"Beetlegate 2004" Today was not a great day...

[KayakinBoy]

Well,
This morning as I walked to my mailbox on my day off, I got my package from Emmett aka PuffNStuff, and was as happy as a kid on Christmas. Well, as I got out the humi to pick out some smokes for him, I looked at one of my DCM's I'd been saving. Don't know how or why, but I found a small circle hole. Since I keep some stored in my humi, and about 1/4 more in a seperate humi, I had alot of looking to do. I marked 5 that looked funny, and brought the DCM to EShaw aka Eric at the tinderbox. Eric wasn't sure, so I took all of them, and put them in my fridge. tommorrow, they will hit the freezer for 3-4 days, and so will begin, the longest week of my life. I'm usually a 2 a day man, and since last night, I got locked out of my house, I didn't get my usual Sunday smoke. So since my cigars are chilling out, I have a few to pick from, but I'm going on my third day (Tuesday) without a cigar. I know I'll cave tommorrow and run to the shop and get one lol. Pray I make it threw the week guys.

And also, what do I do about the one with the hole? I mean, I know they will be dead, but throwing away a DCM is kind of like ripping off my arm! lol. I'll take any help you guys might offer!

John

 

[Eshaw99]

John, I was thinking about it a little more, and it sure did look suspicious. Can you bring the others in question to show me?

btw, thanks again for that Esplendido!

 

[CoventryCat86]

How do you get locked out of your house?

There MUST be a rock in the yard you coulda used to break a window.

 

[moki]

As for the cigar with the hole in it... SMOKE IT! Bugs are just extra protein!

 

[geldor1]

Smoke the stick.

If this is the only stick with a hole in it, the hole is usually the exit point at which the beetle left.

 

[psyktek]

Hopefully it wasn't a pregnant mommy beetle looking for a new place to set up housekeeping! But the freezer stay should do it.

Found the same thing in a little La Luna I pulled the other day. There are a few too many sticks in this humi to put in the freezer, but I'm definitely keeping an eye on things.


Anyone know how big beetle eggs are? :laugh: :laugh:

 

[puffnstuff]

eeek! sorry to hear about that K-boy.

can't be a welcoming site, seeing unwelcomed "guests" helping themselves to YOUR goodies.
seems rude enough. so yeah, I agree; the ones you don't freeze out, smoke out!

in the meantime, blaze through what I sent to help you through the week.

good luck with the extermination.

 

[KayakinBoy]

puff, you've helped me threw the week! eric, I looked again last night before the freezer dropped and found an RYJ i'll have to show you. there's two holes in it... gulp.

 

[CoventryCat86]

threw

THROUGH

there's

THERE ARE

"there's" is a contraction for "there is" Do you say "There is two holes in it" or "There are two holes in it." ???

 

[Eshaw99]

CC is there once again to rap the hands of the wicked with his spelling ruler of justice!

 

[puffnstuff]

"there's" is a contraction for "there is" Do you say "There is two holes in it" or "There are two holes in it." ???

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right, but shouldn't there be a period (.) after the statement; ""there's" is a contraction for "there is""?
and then also a question mark (?) after the question; "Do you say "There is two holes in it" or "There are two holes in it.""?

 

[Eshaw99]

Sorry, I couldn't help myself!

 

[puffnstuff]

Sorry, I couldn't help myself!

:laugh:
nah eric, not threadjacking...we're just mimicking on the english language and grammar what those beetles will do to cigars- butcher, eat through and spit out etc..
(hopefully not john's cigars, though!)

see? my contribution is my stubborn refusal to capitalize letters that should be capitalized. :0

no, in all seriousness, keep us posted on your progress, john!
*that* is certainly no laughing matter.

 

[Eshaw99]

I know puffnstuff, I just really wanted to use that pic!