The sales guy is a bit stunned, but plows forward and asks, "Is your dad home?"
The kid replies, "What the fuck do you think?"
They keep reminding me that they have a kid and they shouldn't have to smell it, but I have no where else that I can safely smoke, and I'm sure not going to do it inside.
Can the cops get called on me for this?
Pretty simple, he is 69 years old, has smoked for more than 50+ years, and has stage 4 prostate cancer at this point that is rapidly worsening. He typically will smoke probably 3-4 cigars a week, while vaping on the side. He was just in the hospital with pneumonia, where he didn't smoke for a week, and since he returned can't go get cigars for himself anymore at this point as he is no longer fit to drive, and has been wanting them. He wants me to go get cigars for him because his cravings are so bad and I refuse because he just had pneumonia and he has cancer, so smoking cigars is the last thing he needs right now. His response is that at this point it doesn't matter if he smokes cigars, he is already dying, what harm can it do, and is practically begging me to let him satisfy the craving, and I feel like an asshole for refusing, though I also think I am medically doing the right thing.
So pretty much, am I the asshole for not letting my dad smoke cigars just because "it doesn't matter, he's dying anyways", or should I go ahead and buy them for him.
Edit: ill go get him some cigars. thank you all for being kind
People seem to be under the conception that these "tic tacs" might be some new military technology. Perhaps.
However that type of "craft", is by no means new. It is in fact one of the most commonly reported types of UFO since reports have been taken.
Known as "Cigars", "Cylinders", "Ghost Rockets" and other names; it's pretty clear to me anyway that the "tic tac" is not at all some new phenomenon. It's just a new name for an old thing.
I've spent the last hour pulling (only a few) of the reports of "cigars" from 3 specific books by some of the most credible authors.
UFOs and Nukes Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites by Robert Hastings
The Flying Saucers Are Real by Donald Keyhoe
The UFO evidence. Volume II, A 30-year report by Richard Hall
UFOs and Nukes Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites by Robert Hastings:
Page 36;
>In short, during the late-1940s and early-1950s, someone seemed to be intent on conducting repeated, unauthorized over-flights of the U.S. government's top secret atomic weapons sites. Reliable eye-witnesses accounts indicated that the aerial craft involved in these incursions were revolutionary in design—usually disc-shaped, but sometimes reported as spherical, cigar-shaped, or diamond-shaped—and vastly superior in performance to any known jet aircraft or rocket.
Page 46;
>February 17, 1949. A fireball and a UFO were observed on the same day. Kirtland AFB OSI Special Agent Captain Melvin E. Neef reported that a fireball, orangered in color with a "gas flame" blue tail, was visible for 5-7 seconds at Sandia Base at 5:52 a.m. That evening, a bright "yellow-orange cigar-shaped light" was observed by approximately 100 people, including Sandia's military security guards, for seven minutes, between 5:59 and 6:06 p.m.^^(28)
Page 79;
>Foss continued, "To the best of my recollection, the Las Vegas newspapers printed numerous reports of UFO sightings during the Operation Teapot tests. One evening between shots, I drove into Las
Vegas for groceries and, on my return to Indian Springs AFB, I observed what I thought was a UFO. It was not the traditional disc-shaped UFO but a cigar-shaped object which was emitting different colors, such as red and orange, as it traveled in the night sky. The UFO was closer to the base than to Las Vegas. There was no reflective glow in the sky from the city, so it was dark and the object stood out clearly as it headed towards the te
This is was our winter project. Just got tired of smoking in the cold. I am putting together a long version that will show some additional details. Kudos to my DIY wife who busted her tail with this project....She now is a cigar smoker herself. Finally, thanks to all my buddies and family (especially my Dad) that helped out. Some good memories ahead.
https://reddit.com/link/mv6f6d/video/ic57hoblufu61/player
Mine is a tight draw or little smoke output. I want a mouthful of smoke when I take a puff. I hate having to hit the cigar 2-3 times for barely any smoke. It is the #1 thing I hate most and will cause me to never smoke a certain brand again. Like just now, I tried an Aladino Robusto, and the smoke output was terrible even though the airflow seemed perfect. I tossed the stick about 2 inches in because I just didn’t want to deal with it anymore. It totally ruins the experience for me.
Another thing I don’t like is cheap looking banding. I’m not saying I want something to look gilded or whatever, in fact I prefer simpler bands, like Tatuaje or the Cloud Hopper No. 54. Bands do play a role in me choosing a cigar, as counterintuitive as that may seem. The look and feel of a cigar is paramount to the experience for me, as well as the flavor and smoke output. Band-less cigars just don’t do it for me. I wish they did, because there’s some deals out there, but they don’t.
What are some things you absolutely despise about cigars, the cigar community, or your smoking experience?
This post isn’t meant to be a negative gripe-fest, but rather just something on which we can voice our opinions and discuss solutions.
Have a good day fellas!
60% in United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is a Providence, R.I. - based natural and organic food company. It is the largest publicly traded wholesale distributor of health and specialty food in the United States and Canada.
- Currently trading at Price/Sales of 0.08 vs historical average of 0.30 (high range is 0.50 - 0.60 times sales)
- Revenue is $27.35 billion vs $2.07 billion market cap
- P/E of 8
- Price/Free Cash Flow of 3.3
- Enterprise Value/EBITDA is 8.49
- Gross profit yield is over 100%
40% in R.R. Donnelley (RRD) is an American Fortune 500 integrated communications company that provides marketing and business communications, commercial printing, and related services.
- Current Price/Sales Ratio of 0.09, high P/S ratio of 0.45, average is around 0.20 over the past decade.
- Enterprise Value/EBITDA is 7.27
- Market cap of $404 million
- Revenue of $4.72 billion
- $210.5 million in operating cash flow
- Gross profit yield is over 100%
Edit: I use the term "cigar butt" to refer to any deep value situation (particularly when the business is not a wonderful business) not just the "net net" situations of Ben Graham. Charlie Munger used the term "cigar butt" to describe his investment in Tenneco years ago. Tenneco was highly leveraged and had negative book value (Ben Graham likely wouldn't have touched it with a ten foot pole) but Munger saw it was deeply depressed and if there was any mean reversion in the business and in valuation the stock would rise a lot. Tenneco’s stock soared well above Munger’s buy price of ~$1.50-$2.00 in 2001, soaring to ~$15/share in mid-to-late 2004 at which point he cashed out.
