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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on February 08, 2022, 12:05:22 AM
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Happy Tuesday! In between insults we'll occasionally discuss cigars. Join in and perhaps learn something along the way. Warning: don't proceed if you have thin skin but don't be afraid to post either... And welcome aboard!
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Good morning and happy two-fer.
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Good morning and happy two-fer.
Morning Tony, fellow twofers.
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Twofer Joe:
HC Series White Shade Grown Toro - 20/37.50; 40/69.98; 40/97.50
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Sis:
Door #1 - Diesel Uncut d.CT Toro - 10/39.99
Door #2 - Alec Bradley Superstition No. 13 (Rothschild) - 10/29.99
Door #3 - Gurkha Bourbon Collection Toro Tubos - 10/69.99
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Sis:
Door #1 - Diesel Uncut d.CT Toro - 10/39.99
Door #2 - Alec Bradley Superstition No. 13 (Rothschild) - 10/29.99
Door #3 - Gurkha Bourbon Collection Toro Tubos - 10/69.99
Finally, a deal where the tubes are included!
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I had to do some bot cleaning this morning. At least they've found their way back. ::)
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Sis:
Door #1 - Diesel Uncut d.CT Toro - 10/39.99
Door #2 - Alec Bradley Superstition No. 13 (Rothschild) - 10/29.99
Door #3 - Gurkha Bourbon Collection Toro Tubos - 10/69.99
Finally, a deal where the tubes are included!
LALTS
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I'm gonna have to dedicate myself to fixing Tapatalk or we may never see Rick again.
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I had to do some bot cleaning this morning. At least they've found their way back. ::)
Guess the call when out far and wide that you were back!
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I'm gonna have to dedicate myself to fixing Tapatalk or we may never see Rick again.
Lol, you're probably right about that.
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
We're supposed to head back soon but only part of the time. I suspect I'll always be working at least 3 days a week from home. Not sure how I feel about it.
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
We're supposed to head back soon but only part of the time.i suspect I'll always be working at least 3 days a week from home. Not sure how I feel about it.
At the beginning, I couldn't imagine wanting to work from home full time. Now, I can't imagine wanting to go back to the office. The whole time I was driving there, I was thinking about how much I hated driving in. Lol
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
We're supposed to head back soon but only part of the time. I suspect I'll always be working at least 3 days a week from home. Not sure how I feel about it.
At the beginning, I couldn't imagine wanting to work from home full time. Now, I can't imagine wanting to go back to the office. The whole time I was driving there, I was thinking about how much I hated driving in. Lol
I'm sure you are right about that. I will be cursing the day as soon as I board the bus into NYC.
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
We're supposed to head back soon but only part of the time. I suspect I'll always be working at least 3 days a week from home. Not sure how I feel about it.
At the beginning, I couldn't imagine wanting to work from home full time. Now, I can't imagine wanting to go back to the office. The whole time I was driving there, I was thinking about how much I hated driving in. Lol
I'm sure you are right about that. I will be cursing the day as soon as I board the bus into NYC.
That does sound worse than my 22-minute drive, I'll give you that.
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
We're supposed to head back soon but only part of the time. I suspect I'll always be working at least 3 days a week from home. Not sure how I feel about it.
At the beginning, I couldn't imagine wanting to work from home full time. Now, I can't imagine wanting to go back to the office. The whole time I was driving there, I was thinking about how much I hated driving in. Lol
I'm sure you are right about that. I will be cursing the day as soon as I board the bus into NYC.
That does sound worse than my 22-minute drive, I'll give you that.
I really hated working from home, at first. I think I needed the commute ramp up and ramp down to delineate work vs home. I still struggle when the kids are home from school. Working remotely has put a damper on my cigar smoking. I used that walk across town to indulge in an hour of "me time". There are definitely benefits too. I'm saving a shit ton of money on commuting and lunch.
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I'm gonna have to dedicate myself to fixing Tapatalk or we may never see Rick again.
I was going to reach out but he beat me to it. Just got a text from him.
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
We're supposed to head back soon but only part of the time. I suspect I'll always be working at least 3 days a week from home. Not sure how I feel about it.
