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  1. Centurian 803

    Retiring

    Well Gents, and Ladies, I have three more and a wake up. I'll be retiring Friday after forty-one years of service with O.R.P.D. My wife, God bless her, insisted that I buy a "retirement pipe" so I got a Neerup Classic Poker at Smoky's in Knoxville. Now I come to you, my family, to help me decide...
  2. Centurian 803

    Swollen Tin

    Hey guys. The other day I opened a six year old tin of C&D Safe Harbor. I was a little concerned when I picked it up because the top and bottom of the tin were bulging. When I opened it there was a notable swoosh (just the opposite of what you get when you open a vacuum sealed can) of escaping...
  3. Centurian 803

    Nostalgia

    Here in lovely East Tennessee it is a beautiful fall day. The sky is robin's egg blue accented here and there by billowing cloud banks. It's a comfortable 58 degrees and the air has that fresh clean quality that makes you think you can see to the ends of the earth. It was on days like this that...
  4. Centurian 803

    Chief Catoonah - Princess Street Mixture

    I was gifted a generous portion of this by my Secret Santa and I owe him big time! I wasn't familiar with the old Princess Street Mixture nor did I know about the throwdown to recreate the blend from a sample of the original. Therefore, all my comments are based on the sample I have without any...
  5. Centurian 803

    Goodbye to a Legend

    Just heard yesterday of the passing of Bluegrass Legend Earle Scruggs. Hope he and Lester are reunited now and playing bluegrass for the angels!
  6. Centurian 803

    Cruise to Ireland

    It's my dream for retirement (not so far away now) to visit Ireland. The wife and I would like to go over on a passenger liner rather than fly. Somehow the idea of spending 10-12 hours on a plane just doesn't appeal to us. I'm having trouble finding information on passage as opposed to say a 10...
  7. Centurian 803

    Vacation Question

    I'm going to St Augustine next month. Anyone know of a good tobacconist there?
  8. Centurian 803

    Brother Martin Romijn makes it into P & T Winter Issue

    Hey Brother, I just saw your story in the P & T Readers Respond section. I also checked out your web site. Nice Work!!!
  9. Centurian 803

    Capt. Earle's Ten Russians

    On a recent trip to my favorite B & M I picked up a 2 oz tin of Capt. Earles’s Ten Russians, a Hermit tobacco blended by Cornell and Diehl. It was the label that drew my attention. Ever since reading the Wreck of the Hesperus I’ve had a fascination with the image of a ship’s captain, clutching...
  10. Centurian 803

    Pipe Show at Smoky's

    Hope this is the right spot to post this. My favorite B & M, Smoky's in Montvue Center, Knoxville, Tn is having a "Pipe Weekend" Sept 30 - Oct 03. Dave Watson, proprietor, says he'll have over 1500 pipes in the store along with tobacco to sample and special sales. If you are anywhere close...
  11. Centurian 803

    Lucky Finds

    Several months ago I was prowling around an antique shop in Clinton and came across a rack full of pipes (in rather disconcerting condition) priced at a mere $1.60 each. Mixed in with the usual Dr Grabows and Medicos I found a Comoy straight billiard, a Sasieni two dot straght apple and an...
  12. Centurian 803

    Bluegrass Pickers

    Didn't want to hijack the Favorite Groups thread but noticed several bluegrass musicians chimed in. If you play bluegrass what instrument do you play and how often? Maybe we could start a cyber bluegrass band on the BoB. I play mandolin and a little (very little) fiddle. Use to play a couple of...
  13. Centurian 803

    I think I've reached a milestone

    In the last couple of days I have experienced pipesmoking joy like I remembered from my youth but haven't enjoyed in the couple of years since I started smoking the pipe again. Not sure what I'm doing right but day before yesterday I was smoking some Frog Morton in an Amphora Prince when I...
  14. Centurian 803

    Data Base Need

    My modest cellar is growing and my collection of pipes is as well. Anyone have a good spread sheet or data base program for keeping track of such things? The dollar school composition book is becoming a chore. Something like a computer version of the old tobacco and pipe leger book.
  15. Centurian 803

    Peterson Sherlock Holmes

    When I was at the CORPS Pipe Expo in Richmond this past weekend I was prowling through a box of tinned tobacco and found three tins of Peterson Sherlock Holmes with the old label. Does anyone have any idea how old they may be. When did Peterson switch from the old label (with Sherlock on it) to...
  16. Centurian 803

    C.O.R.P.S. EXPO

    The Richmond Pipe Expo is coming up nest month. I'm thinking about going but for some reason the flyer doesn't load when I click on the link. I called their info line and got a recording about the Sept 8 meeting. Anyone here plan on going or know the hours, especially Friday Oct 2? Thanks
  17. Centurian 803

    911

    Brothers and sisters in the armed services, police, fire and ems, I salute you on this day of remembrance! God bless and protect each of you. :cheers:
  18. Centurian 803

    What's so special about this place?

    There are several pipe related forums on the www but I have chosen this one to be my home. Why is that? Well for one thing I don't know of anywhere else there is such a collection of folks who are so willing to share their knowledge with others. The people who post here on a regular basis are...
  19. Centurian 803

    Shaving Supplies

    Does anyone know of a good "Gentleman's Shop" in the Knoxville area? I'm thinking of going back to a DE razor, brush and mug and can't seem to find anything in the local Wallie world or K-Mart. Any recommendations along these lines from my more experienced brothers would also be greatly...
  20. Centurian 803

    Irish Whisky vs American or Canadian

    I don't want to start a war (I'm told feelings run high on this topic) but would anyone care to weigh in on the relative merits of Irish Whisky (Jameson and Bushmill) as compared to American or Canadian whisky? Which is better Jameson or Bushmill? Which is better American, Irish or Candadian...
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