Done Deal, and Happy New Year. May all your lines run true and tight. Kent Dowd
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent Lufkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 1:13 PM Subject: It's time to pass the WAFF hat to keep the list alive > As promised earlier, I've connected with Sean Ransom about the hard > costs to keep the WAFF list up and running. The money from our last > fund drive ran out in April and Sean has been paying hosting fees out > of his own pocket since then. YTD, that amounts to $255.60 > ($31.95/month x 8 months). > > More than ever, hosting continue to be a commodity business so prices > continue to fall since the last time we moved the list. In the next > few days, we will move the WAFF list and site over to another host > that will cost us just $10 a month, a savings of $21.95 a month. > > Meanwhile, it's time for us to pony up to make Sean whole for his out > of pocket expenses as well as to prepay costs at our new host. > > I'm not suggesting any specific amount for you to contribute. But I > think that each of us ask ourselves how important this list is and > then contribute an appropriate amount. > > Here's how: > > 1. By PayPal. If you have a PayPal account, you can use a credit card > to make your contribution amount payable to [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's > that simple. If you've never used PayPal, go to http://www.paypal.com > and clink on the Sign Up link at the upper right and follow the > instructions. > > 2. By mail. Send your check to Sean at: > > Sean Ransom > 1716 NW 67th Street > Seattle, WA 98117 > > Unlike PBS or NPR, we don't have premiums for those who make > contributions at certain dollar amounts. Who needs another zinger or > a spool of 1X tippet anyway? But trust me, you'll feel better > nonetheless. Who knows, you might even catch more fish. Or bigger > fish. > > Kent Lufkin
