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I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going?
We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana |
Redland
No, no, no Di, take pics of the orgies!!!!
Have a lovely time Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going? We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana |
Redland
one of these years i'm going to get down there for this... but not
til they unfreeze our salaries and stop firing ppl.. have fun ! --j_a |
Redland
I was just down in FL on the company's dime week before last. Won't
happen anymore, as MY position was eliminated as of today! More time for First Rays - I guess we're gonna hafta grow! Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! -----Original Message----- From: ] Posted At: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:12 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Redland Subject: Redland one of these years i'm going to get down there for this... but not til they unfreeze our salaries and stop firing ppl.. have fun ! --j_a |
Redland
RedlandOops! Sounds like you didn't see that coming, Ray. Sorry to hear
it. Diana "Ray B" wrote in message news:000001c9d020$84f80f30$0200a8c0@fro... I was just down in FL on the company's dime week before last. Won't happen anymore, as MY position was eliminated as of today! More time for First Rays - I guess we're gonna hafta grow! Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! -----Original Message----- From: ] Posted At: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:12 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Redland Subject: Redland one of these years i'm going to get down there for this... but not til they unfreeze our salaries and stop firing ppl.. have fun ! --j_a |
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Wendy, my love, the orgies *are* the orchids....
Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... No, no, no Di, take pics of the orgies!!!! Have a lovely time Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going? We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana |
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Diana dearest,
Oh ok, I thought the orgies were the scenes with people buying orchids in a orcoholic frenzy? *G* Wish I could be there. Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ... Wendy, my love, the orgies *are* the orchids.... Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... No, no, no Di, take pics of the orgies!!!! Have a lovely time Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going? We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana |
Redland
We're on the same page, Wendy. How far are you from Santa Barbara? What
about the SBOE? Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... Diana dearest, Oh ok, I thought the orgies were the scenes with people buying orchids in a orcoholic frenzy? *G* Wish I could be there. Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ... Wendy, my love, the orgies *are* the orchids.... Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... No, no, no Di, take pics of the orgies!!!! Have a lovely time Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going? We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana |
Redland
Yeah, it was *something* of a shock.
Let's see, you put programs into place that will save the company $5-million a year, you offer to restructure your department to eliminate a layer of management - and are turned down - but then your position is eliminated because we need to reduce management layers... After 28 years, too. Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! -----Original Message----- From: Diana Kulaga ] Posted At: Friday, May 08, 2009 5:26 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Redland Subject: Redland RedlandOops! Sounds like you didn't see that coming, Ray. Sorry to hear it. Diana "Ray B" wrote in message news:000001c9d020$84f80f30$0200a8c0@fro... I was just down in FL on the company's dime week before last. Won't happen anymore, as MY position was eliminated as of today! More time for First Rays - I guess we're gonna hafta grow! Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! -----Original Message----- From: ] Posted At: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:12 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Redland Subject: Redland one of these years i'm going to get down there for this... but not til they unfreeze our salaries and stop firing ppl.. have fun ! --j_a |
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RedlandEvery shock is an opportunity. You'll come roaring back. 28
years........ time for a change! (I know. Easy for me to say.) Diana "Ray B" wrote in message news:000001c9d031$df92bb00$0200a8c0@fro... Yeah, it was *something* of a shock. Let's see, you put programs into place that will save the company $5-million a year, you offer to restructure your department to eliminate a layer of management - and are turned down - but then your position is eliminated because we need to reduce management layers... After 28 years, too. Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! -----Original Message----- From: Diana Kulaga ] Posted At: Friday, May 08, 2009 5:26 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Redland Subject: Redland RedlandOops! Sounds like you didn't see that coming, Ray. Sorry to hear it. Diana "Ray B" wrote in message news:000001c9d020$84f80f30$0200a8c0@fro... I was just down in FL on the company's dime week before last. Won't happen anymore, as MY position was eliminated as of today! More time for First Rays - I guess we're gonna hafta grow! Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! -----Original Message----- From: ] Posted At: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:12 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Redland Subject: Redland one of these years i'm going to get down there for this... but not til they unfreeze our salaries and stop firing ppl.. have fun ! --j_a |
