Re: THANK'S & MAYBE GOODBYE

Mike:
Whatever you do good luck and Godless
Bob Attaway

MTu4639875@aol.com wrote:

> HI TO ALL LIST MEMBERS
> As most of you must know I lost my Pumpkin Patch several weeks ago which has
> meant that I am no longer able to take an active roll in growing Giant
> Pumpkins. Ok, my heaviest Pumpkin may have only weighed 662 Lbs and is mere
> chicken feed compared to most of your Pumpkins there in the US & Canada.
>
> My proudest moment in Growing Giant Pumpkins was in 1997 when my good friend
> Alun Jones from Liverpool grew a 743 from one of my 662 Seeds. My second
> proudest moment was having grown not only my 1996 662 but also my 574, 543 &
> 463 Lb Pumpkins. My Third proudest moment was having Norm Craven sat at my
> dinner table for Sunday lunch several years ago.
>
> Above all I enjoyed the darn hard work that went into Growing my Giant
> Pumpkins especially as our British climate is not exactly conducive to
> Growing them which made the challenge even more difficult. One recent lesson
> that I have learned is that sudden decisions should NOT be made public on
> mailing lists such as this one as it only creates a storm in what is usually
> a calm sea.
>
> This posting MAY be my last on this list for a while as I want to concentrate
> on things other than Pumpkins and distance myself from them. I have so many
> Private e mail replies to make to those of you that replied Privately either
> in support or against some sudden decisions that I made several weeks ago
> regarding the Mombert 567.5 Seed that I have. That subject is over with now
> and I want to forget I even have the Seed in my possession.
>
> When I first came onto this Mailing List I informed everyone, via a posting
> to the list, that I am the Chairman of a Pumpkin Society here in Great
> Britain that had to close it's Membership due to lack of support from it's
> Members with helping me run the Society. Also the lack of interest in Giant
> Pumpkins here is another reason to suspend the activities of the Society
> which exists in name only.
>
> If I had the support from our Newspapers and other media in helping me to
> promote the Growing of Giant Pumpkins in Great Britain I may consider
> renaming the Society and attempt to revive a dyeing or near dead interest in
> Growing Giant Pumpkins here. Funding is the obvious obstacle that has to be
> overcome in order to revive a National Group here as is the organising of a
> National Weigh-Off. This idea is just a thought and not a definite decision
> and I guess that I was just thinking out loud again but who knows.
>
> Finally, I have masses of e mails to reply to and if you sent a private e
> mail to me recently I apologise for not having replied just yet but I will
> try and get around to replying as soon as possible. I may continue to read
> postings put onto the list as it has become a habit to do so every evening.
>
> GOOD LUCK AND BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE AND MAY YOUR PUMPKINS BE YOUR BEST EVER
>
> MIKE TURNER
>
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