THE NEWBIE WELCOMING THREAD

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  • theadixs
    theadixs Posts: 3 ✭✭

    Hello,

    Hoping aboard, not new to cigars but new here!

    Cut my teeth way back when JR had a forum, late ‘90’s ish. Spent some time on other forums but they have died a slow death.

    Tried the facebook groups but that’s not a good fit.

    Anyways, living in the Charlotte Metro and enjoy cigars, coffee and bourbon/beer.

    I started with mild conn, then evolved into other cigars, joined the cuban snob group and now I smoke mostly non Cubans for many reasons.

    Looking forward to the group!

  • ShawnOL
    ShawnOL Posts: 13,284 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome aboard @theadixs .

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • peter4jc
    peter4jc Posts: 18,128 ✭✭✭✭✭

    'Bout time you got around to introducing yourself, @theadixs.

    "I could've had a Mi Querida!"   Nick Bardis
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome, Thea.

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  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191
    OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome, @theadixs Enjoy your time here.

    A good cigar and the open road solve most problems.

  • xavier710
    xavier710 Posts: 14 ✭✭✭

    Hi guys, :#

    I've been smoking cigars for three years, and I'm 24 years old now.

    by the way my favorite brand is VIAJE.

  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome, @xavier710.

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  • genareddog
    genareddog Posts: 4,449 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome all

  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191
    OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome, @xavier710

    A good cigar and the open road solve most problems.

  • michaelharvey
    michaelharvey Posts: 202 ✭✭

    How does one go about a reintroduction...totally forgot about this community for apparently many years...how y'all been?

  • Rdp77
    Rdp77 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @michaelharvey said:
    How does one go about a reintroduction...totally forgot about this community for apparently many years...how y'all been?

    Looks like you just got the reintroduction lol. I’d imagine there’s not a lot of the same face around that were here then. There are a few. Welcome back

    If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.

  • Amos_Umwhat
    Amos_Umwhat Posts: 9,830 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Come right in, sit right down, and baby let your hair hang down.

    WARNING:  The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme.  Proceed at your own risk.  

    "If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed.  If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." --  Mark Twain
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome Back, @michaelharvey

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  • ShawnOL
    ShawnOL Posts: 13,284 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome Back, @michaelharvey. When were you hanging around here last?

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • d_blades
    d_blades Posts: 4,560 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome newbies and rejoiners.

    Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.

  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,500 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2024

    Hi @DirtyJinx, welcome to the forum. I get senior discounts offered to me at stores, I wish they were cigar lounges.

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  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191
    OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DirtyJinx welcome!

    A good cigar and the open road solve most problems.

  • genareddog
    genareddog Posts: 4,449 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome Chris and thank you for your service!

  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 23,530 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forum, Chris.

  • Hawks
    Hawks Posts: 2,268 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome!

    Nolite Oblivisci Peniculus Dentes

  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome aboard, Chris!

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  • peter4jc
    peter4jc Posts: 18,128 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome, Chris. Look into Protocol cigars, into the background of the creators of the brand, and you'll know why they might be a good fit for you.

    "I could've had a Mi Querida!"   Nick Bardis
  • OutdoorsSmoke_21191
    OutdoorsSmoke_21191 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome. Hopefully, you were in the drop program 4-3/4 years ago 😜😜. A great celebration stick would be the one you enjoy the most along with some great company 🤙🏼

    A good cigar and the open road solve most problems.

  • ShawnOL
    ShawnOL Posts: 13,284 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome aboard, Chris @Shady0916 .
    Try a Casa Fuente.

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • Shady0916
    Shady0916 Posts: 3 ✭

    Thanks for the greetings and suggestions.

  • Bob_Luken
    Bob_Luken Posts: 11,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2024

    @Shady0916 said:
    Good morning y'all. I would like to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Chris from Alabama.

    I have a question 🤔 for the forum...

    I am celebrating my 30th year in law enforcement this month and I would love to here suggestions from y'all on what would be a great celebratory stick...

    Welcome Chris. What part of Alabama you live in?
    Congrats on 30 years, Thank you for your service. There's a couple of cigars I remember having 30th anniversary in the name. I'll do a quick search and see what pops up.
    Perdomo 30th anniversary might be the easiest one to get ahold of.
    Padron 1964 Anniversary Series crafted to commemorate Padron's 30th anniversary.
    Davidoff 30th anniversary would be nice if they are available.

  • LittleBuddy50
    LittleBuddy50 Posts: 172 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hello. Jay here. I just bought my first Humidor. New to the cigar world. I did buy a nice box of cigars years ago. 1997 I went to a buddy's wedding in Honduras. On the way back I bought a nice box of cigars at the Duty Free Store. They weren't very expensive then and I really liked them. No humidor, didn't even know what they were. But being in South Mississippi on the coast, they stayed nice and moist just being in the box. I just bought a Wineador, a KINGCHII 8 liter humidor. Its small, I can't fit a box of cigars inside but I bought it because I can't get my house below 78 degrees in the summertime. I live in a hot dry area. This Wineador has a small plastic container for water built in to the bottom, under the wooden tray basket so its not in the way. I filled it up with distilled water after wiping down the inside walls of the humidor. It had a slight plasticky smell but not bad. I left door open for a few minutes and put a box of baking soda in it, but, I couldn't wait to get started seasoning it so I took out the baking soda, turned the thing on and set it to 72 degrees. I let it run for 2 days and watched it humidify while holding a solid 72 degrees. It stayed around 80% humidity and i emptied most of the water from the container but it wouldn't go under 78ish RH. I had to remove the little water container and I dropped in a 69% Boveda pack. It stayed around 76 but I added 4 or 5 cigars last night and now its a solid 73RH and 72 degrees. It just bumped up to 74 but I'm not worried. I like that its holding a solid temp. I put in a few cheap cigars and one medium priced cigar. 3 AF Curly heads. 1 JUST STICKS corona from Bevmo ($4). 1 Gran Habano Corojo #5 Pyramid. 1 Habanos Del Campo kinda cheap cigar. These aren't fancy cigars and I've only had 1 of the curly heads and I liked it a lot. Any reviews on any of the other ones?

  • Bob_Luken
    Bob_Luken Posts: 11,688 ✭✭✭✭✭

    welcome to the forum @LittleBuddy50
    Those cigars sound like the stuff I smoked when I was starting out, but would not smoke regularly today. The important thing is enjoying what you smoke, more so than anyone else's ratings of those sticks. The AF line of cigars is something you should further explore. The curlyheads, If I recall correctly are mixed short filler cigars created from leftovers from making their long filler cigars. So, If you like the curlyheads, it will stand to reason you'd enjoy plenty of other Arturo Fuente cigars.

  • d_blades
    d_blades Posts: 4,560 ✭✭✭✭✭

    All the Fuentes are good sticks. Welcome to the zoo.

    Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.

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