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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

I don't know who runs Southmeadow now, but years ago, when Mr. Grootendorst
ran it, I also had some odd occurrances.  Two different times I ordered from
them, sent a check, and got the order.  But six months later I got letters
or even phone calls from Mr. Grootendorst demanding that I pay for my order.
 I had the canceled checks to prove I had paid, so that was that.  But I
found that other people had the same experience.  I also quit buying there
because I got stock of apple varieties that was severely infected with virus
- worst case yellows and mottling I've ever seen.  A "Lord's Seedling" apple
was so bad it hardly even grew.  That was a key experience in setting me on
the path to finding other ways to get old varieties.  Made me feel twice as
bad when I met Bob Nitzchke because he was such a nice fellow, and his
material was being sold by such a curmudgeon.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, more, plus word on my grape book at
http://www.bunchgrapes.com

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>From: "Steve N. Dulaney" <dulaney@wvi.com>
>To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [nafex] Southmeadow status
>Date: Sat, Sep 1, 2001, 9:28 PM
>

>Dear Yorrba,
>
>I had something of a similar problem with them this past year.  I still 
>have several holes waiting for my trees.  I called them early one morning
>around the middle of May and talked to a nice lady who said that my trees 
>had been shipped two weeks ago and that she would reschedule my shipment
>for this fall, since their shipping season was over.  We both assumed that 
>the trees got lost by UPS.  Now you have me worried.  I hope I get my
>trees this fall.
>
>Regards,
>Steve Dulaney
>

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