I've been sick since Sunday night with a cold. Out from work M-T, worked from home Wed, tried to go in today for a few hours and was told to wear a sign reading "unclean" and ring a bell to announce my presence. The last gar I smoked was Sunday night. I believe it was a Bolivar Fuerte or maybe a Flor De Alones, can't remember, but it was good!

Since then, I've been on hiatus... Still not well, and experience has taught me that if I light up prematurely, I will pay the price with a relapse. So it will be at LEAST another week, probably next weekend before I can have a smoke.

I was the fortunate benefactor of a box of Salsa's the other day. I think when I break the hiatus, it's going to be some chips and a nice fresh Salsa!!

With all the crap going around, I’m sure there are many other BOTL who are in a holding pattern due to respiratory distress.

there were a few days there that I couldn't breath so I didn't light any 'gars up. I managed to get through with smoking some - but when I lit up my first gar and it is something that I usually enjoy and it tasted yucky - I knew that there was no more smoking for me that day. First smoke went well then I knew I could have more. I'm still not over what I have - been almost two weeks now - mine is more sinus infection than anything. I been trying to limit myself to just a couple gars a day, I'm going to chance one more today, but the cao honey gold tasted a bit off this morning which means that today is an off day. It sucks being sick, hope you get to feeling better soon!

Well, if it was me Robby, I wouldn't go for the salsa. I broke my hiatus a while ago on a fairly strong stick - I think it was a full sail - and it tasted like crap. 2 days later tried another gar and it was good. I'd go for something a little milder and something that you don't mind throwing away - b/c it's a possibility

Thanks for the advise al'Thor. You may have a good point. Maybe a 5 Vegas instead.

Bad day to be sick. Open door at the lunchtime smoke and free pizza.

I went through the same thing Robby. It took 2 weeks before anything even had any flavor other than cardboard. Then when I could start to taste, everything tasted like I was smoking black pepper. After 3 weeks all my cigars tasted like they are supposed to. I stuck with some of my low end stuff to see if I could taste it and when all checked out I went for a Cuban Monte #2!.

Barry

Barry

At this point, taste is completely gone... I just had a sub for brunch, could not taste a thing. Looks like it will be a few weeks for me... 😞

I feel for y'all and am really glad I can not even remember the last time I was sick. I credit it to my intake of cigars and alcohol.

I resemble that Bassdude

Em