Post by: CigarBanter on March 10, 2018, 12:00:41 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:49:20 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:50:37 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 07:05:08 AM
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell's assistant, Thomas Watson, heard Bell say over his experimental telephone: "Mr. Watson - come here - I want to see you" from the next room of Bell's Boston laboratory.
On this date:
In 1496, Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain.
In 1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin.
In 1848, the U.S. Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War.
In 1933, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake centered off Long Beach, California, resulted in 120 deaths.
In 1948, the body of the anti-Communist foreign minister of Czechoslovakia, Jan Masaryk (yahn mah-SAH'-reek), was found in the garden of Czernin (CHEHR'-neen) Palace in Prague.
In 1959, the Tennessee Williams play "Sweet Bird of Youth," starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, opened at Broadway's Martin Beck Theatre.
In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee (on his 41st birthday) to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Ray later repudiated that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.)
In 1973, the Pink Floyd album "The Dark Side of the Moon" was first released in the U.S. by Capitol Records (the British release came nearly two weeks later).
In 1985, Konstantin U. Chernenko, who was the Soviet Union's leader for 13 months, died at age 73; he was succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev.
In 1988, pop singer Andy Gibb died in Oxford, England, at age 30 of heart inflammation.
In 1993, Dr. David Gunn was shot to death outside a Pensacola, Florida, abortion clinic. (Shooter Michael Griffin is serving a life sentence.)
In 2003, shortly before the start of the Iraq war, Natalie Maines, lead singer of the Dixie Chicks, told a London audience: "Just so you know... we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." (Maines later apologized for the phrasing of her remark.)
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 07:05:47 AM
Five years ago: The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai (HAH'-mihd KAHR'-zeye), accused the Taliban and the U.S. of working in concert to convince Afghans that violence would worsen if most foreign troops left - an allegation the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford, rejected as "categorically false."
One year ago: The Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added 235,000 jobs in February 2017 as the unemployment rate dipped to 4.7 percent from 4.8 percent. President Donald Trump chose Scott Gottlieb, a conservative doctor-turned-pundit with deep ties to Wall Street and the pharmaceutical industry, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Two girls, ages 10 and 3, were killed in a fire in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, blamed on an exploding hoverboard; a firefighter died in a traffic accident en route to the blaze. South Korea's Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal. Death claimed "Bridges of Madison County" author Robert James Waller at age 77 and Joni Sledge, a member of the group Sister Sledge, at age 60.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 07:06:45 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 07:07:09 AM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on March 10, 2018, 07:11:50 AM
I am trying to figure out which one of those BS CI Management Corrections will fix this kind of stupid chit!
https://www.cigarsinternational.com/joecigar/
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 07:24:13 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 07:24:44 AM
Morning Weekenders,For sure. Morning CarolinaDave.
I am trying to figure out which one of those BS CI Management Corrections will fix this kind of stupid chit!
https://www.cigarsinternational.com/joecigar/
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 07:29:28 AM
Morning Weekenders,But how can that be? It's not in line with the STG Corporate Goals...particularly #6
I am trying to figure out which one of those BS CI Management Corrections will fix this kind of stupid chit!
https://www.cigarsinternational.com/joecigar/
STG has identified six must wins for 2018:
1. Win in Machine-Made Cigars — Increase market share and optimise and manage prices effectively.
2. Accelerate in North America — With the creation of one American business unit we are well positioned to accelerate growth and improve efficiency.
3. Drive M&A — Develop and execute M&A strategy to strengthen our position.
4. Lead Performance to the Next Level — Improve efficiencies by developing leaner, faster and more agile operations.
5. Enable a Winning Organization — Invest in stronger HR Capabilities, create global excellence centres and increase focus on accountability and performance.
6. Raise It capabilities — Bring IT to the next level to fully support and guide the business.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 07:32:49 AM
Guiding it straight into the toilet.Morning Weekenders,But how can that be? It's not in line with the STG Corporate Goals...particularly #6
I am trying to figure out which one of those BS CI Management Corrections will fix this kind of stupid chit!
https://www.cigarsinternational.com/joecigar/
STG has identified six must wins for 2018:
1. Win in Machine-Made Cigars — Increase market share and optimise and manage prices effectively.
2. Accelerate in North America — With the creation of one American business unit we are well positioned to accelerate growth and improve efficiency.
