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Post by Plainsman on Oct 13, 2020 7:42:45 GMT -5
Howdy, folks. Thanks for having me here. Looks like a friendly, informative place and I’m glad to be here. I figure it’s only polite to introduce myself.
I’m pre-war issue (5/‘39) and live on a small ranch about a mile north of the Platte in the southern reaches of the Nebraska Sandhills. Isolated, quiet, safe (mostly), and chock full of deer, turkeys, and an occasional visiting lion. Good living!
I started smoking when I went off to college. Both my mom and dad smoked but did not like the idea of me doing it. I can still remember the pleasure derived from opening a fresh pack of Camels (no filters, of course) and running that smooth paper under my nose to get those delicious flavors! Pipes came along soon after.
I quit all tobacco in ‘85. I was going back and forth between cigs and pipes and inhaling both so I figured it was time to quit. Just a couple of weeks ago I discovered an ancient humidor and the aroma— even crisp as a fossil— jogged me to think about pipes again. So, after a 35-year recess I am a newbie again.
I live alone so nobody to bug me about the smoke. Just me and my dogs and they don’t seem to mind.
Not to get too wordy, but my pleasure in pipes and tobacco is closely related to their... civility. I like the ritual of it, kinda like the Japanese tea ceremony but a little more free-form.
Really looking forward to learning here. Thanks for having me.
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Post by mrlunting on Oct 13, 2020 8:03:55 GMT -5
A warm welcome from Ontario Canada. Thank you for sharing. I personally have learned quite a bit here, so you ar in the right place. Any questions you have are questions worth asking.
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Post by jhatt87 on Oct 13, 2020 8:29:31 GMT -5
Howdy Plainsman!
Welcome to the patch. I'm a newbie myself and can already tell you this is a great place to learn and shoot the bull. Glad to have you!
Jhatt87
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Post by just ol ed on Oct 13, 2020 8:31:39 GMT -5
adding welcome/greets from 50miles East of Buffalo, NY. Long timer with the hobby, still enjoying same. Settled in on heavy latakia blends 15yrs ago, cigar only when outside.
Kinda kidding myself but YOU seem to have bumped me back to 2nd in "seniority" (near 30yrs on the railroad formerly before getting Reaganized in '89...seniority was everything). Hope you have a good time here, a great bunch of folks
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY (12/29/40
pipe/cigar since '62
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Post by addamsruspipe on Oct 13, 2020 8:41:06 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch. From New Mexico, Land of Confusion. - Isn't there that saying that your only as old as the pipe that you feel? I guess that would make me between 6 months and 110 years old.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 13, 2020 9:09:31 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch from Linden Texas! 😁 🤠
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Post by bigwoolie on Oct 13, 2020 9:29:09 GMT -5
Welcome
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Post by mgtarheel on Oct 13, 2020 9:52:31 GMT -5
Welcome from "The Tarheel State"
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 13, 2020 10:38:42 GMT -5
Great to have you with us. It's a nice place to hang out and talk pipe...and everything else.
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Edward's Pipes....only Edward's pipes....and Buccaneer in the bowl
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Post by jay on Oct 13, 2020 12:34:55 GMT -5
Hello, hello...and how come you look like one of my old law school professors? LOL
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Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 13, 2020 13:53:56 GMT -5
Welcome from central north Florida.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 13, 2020 14:28:18 GMT -5
Hello, hello...and how come you look like one of my old law school professors? LOL How come HE looks like ME? |
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 13, 2020 14:29:46 GMT -5
adding welcome/greets from 50miles East of Buffalo, NY. Long timer with the hobby, still enjoying same. Settled in on heavy latakia blends 15yrs ago, cigar only when outside. Kinda kidding myself but YOU seem to have bumped me back to 2nd in "seniority" (near 30yrs on the railroad formerly before getting Reaganized in '89...seniority was everything). Hope you have a good time here, a great bunch of folks Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY (12/29/40 pipe/cigar since '62 You were here first so you can keep the seniority as far as I am concerned. |
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Post by puffy on Oct 13, 2020 15:18:05 GMT -5
Welcome Aboard
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 13, 2020 18:41:39 GMT -5
Welcome to the patch from central Illinois.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 13, 2020 21:50:38 GMT -5
I'm just 70, but I do have the most posts. 😎🤠
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Edward's Pipes....only Edward's pipes....and Buccaneer in the bowl
Posts: 442
First Name: Jay
Favorite Pipe: Edwards handmade
Favorite Tobacco: Buccaneer, Special Balkan, Scottish Moor
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Post by jay on Oct 13, 2020 22:11:10 GMT -5
I'm just 70, but I do have the most posts. 😎🤠 Talk, talk, talk. If you're gonna shoot, shoot...don't talk. ROFL |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 13, 2020 23:07:26 GMT -5
I'm just 70, but I do have the most posts. 😎🤠 Talk, talk, talk. If you're gonna shoot, shoot...don't talk. ROFL Well my current favorite target is somewhere on the left coast.... 😜 |
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Post by papipeguy on Oct 14, 2020 8:52:37 GMT -5
Welcome to The Patch. Great people here and new friends to be made. Enjoy your time with us.
