tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post3671450055692832326..comments2024-03-24T23:22:43.753+00:00Comments on Tony's Musings: The Last Battle?TonyTheProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-9781595845533062002015-04-14T22:51:46.626+00:002015-04-14T22:51:46.626+00:00The quote '"The Netherlands fields are ru...The quote '"The Netherlands fields are run as a commercial stock production" is not quite right. The largest Dutch Dahlia fields are run by the Parishes and parade groups of the Dutch flower parades. In order to keep costs of the parade floats low, they grow their own flowers. As a new harvest is ready every week, the dahlia's are traded with other parades, that run on different dates. The largest fields are run by the parishes of Zundert ( all volunteers) they can deliver upto 4 million flowers per week. And their flowers are even delivered to a parade in Spain, that has recently shifted to the use of Dahlia's<br /><br />More info can be found on:<br /><br />http://www.bloemencommissie.nl/en/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022899901428555308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-9722272766782363252015-04-14T22:36:20.312+00:002015-04-14T22:36:20.312+00:00the statement about dahlia's"The netherla...the statement about dahlia's"The netherlands fields are run as a sales stock production" is not quite right. The largest dahliafields are run by the parishes of Dutch flower parades. All volunteers. The dahlia's are sold to other parishes of other flower parades. This way the Dutch flower parades can exchange their flower stock, and keep their costs for flowers low. This cheap alternative is chosen by more and more parades all over Europe, and can save the Battle a large investment every year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022899901428555308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-44755401914184265862015-04-14T13:02:08.594+00:002015-04-14T13:02:08.594+00:00It would be fine if backed up with solid statistic...It would be fine if backed up with solid statistics but the report only has details of ticket prices, no detailed of breakdown of sales.TonyTheProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-25745381617170556382015-04-14T11:54:38.364+00:002015-04-14T11:54:38.364+00:00The statement about “the typical demographic” is t...<i>The statement about “the typical demographic” is the kind of statement one expects to find in the satirical pages of “Private Eye”</i><br /><br />Depending on how tickets are priced (if you have one rate for OAPs, one for adults and one for under 12s, for example), it's perfectly verifiable.<br /><br />Incidentally, the inability of BoF organisers to give me any advance idea of price is one reason I don't bother with it.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194881271051758232noreply@blogger.com