What Pipe or Pipe Tobacco Did You Smoke Today? [pics]

[alPol05]

Ladies and Gentlemen here is Slim Gaillard and the song "Tee Say Mallee" ["τι σε μελλει"] which means in Greek "why do you care?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3yjs7PKogI

Nice!

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Erinmore Balkan Mixture.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Captain Black Ruby.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Dan Pipe Jubilee 30.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Bill Bailey's Black.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

DTM Black Cavendish Danish Style.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

I would like to raise my pipe [with Robert McConnell Black & Gold] for the memory of a man named Ken Small, i don't know if he was a pipe smoker and i am not related to him but for years now i feel that deep inside of me that i had to honour him even with the most humble way for what he did.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-27185893

In 1974, Small bought from the U.S. Government the rights to a submerged tank from the 70th Tank Battalion discovered by his search efforts. In 1984, with the aid of local residents and diving firms, he raised the tank, which now stands as a memorial to the incident.

http://www.exercisetigermemorial.co.uk/ken-small

LST-289 was set on fire but eventually made it back to shore with the loss of 123 Navy personnel.
LST-507 was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 202 US Army/US Navy personnel.
LST-511 was damaged by friendly fire.
LST-531 sank within six minutes of being torpedoed with the loss of 424 Army and Navy personnel.

The remaining ships and their escort fired back and the E-boats made no more attacks. In total, 749 servicemen (551 United States Army and 198 United States Navy) were killed during Exercise Tiger. Many servicemen drowned or died of hypothermia in the cold sea while waiting to be rescued. Many had not been shown how to put on their lifebelt correctly, and placed it around their waist, the only available spot because of their large backpacks. In some cases this meant that when they jumped into the water the weight of their combat packs flipped them upside down, dragging their heads underwater and drowning them.
Dale Rodman, who travelled on LST-507, commented: "The worst memory I have is setting off in the lifeboat away from the sinking ship and watching bodies float by."

 

[greenmonster714]

Awesome post. I love reading about historical events. Thanks for sharing this Sid.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Good morning from Greece and the sunny Athens with 25° C

DTM Vanille Hausmarke.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Samuel Gawith Black Cavendish.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Ashton Winding Road.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Hello from Greece and the sunny Athens with 25° C.

Davidoff Danish Mixture.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Danske Club Burgundy.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Danish Mixture Sungold Hausmarke.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Danske Club Black.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Good evening from Greece, i am smoking Three Nuns in a Pipex, cool water beside me.
According to the Meteo-guys tomorrow the weather would be sunny and that's ideal for a visit in a local Cafe.

 

[alPol05]

In the late 1970s, I traveled by car through Greece for a month. I visited all important historical place inland and then took a ride along the coast stopping by in small coastal towns and villages for rest. It was one of the best memories I have from that time. Fish and cheese dinners, retsina wine, and some Tsikoudia.
It was a beautiful and memorable trip for me. At that time I didn't smoke a pipe.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Skandinavik Regular.


@alPol05 : You are Welcome to visit us again, the situation especially in the country side is almost identical to that era.

 

[CobGuy]

Enjoyed another bowl of Mac Baren's latest offering, HH Burley Flake, in an MM Country Gent with a huge mug of coffee.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Good evening from Greece, some 4noggins Alamosa from me before the day finish.