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Re: Post Every Boring Aspect Of Your Mundane Life Thread
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Poor Kid. I hope it goes well with no more complications.
Re: Whatcha smokin this morning?
Congratulations! It healed really well, given the extent of the damage; good surgeon.
Re: merry memes
Just because we can doesn't mean we should...
That's actually pretty creative.
peter4jc
Re: Are CAOs usually stiffer?
Some cigars feel “stiff” because of the amount of filler tobacco in them. Some feel that way due to the lack of humidity. My guess is that they seem bitter and over ashy it’s due to lack of humidity. On the other hand, too much moisture will can make them feel spongy and lack flavor. That’s one of the wonderful things about Boveda. It’s a two way system. It can add moisture when needed but will also draw out excess moisture. From my experience, shops can be a toss up as to how they treat their cigars so you always take a chance until you learn their practices. Whenever you buy cigars, give them some time in a humidor with boveda. People have their own preferences as to which rh to use. Anything from 62-69 is good, you just have to figure out what works best for you. Once they’ve been in there awhile and had time to acclimate you’ll get the best expression of that particular cigar and then you can determine if it’s one you’ll want to smoke again or not.
Rdp77
Re: Post Every Boring Aspect Of Your Mundane Life Thread
@Olekingcole said:
Changed the oil in the truck today, normally a pretty simple task, but previously when I had the mechanic change out the wheel hubs I told him to go ahead and do the oil change too. He must have been worried someone was going to steal my oil filter because that thing was twisted on there so tight I had to go pick up a filter wrench to work it free. 15 minute job turned into an hour long event. All good though, I own a filter wrench now 😆
A belt works good in a pinch.
Rdp77
Re: What are you reading?
The posts above made me think of these sayings from Sun Tzu's Art of War:
"Indirect tactics, efficiently applied, are as inexhaustible as Heaven and Earth, unending as the flow of rivers and streams; like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more."
" The general, unable to control his irritation, will launch his men to the assault like swarming ants, with the result that one-third of his men are slain, while the town remains untaken. Such are the disastrous effects of a siege."
Re: THE NEWBIE WELCOMING THREAD
Any container you use as a humidor, you're going to want to keep about 3/4 full of cigars. Extra boveda packs won't hurt a thing and they can be recharged with distilled water when they start to dry out.
ShawnOL