Recent content by Theophilus

Being in Monkeytown, you're not too far from The Big Easy. I say come down here and try a smoke from the company that started my treck in cigarland. The Plantation Reserve Robusto from the Cigar Factory of New Orleans was the smoke that got me hooked. Plus the fact that you have to go to the...

I have this problem too. Sometimes its worse than others. I echo the tip about drinking while you smoke:ss

Amen to that brother!:ss For me, it was my wife. She was at the convention center in downtown NO when the Cigar Factory of New Orleans was giving away free samples. She grabbed a couple for me and I was hooked from then on out.

Thanks for your prayers my fellow BOTL! While we've been chillin at my parents house in Alabama, it looks like all is well in the Big Easy. Right now we're just waiting for power to be restored to my apartment complex. Hopefully I'll be heading home tomorrow!:chk

The prognosticators have predicted with their best guesses that Gustav will hit near New Orleans. As I've talked with friends and been around town today, I can tell you that the whole city is on edge. A mandatory evacuation is inevitable. Please pray that this storm fizzles out in the gulf, pray...

I now have a new favorite: It's brewed at Mcmenamins in the Pacific Northwest. I had quite a few on my trip to Portland, OR while I was staying at Mcmenamins Edgefield hotel. Unfortunately you can only get them at a Mecmenamins pub.

Now your talkin! Abita's from my neck of the woods. Ever tried Abita Wheat?

Yeah, it's digital and I calibrated it twice just to make sure. I'm gonna order some beads as soon as I get back from vacation.

Right now I'm almost finished with a class called Systematic Theology. We use a textbook by the same name written by a Presbyterian guy named Wayne Grudem. I tend to hold views between Baptist and Presbyterian. I'm going through all of the beliefs that I have held in the past and trying to work...

After conditioning my new Humidor, I let it sit for a couple of days to stabilize. Much to my suprise, it never dropped below 70%! I've had my stogies in there for a couple of days now with no humidification and it has been stable at 71 degrees and 70% humidity. I guess my apartment could be...

Thanks for the tips guys. I just got home and noticed that my hygro is now reading 63%. I think I'll go ahead and get the 65% beads in order to keep the RH from fluctuating in my humi as much as it does in my apartment.

After calibrating my hygrometer I placed it on my desk and forgot about it. I just came back in the room and its reading 67% humidity! (That's New Orleans for ya!) Should I go with some lower humidity beads? I just got a new humidor and I havn't ordered them yet. I was thinking about going with...

I just get my wife to smoke one with me. Then we both have cigar breath!:tu

Ok here's my noob question of the week. I bought a new hygrometer yesterday and attempted to calibrate it overnight. I had read a post that said that you should put the hygrometer in a ziplock bag with a capfull of wet salt. For some reason I chose to use tupperware instead of a baggie. Did that...

Thanks for the info guys. My new desktop humi came in today and I'm following the advice here. I've noticed some other threads about mold and I'm a little concerned because I live in New Orleans where mold is a HUGE problem. Should I take preventative measures, or just wait and see if I have a...