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Post by antb on May 15, 2017 12:32:32 GMT -5
A bowl of Umiversity Flake in a MM Country Gentleman and a glass of Grant's on ice before dinner.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 12:36:22 GMT -5
Now smoking 2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight early ‘60s Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort stem. Watching the Mad Dog.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 13:35:07 GMT -5
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. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 14:16:14 GMT -5
About half way through this bowl of D&R Vengeur in a 1977 straight black rusticated Sir Brent billiard with a silver band repair and a brown pearl grey acrylic stem. Have enough left for most of a bowl.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 14:42:33 GMT -5
Now smoking Old Companion in a smooth 1998 Parker 489 three quarter bend Billiard and a black vulcanite stem. Time to feed Suzy and Molly.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2017 14:47:12 GMT -5
Watch City Slice in a 1998 smooth straight grain Peterson 999 with a silver band, fishtail stem, 9mm balsa filter and drinking ice tea with lemon.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 15:30:06 GMT -5
A couple minutes or so away from smoking Old Dark Fired in a quarter bend 1970s GBD Prehistoric Rhodesian 9438 with a perspex stem.
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Post by Baboo on May 15, 2017 15:45:11 GMT -5
Getting down to the last of this tin of D & R Tobacco - TAPS VIP... many fine blends from D&R, but this one and Picayune are my favorites. Anyone know where I can find another few tins of the TAPS VIP? Thanks!
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Post by sjmiller on May 15, 2017 16:02:45 GMT -5
Getting down to the last of this tin of D & R Tobacco - TAPS VIP... many fine blends from D&R, but this one and Picayune are my favorites. Anyone know where I can find another few tins of the TAPS VIP? Thanks! Smokingpipes.com |
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Post by Baboo on May 15, 2017 16:12:42 GMT -5
Getting down to the last of this tin of D & R Tobacco - TAPS VIP... many fine blends from D&R, but this one and Picayune are my favorites. Anyone know where I can find another few tins of the TAPS VIP? Thanks! Smokingpipes.com Thanks, SJ! I'd forgotten that's where I purchased them before...  the VIP was also a limited release I believe, so will be lucky to stock up on more. Thank to JimInks for introducing me to D&R's! |
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Post by Baboo on May 15, 2017 16:51:25 GMT -5
 Durn it!!! SmokingPipes.com is out of stock (TAPS VIP)...
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 16:56:00 GMT -5
Now smoking Sutliff Lord Fairfax in a medium bend smooth paneled 2017 Turkish Meerschaum with a gold and black swirl acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 16:57:30 GMT -5
Durn it!!! SmokingPipes.com is out of stock (TAPS VIP)... They'll have it again. It originally was a limited edition, but I convinced Mark Ryan to make it a regular product a couple years back. Now smoking Sutliff Lord Fairfax in a medium bend smooth paneled 2017 Turkish Meerschaum with a gold and black swirl acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink. |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2017 17:08:05 GMT -5
Supper was the last bowl of turkey chili from the pot with a little side salad. Now getting ready to fire up some Esoterica Penzance in a smooth 1/4 bent Altinok meerschaum bulldog with a 925 silver band, have another glass of ice tea with lemon and watch BBC followed by Nightly Business Report on PBS.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 17:53:02 GMT -5
Now smoking D&R Three Sails in a 1980s straight smooth Big Ben pot with a nickel band and a black vulcanite stem. This should get me to dinner time.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 19:08:58 GMT -5
Relaxing after a wonderful steak and potato salad dinner with a bowl of Cope’s Escudo in a brown rusticated slight bend 1982 Savinelli Non Pareil 99 Acorn with a pearl brown lucite ferrule and stem. This is what today's Escudo should taste like. Watching Braves-Jays game.
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on May 15, 2017 20:03:16 GMT -5
...final pipe of the day...Dunhill Flake in a '94 gp. 6 Dunhill shell Canadian...
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2017 20:42:49 GMT -5
A Tsuge aromatic that someone gave me a sample of in a Big Ben Kingline nosewarmer. I think it was Winter's Embrace. Not bad, nothing special.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 21:05:28 GMT -5
Now smoking MacBaren Virginia Blend in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo carving on the shank and a black acrylic stem.
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Post by papipeguy on May 15, 2017 21:09:46 GMT -5
Seersucker in a Larrysson Rhodesian.
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Post by peteguy on May 15, 2017 21:44:07 GMT -5
Another bowl of not "My Own Blend 2016" in the SMS meer. So far the coloring bowl has done nothing but I have only ran 4 bowls through it.
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Post by papipeguy on May 15, 2017 22:04:13 GMT -5
C&D King Cake in a Savinelli bent billiard.
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Post by JimInks on May 15, 2017 23:21:39 GMT -5
About a third of the bowl left to smoke of MacBaren Navy Flake in a 1981 Ascorti Black Billiard Business with a military bit and pearl gray acrylic stem.
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Post by JimInks on May 16, 2017 0:16:44 GMT -5
Half way through this bowl of D&R VIP in a 2004 smooth long shank Canadian Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 with a black vulcanite stem.
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Post by JimInks on May 16, 2017 1:41:10 GMT -5
Just finished a second bowl of D&R VIP in a 2004 smooth long shank Canadian Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 with a black vulcanite stem.
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Post by JimInks on May 16, 2017 1:42:39 GMT -5
Sutliff Balkan Luxury Blend in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem.
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Post by JimInks on May 16, 2017 3:17:51 GMT -5
Last smoke of the day is C&D Red Carpet in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Watching Gunsmoke while Molly pouts about me not playing with her. Suzy is sleeping by my side.
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Post by sidstavros on May 16, 2017 3:38:14 GMT -5
' Dayyy from Greece, we have cloudy weather here in Athens with temperature at 22°C.  Black & Elegand Aromatic - Stanwell S.Bang [ring added]. |
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Post by antb on May 16, 2017 3:46:18 GMT -5
Late start to the day. Peterson's Old Dublin in Orlik Byford bulldog. Second cup of coffee.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 4:42:58 GMT -5
61F and clear before daybreak, high expected to be in the upper 80s. Starting out with Uhle's Perfection Plug in an MM Country Gent, drinking Trader Joe's coffee with a little dark chocolate on the side, NPR on the radio and going for a walk at daybreak.
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the VIP was also a limited release I believe, so will be lucky to stock up on more. Thank to JimInks for introducing me to D&R's! 
Durn it!!! SmokingPipes.com is out of stock (TAPS VIP)...
