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Post by johnlawitzke on Jun 11, 2023 8:54:12 GMT -5
Good Sunday Morning! It's 56° here with a cloudy sky and one of the workshop doors is wide open. Arrrrgh! I have an irritation in my left eye that's making me miserable even though I've been flooding it with eye drops. Anyway, by tomorrow at this time I'll be in the hospital getting ready for a brand new left hip. This is my last pipe day for about three weeks until I'm home and can hobble out to deck and light up again. Starting off with a bowl of Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake in the BBB Two Star Special and there's a fresh travel mugga coffee on the tobacco table. Have a good, relaxing day, everybody!  Speedy recovery! Be sure to do all the recommended therapy. |
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Post by coalsmoke on Jun 11, 2023 9:06:02 GMT -5
Good Sunday Morning! It's 56° here with a cloudy sky and one of the workshop doors is wide open. Arrrrgh! I have an irritation in my left eye that's making me miserable even though I've been flooding it with eye drops. Anyway, by tomorrow at this time I'll be in the hospital getting ready for a brand new left hip. This is my last pipe day for about three weeks until I'm home and can hobble out to deck and light up again. Starting off with a bowl of Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake in the BBB Two Star Special and there's a fresh travel mugga coffee on the tobacco table. Have a good, relaxing day, everybody! Good Luck tomorrow, Russ, I know it's not you're first time around, but it's still no walk in the park...keep us posted as to your recovery. Thanks, Herb and John! I'll be in the hospital for three days or so and then I'll get shipped off to a rehab facility. The absolute must is to do what I'm told and keep my mouth shut. A therapist will have me up and around using a walker the afternoon of my surgery in order to keep my new joint and muscles from stiffening. I'll have my tablet with me and will check in from time to time, so that I can make sure that you guys are behaving yourselves! |
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Post by coalsmoke on Jun 11, 2023 9:38:01 GMT -5
Good Morning Again! It's already 72° with a mostly cloudy sky, sunshine, and quiet out here on the deck. Rain is moving in for this afternoon and, after a dry three weeks or so, it will certainly help with this moderate drought condition. I'm still having a blasted time with this left eye irritation, but it's slowly getting better as long as I keep it flushed. I hate this...HATE IT! Anyway, I just loaded the BBB billiard with a bowl of Wessex Brown VA Flake and there's still some coffee in the travel mug.
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Post by CrustyCat on Jun 11, 2023 9:52:31 GMT -5
Smoking some Escudo in my new to me long Sasieni (sp?) Canadian. Weather here in Nevada has been cool and stormy.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 11, 2023 9:57:25 GMT -5
Smoking some Escudo in my new to me long Sasieni (sp?) Canadian. Weather here in Nevada has been cool and stormy. My Saseini Canadian is a wonderful smoker, none of my Saseini pipes is a slouch though, they put out some great pipes. |
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Post by just ol ed on Jun 11, 2023 10:14:40 GMT -5
Wilke #622 in same pressed meer as has been normal. Way over-slept so getting things ready for brunch with the ol' gals. Will take same baccy & Ashton Magmum bulldog with me
have a nice Sunday all
Ed
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Post by toshtego on Jun 11, 2023 10:27:26 GMT -5
MacBaren's Navy Flake in a Peterson Mycroft from the Sherlock H. collection some decades past.
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Post by william on Jun 11, 2023 10:50:15 GMT -5
Drucquer & Sons Blairgowrie in a Ben Wade.  |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jun 11, 2023 11:09:02 GMT -5
2014 OGS in my David Huber bamboo Brandy.  |
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Post by turbocat on Jun 11, 2023 13:41:52 GMT -5
Smoked PS 81 in a TV churchwarden all day today, now Mac Baren HH Rustica in a BC Origine. I’m drawing a blank on “TV”. I have no clue. I seem to remember I have a few pipes marked TV, but I don’t know what it stands for and a search on line gives no further info. The churchwarden I’ve been smoking is nicely made with quality wood, that’s not true of my other TV marked pipes, which are kind of mediocre all around. I’d be curious if anyone knows anything about TV pipes out there. I’m smoking Savinelli 140th in my BC calabash. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 11, 2023 13:43:50 GMT -5
I've seen TV pipes from St. Claude. I had one that was a fine smoker. I may still have it, who can tell?
