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Post by papipeguy on Apr 6, 2016 15:46:26 GMT -5
I recently applied for and was granted membership in the Pipe Club of London (PCOL). Our Lehigh Valley Pipe Club is an affiliate of PCOL so I felt duty bound to become a member. I just received my membership packet. What a classy club! A couple of copies of the club journal, 2 stickers, a DVD and a real nice lapel pin. I would recommend looking at their web site as an example of what a true club really does.
pipecluboflondon.com/
BTW, Justin (Sparks) is also a member. Check out the new members page.
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Post by sparks on Apr 6, 2016 19:10:45 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this, John. I had meant to get some pictures of the membership package up, but this house hunting shite seems to eat up all my time. No wonder people usually only buy one house every 30 years.
PCoL is a great club and worth supporting. Aside from the cool swag you get, it's a well run organization.
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Post by antb on Apr 7, 2016 2:44:04 GMT -5
Yep, another cool place. Have browsed their site for years, considering joining. Would be nice to have a place to go smoke whenever (that should read IF ever) I get to visit London.
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Post by stvalentine on Apr 7, 2016 6:20:52 GMT -5
I was considering them too but always wondered if they have in fact any club rooms in London?  |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Apr 7, 2016 6:26:06 GMT -5
Very cool, might have to check into this
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Post by antb on Apr 7, 2016 8:31:06 GMT -5
I was considering them too but always wondered if they have in fact any club rooms in London? No club rooms (which is a pity), but meetings twice a month and other activities  |
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Post by papipeguy on Apr 7, 2016 9:50:43 GMT -5
Frank, Andy Stewart is a member of PLoC and he knows every place available for smoking. If you ever get to the London area Andy is the man to meet. He's a great guy.
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Post by fadingdaylight on Apr 7, 2016 10:45:16 GMT -5
Frank, Andy Stewart is a member of PLoC and he knows every place available for smoking. If you ever get to the London area Andy is the man to meet. He's a great guy. Speaking of Andy, has he not made his way over here yet? |
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Post by crapgame on Apr 7, 2016 11:21:46 GMT -5
That is such a cool forum...
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Post by papipeguy on Apr 7, 2016 15:54:29 GMT -5
Jason, Andy was in the States a few months ago on business for his new job and had no time to visit. I hope he can come at some time with his wife so we can do it right.
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Post by fadingdaylight on Apr 7, 2016 18:45:55 GMT -5
Jason, Andy was in the States a few months ago on business for his new job and had no time to visit. I hope he can come at some time with his wife so we can do it right. That would be great. He really is a great guy. Honestly though, I was referring to him making his way here to The Patch, I don't hardly get to talk to any of those guys since I gave up on PM. |
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Post by sparks on Apr 8, 2016 6:26:49 GMT -5
I'd love to have Andy over here. He doesn't seem overly active on any of the forums of late. Maybe John can drop him a line about our little piece of heaven.
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Post by papipeguy on Apr 8, 2016 7:07:26 GMT -5
I'll drop Andy a lone about the Patch. He's been very busy with his new job.
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Post by daveinlax on Apr 8, 2016 8:31:11 GMT -5
I was a member years ago. Paying the dues in pounds sterling was expensive and a huge pain in the arse so I dropped it. Do the take PayPal? The pound is way down from when I was a member so it might be worth joining again. I remember them struggling to find a post ban meeting place and it was a month here and a month there with no stability. They seem to be on an upswing with a indoor spot at Fox.  |
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Post by sparks on Apr 8, 2016 12:25:14 GMT -5
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Post by Motto on Apr 11, 2016 5:54:19 GMT -5
Well met, friends, I joined yesterday, but not been posted on new members page yet, enjoy. Here's to puffing with you somewhere.   |
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charl
Junior Member
Posts: 490 
First Name: Charl
Favorite Pipe: Stannie/Svendborg
Favorite Tobacco: Old Gowrie
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Post by charl on Apr 11, 2016 5:55:26 GMT -5
So it's basically just a pipe group? Apologies, I really do not know anything about them.
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Post by sparks on Apr 11, 2016 6:02:23 GMT -5
So it's basically just a pipe group? Apologies, I really do not know anything about them. Think local pipe club/group, that happens to have an international following. What makes them rather exceptional, Charl, is the membership package and the newsletters. |
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Post by Motto on Apr 11, 2016 7:09:57 GMT -5
Those were the the days my friends, I thought they would never end.......   |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 11, 2016 8:46:19 GMT -5
I joined awhile back also, once you join you get a password to the website, and you can join the Facebook page that is closed to the general public. Depending on the membership you choose determines how many meetings you can attend.
I got the,same packet as,John, I think the fees barely cover the cost of the packet, shipping, hassle, etc. Certainly not a moneymaker for them.
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Post by Motto on Apr 16, 2016 18:48:47 GMT -5
news story in Liverpool Echo of Ogdens tobacco factory with photo's before redevelopment.
i finally found time to enjoy the London clubs journal as a new member, in my home City of Liverpool, there is great tradition of tobacco trade and manufacture which I am ignorant of in Liverpool, but the purge on tobacco has destroyed a lot of local employment in that trade. We have only one remaining pipe & cigar shop, but the good news is that it is opening a cigar lounge soon, so maybe a pipe community may take root again, but I am happy with my virtual friends I do not feel inclined to be as sociable as I was in my younger days. I see the American scene with Artisan pipe makers and boutique tobacco blenders which is very promising.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 16, 2023 21:08:35 GMT -5
Threadsurrection! I received my Pipe of the year from the PCoL today, it really is a well-executed Savinelli, looking forward to the test drive.  |
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Post by daveinlax on Dec 16, 2023 21:31:15 GMT -5
Threadsurrection! I received my Pipe of the year from the PCoL today, it really is a well-executed Savinelli, looking forward to the test drive. Very Nice! All the pipes you’ve gotten from this series has been a winner! Enjoy!  |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 16, 2023 21:39:13 GMT -5
They really have been!
The staff at the pipe club has been phenomenal in snaring some great POY factory pipes that I believe are made by the highest caliber employees, looking forward to completing a 7 year set.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 16, 2023 21:48:45 GMT -5
Not sure what is going on in the original post with the pipe club link.
I am guessing it is some sort of temporary problem, I will ask one of the head honcho's what is going on.
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Post by urbino on Dec 16, 2023 22:07:22 GMT -5
That looks like a really fancy box, too. Nice.
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Post by daveinlax on Dec 16, 2023 22:27:58 GMT -5
They really have been! I believe are made by the highest caliber employees, looking forward to completing a 7 year set. IMO, The inlaid bands really set these pieces apart. I envision the set eventually displayed on a beautiful (Neil Yarm like) custom magnetic rack with the PCOL pin enbedded or a lazered in the wood base. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 16, 2023 22:45:23 GMT -5
^ Dave…Setting the bar pretty high on expectation, but offering excellent direction.
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Post by urbino on Dec 16, 2023 22:59:21 GMT -5
Yeah, the bad is pretty sweet. The stem, too.
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