Sue,

Florida orchid growers rule!

Mick

On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:01:34 -0400, "Mick Fournier"
wrote:

Sue,

Florida orchid growers rule!

Mick


So You have power and phone or Cell/Sat hook UP?
Glad you did not get hit too hard. I take it you were too far
south of Frances's path to be hurt badly.

I will stay out here in Rocky Mtn. territory - where the ground
does not shake and the lakes do not stand up and walk inland. G


SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

Sue,

I have no electric power yet. I took a 400 watt UPS from my computer system
and hard wired the 12 volt leads to one of my cars to generate 400 watts AC.
It runs the TV and the most importantly the sterile laminar flow transfer
hood for flasking. Yesterday I put the roof back on my greenhouse. I have
been flasking for the last three nights (even on Saturday) to keep producing
more flasks for all of the little delinquent bunnies who didn't order flasks
this summer yet... winter is coming and it will be brutal up north this
year. People in the cold country don't want to order flasks during the
winter so when they finally wake up (soon) they will be ritualistically
screaming for flasks (and potted orchids from other Florida growers) before
the temperatures drop below freezing. Florida orchid growers rule the
orchid world and will all be rebuilding quickly after these two hurricanes
to help our less fortunate orchid customers up north before the cold, cold
icy snows come.

From sunny wind blown Florida, I remain...

Mick
www.orchidflask.com

Great to hear that AOS is still alive and doing well after the storm and
the Florida growers as a whole are still thriving. Hopefully, Hurricane
Ivan will stay low and out of Florida's way. Have heard of some
grower's losses, though, and our sympathy is extended. There must have
been over a billion in lost yachts -- oh, only they had me to steer a
yacht or two northward and out of danger -- seriously, I love boats and
could not believe all the people who could not get down to Florida to
rescue their multi-million yachts. That was a real tragedy!

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

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Mick Fournier wrote:

Sue,

Florida orchid growers rule!

Mick

profpam wrote in message ...
Great to hear that AOS is still alive and doing well after the storm and
the Florida growers as a whole are still thriving. Hopefully, Hurricane
Ivan will stay low and out of Florida's way. Have heard of some
grower's losses, though, and our sympathy is extended. There must have
been over a billion in lost yachts -- oh, only they had me to steer a
yacht or two northward and out of danger -- seriously, I love boats and
could not believe all the people who could not get down to Florida to
rescue their multi-million yachts. That was a real tragedy!


Or an insurance bonanza.

J. Del Col

Dear Group,

Now we can only hope our members that got hit come out with only
clean up necessary. I guess we can not expect Kenny, Diana, and
others to pop up very soon.

Back Up in Sarasota. Lost one roof, 100' x 40', did not knock over a single
plant in that GH, but the Orchids were well watered for three days. The other
houses fared well. Lots of trees down, but will have good stock of mulch and
firewood for the winter. Still standing in water, but the sun is out, the birds
are singing, and life is good. OK, Next Ivan. Cheers.

Karen and Jerry

Camp Lot A Noise Tropicals (C. L. A. N.) http://www.clanorchids.com
Orchid Species, Hybrids, Supplies, Photos and Books
Chat (941) 352-2483 Fax: (941) 351-2483 X 123 Order Only 1-800-351-CITE

Wow! I guess you guys were lucky? Maybe by just the roof coming
off saved the plants? I guess it could have been the whole thing?
Will be thinking of you all.
Cheers Wendy

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Clanorchid wrote:
Dear Group,

Now we can only hope our members that got hit come out with only
clean up necessary. I guess we can not expect Kenny, Diana, and
others to pop up very soon.

Back Up in Sarasota. Lost one roof, 100' x 40', did not knock over a
single plant in that GH, but the Orchids were well watered for three
days. The other houses fared well. Lots of trees down, but will have
good stock of mulch and firewood for the winter. Still standing in
water, but the sun is out, the birds are singing, and life is good.
OK, Next Ivan. Cheers.

Karen and Jerry

Camp Lot A Noise Tropicals (C. L. A. N.) http://www.clanorchids.com
Orchid Species, Hybrids, Supplies, Photos and Books
Chat (941) 352-2483 Fax: (941) 351-2483 X 123 Order Only
1-800-351-CITE