Andy, we've never spoken, but I have heard you from afar. Without regard to the AOS pies you've got your fingers in, you seem to be a rather enormous ass. George's "big mouth and combative attitude" are perfectly welcome speech with many of us. Infact, I welcome them over any platitudes which happily agree with the nefarious CITES scam or the implementation thereof. You speak of this tightening of the yolk around "the serious orchid growers" while referring to George's business as a "little backyard operation." One can clearly see that your idea of "the serious orchid growers" is a handful of large commercial producers. It seems to me that you have somewhat lost touch with either reality or your audience. I can start to understand why those who are not the "serious orchid growers" are so angry with the AOS who also share such a commercialized and obtuse view.
Steve Topletz Nascent Orchids
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