Pipe-filter: Where can I find maps of pipe networks in US cities? [more inside]
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth on Dec 1, 2009 - 5 answers

Where can I find a soap bubble blowing pipe that looks like a realistic wooden smoking pipe? [more inside]
posted by leptin on Nov 23, 2009 - 1 answer

So... The US has banned clove cigarettes. This is the only type I smoke because I dislike the taste and feel of smoking a tobacco-only cigarette. What options to I have? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 23, 2009 - 27 answers

Sudden drop in water pressure since repairman was here the other day. Is there a simple trick for fixing it? [more inside]
posted by bunny hugger on Sep 7, 2009 - 6 answers

Where can I buy a kiseru in the Osaka area tomorrow? (A kiseru is a traditional Japanese smoking pipe.) I have looked at all kinds of shops and haven't found any. I'd rather not order online. Some people back home want them as souvenirs. I am staying in Osaka, so I am within easy range of Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, etc.
posted by twblalock on Aug 10, 2009 - 7 answers

What the frack is a roor? [more inside]
posted by hal_c_on on Jul 22, 2009 - 19 answers

Help me find a table-top sliding tile game from the 70s involving connecting "pipes." [more inside]
posted by rleamon on Apr 29, 2009 - 8 answers

I'd like a yahoo pipe badge to display properly (and vertically) in Internet Explorer [more inside]
posted by Baud on Mar 15, 2009 - 1 answer

I have written a simple little Java program which runs on the command line, displays a text menu, and takes user input. I would like to feed it a very large amount of test input--as though an actual user were sitting there typing in commands all day. I am using Windows, but have access to the basic *nix utilities such as cat. "cat file.txt | java Program" doesn't work, nor does starting the program and using the context menu to paste in several lines of data. [more inside]
posted by anaelith on Mar 10, 2009 - 9 answers

Where is the best place online to buy glass water pipes? [more inside]
posted by nadawi on Feb 25, 2009 - 5 answers

How does one get various threaded pipe fittings and plumbing parts to line up properly? [more inside]
posted by jclovebrew on Jan 27, 2009 - 4 answers

How organic is Natural American Spirit tobacco? [more inside]
posted by fjardt on Mar 26, 2008 - 6 answers

OK so my grandfather bought the proverbial 'swamp land in Florida'... [more inside]
posted by Gungho on Feb 26, 2008 - 5 answers

How do I get the correct return code from a unix command line application after I've piped it through another command that succeeded? [more inside]
posted by ChrisR on Nov 24, 2007 - 22 answers

I want to bend a metal pipe into a nice U-shape. Is this possible to do myself? If not, what type of company would be able to do this for me? [more inside]
posted by kamelhoecker on May 1, 2007 - 21 answers

A pipe in the basement is dripping. It goes to the boiler. What can I do to make it stop? Do I need a plumber? (Pictures inside) [more inside]
posted by toddst on Mar 27, 2007 - 7 answers

An exposed pipe runs from floor to ceiling in my bathroom. What can I wrap around this extremely hot pipe so that it remains a source of heat but isn't a threat to bare skin? [more inside]
posted by hsoltz on Nov 27, 2006 - 27 answers

A water main leak was repaired in front of our house. Our facets spewed muddy water. Now possibly contaminated dirt is settled in the water pipes. Health and mechanical/structural risk of dirt and debris settled in water pipes? If, and how to remove? Where for water sample test? How to deal with the Water co. on liabilities? Attorney recommendation? [more inside]
posted by MD06 on Nov 8, 2006 - 5 answers

I have a funky smell coming from a pipe in my apartment. What is it, and what can I do? [more inside]
posted by selfnoise on Nov 7, 2006 - 9 answers

How does one smoke a pipe? Just talking about proper pipes and proper tobacco - nothing wacky
posted by Svea on Aug 6, 2005 - 7 answers

In the East River (in New York City), just south of the Queensboro bridge, there's this black pipe-like thing floating in the water. It doesn't appear to be a solid piece, and it looked like it wasn't even water-tight. There are platforms with some weird-looking uprights on them every 20 feet or so. As far as I could tell, it didn't look like it was going to or from anything at all. What is it?
posted by Plutor on Jun 20, 2005 - 7 answers

I'd like to switch from smoking cigarettes to smoking a pipe... [more inside]
posted by cmonkey on Apr 26, 2005 - 8 answers

A friend of mine is giving me a pipe tonight. A real pipe, for pipe tobacco. Can anyone suggest any accesory-accesories, such as preferred liquour, chair style, etc...
posted by jon_kill on Sep 21, 2004 - 24 answers

I'm taking up (tobacco) pipe smoking. (No lectures, please.) I was wondering if anyone else here enjoys a good smoke now and then? If so, what are your favorite blends? Pipes? What should I look for in a tobacco pouch-- leather, vinyl? [more inside]
posted by keswick on Jul 2, 2004 - 16 answers

Plumbing question - you have a bath tub, free standing, with no shower; no switch to change between the water coming of the faucet vs from a shower head, and no shower curtain or support for such. How much (and what) would the parts be to add shower functionality? Is this a job that you could do by yourself?
posted by GriffX on May 13, 2004 - 7 answers