Hello everyone...Here is my story with some background information.
I am relatively new to cigar smoking (less than a year). However, I quickly became attached to the hobby. I love reading about cigars, learning as much as I can, and also giving cigars to friends to see if they might be interested in the hobby as well. I recently started the official Cigar Club at the University of Illinois. We have speakers, but most importantly it is a place for fellow cigar smokers to get together and have a nice smoke while enjoying each others company.
I am a college student, so cigar smoking is pretty expensive, but I work (only make $5.50/hr, and so I save up and try to smoke a few decent cigars a week). However, at our most recent Cigar Club get together, there were several newcomers there who I did not know.
I had been saving up for several months to get a Dupont X-tend lighter, and I had just received it last week in time for our monthly smoker. It’s always a great environment, and in general a good time. However, at the end of the night, my brand new lighter was gone. The xtend lighter is a very expensive lighter, but I had purchased it because I wanted to have one good lighter for the rest of my cigar smoking days. I couldn’t believe that someone stole it. I suspect it was the newcomers who I mentioned above, but no one knew who they were. They brought their own cigars, and did not care to socialize with anyone else. It just gets me so angry that someone would steal something…especially a fellow cigar smokers lighter. It looks like it’s gonna be another several months of saving before I’ll be able to get another one.
I guess in addition to writing this message as a way to vent my anger I’m looking for someone to feel my pain. When I told my fiancé, her response was, “I told you not to buy such an expensive lighter” 😞
I guess the lesson to be learned is that however much we want to be nice to others, at some point you will get burned for your kindness. I welcomed these newcomers into our smoker, and they burned me.
Well…I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving 🙂
-George

gvlagos,I'm sorry for your loss. Not a very BOTL experience. However, a very expensive lession was learned here. Never take an expensive lighter to a herf where unknown people are and leave it laying around. X

that really sucks that someone stole your expensive lighter. buy cheaps ones from here on in. maybe santa will bring one to a college student?????

Sorry to hear of about your bad experience...but rest assured...not all get together herfs are like that...

RasDas

Joe

There are always going to be 'bad apples' in every basket ...

... but they seldom last in the long run before they are found out. It's only a matter of time ...

gvlagos,

Sorry to hear about your Loss... U of I Huh??? How do you think the Illini BB will be this year???

Drop me an email with your Snailer in it.. I'll see what I can do to help... usahog(at)hotmail(dot)com

Hog

Sorry George,
I bought some Anejo Sharks when my daughter was born and someone stole them out of my bag while we were at the hospital. I was devastated and have yet to smoke one. It was the happiest bummer I have ever experienced.
CHarlie (Becca 6)

wow charlie... i can't believe that!! But you're right that really must have been the happiest bummer...
-George

Yea,
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, or so they say.

Hello everyone...Here is my story with some background information. I am a relatively old cigar smoker. I've been smoking good cigars for over forty years.

Well, this stockbroker-friend of mine had a great tip on a can't miss high-tech stock. I bought many, many shares, expecting that it would reach the sky in value. It went in the tank and is worthless. I wouldn't be upset, but the stock certificates weren't printed on soft enough paper for cleansing purposes.

I guess these things happen. I'll just leave a stack of certificate shares next to the commode, for my buddies who smoke Antano 1970s and ERHs before breakfast.

gvlagos, I have some advice for you. Don't buy an expensive lighter. The cheap ones light cigars just as well as the status lighters.

Don't get married until you are 30 years old. Youth is wasted on the young. Enjoy the free range poultry available on campus.

Don't eat the yellow snow. It can be salty.