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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. vperlman

    Cigar Bar Question

    Buy a couple of extra sticks the next time you are there. Take them home, and put them in a humidified container (probably separate from your regular humidor and stash, to prevent possible odor transfer, if that turns out to be the issue). Let the humidity stabilize, then smoke them at home or...
  2. vperlman

    Wow factor cgars - cigars that unexpectedly hit the spot!

    The original releases of the RP Edge in maduro and Sumatra wrappers, and the Fuente Rosado series. Sadly, later samples just didn't live up to the first shipments. Still good, but not what they were at first. :crying:
  3. vperlman

    palio or xikar mtx

    Good decision. I have both, but I use the MTX as a backup, since it's always on my keychain. The Palio is a bit better IMO.
  4. vperlman

    I won!

    I carry one on my keychain so I'm never without a good cutter.
  5. vperlman

    Cheapest Minijet

    I have the X-tend, now called the Maxi-Jet. Yes, if you can get it at a discount, it's definitely worth the price. Best lighter I have ever owned. Lights the first time, every time.
  6. vperlman

    Retailer that delivers cigars in best condition

    +1. Ditto JR's, Holt's, Bonita Smoke Shop, Smoke Inn, Corona Cigars, etc...
  7. vperlman

    A Failsafe Lighter?

    IME, they work great, then they crap out after a couple of years. However, at their price point, who cares?
  8. vperlman

    Tupperdor problems...need help quick

    Whoa, hold on. Did you say two jars of beads and some solution? If you mean the PG solution that you use with floral foam, do not put that stuff in your beads! Use only distilled water in your beads.
  9. vperlman

    Cheapest Minijet

    Check Mike's from time to time and keep trolling cbid.
  10. vperlman

    Mammoth Tusk Ivory Fossil Cigar Cutter by XIKAR

    For 400 bucks, it had better come with a happy ending with every cut! :hearteyes
  11. vperlman

    Hobby, leisure ,taste or something else.

    One of my cigar buddies is a psychologist who specializes in stress management. He refers to cigar smoking as "Turn Around Time." I.e., it's time to relax and reenergize.
  12. vperlman

    Preferred cutting method?

    Palio, Xikar, Xikar Multi-tool, and SAK, in that order (descending).
  13. vperlman

    anybody use one of these?

    Sounds as if I'm in the distinct minority, but I almost never smoke a cigar down past about 2". Maybe once or twice a year I'll smoke a cigar where the flavor doesn't go South by then :barf: , but that's about it. JMO, YMMV.
  14. vperlman

    Most of the Cigars I smoke consist of tobacco grown in this country

    I don't smoke many puros. Most of my sticks these days have blends from different countries. The most frequent sources are, in no particular order, DR, Nicaragua and Honduras, with Ecuador and Mexico supplying some wrappers.
  15. vperlman

    How do you take your beads?

    FWIW, I use plastic humidifier devices in my desktop humidors. I remove the floral foam and replace them with beads. Sometimes, the holes in the device are large enough that the beads can fall through, in which case I cut a piece of my wife's discarded pantyhose as a screen between the beads...
  16. vperlman

    30-countTravel Case : difficult choice

    Beads. Definitely. Don't know the websites to comment on, but bank fees for converting currency can be noticeable, these days.
  17. vperlman

    Purging...

    What's the point of this poll? Frequency depends entirely on the particular cigar.
  18. vperlman

    James Suckling retires...

    Peter Weller?
  19. vperlman

    What are you listening to?

    I almost always listen to my iPod or Pandora in shuffle/Quick Mix mode. I never know what's coming next.
  20. vperlman

    Edgeworth

    My late father always smoked Edgeworth, a blend that is no longer made. Does anyone know of anything currently on the market that smells and smoke like the old Edgeworth? TIA.
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