Open Thread (pipe forum)

[Nutiket_32]

Originally Posted by IHT

i loved living in germany... no huge ol' family Vans, big ol' SUVs, Trucks, etc, taking up all that space and you can't see around 'em for crap. here in the states, all you see are HUGE vehicles, sucking up gas.
little tiny bitchy women, yelling at their kids to sit down and shut up in the back of the Suburban that they shouldn't be driving because they can't see over the steering wheel... they have to make a 5 point turn just to get in/out of a parking spot at the grociery store... and they only have 1 or 2 kids, yet drive a vehicle that seats 8??!! they could easily get by with a VW van TDI, get 700 miles per tankful, and have plenty of room to spare inside.
but NOOOOOO, little 4'9" molly fatass has to drive the latest Cadillac Escelade with 22" rims. damn thing probably cost them $600/month in car payments, $100/month in credit card payments for the rims and tires (when the orginal rims were good enough)... and probably on $50,000/yr household income...

image is everything, just like the 7-Up comercial state.

yeah, unfortunatly thats my mom....i have two brothers, but we hardly ever ride altogether so must of the time she is driving the monstrosity by herself.....althought she is closer to 5'1 than 4'9. Dad drives a sierra 1500 pickup, but we have a farm a couple hours away and it actually gets used as intended.


since i asked about the other forums, im members of here, CF (never post), Internet Infidels (IIDB for short), and I believe a celtic fc forum. This is the only one i actively post on, although i read IIDB often and occasionally post.

www.iidb.org

[EvanS]

Originally Posted by smokehouse

I like the Creepy guy one. That one suits you better.



I frequent these three forums, don't post much, but read a lot on them. Both have a lot of info.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/index.html
http://www.bassfishin.com/

I'm not so sure the creepy guy was crabby-looking enough

Thanks for the link to the meat smokers (gawd I hated typing that here ). I will surely check this out as I have been experimenting with a Weber Bullet for the past several months. Thanks

[IHT]

just had some Youngs Double Chocolate Stout w/ some vanilla ice cream.
not as good as the "Yard House" makes it, but still good.

for some reason i can't get my file sharing program to work anymore... i need to get a few james brown tunes (super bad; talking loud and saying nothing).

[montecristo#2]

Originally Posted by IHT

i've got this one, smokes great, just a shallow bowl. i got mine used for $20 on ebay.

these bjarnes look good, too.
http://www.iwanries.com/Bjarne_C113.cfm

Has anyone else noticed that the pipes you see on the iwanries website are not necessarily the same pipes you end up getting?

One of the things I like about most online pipe places is you get the same exact pipe that is in the picture (pipesandcigars, smokingpipes. . .). I bought a pipe from iwanries and this was not the case. I ended up having to return it and I had to email them several times before I got a response. This actually reminds me, I need to email them for an update.

[kheffelf]

Originally Posted by montecristo#2

Has anyone else noticed that the pipes you see on the iwanries website are not necessarily the same pipes you end up getting?

One of the things I like about most online pipe places is you get the same exact pipe that is in the picture (pipesandcigars, smokingpipes. . .). I bought a pipe from iwanries and this was not the case. I ended up having to return it and I had to email them several times before I got a response. This actually reminds me, I need to email them for an update.

I have ordered from iwan ries before and got the same pipe, the thing you have to be careful of is the machine made pipes with rustication because on everyone of those pipe the rusticated part is different. Bjarne pipes are a good example of it, they have the same shapes but random rustication.

[Nutiket_32]

Im leaving for vacation now, be back friday night


have fun at work everybody

[DubintheDam]

"little tiny bitchy women, yelling at their kids to sit down and shut up in the back of the Suburban that they shouldn't be driving because they can't see over the steering wheel... they have to make a 5 point turn just to get in/out of a parking spot at the grociery store... and they only have 1 or 2 kids, yet drive a vehicle that seats 8??!! "



In England and Ireland, SUV's are quickly becoming a womens only car, most of em say "I drive a jeep because it's safer for the kids", bullshit...IMHO...it's like a 'ladies to lunch' thing, it goes with their plastic surgery, both make them look ugly and stupid rather than intelligent and beautiful...would someone please tell them...not that it would do any good.

My dad used to always drive an old second hand Mercedes...until it would fall apart after 15/20 years and then buy another second hand old merc for another 15 years.

My brother has a chauffeur business in Ireland, he only drives BMW's 7 series $200,000 plus, but thats for his business, he stopped with mercs cause they don't have the quality anymore.

