I got taken for such a ride a couple weeks ago. There is apparently a long-standing joke you guys pull on people that says the NZ government has banned gardening. Yes, personal vegetable gardens. They list good reasons such as preventing invasive species, protecting the native flora and supporting the vulnerable local agriculture industry. People show websites where they say they were raided - with pictures of plots being dug up and confiscated, and pictures of stealth tomato grow operations. Its very comprehensive.
My mother is an avid gardener here in the States, so I sent her a long email saying how it was outrageous, how I'm so glad I'm allowed to grow some of my own food, what we take for granted, etc. I even said something like 'however there are actually some good reasons, the local ecosystem there evolved in isolation for millions of years, so they take a hard stance to prevent systemic collapse from invasive species and pathogens'. I rationalized it!
So a few hours after I sent that email, my world crashed down on me and I had to send an embarrassing correction to her saying how badly I got my chain yanked - 'please disregard the first email, I've been had'. I was literally red in the face when I realized how bad I fell for it!
I got taken for such a ride a couple weeks ago. There is apparently a long-standing joke you guys pull on people that says the NZ government has banned gardening. Yes, personal vegetable gardens. They list good reasons such as preventing invasive species, protecting the native flora and supporting the vulnerable local agriculture industry. People show websites where they say they were raided - with pictures of plots being dug up and confiscated, and pictures of stealth tomato grow operations. Its very comprehensive.
My mother is an avid gardener here in the States, so I sent her a long email saying how it was outrageous, how I'm so glad I'm allowed to grow some of my own food, what we take for granted, etc. I even said something like 'however there are actually some good reasons, the local ecosystem there evolved in isolation for millions of years, so they take a hard stance to prevent systemic collapse from invasive species and pathogens'. I rationalized it!
So a few hours after I sent that email, my world crashed down on me and I had to send an embarrassing correction to her saying how badly I got my chain yanked - 'please disregard the first email, I've been had'. I was literally red in the face when I realized how bad I fell for it!
You guys rock, don't ever change.