The pleasure of fine things

[cwpayton]

Believe it or not you can 100% legally get away with that in some states..

Back when I was a cop in West TN there was a guy that did the same thing.., he had gotten multiple DUI’s and had his license revoked for I believe 5 years…

Per state law at the time, to get a DUI you had to be operating something the state identified as a motor vehicle.. farm tractors and ATV’s weren’t motor vehicles according to the definition… so this guy just drove his little ford tractor into town every day and bought beer…

Until the local cops in that ward started arresting him for public intoxication…

Just cause you’re not in a “motor vehicle” doesn’t mean you can be drunk as a monkey at 3 pm out in the public for everyone to see lol…

and then there was the guy arrested for riding a horse down the road while drunk. I think it was drunk driving?

 

[Doug3006]

I bought one of African Sporting Creations Cape Buffalo Scotch Carriers. Kind of on a whim. Turns out it is quite nicely made. I take it on all of domestic hunting trips. @Jeff505 always makes sure that it weighs less when I bring it back home!

 

[steve white]

I was enjoying dining in camp today with my Boker knife and fork set. Argentinan steel, stag handles, with a neat little sheath than holds them both. Any one know how to rate the Argentine steel by Boker?

 

[Jeff505]

I bought one of African Sporting Creations Cape Buffalo Scotch Carriers. Kind of on a whim. Turns out it is quite nicely made. I take it on all of domestic hunting trips. @Jeff505 always makes sure that it weighs less when I bring it back home!

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I know my role and I am good at it.

 

[Franco]

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While just about any old pipe will work, I really appreciate the quality of a Savinelli Clark’s (and mine) Favorite with its smooth cool draw.

Also, my wife is pretty fine.

This picture of you with your pipe made me think of my dad and his father. Both of them smoked cigars, as well as a pipe. While my dad had a refined choice of cigars and tobacco, my grandfather would smoke Toscanos and put the butts in his pipe to finish them off.

I had to do some digging, but here's a few pictures of one of my dad's pipe you might find interesting.

 

[Josh P]

This picture of you with your pipe made me think of my dad and his father. Both of them smoked cigars, as well as a pipe. While my dad had a refined choice of cigars and tobacco, my grandfather would smoke Toscanos and put the butts in his pipe to finish them off.

I had to do some digging, but here's a few pictures of one of my dad's pipe you might find interesting.

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I love it. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I was enjoying dining in camp today with my Boker knife and fork set. Argentinan steel, stag handles, with a neat little sheath than holds them both. Any one know how to rate the Argentine steel by Boker?

I don’t think they use any steel from Argentina. It’s most likely German steel but they also use some from Spain and France. It should be marked on the blade(s)

 

[gcbailey]

I find this thread very interesting in how varied people's views of what the "finer things" are. A horse saddle? I had no idea. A tractor? Never thought of that one. A handmade wooden boat? Cool! I wouldn't know where to start. A good book, handmade pipe, or quality time with family and friends? Nostalgic.

I'd be willing to bet than with every one of these posts, the person could go into great detail as to what makes a particular saddle the finest, a certain type of wood or design the best, why a particular author peaks to them, and so on. One of the great things about men is their pursuit of perfection in their widely varying interests, hobbies, and work. Unfortunately, I am not very good at creating, but I appreciate items that are the pinnacle of what man can imagine and produce, and am fascinated at the things that they hold dear.