At the beginning, I couldn't imagine wanting to work from home full time. Now, I can't imagine wanting to go back to the office. The whole time I was driving there, I was thinking about how much I hated driving in. Lol
I'm sure you are right about that. I will be cursing the day as soon as I board the bus into NYC.
That does sound worse than my 22-minute drive, I'll give you that.
I really hated working from home, at first. I think I needed the commute ramp up and ramp down to delineate work vs home. I still struggle when the kids are home from school. Working remotely has put a damper on my cigar smoking. I used that walk across town to indulge in an hour of "me time". There are definitely benefits too. I'm saving a shit ton of money on commuting and lunch.
For me, the hardest part was the OT. I had to try to stop myself from working constantly and making the extra scratch. Just had to say I'm only working a little bit each week, and stick to that. But since then, turning work me off after I log off is no problem. And the savings on gas are outstanding.
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Sis:
Door #1 - Diesel Uncut d.CT Toro - 10/39.99
Door #2 - Alec Bradley Superstition No. 13 (Rothschild) - 10/29.99
Door #3 - Gurkha Bourbon Collection Toro Tubos - 10/69.99
Finally, a deal where the tubes are included!
Hurray!
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
We're supposed to head back soon but only part of the time. I suspect I'll always be working at least 3 days a week from home. Not sure how I feel about it.
At the beginning, I couldn't imagine wanting to work from home full time. Now, I can't imagine wanting to go back to the office. The whole time I was driving there, I was thinking about how much I hated driving in. Lol
I'm sure you are right about that. I will be cursing the day as soon as I board the bus into NYC.
Miss the drive in, miss the travel...
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
We're supposed to head back soon but only part of the time. I suspect I'll always be working at least 3 days a week from home. Not sure how I feel about it.
At the beginning, I couldn't imagine wanting to work from home full time. Now, I can't imagine wanting to go back to the office. The whole time I was driving there, I was thinking about how much I hated driving in. Lol
I'm sure you are right about that. I will be cursing the day as soon as I board the bus into NYC.
Miss the drive in, miss the travel...
I feel like you'd be in the minority. In fact, I don't think anyone on my team has chosen to go back into the office.
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Getting a new washer delivered today. Supposed to be here between 8-12. Any bets they'll actually be here before 12?
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Getting a new washer delivered today. Supposed to be here between 8-12. Any bets they'll actually be here before 12?
Guess they're like Facebook, monitoring my history, cause they just called to say they are on the way. Lol
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Today is Tuesday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2022.
There are 326 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
On this date:
In 1693, a charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg in the Virginia Colony.
In 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated.
In 1922, President Warren G. Harding had a radio installed in the White House.
In 1924, the first execution by gas in the United States took place at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City as Gee Jon, a Chinese immigrant convicted of murder, was put to death.
In 1952, Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed her accession to the British throne following the death of her father, King George VI.
In 1960, work began on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located on Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles.
In 1965, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663, a DC-7, crashed shortly after takeoff from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport; all 84 people on board were killed. The Supremes’ record “Stop! In the Name of Love!” was released by Motown.
In 1971, NASDAQ, the world’s first electronic stock exchange, held its first trading day.
In 1973, Senate leaders named seven members of a select committee to investigate the Watergate scandal, including its chairman, Democrat Sam J. Ervin of North Carolina.
In 2007, model, actor and tabloid sensation Anna Nicole Smith died in Hollywood, Florida, at age 39 of an accidental drug overdose.
In 2020, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said a 60-year-old U.S. citizen who’d been diagnosed with the coronavirus had died on Feb. 5 in Wuhan; it was apparently the first American fatality from the virus.
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Ten years ago: Washington state lawmakers voted to approve same-sex marriage.
Five years ago: The Senate confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general, 52-47, despite fierce Democratic opposition to the Alabama Republican over his record on civil rights and immigration. Britain’s House of Commons gave its final approval to a bill authorizing the government to start exit talks with the European Union, despite fears by opposition lawmakers that the U.K. was setting out on a rocky path to Brexit with a sketchy roadmap.
