NY Botanical Garden Chihuly
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If they like half my friends they won't even think of it lol. Make them secure tickets for the next event then ditch the plans at last minute, that will be a teachable moment.
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LOL I like the way you think !!!! I would bet my last dollar no ones offers to pay for their ticket. Truth is it was there lost, rain held off and was a great show
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Don't your friends own umbrellas? I mean, what's a little rain anyway, just adds to the adventure. You need to get some tougher friends Alex....just sayin'.
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Glad the night was perfect and you had at least one friend to enjoy it with. That is an amazing experience, the likes of which few people get. Those no shows should definitely pay for those tickets. Next time, I would collect the money in advance, haha.
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@thistlebloom I blame the weatherman made it sound like a dangerous storm.
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The NYBG is so close and so easy for me to get too. Yet it has been years since last there. @Pulsegleaner when was the last time you where there?
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Years ago. Since I don't drive, that's a family trip, and those are hard to schedule now.
But I remember a lot of things about it from the last time. The giant Japanese Raisin Tree the enormous trifoliate orange by the gift shop, and of course, the conservatory.
Actually, the gift shop was where I bought my first tropical seeds as a kid. There was a company called the Rainforest Seed Company that used to stock a rack there*. Until then, I did not know it was POSSIBLE to get tropical seeds. The joy if discovering you could was only slightly offset by the later discovery that a lot of them were mislabeled (or in many cases, the offering was genus specific only and what species you would get varied from pack to pack).
*If I recall they did a promo once with Cheerios supplying seed to people who sent in a card from the box, to commemorate the release of Disney's Jungle 2 Jungle.
But I remember a lot of things about it from the last time. The giant Japanese Raisin Tree the enormous trifoliate orange by the gift shop, and of course, the conservatory.
Actually, the gift shop was where I bought my first tropical seeds as a kid. There was a company called the Rainforest Seed Company that used to stock a rack there*. Until then, I did not know it was POSSIBLE to get tropical seeds. The joy if discovering you could was only slightly offset by the later discovery that a lot of them were mislabeled (or in many cases, the offering was genus specific only and what species you would get varied from pack to pack).
*If I recall they did a promo once with Cheerios supplying seed to people who sent in a card from the box, to commemorate the release of Disney's Jungle 2 Jungle.
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Dont need you drive they have their only train stop. We have such a great place people travel from all over the country to see, and we don't visit.
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I think you two should schedule a trip together. Pulse is there a train or bus you could take to meet Nyboy there? I bet you two would have lots of fun.
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