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    Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.

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  1. javajunkie

    Meerschaum March Madness

    no trouble, sir. got at least two that i haven't cleaned up yet, possibly more (is it bad that i don't already know?!?). we could totally make this happen...
  2. javajunkie

    "Based off" - What does that even mean?

    pretty much this. they use what is, on PAPER, the same as what they used for X blend. but, with variations on crop years, differences in the human selection process for leaf in the blend, and variations in production (most probably the most controllable bit), it van NEVER be a "duplicate"...
  3. javajunkie

    Meerschaum March Madness

    i actually have one of those, and it is cool, if small. as Cmac said, cheaper meer may be pressed, or lower quality, or smaller size, and usually with lesser stems. with a little babying they can work (especially if, like me, you smoke slow and can make a wee lil'un last 45min), but they are...
  4. javajunkie

    "Toasting" the end

    like most guys have said, trying to make sure the ENTIRE head of the cigar is EVENLY lit, using the minimum of heat, over the smallest area, is one of the best ways to preserve and promote flavor from the start of a smoke. slowly toasting the foot with a torch first is the easiest and most...
  5. javajunkie

    Pipe Restoration - Do's and Don'ts.........

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAHHAHA! turn my back for a couple few monthsa, you're almost as bad as me, josh.. o)
  6. javajunkie

    Let's Talk, BOTL and mental health

    fuck my post, THANK Y'ALL. 1) we have a safe enough community that we can HAVE this thread. 2)we have a ton of members who would (and have, and will again) reach out to you, independent of anything strictly forum-related, just to check in on someone, make sure the lights are still on. 3)brent...
  7. javajunkie

    Let's Talk, BOTL and mental health

    if any of y'all are on the outside looking in on this thread... if you have never been there, it is amazing how four months can seem to drag on, and still pass in the blink of an eye. and it is amazing how easy it can be to cut yourself off. if any of y'all are on the inside looking out...
  8. javajunkie

    Cigars and piping

    there are good an unique pleasures of both, and i can totally see how alternating, or using one after a stretch with the other, can "reset" the palate a little bit, get you back to center.
  9. javajunkie

    Santa, Thank You

    ryan's hella thoughtful like that...
  10. javajunkie

    BOTL Newbie Sampler Thread 2.0

    got. not going to leave our dude stranded north of the border...
  11. javajunkie

    BOTL Newbie Sampler Thread 2.0

    got it, PM inbound...
  12. javajunkie

    BOTL Gives Back - Operation Esteli, 2014

    FWIW our dude yodismatt did the design work for those shirts. mdwest or bradmc were the main pointmen on the operation. i do not know if any of the dudes still have any, though. if i had a spare myself...
  13. javajunkie

    BOTL Gives Back - Operation Esteli, 2014

    not actively, but we WILL be doing OE again...
  14. javajunkie

    Santa, Thank You

    ...says the guy who just randomly decides to play "surrogate supplemental santa"...
  15. javajunkie

    Santa, Thank You

    IKR? obviously being set up here...
  16. javajunkie

    Christmas Eve/Christmas Day cigar

    a factory code. CCs have box codes, which have three letters for the factory they were made in, (no true idea what STA is for), the month in spanish (MAR is obviously march), and the year. o)
  17. javajunkie

    Let's see what Santa/ family got you for Christmas!!!

    i got a nothing except a very quiet day, and an evening out with our friends and our "niece" and "nephew" at dave&busters (a tradition of ours), which is exactly what both wanted and needed. especially since i still have two laundry baskets of stupid shit from y'all silly bastards to pic and...
  18. javajunkie

    Santa, Thank You

    f###########ck. damn well done. not me, though. o)
  19. javajunkie

    Don Carlos bands Old vs New

    they staged the new band releases. don carlos first, then hemmi, then anejo. the '13 anejo had the sparkly bands, the '12 hemmi, and the '11 don carlos. mind, fuente had to sell out of old stock, then retailers, but that's when i started seeing them hit the streets.
  20. javajunkie

    Let's Talk, BOTL and mental health

    THANK YOU, this is spot on. this can be, but is not solely about, addictive behavior. this thread is more a safe place for people to admit that, right now, they are NOT OK. sometimes you just get to actually say it out loud in safety, sometimes you get to connect with someone who directly...
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