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Maybe you and 'she' could drive over together, become the jeans and t-shirt
crowd at the formal society. Failing that maybe when next you go to the formal society you could ask around about other societies in the area. Maybe there are others, (you never know). I know I was intimidated the first time I went to my sociey's meeting. No one talked to me and worse yet no one talked about orchids in the refreshment room so I couldn't even eavesdrop about orchids!! Even till today I don't go into the refreshement room for exactly that reason - nobody talks about orchids there. All the orchid talkers are out looking at the plants on the raffle table and show and tell table. Another 'benefit' of joining a society is that you get the newsletter and can join some of the extra curricular activities, like the BBQ and auction, or a greenhouse tour which would put you in contact with more vendors. And, while I do buy $200 plants, I still drive down to the SBOE for the $7.50 plant table. So don't count the local society down until its out. Plus societies change leadership relatively quickly, so maybe its changed by now. Heck even the Oakland society has changed its tenor since I got into orchids. It used to be high falutin' now its just folks. But don't let me strong arm you. I just think you need more information before you make a decision. For example, I *still* haven't gotten Tom in Walnut Creek to get over to the Diablo View OS, so I can't be so great at strong arm tactics. *G* K Barrett "Manelli Family" wrote in message ... "K Barrett" wrote in message ... No local society? There is an orchid society in a city about 30 miles from here. I know little about it but can surely find out more. All I heard was that the folks were all quite wealthy, not the blue jeans and T-shirt type, and thought nothing of paying $200 for a plant. She felt very uncomfortable and never went back. Join the club, buy raffle tickets, see if you win any? I usuallly do the 'Show and Tell' table at my society and I can't tell you how many blooming orchids I hold up and discuss that were raffle table plants. There's a wide variety of stuff there, too. The speaker usually provides a raffle table of the orchids they speak about, so you get a chance at a bunch of neat stuff. So the financial outlay would be the club's dues (~$20), and the cost of raffle tickets (~$1 ea). Average that over a year, see if you come out ahead waiting for Wally World or going to a club. It's certainly worth looking into. Just a thought. K Barrett |
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Home Depot ...........
"K Barrett" wrote in message . .. Maybe you and 'she' could drive over together, become the jeans and t-shirt crowd at the formal society. Failing that maybe when next you go to the formal society you could ask around about other societies in the area. Maybe there are others, (you never know). I know I was intimidated the first time I went to my sociey's meeting. "She" no longer lives here. My spouse and I decided we'd go to a few meetings to see what the story is. We hardly expect people to be in blue jeans and T-shirts. wink-wink I think she meant she felt out of place because they appeared to be of the 6-figure income crowd. No one talked to me and worse yet no one talked about orchids in the refreshment room so I couldn't even eavesdrop about orchids!! Even till today I don't go into the refreshement room for exactly that reason - nobody talks about orchids there. All the orchid talkers are out looking at the plants on the raffle table and show and tell table. I'll grab my coffee and bun and head for wherever the orchids are. Another 'benefit' of joining a society is that you get the newsletter and can join some of the extra curricular activities, like the BBQ and auction, or a greenhouse tour which would put you in contact with more vendors. Yes, this is what we were thinking also. Even if they are a group of snobs......... which they well may not be. And, while I do buy $200 plants, I still drive down to the SBOE for the $7.50 plant table. So don't count the local society down until its out. Plus societies change leadership relatively quickly, so maybe its changed by now. Heck even the Oakland society has changed its tenor since I got into orchids. It used to be high falutin' now its just folks. But don't let me strong arm you. I just think you need more information before you make a decision. For example, I *still* haven't gotten Tom in Walnut Creek to get over to the Diablo View OS, so I can't be so great at strong arm tactics. *G* LOL! :0) |
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