Galanthus - Ebay digression 2012

[daveyp1970]

 

Very tempted to tell you Ian C. must have been in "Dad's Army", Davey.... but he'll kill me! 

[Gerard Oud]

Very tempted to tell you Ian C. must have been in "Dad's Army", Davey.... but he'll kill me!  

I think you are more close with  "I Aint Half Hot Mum"
He knows the Gurkas very well too, thats what he told me! You speak english very well? And if you didn't........

[Maggi Young]

Very tempted to tell you Ian C. must have been in "Dad's Army", Davey.... but he'll kill me! 

I think you are more close with  "I Aint Half Hot Mum"
He knows the Gurkas very well too, thats what he told me! You speak brittain very well? And if you didn't........

Ah, that's good, now Ian C will kill Gerard before he kills me!

[Gerard Oud]

I had him on the phone this morning and he does not have the intention to kill both of us, anyway not me before the Gala in 2013!

[Gerard Oud]

I have seen them all in the seventies! Now i do have almost that age he had at that time But i never do shout like he did

[daveyp1970]

Ah, you have a point there... the sergeant major was younger.... but the soldiers were from the same time 

In my battalion the RSM or CSM(Regimental sergeant-major or Company sergeant-major)were gods and run the battalion,never mind officers,the sergeant-major was who we looked up to,we used to call them Scary Monsters because if you saw your sergeant major walking towards you on a friday you ran away as quick as you could because if he passed you and pulled you up for anything(trousers not pressed properly ect)he would give you a weekend guard duty or fine you. I lost a lot of wages.

[daveyp1970]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Galanthus-woronowii-Elizabeth-Harrison-/290667342839?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item43ad1fabf7#ht_500wt_1202
I think we may have a new record still nine days to go.

[mark smyth]

We have a piss taker in Glasgow selling Mark's Tall and Potter's Prelude. paul777_123 is using a ?nivalis for mine and his/her previous photo of Brian Spence for Potter's Prelude.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/paul777_123/m.html?hash=item2a1955d8f1&item=180813682929&pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&_trksid=p4340.l2562

[mark smyth]

he says he is selling them for a friend who has snowdrops clearly labelled. I don't believe him

[daveyp1970]

Clearly labelled WRONG.

[Carolyn Walker]

As far as I know there is no 'Potter's Prelude', an American snowdrop, in the UK, and if there were this certainly isn't it.  See Mark's photo on Galanthus Gallery:http://snowdropinfo.com/galanthus%20elwesii%20Potters%20Prelude.html.  Carolyn

[JohnLonsdale]

As far as I know there is no 'Potter's Prelude', an American snowdrop, in the UK, and if there were this certainly isn't it.  See Mark's photo on Galanthus Gallery:http://snowdropinfo.com/galanthus%20elwesii%20Potters%20Prelude.html.  Carolyn

Hi Carolyn,

"Potter's Prelude" is in the UK and mainland Europe.  I've shared it with several friends over the past 3 or 4 years - but none have more than a bulb or two; certainly none are offering it on eBay.

Best,

John

[ichristie]

Hello to all, just thought it was time to join in the debate about my age. The ebay seller name came about from my two daughters who at an early age always said I was like a Sergent Major as you can imagine trying to cope with THREE women was very difficult but even now they still call me Sergent Major Christie. I will let you know that I reach a special birthday this year when I become a senior citizen BEWARE anyone who says I am old.

[ichristie]

Hello again, forgot to say I was in the Army as a weekend soldier a part of Her Majesties special forces met many great people like Col Rory Walker. Col Dunphy, and a very special Sgt Major from the Gurkha's who knew no fear but if he liked you it was o/k if not??, This was all a long time ago when I was young and probably a bit mad now do not suggest that I am now fully mad. The Galanthus woronowii sale is for Brian and Elizabeth Harrison it will help them to pay someone to look after the garden which is large they are two very fine people cheers Ian the Christie kind

[mark smyth]

I cant believe there are two bids in for the fake snowdrops