jack9211
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Posts: 63 
First Name: Jack
Favorite Pipe: My Stanwells
Favorite Tobacco: To many
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Post by jack9211 on Dec 11, 2021 11:52:06 GMT -5
I just received a Dr Grabow bent rustic in yesterdays mail. I took it out of the package to check the draw....there was none !! They forgot to drill this one. Quite a surprise.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 11, 2021 11:55:06 GMT -5
I just received a Dr Grabow bent rustic in yesterdays mail. I took it out of the package to check the draw....there was none !! They forgot to drill this one. Quite a surprise. Gonna be tough to smoke that one. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 11, 2021 12:05:41 GMT -5
I'm not familiar yet with that cherrywood/hawkbill style MM cob? And I've been wanting that Emerald bent since it was released. I love cobs. the draw on the poker is quite restricted. FYI, it smokes okay but a tighter draw than I am used to / prefer.
EDIT: after running a couple pipe cleaners all the way through it has gotten a little better. Still tight but definitely smoke-able.
I had one that was full of wood shavings. Really restricted the draw. |
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Post by darktater on Dec 11, 2021 12:08:27 GMT -5
the draw on the poker is quite restricted. FYI, it smokes okay but a tighter draw than I am used to / prefer.
EDIT: after running a couple pipe cleaners all the way through it has gotten a little better. Still tight but definitely smoke-able.
I had one that was full of wood shavings. Really restricted the draw. the stem on this one is narrow, but there was something stuck that came out. I'm not giving up on it ;-) |
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Post by urbino on Dec 11, 2021 14:48:49 GMT -5
I just received a Dr Grabow bent rustic in yesterdays mail. I took it out of the package to check the draw....there was none !! They forgot to drill this one. Quite a surprise. Well that's a new one. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 14, 2021 21:53:17 GMT -5
Some Peter Heinrichs Special Curly and a 100g tin of Jocks Mixture, all bound for the cellar.
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Post by Silver on Dec 14, 2021 22:00:22 GMT -5
SG Squadron Leader, Best Brown and Chocolate Flake. 2 tins each, for the cellar.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 14, 2021 22:27:13 GMT -5
Some Peter Heinrichs Special Curly and a 100g tin of Jocks Mixture, all bound for the cellar. If you haven’t had Jocks before, it benefits from age since it’s mostly Va. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 14, 2021 22:56:04 GMT -5
Some Peter Heinrichs Special Curly and a 100g tin of Jocks Mixture, all bound for the cellar. If you haven’t had Jocks before, it benefits from age since it’s mostly Va. I have. I just ran across a tin of it for sale and decided to get it while the getting was good. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 15, 2021 18:49:12 GMT -5
If you haven’t had Jocks before, it benefits from age since it’s mostly Va. I have. I just ran across a tin of it for sale and decided to get it while the getting was good. I really don’t understand why Rattray’s always gets run on now. A few years ago, it was readily available. 🤷♂️ |
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Post by Gypo on Dec 15, 2021 19:17:07 GMT -5
No tobacco but did get new motor and little heat generator for the fan for the wood stove. It sits on top of the stove and when it gets hot it turns the heat into electricity to run the fan with a little motor. It died last year got it all put back together on stove and running took about 15 minutes
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Post by urbino on Dec 15, 2021 20:29:10 GMT -5
I have. I just ran across a tin of it for sale and decided to get it while the getting was good. I really don’t understand why Rattray’s always gets run on now. A few years ago, it was readily available. 🤷♂️ I don't really know what things were like before. Since I got back into it, they've been scarce. I've always read it's because supply is limited, but maybe it's just demand is suffering "irrational exuberance." |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 15, 2021 21:46:48 GMT -5
I really don’t understand why Rattray’s always gets run on now. A few years ago, it was readily available. 🤷♂️ I don't really know what things were like before. Since I got back into it, they've been scarce. I've always read it's because supply is limited, but maybe it's just demand is suffering "irrational exuberance." Things seem to go in waves of what's popular. For some reason, about 4 years ago, Rattray's suddenly got "discovered" and "popular". Prior to that it was easy to get online. Online is hard now, but I often see B&Ms with some on the shelves. |
