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Post by AJ on Jun 20, 2018 22:06:19 GMT -5
Greetings everyone, After much encouragement by some of the members of this forum I’ve come aboard in hopes of making some new friends, to share knowledge, and to enjoy the fellowship of others that regard pipe smoking as necessary as breathing. Living east of the Rocky Mountains I started smoking cigarettes when I was eight years old and started smoking a pipe around the age of 12. I bought my first pipe at age 15. It was a Dr. Grabow Viking. Back then anything with chrome would impress the girls. I smoked Middleton’s Cherry Blend because the girls liked it so much. However my tongue didn’t tolerate the scorching from each bowl that I smoked. Fortunately I soon learned that Aromatics offered little else. Blends like Half and Half, Sir Walter Raleigh. Edgeworth, and Carter Hall became my choices of tobacco. Today Ienjoy a lot of Straight Virginas, VaPers, Lat. blends, Lakeland’s, and of course Burley blends. I have a good selection of pipes and enough tobacco to last the rest of my life. I have the privilege of smoking anywhere I choose in my home and spend most days in my recliner enjoying both pipe and tobacco while reading the forums dedicated to pipe smoking. Due to some health issues I rarely venture outside my home. It it had been my intention to join this forum much earlier than today but my health issues often prevent me from participating. My reluctance to join this forum has been my inability to participate on a regular basis. Sometimes I may go a month or two without posting but I usually read the postings daily. Oh, I was also reluctant to join this forum because JimInks will now suffer because he knows I’m much better looking than he is. But it is what it is and Jim will now have to learn how to cope with a bruised ego.  It it is my sincere wish that I can add something of value to this board and maybe learn from all of you. AJ |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 22:11:13 GMT -5
AJ,
LET ME BE THE FIRST TO WELCOME YOU TO THE BRIARPATCH 👍😘👍👍👍
It will be a pleasure having you and reading your posts. Relax and enjoy yourself! I’m super glad your here🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jun 20, 2018 22:19:29 GMT -5
Welcome! I'm fairly new here, and relatively new to pipes. I've lurked on most other pipe forums, but decided to settle here. This place is my favorite, by far. It's very active, there's a wealth of knowledge, and very friendly helpful folks. Glad you decided to join.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 20, 2018 22:21:09 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 22:23:17 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. Post up some pics for us of you and your pipes.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 22:26:57 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. Post up some pics for us of you and your pipes. Oh give AJ time, he will👍 |
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Post by puffy on Jun 20, 2018 22:27:00 GMT -5
I once thought I was good looking but my body has been taken over by some old man from a strange far away place...Greetings and Welcome
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Post by driftingfate on Jun 20, 2018 22:30:33 GMT -5
Welcome aboard. I find this place to be full of friendly and wonderful folks, I hope you will, too. Don't worry about posting all the time, it's just good to have you here.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 23:15:11 GMT -5
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Post by william on Jun 20, 2018 23:18:08 GMT -5
Welcome.
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Post by mgtarheel on Jun 20, 2018 23:27:22 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch, AJ. Glad to have you here.
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Post by JimInks on Jun 20, 2018 23:37:55 GMT -5
Greetings everyone, After much encouragement by some of the members of this forum I’ve come aboard in hopes of making some new friends, to share knowledge, and to enjoy the fellowship of others that regard pipe smoking as necessary as breathing. Living east of the Rocky Mountains I started smoking cigarettes when I was eight years old and started smoking a pipe around the age of 12. I bought my first pipe at age 15. It was a Dr. Grabow Viking. Back then anything with chrome would impress the girls. I smoked Middleton’s Cherry Blend because the girls liked it so much. However my tongue didn’t tolerate the scorching from each bowl that I smoked. Fortunately I soon learned that Aromatics offered little else. Blends like Half and Half, Sir Walter Raleigh. Edgeworth, and Carter Hall became my choices of tobacco. Today Ienjoy a lot of Straight Virginas, VaPers, Lat. blends, Lakeland’s, and of course Burley blends. I have a good selection of pipes and enough tobacco to last the rest of my life. I have the privilege of smoking anywhere I choose in my home and spend most days in my recliner enjoying both pipe and tobacco while reading the forums dedicated to pipe smoking. Due to some health issues I rarely venture outside my home. It it had been my intention to join this forum much earlier than today but my health issues often prevent me from participating. My reluctance to join this forum has been my inability to participate on a regular basis. Sometimes I may go a month or two without posting but I usually read the postings daily. Oh, I was also reluctant to join this forum because JimInks will now suffer because he knows I’m much better looking than he is. But it is what it is and Jim will now have to learn how to cope with a bruised ego. It it is my sincere wish that I can add something of value to this board and maybe learn from all of you. AJ Awww, go fry an egg, ya lop eared, knock-kneed, spavin' legged varmit!!
