My story

[dude]

Hi everyone, as promised my story is about my journey on how I came to start collecting and smoking cigars and how I progressed from no humidor to what I put together and have now,this is the first time I've ever told or wrote about my experiences,so I will do as good as I can as I'm no writer And may take me some time to get to the the end of my story,I will update this as I go along and add to this post,....firstly my name is Darren ,so about a year or possibly year and a half ago,I woke up one morning and remembered the dream I had that night,so I said to my partner I had a crazy dream that I started smoking cigars,of course she looked at me as if I'm nuts[emoji23] as I've never smoked a Cigar in my life so where that dream came from "who no's". So through the rest of my day I was building a large pond for her parents and could not stop thinking of cigars,so I said to her laughing " maybe it's a sign ha ha,run down shop and grab me a Cigar ,not easy as we both did not have a clue on what's what and to me a Cigar is just a cigar and something I though was for old guys,so off she went and came back with a box of 5 called henry wintermans half coronas,I was so exited as I thought here goes,I lit one up and took a big puff and inhaled it like a cigarette and wow I went off colour[emoji89] to the ammusment of my partner and her parents,I was like yuk that's nasty forget cigars never again,problem was there was 4 left and I don't no anyone who smokes them,so got back to work. Later that day when home I typed in cigars on the web and discovered not to inhale,so into the garden I went "and started again light puff blow,I finished it and liked it and stayed the same color[emoji3] really happy with myself I smoked the last 3 that night,then the following day and weeks after I wanted and bought more of the only Cigar I new" Henry wintermans" and smoked a pack of five a day ha ha.
I gradually started looking up cigars on the web and it all started me into the the next part of my story.

To be continued[emoji16] uploadfromtaptalk1440512382731.jpg

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[pootana]

Big things have small beginnings [sic]

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[Deano]

I've moved this to "User Profiles" as it didn't really make sense in "Humidors and Accessories"

[dude]

Oops sos I'm still learning,thank you buddy.

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[sheppsea]

My story

Have you managed to post something without it having the wrong title or being in the wrong section yet [MENTION=13444974]dude[/MENTION]?

[dude]

Hi buddy,yeah but its cool I'll get there,deano moved my post to the correct section,so I'm doing OK.

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[RDBM]

Don't think I know anyone who started smoking because they had a dream about it, however, it seems you've taken it and run with it from what I've read so far. Looking forward to the second instalment.

[Sean]

Good read mate and crazy how you got into them

[dude]

Hi everyone, as promised my story is about my journey on how I came to start collecting and smoking cigars and how I progressed from no humidor to what I put together and have now,this is the first time I've ever told or wrote about my experiences,so I will do as good as I can as I'm no writer And may take me some time to get to the the end of my story,I will update this as I go along and add to this post,....firstly my name is Darren ,so about a year or possibly year and a half ago,I woke up one morning and remembered the dream I had that night,so I said to my partner I had a crazy dream that I started smoking cigars,of course she looked at me as if I'm nuts[emoji23] as I've never smoked a Cigar in my life so where that dream came from "who no's". So through the rest of my day I was building a large pond for her parents and could not stop thinking of cigars,so I said to her laughing " maybe it's a sign ha ha,run down shop and grab me a Cigar ,not easy as we both did not have a clue on what's what and to me a Cigar is just a cigar and something I though was for old guys,so off she went and came back with a box of 5 called henry wintermans half coronas,I was so exited as I thought here goes,I lit one up and took a big puff and inhaled it like a cigarette and wow I went off colour[emoji89] to the ammusment of my partner and her parents,I was like yuk that's nasty forget cigars never again,problem was there was 4 left and I don't no anyone who smokes them,so got back to work. Later that day when home I typed in cigars on the web and discovered not to inhale,so into the garden I went "and started again light puff blow,I finished it and liked it and stayed the same color[emoji3] really happy with myself I smoked the last 3 that night,then the following day and weeks after I wanted and bought more of the only Cigar I new" Henry wintermans" and smoked a pack of five a day ha ha.
I gradually started looking up cigars on the web and it all started me into the the next part of my story.

To be continued[emoji16] [ATTACH]25676[/ATTACH]

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My story part 2.......

