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Sorry I haven't been able to post much lately, had very poor comms, took my new laptop to ABZ but I think the cobbles on the way to Wigan's did it in. So now I am back on the rig & catching up on sleep, wearing clean clothes & not smoked for 48hrs, I think I can do a quick round up on a pretty incredible week. I left home last Tues @05:10 to travel via Eurostar to London & met up with Cathryn, a genuine SOTL over from Dubi. Got to ABZ & went to my smoking hotel & had a
1. LGC Immensous, poor burn, poor construction, under-filled & generally disappointing, didn't enjoy the maduro wrapper at all.
Wed: Did a Manual Handling course, back to the smoking hotel & struck up a
2. Cohiba Esplen' beautiful pre-03 label smoke. Everything that was bad about last nights was perfect in this stick.
Thurs no flight available so went into ABZ & did some business, later went to meet Wigan for the first time in his flat & a little later the Mighty Red showed up too. Wigan gifted me a
3. H. Upmann Half Corona. My first of this vitola & was pleasantly surprised, though it better than the RG Perla. Red than gave us both a
4. Boli Immensas, wonderful Boli smoke, with no problems. I gifted Red a Trini Colonaies & Wigan a ERDM CS, both will review these later for you.
Fri got up at 04:50 to make my check-in @ 06:00 but due to the weather, we never got away & I chose the Speedbird, nearer hotel to the Heli-port so I didn't have to rely on a taxi to get me there for my check-in the next day. Went into town & met Wigan again. I had:
5. Partagas Series D No1 Piramides, from a box I bought at auction a few yrs ago. Super smoke smoke now, not as powerful as they used to be but just what I needed, as I kicked back on the recliner & watched the fire & drank my beer, whilst getting paid. Ain't life a Bit*h?
Checked in Sunday 09:00, stood down again 15:00. Had told Wigan I wouldn't come into town today & instead went to the main airport & had
6. A Flor du Lachan, a 1960's Jamaican pc. This was a very tasty stick, had had one a few yrs ago so I wasn't too surprised. If Jamaicans still tasted like this today, I'd be smoking them!
Monday morning we turn up & they tell us there is a weather window from 09:00 until 12:00, plenty of time to get us away. The first chopper went technical, the warning lights came on like a 'Christmas tree.' They swapped aircraft & we were told to put our suits back on & prepare to leave. Then the message came back the second aircraft had gearbox oil pump failure! Undress again, another cup of tea. They came back & said the original aircraft was now fit to fly but we had to move it to make the window & make sure the chopper didn't get stuck on the rig, unable to take off. We went out the aircraft, we boarded, we strapped in, the pilot started the engines & switched them off again. He had just been contacted by ATC that the standby boat reported they were out of limits & couldn't effect a rescue. Stood down an hour later. I couldn't go to the Speedbird as it was full so this time I was promoted to the Maddison Courtyard. I dropped off my bags & headed into town. I needed to re-supply my Havana's & went to CASK. Still no building started on the smoking terrace. I brought a Hoyo Epicure Especial '08, JL no2 12 & a PL Picadores 14.
7. Had the Hoyo at the Soul bar, in their plastic tent, with gas flame heaters & digi TV! The cigar wasn't great, shame after 6ys I expected better. Contacted Wigan & picking up a beer made my way over.
8. JL No2, fine smoke, don't have these often but it went down a treat tonight.
Tues up 04:50 made check-in & finally arrived offshore by 09:00, after 180 hrs since leaving home & smoking 8 cigars, in 7 days,. I have never smoked 3 days in a row before & don't expect to repeat this experience but it certianly was an experience. Will save & then add photos
1. LGC Immensous, poor burn, poor construction, under-filled & generally disappointing, didn't enjoy the maduro wrapper at all.
Wed: Did a Manual Handling course, back to the smoking hotel & struck up a
2. Cohiba Esplen' beautiful pre-03 label smoke. Everything that was bad about last nights was perfect in this stick.
Thurs no flight available so went into ABZ & did some business, later went to meet Wigan for the first time in his flat & a little later the Mighty Red showed up too. Wigan gifted me a
3. H. Upmann Half Corona. My first of this vitola & was pleasantly surprised, though it better than the RG Perla. Red than gave us both a
4. Boli Immensas, wonderful Boli smoke, with no problems. I gifted Red a Trini Colonaies & Wigan a ERDM CS, both will review these later for you.
Fri got up at 04:50 to make my check-in @ 06:00 but due to the weather, we never got away & I chose the Speedbird, nearer hotel to the Heli-port so I didn't have to rely on a taxi to get me there for my check-in the next day. Went into town & met Wigan again. I had:
5. Partagas Series D No1 Piramides, from a box I bought at auction a few yrs ago. Super smoke smoke now, not as powerful as they used to be but just what I needed, as I kicked back on the recliner & watched the fire & drank my beer, whilst getting paid. Ain't life a Bit*h?
Checked in Sunday 09:00, stood down again 15:00. Had told Wigan I wouldn't come into town today & instead went to the main airport & had
6. A Flor du Lachan, a 1960's Jamaican pc. This was a very tasty stick, had had one a few yrs ago so I wasn't too surprised. If Jamaicans still tasted like this today, I'd be smoking them!
Monday morning we turn up & they tell us there is a weather window from 09:00 until 12:00, plenty of time to get us away. The first chopper went technical, the warning lights came on like a 'Christmas tree.' They swapped aircraft & we were told to put our suits back on & prepare to leave. Then the message came back the second aircraft had gearbox oil pump failure! Undress again, another cup of tea. They came back & said the original aircraft was now fit to fly but we had to move it to make the window & make sure the chopper didn't get stuck on the rig, unable to take off. We went out the aircraft, we boarded, we strapped in, the pilot started the engines & switched them off again. He had just been contacted by ATC that the standby boat reported they were out of limits & couldn't effect a rescue. Stood down an hour later. I couldn't go to the Speedbird as it was full so this time I was promoted to the Maddison Courtyard. I dropped off my bags & headed into town. I needed to re-supply my Havana's & went to CASK. Still no building started on the smoking terrace. I brought a Hoyo Epicure Especial '08, JL no2 12 & a PL Picadores 14.
7. Had the Hoyo at the Soul bar, in their plastic tent, with gas flame heaters & digi TV! The cigar wasn't great, shame after 6ys I expected better. Contacted Wigan & picking up a beer made my way over.
8. JL No2, fine smoke, don't have these often but it went down a treat tonight.
Tues up 04:50 made check-in & finally arrived offshore by 09:00, after 180 hrs since leaving home & smoking 8 cigars, in 7 days,. I have never smoked 3 days in a row before & don't expect to repeat this experience but it certianly was an experience. Will save & then add photos
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