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I completely respect yours and Rays frustration. Certainly
things can always be improved, and I am not an apologist for the government. Having said that, it is hard to realistically see how the system can be vastly improved. Export countries seem to change their rules whenever they want, there is a bazillion plants of every kind coming into the country. Constant genus changes. Cripes, I cant even call my phone company and get the same answer twice. To me, generally I can't really even find a consistent online source for genus information. Half the time when I consider buying a plant from an importer like George I have to look through pages and pages just to find a small line on the 34th link to see that it has had a genus change, or is also known under a couple of different names and have to plug them all in to find out what the heck it is. Sadly I think the problem will only get worse with more and more types of plants being found and cross-shipped to everywhere on earth. Crystal -- http://home.comcast.net/~xtals/orchid.htm "Kenni Judd" wrote in message . .. The difference is not only in their handling of plants -- as to which my experience is similar to Ray's -- but in their understanding of the actual laws and regulations. I once made the mistake of calling to find out if I needed CITES docs to ship to a US possession [Guam]; the person I spoke to insisted that I did, and faxed me the regs upon which he was relying -- which stated, as clearly as gov't docs get, on the very first page, that I did not. Although the sale that I lost as a result would have been a nice one, it wasn't big enough to "fight city hall" over. [And although it wouldn't have mattered under the language of the regs, the orchids in question were not species, or even primary hybrids, so there was literally ZERO possibility that they could have been wild-collected.] -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Ray" wrote in message ... Crystal, My only concern related to the "stringency" with which the inspection stations work has to do with their experience with orchids. I can tell you from personal experience that some know what they're doing better than others. In some cases, clusters of pseudobulbs were torn apart before the formerly-specimen-plants got to me, while in others, they look like they took a course from me on orchid handling and packing. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . . . . . . . . . . . "House of Paisley" wrote in message news:iHm3c.508962$I06.5523810@attbi_s01... True or untrue, there is something about this story that doesn't add up to me. I gave George the benefit of the doubt after the last incident, but am finding it harder to do so now. If I were in his position I would have wanted my shipments to go through the most stringent import station and specifically requested my imports be thoroughly inspected to avert further attention. Sure it would take longer, but there are other vendors where it takes months to get through the inspection process. I do have to say in his defense that I specifically check each plant I buy from any vendor to make sure it isn't a cites problem and none that I considered buying from his lists seemed to be restricted, but I don't check every plant on his lists, and don't buy Paphs. So take from that what you will. Crystal -- http://home.comcast.net/~xtals/orchid.htm "David Fouchey" wrote in message ... I was working under the assunmption the charges are likely true. If not then I hope he is exonerated. BUT when it comes to fols who ARE guilty of wholesale rampaging through wild stock I have no pity or use for them. MY Humble opinion of course. And Ray I agreee with you on Dubya but this is not the proper forum for that discussion! G Dave |
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