Post by: CigarBanter on September 05, 2020, 12:01:30 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 05:58:10 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 08:56:17 AM
good morning Banter. making smoke watching the lightning storm roll in off the gulf.I'm surprised you could see anything at all through all that smoke. Haven't had a Nica Rustica in too long.
Good morning, Dean.
Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 09:09:36 AM
I couldn't until the flash went off. I had forgotten how much smoke they put out.good morning Banter. making smoke watching the lightning storm roll in off the gulf.I'm surprised you could see anything at all through all that smoke. Haven't had a Nica Rustica in too long.
Good morning, Dean.
morning Tony.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 09:13:23 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 09:15:24 AM
@FloridaDean: How are you feeling?well, heart hasn't been racing since Thursday night so there's that I guess.
Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 09:19:52 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 09:28:07 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 09:37:50 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 09:39:35 AM
https://www.cigarsinternational.com/joecigar
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 09:39:38 AM
Stay away from those red heads.@FloridaDean: How are you feeling?well, heart hasn't been racing since Thursday night so there's that I guess.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 09:41:22 AM
94° already. storm never materialized. heat advisories out again.We had a beautiful day at the beach yesterday. Today is noticeably cooler. Not supposed to get much hotter than 80°. That's fine for me but a little chilly for the beach.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 09:42:01 AM
feeling a bit 'crazy'.Never smoked the maduro but the original Schizo was decent enough.
Post by: bluecollar on September 05, 2020, 09:42:24 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 09:42:41 AM
Morning Tony and Dean. Gonna be a quiet weekend at the banter I believe.Good morning, Dave. I believe you are correct.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 09:43:04 AM
There are 117 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Sept. 5, 1972, the Palestinian group Black September attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games, killing 11 Israelis and a police officer. German forces killed five of the gunmen.
On this date:
In 1774, the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia.
In 1793, the Reign of Terror began during the French Revolution as the National Convention instituted harsh measures to repress counter-revolutionary activities.
In 1864, voters in Louisiana approved a new state constitution abolishing slavery.
In 1939, four days after war had broken out in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation declaring U.S. neutrality in the conflict.
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation making aircraft hijackings a federal crime.
In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford escaped an attempt on his life by Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a disciple of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, California.
In 1984, the space shuttle Discovery ended its inaugural flight as it landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
In 1986, four hijackers who had seized a Pan Am jumbo jet on the ground in Karachi, Pakistan, opened fire when the lights inside the plane failed; a total of 20 people were killed before Pakistani commandos stormed the jetliner.
In 1995, France ended its three-year moratorium on nuclear tests, setting off an underground blast on a South Pacific atoll.
In 1997, breaking the royal reticence over the death of Princess Diana, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II delivered a televised address in which she called her former daughter-in-law “a remarkable person.” Mother Teresa died in Calcutta, India, at age 87; conductor Sir Georg Solti (johrj SHOL’-tee) died in France at age 84.
In 2016, Phyllis Schlafly, the outspoken conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and founded the Eagle Forum political group, died in St. Louis at age 92.
In 2018, The New York Times published an opinion piece from an anonymous senior administration official claiming to be part of an internal “resistance” working to thwart President Donald Trump’s “worst inclinations;” Trump responded that if such a “gutless” person exists, “the Times must, for National Security purposes, turn him/her over to the government at once!”
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 09:43:40 AM
Five years ago: Germans waving welcome signs in German, English and Arabic gathered at a train station to welcome the first group of a wave of migrants fleeing conflict in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa.
One year ago: A jury in Oakland, California, acquitted one of the two men charged in a deadly warehouse fire and deadlocked on whether to convict or acquit the other. (Derick Almena is scheduled to be tried again in October on manslaughter charges; he was the founder of an artists’ collective at the site where the fast-moving fire trapped and killed 36 partygoers in December, 2016.) The Education Department said it was fining Michigan State University a record $4.5 million for failing to respond adequately to sexual assault complaints about Larry Nassar, a campus sports doctor who molested elite gymnasts and other female athletes. Drug chains CVS and Walgreens and grocery chain Wegmans joined retailers requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in their stores, even where state laws allow it. The NFL opened its 100th season in Chicago, where the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 10-3 in the season’s first game.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 09:45:53 AM
Comedian-actor Bob Newhart is 91.
Actor-singer Carol Lawrence is 88.
Actor Lucille Soong is 85.
Former NFL All-Pro quarterback and college football Hall of Famer Billy Kilmer is 81.
Actor William Devane is 81.
Actor George Lazenby is 81.
Actor Raquel Welch is 80.
Movie director Werner Herzog is 78.
Singer Al Stewart is 75.
