Weird cigar dinner last nite...

[BigAsh]

Went to a cigar dinner in NJ last nite at a nice country club with a good friend and my 3 brothers...had a nice prime rib dinner, good booze, great company and 9 decent sticks including La aroma de Cuba, la Aurora 107, RP edge among others...Weird part was trying to smoke...you couldn't smoke inside the dining room due to smoking ban...they had an outside covered patio with 3 mushroom heaters but with open sides on the patio and VERY COLD temps, you had to huddle underneath the heaters to be comfortable, tough to do with 3 heaters and 120 guests...not sure what the organizers were thinking....never been to a cigar dinner where I really couldn't smoke (or at least enjoy) a stick....good times in the end due to the company I was with....but weird...:sh

[kelmac07]

Cigar dinner where you cou'dn't smoke inside??? Who put this wing-ding together?? :r :r

[shilala]

Odd.

[Emjaysmash]

very Odd.

[Zeuceone]

strange.

[hscmit]

piss poor planning

[jesseboston81]

I'm not even going to comment about the current state of anti-smoking laws.... :td

[Powers]

That is strange. It's like going to a gun range and ya can't shoot

[G G]

Very strange indeed.

[thebayratt]

Thats pretty stupid you ask me!

They should have waited til the spring to do that if they knew you can't smoke indoors there... That or put up a tarp or visqueen around the patio to make it outdoors, but sheltered somewhat from the wind and cold. Thats how I do it on my patio. Works pretty good.

[Devanmc]

hi where is my card...can i get it pounched...

sounds like a strange night

[Bill86]

Let me guess they didn't have food either? Or did you have to eat in the parking lot?

[Ranger_B]

9 cigars for a dinner where you couldnt smoke inside. I smoke the average of 1-2 hours per cigar so that is almost a whole day affair. I would have been frozen. Sounds like some real poor planning. Maybe write an letter to the editor in the local paper about it. Was if for a charity?

[Krish the Fish]

this is quite strange... logistical issue I imagine.

[guitar4001]

a good night dampened by a dumb law. yuck.

[swh127]

That sucks, sounds like very poor planning on the organizers of the event.

[Chingas]

Thats Karma for not calling me...:fu:fu2:c:rlz:tg

[Neens]

Thats just odd. Maybe it was organized by a company based out of state who didn't know about the smoking ban? I can understand in the summer to have all thoes people outside smoking but not now.

[whodeeni]

Thats Karma for not calling me...:fu:fu2:c

Tell 'em Chingas!:sl :r

[icehog3]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[KillerCelt]

very odd and super disappointing.

[Coach Deg]

Crazy!!!

[68TriShield]

piss poor planning

winner winner chicken dinner!

[14holestogie]

Thats pretty stupid you ask me!

They should have waited til the spring to do that if they knew you can't smoke indoors there... That or put up a tarp or visqueen around the patio to make it outdoors, but sheltered somewhat from the wind and cold. Thats how I do it on my patio. Works pretty good.

A couple places in our area tried to do this to shield smoking patrons from the wind. No go, had to take it down due to stipulations in the ban. It's not bad enough the nazis have forced you outside in below freezing temps, they won't even allow some allowance to make the discomfort a little more bearable.

[neoflex]

Hey guys I'm going to be planning a cigar cruise, except we won't be on a boat and there won't be cigars. McDonalds OK? :r
Man, talk about a major Fail on the promoters part. The venue sounds like it would have worked in late Spring or summer but in the winter???? Someone clearly wasn't thinking.

[maninblack]

What a crock of horsesh!t!

[Ogre]

piss poor planning

:tpd:

[BigAsh]

Thats Karma for not calling me...:fu2:c:rlz:tg

hahahaha.....my bad....are you even allowed in south Jersey?

It was a small Jersey shop and a friend told me about the event...we had gone to their dinner last year at a different venue, also in winter....smoking and dinner on outside covered porch BUT had the "sides" on the roof so the heat generated by the heaters actually radiated thru-out the room , go figure :sh

[enlightenedcigar]

That stuff makes me angry. That is ridiculous. Bad planning

[zappaFREAK]

Unfortunately I think this is the way things are going. It is not OK to smoke in times square these days!! Back in the 70s you could just about smoke or do anything there now it is all clean and pretty!! My local B&M does not allow smoking!! His in an upscale area and the HVAC for his space is linked in to the rest of the building. He is looking at moving the space to one where he could have a lounge and exhaust. I sure hope this happens soon. I do however make do with my attic and porches.

[Dunkel]

If you get invited to a free all you can eat burrito dinner don't go. You're not allowed to fart afterwards!

[whodeeni]

Unfortunately I think this is the way things are going. It is not OK to smoke in times square these days!! Back in the 70s you could just about smoke or do anything there now it is all clean and pretty!! My local B&M does not allow smoking!! His in an upscale area and the HVAC for his space is linked in to the rest of the building. He is looking at moving the space to one where he could have a lounge and exhaust. I sure hope this happens soon. I do however make do with my attic and porches.

Great idea! Smoking in the attic! Now if i only didn't have to Climb into the roof!:r