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I'm always pleasantly surprised when I've met CPers - this was a perfect herf. Lots of people, some familiar and some new faces, great environment. Thank you again for putting this together; as I emerge from the long, deep, dark tunnel of work, I hope I can help with the next one. My wife said...

And I just PMed you - I'll be playing with the bike for a certain part of the morning. Bah. Expect me to show at the herf smelling of burned motor oil ...

I might be out of this ride - I took my bike out last night, and it stalls on light throttle. I think it's the main jets, and poured a can of seafoam into the tank. Hopefully it'll improve overnight (it has before, seafoam is amazing stuff) but if it's continuing to stall, it's not safe to ride...

Pro style cooktop is good - lots of room, lots of burners. Pro cooktop is ... well ... not so good. Suffice to say that it's hard to control that many BTUs on your first trip into a commercial kitchen.

I totally understand that. SC is not exactly a nexus of east-african emigration. (Toronto, on the other hand, has a large Somali population; my impression of them is that they're quiet, family-oriented, conservative, devout, and work 18 hours a day at crap jobs). It's not as forceful as...

I'm not defending the Somalis involved, so please don't try to start an argument on that point. Like I said - I'm assuming that you simply didn't know that "skinnies" is offensive. I'm not going to belabor it, but it is an ethnic slur. Your call as to whether to edit it or keep it; you own...

The color commentary isn't really welcome, Merlin. I'm assuming it was a momentary lapse in judgement, so please take this opportunity to edit it out.

Catching up on this - what's/where's PM Mall? (Clearly I'm new to the Philly area).

One of my wife's bridesmaids considered applying to RMC (The Royal Military College of Canada - Canada's West Point) for the same reason. Fortunately, she went to Queen's - a difference of half a mile, or about 100 years, depending on how you calculate it.

It's on the way, you should have it quite soon.

As far as I remember, yes - it would have been the prior number (62).

Try the maduro Special G (that said, I find the cameroon Special G to be quite good). Anything in petit corona or perla might also be a good match; try the Hoyo de Monterrey Sabroso, Punch London Club, or (if you're looking for a more intense flavor) the 5 Vegas Miami Petit Corona. I had the 5V...

I was actually thinking that the park itself would be pretty cool, whether as a starting point or doing a loop before heading into the city. It'll be late morning, though, because my wife and I wake up late and have a good breakfast together before we start our day. Reportedly there are some...

I'm in Swarthmore, partway between Center City and Wilmington. Start off around Valley Forge?

LOL. Who said I was a gentleman? That said, my go-to these days is a Special G - the band takes up about half the cigar, and comes off with the cello 1/2 the time.

Very continental - as I recall, the old-school british etiquette about smoking cigars runs along the lines that the bands come off, since gentlemen do not advertise what they're smoking; one-upmanship diminishes both parties. I typically stop above the band as well. Most of the time at least...

No need to - the Signature Maduro is still in the game, and the box should already be in the tender, loving hands of the USPS.

The state of PA pays for your beginner and experienced rider courses, you know :). Sounds good to me. ATGATT? :)

To the VSG - if it was to the hemingway, I'd simply make the exchange and burn the evidence :)

My first box was the Flor de Gonzales white label - if I got to do it again, I'd have chosen something else. They're wonderful cigars (IIRC, you picked one up in the star car pass, right?) but they have a habit of sneaking up on you, then punching you in the nuts with nicotine. Unless you have a...