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Title: 12/29/2025
Post by: CigarBanter on December 29, 2025, 12:02:35 AM
Happy Monday!  Any cigar deals on the various internet sites? Join in this discussion and perhaps learn something about cigars 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: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 06:50:31 AM
JoeCigar:

Door (A) - CAO Dream Team Sampler - 10 / $37.50
includes:
2 - CAO Black Ltd. Bengal (6" x 50)
2 - CAO 'VR' Moby (6" x 50)
2 - CAO Brazilia Gol! (5" x 56)
2 - CAO Italia Ciao (5" x 56)
2 - CAO Mx2 Robusto (5" x 52)
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 06:51:36 AM
JoeCigar:

Door (B) - Encore by E.P. Carrillo Majestic (5.4"x52) - Box of 10 / $89.99
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 06:53:18 AM
Cigar.com:

Door #1 - Diesel Cigars Unlimited d.5 (5.5" x 54) - 10 / $44.99
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 06:54:04 AM
Cigar.com:

Door #2 - Macanudo Cafe Hyde Park (5.5" x 49) - 10 / $34.99
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 06:55:40 AM
Cigar.com:

Door #3 - Man O' War Box-Pressed 10-Cigar Sampler - 10 / $44.99
includes:
3- Man O' War Box-Pressed (5.5" x 52)
3- Man O' War Virtue Box-Pressed (5.5" x 52)
3- Man O' War Ruination Box-Pressed (5.5" x 52)
1- Man O' War Armada Box-Pressed (5.5" x 52)
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 07:27:09 AM
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Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 08:00:42 AM
Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #462
My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #462. Average mistakes: 2.3
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Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 08:11:16 AM
Connections
Puzzle #932
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Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 10:09:09 AM
Morning, boyos. Happy Dean Day.

Wind has been crazy here since last night, they sure called this one. No snow yet, still supposedly coming in behind this front. In fact, we're talking about putting off groceries until tomorrow, just in case we'd happen to lose power because of it.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 10:17:58 AM
Morning, boyos. Happy Dean Day.

Wind has been crazy here since last night, they sure called this one. No snow yet, still supposedly coming in behind this front. In fact, we're talking about putting off groceries until tomorrow, just in case we'd happen to lose power because of it.
That's smart thinking.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 10:30:32 AM
No extras

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“Are you putting me on?”
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Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 10:30:52 AM
Wordle 1,654 3/6*

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Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 10:33:01 AM
Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #462

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Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 10:36:20 AM
Connections
Puzzle #932
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Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 10:50:24 AM
Wordle 1,654 3/6*

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It's days like this that make me rethink always changing up my starting word.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 10:54:08 AM
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It's days like this that make me rethink always changing up my starting word.
Was this a starting word for you at one point?

Once I find a word, I'll ride it until it hits. Because the day I decide to switch it up, well, we all know what would happen. :D
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 11:03:38 AM
Wordle 1,654 3/6*

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It's days like this that make me rethink always changing up my starting word.
Was this a starting word for you at one point?

Once I find a word, I'll ride it until it hits. Because the day I decide to switch it up, well, we all know what would happen. :D

It was my 2025 most used starting word, according to the NYT Year In Games.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 11:16:21 AM
Woke up without heat again this morning. Now I'm starting to lose my patients. It's supposed to get serviced between 1-3 this afternoon.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 11:36:51 AM
Woke up without heat again this morning. Now I'm starting to lose my patients. It's supposed to get serviced between 1-3 this afternoon.
Good gracious. Do they have lemon laws for boilers?
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 11:50:09 AM
No extras, but it took me a little while to find the Spangram.

Strands #666
“Are you putting me on?”
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Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 12:14:41 PM
Now the wife (who's idea it was to wait, mind you) has decided maybe we should just go shopping after all. So we'll be doing that later, assuming she doesn't change her mind again.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 12:18:06 PM
Now the wife (who's idea it was to wait, mind you) has decided maybe we should just go shopping after all. So we'll be doing that later, assuming she doesn't change her mind again.
I really should have a more regular grocery shopping schedule. We just kinda go, when we're missing something, and invariably pick up a bunch of shit we don't need.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 12:19:58 PM
I decided to order pizza tonight because I just don't feel like cooking. I may take a pork shoulder out of the freezer and start thawing it for tomorrow.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 01:33:09 PM
Now the wife (who's idea it was to wait, mind you) has decided maybe we should just go shopping after all. So we'll be doing that later, assuming she doesn't change her mind again.
I really should have a more regular grocery shopping schedule. We just kinda go, when we're missing something, and invariably pick up a bunch of shit we don't need.
We do it Mondays because of after school and work activities. The kids know Mondays are off limits for these things. Well, they can still work, but they might get dropped off early.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 01:33:36 PM
I decided to order pizza tonight because I just don't feel like cooking. I may take a pork shoulder out of the freezer and start thawing it for tomorrow.
I could go for a good pizza right now. And really any time, to be fair.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 01:33:52 PM
Ok, we're off now. Back in a while.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 02:01:59 PM
Woke up without heat again this morning. Now I'm starting to lose my patients. It's supposed to get serviced between 1-3 this afternoon.
Good gracious. Do they have lemon laws for boilers?
The guy is here now and we're already at 63° in the house.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 02:02:16 PM
I decided to order pizza tonight because I just don't feel like cooking. I may take a pork shoulder out of the freezer and start thawing it for tomorrow.
I could go for a good pizza right now. And really any time, to be fair.
Agreed.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: razgueado on December 29, 2025, 02:39:44 PM
Morning, muchachos.  Happy Christmastide.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 03:45:15 PM
Morning, muchachos.  Happy Christmastide.
Thank you. Good sir. Hope the season is especially good to you and yours.

Been a while since you posted about your brother. How's he doing?
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 03:45:54 PM
Woke up without heat again this morning. Now I'm starting to lose my patients. It's supposed to get serviced between 1-3 this afternoon.
Good gracious. Do they have lemon laws for boilers?
The guy is here now and we're already at 63° in the house.
Long story, but repairs are still in progress.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 03:57:02 PM
Woke up without heat again this morning. Now I'm starting to lose my patients. It's supposed to get serviced between 1-3 this afternoon.
Good gracious. Do they have lemon laws for boilers?
The guy is here now and we're already at 63° in the house.
Long story, but repairs are still in progress.
I hope this story ends with you not being out of pocket on this.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 03:57:21 PM
Morning, muchachos.  Happy Christmastide.
Afternoon, Page2Raz.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: razgueado on December 29, 2025, 04:35:15 PM
Morning, muchachos.  Happy Christmastide.
Thank you. Good sir. Hope the season is especially good to you and yours.

Been a while since you posted about your brother. How's he doing?
Thad remains cancer-free, and gets stronger and stronger.  He rode dirt bikes a lot over the summer, and we played a four-hour gig on Dec 20th. 

A few weeks ago, he thought he was going to lose his job at Microsoft, which had him in distress.  Instead, they promoted him and gave him a $20K/year raise. 

So I guess you'd say Thad's doing just fine. 
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: razgueado on December 29, 2025, 04:35:30 PM
Morning, muchachos.  Happy Christmastide.
Afternoon, Page2Raz.
Afternoon, LTG.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: razgueado on December 29, 2025, 04:44:48 PM
And there's the first Vishing scam call of the season.  They were clever.  Masqueraded as the company that holds my mortgage, so the Android phone spam filter didn't snag it.  They called to have me verify two fraudulent transactions.  The tipoff was that they didn't understand a minor oddity in my credit report.  There is a creditor with which I have a mortgage and a HELOC, and my wife has a credit card from the same provider which appears in my report because I'm an authorized user, but I don't actually have the card.  So they told me the fraudulent charges were on that card, and did I recognize them?  Nice try, thanks for playing, *click*. 

They were smooth, though.  Very convincing.  I surveyed all the credit reports, just in case.  I monitor all my credit cards daily.  I had the missus check her two. 

