I told myself I'd never pay that game. Don't get be wrong, I'd love a few clone only plants if the circumstances were favorable (clean garden, actually known cut, not expensive) but sadly that isn't the case. I'm not a gambling man unless the odds are in my favor. Nothing is worse than a stupidity tax (losing, time, money, productive garden) for a cut. Seeds are a gamble too, but less of a risk in my view
Look for SHOE on Breedbay, he has run all the bounty hunter packs...
Thank you, my brother.
amen there, I hear ya LOUD and clear! I've grown MANY "name" strains, only to be vastly disappointed.
For some odd reason I just did not notice it sitting there. When I did, my heart literally skipped a beat. YES. The mother of all runs coming right up.
Every community has it's strong points. For pure info I don't come here, but I don't own TV and forums are my preferred entertainment, far as that goes RIU will always rule lol... But something special about the Bay. I LOVE the vibe there. The people I have met and conversations shared have been real eye-openers. I learned about Downwinder's Syndrome from a guy there, man, what a rough hand to be dealt. B's got him on a 3-strain treatment program, phenomenal reading about what herb is doing for people you are actually getting to know.
There is only one grower I knew really well who would get verifiable cuts. The dude had a process of using two different sources or more and then proceeding to grow them out simultaneously to determine if in fact what he had was what it was suppose to be. How he did these trips when he was afraid of using the phone and acting more like a coke or smack dealer is beyond me but I know he had family out in Cali. If either clone grew and produced very similar results, he'd be happy. Variances meant locating new separate parties to verify, even if one was completely awesome and another cut totally not what it should have been. He would ship them back to the D, and then recoup expenses from other growers. He was no slouch when it came to cannabis, and was an excellent grower despite growing in ways I wouldn't bother (ie always trying the latest and greatest bottles and shit)
yea he's more of the lone wolf type as am I, me more so than him now. Minus boards, I don't mind making new friends and do meet some new growers randomly. When I was more involved pre/post medical, I ended up feeling a bit more slighted by the community. Not personally, but how some of the old school dealers were treating people new to cannabis and we're looking for a buck. Particularly as a grower now, unlike then, my suspicions were not only confirmed but shown to be under estimated. Due to those reasons I came to boards and withdrew from many of the people I use to help with their "compassionate care" and education, something I believed in, taught free classes on the history and medicinal properties and studies.
sadly I agree with you, I used to be more involved with helping people and educating people, but I've literally learned the hard way, that sometimes the saying "no good deed, goes unpunished" is actually true, sometimes...
Well to clarify a bit without divulging too much personal detail, the people weren't necessarily bad. My issues stem from the concept of these people wanting to work in the grey, and not having the stated values align with their actions. They were more interested in a commercial enterprise operating under the guise of a non profit. I take major issue with this. I was there under the impression of helping people and welcoming those into the fold. I was not interested in finding niches to commercialize off people with little to no cannabis experience and looking for honest help and advice. Look, I've got no issues with a commercial model, but to guise it as an unregistered non profit simply wasn't something I could be a part of. Instead of legitimacy they still wanted to hold on to the grey/illegal mindset. That form of deception was totally not kosher for me
weirdly I've learned that as well. Had a customer for my freelance who can be difficult. She frustrated be and occupied much of my time. so I raised my rates. Lo and behold, at first she was a tad surprised when I invoiced her. Now she still calls but no longer holds a "my time is so precious and bend to my schedule" to be more respectful and straight to the point when she needs something. Kinda felt bad doing it, but it solved some of the superiority complex.
this is very true, however, shittily the automotive industry is highly competitive, compound that with parts stores spreading misinformation, and it's difficult, to say the least. So when o'reillys/pepboys/ whatever offers to "check" your check engine light for free, well that's where people expect shit for free. Same thing applies to a "pass or don't pay" smog check. Screw that, I have bills to pay, if I smog your car, i'm getting compensated.