I'll give'er a try.Thelonious monkfish wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:43 pmYou're just not giving them a fair shake in the breeze, face away from the wind, lean into any walls or nooks, use your hands, give it a shot. I have confidence in you.MikeDennison wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:10 pmI'm just not skilled enough to keep'em lit in a breeze.Thelonious monkfish wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:04 pm Have not used anything but matches for years and only smoke outside. Have not had luck with lighters except Zippo but I taste fuel throught the bowl, and not faintly. Also why do people say you can't use matches outside? Seen that comment countless times but can't figure out why.
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I have a couple of vintage lighters that I like displaying. The rest go in the bin.Thelonious monkfish wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:08 pmA shelf! Of course, I just throw mine in a drawer and forget about them.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:14 pmThanks for the link but, at this point it just sits on the shelf with the rest of the out of service lighters.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:09 pm
If you ever want to get it fixed up
https://lighterrepairs.com
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My counsel would be to get the gift from the wife back in service.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:14 pmThanks for the link but, at this point it just sits on the shelf with the rest of the out of service lighters.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:09 pmIf you ever want to get it fixed upBruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:36 pm I use a cheapo 711 lighter or matches. I can't use zippos anymore because the fuel makes me nauseous. My wife bought me a really nice Old Boy that I used every day for about six years until I dropped it while climbing out of my truck and now the spray nozzle leaks so I don't use it.
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That's what I was hinting at, but you have a way with wordsFr_Tom wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:40 pmMy counsel would be to get the gift from the wife back in service.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:14 pmThanks for the link but, at this point it just sits on the shelf with the rest of the out of service lighters.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:09 pm
If you ever want to get it fixed up
https://lighterrepairs.com
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I do pastoral counseling.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:42 pmThat's what I was hinting at, but you have a way with wordsFr_Tom wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:40 pmMy counsel would be to get the gift from the wife back in service.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:14 pm Thanks for the link but, at this point it just sits on the shelf with the rest of the out of service lighters.
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It still works but I would have to fill it every day. She is happy that I didn't throw it away.Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:40 pmMy counsel would be to get the gift from the wife back in service.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:14 pmThanks for the link but, at this point it just sits on the shelf with the rest of the out of service lighters.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:09 pm
If you ever want to get it fixed up
https://lighterrepairs.com
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I picked up what you were laying down, brother. Lol...Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:42 pmThat's what I was hinting at, but you have a way with wordsFr_Tom wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:40 pmMy counsel would be to get the gift from the wife back in service.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:14 pm Thanks for the link but, at this point it just sits on the shelf with the rest of the out of service lighters.
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Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:54 pmI picked up what you were laying down, brother. Lol...Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:42 pmThat's what I was hinting at, but you have a way with words
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Ronson was probably a top-of-the-line lighter brand back in the day. I prefer a Ronson Empire for cigars and they last me about a year. I think it has two flames but I can't find it on my desk right now. I like a double or triple torch for cigars. When I can score a freebie with a cigar order, I'll take it. I don't buy them.
For a pipe, I use a regular Zippo. The taste of lighter fluid doesn't bother me. I don't notice it. The tongue in my mouth is as sensitive as the one in my shoe. I had a pipe Zippo once but I lost it. I don't miss it.
I've tried matches. I know how they work. I don't like them. I don't like an ashtray full of dead matches.
That Ronson pipe lighter has too many features for my taste. I like the right tool for the job. I don't own a Swiss Army knife, either.
For a pipe, I use a regular Zippo. The taste of lighter fluid doesn't bother me. I don't notice it. The tongue in my mouth is as sensitive as the one in my shoe. I had a pipe Zippo once but I lost it. I don't miss it.
I've tried matches. I know how they work. I don't like them. I don't like an ashtray full of dead matches.
That Ronson pipe lighter has too many features for my taste. I like the right tool for the job. I don't own a Swiss Army knife, either.