3. Drive M&A — Develop and execute M&A strategy to strengthen our position.
4. Lead Performance to the Next Level — Improve efficiencies by developing leaner, faster and more agile operations.
5. Enable a Winning Organization — Invest in stronger HR Capabilities, create global excellence centres and increase focus on accountability and performance.
6. Raise It capabilities — Bring IT to the next level to fully support and guide the business.
Good morning, Daves.
Post by: FloridaDean on March 10, 2018, 07:34:30 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 07:39:14 AM
morning guys.Good morning, Dean. Get any rest?
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 07:42:26 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 07:42:51 AM
Thinking the same, hope you caught up on some sleep.morning guys.Good morning, Dean. Get any rest?
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 07:49:54 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on March 10, 2018, 07:53:57 AM
a little. it was a rough night. phones and messages throughout most of the early morning.morning guys.Good morning, Dean. Get any rest?
not sure if you saw my posts but he didn't make it.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 10:05:38 AM
Yeah I did see it. Sounds like he was suffering so maybe this is for the best. I'm truly sorry for you and his family.a little. it was a rough night. phones and messages throughout most of the early morning.morning guys.Good morning, Dean. Get any rest?
not sure if you saw my posts but he didn't make it.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 10:48:35 AM
Heading to church now for a retreat. I'll put in a good word for y'all.Please put in two.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 10:49:52 AM
My condolences Dean.a little. it was a rough night. phones and messages throughout most of the early morning.morning guys.Good morning, Dean. Get any rest?
not sure if you saw my posts but he didn't make it.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 11:10:06 AM
I didn't have enough money for more than a word.Heading to church now for a retreat. I'll put in a good word for y'all.Please put in two.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 12:27:36 PM
So they're charging for absolution now? Hail Mary's and Our Father's no longer cut it?I didn't have enough money for more than a word.Heading to church now for a retreat. I'll put in a good word for y'all.Please put in two.
Post by: FloridaDean on March 10, 2018, 12:33:28 PM
really? sheesh, I always took money out of the collection plate ...... thought that's what it was for.So they're charging for absolution now? Hail Mary's and Our Father's no longer cut it?I didn't have enough money for more than a word.Heading to church now for a retreat. I'll put in a good word for y'all.Please put in two.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 02:31:39 PM
Stick with that!really? sheesh, I always took money out of the collection plate ...... thought that's what it was for.So they're charging for absolution now? Hail Mary's and Our Father's no longer cut it?I didn't have enough money for more than a word.Heading to church now for a retreat. I'll put in a good word for y'all.Please put in two.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 02:41:03 PM
Post by: sfish on March 10, 2018, 04:47:15 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:29:15 PM
Afternoon campers, just smoked the 3rd generation Murcialago. I haven’t smoked much lately but damn that thing was all power. Will wait a while before trying another but reminds me of the La Sirena Porthole. Hopefully it mellows a bit with some ageGood to know. Not one to hand out to the unsuspecting masses then...
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:30:53 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:31:38 PM
Afternoon campers, just smoked the 3rd generation Murcialago. I haven’t smoked much lately but damn that thing was all power. Will wait a while before trying another but reminds me of the La Sirena Porthole. Hopefully it mellows a bit with some age
I don't remember the Porthole being a powerhouse. Haven't had one in forever.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:33:23 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:33:44 PM
Post by: Threebean on March 10, 2018, 06:33:49 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:34:42 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:35:11 PM
They were also doing a home brew competition. Drank some pretty tasty beers.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:35:24 PM
Evening fish, Dave, and CollectionPlateDean. 87 deg and sunny here today. Post chore Laranja and water.Time to get the pool ready, evening Mr. Bean.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:36:02 PM
Evening fish, Dave, and CollectionPlateDean. 87 deg and sunny here today. Post chore Laranja and water.Howdy, Bean.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:36:07 PM
Actually just got back from a chili cookoff for charity. I was just a spectator/taster. Wife suggested I compete next year. I guess that's a compliment.I can have my son make you something and you can enter both competitions next year.
They were also doing a home brew competition. Drank some pretty tasty beers.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:36:46 PM
Missed out on linguine and clams yesterday, got an invite up to John's for fried cauliflower and pasta.That sounds yummy too. Did John cook that?
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:36:50 PM
Actually just got back from a chili cookoff for charity. I was just a spectator/taster. Wife suggested I compete next year. I guess that's a compliment.I thought you were retreating?
They were also doing a home brew competition. Drank some pretty tasty beers.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:37:57 PM
That was in the morning.Actually just got back from a chili cookoff for charity. I was just a spectator/taster. Wife suggested I compete next year. I guess that's a compliment.I thought you were retreating?
They were also doing a home brew competition. Drank some pretty tasty beers.
By the way, the cookoff was in a church too.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:38:40 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:41:38 PM
Yes sir. He also makes an outstanding cauliflower and cheese "pancake" (forget what they call it)Missed out on linguine and clams yesterday, got an invite up to John's for fried cauliflower and pasta.That sounds yummy too. Did John cook that?
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:42:25 PM
Retreats don't mean the same thing as when I was a kid. This retreat barely lasted two hours.That's a quickie, not a retreat. Retreats used to always be for the weekend.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:43:25 PM
Home to have a cigar and watch some college basketball.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:44:05 PM
Exactly how I remember it. Whatever. I'm glad I didn't have to spend the whole weekend there.Retreats don't mean the same thing as when I was a kid. This retreat barely lasted two hours.That's a quickie, not a retreat. Retreats used to always be for the weekend.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:45:03 PM
Time for me to head out for something to eat.Enjoy. We blew past page 3 so you've earned it.
Home to have a cigar and watch some college basketball.
Post by: Threebean on March 10, 2018, 06:45:38 PM
Yeah, at two hours that was barely a seminar much less a retreat.Retreats don't mean the same thing as when I was a kid. This retreat barely lasted two hours.That's a quickie, not a retreat. Retreats used to always be for the weekend.
Post by: Threebean on March 10, 2018, 06:46:20 PM
Interesting. Has he met flip?Yes sir. He also makes an outstanding cauliflower and cheese "pancake" (forget what they call it)Missed out on linguine and clams yesterday, got an invite up to John's for fried cauliflower and pasta.That sounds yummy too. Did John cook that?
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:47:00 PM
Hahaha. I don't think he has.Interesting. Has he met flip?Yes sir. He also makes an outstanding cauliflower and cheese "pancake" (forget what they call it)Missed out on linguine and clams yesterday, got an invite up to John's for fried cauliflower and pasta.That sounds yummy too. Did John cook that?
Post by: Threebean on March 10, 2018, 06:47:31 PM
Hello FauxRetreatTony. Get a smoke in today?Evening fish, Dave, and CollectionPlateDean. 87 deg and sunny here today. Post chore Laranja and water.Howdy, Bean.
Post by: Threebean on March 10, 2018, 06:50:10 PM
True, but with current plans we'll be moved before then. It will be someone else's chore this summer.Evening fish, Dave, and CollectionPlateDean. 87 deg and sunny here today. Post chore Laranja and water.Time to get the pool ready, evening Mr. Bean.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 06:53:40 PM
Not today. Smoked an EPC 2015 Limitada toro yesterday. I think that's what it's called.Hello FauxRetreatTony. Get a smoke in today?Evening fish, Dave, and CollectionPlateDean. 87 deg and sunny here today. Post chore Laranja and water.Howdy, Bean.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:54:54 PM
Hope you paid it some attention. That's a nice cigar.Not today. Smoked an EPC 2015 Limitada toro yesterday. I think that's what it's called.Hello FauxRetreatTony. Get a smoke in today?Evening fish, Dave, and CollectionPlateDean. 87 deg and sunny here today. Post chore Laranja and water.Howdy, Bean.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 06:55:55 PM
Now I'm really out.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 07:02:03 PM
I did enjoy it. Plenty of them left too.Hope you paid it some attention. That's a nice cigar.Not today. Smoked an EPC 2015 Limitada toro yesterday. I think that's what it's called.Hello FauxRetreatTony. Get a smoke in today?Evening fish, Dave, and CollectionPlateDean. 87 deg and sunny here today. Post chore Laranja and water.Howdy, Bean.
Post by: Threebean on March 10, 2018, 07:23:29 PM
Spent most of the afternoon playing lumberjack, cutting up pine and other branches that came down on Monday."He's a lumberjack, and he's OK, ......"
