Stranger trying to "prune" my orchid

[ardera]

The other day, there were some people here at my apt, spraying for bees. Well, the woman saw my orchids, and we got talking. Turn out she "has one of these" and "has one of those". She saw my Chia Lin, and said she had one of those as well (not so sure she knew what she was talking about though). Well I've had some issues with my Chia (it is suicidal), and have had to cut off some of my leaves, but left the pseudo bulbs. She apparently felt that these needed to be removed. She went at it, and attempted to break off one of them! I was trying to stop her, telling her that, no they should stay where they are. Again she was about to break off one, telling me "no, this one is really old, it needs to come off". I tried to tell her that, "no, that is one of my newest growths, I just had to cut the leaf off of it. She kept insisting "no it's old. See it is black, it needs to come off". What she was referring to was actually the dried "outer leaf" that had not come off of the bulb off yet (I had just left it on). OMG!!! I finally managed to get this woman to leave my baby alone, but she didn't seem very happy with me.

Seriously, would you just try "pruning" someone stranger's plants?! She admittedly did not know much about orchids. Really?! Even if she did, she should not have tried to snap pieces off, maybe make a suggestion, but to try to start snapping off all of my pseudo-bulbs? I was not happy

Thought I would share.....

[jenmonkey]

Wow. Just, wow.

I would consider that vandalism at the very least, and assault at most. I don't take very kindly to people messing with my stuff, so in that case a line from The Crying Game would probably fix the problem: "You ever try to pick up your teeth with broken fingers?"

But then, that's just me. I'm sure you were much nicer.

[WhiteRabbit]

yikes!

and lol @ jenmonkey

[Rosiefuture]

Originally Posted by jenmonkey

I don't take very kindly to people messing with my stuff, so in that case a line from The Crying Game would probably fix the problem: "You ever try to pick up your teeth with broken fingers?"

Jen I love it!

I think she'd have been so close to getting a knuckle sandwich from me! It'd have been like "Come on, make my day!"

Back when my daughter was a baby we had a Greek student and her mother staying with us. It was a cultural exchange thing. This woman drove me demented! She would go into the babies room and get her out of her cot when she was asleep! "She sleep too much, she get up now!" She would also pick up my knitting and start doing it! LOL!

Ardera I think you were very restrained, they just don't understand.........No one messes with baby!

[thakshila smith]

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Be careful. Some try to be too smart.
My advise is do not show them to strangers.

[UKCat]

My Feeling is that she was trying to help herself to a piece of your plant to add to her collection

Some people are too sneaky for thier own good

[boyong]

yeah, maybe she just wanted some of your collections

[Hera]

Wow, keep the hands off the merchandise!! I would have been furious.

[UKCat]

Sorry I have a very suspicious mind, I have seen people in garden centers and botanical parks breaking bits off of plants to add to collections.
So my first thought would have been someone helping themselves and not your plant.

[Lagoon]

Geezus! I think I would have smack'd that women good
She certainly has alot of nerve thats for sure