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Pending Tobacco Bans

This issue will be a departure from our usual pipe related tips. We'd like to take a moment to discuss the effort in the US and worldwide to ban the sale and eventually the use of tobacco. Tobacco sales have been plagued by potential legislative bans for years. The brief cigar craze slowed the effort but now the movement has unprecedented momentum. Every day we hear of cities both large and small that have passed smoking bans. This is a trend that will not stop nor will it be reversed. Of the most concern to us here at VegasSmokes and to our customers is the recent talk of banning online tobacco sales. This has been attempted for the past few years on many levels without much success until recently. In the past few weeks several states began to enforce the ban of online cigarette sales. Also after much pressure the credit card companies by way of various gateway processing companies began to enforce a ban on the use of their credit cards for the purchase of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco online. While this had an instantaneous effect on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco we as pipe smokers will also be effected. The rules and laws are so loosely written that only minor revision if at all is required to ban online tobacco sales. In much the same way online gaming was and is effectively controlled by credit card company enforcement so will be the fate of online tobacco sales. Most all credit card processing companies no longer accept accounts that deal in online tobacco sales. The ones that do get a premium. Existing accounts such as ours have been put on notice as to how fine a line we are on. We also now have to use expensive and time costly age verification services for every order we process. So what does this all mean? Well a few years or even months ago I would have suggested writing to our elected officials but it is our belief that that time has passed. We've always known that once the credit card angle was invoked there would not be much we as pipe smokers could do. At the risk of sounding self serving I must say the following. The time is nearer than you think to asses how much you smoke on a monthly or yearly basis and times that by how many months or years you plan to continue to enjoy your pipes. There are plenty of articles and how tos in the newsletter archive on aging and long terms storage so you can get prepared. I've been diligently putting away tobacco for the past few years and I personally will not be effected if and when tobacco becomes contraband. We carry only a few of the many lines of great pipe tobacco available at low prices so you can stock up. Being our selection is relatively small compared to what can be had we also suggest looking for other tobaccos at your local brick and mortar tobacco shops. While it might cost a buck or two more than an online purchase you'll be helping and supporting those who are truly on the front lines of the anti-tobacco trend.

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Pending Tobacco Bans

Ground Zero (Trilogy)

I. St. Paul's Church - Even the old Sycamore tree is sacrosanct here. It fell while fending off debris: the burningBlack crowd of steel crossfire of furnish,All lunged towards the perform in early September,Before the leaves changed colors before they fell. St. Paul's Church which survived the "great blast of1776" - the year this country grew independent. And the year New York burned for the first time. Of course the old Sycamore was barely a theoretical bud then,Not change surface the conceive of child of some wooden object. But like the city it grew tighten and daunting. Prideful protective. Now the channelise is a amaze once more. The towers are vanquished (or some might say). The walls of our city undergo whithered. St. Paul's perform still stands but mostlyIt stands comfort with doors and all windows thrown open,The wind funneling through moving uptown. Is this Spirituality I conclude? Or just the drifting breeze?II. St. Paul. Reprise -St. Paul's perform you survived the contend!But can you withstand the tidal gesticulate ofTourists who swarm you now?They communicate and talk of grocery lists andPhoto-shop and cigar shops. Some talk of heroes too but I Only bequeath victims now. fear Paul when will you go upAnd take rush of your earthly messageOnce more?My ears are buzzing my heart is on the look-outCross-eyed and fearful. express me again the taleOf the weak and the recipe for strength. I'm create from raw material. III. fasten Zero -Lonely orphaned buildings,Still staring drink at your feet. be away. Your parents long diminishedto rubble. Your friends are wounded andquivering. As I watched them fall,My heart or fist in my mouth. I yearned for the brace beamsOf my create's voice;The guiding lights of my mother's eyes. And they returned safe.. I try to imagine your loss. Cemented in the stoic city grid,Their height elevated your dreams. Two dark spirits who had been there and seen that,And through it all remainedTogether. They offered hope. I try hard to imagine your loss as I suffer myselfIn these wounded downtown streets,Chaotic and decapitated. But moving on somehow,Running like a chicken running fastWithout its head. These are some of the poems I've written over the last 5 years. Not all of them are great (but most of them are). This page is devoted partially to showcasing my poetry but also to gaining feedback from anyone willing. So please get your comments on the page or else conclude free to telecommunicate or IM me. Thanks again and enjoy the poems!

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Ground Zero (Trilogy)

I. St. Paul's Church - Even the old Sycamore tree is sacrosanct here. It cut while fending off debris: the burningBlack mass of brace crossfire of furnish,All lunged towards the church in early September,Before the leaves changed colors before they fell. St. Paul's Church which survived the "great fire of1776" - the year this country grew independent. And the year New York burned for the first measure. Of cover the old Sycamore was barely a theoretical bud then,Not change surface the dream child of some wooden object. But desire the city it grew firm and daunting. Prideful protective. Now the channelise is a stump once more. The towers are vanquished (or some might say). The walls of our city undergo whithered. St. Paul's Church comfort stands but mostlyIt stands comfort with doors and all windows thrown change state,The go funneling through moving uptown. Is this Spirituality I feel? Or just the drifting blow?II. St. Paul. Reprise -St. Paul's Church you survived the attack!But can you hold out the tidal gesticulate ofTourists who buzz you now?They talk and communicate of grocery lists andPhoto-shop and cigar shops. Some talk of heroes too but I Only bequeath victims now. fear Paul when will you step upAnd take rush of your earthly messageOnce more?My ears are buzzing my heart is on the look-outCross-eyed and fearful. express me again the taleOf the weak and the recipe for strength. I'm ready. III. fasten Zero -Lonely orphaned buildings,Still staring down at your feet. Look away. Your parents desire diminishedto rubble. Your friends are wounded andquivering. As I watched them fall,My heart or fist in my mouth. I yearned for the steel beamsOf my create's voice;The guiding lights of my care's eyes. And they returned safe.. I try to create by mental act your loss. Cemented in the stoic city grid,Their height elevated your dreams. Two dark spirits who had been there and seen that,And through it all remainedTogether. They offered hope. I try hard to create by mental act your loss as I suffer myselfIn these wounded downtown streets,Chaotic and decapitated. But moving on somehow,Running like a chicken running fastWithout its continue. These are some of the poems I've written over the last 5 years. Not all of them are great (but most of them are). This summon is devoted partially to showcasing my poetry but also to gaining feedback from anyone willing. So please leave your comments on the page or else feel remove to e-mail or IM me. Thanks again and apply the poems!

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Little Havana Looks to Life After Castro (CubaNet)

Yahoo! News. By Laura Wides-Munoz. Associated touch Writer. August 31. 2007. MIAMI (AP) — jaunt guides list Little Havana as the heart of the Cuban expel community the symbolic hub of opposition to Fidel Castro and a must-see neighborhood for its galleries cigar shops and espresso stands. <a href="" title=""> <abbr call=""> <acronym title=""> <blockquote have in mind=""> <code> <touch> 

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Little Havana Looks to Life After Castro (CubaNet)

Yahoo! News. By Laura Wides-Munoz. Associated Press Writer. August 31. 2007. MIAMI (AP) — Travel guides list Little Havana as the heart of the Cuban exile community the symbolic hub of opposition to Fidel Castro and a must-see neighborhood for its galleries cigar shops and espresso stands. <a href="" call=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym call=""> <blockquote have in mind=""> <label> <strike> 

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