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  1. Tim_Haggerty

    Columbus?

    Any BoB members going to the Columbus pipe show this weekend?
  2. Tim_Haggerty

    Adding bowls up

    Just curious, I'm at 45 bowls now. What's everybody's count?
  3. Tim_Haggerty

    Finishes?

    Just curious, since there's a topic open about the size of pipe you prefer. But do you seem to gravitate towards certain stains or finishes? I seem to have a preponderance of black rusticated and blasted pipes in my racks -- nothing systematic about it, but over the course of purchasing pipes...
  4. Tim_Haggerty

    Pipe and Smoking Road Trip

    I’ve been thinking about grabbing a bunch of pipes and tins and heading out for pipe road trip eastward in the beginning of May, hitting Boswells (of course) and a bunch of other B&M shops in PA, MD and DC (I’ll have some bowls ready to smoke but will hopefully come back with at least a couple...
  5. Tim_Haggerty

    Super Bowl Pipes

    Going to take advantage of the inordinately long telecast and smoke my Boswell Jumbo X. Hopefully it will make the game more enjoyable even without the Steelers participating. :)
  6. Tim_Haggerty

    'bash

    Just put a bid in on a nice Calabash on eBay., but I don't have any experience with them (that won't stop me thought, LOL). Any tips on them, should I win it? The insert bowls seem like they'd be good for English blends, but I wonder about flakes in them as well.
  7. Tim_Haggerty

    Pipe cleaning

    I was writing to get some feedback about pipe cleaning, which is a topic that's not much talked about here, curiously, since we all do it, one way or another. I smoke usually 7-10 different bowls a week on average, and usually let then pile up. Then, once a week or so usually, I sit down and...
  8. Tim_Haggerty

    Peterson House

    I've been looking for a big bent Pete "House" pipe for a while. Cup o' Joe's list them that way, but they either very rare or that's an informal nomenclature. Any of you Pete guys know more?
  9. Tim_Haggerty

    Pipe care

    I've gotten to the point where i want to take better care of my pipes. I've been cleaning them after smoking for sure and reaming cakes as they build up, but would like to get to know more about keeping them in better shape, learning how to buff them, etc. Guess I've realized they're become an...
  10. Tim_Haggerty

    Chicken or Egg?

    Here's a query I haven't seen: Do you pick your pipe or your tobacco first? Obviously, this is a question for those of us who have some choices to make, but I tend to visualize the pipe i want to smoke and then determine what I will fill it with (Right now, at the end of the workday, I have a...
  11. Tim_Haggerty

    Bronx Pipe Smoking Society

    This just in via New York Times: a positive (or at least not negative) pipe related story. http://levysuniqueny.com/1221/the-first-annual-bronx-pipe-smoking-society-small-game-dinner-party/ It might be a bit of a goof, but it's still a good idea. :)
  12. Tim_Haggerty

    Ice Storm

    They're predicting a hell of a storm over the next two days: snow, then freezing rain, then snow in the Ohio Valley. That's a misery sandwich so I wisely cracked a new tin of tobacco, hit the State Store and stocked up on food. Now if it comes true, I'll be set. I'm hoping. :) Anyone else...
  13. Tim_Haggerty

    Dedicated Pipes

    I've been curious about the habit of some guys to dedicate pipes to a particular blend. I am mostly an English tobacco smoker (say, 85% of the time) but do like VA's too, to mix it up. I don't smoke aromatics. Do people find a substantial benefit to the practice in that case? I can see how...
  14. Tim_Haggerty

    Big Pipe

    This is kind of the opposite of a flake pipe question. What do you smoke in your big pipes? Just lit up a bowl of Squadron Leader in a magnum Bari Wiking, good smoke for sure.
  15. Tim_Haggerty

    Top 5

    Actually this changes a lot but for right now: Escudo Penzance Commonwealth Odyssey FVF
  16. Tim_Haggerty

    Pittsburgh Pipe Club

    Just a shout out that the Pittsburgh Pipe Club meets the 2d Saturday of the month (this month, 11/13) at Allegheny Smokeworks in Blawnox from 10 am to 12 noon. http://www.alleghenysmokeworks.com/ It's a casual affair, but the shop has a nice tobacco selection and a comfortable lounge, and...
  17. Tim_Haggerty

    Hello.

    Tim from Pittsburgh here; been around a couple of websites but always happy to talk about pipes and share a bowl or three with fellow enthusiasts.
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