobranie in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem. Getting ready to watch the Pirates - Giants game.

[JimInks]

1960s Balkan Sobranie in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Condor Ready Rubbed in an undated fancy designed tall, thin bowl medium bend Warren Zeichen Viennese Coffeehouse Bombay clay with a white acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

G&H Kentucky Nougat in a 2003 IMP horn Meer.

[droy1958]

A Kaywoodie Flame Grain Meer with some Plum Pudding.....
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[Bruck]

Most folks know that San Diego has a mild climate. But in addition to that, there are few flies or mosquitos. Not much SMOG either – at least where my home is. Also, no tornadoes or hurricanes, and seldom even strong winds.


OK, I'm on my way :)

[JimInks]

The last of my open stash of 1960 Balkan Sobranie in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic stem. Age did not diminish this English blend, which greatly surprises me. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[BryGuySC]

C&D Exclusive in a MM Huck Finn.

Starts out blah, but ends up pretty nice. Has a good nic kick. Going to jar a couple ounces to see if the Virginias will come out more.

[Bruck]

Just polished off a bowl of Cornell & Diehl VA Flake. Nice and mellow, sweet, grassy, citrusy. Not a lot of vitamin N though.

[JimInks]

Now smoking HU Aus Dem Krater No.4 in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter and black acrylic stem. Have enough left for a small bowl.

[JimInks]

Yenidje Highlander in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem.

[cpmcdill]

GL Pease Key Largo in a Canterbury lovat

[JimInks]

Almost a third of the way through this bowl of HU Scotney in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo carving on the shank and a black acrylic stem. Working and listening to Hopalong Cassidy on the XM.

[JimInks]

Just finished work and this bowl of Jim's Half Va., Half Burley with dark fired Kentucky in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, black ebonite stem with an aluminum band.

[JimInks]

Now smoking 1970s Edgeworth Aromatic (Red) in a light brown 1979 rusticated medium bend Italian Sir Jeffrey Dublin sitter with a flared top and yellow stem. Watching Five Star Final starring that Robinson fella.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking St. Basil’s Peter the Great in a smooth straight late 1970s Tinderbox Selected Grecian Briar Dublin with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a much cherished smooth straight grain three quarter bend 1979 Becker M 4 heart brandy and a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Cut Plug in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem.

[Pipe Smoker]

Smoking a 50-50 blend of Solani ABF and Dunhill Flake. Soooo tasty!

And listening to a Mozart string quintet (a string quartet plus an additional viola). Sounds as good as my tobacco tastes.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Red Aromatic in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

MacBaren Symphony in a slight bent black pattern etched 1979 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma tilted top with a gray swirl colored stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of STCoP Murray’s 1810 Belfast in a 2003 URAL full bend big bowl egg shaped Lattice meer with a black acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[JimInks]

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Circles in a slight bend rusticated 1979 Savinelli Estella 310 poker with a green pearl acrylic stem.

[Cool Breeze]

McClalland Balkan Blue in a Sainelli Punto Oro Mr. G.

I'm really starting to love this stuff.

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Porch Swing in a Canterbury lovat

[Cool Breeze]

Bowl 2 of the evening will be Elizabethan Mixture in my unfinished Savinelli.

[JimInks]

STCoP Murray’s 1921 Cunningham in a 1984 three quarter bend medium brown Ascorti KS Business Dublin with a black acrylic stem.

[Lostmason]

Milan's Buttered Rum In my DG Savoy

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of HU Aus Dem Krater No.4 in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter and black acrylic stem. This will finish the sample.

[coffeecup]

This evening I am having a bowl of Drew Estate Gatsby Luxury Flake in an extra large Rossi freehand.:pipe: Today I got my order from "Pipes and Cigars" including the "Gatsby Flake". I ordered this tobacco to round out my order to qualify for free shipping. I have not ordered any tobacco for more than a year; in the last year I have been primarily interested in cigars.:) When I first started back with cigars and the pipe in 2009 and joined the old "Puff Forum" there was an old timer who knew that I had retired an had a limited money source for tobacco and he suggested that I should concentrate on tobacco instead of cigars for the first few years because he felt that the bans on cigarettes that there would be restrictions on tobacco worst than cigars.:concern: So I did just that and it was a pleasure looking at my jars of Stonehaven and Penzance that I had gotten when it was still possible to order;:santa: but I will admit that in my early years of smoking cigars from "Thompsons Cigars" was not a great time, but it did allow me to eventually understand and enjoy good quality cigars. So this evening it was especially enjoyable to view my many jars of tobacco that I love.:chicken: In reference to this evening my Gatsby Flake seems to be enjoyable and I am topping off this smoke with an ice cold mug of "Guinness Draught" brew and life is well.:beerchug:

