Been out of the loop and a recent visit

Leonard · June 2019

Hey Pipers. Pardon my complete lack of communication over the past couple of months. It's been a bit crazy and doing lots of traveling, including this little trip yesterday...

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motie2 · June 2019

@PappyJoe -- Speak of the angels and you hear them rustle their wings.

PappyJoe · June 2019

Hey! Who put that cutout poster of Leonard in front of that building!

I find it ironic that the Food & Drug Administration is in the building named Naval Ordnance Laboratory since both are agencies design to destroy things.

ghostsofpompeii · June 2019

Speaking on our behalf I hope.

jim102864 · June 2019

Yes, please do tell! Looking good brother!

Leonard · June 2019

It was what is called a ‘listening’ meeting. We talk, they listen and provide very little feedback. Between the room and the phone, about 25-30 FDA folks were in attendance. There are some deadliness approaching for the testing of HPHC’s (harmful and potentially harmful constituents). We were explaining how, because our hobby is so small, there are no established protocols for these tests for pipe tobacco, so meeting the deadline might be problematic.