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Gah, I hate snakes! I moved down here to the Tampa Bay area back in ’17, and I’m still not used to all the little lizards scurrying about everywhere outside. Sometimes they’re so abundant, they give the illusion of my peripheral vision doing that sort of moving spots thing that I presume is a...

The fiancé and I watched the first half of the Talented Mr. Ripley this evening. I’d never seen it. Not bad…

Less than a month ago, my fiancé and I visited Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home. One of the things we picked up from the gift shop was a tea brick. I’d never heard of such a thing! We picked it up as a novelty more than anything. But it’s REALLY good. The brick was fairly expensive...

Interesting stuff… up until about four years ago, I worked in a much more boring field within publishing… designing print newspaper pages. I did that for nearly two decades; I laid out pages from everything from small papers in WV, NC and MI all the way up to USA Today. Of course, I dreamt of...

I’ve been lazing my way through The Hemingses of Monticello ever since picking it up at the Monticello gift shop a little less than a month ago. I found a couple of (I think) inaccuracies that have left me feeling a little ambivalent about the author. The primary subject matter is fascinating...

I’ve been smoking GH flakes nearly exclusively since sometime in early May. The last big GH drop, I got between two and four ounces of maybe eight or 10 different blends: Best Brown 2, Brown (and Dark) Flake aromatic and unscented, Coniston Cut Plug, Glengary Flake, brown Irish x, Kendal...

While I’m smoking almost exclusively Gawith Hoggarth flakes lately, I’m currently working on a bowl of Peterson Hyde Park which a friend gifted me. In a MM cob nosewarmer. I’m also on quite a cob kick. But that’s another thing entirely for another thread.

I’ve dealt with Haebar a couple of times, and it’s been a breeze both times. The only reason I didn’t bother posting something is because it’s my understanding that he’s giving up pipe smoking and, I presume trading. But I’d definitely deal with him any day. Solid dude.

Just received a care package from natch... holy smokes, what a guy. Jeff, I just can’t thank you enough. You went way above and beyond with this one. I know it’s a cliche... but... you shouldn’t have. I’m stumped as to what to try first!

it’d be interesting to compare those with the Sutliff matured red Virginia. As far as I’m concerned, it’s already got a lot of tang and a very vinegary tin (jar?) note. I’m not sure I’d like it much heavier. But, again, I never had the pleasure of the McLelland process. I tried maybe two or...

You don’t get any of that vinegar with the 515? Because I certainly do.

Thanks! You know, I’m kind of a history nerd, and every time I see “BoB” I instantly think Band of Brothers. I’m sure I’ll get used to it. 😂

I was a member of this forum around 2009-10. I had a different user name then, but it was specific to an area I no longer live in. I don’t recall which board I considered my “home” board. It might have been this one. The name sounds right. Anyway, at the time, I lived in Portsmouth, VA, and...

Hello one and all. I’m fairly certain I was a member of this board circa 2009-10-ish. I was a member of several boards, and I can’t remember which one I frequented most often. this one sounds very familiar. anyway, at the time I lived in Portsmouth VA, and after that I spent five years in the...

I’ve enjoyed the 515 alone, but I’ve gotten into the habit of needing to have a little something extra with my various straight Virginias, whether it’s a little dark fired Kentucky, a pinch of perique, or even just plain old burley. But I’ve found it a nice smoke on its own. This and Sutliff’s...

Have anyone who loved that given Sutliff’s bulk 515-RC Matured Red Virginia a go? I’m very fond of it, but my McLelland experience was very McMinimal. Did Sutliff do a good job here, guys?