One year ago: In legal briefs filed on the eve of Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial, lawyers for the former president insisted that he was not guilty of inciting a violent mob at the Capitol to try to overturn the election; prosecutors said Trump must be convicted for this “most grievous constitutional crime” even after leaving the White House. Anthony Sowell, 61, died in prison while awaiting execution for killing 11 women and hiding their remains in and around his Cleveland home. Mary Wilson, one of the original members of the 1960s Motown group the Supremes, died at her Nevada home at 76. Longtime NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer died in North Carolina at 77. Electric automaker Tesla said it had invested around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and planned to soon begin accepting the digital currency as payment.
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Today’s Birthdays:
Composer-conductor John Williams is 90.
Broadcast journalist Ted Koppel is 82.
Actor Nick Nolte is 81.
Comedian Robert Klein is 80.
Actor-rock musician Creed Bratton is 79.
Singer Ron Tyson is 74.
Actor Brooke Adams is 73.
Actor Mary Steenburgen is 69.
Author John Grisham is 67.
Retired NBA All-Star and College Basketball Hall of Famer Marques Johnson is 66.
Actor Henry Czerny is 63.
Rock singer Vince Neil (Motley Crue) is 61.
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson is 60.
Movie producer Toby Emmerich is 59.
Actor Missy Yager is 54.
Actor Mary McCormack is 53.
Basketball Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning is 52.
Actor Susan Misner is 51.
Dance musician Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) is 48.
Actor Seth Green is 48.
Actor Joshua Morrow is 48.
Rock musician Phoenix (Linkin Park) is 45.
Actor William Jackson Harper is 42.
Actor Jim Parrack is 41.
Folk singer-musician Joey Ryan (Milk Carton Kids) is 40.
Actor-comedian Cecily Strong is 38.
Rock musician Jeremy Davis is 37.
Hip-hop artist Anderson.Paak is 36.
Actor Ryan Pinkston is 34.
NBA star Klay Thompson is 32.
Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton is 32.
Actor Karle Warren is 30.
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Over/Under for today is 12.
Raz Over/Under is 15.
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Getting a new washer delivered today. Supposed to be here between 8-12. Any bets they'll actually be here before 12?
Guess they're like Facebook, monitoring my history, cause they just called to say they are on the way. Lol
Did they say from where?
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Over/Under for today is 12.
Raz Over/Under is 15.
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Had to go into work last week and clean out my desk. Looks like they're serious about letting us stay home if we don't want to come back into the office.
We're supposed to head back soon but only part of the time. I suspect I'll always be working at least 3 days a week from home. Not sure how I feel about it.
At the beginning, I couldn't imagine wanting to work from home full time. Now, I can't imagine wanting to go back to the office. The whole time I was driving there, I was thinking about how much I hated driving in. Lol
I'm sure you are right about that. I will be cursing the day as soon as I board the bus into NYC.
Miss the drive in, miss the travel...
I feel like you'd be in the minority. In fact, I don't think anyone on my team has chosen to go back into the office.
I would agree with that.
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Getting a new washer delivered today. Supposed to be here between 8-12. Any bets they'll actually be here before 12?
Guess they're like Facebook, monitoring my history, cause they just called to say they are on the way. Lol
Did they say from where?
They did say they'd be here in 15 minutes, which ended up being about right. Washer is in the laundry room, now to hook it up.
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Morning, muchachos.
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Morning, muchachos.
Morning, Page3Raz.
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Today’s Birthdays:
Composer-conductor John Williams is 90.
Broadcast journalist Ted Koppel is 82.
Actor Nick Nolte is 81.
Comedian Robert Klein is 80.
Actor-rock musician Creed Bratton is 79.
Singer Ron Tyson is 74.
Actor Brooke Adams is 73.
Actor Mary Steenburgen is 69.
Author John Grisham is 67.
Retired NBA All-Star and College Basketball Hall of Famer Marques Johnson is 66.
Actor Henry Czerny is 63.
Rock singer Vince Neil (Motley Crue) is 61.
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson is 60.
Movie producer Toby Emmerich is 59.
Actor Missy Yager is 54.
Actor Mary McCormack is 53.
Basketball Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning is 52.
Actor Susan Misner is 51.
Dance musician Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) is 48.
Actor Seth Green is 48.
Actor Joshua Morrow is 48.
Rock musician Phoenix (Linkin Park) is 45.
Actor William Jackson Harper is 42.
Actor Jim Parrack is 41.
Folk singer-musician Joey Ryan (Milk Carton Kids) is 40.
