The Phunnel Has Ruined Hookah For Me...

[Barnaby]

Just a humorous hookah story from the weekend. I had to go to a family get together on Saturday. My wife, being the awesome woman she is, suggested bringing the travel hookah (6 year old Mya Acrylic), since these get togethers at my cousin's house usually end in musical instruments, and lots of single malt scotch. I didn't have a chance to pack it myself, since I had to go to work on Saturday, so I let her know what items I'd need, in addition to the bag that the Mya is in. Namely, I'd need my charcoal tray, my phunnel bowl (I own only one that I share between my main Syrian hookah, and the Mya acrylic, since they would never run at the same time, and the Mya gets seldom used. Not enough to warrant its own phunnel), some Tangiers, some Canary Goldens, etc.

When we met up at the party she informed me, that she had brought it all, cept for the bag with the hookah. I was alittle disappointed, but I can't fault her, since she did have to pack all that up, in addition 2 getting 2 kids under 2 ready, the associated barage of crap that comes with 2 diapered kids, and having to pick up my Dad, and drive an hour to the party.

later on in the evening after hitting the keg a few, and a few fingers of scotch, I wanted to show what could've been in store if the hookah was brought. I brought in the bag, and let them smell what I brought, being some Tangiers Summer Solstice, and some Kashmir Peach. Yummy stuff.. sigh..

So, last night, I'm going to do some grilling out, and of course, since its nice out, and we're outside, I go for the hookah... but, alas. I can't find the bag that had the phunnel, coals, etc.. I look everywhere for it, not remembering where I put it when I unloaded the car..

I looked high and low.. I couldn't find it.. (and I'm sure you see where this is going). My wife then asks me, did you get it when we left teh party? To which I respond, whatcha mean? Oh YEA!! I did bring the bag in, didn't I. Which she then asks me how many scotches I did have.. LOL.. It just slipped my mind, I remember bringing it in, and what not.. oh well..

So, here I am, with the anticipation of some tasty smoke for desert, and me missing gear. So, then I think is there anyway to still get a hookah session going.. Oh yes!! My original MOD bowl that came with the Syrian.. Lets give that whirl.

I figured we'd give some Nahkla a try in the mod bowl, as that should be the most forgiving.. Now my mod bowl is shamefully shallow, and I doubt one could fit more than 15g in it at best.. so, I pack that mug up, put some cocos on it, and get it going.. I'd say I had 4 or 5 ok pulls before it burned...

I packed it too tight probably, but really, considering how small that bowl is, if you sprinkled that shit in, you'd get 3 pulls and it'd be out....



At the end of the day, this was a very great reminder on just how much the phunnel bowl changed the way I used my hookah. When I first got it, I got the mod bowl to smoke, and smoke ok, but having used the phunnel for so long, I just have lost all the skill, and knowledge, and can't ever go back. I'm completely useless without my phunnel..

DAMN YOU ERIC!! LOL

[Chreees]

Yep, phunnel bowl is the only bowl I even OWN nowadays. I CAN'T pack a bowl in anything else other than a Tangiers phunnel... God Eric, how you spoil us all...

[fineout]

i am useless at packing this mya bowl i got with my qt, i miss my phunnel the only thing i can buy close to it here is a glass phunnel that is remarkably cheap but its the size of a large and idk if i wanna drop that plus i have to stop smoking in a few weeks anyway

[Josh Hamilton]

Good thing I ordered 2 of them recently...phew...last more than an hr easily vs the alien (more shisha)

100th post Edited May 11, 2010 by Josh Hamilton