Do you smoke cigars?

Olefarte, you mean you can't get Montecristo's in the U.S.? I worked at a cigar shop and we had Montecristos? Or did I misunderstand what you said?

I don't smoke anymore, but I thought since they were from Cuba you couldn't get them in the US. How much do they cost in the US. Maybe I didn't get the deal I thought I did.

Edit; Don't smokem anymore because my wife can't stand them.

You should all stop smoking. It destroys your lungs and causes cancer, worsens asthma and other lung diseases. It kills people in their middle age, when they might have else lived until they are older. Its also expensive and smelly and doesn't do much to attract the opposite sex.

This is me being somewhat hypocritical, because I am an ex-smoker. Stopping smoking was one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life but it was well worth it. I will never start again.

good phant

there are many things in this life that will put us 6' under............and we all have a ticket..........oldest man just died here in the states(113).........drank and smoked till he died............now alchohol is good for heart disease........i am not a proponent of any of these habits.....for me, just a way to relieve stress.......another killer.......so, weather i step off a curb tomorrow, or live to be a hundred.......i can't throw my checkbook in to my casket......i'm goin' out my way:angel:

Many brands have cuban and non-cuban variations like Monte Cristo. I enjoy a good cigar every once in a while. Here's a list of some of my favorites: Padron 4000/5000, Macanudo Duke of Devon Robusto, Fuente 858 Maduro, and Fuente Don Carlos #2. I only occasionally smoke cigars; I typically average about 1 cigar a month, if that.

Elcarion: That would probably by my limit as far as smoking cigars if I could get back into it. I would just really like to find a place somewhere here in NC that I can buy them. I wouldnt really need a humidor because if I bought one I would plan on smoking it within a day or two. I could just keep it in a place in my house where it isn't really dry. I would say that would make us a "casual" smoker which is probably the way to go. A cigar has a lot of tabacco in it, to be smoking more than that.

Anyone know of any websites only with decent prices where I can order from?

I think smoking is a disgusting, filthy habit. BUT, then again, that's just my opinion.

A local tv ad reminds me that smoking can cause permanent loss of eye sight.

young: LOL.. you watch too much TV. You sitting in front of the TV listening to ad's can cause permanent eye sight damage also ;-).

Watch too much tv, dude i spent less than one and a half hours watching tv everyday, most my time are spent on my pc and studies.

I don't really smoke anymore myself. The only reason I smoked a few cigars was when I worked in Haiti, all I had to do everyday after work was sit around and drink beer, or rum and smoke a cigar once in a while. Wasn't safe to go out on the streets at night so, stay home and get drunk. The fact is, here at home I can't find anybody that likes the smell of them, unless it's one of the aromatic kind, and I really don't like them. so I don't smoke anymore. I even tried a pipe, but those things are to damn hard to keep lit, it's to much like work.

Tv tuner card? Don't have one and don't need one of this.

hehe olefarte, I also smoked a pipe for about 6 months. I got to where I didn't like the taste at all anymore. I do like the smell though. I still can remember the smell when a customer would come in and buy some pipe tobacco I had to pour some out of the glass container and push it out wiht my hand. I would smell like pipe tobacco all day hehe.

I've smoked so many different things it's crazy. Probably 50 different cigars, 20 different kinds of clove cigarettes, 20-30 different brands of cigarettes, canadian cigarettes, french cigarettes, Indian "Bidi's" (rolled in a brown leaf that looks like a joint -- contains some fiberglass I think & I know it contains a small amount of arsenic in each bidi -- good smoke though, but not for everyday smoking), etc...
Those are the benefits of working at a smoke shop. I would NOT recommend trying canadian or french cigarettes. If I remember correctly, canadian cigarettes are VERY nasty because Canada is not allowed to add ANY preservatives to cigarettes or other additives so they are supposedly 100% pure tobacco (supposedly!). French cigarettes are very strong. If you're used to smoking Marlboro Reds or even filterless cigarettes a French cigarette still may knock you on your butt .

I've seen so many different styles of packs of cigarettes it's crazy. Cigarettes in tin packs, packs that open from the side, from the top, from the bottom, etc.

I even smoked Marijuana in college for about 9 months.

If you smoke and you haven't tryed Bidi's I suggest trying them out., but DO NOT buy the flavored Bidi's!!!!!! BAD IDEA!!! Get the regular ones!!! If you buy the flavored Bidi's then I suggest having a barf bag on standby. Or at least a close pin to put on your nose so you can't smell the smoke when your smoking them.