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Introducing myself..
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| Marco Schwarz 2007-07-28, 1:25 pm |
| Hi..
Well I'm Marco from Germany who loves to lurk here..
Have posted three times now without any reply..
Then I wondered why - and finally identified three main
categories of possible reasons..:
1: I didn't introduce myself - a shame I know but quasi
nonreversible..
2: This is a UKLG group, a refuge where UK_Located_Gardeners
are exclusively talking to other UK_Located_Gardeners..
3: I made a mistake outing myself to be a Marco..
A few decades ago my grandmother - she was an earthbound
country girl - taught me how to manage a fruit and
vegetable garden and how to keep and multiply companion
animals like ducks, geese, goats, hens..
Well today I'm exactly a 40+ years old man..!
Some years ago we moved to a house with 2 main
conservatories. The house is close to a(n) former/ancient
wineyard, at the sunny hills and I love the view over the
dell..
Here's a heavy clay soil and here I dicovered the flowers
(roses, geraniums, busy lizzie, lilies, others)..
BTW: For 41 1/2 years now I'm a fish and invertebrates crazy
aquarium fan and summer ponder..
That's quasi all about me..!
HTH..
--
cu
Marco
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| Alan Holmes 2007-07-28, 1:25 pm |
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"Marco Schwarz" <marco_s@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:f8fl74$c5r$02$1@news.t-online.com...
> Hi..
>
> Well I'm Marco from Germany who loves to lurk here..
>
> Have posted three times now without any reply..
You must have got the newsgroup wrong cos this is the only post from you
which has ever appeared in this group!
>
> Then I wondered why - and finally identified three main
> categories of possible reasons..:
>
> 1: I didn't introduce myself - a shame I know but quasi
> nonreversible..
> 2: This is a UKLG group, a refuge where UK_Located_Gardeners
> are exclusively talking to other UK_Located_Gardeners..
> 3: I made a mistake outing myself to be a Marco..
>
> A few decades ago my grandmother - she was an earthbound
> country girl - taught me how to manage a fruit and
> vegetable garden and how to keep and multiply companion
> animals like ducks, geese, goats, hens..
>
> Well today I'm exactly a 40+ years old man..!
>
> Some years ago we moved to a house with 2 main
> conservatories. The house is close to a(n) former/ancient
> wineyard, at the sunny hills and I love the view over the
> dell..
>
> Here's a heavy clay soil and here I dicovered the flowers
> (roses, geraniums, busy lizzie, lilies, others)..
>
> BTW: For 41 1/2 years now I'm a fish and invertebrates crazy
> aquarium fan and summer ponder..
>
> That's quasi all about me..!
>
> HTH..
> --
> cu
> Marco
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| Chris S 2007-07-28, 1:25 pm |
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"Marco Schwarz" <marco_s@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:f8fl74$c5r$02$1@news.t-online.com...
> Hi..
>
> Well I'm Marco from Germany who loves to lurk here..
>
> Have posted three times now without any reply..
>
> Then I wondered why - and finally identified three main
> categories of possible reasons..:
>
> 1: I didn't introduce myself - a shame I know but quasi
> nonreversible..
> 2: This is a UKLG group, a refuge where UK_Located_Gardeners
> are exclusively talking to other UK_Located_Gardeners..
> 3: I made a mistake outing myself to be a Marco..
>
> A few decades ago my grandmother - she was an earthbound
> country girl - taught me how to manage a fruit and
> vegetable garden and how to keep and multiply companion
> animals like ducks, geese, goats, hens..
>
> Well today I'm exactly a 40+ years old man..!
>
> Some years ago we moved to a house with 2 main
> conservatories. The house is close to a(n) former/ancient
> wineyard, at the sunny hills and I love the view over the
> dell..
>
> Here's a heavy clay soil and here I dicovered the flowers
> (roses, geraniums, busy lizzie, lilies, others)..
>
> BTW: For 41 1/2 years now I'm a fish and invertebrates crazy
> aquarium fan and summer ponder..
>
> That's quasi all about me..!
>
> HTH..
> --
> cu
> Marco
welcome - enjoy your stay - I haven't seen your posts before, but I have
now! I envy your 2 conservatories.
