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Dec issue of Orchids, anyone?
Eric Hunt wrote:
Danny, There are a few excellent growers here who are virulently anti-AOS, \ Understandable. And just this weekend, someone who received an AOS award at POE in February said they were probably not going to pay for the award, as there was no obvious benefit to them for their $60 as a non-member. The fact that it can take YEARS for the award slides to arrive and that it took over 6 months for the initial bill for the award to come didn't leave this person with a positive impression about AOS judging. Perhaps I don't get it at all. I thought an 'award' was something you GAVE in recognition of some positive aspect or achievement. Not SOLD or CHARGED for. I've never gotten it, and I never will. It's just stupid on the face of it and more and more people are coming around to my way of thinking it seems. If an AOS award is $60, I can't imagine what they charge the recipient of a Nobel prize. And what's the going charge for a congressional medal of honor? Anybody know what you have to pay to get a purple heart? |
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Dec issue of Orchids, anyone?
tennis maynard wrote:
If an AOS award is $60, I can't imagine what they charge the recipient of a Nobel prize. And what's the going charge for a congressional medal of honor? Anybody know what you have to pay to get a purple heart? Well, Tennis, as far as I know, for a Purple Heart you have to pay in blood... Reka |
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aos awards (was: Dec issue of Orchids, anyone?)
tennis maynard wrote: Perhaps I don't get it at all. I thought an 'award' was something you GAVE in recognition of some positive aspect or achievement. Not SOLD or CHARGED for. I've never gotten it, and I never will. It's just stupid on the face of it and more and more people are coming around to my way of thinking it seems. what tennis said. i never knew you had to pay for these silly things until coming on here and reading y'all's posts. that's just ridiculous (IMHO however, if you decide not to pay for the award or the slides or whatever, has your plant still won? is it still on record somewhere as having won? (you can tell from the question i know nothing about this process. --j_a |
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