Plot twist: Diamond Ted owns Go Fund Me.
Looking for McClelland copies/clones?
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As much as I like evoking the name of @tfdickson, and I do…
I do not believe such a shrewd business man such as he is, would be willing to put his a&@ on the line for such a small group of consumers.
Although it would probably take him one phone call to Bill Gates to negotiate the land acquisitions necessary.
I do not believe such a shrewd business man such as he is, would be willing to put his a&@ on the line for such a small group of consumers.
Although it would probably take him one phone call to Bill Gates to negotiate the land acquisitions necessary.
It's amazing what sorta business that guy can get done. I heard it was a handshake deal in the backseat of his Cadillac.
Ol' Two Socks strikes again!
Neither of those things were hands but the statement is true all the same.
You would be surprised. They say “you‘ve got to spend money to make money,” which is true, but the corollary to that aphorism is “you’ve got to lose your arse to get the arse.” @Spillproof speaks the truth, I have shared some of my plans with him. The Syria thing, however, is definitely in the “lose your arse” category- my large scale land acquisition program there 9 or 10 years ago was a spectacular failure and even made the news.
Cary Grant like charisma only goes so far in some parts of the world.
Well played, J.
Who amongst us hasn’t had an adverse headline in their comings and goings? Even though that deal went south (it went south this way, that way, the other way, and back up again the other way) it taught me a lot. Redundancy is reliability is adaptability. In your doings, things are going to happen. Those things will need to be cleaned up. Late 1960’s full grain leather sourced by General Motors was of uniformly excellent quality and thankfully responded quite well to Saddle Soap.
Syria is obviously a lost cause at this point but St James Parish seems a lot more achievable. Dudes with half inch earlobe washers and Fievel caps captured a farm there, why can’t I?
Chico
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So it's not the Golden Age of pipe smoking after all?
How many demerits are you trying to collect in one day!?!?!?
I’ll take care of Syria, but I’m not touching Loosyanna with a ten foot pole.
A man has to know his limits.
Pie Eyed Piper
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Whatever casing McClelland used seems like it can't be duplicated. That ketchup/ vinegar smell was solely theirs. Again I wish one of the big companies would buy the recipes and the name.
They call it shaking hands now?
Are you buying land or are you just happy to see me?
Tom G Warrior
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I think it's likely that the processing McClelland did is equally as important as the leaf they used. There's no inherent differences between a Virginia used for pipe tobacco vs. Cigar tobacco.What would it take for producers to grow VA’s at the same level of quality that McC used?
What would be the motivation for a producer to do this or not? And why aren’t they?
I realize the issue isn’t as one dimensional as that cuz the product treatment by McC after they get it from the fields was a major factor.
And that’s just it isn’t it? Their treatment of the leaf is the “secret recipe” part that isn’t likely to be revealed/reproduced/replicated.
But if we just stick with the quality of leaf as the topic… I hear statements like “reds with a high sugar content” and I can’t help but wonder, is that still doable? Is it because it’s not feasible in todays marketplace? My curiosity is driven by my ignorance about the agricultural conditions necessary to produce a VA with high sugar content.
From what I’ve read so far Irrigation/rainfall frequency is an issue. That falls into the “weather conditions” aspect as well as irrigation cost factors.
This article covers soil conditions…
“The main factor affecting tobacco quality is soil properties that supplies most of the nutrients plant need for growing. It has been reported that soil properties, including SOM content, soil nitrogen concentration, soil pH and soil microbes have a synergistic effect on tobacco quality. For instance, the diversity of the bacterial community increased when the concentration of organic matter rose and the increase of microbial diversity and the alter of their distribution in soil can improve tobacco quality.”
Molecular composition of soil organic matter (SOM) regulate qualities of tobacco leaves - Scientific Reports
Soil organic matter (SOM) is of vital importance to soil health, and also plays a crucial role in the quality of the crops such as tobacco. However, the link between tobacco quality and SOM chemical compositions is still not well understood. To fill the information gap, we analyzed the quality...www.nature.com
Tom G Warrior
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If it wasn't obvious, I meant to say cigarette, not cigar.