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking St. Basil’s Peter the Great in a 1979 medium bend etch relief meerschaum lined TinderBox Arabesque with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author. Working and listening to The Jack Benny Program.

[JimInks]

Old Colonial in a medium bend beater 1979 Aalborg natural freehand made by Nording with a black vulcanite stem.

[Pipe Smoker]

I just opened a 50g tin of Fribourg & Treyer Special Brown Flake – 17 months of age on it. The tin note is tart, even sour, but the smoke is delicious. The judiciously-applied topping is quite unusual: said to be rum-flavored. Could be, but I'd never have guessed rum. Like all of the F&T Virginia flakes that I've tried, the tobacco is excellent. I recommend SBF as a nice change-of-pace Virginia.

When I was a college student on a tight budget, I used to buy "Rum Crook" cigars at the drugstore. They were inexpensive, and I found them to be tasty – they definitely had rum flavor! In those days, most Midwestern drugstores carried an assortment of pipes, pipe tobacco, cigars, snuff, etc. Those days are gone.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking John Barrett Salad Bowl Mixture in a 2015 John Barrett slight bend smooth rock maple poker with a walnut shank and a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Cavendish in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem. A bottle of Coke made with pure cane sugar is my drink.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of STCoP Murray’s 1921 Cunningham in a 1984 three quarter bend medium brown Ascorti KS Business Dublin with a black acrylic stem.

[Lostmason]

Just finished a bowl of CB original in a Bruce Peters straight,
am fixing to load a Willard straight with CB Gold and then
follow up with a cob of CB Cherry.DANG,this turned into a
GOOD DAY! Thanks GWBowman !!

[cpmcdill]

LL BL/WB in a Grabow Savoy

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking Salty Dogs in a much cherished smooth straight grain three quarter bend 1979 Becker M 4 heart brandy with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

About a third of the way through this bowl of Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[JimInks]

Now smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square English in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and brown pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

STCoP Murray’s 1862 Whitehall in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat and a black acrylic stem.

[cpmcdill]

Newminster #84 Oriental Pipe Cut in a Canterbury straight billiard

[JimInks]

HU Scotney in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo carving on the shank and a black acrylic stem. Have enough left for a bowl or so.

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Stokkebye Highland Whiskey in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank.

[JimInks]

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Cut Plug in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Rasputin in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite stem. Working and listening to Bob Dylan demos.

[JimInks]

About half way through this bowl of Sir Walter Raleigh in a medium bend 2002 MM Legend cob.

[fataman]

Some English style house blend in my cob with a cappuccino while watching the rain come down. I dried the tobacco out a bit before lighting and this made I big difference.
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[Lostmason]

Starting the day with a DG Lark filled with CB Gold.Drinking coffee,
and missing the days when I would trip into town every morning
for a Latte at the Coffe Shop.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2003 smooth medium bend Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Baskerville with a sterling silver band and black vulcanite p-lip stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Ogden’s Walnut in a 2002 medium bend smooth Rinaldo EGEA 03 Silver line spigot 10 with a black acrylic stem. A bottle of Orange Nehi made with pure cane sugar is my drink. Watching Casablanca. I fight with Bogart at 6 EST in Key Largo on TCM.

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking MacBaren Symphony in a very ugly reddish color 1980 medium bend Lorenzo Leganza Sigma 8635 etched rough top.

[Bruck]

Just finished some ancient Velvet in a no-name briar. I don't know how old this Velvet is, but the can did not have a UPC bar code on it.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem. I had no choice in the matter! :)

[Lostmason]

Ah,I have started in my feeble attempt to fix an oil leak and change the spark plugs
on a 1990 f150.It has EFI,so as you may know,this entails removing the intake,or at
least the air intake.There is one small bolt/screw that I have to find a star-bit to
remove it.Simple but through aggrivation.So,in my time of need I will load my cob
with a simple yet tasty concoction,I'm thinking some Carter Hall.Easy burning,
and full flavor.Something cool smoking so I can cuss that dang truck.

