Episode 56 Mikey Travels to Nicaragua

Episode Summary

Episode 56 of A Cigar Hustler's Podcast is a casual catch-up show recorded the night before Mikey flies out to Nicaragua. The hosts open by introducing the podcast's brand-new intro music — built around the St. Mary's Trumpet Call from Krakow's main square — created by their friend Hugh (Southern Gunner on Instagram), with the "Mike Squared" tag voiced by Nick Melillo. They also thank Adam Acri for the previous theme, announce Josh Stevens (shiny_profit) of Virginia as the winner of the anniversary show giveaway, and debate whether the show should ever take advertisers.

The bulk of the episode is an honest look at what it's really like to travel to Esteli for cigar work. Mikey explains that the stressful part isn't the destination but the logistics: weight limits, the Orlando–Houston connection, the polar vortex, and the fact that if you forget a charger there's no CVS around the corner. The two spar over whether you can get used to living without everyday amenities, compare notes on rough travel (including a powerless hotel in China), and read through the U.S. State Department's Nicaragua travel guidance — tourist cards, pre-registration for non-tourists, yellow fever vaccination proof — concluding there's no do-not-travel warning. They also touch on the lingering political unrest in Nicaragua, the cancellation of the annual Puro Sabor festival, and why Esteli feels far removed from the trouble in Managua.

There's plenty of road-trip comedy: white-knuckle rides with Skip Martin doing "Mach 10" up the mountain, Nicaraguan police only ticketing drivers for crossing the solid line ("stay in your lane, bro"), and Esteban getting his license taken on the way back to the airport. Mikey is staying at Skip's place this trip, traveling with Jeff Moutet of Riverside Cigars, and plans to work on Surgeon General warning label compliance for upcoming boxes plus production designs for the Voight Tech and a possible SBC 19. Other notes: Hamlet Paredes from Rocky Patel and a Whiskey Rebellion in the ashtrays, an upcoming visit from Mr. Rosales and Danny Vasquez on February 22nd, the Great Smoke event with Gabby Caffey, and a look at the 50-member private cigar lounge Mikey is building with 24-hour access and annual dues.

In This Episode

1. 01
   New Intro Music and Show Credits
   The hosts debut new copyright-free intro music by Hugh (Southern Gunner) built on Krakow's St. Mary's Trumpet Call, with the Mike Squared tag voiced by Nick Melillo, and thank Adam Acri for the old theme.
2. 02
   Anniversary Show Giveaway Winner
   Josh Stevens of Virginia is announced as the giveaway winner and his thank-you note is read on air.
3. 03
   Podcast Growth and the Advertiser Debate
   The Mikes argue over why the show took off around episode 52 and whether they should ever take sponsors from inside the cigar industry.
4. 04
   The Real Stress of Traveling to Nicaragua
   Packing, baggage weight, tight connections and the lack of everyday conveniences make the getting-there part harder than the trip itself.
5. 05
   Nicaragua Travel Advisories and Politics
   They read U.S. State Department guidance on tourist cards, pre-registration and yellow fever proof, and discuss lingering unrest and the canceled Puro Sabor festival.
6. 06
   Driving in Esteli with Skip Martin
   High-speed mountain runs, solid-line passing tickets and Esteban losing his license on an airport run.
7. 07
   Factory Work Plans: Warning Labels and New Blends
   Mikey's agenda includes Surgeon General warning label packaging compliance, production design, the Voight Tech and a possible SBC 19.
8. 08
   Upcoming Events and the New Private Lounge
   A Rosales and Danny Vasquez shop visit on February 22, the Great Smoke with Gabby Caffey, and plans for a 50-member private lounge with 24-hour access.

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Transcript

Welcome to episode 56. This week, Mike and I sit down, get caught up on what's been going on, and discuss his trip to Nicaragua. Thanks for listening, and here's episode 56. Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike Squared, Mike Squared.

