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  1. Mikem

    Polishing and Buffing

    IMHO unsightly and depending on how bad the oxidation (at least in my experience) it can affect the taste while smoking. Not so much the flavor of the blend but more the taste of the stem against your lips.
  2. Mikem

    Matches

    I get mine at the local grocery store. Whenever they have them in stock I end up grabbing two or three boxes because it seems like they are always running out of stock.
  3. Mikem

    Stuff I been working on....

    Beautiful work. Love the wood. Congratulations.
  4. Mikem

    Pipe Theme Tattoos

    My very first tattoo about fifteen years ago.
  5. Mikem

    New pipe extremely sour

    I remember many years ago buying a Jirsa pipe from a local pipe shop in Phoenix that had a very sour taste when I first started to break in no matter what type of blend I put in it. I finally got got the taste out by smoking straight burleys for a good month or so. I finally figured out what...
  6. Mikem

    Am I the only one bothered by poorly balanced pipes?

    WarneOut: I like Zeno Marx think I understand what you referring to when you refer to a "balanced" pipe but in my minds eye some of your examples to me are more astetects then balance. To me a well made/balanced pipe has more to do with the fit of the stem, how the airway is cut into the tobacco...
  7. Mikem

    What? The Rain of Toads is next?

    Sorry to hear that. Definitely puts a damper on things.
  8. Mikem

    Horrible Pipe [suggestions]

    I would second the suggestions concerning Vauen pipes. They have a wide price range and all the ones I have purchased through the years have all been good smokers.
  9. Mikem

    What's your drink for the night?

    My Som found this at Sam's Club and I will have to agree. Not a bad Scotch.
  10. Mikem

    75 & 42

    Congratulations on both accomplishments.
  11. Mikem

    Snuff vendors

    I may be wrong but I don't think you can buy snuff online and shipped (supposedly to protect the children). You will need to find local to purchase is my understanding.
  12. Mikem

    For those of you who are retired or making the move to retirement.

    I was forced to at the Airlines I was at after a couple months shy of 30 years. I was a Manager of QC for Phoenix and Las Vegas. My Director and I didn't see eye to eye when it came to aircraft safety so I I was retired with a package. The good thing was a couple months later he and the VP of...
  13. Mikem

    Social Security checks go up 8.7% in January!

    It helps but definitely doesn't keep up with the inflation rates for the past couple of years and last years $30+ increase for Medicare coverage.
  14. Mikem

    Broken Pipe Brewdude Rande Reed

    Very sad news indeed.
  15. Mikem

    My collection as of today

    Very nice.
  16. Mikem

    Am I 'old school' and, if so, is that a bad thing?

    I love the 45 Long Colt. My pride and joy that I wear when turkey hunting is my S&W Mountain Gun with 4 inch barrel. I can't believe how hard back in the 90's it was to find a double action 45 LC.
  17. Mikem

    Leg of Lamb?

    When I was in the Marshall Islands in the late seventies the local pub (the Snake Pit) had a small kitchen that a Marshallese guy would cook for us. One of the favorites was Spam, cabbage, carrots, onions over rice. Stir fried with soy sauce.
  18. Mikem

    Do You Often Eat In Restaurants?

    I use to love Red Robbins teriyaki burger with lettuce and a slice of pineapple along with their steak fries. I probably go out three or for times a week to some of the local ma and pa diners for either breakfast or lunch, then I'm good for the day. Average cost probably $11 a trip.
  19. Mikem

    Hypothetically, If You Were A Tyrant Who Started A War

    I'm guessing. 308 on a AR platform.
  20. Mikem

    Hypothetically, If You Were A Tyrant Who Started A War

    I read somewhere the other day a Canadian sniper was on his way to volunteer in Ukraine. Wonder if its the same guy. I have a friend who was a Marine Scout Sniper who was in the Corp for twelve years who was wounded in Iraq. He said that the Canadian snipers were top notch. Don't know if true...
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