Buying freeze

[karlb]

One time my wife complained that I was spending too much on cigars...I explained to her that when I get up early in the morning and go away all day to return late at night that I am out working...and when the paycheck comes every couple weeks it arrives with my name on it...you can imagine how that went over.

[Ghabanos]

Hope your getting something in return for the freeze...

[LexG]

Am on a freeze myself, but a self inflicted one. found it quite easy actually, humi was overflowing, so there was no shortage of sticks, but the reason is cos we are going on a 2 yr working holiday, easy to freeze when there is something to look forward to!

did your gf say why?

[canadianbeaver]

Love reading who's the boss in these posts.

Matthew is one lucky guy I guess! The other night he was talking to the guy who has been doing some construction around our house. He says to the guy, kind of in a macho way, right in front of me, "We gotta get a bunch of the guys who have been doing all the work for cigars and scotch one night". The guy nods in an equally macho way like, "oh yeah, and just guys, right - no women around, wink wink".

To which I said, "Sounds great, and let's not forget where the cigars and Scotch come from". And then Matthew says to the guy, "oh yeah... it all hers."

LOL

[Hypersomniac]

I have enjoyed reading all of these posts; I can't help but laugh at some of them. My girlfriend is smart, and just wants me to save some money. She knows I have other stuff I need the money for, such as paying for the new computer I just got (my old one finally crapped out on me), a new phone (I just ran mine through the washing machine the other night, wonderful), the trips I am taking, etc.

She doesn't expect the money to be going towards her at all. In fact, I am going to Vegas with her in a few months and plan on going to a few of the nicer restaurants in town (with her, of course) and she thinks I am crazy for wanting to spend that much money on food. She would be as happy eating meatloaf as she would be eating at Joel Robuchon's.

She is just looking out for me and trying to get me to save some money instead of spending it all, but ultimately, if there is a cigar I want, then I will dang sure get it.

[Justmi]

I think everyone flared up because you wrote "I have officially been put on a buying freeze by my girlfriend," rather than "I want to stop buying, my girlfriend supports me." I think the comments were not malicious, just we've all been there fighting for our rights. The other day, wifey wanted to control what I was wearing to a function so it matched with hers. I blew up, I'm not a ten year old!

[Hypersomniac]

I think everyone flared up because you wrote "I have officially been put on a buying freeze by my girlfriend," rather than "I want to stop buying, my girlfriend supports me." I think the comments were not malicious, just we've all been there fighting for our rights. The other day, wifey wanted to control what I was wearing to a function so it matched with hers. I blew up, I'm not a ten year old!

Oh, I don't mind the comments, I think they are great. I was hoping for some lighthearted jabs and non-serious conversation (as opposed to some other threads), and an opportunity for me to poke fun at my girlfriend (and potentially others to talk about their significant other's). I feel like this is what has been happening. I don't think anyone was malicious, but that everything was done in good fun.

[Hypersomniac]

Buying freeze is when you spend more money and they are forced to freeze your accounts. Right?

This one is really funny. My first two purchases from Rob ended with my card being temporarily frozen. I guess after my second time calling the card company pissed off that my card was declined at a gas station, they got the message that it wasn't stolen.

[maverickdrinker]

I put myself on a freeze now.... Lol

[mk05]

Yea well I would have exhaled the sobresalientes into a zip lock baggie and frozen that for future consumption.

[maverickdrinker]

The Party Sobre was a great cigar. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it, seeing that I am not a big Partagas fan. The Party lonsdale was ok.

Monsdales were off the hook. I regret not getting more.

[PigFish]

... I need her ideas about the separate bed thread before I can comment! -LOL

You're a good sport mate. Many others have wives who comment about their smoking and some even with dictatorial control over their lives. They just don't have the guts to admit it on a BB...!!!

Cheers! -the Pig

[canadianbeaver]

This morning on "Frasier", his brother Nyles had the funniest line I think I have ever heard on that show. They were talking about sexy images imagined when someone was talking on the radio. He said, "I can tell you Maris and I pushed our beds together that night. The trick was getting mine across the hall!".