So after many weeks searching the web, I read that cigars should be stored in something called a humidor (box made of Spanish cedar and that they should be also stored at the correct humidity, I thought wow it seems over the top to store a few cigars and started learning that there was more to cigars than what I would have thought after many you tube videos and jotting things down,I thought "I want one ,for my box of 5 Henry wintermans[emoji3] ,so again I searched the web and was shocked at the prices of a box to store cigars and could not justify that kind of money and was quite put off and honestly thought that it was just a gimmik that I'm not falling for,as weeks went on and still smoking 5 a day of the same Cigar,a lady who I was working for said she is going on holiday and that do I want rolling tobacco as I did smoke tobacco,instantly I said could you get me some cigars[emoji4] . After a week passed I was at home and received a call from her saying she got me some cigars and to collect them,I was so exited and rushed there thinking what do I have as I only knew of Henry wintermans, upon arriving she gave me a bag and I nearly fell over,it was full of boxes of cigars. So happy as they were something different,I gave her a hug and went back home to investigate my bag like a kid on Christmas day[emoji23] ,I had 2 different types of Cigar and loads of them,they were called (king Edward imperial and also king Edward specials)..so for weeks I was smoking so many cigars and felt like a king and loved them especially the imperials,but they just went on and on and the more I smoked the more they seemed to not disappear as I still had loads sat in boxes in my office,"back to humidor hunting I went for my collection"[emoji23] but still could not pay for one at the prices they were.
Yet again thought sod it...as I had alot going on with the police as I had police assessment and training coming up,so my day came and went,(I PASSED).
I was so happy ,and on way home from training I stopped at a coffee shop where as I met a guy who was smoking a cigar,of course I started talking about cigars and Cigar boxes called a humidor,amazingly the guy said to meet him tmrw as he has one in a box in his loft that's never been opened and that if I buy him a coffee I can have it.....wow so next day I owned a beautiful humidor,got it home and then was like now what after stuffing my cigars in there, a few weeks passed and they were going crispy,yikes more reading I learnt that the box needs to be seasoned,so away I went and finally was getting somewhere as I don't give up,even tho it was driving me mad keep looking at a needle on the box[emoji3] I was now a proud owner ....until I started looking at how cigars are made and just how many types of brands shapes there are gulp,that then takes me to part 3 of my story..

Too be continueduploadfromtaptalk1440593092305.jpguploadfromtaptalk1440593311791.jpg

Hi everyone, as promised my story is about my journey on how I came to start collecting and smoking cigars and how I progressed from no humidor to what I put together and have now,this is the first time I've ever told or wrote about my experiences,so I will do as good as I can as I'm no writer And may take me some time to get to the the end of my story,I will update this as I go along and add to this post,....firstly my name is Darren ,so about a year or possibly year and a half ago,I woke up one morning and remembered the dream I had that night,so I said to my partner I had a crazy dream that I started smoking cigars,of course she looked at me as if I'm nuts[emoji23] as I've never smoked a Cigar in my life so where that dream came from "who no's". So through the rest of my day I was building a large pond for her parents and could not stop thinking of cigars,so I said to her laughing " maybe it's a sign ha ha,run down shop and grab me a Cigar ,not easy as we both did not have a clue on what's what and to me a Cigar is just a cigar and something I though was for old guys,so off she went and came back with a box of 5 called henry wintermans half coronas,I was so exited as I thought here goes,I lit one up and took a big puff and inhaled it like a cigarette and wow I went off colour[emoji89] to the ammusment of my partner and her parents,I was like yuk that's nasty forget cigars never again,problem was there was 4 left and I don't no anyone who smokes them,so got back to work. Later that day when home I typed in cigars on the web and discovered not to inhale,so into the garden I went "and started again light puff blow,I finished it and liked it and stayed the same color[emoji3] really happy with myself I smoked the last 3 that night,then the following day and weeks after I wanted and bought more of the only Cigar I new" Henry wintermans" and smoked a pack of five a day ha ha.
I gradually started looking up cigars on the web and it all started me into the the next part of my story.

To be continued[emoji16] [ATTACH]25676[/ATTACH]

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[PeeJay]

Nice humidor, I have the same one. I was amazed to discover that they were imported by Costco.

[dude]

Nice humidor, I have the same one. I was amazed to discover that they were imported by Costco.

[emoji3] thanks mate and I did not no they were from Costco,still they are nice and its a big memory for me,thanks to the guy that give me it...top man

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[TonyN]

Right place at the right time as they say.

[dude]

Can anyone explain to me,how I can send private messages,does it have to be activated as I've been looking but can't seem to see how I activate it..thanks everyone.

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[Johnny Thunder]

You have to meet certain criteria before you are given PM's dude.

[Johnny Thunder]

I think it is a minimum 3 months on the forum and 200+ posts as a guideline.