Once Upon A Time

[snow]

i,m glad that ob was the first and only forum i joined. and i.m going to stick around for a long long time.
thanks all to you ''marty''.

[Swamper]

Awesome story. Like Frank Sinatra said,"the best revenge is huge success"...I love this place, thanks.

[Orchidophile]

Where would the world be without bullies, they make us stronger. Where would we be if Marty hadn't made the orchid board ...lets try not to think about that.

[cb977]

Originally Posted by Orchidophile

Where would the world be without bullies, they make us stronger. Where would we be if Marty hadn't made the orchid board ...lets try not to think about that.

...lets try not to think about that.[/

Unimaginable!!!

[sucuz]

The cocoa was sweet. The fire was warm. All nice and cozy. Really enjoyed the story. All in all, I am glad that you got ticked off and decided to do something positive about it. You have created a great place where everyone seems to feel welcome (I know that I do). Bravo! Three cheers! And general carrying-on with great gusto and hands full of confetti! Thank you, Marty.

[kiki-do]

Thank you Marty, for all you do. You are an asset indeed! I love this site. The people are fantastic and extremely supportive. You certainly know how to set up a great site that's warm and welcoming. Kudos! Not only do we all learn and benefit from this site ( ), the camaradarie is incredible and I'm as addicted to OB as I am to orchids!! Who knew there would be a little serendipity happening out of your frustrations.
Also a huge thanks to the Moderators and the Ambassador!
Ahhhhh, the cocoa is all gone, the story was fantastic, the fire is burning out, and it's time for bed.
Being from Maine, when the fire goes out, take cover, cause the mesquitoes come out in droves. I think mesquitoes should be declared Maine's State bird...... yup yup!!! They are that big and extremely hungry! But that is another story for another time.
And so it goes, the Orchid Board people lived happily ever after.

[Marty]

I'm just one person, it's all of you guys that embraced the spirit of being open and friendly, without all of you this place would be a one person operation and wouldn't be much of a forum. Thanks for joining and being the Orchid Board!

[Orchidophile]

Okay, who's passing out the hot cocoa and the fire because I didn't get any of that stuff ..... .... ...it's too hot here for cocoa anyway, I am all for haveing some mint chocolate chip ice cream....love this place

[tuvoc]

Thanks, Marty, great story. I too was wondering about how this great place came about. By the way, I don't think you mentioned how your orchids are doing. Hope we all were of some help.

Kim

[Marty]

Well...I'm mostly into frogs and vivaria, the few of the orchids that I actually have I grow in my frog tanks. I can't say that they're thriving and blooming for me regularly, because I don't use any fertilizers nor do I have light that's intense enough, but frogs manage to fertilize them enough for me and once in a while I'll get something blooming. With a 2 year old and another one of the way, my hobbies have taken a back seat for a while though...that's partially why I haven't been around regularly here. It seems that you guys are just fine on your own though because this forum is busier then ever