Actor-director Dennis Dugan is 74.
College Football Hall of Famer Jerry LeVias is 74.
Singer Loudon Wainwright III is 74.
Soul/rock musician Mel Collins is 73.
“Cathy” cartoonist Cathy Guisewite (GYZ’-wyt) is 70.
Actor Michael Keaton is 69.
Actor Debbie Turner-Larson (Marta in “The Sound of Music”) is 64.
Actor Kristian Alfonso is 57.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Terry Ellis is 57.
Rock musician Brad Wilk is 52.
TV personality Dweezil Zappa is 51.
Actor Rose McGowan is 47.
Actor Carice Van Houten is 44.
Rock musician Kyle O’Quin (Portugal. The Man) is 35.
Actor Andrew Ducote is 34.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Yuna Kim is 30.
Actor Skandar Keynes is 29.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 09:47:19 AM
That's what sweatshirts are for. You're not home, you're not working, quit your bitching, enjoy, have a cigar.94° already. storm never materialized. heat advisories out again.We had a beautiful day at the beach yesterday. Today is noticeably cooler. Not supposed to get much hotter than 80°. That's fine for me but a little chilly for the beach.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 09:50:32 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 09:56:08 AM
Morning Tony and Dean. Gonna be a quiet weekend at the banter I believe.indeed.
morning Dave.
Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 09:57:01 AM
I think the maduro is much better.feeling a bit 'crazy'.Never smoked the maduro but the original Schizo was decent enough.
Post by: bluecollar on September 05, 2020, 09:58:55 AM
I can't get past the sweet tip and thatswhatIsaidI think the maduro is much better.feeling a bit 'crazy'.Never smoked the maduro but the original Schizo was decent enough.
Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 09:59:02 AM
Good morning Dave, Tony, and Dean. I feel a lazy day ahead. I never sleep well after working an odd shift.morning Rick. lazy or do nothing is right up my alley. will probably lay in the sun, hit the warm tub, smoke cigars, and repeat today.
Post by: Threebean on September 05, 2020, 10:13:27 AM
Post by: bluecollar on September 05, 2020, 10:16:37 AM
Post by: bluecollar on September 05, 2020, 10:18:21 AM
Good morning, longweekenders. Mid 70s here, but very humid. Got a nice bit of rain over the last couple days. We definitely needed it.Good morning Mr Bean. High in the low 70s today but in the 80s next few, I'll take it.
Post by: Threebean on September 05, 2020, 10:24:40 AM
Happy Birthday Raquel!Indeed. That animal skin bikini getup stirred my adolescent loins back in the day.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 11:06:42 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 11:08:25 AM
Weather people are having a great time with the forecast for Denver . Seems it will be in the 90's through the weekend , then a high of 38 and accumulating snow on Tuesday.Good morning, longweekenders. Mid 70s here, but very humid. Got a nice bit of rain over the last couple days. We definitely needed it.Good morning Mr Bean. High in the low 70s today but in the 80s next few, I'll take it.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 11:19:24 AM
In addition to premium botiques, they are offering the likes of: Chick Magnet XL, Velvet Elvis, Love Potion, and one of my favorites, Jail Bait. This would be a good conversation starter for Dean...oops, sorry that one seems to be sold out....
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 11:22:13 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 11:33:26 AM
https://halfwheel.com/macanudo-inspirado-green-churchill/380773/
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 11:37:23 AM
https://halfwheel.com/crowned-heads-creates-wabash-cannonball-for-casa-de-montecristo-nashville/380861/
Post by: Threebean on September 05, 2020, 11:41:38 AM
Yikes, they are also all sold out of Southern Draw, except for some 300 Hands.I need to start watching the devil for Southern Draw now that they have my acct straightened out.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 11:47:29 AM
feeling a bit 'crazy'.Got some Asylum Lobotomy Corojo 770's on the Monster if you need a follow-up.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 11:51:14 AM
Generally only a handful available at a given time and prices rarely tempting. Kind of like Warped has gone there...single GoTF sticks for top dollar don't get much attention.Yikes, they are also all sold out of Southern Draw, except for some 300 Hands.I need to start watching the devil for Southern Draw now that they have my acct straightened out.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 11:51:50 AM
Good for that, did you get your delivery?Yikes, they are also all sold out of Southern Draw, except for some 300 Hands.I need to start watching the devil for Southern Draw now that they have my acct straightened out.
Post by: Threebean on September 05, 2020, 11:54:38 AM
No, but shows as shipped finally.Good for that, did you get your delivery?Yikes, they are also all sold out of Southern Draw, except for some 300 Hands.I need to start watching the devil for Southern Draw now that they have my acct straightened out.