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We are about 130 miles south of Santa Barbara & just heard that 30,000
people have evacuated. I am not sure but I think the fires are in the hills but out of control!!!! I do know that all the orchid growers are close to the coastline however am not sure how bad it is. Going to check the news. "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . We're on the same page, Wendy. How far are you from Santa Barbara? What about the SBOE? Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... Diana dearest, Oh ok, I thought the orgies were the scenes with people buying orchids in a orcoholic frenzy? *G* Wish I could be there. Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ... Wendy, my love, the orgies *are* the orchids.... Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... No, no, no Di, take pics of the orgies!!!! Have a lovely time Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going? We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana |
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RedlandOmigod! Bad news! Start calling everyone you know letting them
know you're avaliable. Or hopefully your company will figure out their mistake and have to hire you back as a contractor at twice your salary.... I'm so sorry Ray, K Barrett "Ray B" wrote in message news:000001c9d020$84f80f30$0200a8c0@fro... I was just down in FL on the company's dime week before last. Won't happen anymore, as MY position was eliminated as of today! More time for First Rays - I guess we're gonna hafta grow! Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! -----Original Message----- From: ] Posted At: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:12 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Redland Subject: Redland one of these years i'm going to get down there for this... but not til they unfreeze our salaries and stop firing ppl.. have fun ! --j_a |
Redland
That's not till July and from what I understand y'all get more international
vendors at Redland. K Barrett "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . We're on the same page, Wendy. How far are you from Santa Barbara? What about the SBOE? Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... Diana dearest, Oh ok, I thought the orgies were the scenes with people buying orchids in a orcoholic frenzy? *G* Wish I could be there. Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ... Wendy, my love, the orgies *are* the orchids.... Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... No, no, no Di, take pics of the orgies!!!! Have a lovely time Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going? We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana |
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To hell with the show! Are they in any imminent danger from the fires?
Zuma Canyon got wiped out many moons ago in a similar situation, didn't they? Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! -----Original Message----- From: K Barrett ] Posted At: Saturday, May 09, 2009 2:22 AM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Redland Subject: Redland That's not till July and from what I understand y'all get more international vendors at Redland. K Barrett "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . We're on the same page, Wendy. How far are you from Santa Barbara? What about the SBOE? Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... Diana dearest, Oh ok, I thought the orgies were the scenes with people buying orchids in a orcoholic frenzy? *G* Wish I could be there. Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ... Wendy, my love, the orgies *are* the orchids.... Diana "Wendy7" wrote in message ... No, no, no Di, take pics of the orgies!!!! Have a lovely time Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going? We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana |
Job Change
I have often thought that my "real job" has interfered with First Rays,
and how I'd be a lot happier spending more time with that...and I suppose now I have my chance, even though I would have liked to have transitioned into it more smoothly. Over the last couple of years, I have had to cancel speaking engagements left and right, have really limited stuff for sale (when you do a 100-mile commute and put in 12-hour days at the office, how do you run an at-home business, too?) That said, I have already had an opportunity to expand the plant listing, and will be doing so with supplies, as well. (Folks who subscribe to my List Update Service have already taken advantage of that, with discounts, to boot.) I suppose this also means I have more time for speaking engagements, but will still likely be limited to a the eastern half of the country, at least for now. Wish me luck! Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! |
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On May 9, 3:27*am, "Ray B" wrote:
