Purchasing a tower of power

[Rubix^3]

Jerry, hope my sincerity shone through my chuckles. You seem like just the kinda guy I'd like to smoke cigars with. Cheers!

[Amlique]

Oh yeah, forgot you hate anything to do with CI

[smelvis]

Originally Posted by veteranvmb

Now there was a time I had r an r for two weeks, during my time in Vietnam, and a few of my buddies went to morrocco instead of going to thailand, or back to the states. I have a great story about that and funny story, and sad story all in one, but I think it might be too hard core for the fourm and the moderators would probably be not too happy with me. ........But it is a doozy...Well maybee not a doozy, but an interesting short anecdote.
I havent thought of it for probably ten years now or so.

Much regards Jerry

Well Dude I am waiting for this one, lets here it Bro! Not Kidding I love your stories. My one brother did three tours in Vietnam, I think he was nuts but he told Mom and Dad he got some kind of Bonus or dollar incentive, All I know is he is now living deep in Northern MN almost completely self reliant and he was never the same. On one of my trips visiting he finally opened up a bit about what he went through, he was not lucky enough to skip the firing his weapon group and told me some horrible stuff, I think he still lightened for me some of what he went through.

I am so Lucky I was to young to go!

[veteranvmb]

Originally Posted by Rubix^3

Jerry, hope my sincerity shone through my chuckles. You seem like just the kinda guy I'd like to smoke cigars with. Cheers!

Yes, no problem. I hope you didnt take anything I said as pertaining to you. Just responding in my own thoughts. Thanks for even considering it.

Much regards jerry

[veteranvmb]

Originally Posted by smelvis

Well Dude I am waiting for this one, lets here it Bro! Not Kidding I love your stories. My one brother did three tours in Vietnam, I think he was nuts but he told Mom and Dad he got some kind of Bonus or dollar incentive, All I know is he is now living deep in Northern MN almost completely self reliant and he was never the same. On one of my trips visiting he finally opened up a bit about what he went through, he was not lucky enough to skip the firing his weapon group and told me some horrible stuff, I think he still lightened for me some of what he went through.

I am so Lucky I was to young to go!

I am sorry for your brothers condition, but I know too many just like him, or knew too many.
A lot of serious stuff happened to us, when we were just boys. I was 17, on my first tour. I did two.
Sometimes the adrenelin rush gets to you, and the jungle, and just the game of kill or be killed.

I can tell you so many things, but rather not. They are not happy or enjoyable to tell.

Heres one thats not gruesome but deadly for me. I developed jungle rot on my right hand on the top side going southward from between my thumb and my pointer finger toweard the end of my writs.
Looks like a bad rash when I had it. About three inches long and an inch wide.

How did the navy surgeons treat this. They took my hand and put it under some type of xray machine. I received xrays for about a half hour continuously. Twice. Thousand of x rays on the rash.

More xrays then a 1000 people put together should have in their lifetime. That was their cure.
I still itch there on and of and develop a red spot or line there on and off.

I have to go to va hospital every six months to see if I have developed anything there. I always figure I am on borrowed time. Plus I get nervous a few weeks before my visit, and then have to wait two weeks for results, I am in high stress during these times to say the least.

Thats a personal horror story. I deal and live with it. I was shot through the left shin, in which you can still see the entrance and exit holes. If I walk to far anymore the leg swells up and my shin bone aches horribly.
The older I get the worse it is.

anyway, I can go on and on. Heres one.

After we had a run in with the vc, and we were left with their dead and wounded, we had to make sure they were dead. In the old days, they would just take a spear and pierce everyone after a battle to make sure.

But that was considered barbaric. So we had to pump our foot into the chest of every fallen enemy, and this would give away if they were still alive.
First the fear of boobytrap, and then you know you had to kill that person if they were fakeing is a huge
situation to your self.

Also, in the jungle, the bugs and insects and such would eat a dead body from the inside out.

You could step on a mans throat or chest, and it would be like paper, and you foot would go right through and be covered by thousands of maggots or whatever.

It never leaves your mind.

Even today, when I walk wear there are trees, I still look at the treeline for snipers. I cannot every get over that. People must think me a bird fancier, but I am looking for smoke or odd shapes or movement.

Needless to say, I hate the fourth of July. I close every window in the house, I turn all the air conditioners on, I walk the dog early, and leave the lights off, so as not to present any targets.

War when you are in it in its grittiest sense, affects you.

Thats all I want to say at this time. Goodnight.

Jerry

[smelvis]

Thanks Jerry
Jim that's my one brother is happy actually and probably has a better grasp on reality than I ever will. I have other family members go as well one more brother who didn't see any action and a brother in law who is as close as my bothers who drove heavy equipment, he told stories of snipers but that's about all as well. I have more friends and nephews in Iraq today That I am more worried about.

Goodnight my Friend!

Dave

[RobustBrad]

I feel very small only having a Trivoli after reading this thread ....

[Qball]

Can you enlighten me what we are talking about?

[RobustBrad]

Originally Posted by kellzey

Can you enlighten me what we are talking about?

Tower of Power Humidor - 2000+ Capacity - Cigars International

Sexy, is it not?

Cheers,
Brad

[Qball]

Damn! Yes it is! Drool

[veteranvmb]

Originally Posted by RobustBrad

I feel very small only having a Trivoli after reading this thread ....

Are you having "humidor envy". I hear there are some products you can buy that may help. lOL

Much regards Jerry

[RobustBrad]

LMAO ... yeah Extenze for Humidors .

Cheers,
Brad

[Herf N Turf]

Originally Posted by veteranvmb

I am sorry for your brothers condition, but I know too many just like him, or knew too many.
A lot of serious stuff happened to us, when we were just boys. I was 17, on my first tour. I did two.


War when you are in it in its grittiest sense, affects you.

Jerry

It's a cruel fact of humanity that a young mans body is ideal for war, but his mind is anything but. An older man's mind is far better equiped, but sadly, his body cannot withstand the rigors.

Old men make wars. Young men fight them.

The stories you tell are nothing, if not a laundry list of why I must be grateful to you.

and now... back to our regular broadcast:

I know Im beating a dead horse with you, Jerry, but I still think you should "bead-up" and get overkill amounts of Heartfelts in those boxes. I'm with ya on the humi tending hobby, but it's even more fun to stick your nose in there knowing you dont have to recharge and that your babies are snug and happy.

Peas,
Don

[veteranvmb]

Originally Posted by Herf N Turf

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I know Im beating a dead horse with you, Jerry, but I still think you should "bead-up" and get overkill amounts of Heartfelts in those boxes.
Peas,
Don

See my experiment #1 thread. So far, not happy but I will be patient.

Jerry

[Herf N Turf]

I did see that thread, but by all indications, theyre not HF beads.