Sinclair computer was good in the day.
Don’t forget Dunhill pipes and tobaccos. The best in the world. Also another brand of English pipe which I will not mention now because they are rare and I am saving for a particular one and if I brag on it someone may grab it before I can.
English tobacco in general (except cigars of course) are the best in the world IMHO.
“It occured to me some time ago that Britain by-and-large has escaped a proper revolution (Cromwell’s period notwithstanding) that nearly every other nation has. Its probably the world’d oldest uninterrupted government. In some ways that is good, and means that the people were not suffering enough to need it, and settle for slow and gradual adaptation. Though as you say there are plenty of lingering side effects.” @Xander - It’s a pity that gradual adaptation in Britain is slow enough to be overtaken by a stationary object, but yes, Britain has had a fairly unexciting time for nearly 180 years. After the Restoration the closest Britain came to genuine revolution were the turbulent years prior to the Reform Act of 1832* - including the attempted murder of the Prime Minister and his entire cabinet in revenge for the Peterloo Massacre. Like Guy Fawkes and Co. the conspirators were condemned to a traitor’s death, to be carried out on May Day. Sentence was partially complied with by the hangman with the aid of a scalpel-wielding medical student. ************************************************* * If you are interested, this is why revolution was brewing and how it was averted: Voting in county constituencies and boroughs had been revised in England in the 15th century and, by the standards of the day, were reasonably fair. By the 19th century the ancient forty-shilling-freehold rule for voting eligibility, which had never been adjusted for inflation, should have increased the electorate, but many of the old constituencies had become either uninhabited or only had electorates numbering a dozen or so people. They became known as Rotten Boroughs. Uninhabited Old Sarum in Wiltshire (the most rotten of the Rotten Boroughs) still managed to ‘elect’ two Members of Parliament at each General Election via several absentee landowners. Meanwhile the teeming millions in the new industrialised cities like Leeds or Manchester were not included in the old system of constituencies or boroughs, and consequently had no parliamentary representation whatsoever. Despite likely revolution, the House of Lords repeatedly rejected the new Reform Bill from the House of Commons. William IV (terrified by the French experience of revolution) finally used his Royal Prerogative to create scores of Lords from the pro-reform Whig Party to cancel out Tory majority in the House of Lords. The bill then became law and revolution averted. This was one of the rare occasions where a constitutional monarch, through fear, has directly interfered in parliamentary affairs.
Bob, discreet fornication helps as well, but your observation is spot on. Without these little perks life wouldn’t be worth living. They are indeed the sole reason why I now live in the UK and soldier on without complaint.
Back to the tins: they are great for re-use and I just filled one with bulk Best SP. They don’t look so good as F&T tins though.
I thought so.
Hey guys, I am about to order some Sammy G Vac tins to top up. I plan to introduce another dozen or so we haven’t carried till now. If you have any favorite SGs you’d like to see in 25g Vac tins let me know. A vote of endorsement form two or more members will make it happen. Many thanks for your input. Dave
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Golden Glow. Now, is Gold Mull one and the same as Golden Glow?
No, they are definitely different.
Thanks, Tony!. I knew I should have consulted your site first to see the difference (and it appears quite different!). The only bulk sample of SG I received in trade was Apple a while back and it sure was nice. I guess that would be my vote then, for what it’s worth. Thanks, Dave.
I haven’t tried any of the Sam G vacuum tins yet, but I plan to. So anything you choose to add, Dave, will only mean I’ll have a harder (but nonetheless pleasant) time making up my mind. (lol) Can’t be helped – that’s what I get for entering this world while the moon was in Libra.
I second the Golden Glow for the vacuum tin. I’d also like Black Coffee and some more menthols, maybe Sam’s Own?
I second Black Coffee.
Golden Glow and Yellow crest please.
Yellow Crest Yellow Crest Scented Blue Crest Blue Crest Scented Bouquet
I’d second or third the above. I’d also add Red Crest, plain. Not so favourably reviewed. I’ve just taken a slightly rehydrated pinch. Very nice in my view.
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SG Apple…there …that’s TWO votes for Apple. Thankyou,Dave