Okay, it's on. Okay, so. So yes. Hello, Michael.

Hello, Michael. So, we have new music. Let's start there. Okay.

We have new music. Yes. We have new music. And that's kind of cool.

It is cool. We have an outro coming also. It might be on this podcast. Possibly.

Yeah. Possibly, because this is two weeks away. Two weeks away. Two weeks away.

But you've got to give my boy Hugh a nice little plug there. It's Southern Gunner on Instagram. I was going to say Southern Gunner. Most people probably won't know him by Hugh.

It's Southern Gunner. Don't have to yell. The fucking guy's pretty talented. He is actually, he did a great job.

" Yes, we are collaborating a little bit for the outro. Oh, ooh. Something I wanted in it. Oh.

Yes. Oh God, I'm probably gonna hate it. You probably will. It's probably gonna be terrible.

You hate everything I do. So, but like, so the trumpets at the beginning are, what are they? Do you know? No.

I have to look it up. It's a Polish thing. Traditional Polish trumpets. Yeah.

It's an echo. It's driving me crazy. I gotta take the headphones off. Okay, so take the headphones off.

I did take the... Oh, now it's weird, 'cause now I can't hear the show. Um... How do I know how I sound?

Let me see. Hello? So, he's looking up things on his phone, because Hugh explained to him what it was. We have to apologize to Mr.

Adam Acri, because now we no longer use his, uh... He is Mike. And he's Mike, too. And your shit's gone.

Adam Acree. We do appreciate the filling, Adam, when we are between songs. Let me see. We are trying to get completely non-copyright infringed so that we can work on our YouTube thing.

He is Mike, and he's Mike too. And this is Cigar Hustler Podcast. It'll always be on everybody's tongue, though. Everybody loves the song.

People are walking around singing it like crazy. That's crazy. I picked a winner for the anniversary show. Yes?

It's already been contacted, and he has sent in his information. Hold on, I'll read you his thank you. Okay. It's kind of funny.

It was shiny_profit. The gentleman's name is Josh Stevens. He says, "Woo-hoo and thank you. I just heard this week's show, good show by the way, and that I was chosen for the anniversary show winner.

" We won't give out his address. "Thanks, Mike and Mike, too. You guys make my favorite podcast. As a result, I find myself calling people slapdicks all the time.

Yes. I like it. I'm glad that we put a positive influence in your life. Yes.

Josh, that's very nice. Josh. He's in Virginia. Make sure that we give him a Voight Tech in that package.

Well, I have to get that from you. Okay. I have a magnet and stickers with the show logos on it. Okay.

What do you want into it? All right, cool. So, let's see here. It is called St.

Mary's Call, St. Mary's Trumpet Call. And it is all, it is, let's see, it's played in, I'm going to screw this up, Krakow's main square on a daily basis since the 14th century to signal the time. The time of, oh, like every hour on the hour of the 4th century?

Yeah, so, so, hey, it's, you know, it's, it's time for the Cigar Hustle Podcast, motherfuckers. Boom! Oh, man, oh, you're getting, you're cursing now, I like it. It's fantastic.

And also the Mike Squared was a little his touch that he did. That's from the Nick Malillo. Oh, was that Nick's voice actually? Yeah, Mike Square.

Yeah, he did do that, that's right. Yeah, so it's Southern Gunner. Thanks, man. You're a good friend.

We appreciate you. We appreciate the help of the show, buddy. But you've been harping on this, this whole thing about... I want to know why.

Who cares? I do. You know, here's the problem with that. It's like, okay, so obviously we're making some headway, which is cool, but it's not, I don't understand why you, like, I don't pop my head up, I guess, in a scenario.

Like, it's cool to see that we're making progress, but for me, I don't understand why you, like, I don't pop my head up, I guess, in a scenario. Like, it's cool to see that we're making progress, but for me, I don't understand why you, like, I don't pop my head up, I guess, in a scenario. Like, it's cool to see that we're making progress, but for me, I don't understand why you, like, I don't pop my head up, I guess, in a scenario. Like, it's cool to see that we're making progress, but for me, it's like, alright, cool, just keep going, right?

