Real Men Don't Need No Stankin' Tamper

Try Cob · Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:26 am

Well, sometimes I reach for a tamping tool, but most of the time a quick tap with the tip of my index finger gets the job done. I don't clench much, as my most comfortable smoking position includes my left elbow propped on a chair arm and I hold the pipe, often with my fingers over the bowl, a long-standing habit.

I find that about half the time, just a quick tap a couple draws after the "false" light obviates the need for a re-light. Yeah, sometimes it's rather warm, but never got a blister.

I figure many of you roll in a similar fashion... especially while driving, which is something I haven't done in ten years; it just wouldn't be prudent.

Sat Jun 13, 2020 4:49 pm

FWIW, I have gotten a blister before. I still do it.

Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:02 pm

I got a blister before too, and it's my last choice. I like to tee it up.

Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:23 pm

Well if WK was still around I'd post a picture of my finger.

Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:25 pm

Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:23 pm Well if WK was still around I'd post a picture of my finger.

Here you go...

Chef Benny · Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:32 am

Sometimes when I'm near the kitchen.. I use a cinnamon stick.

Try Cob · Mon Jun 15, 2020 4:30 pm

Chef Benny wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:32 am Sometimes when I'm near the kitchen.. I use a cinnamon stick.

Sometimes in the garage I use a rusty nail - not just any old rusty nail, you understand, but a specific one - I can almost hear mama warning me of tetanus.

Preacher1611 · Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:18 am

I use a tamper, every time. I hold the pipe in my left hand, I used to use my finger from time to time but no more. I chopped the tips of my fingers off on a band-saw some years ago and the sensitivity level has never decreased.

Try Cob · Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:46 pm

Preacher1611 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:18 am I use a tamper, every time. I hold the pipe in my left hand, I used to use my finger from time to time but no more. I chopped the tips of my fingers off on a band-saw some years ago and the sensitivity level has never decreased.

Ouch!

So, how much did you charge for the meat?

Seriously, I know what you mean. I have a spot on my abdomen that remains sensitive twenty-five years after surgery. Only painful under certain circumstances, but always there.

First time through I read "meat saw." Oh, well.

Ray Mackessy · Wed Jun 17, 2020 4:19 pm

I've got enough pain in my fingers from arthritis and don't need anymore. I use a tamper.