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 11, 2023 13:48:42 GMT -5
Dark Fired Cherry in a Butz Choquin Calabash with a GBD Perspex stem. Iced tea on the side.  |
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Post by turbocat on Jun 11, 2023 13:50:08 GMT -5
Dark Fired Cherry in a Butz Choquin Calabash with a GBD Perspex stem. Iced tea on the side. Nice pipe! |
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Post by john on Jun 11, 2023 14:06:52 GMT -5
Happy Lords Day to All n One... The Rebel Meer filled with some Blackwoods English... A large black coffee alongside... Reading an article with Benjamin Franklin and Cotton Mather that could mirror today’s academic world as if they are here now. Ben and Cotton
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Post by john on Jun 11, 2023 14:09:00 GMT -5
Dark Fired Cherry in a Butz Choquin Calabash with a GBD Perspex stem. Iced tea on the side. Sweet looking pipe Ron, who made the Dark Fired Cherry? |
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Post by john on Jun 11, 2023 14:17:03 GMT -5
Good Sunday Morning! It's 56° here with a cloudy sky and one of the workshop doors is wide open. Arrrrgh! I have an irritation in my left eye that's making me miserable even though I've been flooding it with eye drops. Anyway, by tomorrow at this time I'll be in the hospital getting ready for a brand new left hip. This is my last pipe day for about three weeks until I'm home and can hobble out to deck and light up again. Starting off with a bowl of Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake in the BBB Two Star Special and there's a fresh travel mugga coffee on the tobacco table. Have a good, relaxing day, everybody! Hey Russ, I pray that you have a speedy recovery from your new parts installation. I’ll be thinking about you often. Huzzah! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 11, 2023 14:17:46 GMT -5
Dark Fired Cherry in a Butz Choquin Calabash with a GBD Perspex stem. Iced tea on the side. Nice pipe! Thanks. I got the unsmoked stummel and I had the new GBD stem. I have another new BC Calabash that I don't have any reason to smoke. |
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Post by john on Jun 11, 2023 14:24:42 GMT -5
Stonehaven in Savinelli 111 EX not smoked yet will wait until we get home anniversary super. 17 years married Ted, may you and the mrs have many more to come.  |
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Post by trailboss on Jun 11, 2023 14:37:07 GMT -5
While digging in the cellar I ran across a couple jarred flats of MacBaren Acadian Perique that I did not remember cellaring back in 2015. No longer made, I suspect it was because of the unavailability of components....this is smoking great in a Peterson "Irish Whiskey" bent bulldog. www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/3461/mac-baren-hh-acadian-periqueNever heard of a VaKyPer, but I think the assessment is spot on! |
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Post by coalsmoke on Jun 11, 2023 15:11:17 GMT -5
Good Sunday Morning! It's 56° here with a cloudy sky and one of the workshop doors is wide open. Arrrrgh! I have an irritation in my left eye that's making me miserable even though I've been flooding it with eye drops. Anyway, by tomorrow at this time I'll be in the hospital getting ready for a brand new left hip. This is my last pipe day for about three weeks until I'm home and can hobble out to deck and light up again. Starting off with a bowl of Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake in the BBB Two Star Special and there's a fresh travel mugga coffee on the tobacco table. Have a good, relaxing day, everybody! Hey Russ, I pray that you have a speedy recovery from your new parts installation. I’ll be thinking about you often. Huzzah! Thanks, John! The first two weeks are tough with getting in and out of bed, but I'm going to a post surgery rehab center for a couple of weeks so my wife won't be saddled with that task. I'll be in touch, pal. |
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Post by coalsmoke on Jun 11, 2023 15:17:47 GMT -5
Good Afternoon! It's 69°, the land is being blessed with rain right now, and both workshop doors are wide open. Nice. I've been packing up my suitcase and making sure that I have everything. Deodorant? Eye glass cleaners? Electric shaver? Check. Currently smoking a bowl of HH Pure VA Flake in the BBB billiard with a bottle of cold water on the tobacco table. Have a good night, everyone!
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 11, 2023 15:51:36 GMT -5
Dark Fired Cherry in a Butz Choquin Calabash with a GBD Perspex stem. Iced tea on the side. Sweet looking pipe Ron, who made the Dark Fired Cherry? Ken Byron Ventures |
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Post by just ol ed on Jun 11, 2023 15:58:41 GMT -5
More good thoughts for you Russ. Home from another full session of food & fun with the gals. Wilke #622 in small pressed meer, Coke & golf watching to the side. A snoozie ahead, the quick sups
78, overcast with rain due. Comfy in shorts, tee & pocket vest
Ed
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Post by coalsmoke on Jun 11, 2023 16:48:35 GMT -5
More good thoughts for you Russ. Home from another full session of food & fun with the gals. Wilke #622 in small pressed meer, Coke & golf watching to the side. A snoozie ahead, the quick sups 78, overcast with rain due. Comfy in shorts, tee & pocket vest Ed Thanks, Ed! |
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Post by trailboss on Jun 11, 2023 17:31:28 GMT -5
If it is any help, Russ… I have heard that recovery from hip replacement is far easier than knee replacement.
Hang in there!
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Post by turbocat on Jun 11, 2023 17:42:37 GMT -5
Smoking more Savinelli 140th in my BC calabash.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jun 11, 2023 18:01:53 GMT -5
Nearing the end of a bowl of 2016 SH Our Best Blend in my Savinelli Autograph Mignon bent Apple.  |
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Post by coalsmoke on Jun 11, 2023 18:08:34 GMT -5
If it is any help, Russ… I have heard that recovery from hip replacement is far easier than knee replacement. Hang in there! Well, Charlie, that's true in my case. I had my left knee replaced some years ago and it's the physical therapy that I found to be just brutal. If the exercises aren't done, the muscles and joint will stiffen and keep it from working. I just do what I'm told because everything will turn out fine in the end. |
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Post by trailboss on Jun 11, 2023 18:40:42 GMT -5
Cool beans! I contacted Scott W, he is a black belt...let us know when you are done with therapy, we can hook you up. Scott will have you doing the moves in no time.  |
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Post by coalsmoke on Jun 11, 2023 19:04:34 GMT -5
Cool beans! I contacted Scott W, he is a black belt...let us know when you are done with therapy, we can hook you up. Scott will have you doing the moves in no time.  |
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