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    New Mexico Raises Tobacco Tax

    New Mexico just raised the tobacco tax to 25% of the value of the tobacco product in the legislative session that just ended. Just another group of jack-booted thugs trying to make anything enjoyable next to impossible in which to partake.
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    Cheap Buffer

    If anyone is looking for a cheap buffer this may fit the bill. For the price I ordered one just to see how it works. $20 shipped. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLSJFWVZ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
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    Yard Sale Finds

    Picked up a few pipes and a humidor at a yard sale this weekend. A meer billiard, a gourd calabash, a cob, a Motorist, and a Mastercraft weatherproof sparkproof pipe. Along with a Ranger reamer, a continental lighter, tobacco pounch, stand and some odds and ends in the humidor. $20 for the lot.
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    They Sent Aged Tin

    Just looked at a tin of Capstan Gold that I had ordered from tobaccopipes and its 10 years old. The other tins I got were the 3 year aged. Happy surprise.
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    New Year's Pipe Resolution

    Let's hear if you have any New Year's resolutions pertaining to pipes and tobacco. Ie. "I want to acquire more tobacco this year" "I have too many pipes and won't buy any this year" "I want to try new blends" You get the idea. For me its wanting to slow down my cadence even more. When I...
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    Tobacco Suggestions with Mead

    While on a Thanksgiving trip to visit inlaws in Texas the wife and I stopped in Fredericksburg and did some wine tastings. I picked up some jalapeno honey mead, but don't have a clue as to what blend to smoke with it. Open to suggestions. Thanks for any input.
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    Estate Find

    Just got back from another day of yard sale hunting. Came across a box with all this inside and got it for $20. Haven't cataloged all the pipes yet, but did notice a Dunhill shell briar and some Sasieni 4 dot pipes as well as a Gigi.
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    $2 Yard Sale Find

    Just picked this up while out and about. Its just an unbranded briar, but for the money had to grab it. Now I just need to strip that thick coating off, figure out how to repair it, or maybe just leave it as is and just use it as a yard pipe. Any suggestions?
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    Pipe identification

    I acquired this pipe at an estate for a really good price. It's a great smoker, but internet searches only bring up Peterson system pipes when I do a search. It has "Dublin System" stamped on it and the band has EP in a diamond and NER in a box. Does anyone have a clue as to the maker or any...
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    Greetings from the High Desert of New Mexico

    My name is Pat and I live in a small town in southern New Mexico. I just recently began my serious foray into pipe smoking. I had dabbled with pipe as a young lad before joining the Navy. That was when a youngster could walk into a store and purchase tobacco without a second glance. In the...