mostly making troughs- but some yellow sandersii comments

[Susan Band]

I think that is was because the Cornishmen were too good at luring in passing boats to be wreaked that we change our laws

[gote]

Susan,
I have no idea why I see no fish boxes. It might have something to do with the fish retail structure in Sweden. I have to go to Germany to buy large size paper napkins made in Sweden.
It is not time consuming to make them if one has the right tools and I know that the ones I make now will still be there when I am dead.
Paddy,
I also think that it is better not to fake. However, I must admit that I might sometime succumb to the temptation to make a "Japanese" "Stone" Lantern in concrete since I cannot buy the real thing - only Chinese copies in the wrong kind of stone.
I use these boxes for propagation purposes so the looks are secondary. However, I tend to find that utility sometimes adds to beauty,
Göte 

[Anthony Darby]

Maggi,

I think the fishboxes require great imagination.

Paddy

Depends on the skill of the workman. Sandy Leven has loads of polystyrene fish box troughs in his garden, round the corner from my house, which are used at the 'Gardening Scotland' show in June. His fabulous team have won several gold medals and even close up they look like real stone and not a drop of hypertufa in sight, or on site, for that matter.

[Paddy Tobin]

Oh, to be so artistic, Anthony. I am limited in my abilities and go with the hypertufa troughs. Paddy

[Anthony Darby]

Me too Paddy. I would set fire to myself.

[David Nicholson]

I think that is was because the Cornishmen were too good at luring in passing boats to be wreaked that we change our laws

Most of the rich Tre........ families in Cornwall owed a large proportion of their wealth to 'wrecking'(ie family names commencing with Tre......)

[David Nicholson]

Isn't it interesting that when this ship was wrecked, with a cargo of timber, there are many policemen guarding it to prevent looting but last year when that container ship sank, or lost its cargo, there were no police and we saw pictures on TV of people carrying off motor bikes and washing machines, huge packs of babies' nappies... all sorts !

Two reasons.

1. the cargo from the Napoli (including BMW motor bikes and parts) were washed up on the Devon coast, and Devon people, including policemen, share Cornish people's love of 'wrecking'

2. To be serious, the roads leading to the beaches where stuff was washed up, including full containers, are little more than tracks, with absolutely no space for parking so the police thought folks wouldn't bother. In addition all kinds of Orders were posted by HM Revenue and Customs declaring the stuff as protected salvage-as if people would take any notice of that! In the event people came from all over England, complete with metal cutting gear, vans to cart stuff away etc., and it wasn't long before most of the cargo was available on EBay! We walked over the Cliffs one Sunday to the main beach in question, which is about a few hundred yards long, and it was crammed with people many of whom were parking five miles away.