"Rodger Whitlock" wrote in
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:13:39 +0100, Jim W wrote:

Is there a way? without spending 100's on a certificate, to import
single plants/items from USA?

DEFRA site not very helpful on this, though I emailed them and am
awaiting response.

Some lawless and improperly socialized individuals have friends
abroad send them packages of "baby clothes, home knitting only,
no commercial value, gift" the contents of which, quite oddly and
unexpectedly, were improperly cleaned before packing and include
fragments of leaves, twigs, shoots, and roots. This is, of
course, a disgusting practice showing insufficient respect for
the bureaucratic mind, and no right-thinking individual would
ever dream of stooping so low.

"Souvenirs" is also a nice kind of item to receive, with the
added advantage of being a declaration so vague that no one can
claim that an untruth was uttered.


I heard of a notable person who, when travelling, had salad sandwiches
with some very unusual fillings.

Annabel