Stages of a cigar smoker

[Hoss]

This was a great post! My wife's wondering what i'm up at midnight laughing out loud about in the computer room...at least she knows it ain't ****!

[Mad Dog Rocket]

I could swear I already replied in this post, but I guess not. Yeah, I'm entering phase 7 right now. I'm scared of letting my wife ever see this because she'll know where things are heading given that this list has been so damn accurate thus far!

[Sir Tony]

Very funny. I am currently working on step 7.

[RJT]

Dont worry the stages go past 10...so you have much to look forward too.. RJT

[tech-ninja]

I am at about stage 6.

I now have three humi's (not full, but ready) and bought a bunch of 5 packs via auction to try as many as possible.
I should get my end of my first newbie trade with drevim today - I can't wait to get to the mailbox!!

I now talk about cigars almost as much as guns

How did I end up with two expensive hobbies??

Somebody stop me before I go broke!!

[partagaspete]

right now I am between 8-9. Funny how slippery this slope is. My beads should be here any day now. The it is coolerdor time.

T

[12stones]

Originally Posted by 12stones

I'm right there with Mike but started at stage 2. Never hit stage 1. That's great...and I've got so much to look forward to.

Well, I've moved up to being between 8 & 9. I'm putting together my first coolerdor but still don't have the source. Unless joed's massive bombs count as a source...

[688sonarmen]

No sources by choice, but I'm trying not to get one of those COSTCO big boys... But if I do then my current coolidor can turn into a "warehouse" for aging sticks...

[sgresso]

Stage 7) You start smoking high end sticks in singles. Opus, PAM, Ashton, etc….You get in on your first “box split” of ISOM’s. You buy the occasional box of Curly Heads, Padron 2000, La Finca. Cbid consumes a lot of your time.

Stage Your wife starts asking “how much was that” you start spending way too much time on the net about cigars. You get a Subscription to CA and Cigar Magazine. You and the UPS man know each other on a first name basis.


that where I am at...Now throw in the Fact of Pipe smokinh basicall has the same things and I am really screwed....

[RJT]

Sorry guys I had to rebirth this thread. I have noticed alot of new guys here asking alot of questions. I thought that this thread fit for a newbie read. Welcome all newbies....

RJT

[zamco17]

Thats a priceless list man, im almost folliwing it to the T

[RJT]

Originally Posted by zamco17

Thats a priceless list man, im almost folliwing it to the T

Glad you enjoyed it...lol RJT

[dyj48]

I was shocked when I read about the stages, it's a good feeling to know that I'm not alone in this frenzied crazy world. I'm currently in stage five and I've only started smoking three months ago when my wife came back from Ybor City outside of Tampa. She brought back three cigars (Havana Dreams). The rest is history. I've just bought a box of Picasso Maduros from my local cigar store down the street. I got my humidor last month from ebay, but got one that holds a hundred cigars. That won't last! I've already ordered samplers. I bought two lighters last week, a colibri 3003 and a swiss lighter (Caran d'Ache) as well.

Since I live in San Francisco which is not your typical enlightened cigar city, I can only smoke in my cold garage but my wife complains about the smell. So now I sit between my two air cleaners (honeywell and a blueair 501) which cost about $600 bundled up with the garage door up. When it's not raining which is rare, I smoke outside by the front of the house and endure dirty looks from all my neighbors walking their dogs.

It's heaven!

[FatBoy]

I guess I'd have to say that I hit stage 9 awhile back...regressed because of finances...and now I am headed that way again...

[calistogey]

Not sure what stage it is, but what if you keep acquiring full boxes but end up having a bigger collection of empty ones?