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Old Smokey
05-23-2016, 05:38 PM
What constitutes as a special occasion? I am getting better, but I have struggled with smoking and enjoying many of my best (perceived) cigars and only very rarely smoking them. Maybe just waking up should qualify as a special occasion?
Don't get me wrong, IMO I smoke well, but I have some that I have never tried that I have had for almost 3 years. It really seems stupid to not smoke them.
Anyone else struggle with this? What is it, some kind of pride of ownership?
Rocket Scientologist
05-23-2016, 05:44 PM
I'm with ya, brother. I have a bunch of "special occasion" cigars that never seem to get smoked because I'm waiting for some monumental occasion which never seems to come.
I'm starting to come around to the thinking that smoking said cigar IS the special occasion. The day becomes special - get it?
allusred
05-23-2016, 05:46 PM
Don't age any, other than the brief time they may spend in the humidor before being set alight, sure do like getting my hands on some with age. Figure cigars are meant to be smoked, so that's what I do.
Old Smokey
05-23-2016, 05:55 PM
I'm with ya, brother. I have a bunch of "special occasion" cigars that never seem to get smoked because I'm waiting for some monumental occasion which never seems to come.
I'm starting to come around to the thinking that smoking said cigar IS the special occasion. The day becomes special - get it?
Sounds right. Tomorrow I am meeting a friend at the lounge and I am going to take and smoke from the best I have. I think I will grab one for him too.
dj1340
05-23-2016, 05:58 PM
Every day I wake up and get out of bed feeling good is a special occasion. So many people younger than me passing away,
I feel special every day
BlueDevil07
05-23-2016, 06:12 PM
Smoking my best cigars always feels like I'm taking money out of my savings. I guess it's because I usually only have one of each of my best. If I had several or a box, I'd more likely try one on regular occasions.
Cardinal
05-23-2016, 06:44 PM
I think it used to be that I was worried about being able to get more if I really loved that "speshul" cigar. Sir Rockets 30 Days of Singles had been a good reminder for me to smoke 'em if I've got 'em.
Now I've got one cigar set aside for when I finish school, but that's about it except for the box I bought to smoke one from each year on my daughter's birthday.
Tombstone
05-23-2016, 07:47 PM
I have a small 50 count humidore for special occasions. When it is too full every day is a special occasion.
WNYTONY
05-23-2016, 10:50 PM
Can't say I usually buy any special occasion type cigars that I plan on holding for something, but you Bums send me some really nice smokes that I tend to hold on to (perhaps waiting for a special day) longer than I probably should. Time to get smoking !
TreySC
05-24-2016, 09:37 AM
Seems like we've all been guilty of it to some extent. I received some really nice HTF cigars when I first started out a couple years ago that I set aside because I knew my palette wasn't ready to really appreciate them. I still have a few of them that I look at from time to time and think not yet. But with the 30 days of singles thread and my birthday this weekend I'm setting fire to at least one of those bad boys. The only thing I'm really saving for a specific occasion is 1 for my when my wife graduates college, and I have a couple form when my oldest graduates high school
Ilroy
05-24-2016, 09:45 AM
Don't really have any special occasion sticks waiting, but I do have a few nicer ones that I have only one or two each of, so I usually keep them in wait until I have time to really sit down and do nothing but enjoy them. Most times when I'm smoking, it is when I have something else going on...yard work, grilling, etc.
Maybe since the weather is finally threatening to be nice, we can get back to camping and I'll have plenty of time for these more choice smokes, just sitting by the fire.
Merovius
05-24-2016, 09:50 AM
What constitutes as a special occasion? I am getting better, but I have struggled with smoking and enjoying many of my best (perceived) cigars and only very rarely smoking them. Maybe just waking up should qualify as a special occasion?
Don't get me wrong, IMO I smoke well, but I have some that I have never tried that I have had for almost 3 years. It really seems stupid to not smoke them.
Anyone else struggle with this? What is it, some kind of pride of ownership?
It is stupid to not smoke them :dunce: but youre not alone. I have a bunch of one-of sticks that I often reach for only to pull my hand back & out of the humi at the last minute. Ill even resist smoking the last of a few 5ers that are lying around.
