I lived in Germany from 2003 - 2006. It was sometime in late '04 that I transferred from Mannheim (5th Signal Command) to Heidelberg (V Corps G6) that I learned about the Canadian PX on Campbell barracks. We could buy Cuban cigars there and some very inexpensive alcohol. It was usually cheaper than our "Class 6" store. In the Army, at least in Germany, they keep the alcohol out of the commissaries and sell them out of what's known as "class 6" stores.
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Raymond E. Feist <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Nov 2, 2011, at 2:07 PM, Nat Russo wrote: > > > This is making me miss my defense contractor days back in Germany. We > used to be able to walk in to the Canadian PX and buy Cuban cigars. I > smoked the occasional cigar for the better part of 20 years before finally > trying a Cuban. I never would have believed how much of a difference there > is until I experienced it myself. > > > I'm curious how long ago that was, Nat. The cubans I've had were OK, but > nothing legendary. The problem was when Castro took over, he did some very > stupid agricultural stuff (among other things) that hurt the Cuban tobacco > industry. Only a lot of Soviet money bailed them out. Moreover, a > majority of the great tobacco growers and cigar makers left and started > growing their tobacco (from Cuban seed) in Honduras, the Dominican > Republic, even a small stand in Connecticut of all places, and continued > making great stogies. I'm a huge fan of Arturo Fuentes, especially their > Hemmingway series. > > Best, R.E.F. > ---- > www.crydee.com > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > stupidity. > > > > > > > >
