WOW. a really beautiful vine. and one I'd really like to have. But I am also aware that conditions in Romania are far from what it needs and I'd probably never get it to bloom. But... coincidence...I also visited that part of Thailand. Sounded familiar, the name of the island. I guess I was not really into exotics back then:(

Thanks. It's a large, dense bush, and it looks like the scale is all the way onto the main trunks, so unless there's a treatment I may have to dig out the whole thing. :-(

I wanted to share a couple other ways your identy/money can be stolen. Both happened to me. By the way, I'm really sorry you've gone through this. It is so frustrating. It seems like the majority of id theft is from credit cards. This first one happened years ago, when this was a relatively new crime, but it wasn't credit. Someone took my name and driver's licence number and the account number of a closed checking account. Then they created a new account and went shopping, at Sears, Macy's, Home Depot, and Victoria's Secret. All in one day. They almost got cought at VS, which ended their shopping spree. I believe they got over $3,000 in merchandise. It was a NIGHTMARE trying to convince all the different agencies and stores that I wasnt the thief. I didn't lose any money, but my driver's license number is still flagged with telecheck. Sixteen years later. BTW, after I made contact with Macy's to explain the situation, Macy's started billing me for the $900 purchase. We had a pretty heated conversation about how they wouldn't even have my information if I hadn't called them to do the right thing. The other was just a couple years ago. I was going over my bank statement and saw a payment to a cell phone company that we don't use. I checked a few monthes prior and noticed I had been paying someone elses bills. Cell phone and the utility bills. The utility bill was easy to miss because I use the same company. It was the cell bill that tipped me off. Someone used the account and routing number off a check one of us wrote and was paying her bills online. Once I cought it, I called the bank PG&E, and Verizon and had everything taken care of. The utility companies went after her on their own, so I don't know the outcome. There was a name on the accounts, but I was told it was probably fake. So anyway, these are just a couple more areasto consider and keep an eye on. Also, Sears can be kinda shifty. I would still be a little suspicious of them. I would not put it past them to issue you an unsolicited credit card. On the off chance that you accept it. It doesn't make much sense for a credit thief to have the card sent to your house. Unless, they were watching your house hoping to intercept your mail

fwiw; I have some lady named Catherine with my same last name that has lived in my house and shares my credit history for probably over 10 years.. and I cant get rid of her. Car insurance is a challenge at times as they want to know if there is any way she might drive one of the cars .. so she must have bad drivers history. I told the last car insurance guy she didn't live there.. and I didn't know who she is, its an error on your computer systems. He sort of laughed and told me she had to be on the policy if she lives here - I said she must live in the bushes and only comes around while I'm sleeping... I've never seen her in my life, no way has she ever or ever will drive one of the cars - he thought I was joking. He had to phone his headquarters before he could price up my insurance. Car insurance comes up for renewal .. go through the same thing again, and again. I have had credit cards mailed here in her name, doctors office call to confirm her appointments, bills from doctors in my mailbox, bill collector for the doctors offices, pharmacy guys asking if I was picking up her meds too. I tell everybody she's some kind of phony. It doesn't matter,,, she is painful to me, .. doesn't seem to be any ways to be rid of her. I don't think the credit guard services can do anything to stop the people out there like this lady.