Time Flies

12-13-2008, 10:46 PM

Got to thinking how long I have been a member of this great community. Checked my sign up date on CS and today marks one year since that fateful day that I found you folks.

To use an old saying, time sure does fly when your having fun. The past year has been one hell of a ride. I came here looking to buy a few "quality" cigars and what I have gained is so much more. Yes, I have learned more about cigars in the past year than I had in the previous fifteen. I have also been thrown head first down a side of the slope that I knew nothing of and have no desire to look back.

I have gotten involved with troop support and the great guys that make that incredible program work. Something I'm sure that would not have been done had I not found CA.

However, the true benefit of what I have gained by being here lies with the people I have met and the friendships that have been forged. Close friendships have been developed with people I have yet to even see in person. I find that amazing and very difficult to explain to anyone outside of our group. Outsiders just don't get it.

I also have been fortunate to experience first hand the unrelenting generosity and support that graces this board by it's founders and members. You are a very special group of people that have forever changed my life and the lives of my family.

Thank you for the past year and I am looking forward to many more.

(Two serious posts in the same day. Thank God Monday is only a day away!

)

As always, wishing each of you the best life has to offer.

12-13-2008, 10:49 PM

well said

hotreds · 12-13-2008, 10:54 PM

Bravo!

macms · 12-13-2008, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ahc4353

Close friendships have been developed with people I have yet to even see in person.

They have indeed.

awsmith4 · 12-13-2008, 11:11 PM

Great post Al! Congrats on the 1 year!

taltos · 12-13-2008, 11:50 PM

Congrats Al, can't believe that we have put up with you for a whole year.

mikeandshellie2 · 12-14-2008, 12:03 AM

Congrats on the year Al!!

12-14-2008, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahc4353

Got to thinking how long I have been a member of this great community. Checked my sign up date on CS and today marks one year since that fateful day that I found you folks.

Believe me Al, it's been a long year since you showed up.

pnoon · 12-14-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

Believe me Al, it's been a long year since you showed up.

Is that you, Pot?

12-14-2008, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnoon

Is that you, Pot?

Leave me alone, baldy.

pnoon · 12-14-2008, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darrell

Leave me alone, baldy.

I could do that with just a touch of a button.

12-14-2008, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnoon

I could do that with just a touch of a button.

It's like that now, huh Peter?

bobarian · 12-14-2008, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darrell

It's like that now, huh Peter?

When they get cranky, "The Button" always rears its ugly head!

Skywalker · 12-14-2008, 06:37 AM

Well said Al!!!

I am less than a month away from my first year and feel exactly the same way!!!

Thanks for keeping thing interesting this past year!!!

Don Fernando · 12-14-2008, 07:26 AM

7 months of bantering with Al (and the Massholes and the chat crew) for me, but it feels like an eternity. If someone told me a year ago that I would plan a holiday to the States to go on a roadtrip to meet with a lot of friends and herf with them I would have called them crazy, but yet, if they would have told me that, I had to apologize to them now and tell them they were right

G G · 12-14-2008, 08:28 AM

Nice post Al. This is a phenominal place with the greatest people.

md4958 · 12-14-2008, 08:32 AM

Youre getting a bit soft in your old age there Al!

But, I will have to agree with you on this one. This is a wonderful community that cannot be fully appreciated unless you are a part of it.

TripleF · 12-14-2008, 08:50 AM

Glad to be your friend my brother!! Looking forward to the day we meet!

Congrats on 1 year!!

We're all the better because of your involvement my friend!!

12-14-2008, 05:16 PM

Thanks for all you contribute, no matter what some of these other knuckleheads might say.

schnell987 · 12-14-2008, 05:58 PM

Terrific post, Al. I couldn't agree with you more.

And thank you for all of your outstanding contributions to this community over the past year! Well done!

