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Started by gardenofeden , Jun 23 2012 14:56 PM

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Posted 24 June 2012 - 18:12 PM

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View PostTrev, on 24 June 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:

That's awful, makes me glad I live in the middle of nowhere..

Trev it would cost someone more in petrol to get down to where you live.  :sarcastic_blum:

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Posted 25 June 2012 - 07:25 AM

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Wow... very sorry to hear this. I think will be difficult to track this plant unless the thieft tries to sold it. If he is just a "maniac CP collector" he just will keep the plant in his house without sharing pictures of it.
Is very worring somebody sneaks in your property... the onky strange thing is he (or she) didn´t stole the parent plant inestead only the cutting...
Good look, I wish you find the culprit.

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Posted 25 June 2012 - 11:02 AM

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View PostRichard Bunn, on 24 June 2012 - 18:08 PM, said:

Can I just ask, out of curiosity when I'm sure I've mastered growing Cephs, how much would a leaf cutting like that cost?


currently selling for £75, but most Cephs would be £5-£10 at that size

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 21:48 PM

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This is indeed disgusting news. a few have already wondered why only the one small cutting was taken. My theory is, this is someone who knows you, and they've tried to ease their own conscience by thinking " I'll just take that, he might not even miss it ". That's my theory, whatever, they are still a theif.

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 22:13 PM

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A compassionate theif. :vinsent: :triniti:

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 03:34 AM

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I put on my detective hat in a bout of insomnia and have finally deduced the culprit.

Tada

http://www.cpukforum...ndpost&p=310631

Shame on you Stephen  :jester:

Edited by Richard Bunn, 27 June 2012 - 03:38 AM.

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 10:43 AM

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 13:24 PM

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Tongue in cheek humour. I stumbled on your post asking how much to charge. I was indicating you stole your own plant. Bad taste I know. My bad.

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 13:24 PM

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Tongue in cheek humour. I stumbled on your post asking how much to charge. I was indicating you stole your own plant. Bad taste I know. My bad.

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 13:57 PM

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View PostRichard Bunn, on 27 June 2012 - 13:24 PM, said:

Tongue in cheek humour. I stumbled on your post asking how much to charge. I was indicating you stole your own plant. Bad taste I know. My bad.


Bwhahahahaha! :sarcastic_hand:

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 18:34 PM

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aaah...if I can only remember where I stashed it I will be OK :sun_bespectacled:

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 17:01 PM

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ahem....cough....it seems that my plant was not stolen after all....very embarassed...:red33:

it seems that the plant died, and I moved it out of the greenhouse without realising what plant it was or reading the label...so yes it did  vanish from the greenhopuse but it was my own doing...found it outside today.

I plead temporary insanity...

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 17:06 PM

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Haha. Oh well I know it's a case of either way the plant is gone but at least you can feel safer. I'd imagine the thought of someone being around gave you the creeps somewhat.  

Today my insanity arose when potting the vft's from Ian & Dianne.  My mixing container had some rain water in it and in a codeine induced daze I still added my peat and sand and wondered why I couldn't use the dirty soup!

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 18:32 PM

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View Postgardenofeden, on 30 June 2012 - 17:01 PM, said:

ahem....cough....it seems that my plant was not stolen after all....very embarassed...:red33:

it seems that the plant died, and I moved it out of the greenhouse without realising what plant it was or reading the label...so yes it did  vanish from the greenhopuse but it was my own doing...found it outside today.

I plead temporary insanity...

LOL, well at least you're honest enough to admit it Stephen.

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 18:45 PM

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Haha, glad the mystery is solved and suspicions lifted from your greenhouse quests.

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 19:16 PM

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 21:16 PM

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So Richard was right after all (sort of)  :mafia:

Glad you got to the bottom of it all though  :Laie_98:

Edited by Flytyer, 30 June 2012 - 21:17 PM.

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 21:23 PM

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View PostFlytyer, on 30 June 2012 - 21:16 PM, said:

So Richard was right after all (sort of)  :mafia:

Glad you got to the bottom of it all though  :Laie_98:

I knew it! Stephen's been caught red handed having removed the plant from his own greenhouse! It's elementary my dear Watson. :tease:
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