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Re: NEWBIE TRADING THREAD
@silvermouse said:
Have you smoked any of the cigars you purchased already?
I have not. I want to let them sit in the humidifier for a week or two before I light one up. I may spark one of the cafe macanudo cigarillos here soon though
Re: What did you get today?
@ShawnOL said:
Buy lots of samplers.
That was my original thought but in my mind I was thinking I want at least two of each for myself so I can try A, B, C and D then try them again later and have some sort of reverence. Also my lady partakes on occasion too and as odd as it is I don’t like splitting smokes I’d rather just get her her own(learned that as an ex cigarette/vape). Which lead me to mostly five packs and with that I have one or two from the packs I can trade to you fine gentleman.
Re: What did you get today?
@Amos_Umwhat said:
@OmgFrigginMike said:
@Amos_Umwhat said:
Boveda
Daaaaang! Yours look way fancier than mine! Enjoy your smokes bro
If you're new to this hobby and find you're enjoying it, you've come to the right place. It takes awhile to figure out what you like, and then when you do, you'll find your taste changes with experience. Watch the "what are you smoking threads" for ideas. I've been doing this for a long time and I see stuff I've never tried nearly every time I open one of those threads.
Glad to have you in the mix. You have shown signs of being a good fit here. You will quickly learn that this is a no-hold-barred kind of environment, so be prepared. You will also learn, if you last, that while we may give each other a lot of schidt from time to time, at the end of the day our differences don't matter and it's an amazingly supportive group.
I kind of started out watching the current smoking thread(not this forum however) and then just started searching for beginner recommendations and picked a couple off of that list to make sure I got them then just bid on a few five packs cigarillos(but are they really the same?) and singles of different varieties(size, color, fullness) to hopefully round out my options.
It’s overwhelming to me how large of a selection there is and where I have no real starting point I’m trying to just remember what the ones I have ordered are called for now. I have made a cigar scanner account to try and journal if you will to help me keep track
It also doesn’t help that I live in Utah and can’t have them shipped directly to me from most sites but have to send them to a friend/family and then they have to “gift” them to me.
I usually prefer the environment that doesn’t hold back though otherwise I’m not going to thrive and grow at the rate I’d like. So far I’ve enjoyed my time here and felt welcomed from everyone I’ve met.
…….my better half and MIL also approve (for now) 🤣
Re: Whatcha smokin this morning?
Outstanding!
I'm smoking a NUB 460 Cameroon from @MikeTodd from 2017. The flavor is undeniably good, but there's a reason this has sat in my winedor for seven years, just not a big fan on the NUB vitola. TYVM @MikeTodd.
Yakster
Re: Kinda cool
@Rdp77 said:
You have something at “x” miles away
It’s traveling at a speed of “y”
How do you find out how long it takes to go from point a to point b?
You have to use compatible units of measure though. You cant find out how many years away something is by dividing by the speed expressed in units of Miles Per Second. You have to divide by Miles Per Year. The distance light travels in a year is 5.88T miles, not 186,262 miles. (undisputed)
Let's run through this.
Betelgeuse (B) is 640 light years away from Earth (E). (undisputed)
640 x 365.25 days x 24 hours x 60 minutes x 60 seconds = 3,761,900,000,000,000 (Peter's 3,800 Trillion miles, undisputed)
3,761,900,000,000,000 miles divided by 186,262 Miles Per Second = @ 20 trillion seconds. 20 trillion seconds = 633,000 years. This is not the correct answer for how many years ago something happened in space, because it wasn't divide by the correct unit of time. Like I said, you have to divide the distance using compatible units, as follows:
3,761,900,000,000,000 miles divided by 5,873,958,432,000 Miles Per Year = 640.44 Years. It takes 640.44 Years for light to travel between Betelgeuse and Earth. That is why B is 640 light years away from E.
TRayB
Re: Pipe / Tobacco Deals
Pipes & Cigars has the Stanwell 2023 POTY on sale for under $40. Amazing price, just saying.
Re: Post Every Boring Aspect Of Your Mundane Life Thread
Walked up to the fairgrounds this morning. Lots of folks were set up for a rodeo. Round corral for bucking horses and bulls. As I walked past one big black bull gave me the evil eye. If he wasn't in a pen he probably would have chased me up a tree. Horse culture is pretty strong up here. My neighbor 1/4 mile down the road has three and I pass two up the road every time I walk. Admission to the rodeo is $25 for adults.