12-13-2008, 10:46 PM	#1
ahc4353 Guest Posts: n/a	Time Flies Got to thinking how long I have been a member of this great community. Checked my sign up date on CS and today marks one year since that fateful day that I found you folks. To use an old saying, time sure does fly when your having fun. The past year has been one hell of a ride. I came here looking to buy a few "quality" cigars and what I have gained is so much more. Yes, I have learned more about cigars in the past year than I had in the previous fifteen. I have also been thrown head first down a side of the slope that I knew nothing of and have no desire to look back. I have gotten involved with troop support and the great guys that make that incredible program work. Something I'm sure that would not have been done had I not found CA. However, the true benefit of what I have gained by being here lies with the people I have met and the friendships that have been forged. Close friendships have been developed with people I have yet to even see in person. I find that amazing and very difficult to explain to anyone outside of our group. Outsiders just don't get it. I also have been fortunate to experience first hand the unrelenting generosity and support that graces this board by it's founders and members. You are a very special group of people that have forever changed my life and the lives of my family. Thank you for the past year and I am looking forward to many more. (Two serious posts in the same day. Thank God Monday is only a day away! ) As always, wishing each of you the best life has to offer.

12-13-2008, 10:49 PM	#2
ChicagoWhiteSox Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Time Flies well said

12-13-2008, 10:54 PM	#3
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,665 Trading: (63)	Re: Time Flies Bravo! __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

12-13-2008, 11:11 PM	#5
awsmith4 Simple Pleasures - 2oL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Albert Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,602 Trading: (111)	Re: Time Flies Great post Al! Congrats on the 1 year! __________________ Its THIS easy to support our troops

12-13-2008, 11:50 PM	#6
taltos Really, really old Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Paul Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 2,486 Trading: (3)	Re: Time Flies Congrats Al, can't believe that we have put up with you for a whole year.

12-14-2008, 12:03 AM	#7
mikeandshellie2 Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Shellie Location: HUGE crater!! Posts: 735 Trading: (72)	Re: Time Flies Congrats on the year Al!!

12-14-2008, 06:37 AM	#14
Skywalker BABOTL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dice Location: Galaxy Far Far Away Posts: 10,168 Trading: (18)	Re: Time Flies Well said Al!!! I am less than a month away from my first year and feel exactly the same way!!! Thanks for keeping thing interesting this past year!!! __________________ Smoke what you like!!!

12-14-2008, 07:26 AM	#15
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	Re: Time Flies 7 months of bantering with Al (and the Massholes and the chat crew) for me, but it feels like an eternity. If someone told me a year ago that I would plan a holiday to the States to go on a roadtrip to meet with a lot of friends and herf with them I would have called them crazy, but yet, if they would have told me that, I had to apologize to them now and tell them they were right __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.

12-14-2008, 08:28 AM	#16
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,730 Trading: (10)	Re: Time Flies Nice post Al. This is a phenominal place with the greatest people.

12-14-2008, 08:32 AM	#17
md4958 Captain Cannoli Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moe Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 5,712 Trading: (62)	Re: Time Flies Youre getting a bit soft in your old age there Al! But, I will have to agree with you on this one. This is a wonderful community that cannot be fully appreciated unless you are a part of it. __________________ "One fart can foul the air for everyone" - Esteemed philosopher "If avoiding the nasty $hit is being a snob, them I am guilty as charged."- Same esteemed philosopher.

12-14-2008, 08:50 AM	#18
TripleF 11/11/11 EPIC IV Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,626 Trading: (176)	Re: Time Flies Glad to be your friend my brother!! Looking forward to the day we meet! Congrats on 1 year!! We're all the better because of your involvement my friend!! __________________ Cool Cigar Shirts, Stickers & More

12-14-2008, 05:16 PM	#19
dccraft Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Time Flies Thanks for all you contribute, no matter what some of these other knuckleheads might say.

12-14-2008, 05:58 PM	#20
schnell987 Grateful to the 11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kevin Location: Atlanta Posts: 154 Trading: (2)	Re: Time Flies Terrific post, Al. I couldn't agree with you more. And thank you for all of your outstanding contributions to this community over the past year! Well done! __________________