[JimInks]

Now smoking STCoP Murray’s 1862 Whitehall in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat and a black acrylic stem. A bottle of Mountain Dew made with pure cane sugar is my drink.

[JimInks]

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square English in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and brown pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

STCoP Murray’s 1A Linfield in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[JimInks]

Savinelli 140˚ in a 1978 smooth three quarter bend Danish Special with a black vulcanite stem.

[bluenoser]

Golden days of yore in the semi bent, squared shank billiard

[JimInks]

About two thirds of the way through this bowl of St. Basil’s Peter the Great in a smooth straight late 1970s Tinderbox Selected Grecian Briar Dublin with a black vulcanite stem.

[BryGuySC]

Samuel Gawith Best Brown in a Country Gentleman. Sweet cereal goodness.

[cpmcdill]

C&D Exclusive in a Grabow Savoy

[JimInks]

About a third left of this bowl of Dunbar in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.

[Haebar]

Having a late night bowl of Samuel Gawith Commonwealth from AndyCAYP in a Captain Black billiard:

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[JimInks]

A couple minutes or so away from smoking Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse Ready Cut in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author with a black vulcanite stem. Working and listening to the Yankees-Angels game on the XM.

[BryGuySC]

Samuel Gawith Best Brown in a Country Gentleman. Sweet cereal goodness.

Another round of the same!

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of St. Basil’s Ivan the Terrible in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.

[JimInks]

Just finished work and this bowl of Peter Heinrichs Chateau Henri No. 8 in a smooth medium bend post-WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock Killarney 9BC with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Angler's Dream in a straight black sandblast undated Savinelli Hercules 115EX pot with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink. Listening to the Pirates-Marlins game on the XM.

Nobody had a smoke while I was sleeping? C'mon fellas, get with it and join in.

[Cool Breeze]

Another round of the same!

Best brown is really good.
I had a bowl of it yesterday sitting in my local B&M with the guys.

However right now, I am smoking a bowl of SG Navy Flake while putting the finishing touches on my cheat sheets for our Cigar Bum fantasy football draft tonight at 9:00 EST.

[JimInks]

The last of my stash of HU China’s Heaven in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem.

[Lostmason]

Had me a flake of Dunhill's Flake in a DG Duke, and followed up with Dunhill's London Mixture in a Bruce Peters.
Now I'm going to load a cob full of CB original and fill the house with vanilla,Hahahahaha!!

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking GQ Breakfast Blend in a 1970s small bowl smooth medium bend Danish Sovereign 324 volcano sitter with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[JimInks]

Peretti’s Thanksgiving Blend in a sienna toned slightly etched 1979 signed Rossi 1886 Visconte 245 Oom Paul with a ring around the middle of the shank and an amber acrylic stem.

[GWBowman]

Carter Hall in an Irish Second
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[Bruck]

A briarful of Tewksbury Single Malt, part of a little mailbomb from our friend Aguineapig.

It's not too bad, slightly sweet with a hint of whiskey and some caramel undertones. I shan't fall in love with it though - Tewksbury is in Colorado, and their website says they're suspending online sales of their custom blends due to the new FDA regs.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking STCoP Murray’s 1921 Cunningham in a 1984 three quarter bend medium brown Ascorti KS Business Dublin with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

MacBaren Symphony in a mid-70s slight bend black sandblasted English Rustic 120 billiard with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a smooth 1976 Canadian GBD Seventy Six 256 with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking Dan Tobacco Tumblin’ Dice in a mid-late 1930s straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair and a black vulcanite stem. Have enough left for a bowl or so.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of 15 year old Penzance in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Stokkebye Natural Dutch Cavendish in a 1970s medium bend smooth Ben Wade Golden Walnut freehand with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Heine's Blend in the third pipe I ever bought ($1.95), a 1974 smooth straight French briar Hadley Apple with a black vulcanite stem.

[Lynn]

startin this cool mornin :devilgrin:

5959

[JimInks]

Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Mist Twst is my drink.

