A Pilgrim’s Progress
I ordered a new pipe from Elie.
One of my favourite pipes broke at a weld and was unrepairable. I did try various methods to fix it but was unsuccessful. I decided to treat myself to a present of a new one.
Elie duly packaged my pipe and sent me the tracking code. I like tracking codes as they give me an idea that something is actually happening in that period between posting and delivery. I put the code into my tracking website [I use Parcelsapp]
20 Oct 202317:07Your parcel will soon be handed over to us! It is being prepared by the sender.
20 Oct 202317:07Your request to send from your letter box has been taken into account.
21 Oct 202316:18Your parcel is transiting through our logistics platforms.
21 Oct 202316:18You have chosen the letter box pickup service for your Colissimo. We collected it from your letter box. You have received a confirmation by email or in your letter box.
23 Oct 202323:03Your parcel is transiting through our logistics platforms.
24 Oct 202317:48Your parcel is transiting through our logistics platforms.
24 Oct 202319:58Your parcel is ready to be forwarded from its shipping region. It will be given to the carrier for forwarding.
25 Oct 202317:42Your parcel has arrived in the recipient’s country.
26 Oct 202308:22Your parcel could not be delivered.
Fuck! That cunt of a postman has done his usual trick. Instead of ringing the door bell or knocking on the window, or even doing the obvious thing and just leaving it on the doorstep, he has written out a little card telling me he couldn’t or wouldn’t deliver it and has taken it all the way back to the sorting office.
Bollocks!
Now I have to drive into Skobieville to collect it.
*sigh*
Is that Ice Celt a good smoke – it looks it?
I’ve never seen one like it, but being a desperate Falcon man many years ago, I was probably a Pariah where style was required!
I did have a ‘The Pipe’ as well, which was made of plastic and had a graphite inner bowl. It was quite a good puff, but you never had the wood, as there wasn’t any!
It’s a beauty. It’s a little on the heavy side [but I expected that] but gives a lovely cool dry smoke.
Elie has his own design for his metals which he calls his EKS System. Basically the smoke has to travel in a sort of spiral up the stem which nicely removes heat and condenses any gunk. Any trapped liquid can just be poured out by either unscrewing the end or removing the mouthpiece which is a push-fit. All my regular smokes now have this system as I have been buying from Elie for years. When it comes to making pipes, he’s a genius and a true artist.