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Title: 10/4/2022
Post by: CigarBanter on October 04, 2022, 02:20:24 AM
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!
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 05:39:29 AM
Morning, twofers.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 05:40:21 AM
Joe:

Door #1 - Latitude Zero Toro - 10/37.50

Door #2 - Latitude Zero Signature Gordo - 10/44.99
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 05:41:31 AM
Sis:

Door #1 - Nub 460 Cameroon (Gordo) - 10/39.99

Door #2 - La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 5 (Robusto) - 10/82.75

Door #3 - Perla del Mar Maduro Perla G (Toro) - 5/24.99
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 05:41:47 AM
I'm hoping door #2 is a typo on the price.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 06:08:19 AM
Wordle 472 4/6*

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Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 08:34:22 AM
♫ One is the loneliest number ♫
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 08:44:25 AM
Fan runs on the field at last night's Rams/49ers game, immediately regrets it:

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/sports/bobby-wagner-trucks-protestor-carrying-pink-flare-during-rams-49-ers-game-022547227.html
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 08:46:58 AM
North Korea is feeling froggy, fired a missile over Japan, causing people to take shelter for a time:

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-conducts-missile-test-081308145.html
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 09:04:03 AM
Fishing tournament in Cleveland ends badly when winners are caught cheating:

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-fishing-tournament-winners-134141274.html
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:17:03 AM
♫ One is the loneliest number ♫
Tell me about it.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:17:54 AM
♫ One is the loneliest number ♫
Tell me about it.
Guess Tony is going to use that working excuse again.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:22:29 AM
Fishing tournament in Cleveland ends badly when winners are caught cheating:

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-fishing-tournament-winners-134141274.html
Saw that one this morning.  Wild.  Question....Do they always do a polygraph at fishing tourneys?
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:23:05 AM
Thanks for the current news Dave, now on to a bit of history.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:25:54 AM
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2022.
There are 88 days left in the year.



Today’s Highlight in History:

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit.

On this date:

In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties.

In 1887, the International Herald Tribune had its beginnings as the Paris Herald, a European edition of the New York Herald.

In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps.

In 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit the Western Hemisphere as he addressed the U.N. General Assembly.

In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room.

In 1990, for the first time in nearly six decades, German lawmakers met in the Reichstag for the first meeting of reunified Germany’s parliament.


In 1991, 26 nations, including the United States, signed the Madrid Protocol, which imposed a 50-year ban on oil exploration and mining in Antarctica.

In 2001, a Russian airliner flying from Israel to Siberia was accidentally downed by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile over the Black Sea, killing all 78 people aboard. Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 70th home run to tie Mark McGwire’s 1998 record in a 10-2 victory over the Houston Astros.

In 2002, “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh received a 20-year sentence after a sobbing plea for forgiveness before a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia. (He was released from prison in May, 2019.) In a federal court in Boston, a laughing Richard Reid pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives in his shoes (the British citizen was later sentenced to life in prison).

In 2004, the SpaceShipOne rocket plane broke through Earth’s atmosphere to the edge of space for the second time in five days, capturing the $10 million Ansari X prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists. Pioneering astronaut Gordon Cooper died in Ventura, California, at age 77.

In 2010, the Supreme Court began a new era with three women serving together for the first time as Elena Kagan took her place at the end of the bench.

In 2020, infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in an SUV from the hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19 to salute cheering supporters. Trump’s medical team reported that his blood oxygen level had dropped suddenly twice in recent days and that they gave him a steroid typically only recommended for the very sick; doctors said he had also been given oxygen before being hospitalized.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:28:05 AM
Ten years ago: A day after his first debate with Mitt Romney, which had been widely seen as a victory for Romney, President Barack Obama suggested that his Republican rival hadn’t been candid about his policy positions during the faceoff. The Nielsen Co. said an estimated 67.2 million people had watched the debate; it was the biggest TV audience for a presidential debate since 1992.

