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Re: Whatcha smokin tonight?
@peter4jc said:
I'm guessing it's a Wolfman.
I’m gonna say Jason
Rdp77
Re: This is a GEAT Group of guys (and girls)!!
It’s never too early to start drinking!
Re: What did you get today?
@CalvinAndHobo said:
@peter4jc said:
Dry-beggar. LOLI still have plenty. If a cigar company made see through tubes on the other hand, I'll dry beg away...
Low on Macanudo?
Vision
Re: What did you get today?
@Vision said:
@CalvinAndHobo said:
@peter4jc said:
Dry-beggar. LOLI still have plenty. If a cigar company made see through tubes on the other hand, I'll dry beg away...
Low on Macanudo?
Jokes aside, I'd be wanting plastic tubes to keep various extra screws and bolts and other nonsense separated by size. Right now I use empty water bottles to do that, and I think if I used glass cigar tubes and dropped one on asphalt, it would probably crack.
Re: GEOPOLITICS (educational purposes only)
That's funny, no doubt. However, having lived in or travelled through Germany, France, Spain, and Switzerland, I'd strongly advise against drinking the tap water.
Really. Don't do it.
I think I lost 15 pounds overnight after drinking tap water in Spain. Water weight, you know. Long night. Really really long.
Re: Post Every Boring Aspect Of Your Mundane Life Thread
I had a set of sharpened Lawn Darts I used for rabbit hunting. Would easily penetrate 1/4 inch plywood at 15-20 yards.
d_blades
Re: Post Every Boring Aspect Of Your Mundane Life Thread
@Bob_Luken said:
In the deepest recesses of the basement of my childhood home. Found some lost treasure.
Reported to the Fun Police!
BTW. Those go for over $200 regularly on eBay if all the sliders and rings are in there.
Vision
Re: Whatcha smokin this morning?
Good morning Edward, those to come. New World Cameroon with a nice Papua New Guinea Dry Process Baroida. (not pictured) I've decided after almost a year of using the Colibri V cutters that I like the shallower Xikar VX cutter better because it seems to do a better job cutting without having the cap unravel when finished. The Xikar also doesn't seem to gum up as much. I need to clean up my Colibri's.
Yakster
Re: GEOPOLITICS (educational purposes only)
Arctic sea trade routes. This is the new (developing last 15 years) geopolitical race for dominance. This entails all countries who possess mass wanted/needed natural resources and have shipping capabilities.
@Rdp77 simple answer…it’s all intertwined. There’s no ONE distinct answer.
@VegasFrank I agree with mostly everything you wrote. Let’s look a little closer.
Of course the following is 30k birdseye viewpoint.
Belgium…a founding member of NATO. Recent presidency to EU Council. However, path of governance and future strategies is in a bit of disarray. Securing sea trade routes. Here’s a little bit about their arctic strategy.
https://www.egmontinstitute.be/belgium-needs-a-bold-arctic-policy/
Finland/Netherlands…location location location…military alliance, American military bases, partner force training, etc etc. Close proximity to Russia. Again, securing Baltic sea trade routes.
Turkey…talk about lukewarm relations between US and them. Me personally, I don’t trust them. They have relationships with countries we don’t and use them for political mediations. They are situated between Europe and Asia. They serve as a trade bridge connecting the East and the West. They are a major source for energy and transport of raw materials for energy. Not to mention they are currently one of the largest producers of military weapons systems in the world.
I only touched on the countries you mentioned.
@VegasFrank and @Rdp77 you guys are infinitely intelligent dudes. I don’t need to educate you on geopolitics. We are all extremely aware the simplicity of geopolitics lies in control and overwatch, in whatever you want to insert here, in the name of national interest. The guy (country) at the top of the heap (world) is the winner (most powerful).
Lastly, I love talking about this stuff. Keep it coming!!!
