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Those look nice :-)
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Very nice! Esoterica blends have been consistently made of quality tobacco. You should enjoy these.

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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Corona Old Boy soft fame lighter. black and chrome. Feels very heavy and good in the hand. Heavier than the Xikar Pipeline also. Now to go have a bowl and try it out!!

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That's a hefty looking lighter Bill. You're gonna have to show us a photo with it lit... Nice looking lighter:-)
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Nice lighter!
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Now you're talking. An Old Boy could be considered a lethal weapon.
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Still have not been able to use it. The wife called and I had to go pick her up. Her vein laser treatment was bleeding. She is home now and I want to try to fit a pipe in between washing her clothes and starting her dinner! Acck!
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lights nice! This is a keeper for sure!
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They always do. Now if only I could remember where I managed to misplace mine. ;_; Oh, and fair warning, they do like to get oxidized/charred right by where the cap goes down when it closes, try to remember to wipe it off with your thumb every once in a while to keep her nice and shiny. I always tend to forget and end up having to clean it with some alcohol and a q-tip every so often.
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Thanks I will remember that. I was using a pipe cleaner to wipe it clean tonight. It really is very thick chrome. I like that. It feels good in my hand. it also has not failed to light once.
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Picked up the following tins today at my local B&M:

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Peter Heinrichs #169 (English blend) had been sitting on their shelf for a while. Their had been 5 other tins, but somebody came in and took those home recently. The old price tag still indicates $15.99. Good price for 3.5 oz of baccy...
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That is too cool! The time to buy something like that is when you see it. :-) Let us know how it is. :-)
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nice score Mark, good fortune to stumble on goodies like that.

Bill, sweet lighter, you've got me looking them up now.
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Last month was a busy one for me. My PAD and TAD kicked into high gear.

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2012 Stanwell Pipe of the Year

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8oz of Hobbit's Weed

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8 oz of Stonehaven and a tin of Escudo

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this does not include 4 oz of Gawith & Hoggarth Louisiana Perique Flake, 16 oz of Brigadier's Black (special from P&C), and a tin of Samuel Gawith Chocolate Flake.

My wife is going to kill me.
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Yes, you were a busy little beaver Matt:-) Very nice buys all the way around. I remembered the name of "Hobbit Weed" floating around in the past, but just forgot where it was you could purchase. Nice web page and I'm sure a great B&M to visit. Always great to walk in and purchase some baccy and a fly-rod...

Don't worry about the wife. They always need to let off some steam here and there about us:-) :-)...she doesn't own a .45 does she?:-)
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Went to fill up on Wilderness. You guys had mentioned Dark Star....
About to pack the old bulldog....

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beef jerky in a bulldog. Yummy sounding aint it?
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...:-)
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Well I smoked that sucker walking home in the snow. It was fantastic. Deep dark roasted espresso - mocha flavours. Developed a real meatiness to the end of the bowl. Cool luxurious, didn't go out. Reminded me a decent maduro cigar.

Tastes like more!
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