Captain Bob says Hi!

Good to see another aviation person here. Licensed pilot and A&P here that has worked for a couple of business aviation OEMs. Speaking of simulators, I currently work with a guy who has 1) worked for CAE (2) worked at an OEM developing a data package for simulator creation and 3) worked for NASA developing the first Shuttle simulator. Fun stuff, this aircraft business.

Welcome aboard and have fun here.

MPC, a rather unique confederation of individuals dedicated to the gentle pastime of pipe smoking and its ephemeral qualities. Post often and bare your soul. It's good for you. Cheaper and a lot more productive than therapy.

Glad you have landed here as you can see there is no traffic control on this site. I was even welcome here.

An insurance guy who develops aviation training simulators - hmmm. No conflict of interest there... Welcome here Cap'n. Welcome to the earthy end of the pipe forum spectrum - the home of codger burleys, corn cob pipes &, just when you least expect it, ephemeral prose.

Hello bob.

Thank you gentlemen, for your welcoming comments.

Please fasten your saftey belt and stop annoying the stewardesses.

Look forward to getting to know you.

I am enjoying this forum and I guess you could say I am "hooked"! I have a lot of tobacco sauce on hand so come on over and mix something up for yourself.

Welcome aboard, Bob!

Not much for planes so let's enjoy a bowl together!

Israel

If so, come on over and we'll mix you up something special to try. Gotta use up all these flavors. How about chocolate-cherry? I use only miniscule amounts of flavoring as I am technically a non-aromatic smoker. Just a drop of flavor on my blends. But, if you want an aromatic, stop by for a real treat. I have thirty sauces on hand. Appleton, WIsconsin is 30 miles southwest of the Green Bay Packer Stadium.

But, we dare not do both at the same time. Sealed tubes, altitude and smoke elicit emergency responses by the pilot. It's a huge conflict of interest.

One must say "Flight Attendant", not Stewardess!

That won't work with me Capt ... I'll never be politically correct. They're stewardesses. Don't care what their personal plumbing is. Oh yeah, those other folks are MailMEN, FireMEN, PoliceMEN, etc.

next we'll be wanting it spelled wymyn I expect...hahaha...just kidding...

It still isn't as bad here as it is at my Uni...they have now instituted the third bathroom option: the "people" bathroom, so that gender unclear individuals may enter a bathroom without needing to choose a gender role...load of BS if you ask me...but I mean you know gender neutral bathrooms are far more important than the lack of parking on campus and the seriously dilapidated university housing options...

but welcome aboard Captain...

now back to the topic at hand...pipe tobacco...

I am not so sure what I like in my sauces...the only aromatic-ish tobacco that I really like is Mac B Scottish Mixture...and I used to like McClelland Deep Hollow...but recently it just tastes like cotton candy to me...

I wonder what the topping on some of my favorites are though...like McClelland St. James Flake...or OJK...or Mac B navy Flake...hmmm...

Cheers,

Josh

Welcome to the forum. Glad to see another member pretty close to me. I live in Menominee in the U.P.I do go to Greenbay and Appleton quite often. I build Wausau Homes and have built quite a few from Fon Du Lac up. Any good pipe shops in your area? I go to the guitar center in Appleton at least once a month, guitars, another expensive hobby of mine. Again welcome!
Regards,
Dave

Don't forget BurleyMEN, VirginiaMEN, EnglishMEN!

So, I agree with you guys. It is still mailMEN for me, too. However, being in aviation, I have learned the term FLIGHT ATTENDANT. After all, when looking at a MALE "Stewardess", it is difficult not to refer to HIM as a FLIGHT ATTENDANT. Stewardess just does not fit the image. Now, the image and gender can sometimes be confusing and that's another reason why I have caught on to FLIGHT ATTENDANT. Now that we have that resolved, it is time to light up my Captain Bob's Blend in my new pipe!

So, when you are in the area, give me a heads-up ahead of time and we'll get together for a smoke! There are not any "real good" shops in Appleton. That is why I go direct to C&D for all my tobacco needs. Don't worry, I'll mix you up something special when you come over.

It is rare, indeed, that a blender will share his secret sauce. However, C&D is an exception. They have always told me when asked. I always share my sauce secrets. So, they are not secrets. It is often very difficult to nail down an aromatic flavor because most often it is a combination of three to ten or more ingredients. If it isn't obvious to you, that most likely means it is a combination of different flavor ingredients. What you end up with is something you just can't pin down but it may be real good to your taste buds!

We could go on and on Dave ... thats what the "etc" was for.

not to greet you with a welcome.

Welcome, I hope you will find this place as useful as I do

Welcome!

Please excuse this gross oversight ... I welcome you to MPC, the site where smoking is encouraged, camaraderie is unavoidable and pilots should tell stories about crazy flight attendants.

Thank you, Lars! Denmark is a place I would like to visit someday.

Hop on over, Captain. There's unlimited bowls of fine pipe tobacco to whomever chooses to visit ... and scotch to boot.

Oh, and feel free to butt in on any discussion we're currently engaged in (looks like you already did) .. We love to hear what people have to say.

Welcome to a fellow Cheesehead. I grew up near Milwaukee, thought it's been 20 years since I left...

NS, is that what they call them. I think we have the only flying Cheesehead of all the smoking boards. Thats a two-fer, considering he is also the only "Flying Saucer". MG, how could we stoop so low? Who's in charge of screening membership here anyway?

Milwaukee, huh... is that in Wisconsin?

I chose you guys because you were free! Double that rate and I'll stay!