lraisch's latest activity

Log in

SmokingPipes.com Updates

36 Fresh AKB Meerschaum Pipes
24 Fresh Rattray's Pipes
3 Fresh Scottie Piersel Pipes
New Cigars
12 Fresh Estate Pipes

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

  • lraisch
    lraisch replied to the thread Hello from Wasington State..
    Welcome from the wet side of the mountains!
  • lraisch
    Comoys, Wally Frank and LHS are apparently possibilities.
  • lraisch
    lraisch replied to the thread Tobacco Quality.
    Granted that this is very subjective, but I do believe there is a qualitative difference. It seems different blends that are attempting...
  • lraisch
    lraisch replied to the thread Tobacco Quality.
    I am not an industry insider and have no specific knowledge besides my own experience. I have smoked many different blends and it seems...
  • lraisch
    I finally decided to try a water flush on an estate Caminetto. It instantly removed all of the stain, except in the deeply carved areas...
  • lraisch
    lraisch replied to the thread Boeing Being Boeing.
    I don't work for Boeing and I have no reason to defend them, especially as they have unquestionably screwed up. I do think having a CEO...
  • lraisch
    lraisch reacted to sablebrush52's post in the thread Boeing Being Boeing with Like Like.
    In one of the earlier posts the suggestion was made that Boeing’s issues were related to the pursuit of diversity in hiring, one of the...
  • lraisch
    lraisch reacted to sardonicus87's post in the thread Boeing Being Boeing with Like Like.
    Most quality drop is from this. Money these days is in buying a company and then flipping it. Huge corporations with greedy board of...
  • lraisch
    lraisch replied to the thread A Little Humor for the Day.
    Studebaker was making wagons for the Union army back in the day! Generally, out-of-gas calls were due to a faulty gas gauge or a kid...
  • lraisch
    lraisch replied to the thread A Little Humor for the Day.
    Y Yes, to all of them. As for the Studebaker, right out of High school I was driving a road service truck. Got an out of gas call for...
  • lraisch
    It's a bit of a trip for me to get there, so I've only managed it once when I had a good excuse. Doug is a nice guy, and we had a...
  • lraisch
    lraisch reacted to bassbug's post in the thread Matches vs. Lighters: Any Difference? with Like Like.
    Between the time it takes, number of cloudy days and the obvious difficulty in smoking past sunset, I'm betting you save a ton of money...
  • lraisch
    I find a match makes it easier to get a uniform light of the tobacco surface, especially with a larger bowl. Other than that, I use...
  • lraisch
    lraisch replied to the thread A Little Humor for the Day.
    I remember when I was on "light duty" and was told to load hundreds of feet of buoy chain onto pallets. That stuff weighs 70 pounds each...
  • lraisch
    lraisch reacted to mawnansmiff's post in the thread Teapots with Like Like.
    "It's a poor workman that blames his tools" said someone once :rolleyes: Jay.