I’m officially out of control. (confessions of the truly obsessed)

[mike32312]

OMG! I read this and like this describes me to a T. I've really got a problem. Spending $7000.00 on cigar room. I've gone over the edge. Someone catch me.

[Silver]

I've read this thread and I just don't get it. I don't see any problem.
And to me - denial is a river in egypt.
Money - what good is it if you can't buy cigars with it.
Who would want to waste it on rolex watches or cigarette boats. You can't smoke them.
I think everything is just fine. Now leave me alone, I have some phone orders to place.

[Roosterthomas]

OMG! Is this what is ahead for me? I'm flying down that slope hard and fast!

[Warhorse545]

Great post Dave

And oh so true.


Stacey

[sspolv]

Sweet jeans and athletic pygmies, I hope I don't end up like that anytime soon. I don't have any money as it is, let alone enough to drop on huge boatloads of cigars like Klugs does.

[Hoppy]

I've read the thread, I understand the thread, I enjoyed the thread, but the results are always the same...........I want a cigar, and I'm goin' out to fire one up!!!!

[mtvtrvlr]

Obsessed, aren't we all...thats why were here , Aren't we all sliding down the slope in one way or another Great post Klugs couldn't agree with you more... how come I feel like a cigar now...must be that cigar obesssion

[smokepiper]

Nice. I've rationalized it though. I quit cigs. I need something to satiate my oral fixation and my wife isn't here. Mmmmm.... Camacho.

I started with a 300 count humi that was half full from a friend that really quit. That was 6 mos ago. Now I've got the 300 nearly full and the cooler halfway there.

The rent is due when? Well I'm off to sell bodily fluids and organs.

[shakespeare]

been there ... done that... cant complain. I´ll cry at the end of the month then suck on a Vegas Robaina till I fal asleep. Next day all´s sunny and I´ll sell my car... that should keep me going for another two months... then back to the same old routine... you learn to live with it.



Great post dave... too bad I didn´t see it earlier... you could have saved me... Oh well... too late.

[Da Klugs]

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

So you smoke cigars. Being a normal curious person you strike out to learn more about your hobby. You find TOP25 Cigar. What a great resource for identifying cigars to buy. Which of course you do in ever increasing quantities. New humidors, cabs are not far down the road of your cigar adventure. You are traveling alone but feeling pretty good about the whole thing.

One day you see this link to Club Stogie. What’s that? Others with the same passion? Neat. Man there is a lot you realize that you don’t know about your hobby. In learning more about cigars you also learn a lot about cigar people. They are cool. Friendly, caring and eager to share their passion of cigars with others. Slopes? Things are moving to fast to really recognize you are on a compound one. There are multiple entry points for involvement in the exchanges that go on. As a newbie it might have been the NC pass or the newbie exchange. Pretty cool that people you have never met send you cigars on faith and without concern.

Omfg I got bombed. Someone I don’t know sent me cigars. Not just any cigars but Cubans!!! OOOHHH. They are better than you expected. WTF people have Cubans. Another bomb. Wow. Along the way Club Stogie has become more than just cigars. Who would have thought this would happen. Very strange that the guarded lives we live, the desire for privacy seems less of a concern as you expore the jungle.

You finally take the plunge. That OFG that was nice to you. The PM. The source!! Sally Fields “you like me you really like me” rings in your heart. The anxiety of that first purchase. Man this takes a long time. It came!!! How many times can you open and close the same box in one day.

65%? Oh $hit. Another humi. Beads? Active humidification? Man this hobby has its complexities and expenses. Sending that first bomb. Man your in the game now. Return fire. Others sliding wildly down the slope with you. How much fun is this?

Old cigars. Who knew. Rotten OFG biatches hit you with “Old cigars”. You already have filled up the “big cab” with new cigars. Old cigars, must get more old cigars. Another PM to a friendly OFG. $hit old cigars are even more expensive. You push on.

Another member calls you out. A friendly war ensues. Others decide to help and soon between what you have bought and bombs, you have more cigars in your humi then you have smoked in your entire life.

There are other forums in Club Stogie. Coffee? Man you love coffee. A whole new set of things to learn and cash to burn.

Herf? What the heck is that? Anxiety.. reality links to cyberspace. Geez what was I worried about. Unbelievable!! You get a very good sense of the quality of people through interaction here. Now the exchanges escalate. You can picture the looks on the faces of the LOTL’s you have met.

Capacity issues. Space for cigars is getting tight. Buy another cab? Coolidors!! Didn’t understand why now you do. Bank. It’s an issue for “everyone”. Credit card receipt day is the worst day of the month. ******? OH $hit.

Obsession. First thought of the day is about buying or smoking cigars. Mailman thinks you are a drug dealer. You know every international air express guy personally and the transit times from various parts of the world.

And of course the most telling thing.. you write something like this instead of working.

Help!!!! And thanks Club Stogie.

It hasn't gotten any better or worse depending upon your perspective.

[King James]

well at least now you have the room for 'em lol

[donp]

Klugs:
I had a moment along the lines of which you speak; just last night
I realized with the help of my lovely wife, that I have spent over $700.00 on cigars in the past month and a half. I uh, well: Hi, my name is Don, and I'm a cigaraholic. I gotta get off this rollercoaster or, my life as I once knew it, is gonna go over the cliff.
I aint talkin about bombs or coffee, I'm talkin about an addiction to variety, and that next "must have stick" that everyone's been talkin about. Sigh, oh well, I suppose it could be worse; I could be outta beer with no ducats to get more

[donp]

>>WTF, now i'm having nightmares and checking humi more times than I visit the bathroom, and most visits to the humi cause a visit to the bath room. Its nowhere near f'ing 70 became a frequently heard phrase.<<

WTF! Get outta my life! What? You mean there's others here too...just like me?? Oohh!

[Puffy69]

Thats funny Dave, First time ive read this.

[etenpenny]

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

It hasn't gotten any better or worse depending upon your perspective.

hey dave can you add to that to bring us up to date
from getting mag 50s in the mail that you didnt know you ordered to getting the largest humidor in the history of ebay

I just want to know how deep this hole actually gets, and what Im in store for