Post by: Threebean on September 05, 2020, 11:57:17 AM
That figures. They seem to have become scarce. When available at SBC the pricing is decidedly not cheapy cheapo.Generally only a handful available at a given time and prices rarely tempting. Kind of like Warped has gone there...single GoTF sticks for top dollar don't get much attention.Yikes, they are also all sold out of Southern Draw, except for some 300 Hands.I need to start watching the devil for Southern Draw now that they have my acct straightened out.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 12:13:23 PM
Loins no longer responding? That's sad.Happy Birthday Raquel!Indeed. That animal skin bikini getup stirred my adolescent loins back in the day.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 12:14:11 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 12:15:02 PM
I wasn't complaining a bit... For once.That's what sweatshirts are for. You're not home, you're not working, quit your bitching, enjoy, have a cigar.94° already. storm never materialized. heat advisories out again.We had a beautiful day at the beach yesterday. Today is noticeably cooler. Not supposed to get much hotter than 80°. That's fine for me but a little chilly for the beach.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 12:34:37 PM
That is a nice change of pace then.I wasn't complaining a bit... For once.That's what sweatshirts are for. You're not home, you're not working, quit your bitching, enjoy, have a cigar.94° already. storm never materialized. heat advisories out again.We had a beautiful day at the beach yesterday. Today is noticeably cooler. Not supposed to get much hotter than 80°. That's fine for me but a little chilly for the beach.
Post by: Travellin Dave on September 05, 2020, 12:43:31 PM
Atlantic has a good supply. Don't know regular pricing as all I see are the VIP pricing which still aren't close to cheapy cheapo range.That figures. They seem to have become scarce. When available at SBC the pricing is decidedly not cheapy cheapo.Generally only a handful available at a given time and prices rarely tempting. Kind of like Warped has gone there...single GoTF sticks for top dollar don't get much attention.Yikes, they are also all sold out of Southern Draw, except for some 300 Hands.I need to start watching the devil for Southern Draw now that they have my acct straightened out.
Atlantic does currently have 20% off on SD Cedrus which is something...
Post by: Threebean on September 05, 2020, 12:55:21 PM
Well, she is 80 years old.Loins no longer responding? That's sad.Happy Birthday Raquel!Indeed. That animal skin bikini getup stirred my adolescent loins back in the day.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 01:57:11 PM
This is vacation Tony.That is a nice change of pace then.I wasn't complaining a bit... For once.That's what sweatshirts are for. You're not home, you're not working, quit your bitching, enjoy, have a cigar.94° already. storm never materialized. heat advisories out again.We had a beautiful day at the beach yesterday. Today is noticeably cooler. Not supposed to get much hotter than 80°. That's fine for me but a little chilly for the beach.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 01:58:02 PM
You don't have to look at current photos.Well, she is 80 years old.Loins no longer responding? That's sad.Happy Birthday Raquel!Indeed. That animal skin bikini getup stirred my adolescent loins back in the day.
Post by: Oyam18 on September 05, 2020, 02:08:47 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 03:13:48 PM
Good afternoon vacationersIndeed. Just came back from a 5-mile bike ride with my boys. Really nice day out. Heading to the beach shortly.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on September 05, 2020, 05:54:50 PM
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Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 07:00:59 PM
Stopped at the marina because a good friend was returning from a day of fishing. This was the boat next to his. Is this yours, Deano?no, but E. Marion is in Wayne Co NY not far from where I grew up. also home to the original Topping Ladder Co.
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Post by: FloridaDean on September 05, 2020, 07:01:39 PM
Post by: Threebean on September 05, 2020, 07:39:25 PM
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Post by: Threebean on September 05, 2020, 07:45:29 PM
102° at 7pm. sheesh.Oof, glad we're over that, hopefully for the season.
Post by: bluecollar on September 05, 2020, 08:05:23 PM
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Post by: Threebean on September 05, 2020, 08:34:04 PM
Cold in the Man Cave. I'm wearing socks like I did in the 80s minus the stripesHere's my cigar smoking footwear. I stay up with the coolest fashions also.
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Post by: Oyam18 on September 05, 2020, 08:44:55 PM
No!Cold in the Man Cave. I'm wearing socks like I did in the 80s minus the stripesHere's my cigar smoking footwear. I stay up with the coolest fashions also.
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Post by: bluecollar on September 05, 2020, 08:45:30 PM
That gave me a chuckle... hahaCold in the Man Cave. I'm wearing socks like I did in the 80s minus the stripesHere's my cigar smoking footwear. I stay up with the coolest fashions also.
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Post by: Oyam18 on September 05, 2020, 08:45:33 PM