Whereas you're like... When we stop going, I want to know what happened to start this off. It doesn't matter. What difference does it make?

So that I can do it again. You didn't do it in the first place. Well, we did something. Yeah, we put in a good podcast, we're real, we're relatable, we're kind of honest, brutally honest at times, and people can relate to that.

What's the problem with that? But that's what we've been doing since day one. At episode 52, we have taken off. Yeah, but it takes time and we get better over time and we get more exposure over time and just keep going.

We need advertisers. No. Yes. Mm-mm.

I will sell out anybody. We're not doing anybody in the cigar industry. Okay. He doesn't know when I edit the show so we can put in whatever I want.

I will know. You don't listen. And I will beat you to death with a microphone. You don't listen.

You can't. These are very expensive, and Greg will kill you. No, they're not that expensive, because you can't step away from them. But, you know, at least we're on top of it.

Right on top of it. Alright, so, I'm obviously traveling this upcoming week. You leave tomorrow? Yes, to Nicaragua.

Oh. And I gotta tell you, man, I mean, the whole thing is just super fucking stressful. It's just like the travel aspect of it, right? It seems like the hardest part would be when you land in Managua, getting to Esteli.

Yeah. Like when I go to China, the worst part of the trip is when I come out of the ferry terminal in whatever godforsaken town I happen to get off on, and I have to find my ride. Yeah. " Yeah, well, for me, it's not the biggest issue, and I fixed that problem.

See, I just make sure that I'm on the same flight as Skip. Right, I understand what you've done this trip. I'm just saying. So that just makes life a lot easier.

Yeah, so what's the stressful part of the trip? But just like, making sure that you have everything, and making sure that everything weighs properly, and that you're gonna wind up on time, and, you know, you stress, like, I gotta jump from Orlando to Houston, and then Houston down, and you wanna make sure that those flights aren't cancelled and shit. How long is the connection time? I don't know, like an hour, I think.

That's plenty of time. As long as, you know, there's no delays. I mean, you got this polar fucking vortex bullshit that could, the polar vortex. Oh.

I mean, like, all those things are stressful. And then, like, if you forget something, it's not like, it's not like I'm jumping on a plane, I'm going to New York or Texas or something. And, you know, you forget your charger or, you know, your laptop plug. But there's other people there.

I'm sure they use apples at the factory. Yeah, maybe. But I mean, my point is that you just can't go to a grocery store or there's no CVS or, you know, there's no, I mean, there's a couple places that have some things. I don't know, it's, it's not, it can, it can suck.

So making sure that you cover everything is kind of a big deal. And like, I don't know how these guys honestly do it. I don't know how they, they live there. You know, even if it's… Bring stuff back with him?

I mean, Skip comes to America, what, once a quarter, once a month? Yeah, but still, it's not… I mean, that's just recent. He hasn't done that always. Yeah, I notice he's been going back and forth a lot.

And, you know, I mean, but Nick's been down there a long time. Like, you really miss out on a lot of simple amenities that you don't… They're luxuries. You just do without. Like what?

Hot water? Yeah, if you have to. I stayed in a hotel in China one time. I had to prop a chair under the door to keep it shut.

The next morning, there was no power, and we shaved by turning on our laptop, so using the light from the screen to shave the bathroom. I mean, that's pretty intense. Okay, but try doing that 365 days a fucking year. You just get used to it.

I don't think. You just learn to do without. I don't think it works that way. It works that way.

No. Yes. It sure doesn't. Because you know what you're missing out.

You have needs. If you didn't know what you were missing out on, then okay. If you didn't know, I get it. You need your Pellegrino and your chicken salad at noon and your fluffy pillow and extra legroom on the airplane.

