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Ueberwinden · 03-20-2009, 02:07 PM

Right now I am a little flustered!!!! I have my first shipment of the year into California and I know it will require a phyto to travel into California. I shipped Basjoo into Arizona last year without any hitches, so I am thinking California not a problem. This is 2 Musa Zebrina to Ridgecrest, CA which is northeast of Bakersfield. So I called the USDA Office in Bakersfield to confirm what they require. Not a problem, phyto with a Beetle certificate, still no problem. I call my local agent thinking I have saved him some time and I am all but done. This is where the problem starts! Apparently the USDA has evolved a little since last year, because I had to register with the USDA's eAuthentication and obtain level 1 access. O. K., now I'm on unfamiliar ground and not feeling so confident. I go through the questions and fill in the blanks to register, and I feel alright with it but that was the easy part, although I'm not aware of that as of yet. We get to the end and the program screens everything and lets you know what is wrong, you might see where this is going. Well all of my information is fine but there is a slight problem with my password, some of you may have guess this, but wait it gets better. So instead of entering something I might have half a chance of remembering I enter something with capitals and numbers, now get this and try to imagine the expression on my face. The system tell me that my password cannot be a dictionary word!!!! furthermore nor can it be a part of a dictionary word, or a name, I tried that too. The requirement also state that it must be at least 8 characters but not more than 12. That's when I broke out the paper! It's also case sensitive!! My tax dollars went to pay for someone to hassle me over my password. Once that was over to make things better you have to wait twenty minutes after you check your email and click the activate my account button. So now I wait and go to log in and guess what..........
it doesn't recognize the password!!! I was hot!!! now I have to do a password recovery for a password that earlier the system determined was fine after at least 12 tries. I finally entered a password it liked and was able to log in. The PCIT system is not difficult once you can log in. I'm not a stupid person, but Lord have mercy if I were! I'm hoping the inspection goes better. You know the next California, Arizona, or Florida order will send cold chills down my spine.

Michael

03-20-2009, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ueberwinden Ueberwinden Ueberwinden's Photo Gallery Location: Florence, KY Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Name: Mike Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 246 BananaBucks : 46,776 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 23 Times Was Thanked 158 Times in 86 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 6 Times	How hard can it be?? Right now I am a little flustered!!!! I have my first shipment of the year into California and I know it will require a phyto to travel into California. I shipped Basjoo into Arizona last year without any hitches, so I am thinking California not a problem. This is 2 Musa Zebrina to Ridgecrest, CA which is northeast of Bakersfield. So I called the USDA Office in Bakersfield to confirm what they require. Not a problem, phyto with a Beetle certificate, still no problem. I call my local agent thinking I have saved him some time and I am all but done. This is where the problem starts! Apparently the USDA has evolved a little since last year, because I had to register with the USDA's eAuthentication and obtain level 1 access. O. K., now I'm on unfamiliar ground and not feeling so confident. I go through the questions and fill in the blanks to register, and I feel alright with it but that was the easy part, although I'm not aware of that as of yet. We get to the end and the program screens everything and lets you know what is wrong, you might see where this is going. Well all of my information is fine but there is a slight problem with my password, some of you may have guess this, but wait it gets better. So instead of entering something I might have half a chance of remembering I enter something with capitals and numbers, now get this and try to imagine the expression on my face. The system tell me that my password cannot be a dictionary word!!!! furthermore nor can it be a part of a dictionary word, or a name, I tried that too. The requirement also state that it must be at least 8 characters but not more than 12. That's when I broke out the paper! It's also case sensitive!! My tax dollars went to pay for someone to hassle me over my password. Once that was over to make things better you have to wait twenty minutes after you check your email and click the activate my account button. So now I wait and go to log in and guess what.......... it doesn't recognize the password!!! I was hot!!! now I have to do a password recovery for a password that earlier the system determined was fine after at least 12 tries. I finally entered a password it liked and was able to log in. The PCIT system is not difficult once you can log in. I'm not a stupid person, but Lord have mercy if I were! I'm hoping the inspection goes better. You know the next California, Arizona, or Florida order will send cold chills down my spine. Michael __________________ White Horticulture Rare, Tropical, Unique