Recent content by lestrout

I do have a dozen or so of the reissues of The Smoker around, as well as a few originals. hp les

Yo PaPi - welcome from West Chester.

Yo mo - if the BS you favored was No. 759 in the black-gold tin, you may want to nab BlackHouse from the great RussO. A few years ago, the Seattle and New York Pipe Clubs conspired to have the Balkan Sobranie Shootout at the Chicago Show. An original tin was opened and split up between the...

Yo CGIGB - welcome. You are in a propitious town to pick up the pipe. One of the, if not the, best pipe shops, Paul's, is right there in Flint. hp les

I'm a wimp when it comes to alcohol (nic, too). Before we had kids, we loved a glass of wine with dinner. But when they showed up, we couldn't keep up with them so the bottles stayed in the cellar. i like a nightcap of a half shot of Scotch. Much more than that and I suddenly wake up in 3...

Yo Burl - welcome to BoB. Sorry, no. The Orvis and pretty much most of banjo's estate has moved on. hp and tl les

Yo Sci - Morley's has been stalled by the Pen & Pencil Clubs need to upgrade their ventilation. A few of us got together to discuss a possible venue change, at least till P&P got straightened out. Morley's has a FB page - not that active, but we do post meetings on there. hp les

Yo Sci - too bad our pipe club in Center City (Christopher Morley's PC) has been stifled by COVID after decades of monthly meetings. That would be a grand venue to show off your surplus pipes. The Lehigh Valley PC is smaller but has managed to hold meetings in Bethlehem, so that would be a...

Yo Jev - the other Everett is part of the Chesapeake Pipe Club, which ZOOMs on Thursday nights. I got one of his beautiful pipes at Richmond CORPS after hearing from the members how great they are. He goes by cramptholomew (or somesuch) on Pipe Smokers Den. He's into vintage tobaccos. hp les

Yo RSte I think the car manufacturers only have a few hundred, or maybe thousand, key codes, so your car key fob isn't necessarily unique. hp les

Yo Sci - welcome to BoB. Are you in Center City? (West Chester here). hp les

Yo Ste If'n you're jonesing for the old Sobranies, try the great Russ Oullette's Black House and White Knight. A few years ago the Guss brothers organized the Chicago Show showdown, more of a slam, really. They bought one of Pipestud's vintage 759 tins and sent it to Russ and Mike McNeil...

Yo Ste If'n you're jonesing for the old Balkan Sobranies, check out the great Russ Ouellette's White Knight and Black House. The Chicago CCPC had a showdown, or maybe slam, a few years ago whereby Russ and the McNeils were given some vintage 759 (my preference back in the 60s and 70s. Russ...

Yo BB - wow, on several counts! I treasure the Becker (Federico), Gamboni and bamboo fly rod that I got from Sante. LMK if/when you decide that delicious Rad morta is too small for you. hp les

Yo Gtr - no duds in your list. The age thang probably has much more to do with actual age and supply chain than brands there. Stokkebye and C&D turn over in inventory very quickly these days, especially from the big Etailers. (In)famously you can often find a newly received tin of C&D with...