A Canadian noob

[PhilB]

Greetings,

I am new to this forum and to cigars in general, having really only gotten into them a few weeks ago. In the last few weeks, I've bought my first box of cigars (from the Vallarta Cigar Factory), acquired a humidor (coincidentally, given to me by someone who had no idea I smoked the occasional cigar), and am now learning as much as I possibly can.

I had no idea this forum existed, but I've posted recently on reddit (where I heard about this one), the precursor forum to this one (where I'm just now reading what seems to have happened over there), and a forum that caters to us Canucks. I've already posted some of my interesting journey in these other places, but not sure on the cross-linking rules. I suspect many here are on those other sites, so hopefully you've seen me there.

This looks like a very active place with dedicated and knowledgeable people, so that's the best a noob like me could hope for!

Cheers,

Phil

[Tgs679]

Welcome Phil

[Kidvegas]

Welcome Bro...


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[allusred]

Welcome you've found the place to be.

[bluenoser]

Welcome. Not too many of us north of the border on here, but great bunch non the less.

[jhedrick83]

Welcome Phil!!

[Usafvet509]

Welcome, eh? :canadian: :welcome:

[WNYTONY]

Welcome to the Bum :beerchug:

[FireTom]

Welcome to the Bum!

[Old Smokey]

Welcome Phil. We are glad you are here.

[penna stogey]

Welcome bum.

[Horseshoe]

Welcome to the group.

[Brimy]

Welcome Phil!
You've come to the right place. These Bums know their stuff and are more than willing to share. And unless you have unwavering willpower, we'll enable you all the way down this slippery slope.

[PhilB]

Welcome Phil!
You've come to the right place. These Bums know their stuff and are more than willing to share. And unless you have unwavering willpower, we'll enable you all the way down this slippery slope.

Oh, I'm definitely getting that impression.

Very dangerous, that!

[Nature]

Glad to have you here, Phil!

Don't be afraid to ask questions on your new found cigar journey. You will find the most friendly Bums around.

:welcome: :stogie:

[PhilB]

Glad to have you here, Phil!

Don't be afraid to ask questions on your new found cigar journey. You will find the most friendly Bums around.

:welcome: :stogie:

Oh, fear not, I will ask questions! That's how I learned so much in the past few weeks. When I went back to the place where I bought RyJ Purritos about 7 weeks ago while knowing absolutely nothing, and talked about seasoning my humidor, doing pre-light draws, checking for plume vs mold, how I seemed to like the taste of maduro wrappers, the owner was asking "Are you the same guy who was here 7 weeks ago knowing nothing?"

When I get into something, anything, I obsessively try to learn everything about it.

I detailed my progression in a post titled "A noob's journey" at...that other place. Once again, not sure on the consensus on cross-linking.

I must say, so far, everyone I have come across in this community has been top-notch in the welcoming and trying to help department. Amazing.

[AlanS]

Glad ya found us, we need more Canadiains on here. Welcome

[Bruck]

Welcome, Phil. Yes, this forum should be called CigarEnabler :)

There's also a pretty healthy pipe forum here as you may have noticed.

I always root for Canadian hockey teams when one of my teams isn't in the running (Red Wings and Capitals).

[Ciro]

Welcome to the Site!
Now Sit Back, Grab a Cigar, and Enjoy the Show!!

[Randy956]

As a new guy here, welcome

[penna stogey]

SUp Phil.