(for pipers) I do stupid $#!t so you dont have to!!!

**Macman** · 6th December 06, 01:32 PM

My heart's bleeding for you, KFP! I hope you get your new pipes soon. Good luck with going tobacco free. I did it years ago, and I'm so glad I did. (Disclosure: I still have the odd cigar)

**McClef** · 6th December 06, 02:01 PM

As long as, like Bill Clinton, you don't inhale :tongue:

**Beertigger** · 6th December 06, 03:36 PM

Ouch.

**Kiltedfirepiper** · 6th December 06, 04:55 PM

plano ...no worries bro...it was all meant in fun !! no harm no foul!!

I looked into the website, and I could get away with just the parts for 363 +shipping ...I guess thats ok ....but this DOES give me an excuse to UPGRADE

but I'm sure the wife will say

Scott....humbled....and jonesin like a mutha

**neo71665** · 7th December 06, 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by Kiltedfirepiper

as for the tobacco...its my one TRUE weakness.....copenhagen.....for 15 years its been my constant companion in my back pocket, and in my lip hopefully i will get to say goodbye to that forever!!!

I understand ya pain on that, I cant kick it no matter how hard I try.

**Riverkilt** · 7th December 06, 12:32 AM

Hey Scott,

Guessing you know about Jim Thompson's bagpipe store down in Flagstaff.

Just in case http://www.thompsonbagpipes.com/default.asp

Having a 10% off Christmas sale...might help a bit with the damages.

Ron

**David Dalglish** · 7th December 06, 03:34 AM

Sorry about you pipes, hope you are all right, I stopped smoking 12 years ago, so keep going it WILL get better

**Freelander Sporrano** · 7th December 06, 05:45 AM

Sorry to read about your Pipes.

For all fine polishing I use a cordless Dremel

Stay away form the cigs it'll offset the cost of repairs

**bunchdescendant** · 7th December 06, 09:51 PM

Dude!:eek:

Good to hear you survived...sorry to hear about the pipes, though.

Buffing wheel accidents go sideways in a split second-seen a few of them happen similar to yours.

Good to hear you're quitting. I did Skoal for 20+ years and quit cold turkey. It was tough, but I did it. I noticed my concentration was off for a while, though. After a few weeks, my mind seemed like it was sharper than ever.

Hang in there!

Ray

**Kiltedfirepiper** · 8th December 06, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by bunchdescendant

Dude!:eek:

Good to hear you survived...sorry to hear about the pipes, though.

I noticed my concentration was off for a while, though. After a few weeks, my mind seemed like it was sharper than ever.

Hang in there!

Ray

I kind of contribute what happened to this ( the whole concentration thing)

you see in the past when I buffed them out ...I took apart the bass section into two parts....that way the cord it WELL away from the buffing wheel ( we're talkin 10-12" to the SIDE so there is NO WAY for it to get caught)

THIS time ...I left them together thus putting the cord about 2"-3" away and since I had to move the cord each time I turned the part to get to a new spot to buff.....each time I pulled away was a chance to F-up which happened about 2 mins. before I was done........as stated in murphy's laws of pipe maintnence

section 2, sub paragraph 5, line 3 states

RIGHT before KFP is done cleaning his pipes and making them look shiney and new his pipes WILL be destroyed by some means that will render them "unplayable".
"unplayable" will be defined as one of the following:
A: reed breakage: the ONE reed he needs will break, and to replace it will take 75.00-300.00 or 3-6 weeks.....which ever will screw up his plans for playing more

B: pipebag failure which is unrepairable causeing the same effect and to replace it will take 75.00-300.00 or 3-6 weeks.....which ever will screw up his plans for playing more

C: total distruction of at least 3 major parts of the "stand of pipes" causing same effect and to replace it will take 75.00-300.00 or 3-6 weeks.....which ever will screw up his plans for playing more

so you see I was screwed from the get go :crap:
having a good laugh about it now ...not much else I can do but laugh really

Scott