As for special occasions like graduations, weddings, birthdays, Ill usually grab something I know is good but that I dont have to pay much attention to.
I typically smoke my best cigars solo tbh, I lean more toward introverted and its kind of how I recharge my batteries.
cheaphumidors
05-24-2016, 12:38 PM
I have my "special occasion" humidor as well but recently it became my, "today sucked and this is the only way to turn this into a good day" humidor
allusred
05-24-2016, 01:13 PM
Not really serious but.,
Special Occasions,times,events.
Special friends.
Special cigars.
Time.
Over time some friends may have moved away, gone away,etc.
Fewer meet-ups, get to gethers ,etc.
You may well forget about some friends.
Some of the no longer around friends of yore , may well now be missing the old gang sort of thing.
Alone, feeling forgotten.
Nowreplace the word friend with cigar.
That special friend (cigar) is sitting there, usually in the dark, passed over, as newer cigars, come and go.
Set him (that once so special cigar )free.
Out of the dark, into the light...free.
All you gotta do is light a match.
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.
.
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Time for me to set flame to my one old Cubao.
Just cant leave sitting there in the dark any longer.
droy1958
05-24-2016, 05:32 PM
Every day I wake up and get out of bed feeling good is a special occasion. So many people younger than me passing away,
I feel special every day
Amen Don! I took my first ambulance ride a couple month's ago. My wife said I had some kind of seizure and looked like I quit breathing as my face turned blue. Doctors never figured out what happened. So I now go with "Everyday is a holiday, and every meal is a banquet". I started smoking stuff I was tucking away.....
omahaorange
05-24-2016, 07:28 PM
"Special Occasions" is a broad catagory ranging from births, deaths, marriages (and sometmes, divorce), new job or promotion, the list goes on. Even getting out of bed in the morning is cause to celebrate. Like dj1340 said, I see too many people in the course of my job younger than me who are complete trainwrecks when it comes to their health. And I'm no Mr. Atlas, have health issues of my own.
I don't usually buy singles. If it's a new to me stick, I'll buy a couple. Last special occasion that I used to smoke an expensive cigar was two weeks ago, when I put my dog to sleep. He was a great dog, and it was the hardest decision I've ever made. But he deserved a celebration of life with something special.
But that was snap decision. Don't save many sticks for those special occasions. Don't need to. If I need something for say, my son getting married, all I need to do is talk to local cigar bar owner, and he'll hook me up.
Cool Breeze
05-24-2016, 10:48 PM
I've got a few that I can't just hop down to the B&M and replace any time I want to, so I say I'm saving them for a special occasion. I'm not sure what that is. I have one semester left on my bachelor's degree so maybe I'll fire one up then, I dunno. I'll be 36 years old when I receive my bachelor's so I don't know if that's a special occasion or not. lol
My best friend from high school is moving back home after being away nearly 18 years so that will call for some special sticks. He's bringing the Glenlivet 18 so I'll supply a couple of nice sticks. Maybe a couple of Sharks or a couple of Padron 1926s. We'll see.
What constitutes as a special occasion? I am getting better, but I have struggled with smoking and enjoying many of my best (perceived) cigars and only very rarely smoking them. Maybe just waking up should qualify as a special occasion?
Don't get me wrong, IMO I smoke well, but I have some that I have never tried that I have had for almost 3 years. It really seems stupid to not smoke them.
Anyone else struggle with this? What is it, some kind of pride of ownership?
The BUM who has the most cigar when he die's win's.........
allusred
05-25-2016, 01:40 AM
The BUM who has the most cigar when he die's win's.........
And *IF* the humidor's left open...there'll be some that'll show up for the wake.
With all the craziness happening around us waking up and having my family home and safe every night is a special occasion for me. Light Them Up and Enjoy!!
Brimy
05-25-2016, 08:20 AM
Every day I wake up and get out of bed feeling good is a special occasion. So many people younger than me passing away,
I feel special every day
Couldn't have said it any better!
The "special" smokes are kept for a time when I can sit back and enjoy it uninterrupted.
If a special event pops up, I pull out the best stick have & that's typically something I know I will enjoy!