Open Thread (pipe forum)

[Kayak_Rat]

Originally Posted by 12stones

Sweet, now you have something for target practice.


I didn't get a smoke in last night, but I'll be breaking out the pipe and some baccy tonight. That being said, I'm back down to one pipe. I got rid of one of my estates and the other just isn't smoking well at all. I'm not sure it's worth the money to have someone try and make it "right." I haven't gotten any new cobs and my dog got a hold of my old ones. That's what I get for keeping them in the garage.

I keep all my pipes on a bookshelf, shelf. The cobs are pretty easy to come by. If you want some, my local shop keeps them in stock fairly regularly. If you want a few, let me know. The estates are a gamble some times. I would recommend buying a few cheaper pipes.

[Nutiket_32]

shouldnt have taken off work yesterday afternoon, now im stuck here all day with nary a pipe in site.

[Kayak_Rat]

Trying to decide whats for lunch here. Prolly should take the kayak out, but food sounds much better.

[Nutiket_32]

Yeah I just ate my lunch. Work the rest of today, then tomorrow going down to Smith Mountain Lake for a week of vacation, renting a boat and borrowed 2 of my neighbors kayaks, should be a fun week.

[12stones]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

I keep all my pipes on a bookshelf, shelf. The cobs are pretty easy to come by. If you want some, my local shop keeps them in stock fairly regularly. If you want a few, let me know. The estates are a gamble some times. I would recommend buying a few cheaper pipes.

I can get the cobs just down the street. Just haven't. I'll have to look into getting some cheaper pipes just to keep around. I seem to take better care of something like that than cobs.

[EvanS]

Well I had an interesting morning. Just got back from playing a quick 9 holes and this was the first time I took a pipe with me instead of a cigar.
Let's just say that my celebrity status at Diamond Bar GC is "just short" of being asked for an autograph

I thought that a cigar was always more convenient on the course, but truthfully not having to worry about humidity, where to set it, relight if it goes out, etc...was quite nice. And the PW&W #192 aroma seemed to be a hit with the ladies instead of that "stinky cigar smell".

By the end of the round I now have 5 name/numbers of people I had never before met that "have been thinking about a pipe for years but were not sure how to start". I have a solution for that!! But all this attention sure did distract me from my game

[CigarGal]

Originally Posted by EvanS

Well I had an interesting morning. Just got back from playing a quick 9 holes and this was the first time I took a pipe with me instead of a cigar.
Let's just say that my celebrity status at Diamond Bar GC is "just short" of being asked for an autograph

I thought that a cigar was always more convenient on the course, but truthfully not having to worry about humidity, where to set it, relight if it goes out, etc...was quite nice. And the PW&W #192 aroma seemed to be a hit with the ladies instead of that "stinky cigar smell".

By the end of the round I now have 5 name/numbers of people I had never before met that "have been thinking about a pipe for years but were not sure how to start". I have a solution for that!! But all this attention sure did distract me from my game

what did you shoot?

[EvanS]

bogey for nine holes, but one of those strokes includes a "pure" 8-iron hitting a duck in mid-flight

[smokeyscotch]

Originally Posted by EvanS

Well I had an interesting morning. Just got back from playing a quick 9 holes and this was the first time I took a pipe with me instead of a cigar.
Let's just say that my celebrity status at Diamond Bar GC is "just short" of being asked for an autograph

I thought that a cigar was always more convenient on the course, but truthfully not having to worry about humidity, where to set it, relight if it goes out, etc...was quite nice. And the PW&W #192 aroma seemed to be a hit with the ladies instead of that "stinky cigar smell".

By the end of the round I now have 5 name/numbers of people I had never before met that "have been thinking about a pipe for years but were not sure how to start". I have a solution for that!! But all this attention sure did distract me from my game

Evan "The Pipe Playa" S. Grooving with the aromatic love potion.

[smokehouse]

Originally Posted by EvanS

bogey for nine holes, but one of those strokes includes a "pure" 8-iron hitting a duck in mid-flight

Too Bad you didn't knock him out or you could of had your new friends over for some Duck dinner and educated them on how to smoke pipes.