[JimInks]

Peter Heinrichs Chateau Henri No. 8 in a 1975 medium bend sandblasted looking, smooth on the sides yellow Pioneer meer with a black vulcanite stem.

[Pipe Smoker]

Smoking Fribourg & Treyer Special Brown Flake. Very soft-smoking, yet it has plenty of old Nic.

Maybe the tastiest topping of any straight Virginia that I've ever smoked. That's despite a sour tin note that I find somewhat off-putting.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of St. James Flake in a straight sandblasted pre-transition Barling Exel 249 Fossil T.V.F. black billiard with a silver band and military bit.

[JimInks]

Yenidje Highlander in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem.

[BryGuySC]

Peter Stokkebye Nougat in a small cob. This stuff bites me a bit. Not enough to dump the bowl, but enough to not interest me further.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

[BryGuySC]

Moved on to Blackwoods Flake in a nice little Dr. Grabow Starfire.
Ahh! That's the stuff!

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[Pugsley]

Hal o' the Wynd in a MM Diplomat with a nose warmer forever stem and a glass of ice water as I settle in for the Red Sox game.

[JimInks]

Short Smoke Theater presents Vincent Manil La Brumeuse Semois in a straight 2012 MM Pony Express cob. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[Lostmason]

This morning I was up at the crack of dawn,not really the cat knocked over the dish soap and the noise woke me.
Anyway,so when I headed out to work,I grab my 1950's Monterey and loaded some Captain Black original,and grabbed
my pouch with a spare pipe and Milans Butter Rum.So after loading two trailers full of,,,,well honestly JUNK,I finally
call it a day a little after 5pm.On the way home I slip my pipe out and get the tobacco pouch opened and did a
quick codger stuff for a half bowl of Butter Rum.I lit that baby up and was just putting the tamper down when
I noticed that I was doing just under 55 in a 45.So what I live in the sticks,Right,There was a sheriff's deputy
right behind me.He followed me for about a mile and a half and just when I need to relight ,,,,he was gone.
I personally think he was following the aroma and when there was a break it that,the trance lifted and he
went home.

[JimInks]

Now smoking C&D Christmas Blend 2016 in a 2013 MM straight Legend. This will get me to dinner time.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the mighty Condor Ready Rubbed in an undated fancy designed tall, thin bowl medium bend Warren Zeichen Viennese Coffeehouse Bombay clay with a white acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Not too far from finishing this bowl of Savinelli 140˚ in a 1978 smooth three quarter bend Danish Special with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of MacBaren Raw Classic in an egg shaped medium bend smooth Burgundy colored 1985 Caminetto with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse Ready Cut in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author with a black vulcanite stem.

[cpmcdill]

GL Pease Maltese Falcon in a Canterbury straight billiard

[JimInks]

A minute or two away from smoking HU Cherry Saronno in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem. Have enough left for a bowl or so.

[JimInks]

About to smoke Sam Gawith Bracken Flake in a 1979 medium bend etch relief meerschaum lined TinderBox Arabesque with a black vulcanite stem.

[Lynn]

cool with fog at 6 this morning, so I'm warmin up with a bowl of Black Swan in my old hand carved burl..
with my spoon standin farm coffee....

[Lostmason]

cool with fog at 6 this morning, so I'm warmin up with a bowl of Black Swan in my old hand carved burl..
with my spoon standin farm coffee....

You do know that you don't need water to make coffee,you can eat it dry.Just ask "George of the Jungle".
Hot black coffee (mud) with a bowl of London Mixture.Still paying for loading all that crap yesterday.
Gonna take some strong medicine to keep me joking today.Gonna pack a couple cigars to keep me motivated.
Might sneak a flask of scotch with me,more likely a jug of ice tea.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem. Simply Apple is my drink.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a 2003 black sandblasted medium bend Karl Erik Ekstravagant blowfish with a black acrylic stem. Listening to the MLB talk on the XM.

[Emperor Zurg]

You do know that you don't need water to make coffee,you can eat it dry.

Actually I munch on dry coffee beans from time to time. They're good. Started with those chocolate covered espresso beans and got to liking just the bean without the chocolate.

GL Pease Gaslight, cube cut into a grubby, old cob. I like lat blends in cobs; seems to take the edge off the latakia and lets the other flavors come thru.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Cut Plug in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.

[JimInks]

Stonehaven in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite stem.