Delta1 went rogue and sent out his own TAG! box. Hence I felt it deserves it’s own, standalone thread to keep track of who was tagged and the follow ups.
This afternoon I happened to be outside when the mail lady came so when she handed me a good-sized unmarked brown box, I was slightly confused. My wife orders a lot of stuff from Amazon and QVC but those parcels are clearly marked, this one was not. But with the return address, I knew it was from Al…or unless, like Z, the real sender falsified the information. Nonetheless, I was in total bewilderment as there weren’t any trades, splits, PIBs, box passes, etc., going on so why in heaven’s name was he sending something?
Took the box inside and quickly opened it up. On top were 3 Kelley’s Kookies chocolate dipped macadamia shortbread cookies (…won’t last long…), a 6 oz. can of Blue Diamond Smokehouse flavored almonds (…like the cookies, WLL…) and a bag that contained a CBid “7er”.
A. Fuente Casa Cuba Doble Dos
CLE Prieto y Prensado CG (nh)
Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 9 Corona Viva - don’t think I’ve had but could be wrong
My Father La Promesa Lancero (nh)
Tatuaje L’esprit Verite 2013 - excellent smoke!
ISOM
(2x) Montecristo No. 5
Also a nice handwritten Happy New Year note that closed with a p.s. that said, “TAG rules apply”. So, I’ve been TAGGED! Touche! Hopefully will decide upon an appropriate “victim” shortly.
All of that is w-a-y beyond anything a fella could ask for but NOOOOO, in addition to the goodies and smokes, Al sent a Mexican serape to help me contend with those freezing sub-70s Hawaiian nights out in the garage. On the “Summer smoking” thread, I had mentioned looking for a heater for those need-to-bundle-up nights and Al suggested looking into the Mexican-wear-a-blanket alternative. Did a quick Amazon search and visions of Clint Eastwood danced in my head. Unfortunately the one serape I liked was out of stock so put the search on hold. A few weeks later, I mentioned on the thread that I needed to get back to the search. And then this mystery box arrives!
Incredible timing as I was looking on Amazon last night and narrowed it down to two. Couldn’t decide so told my wife I was gonna sleep on it and revisit / purchase later on. But won’t, obviously, need to do that now. The serape Delta sent is nice and thick and given the cold spell we’ve been having (…temps in the low 70s…) will try it out tonight. Blown away by the timing and generosity! Thanks Al!
But hmm, now that I think about it, I may not have a SFR box to put the 5 (…or so…) cigars in so gonna hafta make a trip to the post office in the next day or 3 to get one. Be back in a few days with an update.