Five years ago: Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the African country of Niger (nee-ZHEHR’) when a joint patrol of U.S. and Niger forces was ambushed by militants who were believed linked to the Islamic State group. President Donald Trump visited hospital bedsides and a police base in Las Vegas in the aftermath of the shooting rampage three nights earlier that left 58 people dead.

One year ago: A massive global outage knocked Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms offline for hours due to what Facebook called a “faulty configuration change”; there were no signs that malicious activity was involved. The Biden administration reversed a Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by federally-funded family planning clinics. Supreme Court justices returned to the courtroom for the start of a new term after a nearly 19-month absence because of the coronavirus pandemic. China flew 56 fighter planes toward Taiwan, continuing three days of military harassment against the self-ruled island. A federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent, Michael Garbo, was shot and killed while questioning a passenger on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona; the passenger who opened fire was then killed in a gunfight with other officers.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:32:15 AM
Today’s Birthdays:

Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is 93.
Actor Felicia Farr is 90.
Author Roy Blount Jr. is 81.
Actor Lori Saunders (TV: “Petticoat Junction”) is 81.
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is 78.
 Actor Clifton Davis is 77.
The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, is 76.
Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is 76.
Actor Susan Sarandon is 76.
Blues musician Duke Robillard is 74.
Playwright Lee Blessing is 73.
Actor Armand Assante is 73.
Actor Alan Rosenberg is 72.
Actor Christoph Waltz is 66.
Actor Bill Fagerbakke is 65.
Music producer Russell Simmons is 65.
Actor-singer Wendy Makkena is 64.
Musician Chris Lowe (The Pet Shop Boys) is 63.
Country musician Gregg “Hobie” Hubbard (Sawyer Brown) is 62.
Actor David W. Harper is 61.
Singer Jon Secada is 61.
TV personality John Melendez is 57.
Actor-comedian Jerry Minor is 55.
Actor Liev Schreiber is 55.
Actor Abraham Benrubi is 53.
Country singer-musician Heidi Newfield is 52.
Singer-guitarist M. Ward (She & Him) is 49.
Actor Alicia Silverstone is 46.
Actor Dana Davis is 44.
Rock musician Robbie Bennett (The War on Drugs) is 44.
Actor Phillip Glasser is 44.
Rock singer-musician Marc Roberge (O.A.R.) is 44.
Actor Brandon Barash is 43.
Actor Rachael Leigh Cook is 43.
Actor Tim Peper is 42.
Actor Jimmy Workman is 42.
Actor Michael Charles Roman is 35.
Actor Melissa Benoist is 34.
NBA All-Star Derrick Rose is 34.
Actor Dakota Johnson is 33.
Figure skater Kimmie Meisner is 33.
Actor Leigh-Anne Pinnock (Little Mix) is 31.
Actor Ryan Scott Lee is 26.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:32:48 AM
Over/Under for today is 6
Raz Over/Under is 8
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 09:33:03 AM
Fishing tournament in Cleveland ends badly when winners are caught cheating:

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-fishing-tournament-winners-134141274.html
Saw that one this morning.  Wild.  Question....Do they always do a polygraph at fishing tourneys?
I don't know, but I bet they do going forward if they don't already. Lol
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 09:35:34 AM
Five years ago: Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the African country of Niger (nee-ZHEHR’) when a joint patrol of U.S. and Niger forces was ambushed by militants who were believed linked to the Islamic State group.
Apparently, I was today years old when I learned this is how Niger is pronounced.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 09:36:40 AM
Over/Under for today is 6
Raz Over/Under is 8
Spot on, 6.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on October 04, 2022, 09:47:12 AM
Good morning, Dave and Dave. Started writing a post 4 hours ago and never got around to hitting enter.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:48:59 AM
Saw the New World Dorado is finally starting to show up around the interwebz.  In stock at Smoke Inn which usually seems to get new cigars in sooner.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 09:49:18 AM
Good morning, Dave and Dave. Started writing a post 4 hours ago and never got around to hitting enter.
TWSS
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on October 04, 2022, 09:50:49 AM
The house was in the 50s when I woke up so I decided to turn the furnace on... Nada.

