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    Hello from Mystic, Connecticut

    Welcome to BoB from the other side of the US!
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    Hello from Rhode Island...still a State!

    Welcome to the board! Glad to have a representative of RI here! I’m recovering from a bout of the ‘vid, so no smokes or drinks for me.
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    My pipe collection

    Welcome! You will likely receive no reply to your question as this is a 8 year old thread.
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    My pipe collection

    I’ve been given many “nick”names, but that is the first time I’ve been called Nick! :-) You can call me Geoff.
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    My pipe collection

    You will probably not receive a reply. This is a 8 year thread.
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    Differences between you and your spouses book selections

    I’m the voracious reader in the house. She prefers Netflix.
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    Greetings from the Bay

    San Jose? That’s where I lived! I used to have family there, but they all have moved or passed away.
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    2 Buck Chuck...value or waste of money?

    I’ve had exactly one Acid, a Kuba Kuba. I can see the appeal, but it isn’t for me. I won’t be keeping any of these in my humidor. For the occasional cigar smoker who likes a little sweet with their leaf Acids or even CAO Flavours are great options. The latter is my preference for the rare time...
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    Meerschaums and clays?

    I have exactly one meer, one Dutch clay tavern pipe, and one clay pipe with a reed stem. The clays offer a small bowl, perfect for sampling. I rarely reach for them as I’m not fond of the mouth feel of a clay stem or a reed stem. As for the meer - I’ve never smoked it. I think the appeal of a...
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    Hello from Wi

    Welcome to the board!
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    It's been a Long Time

    Welcome to the board!
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    Hello from Central IL

    Central Ill? I used to live a little northeast of Blo-No in the late 90s.
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    Laptop screwed up again.

    PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Don’t bump it! I’ll have to start over!
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    Greetings from frigid Iowa.

    Welcome Dan! Once you get your space setup, share some pics! I’d love to see it. I grew up with kerosene heat. I’m sure you already know this, but someone reading this may not know that some form of outdoor ventilation is necessary when using kerosene heat. There are a ton of references on this...
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    Hello from Central IL

    Welcome to BoB!
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    Laptop screwed up again.

    I named my 2019 MacBook Pro “Commodore 64”. Does that count? (I had one as a kid/teen.)
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    Laptop screwed up again.

    Yup. Maxing RAM and swapping the ol’ platter drive to a SSD brings new life to an old machine. If swapping RAM isn’t possible, you’ll have greater performance gains with a SSD.
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    Greetings from the Bay

    There doesn’t seem to be many period. I do have a group of friends who smoke pipes together occasionally, but that has been shelved for a time. I should’ve noted that I moved out of California a long time ago.
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    Yamamoto paper vs the rest.

    Oh? I’ll keep this in mind when I use up my mnemosyne notebooks.
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    Flint area

    Welcome computerguyingrandblanc@g! Can we call you by a shorter name? :-)
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