My use of the English language has never been beyond reproach and if my comment was not clear, I am sorry. The point is that the growing conditions in a container differ from those in the ground to such an extent that they should not be compared. Al

Marcia Sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. We all totally understand. Been there and done that with my mother several years ago - it is not fun or easy by any means. I think the trade we had set up was for next month @ the fall swap.....

Fran,I am happy you addressed this,it was tearing my heart out watching a few of my buddies at odds with eachother. You all are great ladies and of course have different points of view. I am probably sticking my nose in where it doesnt belong,but from both negative posts, I got that the fact, there was no communication with them and,that this person was posting elsewhere for trades and such,was the part that was most upsetting to them.I find it hard to swallow that either of these ladies were nasty and that is why they were avoided. Maybe emails did get sent to spam,it seems there was alot of miscommunication and confusion in these trades. That is why it is important for people that know they have trades out there to touch base,I bet if both of these ladies had been contacted and told what was going on,there would have been no negative post or hard feelings. It is understandable that when someone has tragedy in their lives that they would not be thinking of seed trades,and I am sorry to hear that this person has suffered as she is,it really is alot for one person to take. But at one point you do have to take care of your commitments,even if it is a brief email saying..."I didnt forget about you.Please hold on a bit longer"... This situation can be a valuable lesson for others,communication is golden and it can avoid alot of, what I consider a tragedy, here. I hope there is a happy ending to all of this,I don't like seeing people I care about hurting or on the defense. I know this is really none of my business,but it has been bothering me, and from an outside point of view,I think there can be resolution in this and that everyone will come out smiling! I dont know the person all this is about,but I do know you ladies,some better than others,and I know you all have hearts of gold and are great people!:) Oh, and Fran, I do believe that the PO can be not so dependable....dont get me started on that!...lol.... ~Angie,who hopes no one is mad at her for this post!

Thank you so much for the response, Beano63. Having used the TV an average of 25 hours a year, and the fact that the TV cost a little over $200 'back then', I was hoping against hope that what I was told wasn't true but responses of over-busy repair shops. I had already started looking for a replacement AC/DC 'just in case' so I guess in the back of my mind I already knew what you said in your reply is true--I just needed a little push. LOL I also had no idea "manufacturers discontinue support of their products after five years" as I was thinking of purchasing a 5-yr old used color for my husbands work area in his garage. Great info and again, Thank you! Amity