Hi from the Isle of Man

[ACMCC]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys...what do I like to smoke? well it changes month by month, I'm in a bit of a time warp as I age everything, and it depends on the amount of time i have spare - so from the shortest time span up - I'm currently on:

Juan Lopez Panatelas Superba 2001
Romero y Julieta Corenita en Cedro 2005
Partagas Astorias 1997
Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo Des Dieux 1996(last one! )
Punch Royal Selection No. 11 2001
Saint Luis Rey Churchill 2000

and lots of singles.

At the back of the cab awaiting my attention!!!

RASS
HDM Churchill
HDM Du Roi
M No.2
M No.4
Trinadad Reyes
SC De H El Principe
ERDM Choix Supreme
Bolivar Belicosos Fino
Plus others.......

Most in SLB 25/50 (better for ageing)

but now i'm a member i'm going to add lots more!!!!

Monti Sublimes/Cohibas (prob IV )Vegas Robaina ETC.....

Later this summer I hope to build my walk-in Humidor! (so next year then...lol) I have found a room 7ft x 15ft in the middle of the house (LGFL) with no door! I hope there's nothing in it?
It's Going to be half wine cellar and half humidor
But the humi side might get bigger......for long term storage.
They might stop making them....

[nicwing]

Wow, nice stash and a great project. I don't think anyone here has a walk in Humidor (I stand to be corrected) although we used to have a contributor from Mexico who thought the whole world was a walk in Humidor! (You know who you are, I see you skulkin but not postin)

Look forward to seeing the pictures of it when it's done. Do you have a local builder who has done this sort of thing before?

Watching Martin Clunes Island prog on the IOM last night & I guess you all have walk in humidors over there like we all have an out side privvy.

How long's it going to take to season it and get the humidity stable?

[ACMCC]

We will be learning as we go along....lol, not that bad as I have a building company and we are easily the best on the island, we only work on our own buildings and are maybe two years behind.... too much of it!!... It will be a simple job for us, we are all mostly carpenters (Worked on Winsor castle after the fire! so we have a bit of an idea!) getting the correct materials is No.1 - 8x4 sheets of spanish cedar are not easy to find, seasoning is not a problem because of the RH, worst case its a very large coolador...lol. To be honest I have so much work to do on the rest of the house, it could be a while till i get to it, but i'm going to photograph it as I go along and keep the forum posted, I spent many years rushing around london like a fool, on the Isle of man things are much much slower, I'm away in vegas for 3/4 weeks soon and I'll be siting in the sun watching the bike's smoking fine puro's at the TT when I get Back All the Job's will still be there next year!!!!...............

[nicwing]

Wow, fantastic project. If you get to London you should pop into the new Alfred Dunhill at Bourdon house. The newest walk in Humidor in London and also lots of tips from Howard about getting it right (he has been doing it on and off for abour 30 years!!)

[Robusto]

Hi ACMCC

I would love to be a carpenter.
Room for an apprentice?

[nicwing]

Hi ACMCC

I would love to be a carpenter.
Room for an apprentice?

He he Bry man, you can't play piano with giant thumbs (and that's what apprentice carpenters have) or is it just a Nazarene calling dude?

[Robusto]

Currently looking into jobs in Uganda. Isle of Man might be closer to home.

Not through despair. Just the always-humming repressed Wanderlust nibbling at my/our heels.

I'm not sure I want to do my day job for another fifteen years, and I'm young enough to put my hand up anything new.

Don't homosexuals get a big public mauling from Manx cats out there? In some kind of water-wheel?

I'm not one of those, but my empathy is aroused. I'd hate them to get hurt by cat paws.

[ACMCC]

Good idea Nic, You can never do too much research, I've been to jjfox and Davidoff a few time's but none of the others, may try and get to your next london Herf, i like the look of that conran place on one of the other posts. Most of the shops i've been to tend to have air tight rooms and use a couple of big electric humidifiers, but I'm not sure how that can reduce humidity if too high unless the machine is also a dehumidifier! fully lined with cedar including shelving would have more of a buffer perhaps, and I'm only storing boxes (mostly cedar slb's etc) because I'll keep all me other humi's. Heat and air exchange is easy - peak summer is only 18/19 and it is on a stone floor so it will not even get that high.
Funny thing is if I made a hole and through the boxes in - it would be 12/14 and 65% before I start, but would not look that good (it's very damp on the island) I'm also more or less on the beach (Windy and salty air) so I may have to filter the air as salty is not too good, so I've read, it will be an interesting project and I need more wine storage also, will keep the forum posted on any developments.....

[nicwing]

You should certainly go to see Howard, he supervised the specification of the building of the Humidor and has been through the settling down process.

Me may walk on May 23rd for a herf but will certainly be doing it on June 6th.

Let me know if you are heading to London and I will introduce you.

[ACMCC]

Weather hear is crap Robusto I'm stuck here all winter because I brought too much when property was cheap, soon as I've consolidated I'm away for the winters for sure, some of my buddies are in the south of france for winters from 3 years ago and I'm stuck hear in the rain for 8 months It's windy every day...... but there's no crime everybody speaks english!! and are friendly - there's no speed limit (motorbike collection) summer hear is the best place in the world, there's only one traffic warden and she come's up on Thursday's, there's a few drunk's here but there harmless, they have stopped work permit's so it's closed at the minute, also keeps every body speaking english, but if you have a required skill set there's always room, london is dooooooomed.

I left 8 years ago and I now realize how bad it is.

Forgot to mention there's no corporation tax and income tax is 10% and 18% max liability 100K...

[ACMCC]

Thanks Nic, sounds like a good idea, will let you Know when I'm over, more likely later in the year as I've 4 trips planed (and if I dont get me finger out I'm stuck here for more winters lol) I'll try for a Herf later in year prob - if I plan it far enough ahead I can line it up with something else - on the way or way back or just visit relative's.... Cheer's

[Robusto]

Nice to spot people who seem to be having a great life, Sir.

We had another master builder on here called Scottish Cuban but he hasn't been here since going to Cuba.

I do write guff at times. It comes with being ridiculously busy if I self-assess.

Sorry about the gays with cats earlier. Sometimes I want to jump out of the window in my job and I use this as a Talk To Shrink pad to keep me on the second floor. For some reason I visioned gays with pussies and I stabilised.

I have friends from the Isle Of Man and they have a scouser burr. I suppose that makes sense geographically.

At work today, I had to stop someone else jumping out of our office window in our 15 minutes off-message caffeine thrill and he was (randomly) talking about the 8% tax rate in the IOM. I'll tell him it's 10%.

Anyway, it's great to see a cigar man who works with wood and stuff come aboard.

Welcome, mate.

Or bienvenue, really, as I've got to get through a big paid quota tonight to stay on target. I'm going to vision a well-endowed French bird clutching my Bolivar.

Mmmm. Working already.
Nice.

[ACMCC]

No worries mate, I have relatives who are teachers!! I know how you feel, every job is fustrating now days, especially when your trying to do a good job, hell I'm the worst, about 9 years ago I slipped a disc in me back, never had anything done about it - in constant pain, don't worry me now, used to it, however if I could go back 20 years and have nothing I'd jump at it, in fact I'd be happy with a big minus.....lol - one of other things I've always wanted to do is play a musical instrument, love music - all type's, next time I'm visiting relative's (Beckingham) I'm coming to see your band for sure I knew you where joking about the gay's, I just couldn't think of anything funny to reply..... Hey any time you need to de-stress BOTL are here.....

[Ramon]

Last time I was in Beckingham was on the ranges.

[ACMCC]

golf range's ramon?