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All sweet my friend, now go forth, do good things, and look into that karma thing a bit more closely ;)

The way the thread works is this a little different to going shopping - you offer something to the person below you in exchange for what the person above is offering. Unfortunately it's drifted off topic a bit, but currently Etho has kindly tried to breathe some life into it by offering a Keeper's Creeper print for the next poster. It may be still available, Haleakala may have snapped it up, or who knows what, so give Etho a message and see what the story is. Of course you'll need to offer something yourself. Here's where something from FSRE comes into play, or you can wait and see if your order comes through (tried contacting the vendor?) or perhaps a wild spore print made from a hunt. Or have faith that your commercial prints will arrive. If you choose to DIY, check out on google and the search engine here and youtube how to make your own prints; it just takes a razor, a glass and a sheet of alfoil, it would get you a number of prints to boot = great trade items down the track too. So find yourself a print to trade and let's play! (well not me, but you ) Understand the system of the thread? You need to already have something to play, but once you do it goes on indefinitely

Oh and apologies but due to some personal issues I've had to forgoe my prized collection and can no longer trade in this thread. Sorry to the people this has confused while we've been off the rails for so long.

@Mr-Blasty welcome There's a certain implied trust that comes with this thread that the other parties are already microscopy enthusiasts, given that prints can be used for obvious illegal purposes, as well as the satisfaction that comes from paying it forward and paying it back at the same time. There are ways to build a collection without throwing cash at the problem, especially when you're posting for the first time! Read my post 6 up from yours for example. The other big way to get started is going wild mushrooms hunting, and gathering prints of well identified edible/safe mushrooms. With a few conspicuous exceptions you'll quickly get to know, usually lying in ulterior motives, people in this thread are by their core nature generally not the type to be that concerned about money, you'll find many examples if you look back where the thread where the continuity has been lost and folks have volunteered to help keep things moving properly for naught but karma. Also I hate to say it but going to a forum and asking to buy items that vendors in Australia don't legally sell is like going to a doof in a business suit and asking strangers for free molly 'n' changa... yeah there's a decent chance your outfit is ironic and you were just so excited to be there it was overwhelmingly cool you didn't realise you were being kinda tactless but when ya didn't even notice you were violating elements of the culture as explained as recently as 6 posts earlier, people are going to look at you with a little suspicion! Be the guy who does it for the karma, not the guy who waits weeks or months for his account to be activated so he can ask for "forbidden fruit". That said, again, welcome, I'm not going to write off the guy in the business suit - he could turn out to have so much to offer the community in the future! - but I might pull him aside for a chat

Sigh... I can do the coast if there's no better option. Fucking hole of a place

I'm in for brissie cbf with the Coast though...

Jef? ;)

You're already sending me some right?

I'm in, might need a lift though *hint*hint* sharxy ;)

10 cheers again mate.

69 thanks p

Yeah totally, the usual spot must be basically impossible for some. It's pretty out of the way unless you're near the uni, ages from any shops and near impossible to reach by public transport. Mixing up the days as sharx said is probably a good idea too, besides work I know personally any given Sunday I could be out with family commitments at a couple of day's notice. I would miss the sad & lonely looking men lurking furtively in the background, but you take the good with the bad I guess.

Hope y'all had fun on the weekend, sorry I couldn't make it after all that! Shortly seems only fair to trek out closer to you for a meet since the usual ones are so convenient for me, but I'll be out of town on the 31st. Let us know how it goes though, sounds like a nice alternative spot that might be more family friendly. June 27th I can do though.

Happy birthday t!! xox

I'm on for a seed gathering trip if you drive...

I'll have some pond apples out to you soon, the package has made the 50km journey successfully, muchos gracies

I have obtuse seed for ya Sharxx, I'm interested in courtii as well

Hey guys just received some seed and ended out with way more than I need as always: 4x packs of ~20 Salvia apiana 2x packs of ~10 Salvia viridis (colour mix) 2x packs of ~10 Naga Jolokia chilli ...to give away, first in best dressed. I have no probs with people requesting multiple seeds as long as they'll be planted, saves me effort anyway ;). EDIT: doing the random number lottery thing instead (see below), post your preferences and in 24hrs I'll announce the winners, cheers. happy gardening -ef

I just got some Annona glabra seeds ("Pond Apple") if you'd like to exchange unusual fruit, be careful though as it's an invasive species in parts of the country.

Oh and I apologise in advance if my Chinese seeds aren't true to phenotype, the seeds at least look right visually

Sure why not, I've been sick so haven't got the mail out yet. PM me your preferences and address and I'll see what I can do

i love the pics mutant. i tried growing it in way too hot conditions and the humid summer killed the already struggling seedlings. i take it as a given your seed is super fresh then? i have some from when you offered it about a year ago, but some seeds straight from the fruit would be nice.. or does viability stay good for a while?

Seeds are commercially available (as syn Pittosporum angustifolium) but it's hemiparasitic, and supposedly the magic lies in the host which is a secret. Although if I was to try and look for it, I would start with Eremophila latrobei.

I can only find a couple of passing references to the Gubbi Gubbi people in the search engine, thunder?

Dig it out and *give it to him*, stress that it's the only one you've got and wish him well growing his own... :/ Then buy a cheap wireless infrared video cam and record time lapse or motion sensed so you can find out if you need to move to razor wire..