Hello all!

[Zeede]

I tried my first cigar at a friend's party (celebrating the upcoming birth of his first child, a boy) and was surprised at how much I enjoyed the experience! My total smoking experience before that was one cigarette a long, long time ago, which I guess is kind of a blessing since I didn't have to remind myself not to inhale!

I used to be really hardcore into wine tasting, and amusingly there are a lot of similarities in the cigar lovers' world!

I live in a suburb outside of Los Angeles and have visited a couple of local lounges, but for now I think I will stick with my backyard.

Anyhow, I spent many an evening researching this awesome hobby online, and got most of the best info from another site...which apparently went through some drama, so here I am here :) I have plenty of drama in my life at the moment and do not need more from a forum.

[Zeede]

Ooops, totally forgot to talk about cigars!

The cigar I tried at my friend's party was a Via Havana El Morro. Since then I have only smoked one other one, a Macanudo Cafe Crystal. I got dizzy/nauseous towards the end of the hour I was smoking and have since learned that smoking a cigar at 22:00 on an empty stomach and nothing to drink is a bad idea, especially for a nicotine noob like myself.

I've got a Camacho Connecticut lined up next, as well as a Padron Delicias. Both are resting in my OXO Softgrips "humidor".

[Nature]

Welcome to Bumhood Cameron.
Plenty of bums here to teach you about the streets. Enjoy! :stogie:

[Sweet Cigars]

Welcome to CB!

[AlanS]

Hello Cameron glad your here! Enjoy

[cheaphumidors]

Welcome to Cigar Bum Cameron!

[Tobias Lutz]

Welcome, Cameron!

[Dijit]

Welcome to our little box under the bridge.

[Horseshoe]

Welcome to the forum!

[jhedrick83]

Welcome to Cigar Bum!

[Billb1960]

Welcome Cameron. You are Bum #1206. Pull up a chair, cut up a cigar and enjoy.

[sparky426]

Welcome to the van under the bridge, gather round the fire barrel and light one up.

[Lynn]

Welcome to the bum

[RenoH414]

Welcome sir.

Reno

[zeebee]

Is this guy trying to steal my thunder? Just kidding. Welcome!

[gordo1473]

welcome to the mad house

[Bruck]

Welcome to the slippery slope, Cameron! First stop, bigger humidor!

[nick6659]

Welcome! A lot of great people on here!

[Puff]

Welcome aboard!

[DrBob]

If you get a bit more nicotine than you want, a decent antidote is sugar, drink a coke, or eat some chocolate. I like to drink whiskey with my cigars and that counts as sugar too :)

[Zeede]

Thanks all! I may try drinking some soda while I have my next cigar.