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Agreed, I was considering a place in Mexico, but when I read about all the restrictions, including no smoking on the balcony, I decided to go back to Punta Cana. The resort in DR that we have been going to even has a nice cigar lounge [emoji106]. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Received these very nice looking Bolivar Petit Coronas, one of my favourites. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Happy birthday Lisa [emoji512][emoji3060] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cornwall, Ontario (about 1 hour from Ottawa and Montreal)

Thank you for sharing, great idea with a triple punch. I decided to order one, looking forward to trying it out.

Great article, thanks Ken! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Trini Coloniales DIC21 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Received mine today, very nice [emoji106]. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

SCDLH La Punta on a beautiful Sunday afternoon Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I emailed Helios House today, and they responded that all pre-orders have been mailed out. Newer orders, including mine, should be shipping beginning next week.

In terms of masking, I really have no issues with masking in public spaces or around the more vulnerable population. I did this before and would do it again if required. The issue I have with masking, is that for it to be effective, everyone needs to wear one for it to be effective, since most of the masks only help prevent you from shedding the virus. I'll share a little story here. My wife got COVID in the Spring of 2022 about 3 weeks before a trip that we were going to take. She works in retail and the masking directives had been dropped about 2 weeks before she got COVID (she went 2 years working in retail while everyone was masking without getting it). Once she tested positive, we took the necessary precautions and I never got it. Fast forward about 4 weeks, we are returning from our vacation in the Dominican Republic (masks are still required on flights to and from Canada at this time, except for eating or drinking). The guy in front of me obviously had a respiratory virus of some form, his mask may have been on for 30 minutes of the flight, since he was constantly blowing his nose. Within 72 hours, I tested positive for COVID. Luckily no major complications for my wife or myself with our experience. For vaccinations, I have been vaccinated (including booster), but don't plan on getting any more vaccines at this point in time. As others have said, the virus will still be around, will mutate into other strains We have antivirals that are available for the more vulnerable population. If there's a new strain that has more serious effects, and the vaccine is effective against this new strain, I may reconsider, but at this point not planning on getting any more. In terms of social distancing/lockdowns, I would be extremely surprised if we went back to these measures, again assuming the antivirals that exist are effective any new strain. The lockdowns had such a negative impact on the economy and society in general in my opinion.

Congratulations!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks like an amazing trip , definitely on my bucket list.

This was a lot of fun, I really enjoyed reading all the reviews. It was nice to see other FOH members perspective of the same cigar.

I'm usually terrible at these competitions, but sounds like a lot of fun. Just signed up