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Post by Darin on Oct 14, 2020 14:00:26 GMT -5
Welcome from AZ ... I have relatives in N. Platte, Omaha and Scottsbluff.
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 14, 2020 14:20:36 GMT -5
I have heard of Omaha. I believe it is somewhere to the east of me.
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Post by Yohanan on Oct 14, 2020 16:27:10 GMT -5
Hello plainsman, and Welcome to the Forum!!!
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Post by Goldbrick on Oct 15, 2020 5:52:33 GMT -5
Welcome to the patch, loved your intro...tell us more about your dogs...I have a beagle, a Shiba-inu, and a pit-bull that thinks she's a kitten.
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Post by kxg on Oct 15, 2020 7:28:06 GMT -5
Welcome from the high plains of SW Kansas. Enjoy your time here!
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Post by Plainsman on Oct 15, 2020 9:28:04 GMT -5
Hello, Goldbrick and thanks for the welcome. Always nice to chat with another dog guy. My dogs are Deutsch Kurzhaars, AKA/ German Shorthaired Pointers. I currently have only two, Jack, who is ten, and Eli, who is five months today. (I'll try to post pics when I learn how to do it...)
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Post by zambini on Oct 15, 2020 11:54:19 GMT -5
adding welcome/greets from 50miles East of Buffalo, NY. Long timer with the hobby, still enjoying same. Settled in on heavy latakia blends 15yrs ago, cigar only when outside. Kinda kidding myself but YOU seem to have bumped me back to 2nd in "seniority" (near 30yrs on the railroad formerly before getting Reaganized in '89...seniority was everything). Hope you have a good time here, a great bunch of folks Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY (12/29/40 pipe/cigar since '62 Ed, it can't be! We can get you a new birth certificate! |
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Post by zambini on Oct 15, 2020 11:54:44 GMT -5
Welcome, from Guadalajara.
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Post by sperrytops on Oct 15, 2020 16:54:45 GMT -5
Howdy, folks. Thanks for having me here. Looks like a friendly, informative place and I’m glad to be here. I figure it’s only polite to introduce myself. I’m pre-war issue (5/‘39) and live on a small ranch about a mile north of the Platte in the southern reaches of the Nebraska Sandhills. Isolated, quiet, safe (mostly), and chock full of deer, turkeys, and an occasional visiting lion. Good living! I started smoking when I went off to college. Both my mom and dad smoked but did not like the idea of me doing it. I can still remember the pleasure derived from opening a fresh pack of Camels (no filters, of course) and running that smooth paper under my nose to get those delicious flavors! Pipes came along soon after. I quit all tobacco in ‘85. I was going back and forth between cigs and pipes and inhaling both so I figured it was time to quit. Just a couple of weeks ago I discovered an ancient humidor and the aroma— even crisp as a fossil— jogged me to think about pipes again. So, after a 35-year recess I am a newbie again. I live alone so nobody to bug me about the smoke. Just me and my dogs and they don’t seem to mind. Not to get too wordy, but my pleasure in pipes and tobacco is closely related to their... civility. I like the ritual of it, kinda like the Japanese tea ceremony but a little more free-form. Really looking forward to learning here. Thanks for having me. Welcome from Northern California. Sounds like a beautiful spot you live in. I started my tobacco journey with Camel non filter as well. Along with Players and English Ovals. Quit when I went into the Air Force and picked up the pipe about five years after I got out. Enjoy your stay. |
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Post by Scott W on Oct 16, 2020 21:58:29 GMT -5
Welcome sir
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2020 1:10:52 GMT -5
Welcome from Newfoundland, Canada, plainsman!
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