Camp Winnepesaukee

[Bohn007]

As I sit here waiting for the latest 24/24, outside, wearing a parka, in 47 degree weather, smoking a 2008 Epicure #2, I thought it was time to create the thread for all of our future homes, Camp Winnepesaukee. This is the place where many of us will end up as our wives get tired of the waterfall of boxes that arrive as we catch the CC bug. Just like the cigar that I am smoking, the experience is sweet and creamy yet a little complex. We can all sit by the fire that @Hurltim will build while we sip our favorite beverage telling stories of how we got here. How do you know that this is the place for you? The signs are barely noticeable in the beginning like any addiction but they are there if you know where to look. Come join our merry group of misfits and share your stories of misdeeds as we all succumb to this passion. 

1. You stay up late instead of going to bed because want to finish all the latest threads on FOH. 

2. You stand near the window looking for the arrival of your local mailman for the arrival of new boxes. 

3. You also alter your plans in order to make sure you are home for said arrival and the timing of the latest 24/24 and 24/72

4. You are disappointed when the boxes don't arrive that day and a little concerned as well. @BEVOSREVENGE

5. If they do arrive, you rush to get them before your significant other sees them and realizes that you are almost spending the equivalent of your mortgage payment adding to your "collection".

6. Storage, Storage, Storage! You never have enough and are always looking for more places to put boxes. @BarryNY

7. You are constantly trying to understand the subtleties of Rh and ambient temperature. @PigFish is a god in understanding these issues and while you have read all of the posts from him, you have just one more question that you swear has not been asked before about your new NewAir 281 cigar cabinet. 

8, Sometimes you just open up your cabinets to look at the cigars and move the boxes around. 

9. You can't wait to be the first to try the latest EL or RE release

10. You take pictures of cigars because each stick is beautiful and you want to share it with the world

11. Your credit card is getting wear marks from how many times you hold it to place another order. 

12. You turn down the heat during cold weather  and make sure to turn off the lights but that $550 box of PSP Magnum 56's looks like a real good deal. 

13. You HAVE to buy that box of __________ that someone else posted/reviewed that is only available in a foreign country that you have zero access to. 

14. Reliable sources for CC are protected with greater care than the launch codes for nuclear weapons. 

15. You have a better supply of cigars than many B&M stores

16. In honor of @Hurltim,  If you give away cigars from aged boxes before you actually smoked one of them. 

 

[SinfullyPatient]

Don't forget, you know your mailman's delivery schedule better than your own.  I'm in....

[Bohn007]

3 minutes ago, SinfullyPatient said:

Don't forget, you know your mailman's delivery schedule better than your own.  I'm in....

Welcome to the slippery slope that we all live in. 

[JohnS]

2 hours ago, SinfullyPatient said:

Don't forget, you know your mailman's delivery schedule better than your own.  I'm in....

Plus, you know your Mailman's first name, how many children they have and the current state of their marriage. Before long, you find yourself enjoying a beverage with them of some sort.

[SinfullyPatient]

2 minutes ago, JohnS said:

Plus, you know your Mailman's first name, how many children they have and the current state of their marriage. Before long, you find yourselve enjoying a beverage with them of some sort.

Hah, he wishes.  We have a difficult relationship, we're his last stop of the day and I'm not thrilled about it. 

[Ken Gargett]

25 minutes ago, JohnS said:

Plus, you know your Mailman's first name, how many children they have and the current state of their marriage. Before long, you find yourselve enjoying a beverage with them of some sort.

my postie is a great mate and has been for a decade. occasionally comes in for a glass. we have a yack every day.

[BEVOSREVENGE]

46 minutes ago, SinfullyPatient said:

Hah, he wishes.  We have a difficult relationship, we're his last stop of the day and I'm not thrilled about it. 

That is a good for me.  Keeps the warden, uh I mean my lovely wife, from getting to the package before me most times.

I resemble the vast majority of most of this list; ergo, I am a happy camper.

[BuzzArd]

Do I have to live with you all or can I live with my Uncle in Osippee?  I'll be right on Pork Hill Rd.  Come hang out at the Wolfboro water plant on Beech Pond any time!  

[Bohn007]

8 minutes ago, BuzzArd said:

Do I have to live with you all or can I live with my Uncle in Osippee?  I'll be right on Pork Hill Rd.  Come hang out at the Wolfboro water plant on Beech Pond any time!  

Those that smoke together, stay together. Still, it's like Florida, you don't have to stay all the time. I think for many people on FOH, they are in it and then go under the radar while they pay off their credit cards and smoke their conquests

[zeedubbya]

You realize you have a box of almost every cigar from that week and sometimes even after ordering another one you still hope someone will split out a 5er so you can keep your box intact for aging.

You have tried to find out how to put back together a bundle of 25 or 50 properly (because why is it so hard!) and consider posting it up but get distracted by a story about The Best Bar Ever.  

You diverted some of your paycheck to "extra 401k contributions" and are glad you didn't actually do that when you see some of the rising Cohiba prices, and the up and down market. And then you go ahead and smoke 1 from the box and vow to find a replacement.  