[joed]

Originally Posted by EvanS

bogey for nine holes, but one of those strokes includes a "pure" 8-iron hitting a duck in mid-flight

So that was at least one big birdie in the round!

[EvanS]

yeah, some roast duck would have been good. Anyway, 2 or 3 of them will likely be over on Sunday and want to learn some about pipes.
I wonder if I should make up a PowerPoint presentation?

If only IHT would post that pic

[IHT]

aloha.
had to take my son to see the dr this morning... his lower eyelid is all puffy, she thought it was a sty, but it's not. he just needs to keep his hands off the scratch and stop rubbing his eye... so, he's got drops for his eyes now.
that made me a few hours late for work, ended up having to work through lunch (not that i had to, just that i feel bad for missing the time).

sick of electronics. they go on the fritz if they're designed to stay in one spot, rack mounted, not flown all over the world in rollling racks, and when they pack 'em in cases/palates, they don't like that too much.
so, i got these really slick LCD color monitors for my DVD recorders, and one of them started going out on me while in Hawaii...
then, my video mixer (an old panasonic mx-50 that needs to be replaced) had all the lights on the effects/color correction bus go out... still worked, but all the lights went out, right before the last meeting we filmed...
and our 16 pot Mackie audio mixer, the damn main mix has a short or something, which happens sometimes, and sometimes not.
had to dig out the equipment, set it up in the conf room, try to recreate the problems.
the bigger issue is that i don't have extra equipment, the "fix it shop" on post here takes a while, and my equipment gets shipped out again on the 27th to Los Alamitos, CA, then directly to Boise, ID...
i also have 9 PZM mic's i need to pick up from the repair shop as well.

[12stones]

Originally Posted by IHT

aloha.
had to take my son to see the dr this morning... his lower eyelid is all puffy, she thought it was a sty, but it's not. he just needs to keep his hands off the scratch and stop rubbing his eye... so, he's got drops for his eyes now.
that made me a few hours late for work, ended up having to work through lunch (not that i had to, just that i feel bad for missing the time).

sick of electronics. they go on the fritz if they're designed to stay in one spot, rack mounted, not flown all over the world in rollling racks, and when they pack 'em in cases/palates, they don't like that too much.
so, i got these really slick LCD color monitors for my DVD recorders, and one of them started going out on me while in Hawaii...
then, my video mixer (an old panasonic mx-50 that needs to be replaced) had all the lights on the effects/color correction bus go out... still worked, but all the lights went out, right before the last meeting we filmed...
and our 16 pot Mackie audio mixer, the damn main mix has a short or something, which happens sometimes, and sometimes not.
had to dig out the equipment, set it up in the conf room, try to recreate the problems.
the bigger issue is that i don't have extra equipment, the "fix it shop" on post here takes a while, and my equipment gets shipped out again on the 27th to Los Alamitos, CA, then directly to Boise, ID...
i also have 9 PZM mic's i need to pick up from the repair shop as well.

That's cause in general, those are most likely Class 1 electronics that have really low standards when it comes to manufacturing quality. Basically, if there's a solder joint, it's good. They're not made for long term reliability in extreme environments. I mean, come on, if they were, you'd never have to replace them and who could make money like that?

[IHT]

Originally Posted by EvanS

If only IHT would post that pic

it's in the "photos of your pipes" sticky.

Originally Posted by cquon

Haven't been around for some time since getting hired on at the post office - lot of ten and twelve hour days the last few weeks. Haven't smoked a pipe in about four weeks, so need to catch up a little.

hope you're doing good, doyle. miss seeing you post around here.

Originally Posted by EvanS

bogey for nine holes, but one of those strokes includes a "pure" 8-iron hitting a duck in mid-flight

duck hook, into a duck, and instead of "bird", you got bogey? u sure you're not an ornithologist golfer?



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any pipe smokers live near Los Alamitos, CA? i'll be there, it seems, from 31 July - 13 August.