on 6/29/04 6:00 PM, Dick France wrote:
> > I've received the orchid list digest and the original OLD since the early > 90s and I see things aren't getting any better. The bickering and flame wars > amount to a dysfunctional family and I want no more of it. There has been no > sharing of technical knowledge, nothing for people other than Jerry Springer > fans to enjoy lately. I grow plants for relaxation, enjoyment, wonder and to > increase my knowledge. I have let my membership expire in two local orchid > societies as I did several years ago with the AOS. Some orchid people hold > rather high opinions of their own select cliques and their own self worth. > This attitude is especially prevalent in the AOS hierarchy and the waste of > money they built in Florida for their own egos at the expense of orchid > lovers everywhere. I am a participant and satisfied member of some other > (non-orchid) plant societies and will spend my time, money and effort there. > Please remove me from this list and stop trying to waste my time. > > Dick France Hello Dick, Don't give up yet,... if you move to the Syracuse, NY area you will find our orchid club is very a-political, our ranks are growing and people seem to get along very well. If you want to be an officer, you will be greeted with open arms! ; ) The noise and such on the list is only a bother if you pay attention to it. Perhaps you should take up checking out native orchids; we never have fights on our lists, and we often visit some of the most beautiful spots that most people never ever bother to visit. Plus, trekking through mud and fighting through underbrush is a great way to work off frustration and get a good workout, and the arm-waving at all of the deerflies, mosquitos and blackflies will strengthen the upper body. Point being that there are good things in noisesome places, if you just place your attention away from what is less desirable by concentrating on everything else (the scroll button works great for that too) to see the good. regards, charles found last night in a cedar swamp between rain showers: platanthera obtusata blunt leaf rein orchis corallorhiza maculata western spotted coral root beautiful! forgot to include on my 'about to flower' list last week phalaenopsis lindenii -- Charles Ufford Calen the Border Collie CGC - now in Heaven Oriskany, NY USA IPA, Central NY and Southern Tier Orchid Societies [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.paphiopedilum.net Http://www.geocities.com/charlesufford
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