Dan- Where are you located?
Scott On 8/14/03 9:39 AM, "Dan Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To make a long story short, Low End Mac is about $6,000 in the hole due > to the collapse of ad rates in early 2001. Although ad rates have > recovered and we are pretty much breaking even today, we still have this > huge deficit that needs to be eliminated. > > It wouldn't be urgent. I've been 3-4 months behind on payroll for a long > time, I've taken a part-time job in a local camera store, and our family > is just getting by from week to week. > > However, we've just entered crisis mode. We've lived in our house for 9 > years. Over that time, both my wife and I have endured significant income > reductions. Insurance and taxes have increased our house payments while > our income has dropped, and we have not been able to keep up on a lot of > small repairs. > > No big deal. None of them endanger anyone -- until now. The city has > threatened to issue an arrest warrant and fine me because of some broken > cement, a storm door with no screen (we never use that door, but it > doesn't appear to matter), some branches touching the roof, and several > other minor repair items that put us in violation the Housing Code. > > We just don't have the money. One of our sons had surgery, and our new > insurance meant we had to pick up part of the tab. Then our water heater > burst. Then the faucet on the kitchen sink broke and had to be replaced. > Little things keep coming up, and we're barely treading water financially. > > I can't afford to go to jail, pay fines, or make these repairs. We are > attempting to refinance our home from a 9.0% mortgage to 6.2%, and we're > asking for some extra cash, but it won't be enough to cover the repairs > the city wants, reshingling the roof (which is desperately needed), and > taking care of some significant plumbing and electrical issues. > > We're asking the Low End Mac community to help out. > > For list members, signing up for a lemlists.com email address at $6/year > helps us and provides you a very low cost email address. For a bit more, > we also have lowendmac.net email addresses available, along with Web > space and other services. > > I have decided to sell my 400 MHz PowerBook G4. It has 512 MB RAM and the > original 10 GB hard drive and DVD-ROM drive. The lid and screen were just > replaced under AppleCare, the keyboard was replaced some months ago, and > AppleCare coverage continues through January 31, 2004. $1,200 plus > shipping. > > I also have two 333 MHz iMacs for sale. One has 320 MB RAM and the > original 6 GB hard drive. The other has 192 MB RAM (we tried more, but no > luck) and a 20 GB 7200 rpm drive. These include the original iMac > keyboard and round mouse. I'm trying to find copies of the original Rev. > D software CDs -- these were obtained used and did not include them. I'm > hoping to sell these for $400 each with local pickup. (I'd rather not > pack and ship these heavy beasties.) > > We are also accepting donations via PayPal, the Amazon Honor System, > Kagi, and e-gold. > > For more details about Low End Mac's financial situation and links for > the above, go to <http://lowendmac.com/musings/03/0814.html> > > Thank you for your ongoing support of Low End Mac. > > -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
