On 2013-04-13 17:48:23 +0100, Terry Fields said:

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:28:33 +0100, 'Mike' wrote:


"Terry Fields" wrote in message
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So, there we are, watching Monty Don for once not at Longmeadows, thank
goodness, with the promise of some information in the programme on
orchids. Just what SWMBO is looking for.

Monty Don: "The most popular type of orchid is Phalaeonopsis".

Us: "Great. This is going to be good".

Monty Don: "So we're going to show you how to pot on..."

Us: "Yes? Yes?"

Monty Don: "...a Cimbidium".

Us: groanreaches for the fire water

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Terry Fields

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Would you have posted here if everything was to your satisfaction? Or
are you like the rest of the plebs, only post your complaints?

Mike .

Your sig separator is broken, meaning that your reply was stripped as
it appeared to be part of a sig file; not an
unexpected occurrence for Microsoft Usenet products. There may be a fix
for it, including using dedicated
software from other providers.

This apart, Don raised expectations regarding phalaeonopsis, then dashed them.

In case you missed it, I did express gratitude at the change of
location. One can only take so much interest in a
soggy, bare, vegetable plot.

I think we must be also be aware that MD doesn't direct the programmes,
the camera angles, or the scripting. I can find some things to
complain about but to be absolutely fair, the structure of a programme
is NOT his responsibility. On Twitter, just today, I have asked him to
see if he can persuade directors to put the names of plants onscreen
because I found it very frustrating not to see that last night. His
replies are courteous and indicate this is not within his power! Like
all of all those who front programmes that exasperate us at times, he
isn't actually the backstop but equally, like all those others, the
face on the screen gets a hard time of it.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk