Amen!
Where I'm at - we just had a guy open up a small cigar shop here in town (pop. 8,000) but he knows VERY little about them - not that I'm some great expert by any means. But I have gone in and befriended the local guy and asked a few questions of some standard brands and was met with "Ummmmmm, who's Rocky Patel?"
Ah yes. So I leave the shop feeling like i just got an ego boost....then i go on CG and it's like BAM!
Info,info,info, new brands, knowledge of these brands - COLLECTIONS with these brands and it's amazing to just be able to access that information.
Makes you feel humble,jealous,young,jealous and oh yeah, jealous! However, great to be a fly on the wall - one day us "low-mid range" guys will be up there with the rest of you and when a newbie comes on and posts a message just like this we can look back and laugh at ourselves while we give the newbie the encouragement that we always receive from you guys around here........one day.