On Thu, 24 May 2007 08:28:44 -0700, Bill Rose
wrote:

On Thu, 24 May 2007 01:38:29 GMT, Phisherman wrote:
Buy fungus-resistant roses.

Oh merciless, persnickety, subterranean majesty, as Will Rogers
said."Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and
hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it."

Of course, the silver lining to existential angst is that adversity
builds character. Not that you need to be more of a character than you
already are.

Blush...

And of course you must have already looked at
http://www.ehow.com/how_9356_control-rust-roses.html

My bad! I should have checked out the Web before posting.
There are some good hints at the site and links.

However, my "justification" is that from this NG I would get
actual experience, perhaps some of it unorthodox but efficacious.

Then there is the flame-thrower approach (I mean "weed burner"), then
you could rise like a phoenix. Unfortunately, that would put you at
cross-purposes to your present mythical manifestation.

So how 'bout a nice cry and a box of chocolates? or was that rhubarb pie?

Given the choice, definitely chocolates. No crying; what does that
solve?

- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)