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Post by trailboss on Nov 7, 2021 20:38:26 GMT -5
^ One of them places that constantly pop up in online discussions, and a proprietor that has been there for the long haul, a worthy place to stop off and visit for any pipe smoker.
On the bucket list.
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2021 23:21:34 GMT -5
johnlawitzke , Was up at Paul's today and turns out I'm doing fine without an outside enabler. Had a great time, by the way... Looks like a good haul. Did you get a chance for a basement tour or to see the museum upstairs? Dan took us upstsairs for a museum tour and good stories. Next time I'll ask him for a tour of the basement. What a great guy. He treated us like we've been friends for years. |
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2021 23:26:27 GMT -5
Hah! They have three chairs in the tobacco corner where all sort of characters hang out. No Playboys sighted, but they might be tucked under boxes of tobacco tins. They have so much stuff there, it a bit overwhelming. On our way out we went into a small room with more pipes. If I'd seen them earlier, my purchase strategy may have been modified. Didn't matter. Spent everything I budgeted for the trip. By the way, the two pipes on the right (a Grabow CDL and Grabow Viking) are gifts for my son. One of these days, I'll get him up there on his day off. No matter how much time I spend at Paul's Pipe Shop, I still come across things that I’ve never noticed before. I bet you were happy to find out that you were shopping there during the year end holiday sale. By "small room with more pipes", do you mean the one at the back of the shop that leads into the upstairs workshop or the pipe store room in the basement? I suspect you are referring to the room on the main floor at the back. That’s technically the Club Room which is a private smoking area for Arrowhead Pipe Club Members, but as you’ve seen it’s a catch all room with some chair squeezed in. in addition to the Aroowhead Mixture that you got, I highly recommend Darwin Asa (American-English)and Morning Smoke (Va and some Lat). Also, Late Night Smoke but only if you like a blend heavy-ish on Lat and Perique. Hopefully, we'll run into each other there some day. BTW- If you do Facebook, there is a group called Pipe Smokers of Michigan which is restricted to Michigan residents. Yes, that's the room. There were a couple hundred more pipes squirreled away in that room. Funny ting is, as Dan was helping us out, he started pulling stuff from cabinets under the display cards. Stuff he had forgotten that he had. He does have some of the more high-end Kaywoodies - singles and boxed sets. And, it never hurts that a visit coincides with a sale. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 8, 2021 17:02:33 GMT -5
It sounds like a magical place.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 8, 2021 17:30:57 GMT -5
It sounds like a magical place. It is. Stepping through the door is like going through a time machine back to the golden age of pipe smoking. |
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Post by Silver on Nov 8, 2021 17:53:55 GMT -5
It sounds like a magical place. It is. Stepping through the door is like going through a time machine back to the golden age of pipe smoking. plus lottery tickets! |
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Post by Gypo on Nov 8, 2021 18:03:22 GMT -5
I had to go online and check out the place looks pretty cool.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 8, 2021 19:46:14 GMT -5
It is. Stepping through the door is like going through a time machine back to the golden age of pipe smoking. plus lottery tickets! Paul recognized a revenue stream when he saw one. 🙂 |
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