Fifth Annual Spring Forward Box Pass

thomas james · Italian Stallion Number of posts: 2346 Registration date: 2007-12-10

Egg to Jeep,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'll trade ya all o my Maltese Falcon for all of yo Maduro Cut Cake.

BRILLANT!

puros_bran · Nightrider Number of posts: 4150 Registration date: 2007-12-11

Naw I'm not in TJ,
I only did it last year cause I promised. Working on the road I don't get to enjoy it the way I'd like. It turns into turning down loads so I can get home and get it and then having to have the Mrs ship it out for me so I can get back to work.

Great fun for everyone that can participate, get in while the gettings good fellers.

Mikem · Subject: Re: Fifth Annual Spring Forward Box Pass Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:44 pm

PB, sorry to hear that. I'll make sure you get some samples.

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Mikem · Subject: Re: Fifth Annual Spring Forward Box Pass Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:57 pm

I just received a box in the mail from Ol'Dawg. The smells coming from the box are something else. He has donated for your sampling pleasure some large tins of Peter Heinrich's blend #169 (full bodied English, broad cut Virginia, Oriental and Syrian Latakia), blend # 312 (brown Virginia, Curly Cut, Navy Rum, old fashioned rich flavor), Samuel Gawith's Firedance Flake, and last but not least some Edward's Bishop Burley that smells very good in the bag. I just might have to try a bowl of this before the box is shipped out.

Thank you once again Ol'Dawg for allowing us to give these blends a try. I know on the last pass the Peter Heinrich's blends were very popular.

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Arizona, where the temperature is always warm but the pipe smoking is always cool. Mikem

I highly recommend Scott Bundy at www.piperestore.com for all of your pipe cleaning and restoration work.

Mr_Houston · Subject: I'm in. Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:39 am

Thanks for the invitation Mike. I had only been to this site once and was glad to know where everyone was posting. I've got some great blends to share and many from you list I want to try.

Email sent with information.

Rail Man · Subject: Re: Fifth Annual Spring Forward Box Pass Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:46 am

Hey Mike,

How long does the box typically take to get around to those on the bottom of the list? I'd like to get in on it but job training will keep me away from home for most of March, but I would be around after that if it took quite a while to get the box around. Thanks for the info!

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Mikem · Subject: Re: Fifth Annual Spring Forward Box Pass Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:09 pm

lewtang wrote:

Hey Mike,

How long does the box typically take to get around to those on the bottom of the list? I'd like to get in on it but job training will keep me away from home for most of March, but I would be around after that if it took quite a while to get the box around. Thanks for the info!

Lewtang, this box(s) will be a little different this year as the one box is two. One will start west and the other east. You will see each box once. This way it is not as long a wait until you see the box(s) and hopefully they will not get as big as last years one box where you needed two men and a small boy to carry it. Usually you can figure (with shipping time) about ten days per person.

As far as schedules go, I have been successful four years running to be able to work around peoples vacation, school and work schedules. We should have no problem with yours as long as we know whether or not you will be home when the box is still at the guy in front of you on the list. We can change the rotation as the need arises. We did this last year with no problems.

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Arizona, where the temperature is always warm but the pipe smoking is always cool. Mikem

I highly recommend Scott Bundy at www.piperestore.com for all of your pipe cleaning and restoration work.

bigsmoker · Number of posts: 39 Registration date: 2008-01-29

im here woohooo..

Justpipes · Subject: Re: Fifth Annual Spring Forward Box Pass Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:58 pm

Welcome Bigsmoker!

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Communism didn't die, it migrated to liberal idealology!

bigsmoker · Number of posts: 39 Registration date: 2008-01-29

thanks i had received an email form mike as i was a participant in last years box pass. So I came over to check out the fun... This was great last year and promises to be so again this year.

Rail Man · Subject: Re: Fifth Annual Spring Forward Box Pass Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:29 pm

Thanks Mike! Still not sure I really want to commit for the sake of everyone else. Hopefully next year for sure!

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Ego Archive · Number of posts: 53 Location: Minnesnowta Registration date: 2007-12-27

Sent my info. Woo Hoo!

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Mikem · Subject: Re: Fifth Annual Spring Forward Box Pass Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:55 pm

I have placed another order for some blends to add to the box(s).

For the "men" of the group lol!

:

G&H Sweet Rum Twist Rope to sample
G&H Black Cherry Twist Rope to sample

For the rest of us:
G&H Broken Scotch Cake to sample
C&D Ephiphany one tin for sampling, one for trading
Ashton Winding Road for trading
McClelland Grand Orientals Katerini Classic for trading
Low Country Waccamaw for trading

And from my cellar based on suggestions:

Solani Blend 633
Astley's 109

It is getting very close to kick off time gentleman.

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Arizona, where the temperature is always warm but the pipe smoking is always cool. Mikem

I highly recommend Scott Bundy at www.piperestore.com for all of your pipe cleaning and restoration work.

bigsmoker · Number of posts: 39 Registration date: 2008-01-29

that rum rope was killer i tried a piece as chewing tobacco and it made me woozy.

Mikem · Subject: Re: Fifth Annual Spring Forward Box Pass Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:28 pm

We are up to 18 players gentleman.

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Arizona, where the temperature is always warm but the pipe smoking is always cool. Mikem

I highly recommend Scott Bundy at www.piperestore.com for all of your pipe cleaning and restoration work.