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Re: What is in your pipe?
I received this yesterday and smoked them with no dry time in the cold, damp back yard while it was misting and raining so my prep wasn't ideal.
The RDH / RDSD was sugar sweet but you could get the good taste of the dark VA tobacco. It has a lot more tobacco flavor and Lakeland essence than Brown Sugar Flake and even seems a bit sweeter too.
The Aniseed Twist smelled great, tasted of a light black licorice, but I didn't get all that much tobacco flavor, mostly the anise. It was not overly sweet or cloying, a bit one-dimensional, but I enjoyed it. I'm curious how it would mix with 1792, Coniston Cut Plug or maybe Canon Plug.
Yakster
Re: What are you reading?
Wildfire smoke linked with dementia risk
Higher long-term exposure to wildfire smoke was associated with significantly higher odds of developing dementia, according to a large California study.
Researchers analyzed data collected between 2008 and 2019 from 1.2 million residents of southern California, aged 60 and older, all of whom were free from dementia at the start of the study. They estimated each person’s long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution as a three-year rolling average.
For every 1 microgram per cubic meter increase in the concentration of wildfire PM2.5, the odds of a dementia diagnosis increased by 18%, according to a report published on Monday in JAMA Neurology.
Exposure to non-wildfire PM2.5 also increased a person’s risk of dementia, but to a much lesser degree, the study found.
“One microgram per meter cubed might sound fairly small, but we have to think about how people are exposed to wildfire smoke,” study leader Joan Casey of the University of Washington in Seattle said in a statement.
On most days, people aren’t exposed to wildfire smoke at all, she pointed out.
“So this might represent a few days of exposure at a concentration of something like 300 (micrograms per cubic meter), where the Air Quality Index is over 200 in someone’s community... it’s actually a few really severe wildfire smoke days that might translate into increased risk.”
Strategies for reducing exposure to wildfire smoke pollution are available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Re: The I am drunk thread
Well here I find myself several drinks in downtown Nashvegas. Getting pretty buzzed with my son and daughter. Can’t say the next few hours will remain as coherent as this. Stay tuned.
Re: PRAYER REQUEST THREAD
Latest news is not so good. Whole family is in town, Doctor has told them that he is going into kidney and liver failure. He's on dialysis ATM, still sedated and intubated. Waiting for his functions to come back on. One step forward, two back. Please keep those prayers and we'll wishes coming.
Hawks
Re: What did you get today?
I just can’t wait to see which of these guys are jealous of Nick’s dong
Rdp77
Re: Whatcha smokin this morning?
@VegasFrank said:
Those are good but I prefer the ct shade wrapper.
Re: Whatcha smokin this morning?
Out on back porch with a hoodie and gym shorts enjoying a cup of coffee ☕ and a Melanio V Maduro. 54 degrees in SoCal
Re: The useless information thread
@dirtdude said:
It doesn't seem that long ago you were a fairly young guy @CharlieHeis
Doesn't seem like that long ago that I felt like a fairly young guy. The last five years or so kicked my azz
Re: What did you get today?
@Amos_Umwhat said:
Black Friday early deal. Not sure about the entubados, I rarely if ever get those, should I open the tubes and let them rest in the humidor that way? Or...?
I'll smoke one straight off, I usually do, and see where they are. It just seems like the tubes would be great for travel.
Tubes are great for travel but not much else in my opinion. I’d just open the tubes and put them in the humidor. If I remember correctly those open in the middle so I’d just pull it apart a little so that air can circulate.
Rdp77