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so Al....
how goes the war? cleanup crew straightening up and flying right?
weather's certainly not cooperating... (you knew we weren't going to leave you alone, right? let us know if we need to send cookies.... --j_a ps--your phal gigantea seems to have a fan club out here in cyberspace--did it make it? |
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so Al....
Ditto.....
Diana wrote in message ... how goes the war? cleanup crew straightening up and flying right? weather's certainly not cooperating... (you knew we weren't going to leave you alone, right? let us know if we need to send cookies.... --j_a ps--your phal gigantea seems to have a fan club out here in cyberspace--did it make it? |
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so Al....
The Phal gigantea is alive and well though somewhat sooty and in need of
cleaning. I saw it last week when I went to take care of things in the rented greenhouse. I have to go back early next week to check on them again. The Phal apendiculata, which got awarded last October, just came apart and may be dead. Actually it did not come apart until I touched it, then all the leaves fell off at the point where there the leaf joins the petiole. It was not a rot. The leaves looked pale-ish and dead. And they just dropped off when touched. Too far from heat to be cooked. I don't think it was the cold because it was one of the first to be brought in after the fire was out. There are several plants that have done this now...two weeks after fire. If I had to guess, I would say it was the plant equivalent of smoke inhalation. The smoke was mostly burning plastic and it must of "fumigated" the greenhouse interior for a few minutes before the fire opened up a big enough hole in the plastic skin so it was lethal to anything exposed and breathing. (Somebody has already pointed out that I shouldn't be having any problems with mites or insects for awhile.) Anyway, the burned benches are cleared out. The metal pipe structure is cleaned of melted plastic and soot. and I have the thing ready to be re-skinned. This was planned for today but it is too windy, so it was moved to tomorrow. We are doing alright here. We were very lucky. There is a lot of plants that were lost and I really don't know yet exactly what was lost. I keep cringing as flashes of what was on some of those destroyed benches pops into memory, but the real pain will be when I get everything back and set my attention to doing an actual inventory. I am so tired of this. Weary...and this was only a small and localized entropic event. There is just no explaining the MESS involved to anybody who has only seen this kind of thing on TV. Fire, winds, floods. These things don't carry away everything you have...they reduce it to an indescribable mess and leave it all right in front of you to clean up while reminding you constantly what it all used to be... The worst part is AFTER the actual event... Still, we doing alright here... Things are coming along. "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message news Ditto..... Diana wrote in message ... how goes the war? cleanup crew straightening up and flying right? weather's certainly not cooperating... (you knew we weren't going to leave you alone, right? let us know if we need to send cookies.... --j_a ps--your phal gigantea seems to have a fan club out here in cyberspace--did it make it? |
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so Al....
"Al Pickrel" wrote in message news:RHMJj.422$Ah1.73@trnddc08... The Phal gigantea is alive and well though somewhat sooty and in need of cleaning. I saw it last week when I went to take care of things in the rented greenhouse. I have to go back early next week to check on them again. The Phal apendiculata, which got awarded last October, just came apart and may be dead. Actually it did not come apart until I touched it, then all the leaves fell off at the point where there the leaf joins the petiole. It was not a rot. The leaves looked pale-ish and dead. And they just dropped off when touched. Too far from heat to be cooked. I don't think it was the cold because it was one of the first to be brought in after the fire was out. There are several plants that have done this now...two weeks after fire. If I had to guess, I would say it was the plant equivalent of smoke inhalation. The smoke was mostly burning plastic and it must of "fumigated" the greenhouse interior for a few minutes before the fire opened up a big enough hole in the plastic skin so it was lethal to anything exposed and breathing. (Somebody has already pointed out that I shouldn't be having any problems with mites or insects for awhile.) Anyway, the burned benches are cleared out. The metal pipe structure is cleaned of melted plastic and soot. and I have the thing ready to be re-skinned. This was planned for today but it is too windy, so it was moved to tomorrow. We are doing alright here. We were very lucky. There is a lot of plants that were lost and I really don't know yet exactly what was lost. I keep cringing as flashes of what was on some of those destroyed benches pops into memory, but the real pain will be when I get everything back and set my attention to doing an actual inventory. I am so tired of this. Weary...and this was only a small and localized entropic event. There is just no explaining the MESS involved to anybody who has only seen this kind of thing on TV. Fire, winds, floods. These things don't carry away everything you have...they reduce it to an indescribable mess and leave it all right in front of you to clean up while reminding you constantly what it all used to be... The worst part is AFTER the actual event... Still, we doing alright here... Things are coming along. How I wish Clinton had never said 'I feel your pain' becasue it cheapens the emotion. But I do. Hugs from me. K Barrett |
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so Al....
I can relate, though not to the greatest extent. The '04 hurricanes that
blew through here didn't destroy our house. But the destruction all around was awful. I'd broken two fingers moving plants under cover beforehand, and it was almost two weeks til I could get in to see a bone crusher two towns away. Driving up US I through Vero Beach was incredible. Buildings peeled away like tin cans. The streets lined with insulation, building materials, ruined furniture, the works. It was heart rending. And because our screens went down, the orchids couldn't get spaced out for quite a while. Some died. Still, we counted ourselves among the very fortunate. We had good protection and used it. Nobody could have protected against what you have gone through, Al. We are all grateful that you are okay. Diana "K Barrett" wrote in message . .. "Al Pickrel" wrote in message news:RHMJj.422$Ah1.73@trnddc08... The Phal gigantea is alive and well though somewhat sooty and in need of cleaning. I saw it last week when I went to take care of things in the rented greenhouse. I have to go back early next week to check on them again. The Phal apendiculata, which got awarded last October, just came apart and may be dead. Actually it did not come apart until I touched it, then all the leaves fell off at the point where there the leaf joins the petiole. It was not a rot. The leaves looked pale-ish and dead. And they just dropped off when touched. Too far from heat to be cooked. I don't think it was the cold because it was one of the first to be brought in after the fire was out. There are several plants that have done this now...two weeks after fire. If I had to guess, I would say it was the plant equivalent of smoke inhalation. The smoke was mostly burning plastic and it must of "fumigated" the greenhouse interior for a few minutes before the fire opened up a big enough hole in the plastic skin so it was lethal to anything exposed and breathing. (Somebody has already pointed out that I shouldn't be having any problems with mites or insects for awhile.) Anyway, the burned benches are cleared out. The metal pipe structure is cleaned of melted plastic and soot. and I have the thing ready to be re-skinned. This was planned for today but it is too windy, so it was moved to tomorrow. We are doing alright here. We were very lucky. There is a lot of plants that were lost and I really don't know yet exactly what was lost. I keep cringing as flashes of what was on some of those destroyed benches pops into memory, but the real pain will be when I get everything back and set my attention to doing an actual inventory. I am so tired of this. Weary...and this was only a small and localized entropic event. There is just no explaining the MESS involved to anybody who has only seen this kind of thing on TV. Fire, winds, floods. These things don't carry away everything you have...they reduce it to an indescribable mess and leave it all right in front of you to clean up while reminding you constantly what it all used to be... The worst part is AFTER the actual event... Still, we doing alright here... Things are coming along. How I wish Clinton had never said 'I feel your pain' becasue it cheapens the emotion. But I do. Hugs from me. K Barrett |
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so Al....
-thinking chocolate chip cookies and better weather your way-
--j_a (keyboard's set to thai--hope this comes out in english. or at least that i don't end up insulting someone's mother...) |
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