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Post by bonanzadriver on Dec 16, 2021 15:40:56 GMT -5
Not so much a "What's in the Mail" as "What was in the B&B.... Met a good friend for a cigar and an afternoon Scotch this afternoon @ a relatively new Cigar Shop / Bar. While we were enjoyin our Lost Cities and sippin our Scotch, Bob had to take a call. I used the opportunity to peruse the humidor and found a very small pipe tobacco offering. I picked up a couple sample bags of their English Blends and the one and only tin of Cringle Flake. The samples were free, the tin was $16  cheers |
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Post by sperrytops on Dec 16, 2021 16:34:28 GMT -5
Cringle Flake. I regret not buying that when it was available ble.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 16, 2021 18:01:20 GMT -5
Not so much a "What's in the Mail" as "What was in the B&B.... Met a good friend for a cigar and an afternoon Scotch this afternoon @ a relatively new Cigar Shop / Bar. While we were enjoyin our Lost Cities and sippin our Scotch, Bob had to take a call. I used the opportunity to peruse the humidor and found a very small pipe tobacco offering. I picked up a couple sample bags of their English Blends and the one and only tin of Cringle Flake. The samples were free, the tin was $16 cheers Great score to find a tin of 2020 Cringle Flake still in existence. I passed on the 2021 version but last year's was really tasty and I’m glad I cellared 10 tins of it. |
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Post by username on Dec 18, 2021 13:04:14 GMT -5
A well aged tin of haddos delight courtesy of pipestud.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 18, 2021 22:35:32 GMT -5
1000 rounds of Winchester M855 green tip in 556 1000 rounds .45 ACP 1000 rounds 9MM The supply and prices have come down to more reasonable levels. Hit the front door today, labels printed and on the shelf. A few months back, a widow sold a boatload of Government issued Ammo cans of the 7.62/M19A1/ .30 caliber for $5 apiece that her husband had amassed in a government liquidation sale, all in great condition. I bought 20. These are nice in that you can fill one, carry in each hand without feeling like a mule. I already have 20 filled with assorted calibers, 15 to go. 4 wooden crates of 30.06 on the shelf....after that is done, it is about cellaring primers and powders as I should have time to reload when I retire....I have a ton of brass that is hungry. |
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Post by darktater on Dec 18, 2021 23:02:21 GMT -5
nice trailboss! I need to get makin's for .44 Special, don't care as much for .44 Mag as I used to.... |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 18, 2021 23:11:30 GMT -5
nice trailboss ! I need to get makin's for .44 Special, don't care as much for .44 Mag as I used to.... I hear you, I really like the 9MM as Arthur I. Tis is present in my wrists. With the advancement in powders and projectiles no need to punish myself on control, follow up shots, and lack of penetration with Rambo calibers needed in the past. Better to be able to get more range time on shot placement and accuracy. |
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Post by darktater on Dec 19, 2021 19:58:59 GMT -5
500 pipe cleaners and 2 tins of Balkan Sasieni
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 19, 2021 20:16:00 GMT -5
Worked a trade with a fellow brother pipe smoker...gonna get some real Irish Condor plug..can't wait!
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Post by trailboss on Dec 19, 2021 20:54:08 GMT -5
Worked a trade with a fellow brother pipe smoker...gonna get some real Irish Condor plug..can't wait! Well...you are just going to have to!  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 19, 2021 21:01:54 GMT -5
Illinois Fudge!
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Post by urbino on Dec 19, 2021 21:09:21 GMT -5
Is that actual fudge, or a blend, or . . .? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 19, 2021 22:09:28 GMT -5
Is that actual fudge, or a blend, or . . .? Actual fudge. But it sounds like a great idea for a blend, doesn't it? 😁 |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Dec 20, 2021 20:51:08 GMT -5
i got some Illinois Fudge too! I’m pronouncing it “Ill-in-wah” so it sounds more fancy. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 20, 2021 20:54:10 GMT -5
i got some Illinois Fudge too! I’m pronouncing it “Ill-in-wah” so it found more fancy. Congratulations! Mine was on the notification from the post office, but I guess the postman was too busy to deliver it. 😖😫 |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 20, 2021 21:24:20 GMT -5
Probably he was eating it...  ^^^^ |
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Post by urbino on Dec 20, 2021 22:30:06 GMT -5
Arrived:
Jocks Mixture
Pete Heinrichs Special Curly
OGS
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^^^^