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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on September 09, 2018, 12:01:49 AM
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No, the site isn't closed. It's just that our regulars don't post all that much on the weekends. But don't be shy. If you know of any cigar deals on the various internet sites that are worth talking about, go ahead and post it. Even if it isn't about cigars, go ahead, you've got nothing to lose. In fact, you practically will have the entire site all to yourself. But be warned that if you are somehow able to get our attention, we're a spirited lot.
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Good morning, fellas. 5 games for me yesterday. And another coming up today. Week one and I'm already exhausted.
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Good morning, fellas. 5 games for me yesterday. And another coming up today. Week one and I'm already exhausted.
Been there, done that, don't envy you.
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Morning Tony.
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Today is Sunday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2018.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Sept. 9, 1850, California became the 31st state of the union.
On this date:
In 1543, Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scots at Stirling Castle, nine months after she was born.
In 1776, the second Continental Congress made the term “United States” official, replacing “United Colonies.”
In 1919, some 1,100 members of Boston’s 1,500-man police force went on strike. (The strike was broken by Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge with replacement officers.)
In 1942, during World War II, a Japanese plane launched from a submarine off the Oregon coast dropped a pair of incendiary bombs in a failed attempt at igniting a massive forest fire; it was the first aerial bombing of the U.S. mainland by a foreign power.
In 1948, the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was declared.
In 1956, Elvis Presley made the first of three appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction, a measure primarily concerned with protecting voting rights and which also established a Civil Rights Division in the U.S. Department of Justice.
In 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, beginning a siege that ended up claiming 43 lives.
In 1976, Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died in Beijing at age 82. JVC unveiled its new VHS videocassette recorder during a presentation in Tokyo.
In 1986, Frank Reed, director of a private school in Lebanon, was taken hostage; he was released 44 months later.
In 1991, boxer Mike Tyson was indicted in Indianapolis on a charge of raping Desiree Washington, a beauty pageant contestant. (Tyson was convicted and ended up serving three years of a six-year prison sentence.)
In 1997, Sinn Fein (shin fayn), the IRA’s political ally, formally renounced violence as it took its place in talks on Northern Ireland’s future. Actor Burgess Meredith died in Malibu, California, at age 89.
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Ten years ago: President George W. Bush announced he would keep U.S. force strength in Iraq largely intact until the next administration, drawing rebukes from Democrats who wanted the war ended and a bigger boost of troops in troubled Afghanistan. Asif Ali Zardari (AH’-seef ah-LEE’ zahr-DAH’-ree), the widower of assassinated former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, took office as Pakistan’s president.
Five years ago: Four days of vehicular gridlock began near the George Washington Bridge when two of three approach lanes from Fort Lee, New Jersey, were blocked off; the traffic jam was later blamed on loyalists to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over the refusal of Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich to endorse Christie for re-election. (Christie denied any prior knowledge of the lane closures.) Rafael Nadal won his 13th Grand Slam title and second at the U.S. Open by withstanding Novak Djokovic with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory.
One year ago: Hurricane Irma hammered Cuba with punishing winds and rain as it headed toward the Florida Keys and the southeastern United States; hundreds of shelters opened in Florida for people looking to escape the potentially deadly winds and storm surge. Dutch officials said Irma had damaged or destroyed 70 percent of the homes on St. Maarten in the Caribbean, leaving it vulnerable to the approach of Hurricane Jose. Sloane Stephens beat her close friend Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0 at the U.S. Open in the first Grand Slam final for both. Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.
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good morning Tony and Dave. La Palina Classic robusto and coffee here.
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Sunday, September 9, 2018
The Bible is the most read book in history. It's also the bestselling book in history and the most translated book in history. Yet it's more than that. It's also God’s Word - God's very breath.
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Morning Ladies.
Smoking a Pre-Florence Cuban this morning after getting almost everything on the balcony moved inside, waiting on the boy to help me with recliners and a marble top table.
Ever so small incremental track shifts to the north are precious to us but there is still a lot of uncertainty. Waiting on the 11:00 update.
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The bottle water aisle about 5:00 yesterday afternoon at the Walmart closest to me. Good For Me, I bought plenty of water, beer, wine and whiskey for the family Thursday and filled up all the gas tanks.
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Morning Ladies.
