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Janet · 29-11-2013, 12:24 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

In article ,
lid says...

On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 19:56:40 -0000, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:

That is exactly my point, the small space allowed means there cannot be any
meaningful discussion on Twitter on any topic.

Hmm!

My experience on Twitter this week:

1. A cat found injured was reunited with its owners within a couple of
hours (separately a photo of a missing cat was circulated to "tweeps"
in its home area; don't know of any result as yet). Twitter is
regularly used successfully to report missing/found pets.

2. I was searching for an out-of-print gardening book. The cheapest
I'd been able to find was £40. Thanks to Twitter, I've located a
nearly new copy for £2.81 delivered. Not the first time I've been able
to find out-of-print books cheaply.

3. Someone doing a sponsored walk type charity event needed high vis
clothing but had been quoted stupid figures. A few of us asked around
and initially secured the necessary stuff dirt cheap, then sorted
sponsorship for the purchase and finally printing with the charity's
details.

4. I was able to point someone who'd been quoted £45 for some pet
medicine to an online vet where the same stuff cost £24 delivered.

Is none of this meaningful?

Yes, in the same way that a shopping list is meaningful. But perhaps
not interesting enough to sustain a public conversation.

If you opened your mind a bit, you'd be surprised how much you can
achieve with just 140 characters. It's a wonderful discipline for a
long-winded person like me.Granted there are lots of ways to get round
that 140 character limit.

OK, I'm still almost 6 months away from 60 but, for those years
remaining to me I'd much prefer to spend time where there's some
energy.

Gardening, for example.

Turning the tables a bit, a while back someone asked a question on
Twitter which was the subject of a current thread here. I tweeted an
answer with info on how to get here via Garden Banter.

I'm surprised your concise and energetic mind was unable to provide
the answer on Twitter, by reducing the urg thread to a 140-character
precis.

Janet