I have often thought that my "real job" has interfered with First Rays, and how I'd be a lot happier spending more time with that...and I suppose now I have my chance, even though I would have liked to have transitioned into it more smoothly. Over the last couple of years, I have had to cancel speaking engagements left and right, have really limited stuff for sale (when you do a 100-mile commute and put in 12-hour days at the office, how do you run an at-home business, too?) That said, I have already had an opportunity to expand the plant listing, and will be doing so with supplies, as well. *(Folks who subscribe to my List Update Service have already taken advantage of that, with discounts, to boot.) I suppose this also means I have more time for speaking engagements, but will still likely be limited to a the eastern half of the country, at least for now. Wish me luck! Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! Best wishes to you! Fingers crossed! K |
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On May 9, 3:11*am, "Ray B" wrote:
To hell with the show! *Are they in any imminent danger from the fires? Zuma Canyon got wiped out many moons ago in a similar situation, didn't they? Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! SBOE is on the beach side - well, on a bluff above the beach. So far the fires have all been in the mountains behind the town with fingers of fire licking down arroyos and burning homes. The freeway would act as a firebreak before said fires got to the SBOE. There's a cymbidium grower that was potentially near last year's fire area. I don't think he's in danger from this one, and Gallup and Stripling and Orchids Royale are closer to Carpinteria, again miles away. Last year I went to the SBOE sale in July a day after the Goleta fires were 'contained' (there were still a few flyovers by planes). There was a very slight amount of ash on the plants, else you'd never know they had a problem at all. Much like Australia's fires in SB the homes encroach into the foothills and along the ravines. Lets face it - Santa Barbara is a very desirable community in which to live so every nook and cranny gets inhabited. Of course the native plants are all fire tolerant and many need fire in order to survive, so the native species - while very combustible - will come back as will the people. After the Oakland Hills fire in 1990 - jeez was it that long ago? - people came back and built bigger and better. Many of the Australian eucalyptus trees were cut down and there was a push to replace them with California Natives, but I'm not sure how well that's progressed. Very few people actually sold out and moved away. Many just 'traded up', replaced their burned out old cottages for mega homes. After that fire many insurers changed the way they wrote 'full replacement cost' policies, *G*. K Barrett |
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I'm with Ray. I wasn't thinking about the show. Shows come and go. People
matter. Fire is a real danger down here right now. I can't remember a stretch this dry. Rain? Hah! Lots of lawns are brown, including ours. Watering is limited to two mornings a week, which is really all you need. But. We are on city water, but kept the well hookup to our sprinkler system. The well went dry! Now there is water in the canal (no idea how it got there) and presumably in the well. But the pump lost its prime and we can't see a way to take the cover off and prime it. One more little chore that we don't need. Thankfully, the ban doesn't apply to things like orchids. Our Vandaceous stuff would be DOA if it did. Kathy, how is Joe doing? Diana "K Barrett" wrote in message ... On May 9, 3:11 am, "Ray B" wrote: To hell with the show! Are they in any imminent danger from the fires? Zuma Canyon got wiped out many moons ago in a similar situation, didn't they? Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! SBOE is on the beach side - well, on a bluff above the beach. So far the fires have all been in the mountains behind the town with fingers of fire licking down arroyos and burning homes. The freeway would act as a firebreak before said fires got to the SBOE. There's a cymbidium grower that was potentially near last year's fire area. I don't think he's in danger from this one, and Gallup and Stripling and Orchids Royale are closer to Carpinteria, again miles away. Last year I went to the SBOE sale in July a day after the Goleta fires were 'contained' (there were still a few flyovers by planes). There was a very slight amount of ash on the plants, else you'd never know they had a problem at all. Much like Australia's fires in SB the homes encroach into the foothills and along the ravines. Lets face it - Santa Barbara is a very desirable community in which to live so every nook and cranny gets inhabited. Of course the native plants are all fire tolerant and many need fire in order to survive, so the native species - while very combustible - will come back as will the people. After the Oakland Hills fire in 1990 - jeez was it that long ago? - people came back and built bigger and better. Many of the Australian eucalyptus trees were cut down and there was a push to replace them with California Natives, but I'm not sure how well that's progressed. Very few people actually sold out and moved away. Many just 'traded up', replaced their burned out old cottages for mega homes. After that fire many insurers changed the way they wrote 'full replacement cost' policies, *G*. K Barrett |
Job Change/Go Ray!
