ISOM's are a pain in the ass......

[radar]

Yeah, but it hurts so good!

[cawa]

Wow that's pretty cool you had him since he was an egg, never had a bird as a pet before, seems like fun, good thing you have him trained not to be in a cage, probably more fun that way. Didn't mean to thread jack, I just found that interesting

[RASSmatazz]

edisonbird...I assume he goes potty where ever he chooses?

[edisonbird]

I keep his wings clipped, he only goes on his perch, which has a large catch all under it. His perch is actually a manzanilla tree, so he has a lot of room to roam.

[RASSmatazz]

I see. I've always wanted one but never could get the wife to agree. Someday when I empty the nest of the kids and her, I'll get one.

[sherpa]

i took a baby blue jay out of a cats mouth and he lived with us for 3 years if you ever have the chance to meet a little blue demon this was one . it hated my mother for some reason and would fly down and attact her feet. it would eat butter off of the table his night time pearch was on a silk lamp shade and he would relieve him self on it in the morning, ate meal worms that i raised for him , what a mess.he would steal any shiny thing and hide it above the window trim . if a cat would come up to the screen door he would get down and just cuss hell out of it. i think it always thought it was as big and tough as any thing that walked sure do miss that bird but would not want to have to clean up after another one. it was never caged always had the run of the house and never clipped its wings. sorry to ramble but this just got me rembering old QUIRK hope to meet him in the next world.

[cocoa]

LOL, just read this thread for the first time. So true so true.

[AF MAN]

Originally Posted by mcgoospot

I have places in Spain that ship to a buddy of mine in Niagara Falls, Canada. They ship sealed boxes with the shipping marked "documents". I have odered many times from them and they are perfect. I just drive across the border and pick them up. Prices are 1/3 what they are in Canada. For sites contact me at mcgoospot@aol.com

Damn You,Damn You I Say! Just kiddin...You lucky @%#@$r

[Herfzilla]

The first post in this thread CRACKED me up. So true!

[Wetterhorn]

One of the funniest, yet so very true, tales on the board!!!!!

Originally Posted by sgoselin

It occurred to me tonite that the pursuit of great Havanas is fun, but god what a pain. For years (over 30) I smoked mainly Dominican, Honduran, Nic etc. On a Saturday morning I could go to my local shop with a newspaper and a coffee, pick my cigar of the day and it was almost always perfect. My longtime favorites were alway Punch Chateau L, Excalibur No.1, and the Partagas #10. Later on I added Fuentes. I always knew exactly what they would taste like, the construction was always perfect and a bad smoke was a very rare occurrence. I knew what I liked and it was a warm secure feeling. Several years ago I got a computer and then the internet. My days of ordering the occasional box of Havanas from a very expensive shop in Montreal expanded. The world opened up. I became a Havanophile. Sometimes I look at this and shake my head. Lets see: I now spend at least a car payment on my hobby, the product is inconsistent at best, I never know what to expect. Is it too young? Is it before 95? Is the particular brand good in the country that I ordered it from? (ya know (insert country) has the best (insert brand). Does it have a little age? I mean the Bolivar used to be a strong cigar, but now its mellow, except that a lot of folks think it's not, but my grandfather told me that back when they were good, before the embargo, they were really cigars, but I had one the other day that was 52 years old imported from Cyprus and it tasted like dirt, but man it was mellow and spicy, ya know that old Havana flavor. And so I send money (or credit cards) to foriegn countries to fellows who send cryptic emails in broken English and pray that the only reason it has been 2 weeks with no arrival is that it took a long time to go through 5 countries. But hey, I'm just a regular guy who enjoys a good smoke and this is perfectly normal behaviour. Oh yeah, LOL!! I also spend my evenings tapping on a keyboard, looking at a little screen conversing with all the other regular guys who are even more normal then me. Having said all of this man I do love it. Well gotta go now. Have to place a few orders and check to make sure that my 187 humidors haven't dropped a percentage.

I am what I am.

[The Prince]

Originally Posted by sgoselin

ISOM's are a pain in the ass......

But It hurts so good.

[RPB67]

It a good type of pain.

No Pain no Gain.

Nice Post

[pyrotech]

Me, I lay the blame for my addication squarely at the feet of your US tax system. When I was at home the only cigars I could afford where , then visit your nice country, have an excellent meal, and somebody suggests cigars.

Out comes dominican RyJ's $6 for a tubed Churchill, that was the start of my downfall. Now if only you had charged $15 I'd have passed. But no, $6 including sales tax. Picked up a box later, $40 for ten.

Now I'm stuck back in my own country using all possible means to obtain these sticks, and with our tax system, its just as cheap to "import ISOMs as premium NC's, " and easier.

Damn you and your Tax system.

[FpDoc77]

I wish I could say I have tried a cuban. So until I do Im will my favorites.

[Neuromancer]

Bump for all the newbies who want to learn about the dark side...