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Post by JimInks on Jun 20, 2018 23:40:15 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. Don't worry about JimInks , he drew his own Magic Mirror that tells him what he wants to hear. And the mirror said, "Don't put RonV in front of me. I'll crack up in pieces looking at the varmit sloth." |
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Post by haebar on Jun 20, 2018 23:50:40 GMT -5
Welcome from East Tennessee! We're glad you came.
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Post by Stanhill on Jun 21, 2018 0:57:37 GMT -5
Welcome and greetings from Denmark.
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Post by antb on Jun 21, 2018 2:15:00 GMT -5
And welcome from the Dark Continent!
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 21, 2018 2:18:25 GMT -5
Welcome from Ireland. You'll make some good friends here.
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Post by zambini on Jun 21, 2018 2:38:26 GMT -5
Welcome, from Mexico City.
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Post by scrooge on Jun 21, 2018 4:33:04 GMT -5
Yello!
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Post by Lady Margaret on Jun 21, 2018 5:17:23 GMT -5
welcome from Charleston, WV!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 5:34:36 GMT -5
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Post by Yohanan on Jun 21, 2018 5:54:12 GMT -5
Hello AJ, and Welcome to the Forum!!!
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Post by rblood on Jun 21, 2018 6:38:12 GMT -5
Welcome to The Patch from NC!
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Post by zver on Jun 21, 2018 7:08:11 GMT -5
Hello and Welcome, from NW PA.
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Jun 21, 2018 7:39:58 GMT -5
...welcome from SE Tennessee AJ...I know you'll enjoy the Patch!
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Post by just ol ed on Jun 21, 2018 8:03:00 GMT -5
adding my welcome AJ from midway between Buffalo & Rochester, NY. If ya been around these various forums etc, could recognize me from original ASP, #pipes & a few others that don't exist anymore.
Long time "lataholic", total 51 pipes, all smoke great for me.
Also, sorta proud of my seniority ( was 27.5yrs on the railroad where seniority was everything). If by chance ya can beat 12/40....I done lost it.
cheers & have fun here
Ed Duncan, 77, Batavia, NY
pipe/cigar since '62
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 8:53:36 GMT -5
Welcome from Ireland. You'll make some good friends here. Oh he knows a bunch of us for quite a while. I’m sure he will make some new friends. He truly is a wealth of knowledge 👍👍👍 |
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Post by papipeguy on Jun 21, 2018 9:07:06 GMT -5
Glad you made your presence official, AJ. I'm sure we can learn a lot from you.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 21, 2018 9:19:02 GMT -5
Welcome from Ireland. You'll make some good friends here. Oh he knows a bunch of us for quite a while. I’m sure he will make some new friends. He truly is a wealth of knowledge 👍👍👍 ah. I'm still wet behind the ears. |
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Post by AJ on Jun 21, 2018 13:37:57 GMT -5
Oh he knows a bunch of us for quite a while. I’m sure he will make some new friends. He truly is a wealth of knowledge 👍👍👍 ah. I'm still wet behind the ears. Cherish your time with being wet behind the ears. When you reach my age you’ll have to use a moisturizer to keep them from flaking and cracking. When I was still wet behind the ears I could shower, dry off, shave and be dressed in less than 15 minutes. Now with moving slowly, rubbing moisturizer all over my body, and needing to sit down to get dressed because taking a shower exhausted me, all that once took less than 15 minutes takes at least an hour now.  AJ |
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