What Are You Smoking - August 2017

Stormy's around. (I thought he was starting a new house today ). COLD and wet on the West Coast of the Dark Continent. Finishing this work day with another bowl of Mystery Blend in another MM Legend; then rushing home to put out some Burley. Keep warm y' all.

McClelland's Dark Navy Flake, well rubbed, beneath a pinch of Stokkebye's Highland Whisky mixture as kindling in a Peterson Number 106 Kapmeer from 1970. A mug of Cafe Bustelo made in a press pot.

Just great!! Now Jim's head is so swelled he won't be able to get thru the doorway to the kitchen to try eggs!!!

THE MIXTURE#79 in a Norm Triptow (Notow) billiard. Reddish brown blasted with smooth rim and a perfectly made brown Cumberland stem. A tad on the small side for my likes but a fabulous smoker. That man know how to make a fabulous affordable pipe!!!

Starting off my smoking day with 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 Boylan's Birch Beer made with pure cane sugar is my drink. Watching Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon.

Swr in a mm straight 5th ave legend. Ice cold coke in the cup. Been turned down by corn cob nation fb group twice. Any pointers on getting the nod?

CH in a cob ... just opened this pouch and was instantly reminded what the city of Richmond used to smell like in certain parts. We had Edgeworth, Universal, American, Liggett&Myers and, of course, Philip Morris(now Altria).
Now you can hardly find pipe tobacco period!

Now smoking MacBaren Virginia Flake in a late '90s half smooth/half etched freehand sitter, medium bend Nielsen Viggo with a pearl brown acrylic stem. A bottle of Bubble Up soda is my drink.

Ladies & Gentlemen i would like to make an "intermission" from my vacation posts, as you may know Greek forests are under fire plus some residential areas, except the trees many people lost their homes-cars etc. The greatest help comes from "above", from the airpales and helicopters of Fire Service, their pilots fly them even 12-13 hours per day to save lives and belongings. Those fearless Greek pilots don't hesitate to execute low flights risking their own lives to save the others although the government has made huge cuts to their salary and allowances, each time they make a "suicidal look" dive inside a forest gorge full of smoke or passing extremely close to a mountain's top or a building you feel that your heart will break from the agony but seconds later those Greek heroes show-up like they just had return from Hades and again make a circle to fight the fire.
Since a kid i know what they are doing, i have seen them many times and i have the greatest of respect for them, here are some examples:


[before few hours]


[2016] in Haifa Israel which call them to help


[2016] Deadly accident with PZL


[2015] saves the Helicopter the very last moment and returns to Duty

I raised a glass of wine and a bowl of Mac Baren Black Ambrosia for those guys, please spend few minutes to watch what those Greeks do to save people and raise a bowl for the memory of those which Fallen in the Line of Duty.

My fourth bowl of Super Value- English on the day. I am trying to smoke up some open pouches to make way for the bounty of Captain Black I intend to try using the generous pile of coupons they just mailed me.

P. S. LNF in a Basil lumberman (TK). Ice tea.

Not spending as much time as normal on the internet; I find myself, happily, quite busy lately. But the pipesmoking continues unabated; nearing the end of this allotment of GH Louisiana Flake, with a jar of Coniston waiting in the wings.

Just finished a bowl of CBR in a Radice Underwood oil cured twin bore billiard with the spiral Cumberland stem. Ice cold coffee on the side.