Just so happens the plumber was on his way in to connect kitchen appliances and such. Hopefully it is just as simple as he had turned the gas off when he was disconnecting things. I doubt it though since the hot water was working.

Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 09:51:16 AM
Good morning, Dave and Dave. Started writing a post 4 hours ago and never got around to hitting enter.
Well, you made it now, and that's all that matters.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 09:52:03 AM
The house was in the 50s when I woke up so I decided to turn the furnace on... Nada.

Just so happens the plumber was on his way in to connect kitchen appliances and such. Hopefully it is just as simple as he had turned the gas off when he was disconnecting things. I doubt it though since the hot water was working.


Oh boy, that sucks. Good thing you didn't hold out until 2023 like you planned.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 09:56:07 AM
Speaking of cheating and polygraphs, this time in poker:

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/investigation-alleged-cheating-high-stakes-163857685.html
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 10:31:57 AM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: razgueado on October 04, 2022, 10:47:56 AM
Morning, muchachos.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: razgueado on October 04, 2022, 10:48:47 AM
Wordle 472 4/6


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Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: razgueado on October 04, 2022, 10:51:18 AM
Over/Under for today is 6
Raz Over/Under is 8
Thirteen.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 10:54:12 AM
Morning, muchachos.
Morning, BarelyPage2Raz.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 11:30:25 AM
Country music icon Loretta Lyn dead at 90.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on October 04, 2022, 12:57:06 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Interesting. Why were you looking at pipes?
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 01:01:37 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Interesting. Why were you looking at pipes?
I've never actually tried one before, so I thought maybe it was something I'd look into, get a little variety in my smoking experience.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 01:23:05 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
That is unique.
I wonder what your search trending is for that to pop up??? :o
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 01:24:50 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Interesting. Why were you looking at pipes?
I've never actually tried one before, so I thought maybe it was something I'd look into, get a little variety in my smoking experience.
I'm sure Rick and Tony can give you some pointers, so you don't have to stumble in blindly.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 01:30:12 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Interesting. Why were you looking at pipes?
I've never actually tried one before, so I thought maybe it was something I'd look into, get a little variety in my smoking experience.
I'm sure Rick and Tony can give you some pointers, so you don't have to stumble in blindly.
I assumed that would be the case.

Tony, Rick - have at it.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 01:31:06 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
That is unique.
I wonder what your search trending is for that to pop up??? :o
This was just a search for tobacco pipe. A page or 2 later in the results, I got one that was the torso.

My concern is what my targeted ads will show up as now.  :o
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on October 04, 2022, 01:45:03 PM
Country music icon Loretta Lyn dead at 90.
That's sad.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: Travellin Dave on October 04, 2022, 01:45:33 PM
So many options... ::)

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Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on October 04, 2022, 01:46:43 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Interesting. Why were you looking at pipes?
I've never actually tried one before, so I thought maybe it was something I'd look into, get a little variety in my smoking experience.
Cool. Rick should be able to chime in with good advice.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on October 04, 2022, 01:47:59 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Interesting. Why were you looking at pipes?
I've never actually tried one before, so I thought maybe it was something I'd look into, get a little variety in my smoking experience.
I'm sure Rick and Tony can give you some pointers, so you don't have to stumble in blindly.
I have some tobaccos and a few pipes but don't really know what I'm doing. Haven't actually smoked one in about 5 years.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 01:55:38 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Interesting. Why were you looking at pipes?
I've never actually tried one before, so I thought maybe it was something I'd look into, get a little variety in my smoking experience.
I'm sure Rick and Tony can give you some pointers, so you don't have to stumble in blindly.
I have some tobaccos and a few pipes but don't really know what I'm doing. Haven't actually smoked one in about 5 years.
I'm sure I'll just pick a cheapish pipe and some tobacco I like the smell of and dive right in. Not really a better way to explore than that. Plus, it gives me an excuse to go to a B&M and explore their options. Now would be a good time to be close to a CI store, since the superstore has that whole room with pipe tobacco.