Actor-comedian Cecily Strong is 38.
Rock musician Jeremy Davis is 37.
Hip-hop artist Anderson.Paak is 36.
Actor Ryan Pinkston is 34.
NBA star Klay Thompson is 32.
Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton is 32.
Actor Karle Warren is 30.
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I'd have known Henry Czerny only as "that guy from Clear and Present Danger."
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Morning, muchachos.
Morning, Page3Raz.
Morning, LaundromatDave.
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I finally sourced a period-correct web belt in, of all places, the Ukraine.
Belt, holster and gun all from 1943. Now I just need to source a period-correct magazine-pouch, canteen and Carlisle kit (first aid kit).
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Today’s Birthdays:
Composer-conductor John Williams is 90.
Broadcast journalist Ted Koppel is 82.
Actor Nick Nolte is 81.
Comedian Robert Klein is 80.
Actor-rock musician Creed Bratton is 79.
Singer Ron Tyson is 74.
Actor Brooke Adams is 73.
Actor Mary Steenburgen is 69.
Author John Grisham is 67.
Retired NBA All-Star and College Basketball Hall of Famer Marques Johnson is 66.
Actor Henry Czerny is 63.
Rock singer Vince Neil (Motley Crue) is 61.
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson is 60.
Movie producer Toby Emmerich is 59.
Actor Missy Yager is 54.
Actor Mary McCormack is 53.
Basketball Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning is 52.
Actor Susan Misner is 51.
Dance musician Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) is 48.
Actor Seth Green is 48.
Actor Joshua Morrow is 48.
Rock musician Phoenix (Linkin Park) is 45.
Actor William Jackson Harper is 42.
Actor Jim Parrack is 41.
Folk singer-musician Joey Ryan (Milk Carton Kids) is 40.
Actor-comedian Cecily Strong is 38.
Rock musician Jeremy Davis is 37.
Hip-hop artist Anderson.Paak is 36.
Actor Ryan Pinkston is 34.
NBA star Klay Thompson is 32.
Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton is 32.
Actor Karle Warren is 30.
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I'd have known Henry Czerny only as "that guy from Clear and Present Danger."
Didn't recognize the name, but now that I've looked him up, I do know his face.
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I finally sourced a period-correct web belt in, of all places, the Ukraine.
Belt, holster and gun all from 1943. Now I just need to source a period-correct magazine-pouch, canteen and Carlisle kit (first aid kit).
Before I zoomed in, I thought we were looking at LTG's mismatched socks from the dryer.
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Good morning, ClemsonDave and Raz.
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Good morning, ClemsonDave and Raz.
Morning, T.
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Over/Under for today is 12.
Raz Over/Under is 15.
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I finally sourced a period-correct web belt in, of all places, the Ukraine.
Belt, holster and gun all from 1943. Now I just need to source a period-correct magazine-pouch, canteen and Carlisle kit (first aid kit).
Before I zoomed in, I thought we were looking at LTG's mismatched socks from the dryer.
There were only 5 socks under the washer, and a hanger. I thought that was pretty good.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
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Today’s Birthdays:
Composer-conductor John Williams is 90.
Broadcast journalist Ted Koppel is 82.
Actor Nick Nolte is 81.
Comedian Robert Klein is 80.
Actor-rock musician Creed Bratton is 79.
Singer Ron Tyson is 74.
Actor Brooke Adams is 73.
Actor Mary Steenburgen is 69.
Author John Grisham is 67.
Retired NBA All-Star and College Basketball Hall of Famer Marques Johnson is 66.
Actor Henry Czerny is 63.
Rock singer Vince Neil (Motley Crue) is 61.
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson is 60.
Movie producer Toby Emmerich is 59.
Actor Missy Yager is 54.
Actor Mary McCormack is 53.
Basketball Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning is 52.
Actor Susan Misner is 51.
Dance musician Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) is 48.
Actor Seth Green is 48.
Actor Joshua Morrow is 48.
Rock musician Phoenix (Linkin Park) is 45.
Actor William Jackson Harper is 42.
Actor Jim Parrack is 41.
Folk singer-musician Joey Ryan (Milk Carton Kids) is 40.
Actor-comedian Cecily Strong is 38.
Rock musician Jeremy Davis is 37.
