I've noticed lately here on wreck gardens......

madgardener1 · 2009-04-27T18:20:01+00:00

Good day friends, madgardener poking her face over the garden hedge onthis bright and sunny Spring day that here in upper NortheasternTennessee is TOO warm and it's forcing the blooming trees to fastforwards. I will write of them in a later post. Right now I wanted tojust say that recently I've noticed here on wreck gardens that when meor anyone answers a question (a sincere one, not a troll who is tryingto pick a fight amongst us) it goes usually where it goes. They areappreciative or they are dubious or someone decides they need to just"come for an argument" in the words of the old Monty Pythonskit..........I don't mind the questions or doubts, and over thecourse of years and with my aging and maturity (still working on itall day by day as are we all) I don't tend to let the arguments botherme as much anymore, I overlook the goads and move on.But I recently as you may or may not have seen, answered someone'squestion regarding Japanese beetle erradication. I realize that thisperson has trees now, (fast reading late at night and reading glassesthat need upgrading and older eyes that have now had cataracts takenoff and fixed partially) and that hand picking was absolutely out ofthe question. My observation though was this person decided that I wasfulla shit. that I hadn't had experiences personally with Japanesebeetles, not seen one up close and although correct about my "verbosetrilogy" regarding the containers (we all know I am long winded andwrite rambles!! LOL) that I was paraphrasing the advice to them.well, as some of you older residents know, if I DO quote someone elsesexperiences, I tend to give credit where credit is due. 'I guess I should just take it on the chin and move on with thecontainer gardening that I am forced to do while I am living insomeone elses home. I am still renting and my pleasures of gardeningis strictly in many, many containers of perennials, bulbs and a fewshrubs. But it doesn't void my previous experiences I had extensivelywhen I...

F

FarmI 17 years ago

I think I'll go puke in the bushes.

You comlain about jerks and the problem with that is that you and the other people whining don't think you ever give offence.

But boy have you pushed my buttons. Your call to be saccharine and nice whilst couching that call in weasel words is pukefully hypocritical.

Why mention 'healthy atmosphere' and 'nice positive people' and then be so dishonest as to attack others and disguise your hypocricy and nastiness by using weasel words like 'negativity' or, as Kate did, 'hateful'?

If you're going to attack someone, just be plain nasty rather than trying to disguise it as being about the health of the ng.

Vote

B

brooklyn1 17 years ago

"FarmI" wrote

Amen!

Vote

C

Charlie 17 years ago

Heh heh heh.......hell yeah!

Vote

M

Mycosimian 17 years ago

I'm posting through the new AOL of news groups, Google groups, so I am not sure if my messages are showing up in the order that I post them. There is no way to be certain until it either shows up or not.

Anyway, I was thinking more about this. The main problem with my post wasn't really that I used inflammatory language, but that I directed it at other people, which is exactly the issue. It wouldn't have been as bad if I had said that the problem was with me being a jerk. It is something that I often excel at. Anyway, I am sorry for calling all of you a bunch of jerks. I'll try not to defend or rationalize it, if I can help myself. I think it's too late.

Vote

C

Charlie 17 years ago

Don't worry about it. Glad to hear you are a wiseacre. Ain't nothing wrong with some yelling and hollering. In our family, that has been the law and the norm for, like, forever. Have a big dustup, scream and yell and when the dust settles, everyone still loves one another and on we go, usually a little wiser and a little closer.

Huh??? What bushes? I think you meant this to go to farml, one of our straightshooters. Google can be a bit confusing, neh? Worthless for the Usenet, IMNSHO.

Farml may like puke, but I prefer me own urine for bush fertilization.

Charlie

Vote

B

Billy 17 years ago

Grrrrrrrrr

Vote

F

FarmI 17 years ago

I don't think a bit of puke ever hurt any bushes. Possibly the puke may act like free fertiliser.

Vote

F

FarmI 17 years ago

They seem to be in order. At least they do in terms of following the sense of what you write.

Please don't feel the need to apologise, defend or rationalise. Your post was only a mild one but it did press my buttons. But then you weren't the only one.

Having been on usenet for years, I know it's slowly dieing, but its dieing because ISPs right round the world are dropping newsgroup access. I have seen some monumental hissy fits on ngs and anything I've seen in this ng has been so bland, its beige.

Your post won't be held against you. You're part of a community and although it may only be a usenet community, it is still a community. Every community has its disagreements and its odd snarly sessions and then everyone who has any sense moves on. Holding a grudge is a waste of energy and that energy is best used digging.

Vote

M

Mycosimian 17 years ago

Irrational behavior cannot be rationalized. There are no defenses for defenseless actions. Apologies might not be acceptable. A grudge, like love, is a strong attachment. It is a much more difficult task to release it than to hold fast forever.

Vote

D

dr-solo 17 years ago

use your kill file to get rid of obnoxious posters. you dont even have to see them. AND...... do NOT respond to obnoxious posters either. Ingrid

On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:59:00 GMT, "Gloria" wrote: Rec Gardens is

Vote

D

dr-solo 17 years ago

Vote

I've noticed lately here on wreck gardens......

Join the Discussion

Didn't find your answer?