You recognize that being out of money for cigars doesn't really mean out of money just that you'll have to figure out a way to get someone else excited about a box of cigars you didn't like but they did.   

You begin to see cigars as a form of currency which can be used to trade for other items and/or labor.  And the other people you associate with are ok with this too.  

You worry about things like if keeping a weeks stash of cigars in a travel humidor may be changing their taste somehow.  You contemplate posing the question then get distracted by a post about The Best Bar Ever.  

You say yes to anything a guy named @Ethernut suggests doing regardless of what perils may potentially exist.   

 

 

[PigFish]

... you guys are amateurs! Why? A pro gets a PO Box just for his cigars. Just letting you know!

(Yes, I have a PO Box!!!)

-the Pig

[BuzzArd]

Well, then I'll need three.  Not a bad idea, Mr Pig....  Not bad at all. 

Learn from the old, wisened pros.  Exactly what a Camp Counselor is for.  

I move we nominate Piggy as our first official Camp Counselor. 

[PigFish]

8 hours ago, BuzzArd said:

Well, then I'll need three.  Not a bad idea, Mr Pig....  Not bad at all. 

Learn from the old, wisened pros.  Exactly what a Camp Counselor is for.  

I move we nomeinate Piggy as our first official Camp Counselor. 

...why is it, that I feel like I just got my letter from an owl? -LOL

-Piggy

[BuzzArd]

7 hours ago, PigFish said:

...why is it, that I feel like I just my letter from an owl? -LOL

-Piggy

 There are worse letters one could receive… 

It will be a rewarding experience!

[Bohn007]

8 hours ago, PigFish said:

... you guys are amateurs! Why? A pro gets a PO Box just for his cigars. Just letting you know!

(Yes, I have a PO Box!!!)

-the Pig

We are all learning Ray, baby steps. 

[Miller1985]

PO boxes work wonderfully. You swing by on your way home from work, and hide the box in your briefcase. 

[Ethernut]

4 minutes ago, Miller1985 said:

PO boxes work wonderfully. You swing by on your way home from work, and hide the box in your briefcase. 

Spoken like a true pro!

[PigFish]

... gotta' stay a step ahead to get to the next lesson!!! -LOL

-P

[Jimmy_jack]

Hi, my name is Jim. I think I have a problem. Is there a seat available for me?

 I like my problem...not so sure my wife will. Eventually she will catch on. All that means is she has already caught on and is waiting for the appropriate time to bust me on it. LoL

[JohnInCleveland]

You have a baby on the way and on the "honey do list" is to turn the bedroom dedicated to 3 humidors and a tupperdor into something resembling a human bedroom instead of a shrine to excess, misspent paychecks, and bubble wrap and shredded paper piled in a corner that you haven't been able to sneak out without giving away the fact that 3 boxes have come in the last 2 weeks that she didn't notice. 

[BuzzArd]

1 hour ago, JohnInCleveland said:

You have a baby on the way and on the "honey do list" is to turn the bedroom dedicated to 3 humidors and a tupperdor into something resembling a human bedroom instead of a shrine to excess, misspent paychecks, and bubble wrap and shredded paper piled in a corner that you haven't been able to sneak out without giving away the fact that 3 boxes have come in the last 2 weeks that she didn't notice. 

If you had a proper 15 boxes arrive in a three week period she would never just see those three...

[Bohn007]

1 hour ago, Jimmy_jack said:

Hi, my name is Jim. I think I have a problem. Is there a seat available for me?

 I like my problem...not so sure my wife will. Eventually she will catch on. All that means is she has already caught on and is waiting for the appropriate time to bust me on it. LoL

Jim, welcome to the club. At what point did you realize that you might have to make arrangements for Camp W? BTW, I just ordered three new Ziplock 60 quart weathershield boxes and a pound of beads. 

[Bohn007]

1 hour ago, JohnInCleveland said:

You have a baby on the way and on the "honey do list" is to turn the bedroom dedicated to 3 humidors and a tupperdor into something resembling a human bedroom instead of a shrine to excess, misspent paychecks, and bubble wrap and shredded paper piled in a corner that you haven't been able to sneak out without giving away the fact that 3 boxes have come in the last 2 weeks that she didn't notice. 

I would suggest that you get a cabinet made that could do double duty as a changing table. It's all about compromise. 

[Jimmy_jack]

1 hour ago, Bohn007 said:

Jim, welcome to the club. At what point did you realize that you might have to make arrangements for Camp W? BTW, I just ordered three new Ziplock 60 quart weathershield boxes and a pound of beads. 

I realize in 15 boxes in since September...so its becoming a predicament. A good one, admittedly. 

[Bohn007]

26 minutes ago, Jimmy_jack said:

I realize in 15 boxes in since September...so its becoming a predicament. A good one, admittedly. 

I just checked the numbers of my own since September. Let's just say you have plenty of catching up to do. Hopefully that helps you feel better and enables you to buy more realizing that you have not really been all that bad........ happy hunting!