Hip-hop artist Anderson.Paak is 36.
Actor Ryan Pinkston is 34.
NBA star Klay Thompson is 32.
Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton is 32.
Actor Karle Warren is 30.
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I'd have known Henry Czerny only as "that guy from Clear and Present Danger."
Figured you would have known Cecily Strong (SNL),Seth Green, Alonzo Morning and possibly Phoenix. Not Brooke Adams (then)?
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
past our nice little clubhouse.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
past our nice little clubhouse.
Past the 18th hole...
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
past our nice little clubhouse.
Past the 18th hole...
Now back home to light this up.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
All-agency town hall lull.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
past our nice little clubhouse.
Past the 18th hole...
Now back home to light this up.
Little hard to read. Its a Black Label Trading Co. Deliverance Porcelain.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
past our nice little clubhouse.
That's some little clubhouse!
Does the course close this time of year? The grass in that second pic looks dormant.
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Today’s Birthdays:
Composer-conductor John Williams is 90.
Broadcast journalist Ted Koppel is 82.
Actor Nick Nolte is 81.
Comedian Robert Klein is 80.
Actor-rock musician Creed Bratton is 79.
Singer Ron Tyson is 74.
Actor Brooke Adams is 73.
Actor Mary Steenburgen is 69.
Author John Grisham is 67.
Retired NBA All-Star and College Basketball Hall of Famer Marques Johnson is 66.
Actor Henry Czerny is 63.
Rock singer Vince Neil (Motley Crue) is 61.
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson is 60.
Movie producer Toby Emmerich is 59.
Actor Missy Yager is 54.
Actor Mary McCormack is 53.
Basketball Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning is 52.
Actor Susan Misner is 51.
Dance musician Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) is 48.
Actor Seth Green is 48.
Actor Joshua Morrow is 48.
Rock musician Phoenix (Linkin Park) is 45.
Actor William Jackson Harper is 42.
Actor Jim Parrack is 41.
Folk singer-musician Joey Ryan (Milk Carton Kids) is 40.
Actor-comedian Cecily Strong is 38.
Rock musician Jeremy Davis is 37.
Hip-hop artist Anderson.Paak is 36.
Actor Ryan Pinkston is 34.
NBA star Klay Thompson is 32.
Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton is 32.
Actor Karle Warren is 30.
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I'd have known Henry Czerny only as "that guy from Clear and Present Danger."
Figured you would have known Cecily Strong (SNL),Seth Green, Alonzo Morning and possibly Phoenix. Not Brooke Adams (then)?
I've never really been a loyal watcher of SNL, and especially not in the past 20 years, and I don't recall her from Ghostbusters, so no on Cecily Strong. Seth Green I now recognize from The Italian Job. Brooke Adams I'd have seen in Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Dead Zone, but I do not recall her. I'm not really a basketball watcher, so while I know 'Zo's name and moniker, a face doesn't appear in memory. As for Linkin Park, I wasn't ever really a fan. I met Chester Bennington once, before he was famous, because he was a friend of an acquaintance of mine from the Phoenix music scene. But that was as close to Linkin Park as I ever got. The whole "rap-rock" scene began to emerge while I was solidly ensconced in Raintown, which began as a prog-rock band and segued to power pop and then blew apart in 1994.
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Today’s Birthdays:
Composer-conductor John Williams is 90.
Broadcast journalist Ted Koppel is 82.
Actor Nick Nolte is 81.
Comedian Robert Klein is 80.
Actor-rock musician Creed Bratton is 79.
Singer Ron Tyson is 74.
Actor Brooke Adams is 73.
Actor Mary Steenburgen is 69.
Author John Grisham is 67.
Retired NBA All-Star and College Basketball Hall of Famer Marques Johnson is 66.
Actor Henry Czerny is 63.
Rock singer Vince Neil (Motley Crue) is 61.
Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson is 60.
Movie producer Toby Emmerich is 59.
Actor Missy Yager is 54.
Actor Mary McCormack is 53.
Basketball Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning is 52.
Actor Susan Misner is 51.
Dance musician Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) is 48.
Actor Seth Green is 48.
Actor Joshua Morrow is 48.
Rock musician Phoenix (Linkin Park) is 45.
Actor William Jackson Harper is 42.
Actor Jim Parrack is 41.
