Lesson learned and requesting advice

[OHMatt]

Sean and Joe, great to hear from you!
Dan... Not so much

Sean - I'll take the advice from the chemistry professor. I left it open in the office facing the window with the blinds open all weekend. The sunlight is working wonders. I was thinking of getting the activated carbon from a pet store, figuring it would be cheaper than from a water purifier, thoughts? Are you smoking cigars again or still that other thing? Been to Taiwan lately? I've been buying tea off of eBay.

Joe - I have all sorts of pretty stickers on my otterbox; I'd just get one from CB otherwise. I still might. I have several but I liked having 2 in my car.. I'll try to stop off on the cheap smokes thread, though darn if I can think of one to recommend right now. I'll come up with something.

Dan - I'm hoping to make a tasting again soon. Which of the 3 is everyone going to now? I don't have some sort of pansy 'lifestyle coach' but have still dropped 25 since you last saw me. After losing all that weight you still look like a dork.. Seriously though, congrats on your hard work..

- Matt -

[elderboy02]

Originally Posted by OHMatt

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Dan - I'm hoping to make a tasting again soon. Which of the 3 is everyone going to now? I don't have some sort of pansy 'lifestyle coach' but have still dropped 25 since you last saw me. After losing all that weight you still look like a dork.. Seriously though, congrats on your hard work...

It really depends. Usually the Thursday tasting but everyone bails after about an hour. House of Cigar is awesome and I can meet you pretty much any day after work since it is on my way home. Congratulations on the weight loss!

[OHMatt]

Originally Posted by elderboy02

It really depends. Usually the Thursday tasting but everyone bails after about an hour. House of Cigar is awesome and I can meet you pretty much any day after work since it is on my way home. Congratulations on the weight loss!

I might be able to swing House Of Cigar after work some night. So many activities with the kids and once the wife went back to work I picked up a lot of them; thus my lack of tasting attendance..

How close is House of Cigar to your work / can you meet for lunch some day? I stopped in there once and overall wasn't so amazed. It was nice to see some Davidoff Entreactos in a humidor again. Bought and smoked one of those cardboard 4 packs of the pricey little SOBs.

[elderboy02]

Originally Posted by OHMatt

I might be able to swing House Of Cigar after work some night. So many activities with the kids and once the wife went back to work I picked up a lot of them; thus my lack of tasting attendance..

How close is House of Cigar to your work / can you meet for lunch some day? I stopped in there once and overall wasn't so amazed. It was nice to see some Davidoff Entreactos in a humidor again. Bought and smoked one of those cardboard 4 packs of the pricey little SOBs.

I couldn't meet for lunch. They have really improved lately...

[SeanGAR]

Originally Posted by OHMatt

Sean - I'll take the advice from the chemistry professor. I left it open in the office facing the window with the blinds open all weekend. The sunlight is working wonders. I was thinking of getting the activated carbon from a pet store, figuring it would be cheaper than from a water purifier, thoughts? Are you smoking cigars again or still that other thing? Been to Taiwan lately? I've been buying tea off of eBay.
- Matt -

The UV light might be blocked somewhat by the window ... when cleaning things with light, I just stick them on the back porch.

Activated carbon from a pet store is probably better than the Pur filters ... you can buy enough so next time when he borrows and uses watermelonn cigars, you're covered. Bleah.

I've not been to Taiwan in several years although I still teach 1-2 classes per semester.

I am friends with Wangtea on facebook and have Chinese students that help me order, although they do sorta speak English there. The daughter is quite good actually. This way I am ordering from a shop I visited last couple of times I was in TaiPei. They still use charcoal for panning tea there. I'd rather not buy Taiwanese Baozhong from HK or China. I have ordered from a number of places - most have lower grade teas. Still drink it though!