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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 25, 2021 17:30:27 GMT -5
It's rats day! Might as well seal up some tobacco while the Foodsaver is out.  WHAAAAT!!?? Snake food. |
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Post by Silver on Mar 25, 2021 19:04:40 GMT -5
I'm glad it's not Jason's food. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Mar 25, 2021 19:06:01 GMT -5
It's rats day! Might as well seal up some tobacco while the Foodsaver is out. Ha, it took me a second, because Rattray's was just mentioned. Snakes gotta eat, too. Precisely. I order about 20 or so frozen at time, lasts several months of you seal them up. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Mar 25, 2021 19:07:01 GMT -5
I'm glad it's not Jason's food. Me too man, me too. |
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Post by trailboss on Mar 25, 2021 20:08:10 GMT -5
Yesterday I received a Peterson Pipe tamper from a great guy on the forum, it had a leather zippered pouch by Peterson also.  |
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Post by urbino on Mar 25, 2021 21:14:19 GMT -5
I'm glad it's not Jason's food. On some PBS documentary many years ago, a Frontline kind of thing, they were talking about the food shortage in the 3rd-world country it was about (sorry, don't remember the country). They showed a man in the marketplace with a rat wrapped in some kind of leaf. A thing he had purchased from one of the vendors. From behind, I watched in horror as he put the head of this rat in his mouth -- the whole thing -- and crrrrrrrunched! it up. I've never been able to get that sound out of my head, or the corresponding image. I suspect I never will. |
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Post by Silver on Mar 25, 2021 22:02:35 GMT -5
I'm glad it's not Jason's food. On some PBS documentary many years ago, a Frontline kind of thing, they were talking about the food shortage in the 3rd-world country it was about (sorry, don't remember the country). They showed a man in the marketplace with a rat wrapped in some kind of leaf. A thing he had purchased from one of the vendors. From behind, I watched in horror as he put the head of this rat in his mouth -- the whole thing -- and crrrrrrrunched! it up. I've never been able to get that sound out of my head, or the corresponding image. I suspect I never will. Thanks for sharing. I have to remind myself that daily existence is very different for a lot of people in the world. Eating to live is a harsh reality for many people. Now I feel bad about the joke I made. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Mar 25, 2021 22:06:21 GMT -5
On some PBS documentary many years ago, a Frontline kind of thing, they were talking about the food shortage in the 3rd-world country it was about (sorry, don't remember the country). They showed a man in the marketplace with a rat wrapped in some kind of leaf. A thing he had purchased from one of the vendors. From behind, I watched in horror as he put the head of this rat in his mouth -- the whole thing -- and crrrrrrrunched! it up. I've never been able to get that sound out of my head, or the corresponding image. I suspect I never will. Thanks for sharing. I have to remind myself that daily existence is very different for a lot of people in the world. Eating to live is a harsh reality for many people. Now I feel bad about the joke I made. Don't feel bad, he chose to buy that. Coulda chose a falafel! 😂 |
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Post by urbino on Mar 26, 2021 0:33:11 GMT -5
On some PBS documentary many years ago, a Frontline kind of thing, they were talking about the food shortage in the 3rd-world country it was about (sorry, don't remember the country). They showed a man in the marketplace with a rat wrapped in some kind of leaf. A thing he had purchased from one of the vendors. From behind, I watched in horror as he put the head of this rat in his mouth -- the whole thing -- and crrrrrrrunched! it up. I've never been able to get that sound out of my head, or the corresponding image. I suspect I never will. Thanks for sharing. I have to remind myself that daily existence is very different for a lot of people in the world. Eating to live is a harsh reality for many people. Now I feel bad about the joke I made. Nothing to feel bad about. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 26, 2021 8:42:56 GMT -5
It's rats day! Might as well seal up some tobacco while the Foodsaver is out. Foodsaver bag plastic is air permeable.... |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Mar 26, 2021 8:52:28 GMT -5
It's rats day! Might as well seal up some tobacco while the Foodsaver is out. Foodsaver bag plastic is air permeable.... Thanks, I didn't realize that. Guess I'm cutting the tobacco back out of them. Thankfully, I only made 2 little packets as a test run. |
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Post by taiguy66 on Mar 26, 2021 9:34:23 GMT -5
Yesterday I received a Peterson Pipe tamper from a great guy on the forum, it had a leather zippered pouch by Peterson also. That’s awesome Watson! Sherlock would be pleased! |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 26, 2021 10:11:46 GMT -5
Foodsaver bag plastic is air permeable.... Thanks, I didn't realize that. Guess I'm cutting the tobacco back out of them. Thankfully, I only made 2 little packets as a test run. Yeah, that plastic is only designed to store food for a few months. AFAIK, mylar is the only non-gas permeable plastic sheet. Personally, I’m not a fan of vacuuming all the air out of tobacco storage. Some people differ from that opinion. I like to have some oxygen present for an aerobic fermentation stage before non-aerobic fermentation. My opinion is that vacuum is good for stable storage but looses aging benefits. YMMV. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Mar 26, 2021 13:14:14 GMT -5
This beauty is shipping today from rdpipes |
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Post by mrlunting on Mar 26, 2021 13:44:28 GMT -5
This beauty is shipping today from rdpipes😃🤩 |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Mar 26, 2021 14:06:37 GMT -5
This beauty is shipping today from rdpipes You lucky dog!!! That is sure a beauty, and made by a master craftsman. |
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Post by urbino on Mar 26, 2021 22:39:55 GMT -5
More adventures in shipping.
My package from Top Hat left St. Louis on the 23rd. It arrived in Memphis the same day. (Yay!)
