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[East] 1st Annual PAX Cigar Smoker: The Cult of the Leaf - Friday night at 2 AM!
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I actually have a related question - this place sounds awesome, is it worth checking out before/after PAX?
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Haha, well if we don't see you, we'll miss you. Remember, this will start immediately after the concerts, so if you're out for the concerts, you should be able to stop by without too much trouble. But I do understand, I know that last year I was incredibly tired by Sunday (of course, last year we did lose an hour Saturday night).
On the weather front, it looks like it'll be a little chilly, but we should be clear on rain (which is good, because the earliest reports were rather less encouraging). The official call will be made on Tuesday, but it's looking like we'll be on for Friday night.
I opened my humidor today, and was shocked to discover I'm down to my last cigar from the box I had for my birthday in January (Santa Damiana, a nice light cigar which we paired with Champagne for my party). So I'll be picking up a few tomorrow, and I'll let you all know what I end up with.
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I am glad they treated you right! I avoided them for a long time based on hearing they were snobish but after I actually went in, I found out I could not have been more wrong.
Yeah the guy was pretty friendly and we sat and BS'ed with him for a few. If I didn't have a place to be I would have lit up one in there and hung out for a while. Plus I tried one of their house brand cigars and they are very good
http://greenbriergames.com/zPocalypse/
No smoking period within the building or within 100 (Might be 30 or 50, but I think 100) feet of door (I believe).
It's basically generic mass law for any publicish anything.
But otherwise, you know, be respectful and no one's going to give you shit.
Relevant info: #PAX East: 3 Coin Lunch organizer. 2012 Trading card available. Pokecrawl Assistant 2012. Pokecrawl attendee 2011. Cult of the Leaf attendee 2012.
Payne: didn't you work something out with avsfan? If not, I'd just bring your own from Canada. We have a free trade agreement, there shouldn't be a problem. Otherwise, looks like the tobacco shops are all downtown, across the river. You could always try something new, it sounds like several people are bringing stuff to share.
There are no laws that pertain to distance from entrances in MA. This doesn't mean private property cannot dictate whether or not smoking is allowed. Many hospital and schools go with at least 25 ft from entrances but that is about it.
If you like cigars or/and pipes its a very cool store with a wide selection.
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Awesome, hope you do. My shopping yesterday yielded a Partagas Black Label, Nestor Miranda Maduro Box Press (never tried it before, so this is probably what I'll be smoking), Rocky Patel Sun Grown, and Casa Magna Oscuro. Plus I still have one of the aforementioned Santa Damianas from my birthday a few months back. I'm planning on rolling in with two friends, so after providing for them, I expect to have two additional cigars to share.
I just updated the lead post with the official date/time: Friday night/Saturday morning at 2 AM, immediately after the concerts. Weather both days seems pretty much identical, and while it'll be a little chilly, there is not expected to be any precipitation, so not bad all things considered.
Also: I was wondering if anybody was able to help me out and lemme know what the prices for chewing tobacco run there in general? I tried googling it, but couldn't really find much of anything!
Of course, all forms of tobacco are allowed and encouraged!
In Boston Skoal will run you about 7 bucks.
If you live in a state with no crazy tobacco taxes you are better of packing as much as you can there. Mass is pretty expensive on tobacco related products, although cigars are left out of some of the higher taxes (cigarettes, as usual, get the highest taxes). The difference on a box of quality cigars between Mass and NH can be $25-30 I've found.
ah alrighty, i just didn't know if chew was going to be $3+ or not for some grizzly haha. but i'll stock up before i go!
Correct, at the end of the first day (i.e., after the first night of concerts).
All puritans. At least it's slowly getting better. Stores can be open on Sundays, and as of I think 2004 Liquor stores can open on Sundays now as well, as can car dealerships.
Still can't hunt on sundays,
Still glad I jumped the border to NH.
There are still some puritan laws on the books even though they ceased to exist due to the potato famine that hit Ireland.
As for hunting.. thing called super markets now. No need to shoot defenseless animals for food anymore. Just saying.
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Took awhile to find a reference.
Basically, buried in the legalese, if the smoke can get back into the entrance it's illegal, but they fine the business, not you. It's not a specific distance- which must be why I've seen all sorts of different numbers, and it apparently is influenced by whether windows that open are nearby, etc, and you can get permits or special kinds of doors to prevent airflow or something. Basically, it's crazy complicated and vague.
Hospitals and the MBTA get special laws applied to them- you can't smoke within 25 feet of a hospital at all, regardless of where the entrances are. Something to do with vents, I don't remember the details.
http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter270/Section22
The spot you picked for the social is way off from any entrances, so it's irrelevant.
There's laws still being processed to restrict smoking near entrances with better wording, but they're not law yet- mostly because they're overly draconian at the moment.
Relevant info: #PAX East: 3 Coin Lunch organizer. 2012 Trading card available. Pokecrawl Assistant 2012. Pokecrawl attendee 2011. Cult of the Leaf attendee 2012.
Uhh.. aren't they made in the us?
Relevant info: #PAX East: 3 Coin Lunch organizer. 2012 Trading card available. Pokecrawl Assistant 2012. Pokecrawl attendee 2011. Cult of the Leaf attendee 2012.
And this looks purchasable here.. heck I've seen them before I think.. maybe you mean a different backwoods?
http://www.backwoodscigars.us/
Relevant info: #PAX East: 3 Coin Lunch organizer. 2012 Trading card available. Pokecrawl Assistant 2012. Pokecrawl attendee 2011. Cult of the Leaf attendee 2012.
However Payne I'll have an extra ACID morado maduro for you.
The doors to the walkway around the building have a sealed off entryway IIRC (inner & outer door, with glass entryway in between). I think this is very specifically meant to not let smoke in, as the BCEC has ashtrays a mere 10 feet or so from the outer door. Plenty of smokers outside any door, at any time during PAX.
It's probably more a tax thing (i.e., "we paid Canadian taxes on this box, so don't try to sell it in the US") issue, rather than a not-being-legal-in-the-US thing. Again, as long as it's not Cuban (which it's obviously not), small amounts for personal use should be fine.
In other news, here's an updated pic of the spot we'll be meeting, right under the PAX sign!
Dawww, I always like the "welcome home" stuff they put out for PAX.
Same here bought a pack of phillies blunts with the same sticker.