Chris S :-)
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| JennyC 2007-07-28, 1:25 pm |
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"Marco Schwarz" <marco_s@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:f8fl74$c5r$02$1@news.t-online.com...
> Hi..
>
> Well I'm Marco from Germany who loves to lurk here..
>
> Have posted three times now without any reply..
Hi Marco - welcome to URG. What on earth did you ask about that got no
response !
> Then I wondered why - and finally identified three main
> categories of possible reasons..:
>
> 1: I didn't introduce myself - a shame I know but quasi
> nonreversible..
Lots of people don't ...
> 2: This is a UKLG group, a refuge where UK_Located_Gardeners
> are exclusively talking to other UK_Located_Gardeners..
Germany and a lot of Europe has a similar climate to th UK. Some people do
have a problem with autralia or the US :~) Whereabouts are you situated?
> 3: I made a mistake outing myself to be a Marco..
>
> A few decades ago my grandmother - she was an earthbound
> country girl - taught me how to manage a fruit and
> vegetable garden and how to keep and multiply companion
> animals like ducks, geese, goats, hens..
>
> Well today I'm exactly a 40+ years old man..!
>
> Some years ago we moved to a house with 2 main
> conservatories. The house is close to a(n) former/ancient
> wineyard, at the sunny hills and I love the view over the
> dell..
>
> Here's a heavy clay soil and here I dicovered the flowers
> (roses, geraniums, busy lizzie, lilies, others)..
>
> BTW: For 41 1/2 years now I'm a fish and invertebrates crazy
> aquarium fan and summer ponder..
>
> That's quasi all about me..!
>
> HTH..
> Marco
Jenny
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| CWatters 2007-07-28, 1:25 pm |
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"Marco Schwarz" <marco_s@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:f8fl74$c5r$02$1@news.t-online.com...
> Hi..
>
> Well I'm Marco from Germany who loves to lurk here..
>
> Have posted three times now without any reply..
We're all too busy in our gardens :-)
Hi there Marco, welcome.
I lived in Belgium for 7 years. The Belgians come to England to look at the
gardens but I think theirs are better.
Colin
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| Marco Schwarz <marco_s@t-online.de> writes
>Hi..
>
>Well I'm Marco from Germany who loves to lurk here..
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>Have posted three times now without any reply..
But the three you posted did need a reply...! ;-)
(they were all replies to someone else)
>
>Then I wondered why - and finally identified three main
>categories of possible reasons..:
>
>1: I didn't introduce myself - a shame I know but quasi
>nonreversible..
Doesn't matter in the slightest. I've never introduced myself ;-)
>2: This is a UKLG group, a refuge where UK_Located_Gardeners
>are exclusively talking to other UK_Located_Gardeners..
Not at all. We have quite a few based in France, one in Netherlands, a
couple the other side of the pond, one in Oz, used to have some
Scandinavians.
>3: I made a mistake outing myself to be a Marco..
;-)
Even if you ask a direct question, you won't necessarily get an answer.
You'll only get an answer if a) someone knows the answer b) that someone
happens to be reading urg c) that someone is in a good mood and feels
like answering ;-) It's just the luck of the draw, it's nothing
personal.
--
Kay
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| robertharvey@my-deja.com 2007-07-28, 5:25 pm |
| On 28 Jul, 15:52, Marco Schwarz <marc...@t-online.de> wrote:
> 3: I made a mistake outing myself to be a Marco..
I got into a lot more trouble outing myself as someone who likes
daisies and germander speedwell in my lawn.
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| robertharvey@my-deja.com 2007-07-28, 5:25 pm |
| On 28 Jul, 19:16, "CWatters" <colin.watt...@turnersNOSPAMoak.plus.com>
wrote:
> I lived in Belgium for 7 years. The Belgians come to England to look at the
> gardens but I think theirs are better.
I've been to http://www.jardins.dannevoie.be/
and the Chateau d'Enghien.
Both worth visiting.
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<robertharvey@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> On 28 Jul, 15:52, Marco Schwarz <marc...@t-online.de> wrote:
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> I got into a lot more trouble outing myself as someone who likes
> daisies and germander speedwell in my lawn.
