Cigars

The old Cooler a dor. There are plans online how to make them. A cigar shop manager I know uses distilled water and kitty litter in some sort of special bag. 

My place just closed due to damage from a fire a few businesses away. One opened trying to put the smaller one out of business a few doors down etc and pissed me off. I always did both especially since many selections are limited. My place that closed had a great selection and Manager and I guess isn't re opening which bums me out. He carried a big line of Torano's that even Cigar International doesn't carry.  I haven't had a raise since 2008 and took pay cuts and health care concessions and can't always pay $3 to $4 a stick more to support brick and mortar exclusively.  Sometimes you have to shop where it's cheaper out of necessity. 

henapple said:

I used a little dorm fridge for a while...humidifier beads. I will say I don't buy online anymore. I try to support my brick and mortar. It's nice to have a place to enjoy a stick and libations....and good conversations. If these places shut down and everyone purchases online the only contact we'll have is on the net. Oh, dagnabbit.

Also the FDA is trying to take over the cigar business and regulate what can go in a cigar. That could kill the cigar business. There are quite a few cigar shops here in KC, but Outlaw Cigar is my favorite. They have their own brand.

When times were good in Michigan and myself and wife were getting raises I supported everyone local and didn't care about the price. I also make my own beer and if I do buy I only buy Michigan Micro Brews ever since our economy crashed and the auto industries flopped years ago.  I still buy food at small markets etc and really don't smoke enough cigars to make a difference anyway. As a matter of fact I made pizzas for the first time on my BGE the other night and bought everything at a little family owned Italian market the size of my garage in my neighborhood and paid more than a regular grocery store would charge. 

Well I know they aren't good for u but they are better than cigarettes. The tobacco fields aren't sprayed with all the chemical like cigarette tobacco. You don't inhale them and an occasional cigar is a lot less smoke than an everyday cigarette habit. I know several doctors who smoke cigars but won't touch a cigarette. Not inhaling doesn't narrow your arteries like cigarettes do or so I've been told by a Doctor.........mouth cancer is real though.

I figure I'm 45yrs old and just started smoking them about a year ago. Would have an occasional one prior to that on special occasions etc and didn't own a Humidor. Prior to last Summer my last cigar was about 8 years ago.  I quit smoking cigarettes at 19yrs old when cigarettes were $1.25 a pack in Michigan. Think they are about $7 a pack now. I haven't had a diet or regular pop in over 9 years and I don't eat processed garbage foods and only eat out once a month. I work out and do cardio as well. If an occasional cigar kills me I guess it was meant to be LOL 

Thanks bro. I have a few ( :( ) broken thermoelectric wine fridges that I'm going to convert into humidors. This is helpful.

Padron and Arturo Fuente.