Another Arizonan, Tucson

Lair3514 · Post by **Lair3514** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:34 pm

Hello,

Recently joined. This is first post. CactiGuide can become addicting. Alas, income dictates a phone modem connection which greatly inhibits my exploration. Some of you may know what I'm talking about.

I started putting in plants about 15 months ago. The cactus and succulents number about 16, and other low-water perennials (penstemon, salvia, justicia...) bring total up to about 30. I'm a convert to C&S...they ask so little and give so much.

I see that some long-time members respond to new member intros. I want to ask a question, if I may.
What is the procedure for submitting a photo to the Cactus Picture Contest? I've looked at CPC forum and read the Annoucements about rules, format and schedule. Am I correct in assuming an Annoucement will appear there for submissions to Contest 44?

Hope to meet up with other new members in yours and my further inquiries and comments.

Lair3514

Post by **daiv** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:08 am

Hi and glad to have you. You're in cactus central and many of our members are from there.

The picture contest thread is due to be started. Everyone is welcome to participate by both entering a picture and voting. Each contest has little rules about what subject matter to post, but that's it.

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:48 am

Hi and welcome to the forums!

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:37 am

Welcome! Some day, Arizona will totally own this forum.

peterb

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:13 am

Welcome.

As Daiv mentioned, please feel free to enter the photo contests!

peterb wrote:Welcome! Some day, Arizona will totally own this forum.

peterb

Then California will buy it...or make a movie about it

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:33 am

Hello Lair3514
and welcome to CactiGuide hope you enjoy it here..

QUOTE: they ask so little and give so much.

You got that right..

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:02 am

Hi. Another Arizonan here. (well a transplant, but hey not too many cacti grow in the ground in PA!)
PeterB is right someday AZ will own this forum hahaha

Welcome to the forum. I know what you mean about the crappy internet connection. I used to be barely able to run at 26.6 baud rate back in PA. Out here at least you can run 56.6 baud rate without too much trouble.

I am lucky to run at 54MBpS now. Oh well, it's a free connection I mooch off of!

Peter

Lair3514 · Post by **Lair3514** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:25 pm

Peterthecactusguy,

Thanks for the commiseration on slow connection. It was probably tactless of me to mention it. It's just so frustrating. EVERY time a screen changes... well, there you are waiting... waiting... waiting.... Enough said.

Lair3514

hegar · Post by **hegar** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:11 am

I also want to extend my welcome to you. I am glad that you dedided to join the Cactus and Succulent forums. I too used to have a modem connection, but fortunately my wife changed that. Now I am posting digital images like crazy!

Harald

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:47 am

Lair,
actually no. A lot of us understand what it's like. I used to be on the internet in the early 90's and that was a lot different then today!

Post by **daiv** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:52 am

peterb wrote:Welcome! Some day, Arizona will totally own this forum.

How much do you think they'd give me for it?

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:52 am

Daiv
how much do you want for it?
hahaha

Post by **daiv** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:55 am

I think I'd be willing to trade for some habitat pics of Echinomastus gautii.