Folk singer-musician Joey Ryan (Milk Carton Kids) is 40.
Actor-comedian Cecily Strong is 38.
Rock musician Jeremy Davis is 37.
Hip-hop artist Anderson.Paak is 36.
Actor Ryan Pinkston is 34.
NBA star Klay Thompson is 32.
Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton is 32.
Actor Karle Warren is 30.
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I'd have known Henry Czerny only as "that guy from Clear and Present Danger."
Figured you would have known Cecily Strong (SNL),Seth Green, Alonzo Morning and possibly Phoenix. Not Brooke Adams (then)?
All of those except for Brooke.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
past our nice little clubhouse.
That sounds like an afternoon well spent.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
past our nice little clubhouse.
Past the 18th hole...
Figment is looking spectacular. I'm done for if I show the kids.
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Time to log off, hazzuh for now.
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Time to log off, hazzuh for now.
And he took the banter with him.
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I finally sourced a period-correct web belt in, of all places, the Ukraine.
Belt, holster and gun all from 1943. Now I just need to source a period-correct magazine-pouch, canteen and Carlisle kit (first aid kit).
Before I zoomed in, I thought we were looking at LTG's mismatched socks from the dryer.
When I bought that gun from a friend of mine, all I knew was that it was a Colt, and therefore worth the $500 he was asking. He was utterly sick when I discovered what it actually was - a number-matching frame and slide from 1943. But that was something a federally-licensed collector would have known, so he's been a good sport about it, and is still a good friend. These things happen.
When I bought it, I didn't have the resources to be a real collector. Since then I've accumulated more resources, and now have several good pieces in my collection. And I am myself now a licensed collector.
Finding the Boyt holster from 1943 was a bit of a coup. The eBay seller was in Snohomish County, an hour north of me.
The belt proved more elusive. While it's not hard to find a wartime web belt, they are a $60+ purchase depending on condition in the US. And most of them are in poor condition. When I came across one in the Ukraine for $20, I knew what I had. US government supply of materiel to the USSR during WWII remains an underexplored area among collectors in the US. The US government was secretive about it during the war, so it is not well-documented. And most collectors are more concerned with higher value items than web belts. It was a bit of a gamble when I came across Aleksey who had an apparently unissued belt. Most collectors would probably have assumed it was a counterfeit. But counterfeiters tend to want to focus on higher-value items than web belts. So it only took some messages and closeup pictures for Aleksey to convince me of what he had. The trick is to know how the metallic pieces age and to detect materials and weave patterns that are anachronistic. Aleksey had the real deal, a cotton-woven belt with corrosion on the metal pieces that reflect their copper and zinc components having been in storage.
I couldn't be completely sure of those things based on photographs, but for $30...it was worth the gamble. When it arrived yesterday, well, then I could verify. It's the real deal.
Of course, most collectors would scoff at my attempts to accumulate a holster and belt to complement a 1943 handgun. They'd point out that the likelihood of an officer or mortarman being issued a 1943 gun, belt, and holster is extremely low. And they'd point out that I have a mixed bag. The Boyt holster would have been Marine Corps issue, but a Nasco belt would have been Army issue.
My concern wasn't realism, but authenticity. I wanted the items ro be from 1943.
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I finally sourced a period-correct web belt in, of all places, the Ukraine.
Belt, holster and gun all from 1943. Now I just need to source a period-correct magazine-pouch, canteen and Carlisle kit (first aid kit).
Before I zoomed in, I thought we were looking at LTG's mismatched socks from the dryer.
When I bought that gun from a friend of mine, all I knew was that it was a Colt, and therefore worth the $500 he was asking. He was utterly sick when I discovered what it actually was - a number-matching frame and slide from 1943. But that was something a federally-licensed collector would have known, so he's been a good sport about it, and is still a good friend. These things happen.
When I bought it, I didn't have the resources to be a real collector. Since then I've accumulated more resources, and now have several good pieces in my collection. And I am myself now a licensed collector.
Finding the Boyt holster from 1943 was a bit of a coup. The eBay seller was in Snohomish County, an hour north of me.
