Possible Fire Damage

10-30-2008, 07:39 AM

Thank God everybody was OK!

As for the smokes, fire them up and test them, one at a time.

Skywalker · 10-30-2008, 07:49 AM

I am so sorry about the fire and loss!!!

As far as the stogies go... Look at that as a miracle and enjoy!

GrumpyOleTroll · 10-30-2008, 07:51 AM

Check with RHNewfie he had about the same and I believe he was able to save most if not all of them.

Sorry to hear about the fire.

Shawn

10-30-2008, 08:00 AM

Sorry to hear about the fire man. I hope you manage to salvage everthing possible! I remember when my fathers house burned down. I lost everything I owned. Good Luck. Best wishes to your family!
As for your smokes I am not educated enough to know about that

dunng · 10-30-2008, 08:34 AM

Sorry to hear about the fire, but most importantly everyone is OK. I would remove them from the Humi in case it has absorbed and smoke...

Boobar · 10-30-2008, 08:59 AM

Thanks for all the kind words, both my wife and I are OK and thank God it was only property damage that can be fixed and/or replaced.

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Originally Posted by Chiefs~Wifey

So what size was your humi??

My humidor was a Cordoba and I had about 80 sticks in it. Most of the sticks we still in their cello wrappers but there were a few naked sticks, including my 1 year anniversary PAM 64 torpedo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dunng

I would remove them from the Humi in case it has absorbed and smoke...

I was thinking the same thing. I am going to order a new humidor or maybe a Vinotemp. I was at Target yesterday and they didn't have any but I will check online and see what I can find.

Ms. Floydp · 10-30-2008, 09:05 AM

Sorry to hear of your loss. I've been there when my kids were little... no cigar smoking at that time though. Just gives you an empty feeling. Glad everyone is ok.

RHNewfie · 10-30-2008, 09:47 AM

Firstly I am glad that everyone was ok!!! And I have the deepest sympathy for you, its a long road after something like this. We went throught the same thing las February and they just laid our hardwood floor last week... Yeah 9 months later...

Make sure you are on top of the rebuild contractors... Check everything that they do... They are in it to make money and will do everything they can on the cheap... That's my best advice.

If the room was filled with smoke then your humi is a loss.. The cedar is like a sponge... So are the cigars.

I made a valient effort to save my cigars. I got a new cooler and got it ready, some fresh cigar boxes, an oust fan, and a couple of those arm-n-hammer stickups along with the proper humidification stuff.

Put it all together and then I put my cigars in. I changed the humidification device as it got smokey as well as the stickups and the cigar boxes periodically. Opened and aired out the cooler every day. Eventually the funk got less, some cigars neve seemed to improve so I pitched them.

Eventually the remaining cigars became smokeable, but still to this day have a funk to them. I am still looking after some of them but have no high hopes of improvement.

Let me know if I can help in any way!

Oh, the insurance co will not replace tobacco.

10-30-2008, 07:39 AM	#1
SmokinAFuente Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Possible Fire Damage Thank God everybody was OK! As for the smokes, fire them up and test them, one at a time.

10-30-2008, 07:49 AM	#2
Skywalker BABOTL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dice Location: Galaxy Far Far Away Posts: 10,168 Trading: (18)	Re: Possible Fire Damage I am so sorry about the fire and loss!!! As far as the stogies go... Look at that as a miracle and enjoy!

10-30-2008, 07:51 AM	#3
GrumpyOleTroll Not Crazy enuff to B Here Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Shawn Location: Wichita KS Posts: 273 Trading: (18)	Re: Possible Fire Damage Check with RHNewfie he had about the same and I believe he was able to save most if not all of them. Sorry to hear about the fire. Shawn

10-30-2008, 08:00 AM	#4
AdamC Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Possible Fire Damage Sorry to hear about the fire man. I hope you manage to salvage everthing possible! I remember when my fathers house burned down. I lost everything I owned. Good Luck. Best wishes to your family! As for your smokes I am not educated enough to know about that

10-30-2008, 08:34 AM	#5
dunng MassHole Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: MassHole Posts: 4,719 Trading: (59)	Re: Possible Fire Damage Sorry to hear about the fire, but most importantly everyone is OK. I would remove them from the Humi in case it has absorbed and smoke... __________________ MassHole Banter

10-30-2008, 09:05 AM	#7
Ms. Floydp Keeper of the Rolodex Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 33 Trading: (0)	Re: Possible Fire Damage Sorry to hear of your loss. I've been there when my kids were little... no cigar smoking at that time though. Just gives you an empty feeling. Glad everyone is ok.

10-30-2008, 09:47 AM	#8
RHNewfie Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jeff Location: Oooooh Canadaaaaa Posts: 2,007 Trading: (15)	Re: Possible Fire Damage Firstly I am glad that everyone was ok!!! And I have the deepest sympathy for you, its a long road after something like this. We went throught the same thing las February and they just laid our hardwood floor last week... Yeah 9 months later... Make sure you are on top of the rebuild contractors... Check everything that they do... They are in it to make money and will do everything they can on the cheap... That's my best advice. If the room was filled with smoke then your humi is a loss.. The cedar is like a sponge... So are the cigars. I made a valient effort to save my cigars. I got a new cooler and got it ready, some fresh cigar boxes, an oust fan, and a couple of those arm-n-hammer stickups along with the proper humidification stuff. Put it all together and then I put my cigars in. I changed the humidification device as it got smokey as well as the stickups and the cigar boxes periodically. Opened and aired out the cooler every day. Eventually the funk got less, some cigars neve seemed to improve so I pitched them. Eventually the remaining cigars became smokeable, but still to this day have a funk to them. I am still looking after some of them but have no high hopes of improvement. Let me know if I can help in any way! Oh, the insurance co will not replace tobacco. __________________ σπένδομαι