So, as most of you know I am a big proponent of the B&B BL Secret Santa do every year. It is a great way to celebrate and share with your fellow Brown Leafers. Some of you my also know that during that time I was just about to embark on the most difficult relocation of my entire life. And I have been around the world.....twice.
We packed up our household goods on 6 Jan. I kept back three pipes and two tins of tobacco I got from the Secret Santa exchange. I was figuring that I would see my trusty pipes and cellar on the other side of the Atlantic in 5 to 7 weeks. Yeah, not so much.
Our stuff sat in a CONNEX box on a wharf for three weeks. Yep. Three. Then it was put on a ship and shipped out on Feb 1st. Awesome! My stuff is gonna be here by 25 Feb according to the Bill of Lading. The ship then traveled from England to Belgium, then to Portugal, then to Greece, then to Turkey (5 ports in Turkey!), and now on it's way BACK to Portugal. Well the 25th of Feb is two days away and the ship with my shi....stuff on it is in the Med. So needless to say I am not getting my stuff anytime soon.
Enter@seabee1999 Santa. He could have sent me some random stuff from any number of online vendors. But no. He dug deep and came up with some stuff that was from his own cellar. And when I say dug deep, he dug really deep. Painfully deep. The two tins below were in that present he sent. These are very very well aged and have gotten me through and are getting me through a very tough time. They are lovely to smoke and I can't thank him enough.
THIS is what this site exemplifies on a daily basis. I just want to say: THANK YOU!
We packed up our household goods on 6 Jan. I kept back three pipes and two tins of tobacco I got from the Secret Santa exchange. I was figuring that I would see my trusty pipes and cellar on the other side of the Atlantic in 5 to 7 weeks. Yeah, not so much.
Our stuff sat in a CONNEX box on a wharf for three weeks. Yep. Three. Then it was put on a ship and shipped out on Feb 1st. Awesome! My stuff is gonna be here by 25 Feb according to the Bill of Lading. The ship then traveled from England to Belgium, then to Portugal, then to Greece, then to Turkey (5 ports in Turkey!), and now on it's way BACK to Portugal. Well the 25th of Feb is two days away and the ship with my shi....stuff on it is in the Med. So needless to say I am not getting my stuff anytime soon.
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THIS is what this site exemplifies on a daily basis. I just want to say: THANK YOU!