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    A burger and a cigar . What could be better . It looks like that's the answer then. I'll just see if I can get them posted here , and pay the duty when hmrc write to me .
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    mel b replied to iworkwhippets's topic in General Talk

    What does sentient taste like ?.
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    A nice cigar , makes you feel like you've won . I'm happy to pay the duty on them to be honest mack( as happy as anyone can be), but I couldn't find out how to pay it . I've done a bit of goggling, and it just seems to be set up for importing large amounts of tobacco. I've recently bought another new humidor , and my stepson is in the process of making me an even larger one , that's made from oak , and lined with cedar , but I'd really like one the size of a small drinks fridge , so that I could fill it with 500 nice cigars. That would look and smell fantastic. Not much gets
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    I chuckled when I had my Friday night cigar last week..I was smoking a 21 year old cigar , that was 3 years older than the young chap that I'd been working with all day.
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    I was only thinking a dozen cigars now and again mack , so that I'd got a couple to smoke , and a couple for the humidor. I hadn't really got as far as thinking about what country to be honest , as I've never left the UK, and I have no idea what could be bought and from where. The Mrs and kids have been buying the odd Cuban for me over the last few months , and a mate bought me a sampler pack of gurkha cigars. I've only smoked a couple so far , but I really enjoyed them , and would like to try all of the different sampler packs. They're just a bit expensive in this country. I t
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    Evening gents . Has anyone ever imported (posted)their own supply of cigars into the UK?. I'm not looking to import tons of the things , as I'm starting to get more interested in collecting them than smoking them. I'd like to get mates to post me a few back to the UK, whenever they go abroad , without cutting back on their own tobacco allowances , but I don't know where to start. All that I can really find is how to do it in bulk, for resale.
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    Ever since he was elected president, I've turned the telly on every morning, fully expecting to see on the news , that the old lunatic has been assassinated. Fair play to him , the old nut job is still getting away with it.
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    Thank feck for that . I thought it was just me , and I was having a feckin stroke or something .
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    I'm doing the opposite as soon as I can. I'm looking to sell up and move to Wales.
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    I live about 2 miles from the hospital that I was born in , and about 20 yards from the house that I grew up in.
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    My mate always uses black to spot things , but I always use white. A 400 yard rabbit shines like a light bulb in the dark. Thermal is fantastic kit .
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    For a while now , I've been meaning to cut some well seasoned oak , to the size of kindling , then just get the kindling burning in my bbq, until I've got a good bed of embers , then cook on top of them. Your kebabs might be the ideal thing to try first. I might even warm/burn a garlic naan on there , and fill it with the meat and veg. I'm hungry now .
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    That looks proper top notch grub mate , and something that I'll definitely be having a go at
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    I know . I almost piddled my pants at that one .
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    They're certainly worth the investment. Just make sure that you use them for a while , so that you're used to using them , and build your upper body strength .
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    Absolutely top marks Arry . I do love to see food overhanging a plate.
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    The first pic is me in fort William, getting ready to start the three peaks . I'd just eaten two full English breakfasts in that pic . I started ramping up the food a few weeks in advance. You'll need plenty of energy stored in your body. The second pic is me somewhere near the top of Ben nevis. At the time I was still smoking 60 fag's a day. I could never smoke going uphill , but I'd light a fag at the top , and smoke all the way back down. Most folks that do that kind of things are fitness freaks , and would look at my fag in horror . To this day , I can't look at a mars
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    I always used nordic hiking poles . They're just slightly heavier duty than normal walking poles , and have a better grip. I was advised to try them , but I was a bit embarrassed to be honest . I used just one pole for a few weeks , then switched to two poles . Using two poles was a bit more awkward at first , but you soon get used to them. I can't praise them highly enough to be honest . Once you're used to them , it's like having two more legs . They take the weight off your knees when you're tired , and take the weight off your thighs and ass on those long uphill stretches , and
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    I have no idea what most of that is mack , but it looks feckin delicious .
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    I used to walk up the wrekin in Telford four or five nights per week , and each weekend I'd walk , scaffel Pyke, snowdon , or Ben nevis . I did that on top of walking around 15 miles a day at work( im a binman). I decided one day to try carrying a bit of weight in a rucksack , in preparation for the three peaks challenge. I put either a 5kg or 10kg in my rucksack. I could hardly notice it to begin with , but by the time I'd walked to the top of the wrekin , it felt like a was carrying a feckin donkey .
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    Walking up and down hill is a completely different ball game . When I first started to train for the three peaks challenge , I could do 15 miles on the flat , with very little trouble , but when I tried going uphill , I was good for about 200 yards . As long as you can walk well enough on the flat , just a bit of uphill walking/training will soon see you fit enough to walk Ben nevis. Try walking up and down the stairs in your house for 20 minutes every other day. You'll soon build your leg muscles up.
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    Spot on advice . I've done it a few times . You need a decent level of fitness , but it's a nice walk.
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    Needs more olives 🫒
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