Jason, since you brought it up, have you tried Oliva Master Blend or Padilla 1932? For me they are in a different league than everything else I've tried. Really sublime.
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Jason, since you brought it up, have you tried Oliva Master Blend or Padilla 1932? For me they are in a different league than everything else I've tried. Really sublime.
I step outside to smoke a cigar or pipe. Never in the shop. Too many flammable solvents and I don't want smoke film on all my valuable woods!:eek:
Cheers,
I'm glad I quit when I was ten!
AZCRAIG
David,
Thanks for the kind words and prayers. All went well yesterday.
AZCRAIG
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Hey Jack, The last line seemed ironic. Aren't your lungs invaluable tools? I'm not being judgemental. I don't care if people smoke, as long as I don't have to breathe it when I exit a building. And regardless which direction this thread travels, we all have in common, a passion for woodworking, in one form or another. Regards, Bill
I haven't smoked for over seven years now but if I still did, the shop would be where it occurred. I think the fire danger is being greatly over-exaggerrated, mainly by the non-smokers which is understandable. I wouldn't smoke while using flammable finishes but then I didn't smoke when filling up the car or lawnmower with gasoline, either. Anyone who does is probably a future Darwin Award winner.
I still enjoy the smell of cigarette smoke and even this thread has made me want to light up...although i'll never smoke again. Cigarette smoking is a nasty, disgusting, expensive habit that I'm glad to have kicked and I can understand non-smokers wanting to avoid the second-hand smoke.
Personallly I do not smoke since my 30 plus years in the firefighting profession where I inhaled more smoke and toxic chemicals then anyone can imagine. I was on the job before self contained breathing apparatus and spent a lot of time on by belly trying to get to the source of the fire.
It has been proven that smoking tobacco is not healthy but I respect the decision of others to do as they like in this short life. I do not respect those who criticize those who make the decision to do what they want as long as they keep it private in there own domain. If you want to smoke, then do so.
I don't smoke but I do drink the sweet elixer in the shop. Equally taboo by some peoples standards, but that's my choice. Smoking a cigar might be very enjoyable with a drink.
I love the cigar shop sign. I think I'm going to make one up.
No, you are not alone, Jason.
Cigars do stink. Almost everybody thinks so. :D
Being an ex-smoker myself (Cigarettes), I do still enjoy an occasional cigar, just for the stink of it.
But outside.
My wife has to do the laundry and the machines are in one corner of my shop. So to save the peace, I will do my stinky stuff on the patio, outside, in the cold now. :cool:
By the way, by occasional, I mean once in a while like every 3 years or so.
I have 10 Cubans I recently... ahem... aquired... that I hope to enjoy occassionally. (Little teeny ones, not big nice fat ones)
Any tips on long term storage? :rolleyes:
(Besides "send them to me and I'll store them for you.") :D
Everyone just needs to relax a little bit in this crazy world we live in..... All of us are going to die one day, and I would rather enjoy the days and years on this planet doing the things that make me happy rather than worrying about what's going to kill me. God already knew the day I was born into this world the day he would take me home I could not do anything about it even if I wanted to, why should I worry..........Let's enjoy life and the things that make us happy!!!!!
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Just funnin' ya, Bro! :)
I think I did everything when I was in high school: smoked, drank, and chewed. I smoked for about 2 weeks in high school and then I was like, "What the heck am I doing...idiot!" I chewed much longer (couple of months) and came to the same conclusion. Finally, alcohol was pretty rampant but once I hit the legal age, it wasn't so much fun any more. Funny how that is!
Now I average about a beer a month and smoke (but not inhale) sawdust! :p
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My Father used to smoke in the shop and it caught fire twice. They were small fires and we didn't lose much but damn!
I don't smoke and I sold my tobacco stocks last January. I plan on re purchasing even more of them again soon.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em, the planet is not your ashtray.
"Never wise up a chump"
W. C. Fields...
Sort of the flip side . . . My SO frequently goes in "to work" at our shop on the weekends. Friends ask where he is, and I say, "Oh, he's working at the shop." Frequently they become concerned that he is "working too much" and needs to take some time off. I just laugh because I know he goes to the shop to get away from me. We all need our time and space. He doesn't smoke but he creates lots of dust, some even from wood. The truth? I love it when he goes to the shop since that gives me my time and space.
Not preaching, just one thought on couple of the posts. Yes, we're all going to die, and there are lots of ways to go. My poison of choice happens to be alcohol usually in moderation, but sometimes not. There are some forms of death that do affect the loved ones in your life and are very difficult for them to watch, one is a slow death by cancer - in any form.
To each his own, different strokes for different folks. Don't worry, be happy.