"Dave Sangster" wrote in message
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Crikey, chaps, little did I think that my first, timid posting on this my
first newsgroup would unleash such a spat! It does seem to have a
ritualised quality to it , what up here in Scotland we call "flyting", but
it has taken me aback. I thought gardeners would be peaceful, equable
sorts...

They're only human - despite what some think about themselves :-)

Mary