Recent content by Charles Spencer

I use them on my meers. They feel way better than the stems. Charles

I've used the salt and alcohol treatment many times with no ill effects. However, since I can see where there might be unforeseen difficulties, I only do it if necessary to remove ghosts from a pipe. Otherwise, I content myself jus giving them a really good cleaning with alcohol. Charles

The three figures on top of the bookcase are an Irish Mist whiskey container (good eye, Dock), a statue of St. Joseph, and an Indonesian puppet that I bought in Amsterdam in the early 1980s. Charles

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Well, since this thread is for Massachusetts folks, I figured I'd make my first post here. Some might recognize me from other forums. I've been smoking a pipe for over thirty years, which is remarkable as I'm only 39 - just like Jack Benny. And yes, I have met a member of the Red Sox and had...