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BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE
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.
Headed to Afghanistan
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Be safe and best of luck
cvm4
BoM - July '05 & Dec. '10
:rofl: Sorry Gale
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ciggy
"TommyBoy"
Ditto!! Thoughts will be with you!!
Stay safe man. And yeah, it was Patrick B that one night we were at the restaurant when he called you Gabe. LOL
I'm on a FOB in Afghanistan. It took 6 days for an order to come in from CigarsInternational. But that was a record. Orders can take as long as two or three weeks depending on the time of year, so you may want to work with a vendor who can throw a humidity pack or something in with your shipment.
Shoppettes here do sell single cigars, but they are at full MSRP. You'll save a lot of money ordering, even after shipping. What I've seen here so far are mostly the Cuesta Rey brands (Centanario, Brick House, la Unica, El Baton) Also they recently got some Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuentes. Your results may vary depending on where you are. And distilled water may be hard to come by, so you may want to bring a humidification device that doesn't require distilled water. (Humidistats, for example) Or just bring beads over with the realization that you should replace them when you get back if you can't get your hands on distilled.
I've seen ambient humidity as low as 4% during the hot days. So if you don't have a good seal, your humidor could get sucked dry quickly. Also, you may not be able to get your hands on butane refills as the shoppettes only carry zippo fluid.
Stay safe over here! Good luck.
Shoppettes here do sell single cigars, but they are at full MSRP. You'll save a lot of money ordering, even after shipping. What I've seen here so far are mostly the Cuesta Rey brands (Centanario, Brick House, la Unica, El Baton) Also they recently got some Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuentes. Your results may vary depending on where you are. And distilled water may be hard to come by, so you may want to bring a humidification device that doesn't require distilled water. (Humidistats, for example) Or just bring beads over with the realization that you should replace them when you get back if you can't get your hands on distilled.
I've seen ambient humidity as low as 4% during the hot days. So if you don't have a good seal, your humidor could get sucked dry quickly. Also, you may not be able to get your hands on butane refills as the shoppettes only carry zippo fluid.
Stay safe over here! Good luck.
the country club is gonna go down in a big heaping ball of flames. They broke our contract in a very despicable manner and have been summarily slapped with a larrge 7-figure law suit. So the country club is NOT ok.
but thanks all the same for the thoughts and considerations.
ok boys. i shop out tomorrow morning. flight leaves at 4:25 pm here from texas.
got a 10 hour flight to frankfurt germany followed by a 6 hour layover then antoher 6 hour lfight to dubai, where i'll spend a couple day waiting to get into afghanistan and then a few more days to my home base.
i celebrated my last night in the US (for a while) with a nice texas cut cowboy ribeye, a few glasses of a decnet cabernet and a diamond crown stn, and stanford's 90th.
farewell my friends, stay thirsty and keep smoking
got a 10 hour flight to frankfurt germany followed by a 6 hour layover then antoher 6 hour lfight to dubai, where i'll spend a couple day waiting to get into afghanistan and then a few more days to my home base.
i celebrated my last night in the US (for a while) with a nice texas cut cowboy ribeye, a few glasses of a decnet cabernet and a diamond crown stn, and stanford's 90th.
farewell my friends, stay thirsty and keep smoking
Crypto Sailor
Loose Lips Sink Ships
Try to make the best out of your time, and let us know if you need anything...the majority of the military know how and where to get needed items.
Stay safe buddy
usmc-walker
USMC
lemme know when you get out here buddy i have a hunch you will be in the same place as i am.