I can understand someone buying a quality car for work or long driving hours or for shear driving pleasure, but SUV's please...it's like driving around with a big sign over your car saying I am a complete jerk...style factor...zero...IMHO

That said, I always fancied an old Land Rover Turbo Diesel LWB with alu wheels, now there's a jeep with style and do anything, go anywhere abilities.

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[12stones]

Originally Posted by j6ppc

I'd grab one of the Tsuges from smokingpipes.com - the seem to be on sale quite frequently and the two I have are smoking very well indeed.

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.

Morning all.

Alright, this should be here next week sometime.

[DubintheDam]

Originally Posted by 12stones

Morning all.

Alright, this should be here next week sometime.

Nice, and at $60 odd (i think) bargain, me want one!

[Kayak_Rat]

Great looking pipe Rick. I have been looking heaavily at getting a setter myself.

[EvanS]

Originally Posted by 12stones

Morning all.

Alright, this should be here next week sometime.

NICE!! I love the shape, proportions and color...very subtle.
Either it's a shorty or the bowl is HUGE!!

[12stones]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

Great looking pipe Rick. I have been looking heaavily at getting a setter myself.

That's what sold me on this one. With having kids, many times I have to put the pipe down to handle a situation... This makes it easier.

[montecristo#2]

Originally Posted by kheffelf

I have ordered from iwan ries before and got the same pipe, the thing you have to be careful of is the machine made pipes with rustication because on everyone of those pipe the rusticated part is different. Bjarne pipes are a good example of it, they have the same shapes but random rustication.

Interesting. When I ordered a smooth churchwarden, they didn't remove the item number or picture from the website. When I got it, the color, grain and stain were different. Since I had dealt with smokingpipes, knoxcigars and smokershaven which remove stuff from the website in real-time, I was expecting to get the same pipe as in the picture.

Maybe for more expensive pipes they have a picture of the actual pipe you are buying. My guess is they have several of the similar designed churchwardens and just leave them in a category. I guess I would have preferred to know this before I ordered.

In the end, the stain, grain and color really didn't bother me, but the pipe had several imperfections that I thought might cause problems in the future.

[IHT]

Originally Posted by DubintheDam

In England and Ireland, SUV's are quickly becoming a womens only car, most of em say "I drive a jeep because it's safer for the kids", bullshit...IMHO...it's like a 'ladies to lunch' thing, it goes with their plastic surgery, both make them look ugly and stupid rather than intelligent and beautiful...would someone please tell them...not that it would do any good.

how true.
at my wife's 20 yr class reunion, there was this lady that i thought was someones grandma. she kept walking around with us, and then walked right into the reunion... i was amazed.
she looked like she could've been over 50, but with plastic surgery and implants. she was one of those really "boney" lookin ladies, where her hip bones stuck way out... way too thin, and than all of the sudden, big ol' firm breasts??!! whatever. and her plastic surgery made her look older, but with smooth skin.
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my wife got all tore up (drunk) the night before at the "pre-reunion". there's a saloon they all use to hang out at, and sure enough, she got way drunk. she never drinks beer, but she was downing about a 12 pack of Coronas. i had a few Guiness', but went to the sitter and got my son (walked - our hotel was across the street)... took him back to the hotel.
i ended up having to go back to the bar and get her... she was way past the "full" line on alcohol. she ended up a few times, and i almost added to it....
she's never seen me drunk (probably cuz i don't get drunk), and the two times i've seen her messed up, i've had to carry her back to the car and help her yack without getting it all over the place.

[SIZE="4"]"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....."[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]*burp*[/SIZE] "that tasted like puke."

[DubintheDam]

I'm on the wagon these days, on the dry that is, pledged myself for a year. Doin' fine, the pipe sure as hell helps after a busy day though. Had to laugh at the 'wife getting wasted' story. I love it when my wifes has a few, not very often though. Booze and women don't go together too well...but as for Guinness and a pipe...made for each other.

I am convinced Guinness has developed to be the wonder drink that it is, due to its partnership with some good baccy. Right now I have an alco free beer, or a trendy herbal fizzy drink we get here, Amé, goes real well to.

Guiness is good for you, (fact actually, in small quantities, high in iron). But put a pipe with it and boy oh boy. I love the export stuff over here (bottled), it's 8%. Draught is about 4.5% in Ireland and bottled 5% (16, 9 and 10 proof in the states). Now lets not get me started about whisky, Bushmills, Redbreast, Powers, a good ol jamie...and the scotch too...time for another pipe me thinks.