You know, you're super aggressive. You get a few followers. I'm not being aggressive. And you just kind of try and poop all over me.

I've traveled with you. I don't think you could rough it. I definitely couldn't rough it. No.

No. I think Nick, if he's got a backpack, a couple of cigars, and a blanket, I think he could just about go anywhere. And I'm only there for a week. Like, that ain't shit.

That's what I'm saying. So, you know, my plans are to go down there, you gotta start working on this Surgeon General warning bullshit. Is that back on? Well, it's, I mean, it's still inevitable, so you got to make sure that your boxes moving forward are slated for that, you know, hopefully working on some production designs and stuff for the upcoming stuff, the Voightech and maybe SBC, I don't know, though.

19? I don't know if it's going to happen. SBC 19, it'll be in the top 10 on Halfwell's 25 for 2018. I don't know if it's going to happen, bro, so we'll see.

It's going to be for 2018 or 2019? 2019. Yeah. Sorry.

It's going to be so good, they're going to go back and put it on 18's list, too. Okay. So, the really cool parts of traveling Nestle is getting to hang out with Esteban, you know, shooting the shit, obviously hanging out with Skip, And, you know, guys I consider my family. Do you have the Podbean app on your phone?

No. And he already asked me if he was gonna get bamboozled. I'm not doing it. I'm not gonna do it.

No, it's not gonna sound good. I want it to sound good. No, actually, Will, I was playing with a few minutes ago, they've upgraded the app. I don't...

Just a little mini thing. Could you get him to read, like, the exit or the entry thing? But it's not the same if you're not there. " Could you get him to do that if I write it down?

I don't know. I think he would do that. I feel like we need him here. He's never coming here.

He won't with that attitude. We've got Mr. Rosales coming again soon. Yeah, they'll be here February 22nd with Danny Vasquez.

Danny's coming with him? Yeah, he's going to be traveling with us. He's going to travel with us through Florida. I put it on my calendar, 'cause that'll be a good show.

Plus, there's that whole political upheaval thing, and it hasn't gone away in Nicaragua. You don't hear anything lately. What's going on with that? I mean, I know what you know, bro.

I don't know a whole hell of a lot. From what I understand is, supposedly, there's gonna be free elections in the upcoming months, It's been three months, and at that point, I don't know, but it doesn't sound like everything is back to normal in Nicaragua. The beautiful part about being in Esteli is at least you're far away from a lot of it. You know, it still exists there, but it's not as bad as Minogla.

Some skips videos from his patio were a little intense. Yeah, no shit, but I don't think that's going on right now. S. State Department not to go.

So, this white guy's not going to China. I think, is there travel advice not to go to Nicaragua? I don't know, I'll look. I'll look when we get off the air.

There might be. Could be. This could be my last podcast. Ever.

Don't worry, the show will go on. The show will go on. Thanks. And we'll have advertisers up the ass.

I think that, uh, I don't think it's that big of a deal, so. We'll do a memorial show for you. Oh, cool. The best of's?

Oh, I'll cut together best of's. Nice. A best of's, Mike's interrupting Mike. What are you smoking right now?

I'm smoking a Hamlet from Rocky Patel that Michael Wasp gave me when he was here a minute ago. Good for you. What are you smoking? A Whiskey Rebellion.

'Cause you're rebellious. 'Cause I'm rebellious. What else you got? What else you got?

You got the Super Bowl coming up. Yes, I'm going to the party that you're not going to. Yes. At Christy Baldwin.

I can't, listen, I went there last year, okay, and I had a good time. Dude, you pass out cigars like you were running for mayor or something. Well, I mean, I like to be generous, but the problem is that, you know, I just can't be around a lot of people when it comes to the Super Bowl. Oh, I have to read the Traveler Diaries.

It's, oh, good. So forget what I was just talking about. No, no, go ahead. No, it's your day.

