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No Harleys??? I'm hurt. Deeply.

Hi d4klutz, thanx for checking in. Good idea about trying a ragchew net. I can work 80 through 10 meters, but I spend most of my time on 80.  My station is mostly boatanchor equipment, but I have an Icom IC-756PROII that I run on SSB.  My antenna couldn't be simpler: it's an all-band dipole fed...

If you were to withhold the name of the author and rewrite this in today's style you'd think it was written yesterday.  Like so many things that we wind ourselves up over, it's a replay of the same tune that's been playing since forever.  Of course it's not limited to tobacco, it applies to all...

Zippo. Matches only when out of fuel.

Apparently Gore thought so as well.

Tracy: I don't know why you don't think you were good company. I had a great time chatting with you, a real pleasure. I get to Boswell's a few times a year, and I hope to see you there again. I hope the rest of your day went well. And as always, it was a pleasure hooking up with Al again. It...

I'm going to hang for awhile at Boswell's tomorrow morning. It would be great to meet any forum members who might be in the area. Al, I hope you'll be able to make it. Jim

There are slobs and snobs in every community and at all income levels. People are pretty much the same everywhere. You don't have to travel to the Hamptons to encounter that sort of behavior.

Big deal. Show me a guy who can do that while playing a piano and you'll have my attention.

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I am not a fan of talk radio. The few show hosts I've listened to are blowhards who whine endlessly about their pet peeves while abusing those foolish enough to call in to voice an opposing view. I don't find that entertaining. My opinion holds for talk show hosts who share my opinions as...

If you're referring to Steve Irwin, he assumed room temperature shortly after being speared through the heart during an encounter with a sting ray. Quite tragic, really.

I have three Kaywoodies: one from the late 1920s, one from around 1955 and one from the 1960s. The newer one is an Oom Paul that I'm not thrilled with, but the other two are fine smokers. I will likely add others. As to the impression of "cheap," well...whatever.

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...you were too young to relate to "Remember When" posts???

I don't name anything that won't answer to its name (except for my cats).

That is far and away the BEST commercial I'd ever seen. A real touch of class. Thanx Natch!

I got a Xikar Pipeline for Christmas 2011 and I had to return it three times. After a short while they just stopped lighting reliably, even though the spark was strong. Xikar replaced them all very quickly, but it got old real fast having to keep sending them in. The last time I asked for a...

Thank you all for the warm welcome. Al: I'll be glad to help you with the radio parts whenever you're ready. You know where to find me. And yes, I'd love to make another road trip to Boswell's place. The last time I was there was just before Christmas, and my oldest son and I bought three...

Hello All: I've been a member and lurker here for quite awhile, and it's time I came out of hiding. I first smoked a pipe in 1972, then switched to cigarettes exclusively after I graduated college. I quit tobacco altogether in 1982, and only returned to the briar about five years ago. You...