nipper
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Post by nipper on Jul 3, 2024 14:39:12 GMT -5
Thanks for inviting me into the fold!
Terry Knipschield
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Post by turbocat on Jul 3, 2024 14:40:31 GMT -5
Hello and welcome from Michigan!
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nipper
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Post by nipper on Jul 3, 2024 14:57:07 GMT -5
I started smoking a pipe in 1968, at the age of 17. I did a lot of research at the time on all things pipes and tobacco. My first pipes were "drugstore pipes, but preferred what I thought were 'better grades', such as Kaywoodies and Webers. When I learned our new shopping mall was to have a pipe shop, I applied for a job before they were even open. Eventually, I became the manager and was exposed to brands I had coveted, but couldn't afford. The owner generously gave the employees a 40% discount, so I could now afford some really nice pipes. I remember my Punto Oro's cost me around $20 back then. I was blending tobacco for customers, polishing their pipes, and eventually replacing broken stems with bits and equipment purchased from J.H.Lowes (sp?). It was a wonderful job that I held into my college years, and met who would become my closest friends going forward. What a wonderful experience! Nipper
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Post by Darin on Jul 3, 2024 15:05:26 GMT -5
Welcome from Arizona!
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 3, 2024 15:23:24 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch from NE Texas! You're the same age as me, though I started the pipe much later.
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Post by Silver on Jul 3, 2024 15:58:41 GMT -5
Welcome from Michigan!
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Post by mgtarheel on Jul 3, 2024 16:10:16 GMT -5
Welcome from "The Tarheel State"
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Post by coalsmoke on Jul 3, 2024 16:29:15 GMT -5
Welcome from NE Ohio!
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Post by urbino on Jul 3, 2024 16:34:13 GMT -5
Welcome aboard, Terry. Sounds like you have a wealth of knowledge and experience.
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Mrs. Zarnicky
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Favorite Tobacco: (Country Squire) Hunting Creek, Black Arrow. (Sutliff) Vanilla Custard
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Post by Mrs. Zarnicky on Jul 3, 2024 19:08:46 GMT -5
Welcome from Montreal, Canada! Don't letting people here scare you.  We want to reading your posts. Welcome, welcome from Zarnicky. |
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Post by don on Jul 3, 2024 19:50:21 GMT -5
Welcome!
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Post by CrustyCat on Jul 4, 2024 1:11:06 GMT -5
Hello and welcome from Nevada. Nice story too.
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Post by just ol ed on Jul 4, 2024 12:46:22 GMT -5
Adding welcome & greets from 50miles East of Buffalo, NY. Pipe/cigars since 1963. All 53 pipes have lucite stems, all cigars "full". Hope you find this place to your liking
Ed Duncan, 83
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2024 15:57:29 GMT -5
I'm a new guy too. Welcome.
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Post by bill1994eopd on Jul 4, 2024 16:32:50 GMT -5
Welcome, Terry.
I enjoyed your introduction.
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Post by Goldbrick on Jul 4, 2024 21:35:53 GMT -5
Welcome Nipper, and Dunnie Too, from Virginia...you're in the right place!
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Post by Gypo on Jul 5, 2024 9:06:04 GMT -5
Welcome from Northern California
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relight
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Post by relight on Jul 5, 2024 17:04:39 GMT -5
Welcome from Denver, Nipper!
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Post by lizardonarock on Jul 5, 2024 17:54:46 GMT -5
Hello from the coastal swamps of the gulf coast.
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Post by Plainsman on Jul 6, 2024 6:31:47 GMT -5
Howdy.
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cerealpiper
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First Name: Brad
Favorite Pipe: Pauls Cayuga nose warmer
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Post by cerealpiper on Jul 6, 2024 6:48:39 GMT -5
Welcome from southwest Michigan
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NJDan
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Post by NJDan on Jul 6, 2024 8:15:15 GMT -5
Welcome from South Jersey!
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JimK
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"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light".
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Post by JimK on Jul 8, 2024 9:21:46 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from NE Kansas. Wonderful introduction story.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 8, 2024 21:42:00 GMT -5
Another welcome from Arizona.
It sounds like you were working retail in tobacco’s heyday!
That must have been a great experience.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2024 13:08:57 GMT -5
I'm a day late and a dollar short, as usual, but welcome to the Briar Patch. Glad you have joined us here.
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Post by Scott W on Jul 10, 2024 19:34:27 GMT -5
Welcome!!
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Post by Gandalf on Jul 21, 2024 19:09:23 GMT -5
Welcome from Florida
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