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Hi everyone, I have a few packages going out tomorrow, and would like to take advantage of the pick-up to PIF. First four new guys (<= 1 yr), and first four old guys (> 1yr), to post to this thread, get a PIF package. The packages contain cigars - some new, some old, some good, some...

Hi guys, I have a serious problem at hand. Today, my wife received several calls from someone who was harassing her (details confidential, of course, but not good - it looks like some sick puppy wants to break up our quite-solid marriage). This is the first day it's happened. They called both...

Cigar: Cuban Stock Royal Selection Robusto, http://www.crowndavid.com/cig_csroyal.html Manufacturer: Crown David Cigars, www.crowndavid.com Size: Robusto, 5x50 Filler: Dominican Binder: Dominican Wrapper: Connecticut Price: 6.30, bought Sunday at SJ Cigars in Springfield, PA Preamble I stopped...

Waiting for Obama Jan 6th 2009 From the Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire Cuba's Raúl Castro has made overtures to Barack Obama In the wake of the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, President Raúl Castro has made overtures to the US president-elect, Barack Obama. Seizing on Mr...

I'm in an odd position for a 30-odd year old right now. I've been living in the US for just over 2 years, mostly as a student in scenic South Bend, and now in Philly as a happily married man and productive member of society. The hitch came when I applied for overdraft coverage on a new...

A half-dozen trans-continental USPS packages were spotted outbound from Delaware County, PA. Merry Christmas, guys.

Handyman Dave warned me to expect a package on Monday - and Monday came and went, but yesterday I received a note from my neighbors on Yale Ave (I'm on Harvard, they're on Yale, and we're only a block or so apart, and so we get a fair bit of each other's deliveries) that they had a package for...

Thanksgiving was yesterday, which we had with friends and friends' family, and today was the last day of my first week of work at my new job. Two really good things. And then I got a call from my wife - I got two letters and a package in the mail. So I drove home early and opened them. One of...

Ingredients Olive oil 2 large pork chops, bone in 2 apples 2-3 cloves garlic 1 lemon (or lemon juice) 1 or 2 shots bourbon 2 tbsp raisins Salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 450 F Warm oven-safe saute pan on stove with olive oil on high heat Peel and quarter apples, mince garlic Brown...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Every CP member has a set of everyday favorites – ones that taste and smell like the big dollar smokes, but aren’t priced at a level that lets them regularly get into a trade. In the spirit of sharing mine (and finding yours), I’m proposing the “Star in a reasonably priced...

I moved to Philadelphia at the end of May to rejoin my spouse, and waited all summer long to get my employment authorization (I'm a Canadian national, as is my wife, and have been playing musical status on the way to a green card). I've been to god knows how many interviews, both in business...

No sooner did I get back from my (4th) interview that I opened my mailbox, only to be set upon by a section of Nepali warriors. Disciplined and fierce, they overran my driveway and set fire to my house, carrying away the dog as a spoil of war. If I find out who dispatched those Gurkhas, they'll...

There's too much serious talk on CP these days, so I'm starting a grade-A frivolous thread - wrist check. What watch are you wearing today, from a half-wrecked beater to a $10,000 work of art. Me? A Bernhardt Globemaster GMT, blue face, on a blue kevlar band.

Cigar: Oliva Tobacco Company (not Oliva Cigar) Angel 100 Vitola: Corona Gorda, 6x45 Wrapper/Binder/Filler: Ecuadorian Sungrown/Nicaragua/Nicaragua Executive Summary: There is a reason why I bought 20, traded for another 5, and then bought 20 more on CBid. I've smoked more of the 1961 than any...

I've noticed that cigars with Indonesian/Sumatran wrappersc have, of late, tasted a little off. A little sharp and metallic. I have two questions for the CP community at large 1) Is this a new development, or a characteristic of Sumatran wrappers? 2) Are there any truly excellent cigars being...

Cigar: CAO L'Anniversaire Cameroon Vitola: Robusto, 5x50 Wrapper/Binder/Filler: Cameroon/Nicaragua/Nicaragua Executive Summary: A very smooth medium smoke, well constructed and flavorful. Recommended. 8.6/10 Preamble: Last night, my wife and I went to the first lecture in the Philadelphia...

Cigar: Don Pepin Garcia, Blue Label Size: Generoso (Toro), 6x50 Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Executive Summary: Construction issues bring down a complex, flavorful cigar. 8/10 Appearance: Smooth, nice looking cigar. The wrapper is clearly sungrown, being a...

Received a bomb from Kansas in today's mail - with the bother of sending a bunch of packages out last week, I must have forgotten to man the defenses! Thank you again.

In the spirit of the last guess my fill-up contest, I'm running it again. I haven't topped up the tank on my motorcycle since the last contest. I ride once or twice a day, with exceptions when I'm out of town, primarily out to the Starbucks in Media that I often work from. It's a '93 CB750...

I recently re-organized my cigar collection (ha) into boxes, and I found that there were a few everyday smokes with no home. So, I've decided to find them one: yours. I also have a '93 Honda Nighthawk, which I'm going to fill up later today. It has 114 miles on the odometer. I live in suburban...