Gotta be careful out there.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 05:37:21 PM
And there's the first Vishing scam call of the season.  They were clever.  Masqueraded as the company that holds my mortgage, so the Android phone spam filter didn't snag it.  They called to have me verify two fraudulent transactions.  The tipoff was that they didn't understand a minor oddity in my credit report.  There is a creditor with which I have a mortgage and a HELOC, and my wife has a credit card from the same provider which appears in my report because I'm an authorized user, but I don't actually have the card.  So they told me the fraudulent charges were on that card, and did I recognize them?  Nice try, thanks for playing, *click*. 

They were smooth, though.  Very convincing.  I surveyed all the credit reports, just in case.  I monitor all my credit cards daily.  I had the missus check her two. 

Gotta be careful out there.
If only they used their skills for good instead of evil.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 05:37:34 PM
Morning, muchachos.  Happy Christmastide.
Thank you. Good sir. Hope the season is especially good to you and yours.

Been a while since you posted about your brother. How's he doing?
Thad remains cancer-free, and gets stronger and stronger.  He rode dirt bikes a lot over the summer, and we played a four-hour gig on Dec 20th. 

A few weeks ago, he thought he was going to lose his job at Microsoft, which had him in distress.  Instead, they promoted him and gave him a $20K/year raise. 

So I guess you'd say Thad's doing just fine.
Glad to hear it.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 08:13:03 PM
Woke up without heat again this morning. Now I'm starting to lose my patients. It's supposed to get serviced between 1-3 this afternoon.
Good gracious. Do they have lemon laws for boilers?
The guy is here now and we're already at 63° in the house.
Long story, but repairs are still in progress.
I hope this story ends with you not being out of pocket on this.
No out of pocket, although I heard the technician arguing with the office and they were telling him that the warranty ended on December 17th. I immediately called them and asked them to check my history and when was the last time I reported this same issue (over-filling of the boiler, because low water sensor not working). Their tune changed rather quickly. In all fairness the office guy is new and I asked him to talk to the owner who was ready to make this right.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 08:14:12 PM
Morning, muchachos.  Happy Christmastide.
Thank you. Good sir. Hope the season is especially good to you and yours.

Been a while since you posted about your brother. How's he doing?
Thad remains cancer-free, and gets stronger and stronger.  He rode dirt bikes a lot over the summer, and we played a four-hour gig on Dec 20th. 

A few weeks ago, he thought he was going to lose his job at Microsoft, which had him in distress.  Instead, they promoted him and gave him a $20K/year raise. 

So I guess you'd say Thad's doing just fine.
That's all great to hear.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on December 29, 2025, 08:15:54 PM
And there's the first Vishing scam call of the season.  They were clever.  Masqueraded as the company that holds my mortgage, so the Android phone spam filter didn't snag it.  They called to have me verify two fraudulent transactions.  The tipoff was that they didn't understand a minor oddity in my credit report.  There is a creditor with which I have a mortgage and a HELOC, and my wife has a credit card from the same provider which appears in my report because I'm an authorized user, but I don't actually have the card.  So they told me the fraudulent charges were on that card, and did I recognize them?  Nice try, thanks for playing, *click*. 

They were smooth, though.  Very convincing.  I surveyed all the credit reports, just in case.  I monitor all my credit cards daily.  I had the missus check her two. 

Gotta be careful out there.
They are getting trickier. I long for the days of the Nigerian prince.
Title: Re: 12/29/2025
Post by: LuvTooGolf on December 29, 2025, 11:09:12 PM
Woke up without heat again this morning. Now I'm starting to lose my patients. It's supposed to get serviced between 1-3 this afternoon.
Good gracious. Do they have lemon laws for boilers?
The guy is here now and we're already at 63° in the house.
Long story, but repairs are still in progress.
I hope this story ends with you not being out of pocket on this.
No out of pocket, although I heard the technician arguing with the office and they were telling him that the warranty ended on December 17th. I immediately called them and asked them to check my history and when was the last time I reported this same issue (over-filling of the boiler, because low water sensor not working). Their tune changed rather quickly. In all fairness the office guy is new and I asked him to talk to the owner who was ready to make this right.
That's good news, even if it took some doing.