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Asparagus berries
David Rance writes
On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 John Vanini wrote: I like to know the full story and hate being told to this or don't do that without being given a good reason why. If I know why, I can make my own judgements in future. I quite agree! But this was a failing of the head gardeners and garden writers of yesteryear which is why we had a generation of people who followed the advice that they had been given without having the slightest idea why. And then people said that they must be right because they had been taught by such-and-such a person - and so the ignorance continued. I remember the same thing when I was a child. If I asked why something was done, it was interpreted as a challenge. "Don't ask questions. Just DO it!" Not enough, though. Too many written instructions still say 'do this' or 'don't do this' without telling you the consequences if you disobey. 'Avoid alcohol while using this medicine'. Why? Will it make the medicine less effective? Will it make me ill? Will it simply exacerbate the effects of the alcohol? If the latter, then I'll stick with the alcohol but just drink a bit less, or be a bit more careful. I want the information to be able to make my own decision. And while I'm on this rant - my train is cancelled, I can either go via a different station or take a bus. So I ask the train information point what time the train will reach my station. 'Oh, we don't have the information about that. You'll have to go to the intermediate station and ask there'. 'Will I be quicker by bus?' 'That is your decision entirely'. How can I make a decision if I have no information to base it on? Grrr. -- Kay |
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