[Is Elon Musk correct? Remote Work]

1 hour ago, jakebarnes said:

Elon is a clown. KPIs on my team are higher than ever. He's just looking to scapegoat someone when they discover the man behind the curtain 

 I’m so glad that people like Elon speak common sense. 

Regardless of your team’s KPIs, the US economy is headed for a nasty crash. This due in part to an entitled generation of self absorbed narcissists who think the world revolves around their pleasure and entertainment. 

Remote work may be efficient for some, but for many of the inexperienced and immature workforce, it is just a way to sleep in, binge Netflix, and still collect a paycheck. 

I’d like to think there is a time coming when these foolish experiments will have run their course. 
 

[Are cigars out of cabinets of 50 better?]

No question 50 cabs are better than a dress box. Tobacco on tobacco, always beats tobacco on glossy paper. As to 50 cab vs. 25 SLB, I would go 50 cab every day of the week and twice on Sunday, as you will likely get cigars that are more uniform in taste and construction. 

[Bitcoin Price Prediction]

11 hours ago, RichG-LI-NY said:

What’s everyone’s thoughts re. Ethereum during this current dip and longer term. 

Due to gas fees, I suspect that ADA may steal some of ETH’s thunder. 

[It's gonna be a lovely weekend. What's going to be your special stick?]

5 minutes ago, griller said:

Wow!!! Where are you??? That's a lot of snow for May.

Northern Rockies. I live on top of a mountain in Montana. 

[It's gonna be a lovely weekend. What's going to be your special stick?]

Not even remotely “pleasant” for me. 

[Cigar Safe / Humidor]

1 hour ago, Chas.Alpha said:

Passionate AND psychotic. Hell of a combination... 😳

Um....yeah. That’s me. I actually have a 20’x8’x8’ concrete vault with a 1200 pound safe door that I keep “stuff” in. So, not too far off. 

I’ll post some pics sometime, but it might violate the FoH gun policy. 

[Bitcoin Price Prediction]

22 hours ago, Hammer Smokin' said:

Buying what doesn't exist.

A millenials dream.

That was my perspective for many years. I feel very foolish for not correlating that the US dollar has less intrinsic value than most alt currency. 

[Bitcoin Price Prediction]

I know a fair number of us on here hold BTC. In the midst of the current sell-off, curious to get your price prediction for 12/31/2021. 

What a ride...

[FOH'ers Daily Smoke]

2008 SW. All class. 

[La Gloria Cubana RE/LCDH/Regular/Discontinued production insights and evaluations...]

Again...one man’s opinion. But...most of the LGC REs are a betrayal of the marca.

LGC never had a robusto, but we have them in spades with the REs. I have not found any similarities in the REs that are true to the floral and fruity LGC profile. It would be awesome if it was, but it isn’t.

The MdOs are legendary. Tainos are legendary. I have yet to experience anything close to legendary with a LGC RE. The Orgullosos are good, mostly because I love the idea of a 109 format, but again, not even approaching legendary. 

The Netherlands RE that is forthcoming has potential, but I’m not holding my breath. 

[the utter height of braindead stupidity - thank you, NASA]

Just think...if all the level-headed people said, “Enough, no more, we will not tolerate any more of this non-sense”, it would all end. But for some reason all the level-headed people kowtow to the psychos, and all in the name of “tolerance”. 

The shame of humanless space travel is that I’m really starting to think another plant would be quite appealing. 

[Just a few thoughts on regular production vs REs and LEs]

For me, no interest whatsoever for ELs. Blends are frankly, bizarre. They don’t age all that well, overpriced, very little price appreciation potential. 

REs are another story. I find some really interesting vitolas that are generally unavailable. The 109s, Lonsdales, dropped head, skinnies, etc. seem to only be available in a RE. Those I chase.

However, all the fatties and warmed over robustos, someone else can have, I don’t chase those at all. On some occasions I will pick the uninteresting robusto in a box of ten up when I am traveling internationally. In those cases the secondary pricing isn’t prohibitive, and they make a nice travel souvenir.  

[FOH'ers Daily Smoke]

55 minutes ago, Bri Fi said:

Is this your first from the box? I almost pulled the trigger on a box of these a vendor had some supply recently but I was skeptical. 

Actually, I won this stick in a competition that a vendor had on Instagram. Good to know that won’t have to suffer through an entire box. I have a ‘98 box that is excellent. 

[Great article on CCW and Alex Groom.]

Like others, I have this resource open 365 days of the year.

Thank you @ATGroom!

And I’m so impressed that you do thins as a labor of love. You’re a better man than me, I would have ruined the site by trying to monetize it. 

[FOH'ers Daily Smoke]

‘99 HdM du Dauphin. This lived up to my millennial expectation. Bitter. Loosely rolled. A pretty lousy 50 minutes.

[FOH'ers Daily Smoke]

BCE FPG JUN 97 from 50 cab. Perfect draw. Perfect burn. A 96-98 pointer. Curses to you Habanos for discontinuing these. 

[Your latest CC Purchase?]

2 hours ago, havanaclub said:

The funniest thing about this picture is that pedestrian fonseca

It’s from 1994. 

[New Humidor Review: Avallo...the Aristocrat Alternative?]

3 minutes ago, Bri Fi said:

@Markspring1978 any update on your unit? Worth the $? Would you buy again? 

Unfortunately, there aren’t many options. I’m not sure what Matt’s lead time is now, but I assume it is 9-12 months.

I’ve managed to find a couple used Aristocrats on the secondary market. There is no comparison between the two. The Aristocrats have a much better humidification system and the finish/furniture value is far superior.  All that being said, finding a used Aristocrat is pretty tough these days. 

I still think the Avallo is the best option on the current market. I don’t have a Vigilant, but several other people that I know have had mixed results with them. Very expensive and some issues with their systems. 

[From the hip. Weekend take away: The 4 cigars you would take away right now.]

MdO1

CoLa

Des Dieux 

Punch SS1 

[Box Check. - BHK56]

27 minutes ago, FrancisK7 said:

What is a box like this worth? 

Guessing $50-75. Slight premium over glass top. 

[FOH'ers Daily Smoke]

SW from 2019 Xmas sampler.

[CIA spruiks skinnies]

I’m ready for the return of this trend. Also ready for a return to general sanity as a society. One can hope anyway...

[Have you hit your limit yet? Regarding CC inventory.]

16 minutes ago, Islandboy said:

We’re here for you man. If knocking your collection down to just 6 or 7 lifetimes will help, we’re here for you. 😁

It’s always good to have a strong support system. 

[Have you hit your limit yet? Regarding CC inventory.]

I currently have enough for about 8 lifetimes. I have no idea why I keep buying like a madman. This is a sickness. I’m aware of no cure. 

[Your latest CC Purchase?]

The key to this gig...being in the right place when someone calls it quits.