Now I'm really out.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 08:07:43 PM
And now, for something completely different...Spent most of the afternoon playing lumberjack, cutting up pine and other branches that came down on Monday."He's a lumberjack, and he's OK, ......"
Now I'm really out.
Post by: FloridaDean on March 10, 2018, 08:22:46 PM
I am emotionally exhausted.
going to fire up a Nat Sherman 1930 and relax.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 08:58:01 PM
In fact, that's what I was singing...Spent most of the afternoon playing lumberjack, cutting up pine and other branches that came down on Monday."He's a lumberjack, and he's OK, ......"
Now I'm really out.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 09:00:14 PM
good evening. got quite a bit accomplished for the lady, two phones going, getting people who offer help things to do. she had quite a few friends over, a little food brought over, etc., went to her brother's house for dinner and movie. she needs that connection, same guy and wife that wanted to beat me up 3 years ago.And none of these people are even related. You're a saint Dean.
I am emotionally exhausted.
going to fire up a Nat Sherman 1930 and relax.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 09:03:21 PM
good evening. got quite a bit accomplished for the lady, two phones going, getting people who offer help things to do. she had quite a few friends over, a little food brought over, etc., went to her brother's house for dinner and movie. she needs that connection, same guy and wife that wanted to beat me up 3 years ago.This late at night?
I am emotionally exhausted.
going to fire up a Nat Sherman 1930 and relax.
Post by: FloridaDean on March 10, 2018, 09:31:23 PM
I have been called that numerous times today. I am just nobody, just trying to do the right thing.good evening. got quite a bit accomplished for the lady, two phones going, getting people who offer help things to do. she had quite a few friends over, a little food brought over, etc., went to her brother's house for dinner and movie. she needs that connection, same guy and wife that wanted to beat me up 3 years ago.And none of these people are even related. You're a saint Dean.
I am emotionally exhausted.
going to fire up a Nat Sherman 1930 and relax.
Post by: FloridaDean on March 10, 2018, 09:32:16 PM
sleep is difficult lately so why not?good evening. got quite a bit accomplished for the lady, two phones going, getting people who offer help things to do. she had quite a few friends over, a little food brought over, etc., went to her brother's house for dinner and movie. she needs that connection, same guy and wife that wanted to beat me up 3 years ago.This late at night?
I am emotionally exhausted.
going to fire up a Nat Sherman 1930 and relax.
Post by: Travellin Dave on March 10, 2018, 09:47:14 PM
You need a good night tonight.sleep is difficult lately so why not?good evening. got quite a bit accomplished for the lady, two phones going, getting people who offer help things to do. she had quite a few friends over, a little food brought over, etc., went to her brother's house for dinner and movie. she needs that connection, same guy and wife that wanted to beat me up 3 years ago.This late at night?
I am emotionally exhausted.
going to fire up a Nat Sherman 1930 and relax.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 09:54:43 PM
How was it?sleep is difficult lately so why not?good evening. got quite a bit accomplished for the lady, two phones going, getting people who offer help things to do. she had quite a few friends over, a little food brought over, etc., went to her brother's house for dinner and movie. she needs that connection, same guy and wife that wanted to beat me up 3 years ago.This late at night?
I am emotionally exhausted.
going to fire up a Nat Sherman 1930 and relax.
Post by: FloridaDean on March 10, 2018, 10:13:39 PM
okay, just too tired to appreciate.How was it?sleep is difficult lately so why not?good evening. got quite a bit accomplished for the lady, two phones going, getting people who offer help things to do. she had quite a few friends over, a little food brought over, etc., went to her brother's house for dinner and movie. she needs that connection, same guy and wife that wanted to beat me up 3 years ago.This late at night?
I am emotionally exhausted.
going to fire up a Nat Sherman 1930 and relax.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on March 10, 2018, 10:23:22 PM
I get that. You should turn it.okay, just too tired to appreciate.How was it?sleep is difficult lately so why not?good evening. got quite a bit accomplished for the lady, two phones going, getting people who offer help things to do. she had quite a few friends over, a little food brought over, etc., went to her brother's house for dinner and movie. she needs that connection, same guy and wife that wanted to beat me up 3 years ago.This late at night?
I am emotionally exhausted.
going to fire up a Nat Sherman 1930 and relax.