Go get 'em tiger! You know you have a cheering section here. And there are 4
or more societies that meet fairly close together here. I'll pass on your name and info to our incoming VP. She can liaise with others, and maybe we can buy you as a group. I'm not in charge of that anymore, so no guarantees. Diana "K Barrett" wrote in message ... On May 9, 3:27 am, "Ray B" wrote: I have often thought that my "real job" has interfered with First Rays, and how I'd be a lot happier spending more time with that...and I suppose now I have my chance, even though I would have liked to have transitioned into it more smoothly. Over the last couple of years, I have had to cancel speaking engagements left and right, have really limited stuff for sale (when you do a 100-mile commute and put in 12-hour days at the office, how do you run an at-home business, too?) That said, I have already had an opportunity to expand the plant listing, and will be doing so with supplies, as well. (Folks who subscribe to my List Update Service have already taken advantage of that, with discounts, to boot.) I suppose this also means I have more time for speaking engagements, but will still likely be limited to a the eastern half of the country, at least for now. Wish me luck! Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, & Lots of Free Info! Best wishes to you! Fingers crossed! K |
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He's doing fine, as well as can be expected, hasn't quite started
watching soap operas but I see him sneak peeks at Maury 'You Are The Father' Povich's worthless show. So he's bored. Thanks for asking! K Kathy, how is Joe doing? Diana t |
Redland
Welcome. Frank has had some challenges lately. I know how it stresses out
the *other*. Diana "K Barrett" wrote in message ... He's doing fine, as well as can be expected, hasn't quite started watching soap operas but I see him sneak peeks at Maury 'You Are The Father' Povich's worthless show. So he's bored. Thanks for asking! K Kathy, how is Joe doing? Diana t |
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On May 9, 6:32*pm, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote: Welcome. Frank has had some challenges lately. I know how it stresses out the *other*. Diana "K Barrett" wrote in message ... He's doing fine, as well as can be expected, hasn't quite started watching soap operas but I see him sneak peeks at Maury 'You Are The Father' Povich's worthless show. *So he's bored. *Thanks for asking! K Kathy, how is Joe doing? Diana t- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I keep telling myself its just another opportunity for personal growth.... K Barrett |
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"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. . Welcome. Frank has had some challenges lately. I know how it stresses out the *other*. Diana What's up with Frank? email me privately if you want K Barrett |
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I will, tomorrow.
D "K Barrett" wrote in message ... "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message .. . Welcome. Frank has had some challenges lately. I know how it stresses out the *other*. Diana What's up with Frank? email me privately if you want K Barrett |
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HAHAHAHA!!!!!!
http://www.aos.org/AM/Template.cfm?S...entDisplay.cfm (scroll down to the pictures.) :D --j_a |
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At the Tamiami, one of our gals bought a hat with a bird on it. Too good to
be true......... wrote in message ... HAHAHAHA!!!!!! http://www.aos.org/AM/Template.cfm?S...entDisplay.cfm (scroll down to the pictures.) :D --j_a |
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In article ,
"Diana Kulaga" wrote: I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going? We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana I was there for a few hours on Saturday. Could have used another hour for sure. |
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We were there for almost four hours on Friday. More than enough time. I
don't particularly like the new layout, but maybe it's just the lack of familiarity. We found that the vendors didn't have nearly as much variety as in past years. I suppose there was some fear of bringing too much and failing. However, there's the rub. Bring the same old, and I don't purchase. We bought two plants. Just two. We didn't take the requisite pictures. Sorry, gang. Diana "StrikitRich" wrote in message ... In article , "Diana Kulaga" wrote: I remember Tenman talking about going to Redland. Is anyone else going? We'll be there on Friday. Will take pics, in between orgies. Diana I was there for a few hours on Saturday. Could have used another hour for sure. |
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