Go ahead. No, finish. Talk about the travel advisory. S.

State Department, you should not go to Nauru. Nauru. Where the hell is Nauru? Stay away from Nauru.

Or Palu. Or Palu. Or Burma. Okay, that one I know.

Afghanistan. Okay. Albania, Algeria. Oh, they're alphabetical.

Wow, there's a lot of places they tell you not to go. Yeah. But these are normal precautions. Oh, Comoros is a level two.

Okay, this is just ridiculous. Fiji. You can't go to Fiji! What's going on in Fiji?

I don't know. That's an island. Australia? You're just rattling off names at this point and you're frustrating the shit out of me.

I'm looking for... I'm gonna walk away. No, no, we're only 15 minutes in. Go ahead.

This podcast is gonna end. Talk, I'm looking up... I was talking about the Super Bowl. Talk about the Super Bowl.

I don't like to be around a lot of people, Michael, when it comes to the Super Bowl. Is that because your team's there? Yeah. Well, aren't they always there?

Yeah. It's becoming the Patriots' seasonal game. Invitational. It's, for me, it's like, yeah, I just don't like, I mean, 'cause everybody fucking hates the Pats.

So it's, you know, I just can't get over the fact that you're still looking at your phones, It's driving me nuts. I'm sorry. Do you see the N? Are you at the N?

I'm at the Nicaragua stuff. Evidently, there's things you should have done. Oh, yeah? For visitors other than tourists, the Nicaraguan government recommends that you pre-register your trip by the following the instructions available on the Nicaraguan immigration website.

Oh, I'm just a tourist. You're not a tourist. I'm totally a tourist. Do you have a return ticket?

What? Yeah. You have to purchase a tourist card for $10 at the airport. Do you normally do that?

Yeah, okay. Do you have proof of yellow fever vaccination? That's just extortion. Many travelers must show proof of yellow fever vaccination.

I'm fine with all that. We're okay with that. So it doesn't say do not fly, right? No, I don't see any of that.

So then all is well. All is well in Nicaragua. Apparently so. See, look, the United States Embassy says it's fine.

Don't drink and drive. Yeah, drinking and driving is bad. See, I dropped on the floor and I can't even see it. You know, every time that we go, the only time that I've ever seen anybody get pulled over is Linnea Continua.

What is it? Is that like a big highway? Cutting over the solid line. Oh, that's a...

When you pass on the solid lines. Are all the lines solid? But if you get, if you, if this happens, it sucks, 'cause they take your driver's license. And then you can't drive?

I don't know, I mean, like, so I saw it happened to Skip, and he got out of the ticket. Then it happened to Esseli. Okay, so he's going down the road, there's a solid line. Yeah, we're traveling up to Esseli.

Okay, he passed on the left. I mean, first of all, when you travel with Skip, and you're, it's... I've heard the stories. It's a white knuckle roller coaster ride down.

It's, you know, you have to just, you just have to... Go to sleep like Danny does. No, what it is, you've just got to realize that it could be your last day on earth. Take an Advil PM, and you know, and you just got to, what will be, will be.

Because he likes to go fucking Mach 10 down the highway. No speed limit? There's no speed limit, but they don't really stop you for the speed limits. They stop you if you pass the solid lines.

That's the only thing, Russ. You can ram the car in front of you, shoot at each other as you die. If this vehicle had fucking wings, we would be flying, without question, you know, he's definitely hitting over 88 miles an hour, and we could travel through time, without question. With the DeLorean?

Yeah, so that is for sure. Now, so, but the funny part is that, like, on the way back, Esteban was driving, because I think Skip was leaving, going on a flight, and I was going on a flight. Obviously, I'm not driving in Esteli, or in Nicaragua, but, and, you know, we're in, like, a little town area, and he cuts through a solid line, And the fucking cops write him, give him the, read him the riot act. They take his license, the whole fucking thing.

He's not a... N. gets kind of pissed off. " It's pretty funny, but like...

