Bucky smokes cigars? Huh. I’ll have to look into this.

Thanks, Spey!

I appreciate that, and yes, airplanes are tubular aluminum germ cesspools.

So far, it's like a really bad head cold, with a pounding headache and many sore joints.

My son might have his driver's license by then. His road test is scheduled for July 9 and he's confident he'll pass. We did a practice one the other day and he passed my criteria but I'm kinda biased.

Maybe he can smoke one with us... then again prolly not legal to do so in an establishment since he's only 17.

Nearly every time I fly, even way before Rona was created, I'd get a sinus cold/infection. Would last a few days then clear up but it would be a miserable couple of days... like my eyes wanted to explode out of my head,

...until I discovered Ear Planes ear plugs.

Work great

We’ll get him a fake ID so nobody will know he’s a real Masshole like his faddah.

I have noise canceling earbuds. (So I don’t hear Frank scream!)

I've got a stabbing pain on the side of my head too.

So my son will be going for his driver's license in the next month. Assuming he passes... I'll probably be looking for a car for him at some point. Nothing special, just around town and local travel and stuff.

Playing the odds (new driver and such), he'll probably get into some sort of accident and hopefully it's just a fender bender. I'll be looking for something safe, reliable, able to handle New England snow season and likely disposable after a few years. My first car was a hand-me-down from my brother... a '72 or '74 Plymouth Fury III. It was a tank of a vehicle - safety was not an issue unless you were in the opposing car I smashed into.

Since I don't see any Plymouth Fury III on the market, open for suggestions on make and model that won't break the bank.

Not looking to do a loan or lease (first car, new driver = likely a collision at some point = something I don't want a loan or lease on) just do cash money.

Probably not the best time to be looking for a car as prices are kind of outrageous but just thinking out loud.

What say you?

He'll be like 17 yrs 4 months when we get there so it's kinda close to 18. If we add in the time zone difference of 1 hr/day over 17 yrs and 4 months... toss in a couple leap year days.... probably gets us close to the 18 yr mark... we'd have to do the math on a cocktail napkin if the establishment would let it slide.

(Oooooohhh.... the Ex would be furious if she knew I let him come into a cigar bar and smoke a cigar... That kinda makes it even more enticing)

I think I have cigars older than him that I've gotten though trades here and there from folks on this forum. I'm gonna have to go dive in my tuperdors. I know for sure I have some stashed away from bombs you guys hit me with around the time he was born.

This adds to the conundrum... is it legal for a 17 yr old to smoke a Cuban cigar in the US that was gifted from Buckwheat which is as old, if not older, than the person actually smoking it?

(Ya gotta read that sentence slowly as it has a lot of lawyer like dribble babble)

It's like a "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma" even though it's not a Churchill size cigar.

So, top safety picks for 2005-06 according to the IIHS:

Honda Civic 4 door

Subaru Legacy

Saab 9-3

Ford 500/Mercury Montego

Cross reference with most reliable vehicle lists from that time, and you want a Honda Civic.

As of a year or two back it became illegal for anyone under 18 in the US to smoke cigars or other lesser tobacco products. So you can do it, but you'll need a large privacy fence so the neighbors don't report you and under a tree so the drones can't spot you.

He prolly won't get in too many accidents since it mostly won't run.

The same here, I found drinking more water and taking Sudafed decongestant helps.

In NH it's 21....my local got popped Sunday morning for underage sale to a 19yo...