Hmmm
Should I stay in the closet, or come out myself.....
;-)
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| CWatters 2007-07-28, 5:25 pm |
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<robertharvey@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> On 28 Jul, 19:16, "CWatters" <colin.watt...@turnersNOSPAMoak.plus.com>
> wrote:
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> I've been to http://www.jardins.dannevoie.be/
> and the Chateau d'Enghien.
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> Both worth visiting.
I was thinking of personal gardens. There were several houses in our road
that had very ornate box hedging in the front garden - all immaculately
manicured.
Slightly OT but...
Where we lived you didn't need to make an appointment to see a doctor - you
just turned up and waited. On one occasion there was nobody in the waiting
room when arrived but I still had to wait - just while the doctor washed her
hands and put her white coat on. Her surgery was a room on the side of her
house and she'd been outside gardening. Somehow I can't see that happening
in the UK.
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"Alan Holmes" <alan_holmes@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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Alan, I think you were mistaken
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> And your point is?
I wonder what /your/ point is,
> I checked all the posts in this newsgroup and I found none from the OP!
it was easy enough to find Marco's previous posts
see following threads -
Red Geranium Seeds
Grass Carp
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>I wonder what /your/ point is,
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>it was easy enough
lets not turn a drama into a crisis !
There may have been a lot going on Marco, I didnt see you either !
but I didnt feel energised to see if they had appeared but had escaped
my attention !
Paranoia rules KO !
if at first you dont succeed, try try again,
we are not omnipotent, norb omnicient, we do have other lives, dont
feel bad about it,, this is usenet after all !
King Robert the Bruce I was born at Lochmaben Castle in 1274. He was
Knight and Overlord of Annandale. In 1306 he was crowned King of
Scotland and henceforth tried to free Scotland from the English enemy.
After being defeated at a battle, Bruce escaped and found a hideout in
a cave. Hiding in a cave for three months, Bruce was at the lowest
point of his life. He thought about leaving the country and never
coming back.
While waiting, he watched a spider building a web in the cave's
entrance. The spider fell down time after time, but finally he
succeeded with his web. So Bruce decided also to retry his fight and
told his men: "If at first you don't succeed, try try and try again".
now what shall we talk about ? >>
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| Marco Schwarz 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
| Hi..
> I got into a lot more trouble outing myself as someone who
> likes daisies and germander speedwell in my lawn.
:-) Well we have no lawn - our house is on a slope..!
--
cu
Marco
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| Marco Schwarz 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
| Hi..
> Not at all. We have quite a few based in France, one in
> Netherlands, a couple the other side of the pond, one in
> Oz, used to have some Scandinavians.
Thanks..
> Even if you ask a direct question, you won't necessarily
> get an answer. You'll only get an answer if a) someone
> knows the answer b) that someone happens to be reading urg
> c) that someone is in a good mood and feels like answering
> ;-) It's just the luck of the draw, it's nothing personal.
Fine description..! :-)
--
cu
Marco
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| Marco Schwarz 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
| Hi..
> We're all too busy in our gardens :-)
:-)
> Hi there Marco, welcome.
Thanks, Colin.
Well my intension to enter urg is to communicate and to get
useful information. I'm really impressed with the diversity
of information about gardening I can get here. Last week
for example I did some google searches in urg referred to
geraniums and roses and what I found was plenty of
information - and many went into detail..!
--
cu
Marco
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| Marco Schwarz 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
| Hi..
> Hi Marco - welcome to URG.
Thanks, Jenny..
> Whereabouts are you situated?
In the woodland Hesse..
--
cu
Marco
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| Marco Schwarz 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
| Hi..
> welcome - enjoy your stay -
Thanks, Chris, I'll do..
> I envy your 2 conservatories.
:-)
--
cu
Marco
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| Marco Schwarz 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
| Hi..
> "If at first you don't succeed, try try and try again".
I see..
--
cu
Marco
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| ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³ 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
| On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:06:15 +0200, Marco Schwarz
<marco_s@t-online.de> wrote and included this (or some of this):
>Hi..
>
>
>I see..
If at first you don't succeed, deny that you ever tried.
