I NEED to rant!!! (Bc Maikai)

[Sandy4453]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! We've been having severely windy weather here in S. Fla. There's a tropical storm in the Caribbean and we're getting these fierce winds. All of my orchids are tied down with bungee cords, especially the ones on the top shelves.

I was just on OB and had signed off when all of a sudden, I heard this loud crash. Walking to the patio, I kept saying, "please don't let it be my Maikai....please." Yup, my prize Bc. Maikai with 10 spikes growing (one bloomed, one opening, so far) just crashed to the floor. One leaf broke, another completely broken off and the 2nd spike that was opening .... GONE.

I am soooooooooooo pissed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And yes, it could've been worse, I know. At least I had another larger pot to place it in. I was going to re pot it when it got done blooming, into a larger pot and I'm still going to wait until it's done blooming before I start disturbing it more. So now, it's 9 spikes, not that terrible, right?

If someone had told me that I had to leave all my orchids behind and could only take one, it would have been the Maikai.

Murphy's Law?