That being said, I welcome some pointers from Rick.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 02:19:46 PM
Page 4 hazzuh!
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 05:52:43 PM
Took the banter with me again. Sheesh.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: bluecollar on October 04, 2022, 08:03:02 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Interesting. Why were you looking at pipes?
I've never actually tried one before, so I thought maybe it was something I'd look into, get a little variety in my smoking experience.
I'm sure Rick and Tony can give you some pointers, so you don't have to stumble in blindly.
I have some tobaccos and a few pipes but don't really know what I'm doing. Haven't actually smoked one in about 5 years.
I'm sure I'll just pick a cheapish pipe and some tobacco I like the smell of and dive right in. Not really a better way to explore than that. Plus, it gives me an excuse to go to a B&M and explore their options. Now would be a good time to be close to a CI store, since the superstore has that whole room with pipe tobacco.

That being said, I welcome some pointers from Rick.
I can definitely help with my experiences. Fire away with any questions you might have. The right pipe and tobacco are going to be key for a good experience. It will not be like smoking a cigar but it can definitely be a good smoking experience.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 08:22:13 PM
Was looking at pipes on Etsy and came across this gem:

http://alturl.com/dywpu
Interesting. Why were you looking at pipes?
I've never actually tried one before, so I thought maybe it was something I'd look into, get a little variety in my smoking experience.
I'm sure Rick and Tony can give you some pointers, so you don't have to stumble in blindly.
I have some tobaccos and a few pipes but don't really know what I'm doing. Haven't actually smoked one in about 5 years.
I'm sure I'll just pick a cheapish pipe and some tobacco I like the smell of and dive right in. Not really a better way to explore than that. Plus, it gives me an excuse to go to a B&M and explore their options. Now would be a good time to be close to a CI store, since the superstore has that whole room with pipe tobacco.

That being said, I welcome some pointers from Rick.
I can definitely help with my experiences. Fire away with any questions you might have. The right pipe and tobacco are going to be key for a good experience. It will not be like smoking a cigar but it can definitely be a good smoking experience.
I think I'm gonna start with a cheapo pipe, see how I like it. If it's something I enjoy, then I'll look for something a little nicer.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 09:11:32 PM
300 Hands maddie

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Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on October 04, 2022, 09:23:04 PM
The house was in the 50s when I woke up so I decided to turn the furnace on... Nada.

Just so happens the plumber was on his way in to connect kitchen appliances and such. Hopefully it is just as simple as he had turned the gas off when he was disconnecting things. I doubt it though since the hot water was working.


We've got heat! Turns out that when the plumber cut the two radiators out for the first floor reno (kitchen and powder room), he hadn't yet capped the pipes to close the loop and therefore, it wouldn't turn on.
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: LuvTooGolf on October 04, 2022, 09:58:41 PM
The house was in the 50s when I woke up so I decided to turn the furnace on... Nada.

Just so happens the plumber was on his way in to connect kitchen appliances and such. Hopefully it is just as simple as he had turned the gas off when he was disconnecting things. I doubt it though since the hot water was working.


We've got heat! Turns out that when the plumber cut the two radiators out for the first floor reno (kitchen and powder room), he hadn't yet capped the pipes to close the loop and therefore, it wouldn't turn on.
Hooray!
Title: Re: 10/4/2022
Post by: razgueado on October 04, 2022, 11:11:42 PM
Country music icon Loretta Lyn dead at 90.
My personal obit for Loretta on Facebook today:

"Loretta Lynn is gone.

Some will remember Loretta as the worthy successor to Patsy Cline as the defining female voice in country music. Others will insist that there are only two defining voices in country music - Hank's and Loretta's. Period. There is significant truth in both assertions.

There are other women whose voices have been defininitive of country music. Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, June Carter Cash and Allison Krause spring to mind, and deservedly so.

But whether by virtue of talent and toughness or by happenstance of time, place, and longevity, Loretta Lynn will always seem to stand head and shoulders above all that follow her, and possibly all that came before. Only Loretta could sing "If you're looking at me, you're looking at country," and be taken at her word without debate.

The world is a lesser place without her in it.

May she rest in peace."