So, Skip has a Nicaraguan driver's license? I guess. You'd have to ask it when he gets on here for his interview. I have to rent it out.

However, so, the moral of the story is, in Nicaragua, stay in your lane, bro. Stay in your lane. So you just can't, the only problem is, don't, don't pass on us online. But like, you can't, I mean, a lot of it's solid, and then you get stuck behind a fucking truck that's got, you know, fucking bullshit, and 75 people in it, or whatever, it's just like, dude, you know, you're going five, so you get pissed off.

Actually, it would be, amigo, andale, andale, or whatever, or they're traveling up the mountain, and they're going fucking slow, that sucks too, you know, but, um, but, uh, Esteli's beautiful, but I mean, it is really, It is a beautiful little city for sure, and you know, the friendship there is awesome, so it's all worth it. Where are you staying with you? You stay at a hotel? You stay at somebody's house?

I'm staying at Skips this time. Is he going back when you go back? Uh, I don't know. No, he's probably going to be there for a little bit, so...

So maybe you can Uber back. No, normally, you know, they... Nicaraguan Uber. Normally they stick somebody with that job of dropping us off.

Us. Who else is going? Jeff Moutet from Orfe, Riverside Cigar. Oh, okay.

You'll have a good time, then. You got other people going. Oh, man. I always have a good time.

Yeah, but it's always more fun when you're traveling. I just hate the getting there thing. The getting there thing is stressful as fuck for me. When I get there, all will be well.

That's kind of my point. All is well. Yeah. And then you can smoke as many cigars as you can get your hands on.

Oh, nice. Bring me back a Weaselito. I can't guarantee that. Dude, Rosales and Danny will be here next, at the end of the month.

Yeah, but I want a Nicaraguan Weaselito. They all come from Nicaragua. I know they all do, but I want you to bring me one. I can't guarantee that.

You brought me a leather bag last time. Oh, so Matt, I did? A leather bag. I just jokingly said, I saw this, because you were down there during that, what's that big thing they do every year?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. They canceled that, Nicoprosa. Well, I'm sure they did this year. Yeah, but you were there last year when it happened, and I mentioned, "Hey, I saw a guy's bag.

" Yes. And you brought it back. See? I came through.

Right. What about Matt Hunt? So this motherfucker wants me to bring him back some cigars. " Oh, his cigars?

Yeah. " I mean, normally I bring back some stuff for me and... Right. I mean, I'll try.

Is there a limit? Yeah. Yeah. Because it's not like Cubans.

It's what you bring for personal consumption, Michael. Well, that could be any number. You gotta bring back, no, but like, after X amount, they charge you for taxes and shit. Well, charge Hunt.

He's a rich man, he has an island. Yeah, but like... And a girl. We're not allowed to talk about that, it's a big deal.

So, um, but carrying a bunch of shit sucks, dude. It's like, oh, hey, you're going... Well, you tell Mute that's his job. Mute.

Carry my bag. I'm sure he'll be bringing his own stuff back, too. Oh, well, you just mix it with his. And then I'll just tell Matt, if he wants it, just reach out to the guy, call Jeff.

Call Jeff. He's got them up two for one right now at his shop. Yeah. So, yeah, so that's kind of my story, I'm just going to Nika.

Yeah, and then when you get back, I'll be in the panel. So, and then, oh, then I've got the Great Smoke. So I won't see you for like... The Great Smoke, Abe's thing?

Smoking? Yeah. You're doing that? Yep.

I'm working it. Gabby Caffey? Gabby Caffey. Nice.

Oh, Joan got in a car accident. Oh, yeah? Well, kind of. He hit his parking garage.

It goes around and around in his parking thing. " And he never did, but he called me yesterday and he goes, "Guess what? " Florinata Cigars, doesn't know how to drive. Does he have a driver's license in this country?