Smoking a Pre-Florence Cuban this morning after getting almost everything on the balcony moved inside, waiting on the boy to help me with recliners and a marble top table.
Ever so small incremental track shifts to the north are precious to us but there is still a lot of uncertainty. Waiting on the 11:00 update.
good morning Dave.
what do you do with your boat?
I'm hoping it doesn't cause too much damage, I'm driving through the on the 30th.
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The bottle water aisle about 5:00 yesterday afternoon at the Walmart closest to me. Good For Me, I bought plenty of water, beer, wine and whiskey for the family Thursday and filled up all the gas tanks.
I need to replenish my 'hurricane kit' when I get back from NY.
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Morning Ladies.
Smoking a Pre-Florence Cuban this morning after getting almost everything on the balcony moved inside, waiting on the boy to help me with recliners and a marble top table.
Ever so small incremental track shifts to the north are precious to us but there is still a lot of uncertainty. Waiting on the 11:00 update.
good morning Dave.
what do you do with your boat?
I'm hoping it doesn't cause too much damage, I'm driving through the on the 30th.
My boat is 35 miles south of here so if the storm track stays north of the NC border it can stay in the storage building where it is 30 feet above the ground. If track indicates anything south of NC I will go put it on the trailer tomorrow and take it to the hotel in Columbia with me when we evacuate.
The boys boat is on my boat lift here, we will pretty much use the same plan for it.
Best guess is a voluntary evacuation if needed Tuesday afternoon/evening and mandatory Wednesday Afternoon. We will leave at the voluntary call while traffic is light.
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Message just sent from one of the commercial forecasters businesses and insurance companies use:
“Ugh. Nearly all data slams Florence into the Carolinas as a major hurricane. Still some time for this to shift around, but this is getting real, folks.”
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Ever so slight movement to the north at 11:00, not enough to make any difference but certainly better than any movement to the south.
Expected to be back to a strong Cat3 or Cat4 by tomorrow with landfall in the Carolinas Round 2:00 a.m. Friday morning.
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Message just sent from one of the commercial forecasters businesses and insurance companies use:
“Ugh. Nearly all data slams Florence into the Carolinas as a major hurricane. Still some time for this to shift around, but this is getting real, folks.”
wishing you luck.
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Morning Ladies.
Smoking a Pre-Florence Cuban this morning after getting almost everything on the balcony moved inside, waiting on the boy to help me with recliners and a marble top table.
Ever so small incremental track shifts to the north are precious to us but there is still a lot of uncertainty. Waiting on the 11:00 update.
good morning Dave.
what do you do with your boat?
I'm hoping it doesn't cause too much damage, I'm driving through the on the 30th.
My boat is 35 miles south of here so if the storm track stays north of the NC border it can stay in the storage building where it is 30 feet above the ground. If track indicates anything south of NC I will go put it on the trailer tomorrow and take it to the hotel in Columbia with me when we evacuate.
The boys boat is on my boat lift here, we will pretty much use the same plan for it.
Best guess is a voluntary evacuation if needed Tuesday afternoon/evening and mandatory Wednesday Afternoon. We will leave at the voluntary call while traffic is light.
I'm sure there will be more traffic than you care for.
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time to get ready for my monthly business meetings.
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Morning Dean and HurricaneDave. Raining here again.
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Ever so slight movement to the north at 11:00, not enough to make any difference but certainly better than any movement to the south.
Expected to be back to a strong Cat3 or Cat4 by tomorrow with landfall in the Carolinas Round 2:00 a.m. Friday morning.
Will you have to board up the balcony door?
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Ever so slight movement to the north at 11:00, not enough to make any difference but certainly better than any movement to the south.
Expected to be back to a strong Cat3 or Cat4 by tomorrow with landfall in the Carolinas Round 2:00 a.m. Friday morning.
Will you have to board up the balcony door?
No, just clear it off and should be ok. If not I will know next time to do it😳
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@ Tugboat Tony
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@ Tugboat Tony
Thanks, brother. And good luck with Florence. I'm finally sitting in front of the tube relaxing a bit. 6 games in the rain this weekend was like Chinese water torture.
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Good thoughts CarolinaDave.
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Anyone ever here from the OG banter guys?
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Anyone ever here from the OG banter guys?
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Yes, from time to time but fewer and far between. How have you been, Josh?