The belt proved more elusive. While it's not hard to find a wartime web belt, they are a $60+ purchase depending on condition in the US. And most of them are in poor condition. When I came across one in the Ukraine for $20, I knew what I had. US government supply of materiel to the USSR during WWII remains an underexplored area among collectors in the US. The US government was secretive about it during the war, so it is not well-documented. And most collectors are more concerned with higher value items than web belts. It was a bit of a gamble when I came across Aleksey who had an apparently unissued belt. Most collectors would probably have assumed it was a counterfeit. But counterfeiters tend to want to focus on higher-value items than web belts. So it only took some messages and closeup pictures for Aleksey to convince me of what he had. The trick is to know how the metallic pieces age and to detect materials and weave patterns that are anachronistic. Aleksey had the real deal, a cotton-woven belt with corrosion on the metal pieces that reflect their copper and zinc components having been in storage.
I couldn't be completely sure of those things based on photographs, but for $30...it was worth the gamble. When it arrived yesterday, well, then I could verify. It's the real deal.
Of course, most collectors would scoff at my attempts to accumulate a holster and belt to complement a 1943 handgun. They'd point out that the likelihood of an officer or mortarman being issued a 1943 gun, belt, and holster is extremely low. And they'd point out that I have a mixed bag. The Boyt holster would have been Marine Corps issue, but a Nasco belt would have been Army issue.
My concern wasn't realism, but authenticity. I wanted the items ro be from 1943.
Very interesting and what a find. Enjoy it in good health.
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Page 5.
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Back from the UNC Clemson basketball game. Tough loss. Wrapping up with a Quickdraw.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
past our nice little clubhouse.
That's some little clubhouse!
Does the course close this time of year? The grass in that second pic looks dormant.
Nope. Open year round. Greens are green.
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I finally sourced a period-correct web belt in, of all places, the Ukraine.
Belt, holster and gun all from 1943. Now I just need to source a period-correct magazine-pouch, canteen and Carlisle kit (first aid kit).
Before I zoomed in, I thought we were looking at LTG's mismatched socks from the dryer.
When I bought that gun from a friend of mine, all I knew was that it was a Colt, and therefore worth the $500 he was asking. He was utterly sick when I discovered what it actually was - a number-matching frame and slide from 1943. But that was something a federally-licensed collector would have known, so he's been a good sport about it, and is still a good friend. These things happen.
When I bought it, I didn't have the resources to be a real collector. Since then I've accumulated more resources, and now have several good pieces in my collection. And I am myself now a licensed collector.
Finding the Boyt holster from 1943 was a bit of a coup. The eBay seller was in Snohomish County, an hour north of me.
The belt proved more elusive. While it's not hard to find a wartime web belt, they are a $60+ purchase depending on condition in the US. And most of them are in poor condition. When I came across one in the Ukraine for $20, I knew what I had. US government supply of materiel to the USSR during WWII remains an underexplored area among collectors in the US. The US government was secretive about it during the war, so it is not well-documented. And most collectors are more concerned with higher value items than web belts. It was a bit of a gamble when I came across Aleksey who had an apparently unissued belt. Most collectors would probably have assumed it was a counterfeit. But counterfeiters tend to want to focus on higher-value items than web belts. So it only took some messages and closeup pictures for Aleksey to convince me of what he had. The trick is to know how the metallic pieces age and to detect materials and weave patterns that are anachronistic. Aleksey had the real deal, a cotton-woven belt with corrosion on the metal pieces that reflect their copper and zinc components having been in storage.
I couldn't be completely sure of those things based on photographs, but for $30...it was worth the gamble. When it arrived yesterday, well, then I could verify. It's the real deal.
Of course, most collectors would scoff at my attempts to accumulate a holster and belt to complement a 1943 handgun. They'd point out that the likelihood of an officer or mortarman being issued a 1943 gun, belt, and holster is extremely low. And they'd point out that I have a mixed bag. The Boyt holster would have been Marine Corps issue, but a Nasco belt would have been Army issue.
My concern wasn't realism, but authenticity. I wanted the items ro be from 1943.
Much of collecting is what it's worth to you.
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Looks like we've got the lunch lulls back in full swing. :D
Figment and I took advantage of the 55 degrees with an extra long walk.
past our nice little clubhouse.
That's some little clubhouse!
Does the course close this time of year? The grass in that second pic looks dormant.
That's my contribution to golf discussions.