Cigars?

[Bob Peale]

Love the smell in when I open my humidor...

 

[Sillyman]

I've never had the courage to smoke a cigar. I'm from the tobaccoo phobic section of my generation, and addiction is a very real fear for me, even with cigars.

 

[lilminx]

Cigars are just as gross as cigarettes to me, only they last longer than cigarettes. Blecchh!

 

[Saint Peter]

I cannot stand the smoke of someone else's cigar. Mine, however, smells like roses. Why is that?

Sillyman you are making a good choice. Cigar smoke is thick and hard on the lungs. They cost lots of money (for the good ones not Swisher Sweets) and will burn big holes in your car seats if you are not careful with the cherry.

 

[PumpkinSmasher]

They smell great.

 

[Sillyman]

Sillyman you are making a good choice. Cigar smoke is thick and hard on the lungs. They cost lots of money (for the good ones not Swisher Sweets) and will burn big holes in your car seats if you are not careful with the cherry.

I've had a cigarette put out on my hand before. I really don't want to find out what that would be like with the substatially larger cigar.

 

[calypso_21]

As long as you smoke it outside, say on the veranda...I've no problem what so ever with them.

 

[Saint Peter]

It is ironic how the cigarette smokers will bitch about cigar smoke. The cold looks. The under breath comments.

Excuse me while I step out onto Calypso's veranda.

 

[Sillyman]

Even funnier when they go on long diatribes about the negative impact pot has on your health.

 

[Dillinger]

I love them. They relax me. I enjoy sitting outside with a cigar and a good Scotch or Maker's Mark or sometimes a good port.

Some of my favorites - La Finca, Macanudo (The portofino obviously goes very well with Port!), H. Upmann, JR Special, Don Diego.

Every now and then a friend will bring me a cigar from Cuba. They're a fun illicit treat but I actually tend to like the more mild cigars than the Cuban ones.

 

[perks]

as Dilly knows, and probably the rest of the NYC contingent, I enjoy cigars, and I enjoy the men who smoke them.

A big overstuffed leather chair, a nice cigar and a glass of port, and I'm in heaven. You can throw in a few boys to pamper me too.

 

[Saint Peter]

The only Cubans I ever had came from Canada and were really bad. I look forward to the chance to sample some Cubans that were treated better and rolled in the last decade.

 

[ScarlettRose]

I like the smells of some Cigars and pipe tobacco, but i've never smoked anything.

 

[Saint Peter]

anything? really?

 

[Texan]

one of the perks of working in Latin America for so many years has been the availability of good cigars (especially cubanos).

I quit smoking cigarrettes three weeks ago, and haven't had the courage to try a cigar yet. I look forward to the time when I can enjoy a cigar without fear that it will "push" me back to the little white sticks.

I have (right here in front of me) a Dona Flor, Piramide #7. Aaaaahhhh.... the best Brazilian cigar I have ever smoked. Some day soon I will pour a tall shot glass of Centenario Anjeo tequila with an equal shot of sangrita, light this cigar, and celebrate my freedom from cigarrettes.

 

[Saint Peter]

Stay the path and stay strong Texan. To me smoking cigars is quite different than cigarettes. It is to be enjoyed not dictated by urges. It is my time to sit on the porch, listen to the birds, and throw the tennis ball for the pooch.

 

[ScarlettRose]

anything? really?

well, a few things on the grill, does that count?

 

[Saint Peter]

well, a few things on the grill, does that count?

Good question. Hot nights in the sack do so why not a few burnt dogs?

 

[Bob Peale]

Every now and then a friend will bring me a cigar from Cuba. They're a fun illicit treat but I actually tend to like the more mild cigars than the Cuban ones.

They are not illegal to smoke, they are illegal to bring into the US if you are traveling under an American passport.

Foreign nationals can bring them into the country for personal use (2 box limit).

 

[Mischka]

I quit smoking cigarrettes three weeks ago, and haven't had the courage to try a cigar yet.

Congrats, Texan! Mr. Mischka quit several years ago, and that first month was the hardest. Now he can enjoy the occasional cigar without any thought of readdicting himself to cigarettes.

And I would be eternally grateful if you could help that other Texan (lavender) overcome her cigarette habit. She's of the mind to stop this time, but it's an uphill battle. The only thing I ever "smoked" were candy cigarettes, so I'm of no help on this front.

Oh, to answer the question - I like the smell of a humidor, and the first few puffs of a cigar. After that, the smell is a bit overwhelming.

 

[Texan]

thanks Mischka and Sait Peter for the encouragement.

I have quit before, once for 5 months. It took me a long time to figure out why I went back to smoking after quitting. It wasn't until I had an answer to that question that I was willing to quit smoking again. I hate to fail, and I don't often start something I don't finish, so until I felt I could "stay quit", I didn't try this again.

I hope lavender can quit (if she wants to).

Because I didn't smoke inside the house (my office is inside my house), I spent a lot of time outside smoking. Now, I'm wondering what people who don't smoke do with all this extra time?????

 

[morninggirl5]

thanks Mischka and Sait Peter for the encouragement.

I have quit before, once for 5 months. It took me a long time to figure out why I went back to smoking after quitting. It wasn't until I had an answer to that question that I was willing to quit smoking again. I hate to fail, and I don't often start something I don't finish, so until I felt I could "stay quit", I didn't try this again.

I hope lavender can quit (if she wants to).

Because I didn't smoke inside the house (my office is inside my house), I spent a lot of time outside smoking. Now, I'm wondering what people who don't smoke do with all this extra time?????

They post at lit, of course.