beebiz
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Gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to brother Nitschke066 (hereinafter referred to as Steve... hope you don't mind)!!!!!
Tuesday, Steve sent me a PM stating that he knew I loved CWs, but wanted to know what other shapes/pipe makers and such I liked. I sent him a message back saying that I didn't have the experience to know for sure what I liked other than the Bjarne that I got from Piet and Muddler. I told him that I loved it. And, I told him that I loved the looks of the carved Meers, as well as the big, gaudy looking freehand Nordings, Ben Wades and such. I added that as far as I was concerned, the bigger and gaudier, the better!!
He sent me a message back in which he would tell me nothing more than the facts that he had sent me a "little something," it was something I was looking for, and "it goes through virginias like a machine!" Then, bless his heart... he lost the tracking info!! So, I had to sit in limbo and wait... no way to track and keep up with Santa's sleigh!!! :shock: :lol:
When I went to the mailbox today, I found a Priority Mail box bearing his return address. Though I was giddy as a kid on Christmas morning, I exercised adult care and caution as I opened the box. I was sitting in my chair in the kitchen. And, Linda was in my recliner in the adjacent living room.
Once I got the box opened and the packing removed, I could see a pipe sock. But, given the way it was turned, I did not see a logo. And, I didn't think to look at the other side. I just carefully emptied the sock's contents into my hand. Once I saw what it was, all I could do was to repeatedly exclaim, "Oh, my God... Oh, my word... I cannot believe this... Oh, my God" as my heart was touched and my eyes filled with tears of joy!!
Fearing something was horribly wrong, Linda yelled, "What in the world... what's wrong, Robert Lee??"
I was too choked up. I couldn't answer her. So, I assembled the pipe and took it to her. And, it was about this time that I noticed that the sock had the Nording name and logo on it!! Sure enough... it was a Nording freehand... made in Denmark... 3!!
It is the most beautiful non-churchwarden pipe I have... bar none!!! And, talk about a good smoker.... This lady is feather light! Her bowl is huge... holds about 1/2 pound of tobacco!! :lol: She smokes very cool! And, she's already become a natural extension of my arm!!!
Thank you so much, brother Steve!!! You are a gentleman among gentlemen... a friend among friends... and a brother among brothers!! You are saluted, my brother!!!!!!
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
No thread in which the gifter of a pipe is properly thanked is complete without pictures! Knowing that, and not wanting to drive our poor brother Bruins batty, I give you... my new Nording............
And, here I am enjoying a bowl of McClelland's Frog Morton that was gifted to me by brother Bruins. It's mighty tasty stuff in this Nording!!!
Once again, I thank you so much for the Nording, brother Steve!! As have Piet and Muddler, through this gift you have afforded me the opportunity to own and enjoy a quality pipe!! And, I thank you for sharing this good baccy to use to "test drive" the new Nording, brother Bruins!!!
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Robert
Tuesday, Steve sent me a PM stating that he knew I loved CWs, but wanted to know what other shapes/pipe makers and such I liked. I sent him a message back saying that I didn't have the experience to know for sure what I liked other than the Bjarne that I got from Piet and Muddler. I told him that I loved it. And, I told him that I loved the looks of the carved Meers, as well as the big, gaudy looking freehand Nordings, Ben Wades and such. I added that as far as I was concerned, the bigger and gaudier, the better!!
He sent me a message back in which he would tell me nothing more than the facts that he had sent me a "little something," it was something I was looking for, and "it goes through virginias like a machine!" Then, bless his heart... he lost the tracking info!! So, I had to sit in limbo and wait... no way to track and keep up with Santa's sleigh!!! :shock: :lol:
When I went to the mailbox today, I found a Priority Mail box bearing his return address. Though I was giddy as a kid on Christmas morning, I exercised adult care and caution as I opened the box. I was sitting in my chair in the kitchen. And, Linda was in my recliner in the adjacent living room.
Once I got the box opened and the packing removed, I could see a pipe sock. But, given the way it was turned, I did not see a logo. And, I didn't think to look at the other side. I just carefully emptied the sock's contents into my hand. Once I saw what it was, all I could do was to repeatedly exclaim, "Oh, my God... Oh, my word... I cannot believe this... Oh, my God" as my heart was touched and my eyes filled with tears of joy!!
Fearing something was horribly wrong, Linda yelled, "What in the world... what's wrong, Robert Lee??"
I was too choked up. I couldn't answer her. So, I assembled the pipe and took it to her. And, it was about this time that I noticed that the sock had the Nording name and logo on it!! Sure enough... it was a Nording freehand... made in Denmark... 3!!
It is the most beautiful non-churchwarden pipe I have... bar none!!! And, talk about a good smoker.... This lady is feather light! Her bowl is huge... holds about 1/2 pound of tobacco!! :lol: She smokes very cool! And, she's already become a natural extension of my arm!!!
Thank you so much, brother Steve!!! You are a gentleman among gentlemen... a friend among friends... and a brother among brothers!! You are saluted, my brother!!!!!!
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
No thread in which the gifter of a pipe is properly thanked is complete without pictures! Knowing that, and not wanting to drive our poor brother Bruins batty, I give you... my new Nording............
And, here I am enjoying a bowl of McClelland's Frog Morton that was gifted to me by brother Bruins. It's mighty tasty stuff in this Nording!!!
Once again, I thank you so much for the Nording, brother Steve!! As have Piet and Muddler, through this gift you have afforded me the opportunity to own and enjoy a quality pipe!! And, I thank you for sharing this good baccy to use to "test drive" the new Nording, brother Bruins!!!
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Robert
I also thank you for your kind personal words, brother Bruins!! Your company is enjoyed equally well!!
