Re: this whole ledge thing is stupid!!
Everyone knows you cant grow a big pumpkin on a ledge, why are you wasting your
time up there!!!
Richard <---- thinks he has a sense of humor, please don't burst my bubble :-)
Pumpkin Passion wrote:
> Kevin;
> I think it is progressive. Some of us newbies are just spending every
> waking hour on the computer and burning up ink cartridge after ink cartridge
> while we await the germination of the seeds!! I think you are o.k. though,
> no need for a therapist just yet However, you may want to rethink that
> advice if you find yourself out on the ledge standing next to Dennis. lol.
>
> Debbie
>
> >From: LKNIKKI1@aol.com
> >Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >Subject: Mental illness must run through the hobby
> >Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 18:08:27 EDT
> >
> >
> > List
> > A couple of months ago I was at the Elk Grove pumpkin seminar and had
> >a wonderful conversation with Pete Glasier. During this conversation Pete
> >said that he "had" to grow pumpkins it was in his blood and he felt that I
> >too was cut from the same cloth. Well, I think he may be right!!
> > The one thing that every successful grower has said in common was to
> >study
> >as
> >much as you can on the subject. I think I may have hit OVERLOAD. Yes, I
> >have
> >put maybe too much time in studying these incredible spheres and now
> >everything is coming out pumpkins.
> > Here is an example. I have my first alarm set at 4:35 (Grindle) then
> >hit
> >the snooze the alarm comes back on at 4:49 (Marcellus) which gets me up. I
> >get out of the house and on to the road at 5:00 (est Reynolds) and arrive
> >at
> >work on average at 5:53 (Kournikakas) to start work by 6:01 (Hester). SEE
> >WHAT THIS STUDYING HAS DONE TO ME !!!!
> > I use comparisons and analogies that relate to pumpkins like !!
> > My friend had a sore arm I told him to "Manipulate it one inch at a time
> >after it has wormed up as not to damage it." or "referring to a child about
> >not eating too much Ice cream, You can have too much of a good thing you
> >know, like Nitrogen." which was replied to with only a deep confused
> >stare!!!
> >
> > If I buy something I find myself looking for a correlation between the
> >price after tax and a pumpkin like say "your order comes to a total of
> >$8.25
> >(Shimanski)" see I am going to go NUTS if I keep this up.
> > At work I never had an interest in lawn dimensions until I started
> >growing.
> >Now I look at a 1,000 square foot lawn and think "you know I could put my
> >705
> >Mettler there and the irrigation is already set" of course my boss would
> >think negatively about it.
> > My wife bleached one of my red fishing shirts and I found myself yelling
> >"all my clothes look like SQUMPKINS" which again caused a reply of a
> >confused
> >stare.
> > As I drive home from work I have to keep myself from looking at the
> >Hollywood hills as I sit in traffic because I find myself weighing the
> >advantages and disadvantages of growing on valleys and hill sides.
> > I find myself not enjoying a casual conversation unless I somehow am
> >able
> >to swing it over to pumpkins. Then have to be reminded that "not everyone
> >is
> >interested in growing pumpkins" which receives a reply of why not and a
> >blank
> >stare ?????
> >
> > Well, I hope the germination of my plants on May 15 Th. will knock out
> >the
> >lonesomeness of the whole winter without one of my best friends "THE
> >PUMPKIN."
> > So tell me am I going nuts!!!!!!
> > Take care and GROW EM BIG....
> >
> > Kevin Smith
> > Torrance CA
>
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