The Proof of Addiction Thread

[JMNYC]

Hi all!

I thought I might start a 'Proof of Addiction" thread, so that everyone can submit one story which might quality them as a certifiable, orchids addict. Only people we do not want in our lives think of this as a dubious distinction.

Unlike the AOS, we will not award actual points, cause you either got this bug or you ain't got this bug.

I will begin with my account.

A while back, already after it was clear I was seriously addicted and out of control, I was about to attend our biggest Spring Show and my then boyfriend was going to come along.

Heroically and proudly, before we left, I handed him my wallet...keeping only my Metrocard, and said with absolute conviction, "Please keep this until we are on the subway on our way back, and, under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are you to give it to me, no matter WHAT."

He got it and nodded happily and gave a thumbs up.

The minute we walked into the show....my whole endocrine system changed. But I remained mostly normal. When, at some point, we ventured into the vendor's area.....I began to leave my body and, as I went from table to table... the demon began to take hold and burgeon. It was ALIEN redux.

Soon, there were three cultivars I would have happily killed for...then four.

At that point I turned to my BF, he later said, with dilated pupils....and exhaled "Give me my wallet."

He proudly nodded NO.

This became a pas de deux, with each exchange more intense and manic on my part: "I changed my mind! I am an adult!"

The demon finally reached critical mass, and I literally leapt about and screamed, "I WANT MY WALLET!!!! GIVE IT TO MEEEEEE!"

At this point, his eyes were darting about in terror, as he, and I as well, both realized some humans within this crowded arena were getting rattled, some I got, even then, thinking maybe I, the screaming flailing female had been actually robbed of this wallet by this male person!

The demon will not be denied. My BF, then with the face of an OMG!!! smilie... gave me the wallet. The demon won. Again.

I am JM in NYC....and I am an orchid addict.

[Bud]

WELCOME ABOARD!

Fellow New Yorker....
*what an interesting narrative....

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by Bud

WELCOME ABOARD!

Fellow New Yorker....
*what an interesting narrative....

HI!!!!!

THANK YOU!

Yes, I may be small outside, but the orchid demon makes us GINORMOUS. (Goliath, eat yr heart out!)

BUT, where is YOUR story? We wanna hear it!!!

[Bud]

But I am not an addict....majority of my orchids were given to me or I swapped them ....

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by Bud

But I am not an addict....majority of my orchids were given to me or I swapped them ....

OMG....I will believe that when I believe Geo W has a brain.

We are safe here; exit denial and come forth!

[lauraeli]

The first step is admitting you have a....er, is orchid addiction a problem?

[MrHappyRotter]

I'm not an addict. It's cool. I feel alive. If you don't have orchids you're on the other side.

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by lauraeli

The first step is admitting you have a....er, is orchid addiction a problem?

NAH. Not problem at all, unless you end up robbing banks or selling faux designer purses to feed the habit.

OR.....start tearing down bearing walls to get more footcandles.

But see, addicts don't dabble, we EMERSE with unalloyed passion.

Starting to think, some members of this community might actually not be true addicts!

Howwwww......annoying.

---------- Post added at 09:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:09 PM ----------

Originally Posted by MrHappyRotter

I'm not an addict. It's cool. I feel alive. If you don't have orchids you're on the other side.

lol Are you at least addicted to The Blue Devils? Kidding, we get you are one.

[lauraeli]

I wonder if Im an addict? Let's see...

I bought my first orchid less than two months ago, and since then Ive added 5 more to my collection...

:-( oh no...is it bad? Have I caught the bug?

[Cntry]

My story started with one orchid it was a large Phaleanopsis. yes I said was. I ended up killing it by over watering it. Since then my son gave my granddaughter one for her birthday in Jan. I had been helping her care for it. I went to Lowes with my son to pick up some flowers for my garden around our pond. Well I seen the Phals there and I now have a addiction. Last week I purchased 9 from a nursery and had them shipped to me. Today I went to lowes again and purchased 6 more mini phals. Last night I ordered a small green house to put into the back of our house where there is little heat in the winter. I have purchased pots, orchid food several boxes. Soil meter to tell me if I have enough light is ph right and are my orchids moist or dry enough. I have even now hand pollinated and it took. I have Phal seed pods forming now. I ordered books joined the board as well as a forum. YES I AM addicted to orchids. Now I just have to find out how to care for each kind... LC Cariad's mini Quinee,Slc Fire Magic 'Solar Flare', Den bracteosum Species, Epi Radicans obrienium, Dtps,fusheng's Gold lip " Mx Dtps Hsinging mount 'BD, Slc Fire Magic 'Nora', oncidum alliance Gold Dust, Dyakia hendersoniana Xsibling. cattleya syn lealiapurpurata v. alba Slc world vacation ' shibuya Sunset. These are the ones I need to find out how to care for... They are also the ones from the nursery. Would you say I have been bitten by the orchid addiction? YUP