--
®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³
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| Alan Holmes 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
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"Steve" <CunningLinguist@ace-liquors.com> wrote in message
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> <robertharvey@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:1185658317.533028.12380@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
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> Hmmm
>
> Should I stay in the closet, or come out myself.....
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> ;-)
Go on, be a devil!
>
>
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| Alan Holmes 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
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"OG" <owen@gwynnefamily.org.uk> wrote in message
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> "Alan Holmes" <alan_holmes@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:REOqi.2244$ie3.1059@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
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> Alan, I think you were mistaken
>
>
> I wonder what /your/ point is,
>
>
> it was easy enough to find Marco's previous posts
> see following threads -
> Red Geranium Seeds
That seemed to have been posted by someone else, but the orignal post was
not on this machine.
> Grass Carp
That was Sacha's post.
So where did Marco post an original post, which apparently got ingored?
>
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| Alan Holmes 2007-07-29, 9:25 am |
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"WaltA" <please@dontspam.nothere.com> wrote in message
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> lets not turn a drama into a crisis !
>
> There may have been a lot going on Marco, I didnt see you either !
> but I didnt feel energised to see if they had appeared but had escaped
> my attention !
>
> Paranoia rules KO !
>
> if at first you dont succeed, try try again,
> we are not omnipotent, norb omnicient, we do have other lives, dont
> feel bad about it,, this is usenet after all !
>
> King Robert the Bruce I was born at Lochmaben Castle in 1274. He was
> Knight and Overlord of Annandale. In 1306 he was crowned King of
> Scotland and henceforth tried to free Scotland from the English enemy.
> After being defeated at a battle, Bruce escaped and found a hideout in
> a cave. Hiding in a cave for three months, Bruce was at the lowest
> point of his life. He thought about leaving the country and never
> coming back.
> While waiting, he watched a spider building a web in the cave's
> entrance. The spider fell down time after time, but finally he
> succeeded with his web. So Bruce decided also to retry his fight and
> told his men: "If at first you don't succeed, try try and try again".
>
> now what shall we talk about ? >>
Spiders?
>
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| CWatters 2007-07-29, 5:25 pm |
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"®óñ© © ²°¹°-°³" <ron@spamall.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:06:15 +0200, Marco Schwarz
> <marco_s@t-online.de> wrote and included this (or some of this):
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>
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> If at first you don't succeed, deny that you ever tried.
>
You can lean about British humour here as well :-)
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| Alan Holmes <alan_holmes@nowhere.com> writes
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>"OG" <owen@gwynnefamily.org.uk> wrote in message
>news:5h20l8F3i0jbrU1@mid.individual.net...
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>That seemed to have been posted by someone else, but the orignal post was
>not on this machine.
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>
>That was Sacha's post.
>
>So where did Marco post an original post, which apparently got ingored?
>
Like you, I couldn't recall seeing Marco. But the three urls he posted
in response to your comment were links to the archive of his three
posts to urg, and when I looked at them, I could remember reading them
before. So yes, he has posted to urg before.
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>
--
Kay
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| On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:06:15 +0200, Marco Schwarz
<marco_s@t-online.de> wrote:
>Hi..
>
>
>I see..
There you are see, you did and it did work, loadsa replies ! 
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| On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:52:20 +0200, Marco Schwarz
<marco_s@t-online.de> wrote:
>Hi..
>
>Well I'm Marco from Germany who loves to lurk here..
>
>Have posted three times now without any reply..
>
>Then I wondered why - and finally identified three main
>categories of possible reasons..:
>
>1: I didn't introduce myself - a shame I know but quasi
>nonreversible..
>2: This is a UKLG group, a refuge where UK_Located_Gardeners
>are exclusively talking to other UK_Located_Gardeners..
>3: I made a mistake outing myself to be a Marco..
Well actually you may have mislaid #4
4) I must make myself sufficiently interesting to make people want to
reply to me !
There is no duty, in usenet, for observers to reply !
You seem to have overcome that obstacle this time, but I cannot
comment on what went before, because I couldnt care a damn !
Sorry ol'chap !
btw
3) paranoia !
oh
2) paranoia
1)
er ?
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