Things like this make your weekend.

[Monk]

I had overall what I would considr a pretty crappy weekend. All sorts of things going wrong but two things made it all worth it.

The first was my good Colibri lighter no longer holding gas, it blew a seal and was cracked so I think someone dropped it on New Years. Anyhow, the awesome thing is that my wife was out later in the day and dropped into one of my B&Ms and talked to the owner and came back with a new badass torch for me as a surprise using her personal budget since things will be tight this year. I'm a lucky guy....

The second thing was the same owner of the B&M lives right in my neighbourhood, like a 5 minute walk from our place. Today we hung out at my place in my "Cigar Loft" above the garage. Damn cold day here in Toronto, -15 Celcius, with windchill its -27C but it was great to have a few heaters on and enjoy even if we did need to be wearing our winter clothes.
He brought 2 Sancho Panza Sanchos for us to enjoy (9.2", 47 Ring). Talk about a smoke you need a few hours for! It was perfect. I offered him a glass of 10 year Laphroaig and I h ad a glass of Century 21 small batch Canadian Whisky (Aged 21 years). We played chess (He beat me both times, I think he was sharking me!) and chatted about life and it was the perfect way to relax on a weekend despite the weather. Fantastic!

This is what life is all about to me! I just had to share this great experience.

-W.

[chefchris]

That's awesome to hear. I've had a good weekend myself. Me and the lady went to a campfire last nite, then woke up this morning, grilled lunch outside and installed her XM Radio. Good quality time together.

Glad to hear your weekend's going better.

[Monk]

That's awesome to hear. I've had a good weekend myself. Me and the lady went to a campfire last nite, then woke up this morning, grilled lunch outside and installed her XM Radio. Good quality time together.

Glad to hear your weekend's going better.

I have to admit, weather nice enough to have a campfire and grill wouldn't have been too bad either!

-Will "The Frozen"

[LeojVS]

you know what? THat sounds real nice mate! what a w.e!

[Monk]

you know what? THat sounds real nice mate! what a w.e!

Yeah it certainly made up for the crappy stuff that is for sure.

-W.

[guado]

That is awesome. It would be wonderful to have a smoking room...even if it did require heaters.

[Monk]

That is awesome. It would be wonderful to have a smoking room...even if it did require heaters.

Yeah its a nice option, especially with this much snow, and wind. Not to mention temperature. Its the only reason I can smoke a cigar during the winter.

-W.

[aceswired]

Add me to the list wishing I had a room like that. We've been below 10 degrees for a week now and I haven't touched a cigar. I get the evil eye if I even smoke in the garage.

[physiognomy]

That was nice of your wife to pick you up another lighter! I'm sure my gf only comes with me to the local cigar shop to make sure I don't spend too much money... I just got a Colibri lighter myself, but I have been reading some bad reports about their longevity. It feels like a quality lighter & works like a champ at the moment, so my fingers are crossed.

[Monk]

That was nice of your wife to pick you up another lighter! I'm sure my gf only comes with me to the local cigar shop to make sure I don't spend too much money... I just got a Colibri lighter myself, but I have been reading some bad reports about their longevity. It feels like a quality lighter & works like a champ at the moment, so my fingers are crossed.

Yeah my other one was a Colibri. I have a Siglo which from what I understand is a Colibri with branding for other places. The Colibri didn't really lasst as long as I expected : . Still be careful with it and it might be ok.

guado, aceswired: yeah it is a loft area in the garage that used to be for storage. I cleaned it up, found some chairs up there (we are renting the place), made a table, added a pool table light overhead, heaters and a chess set, and voila. I should post some pics. It still gets chilly at -27 Celcius, but at least it is tolerable, not like standing out in the cold and wind. I wish we owned the place, I would add insulation and some additional walls to make it really cozy.

-W.