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"A few years ago, I began smoking cigars. They really stink good. Our main house is a 100 yr old farmhouse. It has an enclosed front porch, with casement windows across. I have it climate controlled, and I can watch the big screen through a glass window in the living room. I have speakers set out here, and my computer is right in front of the window (I'm watching Michael Palin: Sahara, that I recorded on DVR.). I can smoke out here, and my air cleaner cleanses most of the smoke. I also love to burn incense, Nag Champa from my earlier days. The aromas mingle and merge, and I enjoy an occasional glass of brandy or B&B (or Glenmorangie, or 1800 anejo, etc) to pair with the smoke. It's a marvelous enjoyment, in my ripe old 58 years.

I love it!

I have smoked in the "garage" for 39 years, due to the wife's insistence of smoke-free/smell-free inside the house.

My garage, however, is thermostatically controlled on a separate furnace, cable TV-equipped, dual phone-line equipped, network ready, and I run my business from the desk in there via a laptop on the network. Cellphone at hand, it's a beautiful thing, and peace/harmony is maintained with the spouse (however, when our 18-year-old dog passed away a couple years back, she insisted it was due to second-hand smoke, as the dog (two of them now) is my constant "office" companion.....

I bought 43 acres in NM (23 miles to the nearest gas station), and hired some mexicans (legal) to build a little "hacienda". It's a thousand sq foot, with a good heat pump. But, the crown for me is the outside porch with the evaporative spray set-up. It keeps you 20 degrees cooler, and makes an excellent environment for smoking! the deer and the antelope don't give a damn!

(however, when our 18-year-old dog passed away a couple years back, she insisted it was due to second-hand smoke, as the dog (two of them now) is my constant "office" companion.....

18 year old dog! Oh my. I don't suppose it died of old age. Nah. Had to be the cigars.