If you go to Shelly's, tell Tony that "Nobody" said hello. I was there again about 3 weeks ago.

Hey, don't be bashful about takin' a peek under the foil. I threw that on for a little extra thermal preservation and to protect the "band". The "stick" is vacuum sealed for your protection.

We dodged it as long as we could but we finally had ashfall from Mt. Redoubt over the weekend. Fortunately, it was very light and as of this morning, it was covered by a little bit of snow. (Click for larger images) Redoubt has been burping quite a bit today so it doesn't look to be...

We're pretty lucky to have some elbow room with the neighbors. Our neighbors down the hill have a small engine shop or some such home enterprise and the ones next to them have barky dogs but the noise is rarely a problem. Fortunately, the neighbors with sled dog teams (2 mushers within a...

Hi, my name is Brett and I'm a reformed bass fisherman. I used to be a member of B.A.S.S. but that was many, many years ago and I haven't watched the Classic in about as many years. Bucket mouths don't like the weather up here so I have to "suffer" with trout, salmon, halibut, etc. :p

Today being Thursday...the day for my weekly smoke at my local B&M...I'll be sure to make some smoke for a life lived long and lived well. I wish I could point to someone so close and influential in my cigar smoking but both of my grandfathers passed early. I don't remember my maternal...

The wife and I are fond of Chateau Ste. Michelle out in Woodinville, about 17 miles from your hotel. It's an attractive estate winery with tours, tastings, and plenty of places on the grounds to enjoy a picnic lunch, weather permitting.

Anthony...the box arrived in perfect condition yesterday while I was on the plane back from Phoenix. What a homecoming present! Here I wished for a cigar and you sent me...well...a very generous fulfillment. Many thanks.

He mentioned being out on business this week or a portion thereof.

Will do!

Is that Cigar King on Gelding?

One of these days, I'll get my act together and give a BOTL more notice. :blush: I'll be in Phoenix area on business next week...Monday afternoon through Friday morning...staying at the Tempe Mission Palms. From another recent thread, I learned I won't be very far from Stogie Cutters. Maybe...

When I was mulling my options for a storage shed, I drew up plans for a larger stick-built shed with an attached smoking room. It wasn't in the budget. Maybe a Chinook wind will blow this one away and I can start over.

I wish. No room in the house, though. Maybe one day, I'll building a smoke shack or something.

I guess my recent project update makes me the DIY attention whore of the moment. :blush: :laugh: Here are some links to my project galleries: Master Bath Remodel (current project) PC Build Guest Room Makeover Kitchen Improvements Storage Shed Garage Organization Future projects include...

x2 on the Z-plus...in my nicely aged brass Zippo case. I've had the same one for a couple of years now and it's still going strong.

What age are you? — 47 What age did you start cigar smoking? — The first time I had real cigars not purchased from a drug or grocery store was in 1980, at the age of 19. I smoked 'em off and on over the years (mostly off) until I got serious again about 5 years ago. Are you a white or blue...

Many thanks Tone! PM coming immediately after this post. Jim...you helped a brother out just fine. The generosity (yours, Tone's, and everyone else on deck) just took me back a bit...but is very much appreciated. I would have expanded my list eventually...but I was stumped at first as to...

Nice job! That shower wall tile looks purt-near identical to the 6" tile we used on our kitchen backsplash. Hot water has never been a problem at our house. We have two 40-gallon, gas-fired water heaters. Now if we only had better pressure upstairs... Thanks...and ain't that the truth...

If your master bath shower looks like the first pic, I'm surprised the missus isn't kicking you in the ass on a daily basis. :laugh: