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    What Are You Smoking Pages.

    Running a bit late this afternoon. Had several "Honey-Do's" to get done!! Snuck in a fine bowl of 1995 Barking Dog in a Pete Baskerville Terracotta bent with FT button. Pure spring water to ease my thirst!!! FTRPLT
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    What Are You Smoking Pages.

    She's thanking you for taking care of her and her kittens! Said he the "Cat Daddy" of six!! Which reminds me...time for their supper. FTRPLT
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    What Are You Smoking Pages.

    Gorgeous afternoon here in the Heartland. Got some reading and paperwork done while sitting outside on the back patio. Enjoyed Spilman Mixture in a no-name unmarked meer gently bent flared Dublin. Then lite up some 2014 Walnut in my Andreus Bauer apple with a "cultured amber" stem. Pure spring...
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    Something Like Presbyterian Mixture?

    Maybe P&C's Presby Match would fill the bill!!! FTRPLT
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    What led us to pipes?

    Grew up "Down South" around lots of tobacco; but never smoked cigarettes (even growing up around and working for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co!!). Lots of pipe smokers back then; mostly SWR, Half & Half, Granger, CH, PA, and other "codger/drug store" blends. I got hooked during my freshman year in...
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    Astronomy and Pipe Smoking Enjoyment

    With over 5,000 produced they do take up a little space!! FTRPLT
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    Astronomy and Pipe Smoking Enjoyment

    Operation Bolo led by then COL. Robin Olds flying against the North Vietnamese Air Force. FTRPLT
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    Astronomy and Pipe Smoking Enjoyment

    Flew the Phantom Jet for 18 years! Was at Davis-Monthan late 1969-summer 1970. My twin girls were born in the D-M hospital. FTRPLT
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    Astronomy and Pipe Smoking Enjoyment

    My first USAF assignment following my commissioning in early 1969 was to the USAF's School of Navigation at Mather AFB, Sacramento, Ca. (Since closed). Part of our training back then included both day and night celestial navigation using, amongst other devices, a sextant! We had to know all 42...
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    McClelland St. James Woods

    McClellands closed down in 2018 or before. Polyphemos, you might check out Pipestud.com on Saturday mornings for Steve Fallons tobacco sale/s. He usually has some McClellands for sale! Not gonna' be cheap though!!!! FTRPLT
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    What Are You Smoking Pages.

    Wife took the afternoon off, so off shopping we went!! Returned home to enjoy 2008 "And So To Bed" in a Paul Perri large square shanked straight grained volcano with plateaux bottom. Next up, 2008 Margate in a Pete Mark Twain. Guinness x 2 to relax in the afternoon!!! FTRPLT
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    Rhodesian vs bulldog-

    Rhodesian be round-shanked; Bulldoggy be diamond-shanked!!! That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!!! FTRPLT
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    What Are You Smoking Pages.

    A grand sunny morning with a light breeze!!! Dug out two of my older jars for a morning treat!!! 2006 Balkan Sasieni in my 1999 Ashton LX Old Church square-bowled long-shanked Lovat. Then 2008 Penzance in a Don Carlos 2-note 1/8th bent Rhodesian! Cafe du Monde coffee to accompany! wonderful way...
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    What Are You Smoking Pages.

    With the P-Lip, it kinda depends on your tooth pattern!! I finally found that "sweet spot" between my uppers and lowers on the right side of my mouth!!! Left side is hopeless!! It does take some getting used to!! FWIW, FTRPLT
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    Resting to mature

    Me too!!! That and 759!! Never in my wildest dreams did I, nor any other pipe smoker, believe that one day these would be gone!! Along with so many others!! FTRPLT
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    What Are You Smoking Pages.

    You need what my dear Mom used to give us for this ailment...A big spoon full of lemon juice, honey, and whiskey!!! That lemon juice really works!!!!!! Get to feeling better!! FTRPLT
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    New guy

    Welcome to our group! FTRPLT
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    What Are You Smoking Pages.

    You are a good "cat daddy!!" Said the Daddy of six, plus ferals!!!! FTRPLT
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    British Pipe Smoking Championship 2024

    TFK, and just where exactly is this grand event to be held??? FTRPLT
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    Resting to mature

    My youngest is from 2008! I had a contract gig in Johannesburg, SA; managed to buy 8 pouches at one shop. Got a few more at another. I also picked up a good 8-10 ozs. several years ago when I purchased a big lot of various tobaccos from a Brother cleaning out his stash!!! I ration my "rare"...
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