Hello to all at Snuff House,

I suppose it's time to come out of the 'lurking closet' so to speak and introduce myself.

I'm Tim AKA NoseBag, 35, from Surrey UK... Sounds a bit like a dating site introduction!

Been snuffing 'properly' for about four years, when I decided I'd better quit smoking 40 cigarettes a day. I still smoke, but snuff is my main vice these days. It was great fun when the smoking ban came in and I happily carried on snuffing at my desk at work.

I had previously been introduced to snuff about 10 years prior. One of the prop forwards in the rugby team I played for used to snuff before a match to clear his nose - a little bit less messy than putting vicks vapour rub on your shirt, that seems to be vogue with footballers these days I suppose!

Pretty soon all the team starting to take a snort before a match and it kind of became the thing our team members did as a dare / forfeit in the after match festivities that go hand in hand with rugby.

Snuffs in my pocket / on my desk as I type...

Packards Club
McChrystal's Original And Genuine
Molens Oranje
Snus Ice
Wilsons Crumbs of Comfort
Ozona Raspberry
Kendal Brown Scented
Wilsons Prime Minister
Kendal CM
Ozona President

Snuffs I never leave home without... At the moment it's a difficult one as I'm going through a 'tasting' fest, but the below seem to be with me a lot at the mo.

Packards Club
McChrystal's Original And Genuine
Snus Ice

I love the conversation starter that snuff seems to give me when meeting new people - I'm definitely a 'proud' snuffer, I snuff with my head held high! I do sometimes get some odd looks, but in my book it's easier to be obvious and speak to people if they ask me what I'm doing.

My parents think my snuff taking is a hilarious generation throw back - although I live in Surrey, I'm from Yorkshire mining stock and my Dad keeps telling me my snuff habit reminds him of his father, who used to snuff Sharrow whilst down the pit because for obvious reasons he couldn't smoke at the coal face.

Other than that, yep that's me in the picture, and yes my wife and I run the web site listed in my profile.

Speak to you soon.
Tim
AKA NoseBag

Welcome, glad to know you. I'm sure by now you know all of us given that you've been lurking a while. Glad you posted!

Well everyone loves freebies!!!!

Welcome Nosebag. I know what you mean about the generation throw back thing. I'm from Derbyshire and a lot of ex miners still take it but at 22 I'm definately the youngest in my local that takes it, but I have converted a few folks onto the "Holy Dust".

IMO second hand smoke is all a load of utter b*ll*cks. The govt spouts all these useless figures,(as with anything else with this lot, all spin), name 3 people that have died as a result of second hand smoke? You get more rubbish in your lungs walking down the street than standing next to a smoker. Obviously smoking kills but second hand smoke? Rubbish. Mind you its a damn good excuse to start snuffing!

Hello everyone. I'm a recent lurker that joined 3 days ago. Might as well "show" my self too.
As for the generation throw back I know what you mean NoseBag and Walrus 1985. I just picked up snuffing again after a 25 year hiatus. Whenever I've mentioned snuff over the years either people looked at me like I was crazy for thinking such a thing existed or they commented "my grandma used to always have that stuff".
And as for second hand smoke, give me a break! I was told recently that a new law is going in to effect soon. A $500 fine for every minor in your vehicle if you're caught smoking with kids in your vehicle! Anyone else heard of this? I live in Illinois.

"keep your laws off my body, out of my pocket, and away from my bedroom"!!!

Well Californias law has a few loopholes. You still can smoke in your own home if its a place of employment. All thats needed is a designated area for smoking! This is how Arnold Schwarzenegger gets away with his smoking tent. I have heard of the no smoking by a parent driver. It just became law here in Cali. and will go in affect Jan. 1st. The fine will be a flat $100. I have to tell you that I am all for this law. I personally think if you have kids you should not be allowed to smoke in the house. They should not be forced to breath smoke just because you have an addiction. And if they are of age to attend school, they will attend smelling like an ashtray. I remember kids in elementary & jr. high school who smelled this way and no one wanted to hang around them and there was nothing these kids could do.

One technicality of the law is that a person must have to have been pulled over for another offense before he or she could be cited for smoking with minors in the car. So they can't just pull you over for smoking.

That goes right in line with the cell phone law SB1613 here in California.

Starting July 1, 2008, SB1613 would:
Require motorists to use a hands-free device when using a cell phone while driving.
Impose a $20 fine for a first offense, $50 for subsequent offenses.
Exempt emergency personnel, farm vehicle operators, tow truck drivers and commercial truck drivers.
Exempt motorists making 911 calls.

I like the phone law for young teen drivers (ones in High School) There are so many accidents around here and all over the state that are caused by teen drivers trying to text msg. while driving.

NoseBag, how did it get the name "naughty shed"? What have you been doing in there? :~o

Where tobacco and draconian laws are involved I like to have a good rant lol. Not to worry, now the steam has stopped coming out of my ears and I'm a calm sane(ish) bloke again. <takes deep breaths and a few pinches of HDT>

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I think some pictures of the naughty shed might be in order! Maybe we can start calling it "NoseBag's Hall of Viking Manliness"

As far as owning your own shop I think it's pretty cool that snuffers can get on this board and drop a line to a shop owner or manufacturer. Try having direct contact with the owner of any other companies...

Rugby with a snout full of snuff? I guess if you have to get your nose broken...

Deficiency,
You have a great point there. I used to have a secretary who used to stop people from getting through to me. The stupid women thought she was helping.
The flip side is, this forum works both ways, where else could I, so easily, get access to my customers.
I would have to pay a fortune for the marketing research I get for free here. Have you seen my advertising dept on Toque needs a new strap/tagline/slogan. These ad execs are better than Satchi and Satchi. Another bonus is, I haven’t laughed so much in ages.

Hi All,

Finally got round to getting a picture of the naughty shed up... Scroll down to see it.

No cork flooring deficiency, it's stripped and varnished pine. Ended up getting a spray gun to varnish the outside as hand varnishing was taking forever. It's not varnished in the picture though, now it's a more 'honey' colour.

The skirting isn't round the base in the picture. You can see the 'stilts' made from recycled plastic holding up the frame that the cabin is standing on. According to the manufacturer, the cabin won't rot from the bottom up because it's not on the ground level and so won't get sodden.

The picture was taken the day it was finished - we reclaimed a wilderness area down the end of the garden measuring 5m deep to site the cabin.

My kids in the picture - Zach, who's the baby and Toby, who's 3 and bit years old.

Ta-Ta
Nosebag

Oh...manliness independence...oh...I am really jealous of you!!!!!!!!

Pedro