Comments/Questions SRGC Seed Ex. List No, 65

[BryanEmery]

For dogs we have to do thousands of dollars of blood work before they go into quarantine, 5 or6 of the tests take 2 to 3 weeks but can't be done until 30 days prior to arrival. Everything is on a very tight schedule!

[Lesley Cox]

I don't think we have anything like that but maybe Anthony had to arrange it all at the Scottish end before Heidi came here. Oh dear, and we're thinking of sending Roger and Marley to Aberdeen to look after Poppy and Lily while Maggi's in the Czech Republic.

[maggiepie]

I don't think we have anything like that but maybe Anthony had to arrange it all at the Scottish end before Heidi came here. Oh dear, and we're thinking of sending Roger and Marley to Aberdeen to look after Poppy and Lily while Maggi's in the Czech Republic.

Maggi's going MIA?
The forum will fall apart!!!

[Maggi Young]

Don't panic, Helen... if I go there.... Angela has an ipad! 

[maggiepie]

Don't panic, Helen... if I go there.... Angela has an ipad! 

Maggi, have you done the iPad 101 course?

[Lesley Cox]

The Forum will simply relocate temporarily, to Tabor. If I go I will have to get an e-reader of some kind as I can hardly pop into a Czech library and find something I want to read. Don't want to cart a dozen books with me.

[Maggi Young]

Don't panic, Helen... if I go there.... Angela has an ipad!  

Maggi, have you done the iPad 101 course?

I wouldn't even know how to switch it on.... but Angela does!

The Forum will simply relocate temporarily, to Tabor.

It sounds as though Lesley may be right.... we can operate from Tabor, I'm sure.

[maggiepie]

The Forum will simply relocate temporarily, to Tabor. If I go I will have to get an e-reader of some kind as I can hardly pop into a Czech library and find something I want to read. Don't want to cart a dozen books with me.

Lesley, which ones can you buy in NZ?
I have a NOOK which I like.
You can download ebooks from the library for NOOK, it does epub files.
Doesn't do pdf well.

[Lesley Cox]

Well it all seemed so simple Helen, a few months ago when I first read of the Amazon Kindle, here on the Forum. That's it, I thought, just what I want. I went to have a look at it and found about 6 or 8 other types as well, and since then, there must be maybe 30 different makes and models. Mainly I want one for reading. Not too much worried about the other stuff, but it would be good to upload music and of course email - for the conference - and so on, so I'm thoroughly in half a dozen minds at present. There's one being promoted here (only until Sunday night) called a Cruz something, just $179NZ, aimed at school kids starting back now. It looks good but the screen is very small and you can't use it outside because of being LED. What I like about the Kindle is the page looks like printed paper and is less hard on the eyes.

Hey, I like the idea of an epub. Can you just have a G and T or a cool beer without having to go out to do it? Or is it a device with a tap on the side?

[maggiepie]

Well it all seemed so simple Helen, a few months ago when I first read of the Amazon Kindle, here on the Forum. That's it, I thought, just what I want. I went to have a look at it and found about 6 or 8 other types as well, and since then, there must be maybe 30 different makes and models. Mainly I want one for reading. Not too much worried about the other stuff, but it would be good to upload music and of course email - for the conference - and so on, so I'm thoroughly in half a dozen minds at present. There's one being promoted here (only until Sunday night) called a Cruz something, just $179NZ, aimed at school kids starting back now. It looks good but the screen is very small and you can't use it outside because of being LED. What I like about the Kindle is the page looks like printed paper and is less hard on the eyes.

Hey, I like the idea of an epub. Can you just have a G and T or a cool beer without having to go out to do it? Or is it a device with a tap on the side?

Lesley, the only advice I can offer you is to decide what you want it to do.
My NOOK is just an eReader, it can't do anything else. It doesn't even have speakers.
All you can do is read books. It uses eInk which is much easier on the eyes and looks like a real book page.
If you want something that you can play music on, surf the net, do email AND read books you will need to get a tablet of some sort.
I personally think you would be better off with a good eReader that does nothing else than a cheap tablet.
Oh, one other thing, my NOOK's battery will last up to 2 months, depending on how much you use it each day.
A tablet is good for 8 -10 hours before needing to be recharged.

[Lesley Cox]

I think you're right Helen. After all, what I really want is something to read on the plane, in bed or in the dentist's waiting room etc, nothing high tech. At the conference there will be plenty of others with things to get Forum posts on, and I can read over their shoulders. Roger can do without me (and I without him) for the time I'm away.

[Leena]

My surplus seeds arrived yesterday. Thank you so much all the donors and the seedy people.

[Tom Waters]

My surplus seed arrived yesterday. I requested the "easy ten" and would like to thank whoever put together the little brochure that came with them. Being a novice in the world of rock gardening, it was very helpful to have a few words indicating what to expect of each type of plant. 

[Maggi Young]

My surplus seed arrived yesterday. I requested the "easy ten" and would like to thank whoever put together the little brochure that came with them. Being a novice in the world of rock gardening, it was very helpful to have a few words indicating what to expect of each type of plant. 

Tom, it is Ian Pryde (forumist shooglypeg) who compiles the notes for the Easy Ten.... he is also the chap who gets all the boxes of seed ready to go out around the country to be packeted  and so on...... 
A thoroughly good man, I'm sure you agree 

[Lesley Cox]

Shooglypeg. Now there's a good word. Must think of multiple way in which to use it.