Hello from a new member in Long Island, New York

**joetattoo** · 02-23-2014, 11:59 AM

Hello, All
I'm a life long pipe smoker (English and Balkan blends) who has recently become obsessed with cigars. As I grow older, the pipe just hasn't been giving me the big taste that it did when I was younger. So, I've set aside the Dunhill 965 and immersed myself in those big, beautiful sticks that I've always admired. Weather is so rotten here this Winter that I've plenty of time to explore (and spend way too much money) cigars. Hope to make new friends and learn from all of you.
Best regards
Joe

**TheGreekTitan** · 02-23-2014, 12:37 PM

Hello.

**badwhale** · 02-23-2014, 12:46 PM

Hello

**kingbeefy** · 02-23-2014, 01:30 PM

Well, hi.

**cinda** · 02-23-2014, 03:41 PM

Greetings and Welcome!

**BowhuntnHoosier** · 02-23-2014, 07:48 PM

Hello and welcome from IN. Lots of great info here. The search tool is wonderful to use.

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**illilli** · 02-23-2014, 07:48 PM

Welcome!

**ggiese** · 02-23-2014, 11:56 PM

Welcome Joe!

**CoventryCat86** · 02-24-2014, 01:42 AM

Hi Joe and welcome.

Wow, you're way out in Suffolk County.

Do you ever get into Manhattan at all? I used to frequent the Cigar Inn on 2nd Avenue quite a bit in 2012. I'm a big Davidoff and Fuente fan and they carry both. There used to be a great cigar lounge on the Nassau/Suffolk county border (right off exit 48) about ten years ago. It was in a pretty cool looking older art deco style building that I think has a Nassau OTB parlor in it. I think at the time, the restaurant/cigar lounge was called "Churchills" or something like, they had some cigars for sale, a very nice lounge and a bar/restaurant was part of the whole deal. I think they got rid of the cigar lounge a while back.

Any good cigar shops out your way?

**joetattoo** · 02-24-2014, 02:42 AM

We have a couple of brick and mortars in the Port Jefferson area. Jimmy's is big into Davidoff and just added a clubby smoking lounge and humidors. Trouble is, New York taxes are doing everything possible to make it impossible to support a local tobacco merchant. I can't afford to buy something that's twice what I can get it from an internet provider. If I could, I'd stick with the locals, but the wife insists on eating three meals a day, and I must budget accordingly!
Back in the 70's-80's I lived and worked in Manhattan not too far from where Madison Square Garden is located. Had some great years there. Shoreham is close to 100 miles from there, so we're lucky to go once a year to see the tree or watch a Broadway show. Oh well, at least the deer out here don't complain about my cigar and pipe smoke.
Joe