I didn't ask. Why? So you got car accidents, we got the Super Bowl coming up, I'm traveling, you're traveling, a lot going on. A lot going on for a tiny little show.

A whole lot of nothing. Yep. Alright. hold on.

Didn't you want to mention that iTunes review? Yeah, but I don't, I don't know if I can get to it on my phone. Can you get to it on your phone? No.

We have a very nice iTunes review. I don't know. Can't dead air this. Podcasts.

Cigar Hustlers podcast. Please, everyone, light your cigars while we're looking for this. Okay. I don't know, how do I get to the reviews?

that's not it that entry music is so passe it's so last year so 2018 I don't know how you get to the fucking reviews here we go 22 ratings I don't know what that means how do I hit reviews I don't know how to see this unsubscribe delete from library more I don't know I know. It's not working. You've got to go through the internet. I'm in the internet.

Maybe in the, you've got to go through the interweb. I'm there, dude. I don't see it. I'm typing in internet instead of Apple.

So, I don't know. But it was very nice. Whoever wrote it was a very, very nice person. They said good things about us.

They did. Everybody go on and read it. We need more reviews on Podbean. We don't have reviews on Podbean.

Remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your Podbean podcast provider. Yep. Alright, I guess that's it. We're at 25 minutes.

Alright, so this is a little short one. It's a little filler, just to keep everybody on, so all our new listeners will have something to listen to. Just so they know that we are committed. That's right.

Even when we're out of town. Even when we're out of town. You'll still have 25 minutes of cigar bullshit. Yeah, I couldn't even tell you what we talked about.

Yeah, because I tried talking about the Super Bowl, you didn't give a shit. Tried talking about Nicaragua, you didn't give a shit. I asked a lot of questions about Nicaragua. Don't give me trouble.

Eh, not really. You just didn't care. You're fancy. You're fancy.

You have needs. Are you flying first class? No. No.

I can't fly first class. Oh, Greg's clamping out. I can't fly first class. Do you want to plug the lounge?

I'm a small retailer, bro. The new lounge? What, the private lounge? Yes, we can talk about that real quick.

Sure, we can talk about that if you want. All right. So I'm building a private lounge. Yes.

And you're not invited. How many people are allowed? You're not welcome. I'm not paying for it either.

We're going to cap it at 50 people. I'll get in there. I was in there yesterday. Yeah.

Well, it's not built yet. I was going over plans with the designer. Oh, very nice. Yes.

So it's going to be 50 people. Yes. Annual fees, 24-hour access. What's the annual fee?

Well, when someone's interested, we'll mention it. Maybe the listeners are interested. They can reach out to me. Can you buy, like, a day pass?

No. What is it, fucking Disney? Maybe somebody's in from out of town. Nope.

So if Southern Gunner shows up, he can't buy a day pass? No, I could bring him down there if I want to. Oh, so you're a member. So it's 52, technically.

No, I don't need to be a member of my own fucking private lounge. Maybe people don't want to associate with you, but they want cigars. If they didn't want to associate with me, then what the hell are they doing here in the first place? That's why they're in the private lounge, they figured you're not there.

No, that's not true. You're just a simple shop owner, as you said. I'm a small retailer. Small retailer.

That's a big difference. Of a simple shop. This place is not simple. It's not anymore.

It's just small. It's not even that small anymore. Greg was ringing up a customer behind the bar a little while ago. Yeah.

And he was using the new portable POS thing. Ooh, you saw that. I saw that. It's a big change, Greg, from the drawer.

They used to sit over on the register. Hold on, I gotta walk all the way over there, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. S. at all, you just...

Yeah. Beep, beep, beep, beep. I forget what that thing was called. What did you call it?

Register? No, there was a name for it. Like a nickname. Piece of shit?

, but it was piece of shit, yeah. Yeah. And now you have a portable thing. We sure do.

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This week we talk about International Travel, Mikey's trip to Nicaragua and the weekly events...

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