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oh, electric guitars are as bad as Cuban Cohibas. You have to know who you’re buying from, do your homework… and your best bet is to buy from an authorized dealer lol Sorry about your friend. That’s got to be an awful feeling

And it’s worldwide. As long as the user can read and type English, they’re part of the same community as us. I realize there’s probably a handful of international members here, but nothing like the level there.

The internet appeared for public consumption not long after I’d graduated high school. I was still in college the first time I was ever online. 96-ish, I think. I discovered message boards not long after that, and it became my go-to any time I wanted to connect with specific communities. I was...

To try to better answer your earlier question: Reddit is weird. Imagine a forum kinda like BoB, but there’s thousands and thousands of sub-forums. There’s one devoted to pipe tobacco, there’s likely one devoted to your other hobbies and favorite author. Some are more active than others, just...

I understand. GenX here, and all my siblings are boomers. My parents were children of the depression. But I’m still genX, which kind of puts me in the middle. closer to this side of things though… I only learned of Reddit via my fiancé, who’s 12 years my junior.

I’ve had that. You’re right. It’s good. My ex liked maple beam. We tried the Crown maple, but it was VERY light on the maple. Oh… the wild turkey honey is great too.

Hey, which honey bourbon? I used to be fairly partial to the Beam version. I found it a quick easy alternative to an old fashioned, my go-to. I drink rarely these days. Since moving to FL in 18, actually. But the five years before that in Louisville? That’s the heart of bourbon county. I miss...

It’s the darnedest thing. I was a member of a pipe forum or two back during my first go-round with pipes. Just before iPhones and Facebook became ubiquitous. Now, there’s pipe smokers Facebook groups, a fairly active Reddit area devoted to lovers of pipe tobacco… but they have proven to be a...

I hope you’re right. The two ounces I have coming my way have about a decade in storage. It definitely contains the sort of combination that’s right up my alley. I’d love to have something so readily available that I could stock up on little by little, without having to keep a vigilant eye out...

It’s a doggone national tragedy that at least some of their most popular blends can’t be revived somehow. Then again, there’d probably be a bunch of folks griping about how it’s not as great as it used to be.

I’m currently about halfway through my second consecutive bowl of McLelland’s #2015 Flake, graciously provided by a fellow BoBer. I’d had this before, back before I took about a decade away from my pipes. I’ve only been smoking again since just before Christmas. And if this isn’t the best bowl...

First off , thanks to you and @RSteve for taking the time to respond. Secondly, even though I knew that the C&D and GLP are green as a pepper tree when I (we) get them, and that the Synjeco shipment was fairly likely to have been sitting for a while, I hadn’t fully connected the dots in regard...

Currently about halfway through a bowl of 2010-era McLelland Dark Navy Flake. Kudos to @Natch for this generous sample. I find it important to have that reference point, as a serious pipe smoker. I now better understand how Sutliff’s 515-RC actually compares to the real deal. While they’re in...

I’m still marveling over the rad Swiss Army knife!!! I look forward to your first interactions with one of those pesky bricks. I suspect you’ll end up developing a technique better than mine. Pieces tend to fly in multiple directions if using a percussive method. Maybe wrap it in a clean dish...

Come on man... just a taste... sniff, sniff...

I’m natch’s biggest fan lol Thanks for the heads up BB ... I would have responded sooner, but I was washing dishes. Before that elicits a “henpecked” joke ... she lets me smoke in the house. All day long.

You’re probably right there. I don’t care for the Sam Gawith version.

#7 is one of the few that I HAVEN’T tried yet. I think Glengarry is great. It’s one that had to kind of grow on me. That’s one thing I’ve noticed about the GH flakes: even the ones I don’t care for initially, I end up enjoying a great deal. I didn’t like Coniston Cut Plug at all initially. I...

My brother in law swears by the clearance sections of Lowe’s and Home Depot. He and my sister have owned roughly six homes in the past two decades, each one bought as a fixer-upper but used as their residence while he slowly but surely turns them into showpieces. It’s a much slower version of...

I appreciate the sentiment, buddy. I figured it was worth a shot. I’m cautiously optimistic that I’ll be able to get my hands on some of what I seek, with a little patience. I figure the tins will generally get sent to pipestud, so someone with pockets deeper than my own can add more tins to...