My POOR tastebuds...

[DaBear]

I've had that taste from a number of sticks. I'd say the smoke was just going through a sick period during its resting time.

As for the tunneling, I've only had it happen once. Unfortunately it was on a T52 Flying Pig. Once it got like that(aka the inital light) there was no fix for it. Couldn't smoke the dang thing.

Some times you just gotta chalk it up to havin bad luck that night.