Cigar Smoker Courtesy, by Tommy Zman

I really do think for the most part that cigar smokers are very courteous people by nature, always making quite the effort to keep their distance from those who do not partake. In a world full of anti-smoking zealots and Nazi fascist haters of tobacco, it really does behoove one to be as considerate as possible when it comes to smoking of any kind.

As much as we try to be considerate of others, there are those who are hell bent on putting us in our place while making a public spectacle of the situation. A few months back I wrote on this blog about a crazed smoke Nazi who attacked me on the open streets of New York City, lecturing me about his inability to breathe and that MY cigar was killing him. Without hesitation I got right back up in his pansy-ass grill reminding him he was walking around in a 2-block radius full of enough pollutants to bring about a zombie apocalypse. Did he care? Not at all… I was an evil smoking dirtbag and that’s all that really mattered.

And forget even trying to be being courteous in places like New York City’s Time Square where Johnny Law will issue you a $50 fine for firing your Fonseca! The city’s mayor cited upon passing the law that New Yorkers deserve to breathe clean fresh air. Meanwhile, it has been documented that over 300,000 cars, busses, taxi’s, trucks, and other vehicles spewing a plethora of toxins crawl through this tiny several block area every single day. Um, Mr. Bloomberg, can you give us a hint on where we might be some of this ‘clean & fresh air’ that you speak of?

It’s really hard to keep your composure when dealing with rude and vile people, but that’s the plight of today’s smoker. But no matter what, we really do owe it to those who don’t smoke, to do our best to keep our wafting love away. We know it’s the right thing to do, and as I said, I really do think most cigar lovers feel the same.

Hypothetically, just once, I know we’d all love to throw all caution to the wind and light our La Auroras anywhere we damned pleased, like in the olden days. I would loved to have been a guy like Winston Churchill who didn’t give a flying figurado where, when, and how much he smoked. This guy pissed off more people than Rosie O’Donnell at the Republican Convention buffet line. Old Winnie smoked his beloved cigars absolutely everywhere and didn’t care for a second who was offended. Upon lighting up a big fattie, when asked to extinguish his smoke, he’d either flat out tell the person NO, or he would just leave. The man was a total selfish bastard about it, but it was his brazen demeanor that made the guy such an effective and respected world leader.

As a side note… while it may sound incredible – let me correct myself – thoroughly unbelievable, as it has been calculated by those nerds who like to calculate, that during the course of his lifetime, old Winnie smoked in excess of 250,00 cigars. That’s right… that’s what I said… a quarter of a million stogies. And may I note that the man lived to the age of 91. And don’t think he didn’t drive his wife completely insane. The old man ruined so many of his fine silk pajamas while lighting up in his bed, that the Mrs, had a special flame retardant smoking bib made for him.

So while the anti’s keep on flailing away at our premium-aged armor, we must hold steadfast in our fight to save our cigars from extinction, all while remaining the courteous lovers of the leaf that we are. Now Smoke ‘em cuz ya gottem’, my friends….basically cuz I said so.

DON’T MISSThe NEW JR•Cigar Catalog is out and you can read my regular column on page 98: What Really Roasts My Robusto! This issue’s story is entitled: The Ultimate Answer to saving the World (and if you love cigars, you’re gonna love where I’m headed with this one!)

I urge you to PLEASE SUPPORT Cigar Rights of America as they continue to deal with congress, the senate, and all US legislators who need to be made aware that our cigars are the best friends we know of and we will fight like hell to keep them in our lives! >>http://cigarrrights.org

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