[awsmith4]

Great story, I grew up with both my father and stepfather (different households) smoking handmades so I would try them here and there. My uncle also used to work for a tobacco broker and would bring back boxes from various factories he sold tobacco to. After I went to college I started buying my own and keeping a small desktop and would enjoy them sporadically, special occasions and such, but being a broke college student I had to limit it. I tended to spend my money on cigarettes and another leaf that is popular to smoke (gave that up though). After college I moved home (mom and stepdad's house) for a spell and would smoke cigars with him a little more regularly. I still partied quite a bit, but after I met my wife and calmed down a little I stopped spending my money on stupid things and started spending it on her and cigars. About 4 years ago I bought a second humi, then i found the online supliers of cigars via JRs which I had been to many times on trips to NC to visit family. After I found the other sites (CI, CCOM, etc.) it was downhill fast. Then last year I found CS and went from a regular cigar smoker to an informed regular smoker and have found a new appreciation of this great pastime.