Cigars

Looks good, hows it smoke?

Love the Reyes, Trinidad is pretty much my favorite marca these days.

Just got back from the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and Hunters & Frankau had a stand where a chap from Partagas was hand rolling - got a couple of robustos rolled up, smoked one there and then straight after it was rolled, was a very different but great taste, smoked incredibly smoothly. First time with a fresh cigar, definitely recommend it if you ever get the chance.

Anyone up for a July herf?

Yeah.

If we get lucky with the weather I'll smoke one or two at Easts tonight.

Due to extremely bad luck, I won't be making it to Easts for the next 3 months or so. :(

Absolutely amazing.

Jesus, what a find! I want me that box of Partagas!!

3 points:

. Simon Chase looks different to how I remember him...
. Simon Chase is a very knowledgeable man.
. For the love of God, man - stop waving that box of Partagas around like they were rolled last week!

Due to extremely bad luck, I won't be making it to Easts for the next 3 months or so. :(

Oh dear. What has happened?

Anyone up for a July herf?

Good to see you have escaped

I busted my right wrist into 5 pieces, or busted 5 pieces off, not quite sure what the doctor said. I got two plates put in and the fragments removed from the joint. Six days at Royal London to get it fixed but a lot of that was bad timing. Fridays aren't a good day to have to go in on the emergency surgery list.

Coming out of the surgery was three hours of the worst pain I've ever felt. Partly because it was dressed too tight but I have a sneaking suspicion the anaesthesiologist botched it. It felt like there was no anaesthesia for my arm. I tried to HTFU but massive, repeated doses of morphine seemed to be the best medicine.

John, thanks again for following up with me. I really appreciate that.

Just wished I could do more,
Let me know if there are any probs with follow up, probs with post op recovery etc.
Just happy you got your surgery and are on the way to recovery

God, sounds terrible. Heal up quick! Let me know if you fancy meeting up near you.

Bloody hell Dale you dont have much luck with your bones do you?

Hope it heals up nice and quick and the pain goes away.

If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.

Kirth, or anyone else, let me know if you're up for a cigar this weekend in the docklands. I have a new mobile number till I get my phone replaced. Zero double seven 86 one two oh nine three zero.

Dale, will give you a ring ... don't fancy doing much but a smoke would be good

I will be stuck at work all weekend unfortunately,
Next weekend is a stag do, but i might free myself on Sun

What are airport duty frees like for cigars?
Heading to Tunisia later in the year, would it be worth getting smokes at the airport?

Grrr! DoublePost

Duty free is much cheaper than buying them here. I've never been to impressed with the prices at Heathrow when flying to the States, but I'm sure it's better than local. I have no idea what the duty free is like in Tunisia but tourist and business destinations generally have good selections. And at a duty free you can be pretty certain that they're authentic.

I'm going to see what Gatwick have, I doubt Djerba airport will have anything of note.
Take a supply as backup incase all else fails.

I have been totally unimpressed by duty free prices within the last x1 year or so. Often, they're not too different from buying through well priced online retailers.

The best-priced EU airport seems to be Frankfurt (with a mahoosive humidor). Zurich is pretty good too.

Terminal 5 at H'Row is well stocked, but prices are only decent if you're heading to non-EU destinations.

Yeah I wouldn't say duty free is a good deal. I find Swiss prices in the store cheaper than duty free