Bananas.org - View Single Post

harveyc · 07-21-2008, 03:49 PM

Okay, I didn't think I had much to explain but had to laugh when I saw a couple of other license plates here and then saw Richard described his by-line.

Sometime around 31 or 32 years ago (yikes, I'm old!) California came out with 7 digit license plates and after a friend suggested it, I got HARVEY C. Those plates are now on their 5th vehicle. I use "harveyc" wherever I can, but it's not available in some places. I got real cranky with one company when my online account had be closed due to inactivity and they said it was impossible for me to reactivate it. They said I'd have to join with a new name. I just refused to join! I do use a different ID in a few spots where the name is surprisingly taken already, but I sure wasn't about to use a different name for a stupid reason like that! LOL

My by-line of "been nuts, gone bananas" is related to what my dad and some other farmers say about me. I'm considered an "educated" farmer around here and my dad and other farmers think I've got some odd ideas on how to do things, even though I'm more conventional than I sometimes wish I were. I removed a pear orchard from our farm in 1998 and planted chestnuts, largely because they didn't require pesticides for insect or disease control around here (I do spray weeds, though). Chestnuts are a lot of work, hand harvesting from the ground each day four about three weeks to maintain top quality. A lot of farmers, including my father, think I'm "nuts". When I started hobby growing bananas some of the farmers also heard about that and really thought I was crazy. I agreed, and said I had gone bananas!

I will say that for a while last year I thought my dad was finally coming around when he saw bananas on my California Gold. Then he said "boy, that tree should be stronger next year and produce even more." I broke the news to him and he thought I was really stupid for growing a plant like a banana that would die after fruiting. I then reminded him that corn, which he made a good living of growing for about 55 years or so, dies every year and he has to buy seed again the next year. He still shook his head!

07-21-2008, 03:49 PM	#72 (permalink)
harveyc Been nuts, gone bananas harveyc's Photo Gallery Location: Isleton, Calif Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Harvey Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,130 BananaBucks : 471,974 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,050 Times Was Thanked 4,493 Times in 1,906 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,785 Times	Re: Explain your screen name. Okay, I didn't think I had much to explain but had to laugh when I saw a couple of other license plates here and then saw Richard described his by-line. Sometime around 31 or 32 years ago (yikes, I'm old!) California came out with 7 digit license plates and after a friend suggested it, I got HARVEY C. Those plates are now on their 5th vehicle. I use "harveyc" wherever I can, but it's not available in some places. I got real cranky with one company when my online account had be closed due to inactivity and they said it was impossible for me to reactivate it. They said I'd have to join with a new name. I just refused to join! I do use a different ID in a few spots where the name is surprisingly taken already, but I sure wasn't about to use a different name for a stupid reason like that! LOL My by-line of "been nuts, gone bananas" is related to what my dad and some other farmers say about me. I'm considered an "educated" farmer around here and my dad and other farmers think I've got some odd ideas on how to do things, even though I'm more conventional than I sometimes wish I were. I removed a pear orchard from our farm in 1998 and planted chestnuts, largely because they didn't require pesticides for insect or disease control around here (I do spray weeds, though). Chestnuts are a lot of work, hand harvesting from the ground each day four about three weeks to maintain top quality. A lot of farmers, including my father, think I'm "nuts". When I started hobby growing bananas some of the farmers also heard about that and really thought I was crazy. I agreed, and said I had gone bananas! I will say that for a while last year I thought my dad was finally coming around when he saw bananas on my California Gold. Then he said "boy, that tree should be stronger next year and produce even more." I broke the news to him and he thought I was really stupid for growing a plant like a banana that would die after fruiting. I then reminded him that corn, which he made a good living of growing for about 55 years or so, dies every year and he has to buy seed again the next year. He still shook his head! __________________