tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post2730082317635048050..comments2024-03-14T19:16:55.990-05:00Comments on Retirement Daze: Cigar tourism by a tobacco-free touristLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369350929348290480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-86806391903189309292011-01-10T12:40:48.725-06:002011-01-10T12:40:48.725-06:00We went to a cigar factory while in Nicaragua for ...We went to a cigar factory while in Nicaragua for a mission trip. It really had the "sweat shop" feel to it. Young men and women sat and rolled for hours with a very severe quota to make. I was struck by how stained the fingers and hands of the women were especially. The smell was so strong we really couldn't wait to get out of there.<br />Thanks for sharing. I will have to go now and take a look at my pictures of the factory.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-28864198203727479372011-01-10T10:42:52.159-06:002011-01-10T10:42:52.159-06:00Funny thing is that my memory of tobacco/pipe shop...Funny thing is that my memory of tobacco/pipe shops is of a lovely smell, but I absolutely loathe smoking or even being near smokers! I think it's because I grew up with a mother who was a smoker. The cigar factory process looks amazing, I thought about the discolouration caused by nicotine too - and don't the workers get high just breathing it?Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-89565196532664165482011-01-09T14:59:10.487-06:002011-01-09T14:59:10.487-06:00this is great, i love seeing how they do it, never...this is great, i love seeing how they do it, never have. i don't smoke, dip or chew either, but i do love the smell of a tobacco store. my uncle smoked a pipe all his life and he always smelled like apples and berries. did this one smell good like a regualr shopMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-14722875686306545392011-01-09T12:28:28.474-06:002011-01-09T12:28:28.474-06:00I have never seen a factory with a neon sign like ...I have never seen a factory with a neon sign like that! I guess only in New Orleans. Very cool that you were able to go inside and take pictures for us! I would think the workers fingers would discolor badly, as I see they don't wear any kind of gloves.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.com