Glochids for Christmas??

Post by **daiv** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:04 pm

OK, do you all remember this post I made about an Opuntia my brother brought for me this fall?

daiv wrote:Well my brother showed up last night with this monster. It is the end of the season up here and his nursery friend off-loaded this Opuntia and some agave on him. Of course, he brings them to me. I don't know what business they have selling this Opuntia in Minnesota. There are probably less than 10 people in the whole state that are crazy enough to grow it.

They have it labeled as O. santa-rita, but I'm not positive on that. I think O. chlorotica or O. rufida are posibilities as well.

What are your thoughts?

Oh and the glochids on this thing are as bad as O. microdasys. I even got one in my lip somehow!

Well for Christmas day we drove to my parents place and brought along gifts for the family in a box that I had in the basement. Well... as we opened presents, everyone was complaining about finding glochids in their skin in various places. Everyone knew I was to blame, but we weren't sure how. Then my brother asked, "What box did you use to bring the presents?" Whoops!! I had meant to burn that box, but I used the box that the Opuntia came in to bring the presents. So everyone got glochids from thier gift as they unwrapped them!

What can you do about a mistake like that, but laugh, I say???

Well, the rest of them didn't find it so funny, but I'm sure you guys will!

John C · Post by **John C** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:16 pm

mikayak · Post by **mikayak** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:34 pm

Kinda makes me glad that we didn't exchange presents this year - and especially glad we didn't exchage them with your family!!!!

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:32 pm

Thats not funny Daiv

............Yes it is!!!

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:08 pm

Now thats what you call Spreading the joy around

I'm sure it will be a Christmas story that will be talked about for awhile to come.
You didn;t give anyone undergarments as a gift did you

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:58 pm

I can picture this as a great story for your future grand children.

Post by **daiv** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:01 am

ihc6480 wrote: You didn;t give anyone undergarments as a gift did you

No, that's mikayak's thing...

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:15 am

We need to start an official "glochid stories" thread, there's been some great ones on this board

CelticRose · Post by **CelticRose** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:28 am

Oh no!

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:45 am

OMG!!

ROFLMAO!! daiv leave it to you to do something like that..

Arzberger · Post by **Arzberger** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:47 am

Perhaps the glochids would cause an infection with the "cacti-virus", so they get cacti collectors in the near future...

Your story remembers me of my austrian friends with their 2 big dogs... The dogs always passed trough a big bunch of Opuntias in their garden. What a surprise for my friends when they touched the dogs and got a lot of glochids in their hands and arms!!

Best regards
Alex

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:22 pm

Unfortunately, they always know to look to the cactus guy when the mysterious itching starts!

Funny story, Daiv!

As for glochid stories, I don't find any story that includes me and glochids to be the least bit amusing! I do enjoy reading stories from others, now, THOSE are funny!

John P Weiser · Post by **John P Weiser** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:26 pm

I'll keep the lesson learned in mind for the future.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:15 pm

It would seem the saying, "It's the thought that counts" would just make things worse...

That's a keeper Daiv!

Post by **daiv** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:52 pm

Arzberger wrote:Perhaps the glochids would cause an infection with the "cacti-virus", so they get cacti collectors in the near future...

Alex, I've been exposing them for years. Just can't seem to get them hooked!