Dear Nuttybush,
I do apologise if you have taken offence. I can assure you it was not meant to be an offensive remark. I was just a little frustrated that it appeared no one had read the post or responded to it. Perhaps I should have worded it differently. I can also assure you that my time spent here is with the sole purpose of offering help to people such as yourself in any way I can. I don't use it as a way of killing time. I just don't have spare time. I don't do it for laughs, I'd prefer to watch 'Little Britain' for that.
I had this conversation with admin about a week ago when we discussed the purpose of the forum. I think we agreed that it could and should become a valuable resource for people such as yourself who are embarking on a new career. You will probably find that help and advice is a little hard to come by in this country, as opposed to the USA where florist forums are very active. I don't fully understand why, but it's probably down to "I don't want to teach the competition". I can't accept this view as I strongly believe that the industry needs to encourage new talent and give it as much help and advice as possible. Otherwise, it's all downhill from here and the mass marketers will have a field day.
I don't claim to be an expert and I don't claim to be able to answer all your questions, but if i can, i will.