Thread: Pipe of the Day

Originally Posted by MickR

I'm the same mate, but L.A did nothing for me where as N.Y did. I can't explain it. I hate the 'big smoke'! I'm country born and bred, but there was a certain something about N.Y that had me wanting to see more of the place.


Mick

I too have been to LA and it did nothing for me, I've been there twice. It's 440 miles South of me, and, IMHO, the best part of LA is; that it's 440 miles South of me! I shudder to think that visitors to the USA end up in LA and then think they have been to California. LA is not California, it should be it's own City/State. San Francisco is a better destination, people are still wacky, but it's just a neat place to visit. I've always wanted to go to the East Coast and the South, Louisiana sounds really cool to me.

For today, here's the stuff:



Paronelli 1930 "Danish style freehand" plus Da Vinci
Il Ceppo "Freeline 3" plus Connemara
And my 5 strings viella

Originally Posted by Mauri

Paronelli 1930 "Danish style freehand" plus Da Vinci
Il Ceppo "Freeline 3" plus Connemara
And my 5 strings viella

Beautiful pipes, but you seem to have some beautiful violins as well.
I wish i could play some instrument too.
You play in any orchestra or such?

Thanks Sailor! No I don't play in any orchestra, but I have a musical instrument shop, and I am a collector, so my house is full of stuff...
I play in a couple of bands, but, musically speaking, I am an ignorant. I've been playing for 24 years before I took some lesson, and it was just to learn how to deal with a violin...
If you want to play, all you need is an instrument, time, some online lesson and a big will to do it, that is one of the most difficult things to find, especially as an adult... I thank the Gods I was 14 when I've got that idea on my mind...

Originally Posted by spacemonkeyjon

I have a question for my friends in countries with snowy climates . I had to call in to work due to the bad road conditions the other day . And it got me thinking, what happens when the whole winter is like that? How do jobs respond?

Places where it's like that all the time are used to it an equipped to function so "snow days" are pretty infrequent. In Fairbanks, AK I don't remember EVER seeing anything being shut down for weather. By contrast when I lived in Abilene TX, 3/4 of an inch of snow would shut down everything immediately

My first try of erinmore in a bent roma . Wow this stuff is good . Just a hint of flavor. My favorite flake so far.

I just finished sharpening a few of my pocket knives (holy crap, when did I end up with this many!). Now for some Frog Morton in the Altinok with a little Glenmorangie the Quinta Ruban 12YO on the side.
Clockwise from top right: Buck 112 Ranger Ecolite, Buck 55, Buck 112 Ranger, Buck 110 Hunter, Opinel No. 8 Carbone, Opinel No. 6 Inox Olivewood, Case Medium Stockman Black G10, Case Medium Stockman Red Jigged Bone, Case Medium Stockman Grey Bone, Victorinox Officier Suisse (I've had this one for a very long time).

You all are probably getting tired of these... Four more today...

Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

You all are probably getting tired of these... Four more today...

My favorite are the two in the center.

Originally Posted by spacemonkeyjon

I have a question for my friends in countries with snowy climates . I had to call in to work due to the bad road conditions the other day . And it got me thinking, what happens when the whole winter is like that? How do jobs respond?

By and large we are driving in it from the time we start driving, I have spent the tree winters since I started driving in Minnesota, driving a 1994 Mustang, and to the best of my recollection only gotten stuck twice. If you drive in it every day you learn to handle your car safely in it, and the infrastructure of the area (plows, salt etc.) are set up to handle it so the roads are clear within hours.