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Laura PourMeADrink

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74. They have very strict building and environmental regulations. One island that someone

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 09:51 AM

Mar 2012

bought ended up being too small to build on, so the buyer found a little loophole and built
a gazebo and boat ramp on it.

I bet your ancestors visited there. Evidently, long ago, it used to be a very popular
upscale resort. there were hotels and bars - and the wealthy would sail up there
from NYC. However, there was a big fire that burnt everything down.

NYTimes:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/travel/24explorer.html?pagewanted=all

Not too long ago, someone searched all the property records and somehow found one
that no one owned - and they go to just claim it - like in the olden days.

Here's a bit more:
http://www.thimbleislands.com/website/Discover.html
http://www.thimbleislands.com/website/Yankee_Magazine.html

This has nothing to do with CT, but my favorite place to go was Block Island. Have
you been there? Old victorian hotels still there. Like walking back in time.

where do you live now?

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Can anyone tell me the price of a pack of cigarettes today? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 OP

depends on brand and quantity. they are selling single cigs at the register now -- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #1

I quit almost 2 years ago and a pack in NYC was up to about $12 at the time tk2kewl Mar 2012 #2

no shit? Kali Mar 2012 #49

Bloomberg piled on the taxes tk2kewl Mar 2012 #78

I don't smoke but I think the less expensive brands are near $6.00 in MI Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #3

It varies widely, depending on location and state/local taxes. cbayer Mar 2012 #4

$2.70 Wait Wut Mar 2012 #5

I saw a huge sign on one of the smoke shops in Seattle, $24.99 for a carton siligut Mar 2012 #10

They aren't technically "generic". Wait Wut Mar 2012 #11

I smoke (lightly) yellow American Spirits. RiffRandell Mar 2012 #6

That's a GREAT deal. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #8

Thanks SM! RiffRandell Mar 2012 #9

American Spirit cigs have the highest amount of freebase nicotine tested Mosby Mar 2012 #26

Great. Just what I needed to hear. RiffRandell Mar 2012 #29

that is by far, the funniest thing I have heard all day. You rock !! nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #33

Well, I'm glad I made someone laugh. RiffRandell Mar 2012 #34

why? aren't you watching b-ball ? nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #36

I work at a neighborhood store. Marlboro's sell for $5.69/pack ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #7

If you lived in Delaware that's about $6 a pack LynneSin Mar 2012 #12

5-6 in Saint Louis I have heard 11-12 in NYC benld74 Mar 2012 #13

Wow. Thank you all so much. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #14

I remember once turning to my friend and proclaiming: OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #15

I am old enough to remember when cigarettes were 25 cents a pack. RebelOne Mar 2012 #19

I ain't gonna lie OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #22

1963, driving thru Texas, cigs and a gallon of gas were both 25 cents. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #23

Vending machine cigs 23 cents. Graybeard Mar 2012 #28

That reminds me of the story of the 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln cent Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #73

Oh no!! Don't tell me. Graybeard Mar 2012 #76

$9.25 a pack at my corner store (Seattle.) Suich Mar 2012 #16

almost $13 in nyc La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2012 #17

Here in Georgia, the average price RebelOne Mar 2012 #18

46.00 a carton???? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #30

Yup, that is what I have been paying for the past 2 weeks. RebelOne Mar 2012 #64

Just bought a pack $5.45 mikeSchmuckabee Mar 2012 #20

$8.60 in Boston WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #21

For my poison Broken_Hero Mar 2012 #24

Your lungs? graywarrior Mar 2012 #25

Ouch GW nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #35

Too harsh? graywarrior Mar 2012 #38

LY GW Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #39

. graywarrior Mar 2012 #41

I quit on November 18, 2010. NYC_SKP Mar 2012 #52

Good! graywarrior Mar 2012 #54

I dO so understand. Congratulations!!!!! dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #69

I pay between $6.75-7 bigwillq Mar 2012 #27

where in CT? I grew up there. I miss it. Coming up Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #32

New Haven County bigwillq Mar 2012 #37

Old Lyme. August. Be there. :>) have you Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #40

Yes, I've been to Thimble. bigwillq Mar 2012 #45

tell me about Thimble Islands? grasswire Mar 2012 #63

Thimbles Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #68

how charming grasswire Mar 2012 #70

They have very strict building and environmental regulations. One island that someone Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #74

My grandmother used to visit Block Island grasswire Mar 2012 #75

6.60 ish in TX nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #31

I have an unopened pack from 1936, they're still good, right? n/t dimbear Mar 2012 #42

Vintage cigarettes..a collector's item!!! dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #43

Kerry Blue, with a Kerry Blue terrier on the front. dimbear Mar 2012 #57

$6.32 in PA. rug Mar 2012 #44

I paid $76.80 for a carton today. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #46

yikes...where do you live? What happened to internet cigs? thought they Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #47

Was in Mid-Upstate NJ, south enough to not be NYC metro Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #50

It would almost be worth it to take a trip down to FL, just to buy cigarettes. Googled it Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #51

No kidding. Now just tell my subconscious that Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #55

just give in to it. far less stress that way. But if not...Just cut down. A doctor told Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #58

When I quit smoking, I used what is now known as Zyban. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #60

Tried that in 2002. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #62

For two cartons at that price I quit. NYC_SKP Mar 2012 #53

Thank you for reminding to 'never quit quitting'. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #56

About four hours of lifetime per pack. Xipe Totec Mar 2012 #48

I think about $5. When I quit, anything over $1 was expensive (and only machines cost that). HopeHoops Mar 2012 #59

I bought a pack in Grand Central Terminal (NYC) yellerpup Mar 2012 #61

I bought a package for a friend Texasgal Mar 2012 #65

I roll my own, it comes to about $2.35 a pack...if I buy a brand it's $6.37 a pack eom mrmpa Mar 2012 #66

That's the way to do it mokawanis Mar 2012 #77

What kind of cigars does pigman smoke? Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #67

I buy Marlboro light Special Blend by the carton at a truckstop in GA.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2012 #71

Gosh....at, say, 1 pack a day... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #72

I have a buddy that said, "I'll quit when they are $1.00 a pack." Grantuspeace Mar 2012 #79