I checked mine since I use paypal to pay for all my PBS transactions. I belong to half a dozen organizations, some of which have due dates based on enrollment date. So sometimes it's hard to remember which associations need payment when. I guess I never thought my brain couldn't keep up with this but I now need to make another list of all more things I need to remember, 😀 peter On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 11:04 AM Mike <mike.lowitz@gmail.com> wrote: > Peter, > > I agree with you wholeheartedly on the amount of work that Bridget and > many others do to grow and ship bulbs and seeds. You are correct that any > extra work is an added burden. The question becomes, why would any member > knowing all this need a reminder? These are bulbs/seeds you can’t get > anywhere else, and even if you could certainly not for the price paid here, > we are so fortunate. We have a great opportunity here to share knowledge > and plants. If everyone could check today and make sure they are current. > Saving all the volunteers who passionately keep our group afloat from > taking time away from their families and various interests. Everyone’s time > is valuable. > > Have a great Sunday, check your invoices or ask for a refreshed one. It > would be great if by the end of September we could all be current with > SX/BX payments as we head into the busy holiday season. > > Happy Growing….. I’ve got to replant a bunch of the amazing Lachenalia > I’ve gotten from past BX! I hope I have some to send in for the next BX. > > Mike > Cloudy and Cool finally, San Diego > > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 10:36 AM peter shaw via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> I also want to thank Bridget for the incredible job of collecting, >> sorting, >> counting, conducting the lottery, packaging, printing labels and sending >> them off. Wow, what a lot of careful work. >> Also, a big thanks to everyone that donated bulbs, I always love to add a >> few new ones to my overcrowded collection. >> >> Perhaps rather than shaming them or (me), a Bcc email to those might be >> enough? I have no idea how many there are but public shaming will take >> just >> a long to compile the list. >> >> peter >> >> On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM <pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > >> wrote: >> >> > Send pbs mailing list submissions to >> > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > >> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> > >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> > pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > >> > You can reach the person managing the list at >> > pbs-owner@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > >> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." >> > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> > Today's Topics: >> > >> > 1. Arrears in US BX and SX - general request. (Bridget Wosczyna) >> > 2. Re: Arrears in US BX and SX - general request. (Robert Lauf) >> > >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Bridget Wosczyna <bulbexpbs@gmail.com> >> > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > Cc: >> > Bcc: >> > Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:46:38 -0400 >> > Subject: [pbs] Arrears in US BX and SX - general request. >> > I hope everyone is having a pleasant weekend. It's a glorious autumn >> day in >> > Southeastern Pennsylvania. >> > >> > I am reaching out today concerning outstanding share fees for recent >> > exchanges. I thank each of you who are current. Unfortunately, we have >> more >> > than a few members who have balances due. We'd like to address the >> issue >> > generally and help them become current. We are of course sensitive to >> the >> > fact that folks put the fee slip aside and get distracted. Life gets in >> the >> > way, absolutely, and the slip is forgotten. >> > >> > We are able to have these wonderful exchanges due to the extraordinary >> time >> > volunteered by both the donating membership and the board members who >> > organize and distribute same. In the past, we have made an effort to >> > contact each member directly and ask them to bring their accounts >> current. >> > This is no longer feasible due to the amount of members who are not >> paying >> > their exchange fees timely, or who do not pay until prompted. We will no >> > longer be sending out emails requesting payment. We trust our members to >> > pay for their exchange shares and know a friendly reminder today will >> help >> > further along the need for timely payment going forward. >> > >> > We appreciate your understanding in this matter as time spent tracking >> down >> > payments is not an effective use of volunteer time. >> > >> > If you think that you may have outstanding fees, please contact >> Arnold. If >> > you know you have fees that you haven't paid, kindly do so at your >> earliest >> > opportunity. >> > >> > We wish everyone to have a pleasant and fulfilling experience with the >> > exchanges, including our members who organize them. Attention to >> > outstanding fees will make things a bit smoother. >> > >> > Thanks so much, >> > Bridget >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net> >> > To: Bridget Wosczyna via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > Cc: >> > Bcc: >> > Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 16:32:45 +0000 (UTC) >> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Arrears in US BX and SX - general request. >> > A big thanks are due, as always, to Bridget and the donors. As usual, >> > there were a lot of great things to be had in the recent BX. >> > Perhaps listing the names and amounts past due on the list serve would >> be >> > a way to induce better behavior. Public shaming might seem like the >> > nuclear option, but if we have a large number of folks who are making >> more >> > useless work for our volunteers, their behavior is pretty inexcusable. >> > Calling them out once might get their attention. >> > Bob gorgeous weather in Zone 7 >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > pbs mailing list >> > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > PBS Forum latest: >> > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…