Alas, one of my favorite pipes is missing. The Ryan Alden BL LE is nowhere to be found. I know, right? This is a minor tragedy in the larger scheme of things, for sure, but I'm going a bit batty trying to locate it. At last documented report, it was packed and ready to smoke on Tuesday, October 24, at my Daughter's house in East Texas. You might remember that was the fateful day a ceiling fan fell from its mounting and struck me on the head whilst smoking the 2023 Tinsky LE. Neither my head nor the pipe was badly damaged; staples in the head, the pipe was fine.
I don't remember if I later finished smoking the Alden or not.
I drove home, S.W. Kansas, the following Friday with my pipes in tow. Now, I can't find the Alden and don't have any recollection of having it in hand since I returned home. My son-in-law did a search at their place with no joy. I've searched all the usual and unusual places here at home. It almost has to be either at their house or at ours, I did no smoking on the trip in between. That or the unthinkable, it may have been accidentally discarded in my unpacking.
As the story unfolds I will keep you posted. That is unless it takes decades for the pipe to appear. Wish me luck!
I don't remember if I later finished smoking the Alden or not.
I drove home, S.W. Kansas, the following Friday with my pipes in tow. Now, I can't find the Alden and don't have any recollection of having it in hand since I returned home. My son-in-law did a search at their place with no joy. I've searched all the usual and unusual places here at home. It almost has to be either at their house or at ours, I did no smoking on the trip in between. That or the unthinkable, it may have been accidentally discarded in my unpacking.
As the story unfolds I will keep you posted. That is unless it takes decades for the pipe to appear. Wish me luck!