Re: COMP:OT-HUMOR:Postings
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk]COMP:OT-HUMOR:Postings
- From: C* M*
- Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 07:34:18 +1000
What a lovely problem to have. My 5yo seems to heading the same way.
Hope your local Iris Soc has a Juniors club.
Colleen
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Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 2:34 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk]COMP:OT-HUMOR:Postings
> I've been learning life lessons on dealing with 8 and 9 year old iris
lovers.
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> 1. Hide all color iris catalogs...black and white are cool/safe.
> 2. NEVER take same to a local society iris sale. If you do, double your
> planned budget. Avoid all iris with black in the description or you
> will find them all in your bag.
> Also be prepared to find things that were included because they had cool
> names.
> 3. Set a price limit...no, you cannot have 25 new introductions this
> year...ugh.
> 4. Picking the ones you really want does not mean marking 80% of the
> catalog.
> 5. Learn to negotiate when they see you have ordered one they want and
must
> have.
> 6. Know all iris terms well...plicata, standards, falls, whatever...they
> will ask 50 times even tho they already know.
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> On the flip side they know how to plant iris and are always ready to help
:}
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> Marsha...trying to remember where the chain is so she can pull out the
bush
> out of the 8 yr olds bed so she can have more iris.
> TN
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