On the 24th, status was updated to "In transit to the next facility."
On the 25th, it arrived . . . back in St. Louis.
Today, it arrived back in Memphis.
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Post by Silver on Mar 26, 2021 22:54:45 GMT -5
Hmmm... Just placed an order with them myself. We'll see if PSDS does better when they have to point the truck north.
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Post by urbino on Mar 27, 2021 0:20:17 GMT -5
Hmmm... Just placed an order with them myself. We'll see if PSDS does better when they have to point the truck north. They're getting more precise with mine. The first one they sent on walkabout came here from Mississippi, then went to DC before coming back. The next one came from CT, went back to MA, then returned. Closer. Now they've managed to send one precisely back where it came from. |
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Post by taiguy66 on Mar 27, 2021 9:10:00 GMT -5
More adventures in shipping. My package from Top Hat left St. Louis on the 23rd. It arrived in Memphis the same day. (Yay!) On the 24th, status was updated to "In transit to the next facility." On the 25th, it arrived . . . back in St. Louis. Today, it arrived back in Memphis. Too bad you’re not collecting air miles Urb. At the rate you’re going with your parcels you’ll have enough for a trip around the world post COVID. All kidding aside... what’s going on with your deliveries? Seems to me you’ve had issues for as long as I’ve known you. |
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Post by urbino on Mar 27, 2021 9:33:04 GMT -5
More adventures in shipping. My package from Top Hat left St. Louis on the 23rd. It arrived in Memphis the same day. (Yay!) On the 24th, status was updated to "In transit to the next facility." On the 25th, it arrived . . . back in St. Louis. Today, it arrived back in Memphis. Too bad you’re not collecting air miles Urb. At the rate you’re going with your parcels you’ll have enough for a trip around the world post COVID. All kidding aside... what’s going on with your deliveries? Seems to me you’ve had issues for as long as I’ve known you. Since I just got here early this year, I'd say that's about right. I've always had problematic mail delivery, though. Random pieces of mail get returned to the sender, while the rest gets through. It's bizarre. But I've never had this much trouble with package delivery. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2021 15:12:04 GMT -5
Today received an unsmoked 1968 Dunhill 120 shell briar. 'Unsmoked' wasn't mentioned and it looked pretty average in the photos - not sure how you make an unsmoked pipe look this bad, but here it is. The stem is oxidized, but I'm betting it scrubs off with Magic Eraser and a little B&A polish. I'm very excited, as I thought I'd never be able to afford one of these.  |
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Post by urbino on Mar 27, 2021 15:47:49 GMT -5
Today received an unsmoked 1968 Dunhill 120 shell briar. 'Unsmoked' wasn't mentioned and it looked pretty average in the photos - not sure how you make an unsmoked pipe look this bad, but here it is. The stem is oxidized, but I'm betting it scrubs off with Magic Eraser and a little B&A polish. I'm very excited, as I thought I'd never be able to afford one of these. nice! And a classic Dunhill shape. Make sure you post some more pics after you tidy up the stem. Will be interested to see the results. |
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Post by mrlunting on Mar 27, 2021 16:03:37 GMT -5
Today received an unsmoked 1968 Dunhill 120 shell briar. 'Unsmoked' wasn't mentioned and it looked pretty average in the photos - not sure how you make an unsmoked pipe look this bad, but here it is. The stem is oxidized, but I'm betting it scrubs off with Magic Eraser and a little B&A polish. I'm very excited, as I thought I'd never be able to afford one of these. nice! And a classic Dunhill shape. Make sure you post some more pics after you tidy up the stem. Will be interested to see the results. I have an Oom Paul with a similar stem in color. Didn't think it was oxidized. Could I be wrong? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2021 16:31:45 GMT -5
Very nice! And a classic Dunhill shape. Make sure you post some more pics after you tidy up the stem. Will be interested to see the results. I have an Oom Paul with a similar stem in color. Didn't think it was oxidized. Could I be wrong? Look at the part that is covered by the stummel when inserted - if it's black and the rest of the stem is greenish-brown or muddy brown it's oxidized - Dunhill solid-colored stems were pure black. I just put this stem and a similar stem from an unsmoked 1980's Peterson, into the Oxy bath. I'll show 'before and after' pics later. I have had a few Peterson army mounts where the entire stem was oxidized, but that's probably because that design could have a touch of gap around the ferrule, or it might have been stored with the stem unattached. Normally a Magic Eraser dipped in alcohol will take this type of oxidation off, but in this case it's not working and requires a soak. The bowl looked and felt looked unsmoked and there were no bite-marks, but I ran a pipe-cleaner through and got a touch of brown, so it was just well-taken care of. The estate it came from was almost all 1950's pipes that were mostly smaller than this one, so it just didn't get a foothold in the rotation. |
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Post by Plainsman on Mar 27, 2021 18:17:29 GMT -5
Ordered a Peterson Pub Pipe. Love the big ones.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 27, 2021 18:41:54 GMT -5
Ordered a Peterson Pub Pipe. Love the big ones. I'm just a couple of months from ordering one of those for myself. 👍👍 |
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Post by isett2860 on Mar 28, 2021 6:47:13 GMT -5
This beauty is shipping today from rdpipes Jason. If it smokes as well as my RDpipes. You’ll forget all your others! Long happy smokes. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2021 10:11:55 GMT -5
This beauty is shipping today from rdpipes Looks like you finally got your chance to get one. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2021 12:58:40 GMT -5
A couple of 1950's Dunhill boxes coming soon. I don't collect packaging, but thought they would be nice just in case...  |
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