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Posted: **Sat Feb 21, 2026 11:37 am**

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Should the board call it quits now? I'll give you a week to discuss / decide before looking in again.

Posted: **Sat Feb 21, 2026 11:55 am**

Does that include the VAT?

Posted: **Sun Feb 22, 2026 12:56 pm**

FWIW, I'm holding $40 in contributions from y'all received in excess last year. If there's a decision to fold, then I'd suggest sending the money to a charity and I'd provide y'all with a receipty thingie thing on Plan B before it vanishes. Or not as the case may be . . .

I'm not sure about continuing. I could risk another 20 bucks or so if that's the decision but the cost is up there now at 169 plus VAT I suppose (since it says local taxes are not included). Maybe we've outlived our whatever

Posted: **Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:08 pm**

My excise tax bill was lower than I had budgeted for, so I’m good for $50 if others will kick in to make the balance - let Meade know by PM and if we have the requisite amount pledged we can keep our little lounge open for another year. Or not as you wish.

Posted: **Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:23 pm**

I'll kick in fifteen bucks, Meade. Just let me know in a PM how to get it to you.

-"BB"-

Posted: **Sun Feb 22, 2026 5:21 pm**

Me too, Meade, but I would prefer to send an old fashioned personal check, if you would post a personal message to me with your snail-mail address
(quick, before the current general post master decides to end retail service.)

snailgate.

Posted: **Sun Feb 22, 2026 7:32 pm**

I'll donate. I've got some money I saved for an occasion like this. It's buried in my backyard inside a Folgers coffee can and I'm prepared to dig it up, if necessary.

Posted: **Sun Feb 22, 2026 8:51 pm**

Joe Guy wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 22, 2026 7:32 pm
I'll donate. I've got some money I saved for an occasion like this. It's buried in my backyard inside a Folgers coffee can and I'm prepared to dig it up, if necessary.

You should upgrade to a can of Chock full o’Nuts and their superior stainless steel can - also the coffee is much better!

Posted: **Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:04 pm**

Last year, everyone who posts regularly (and some irregularly) kicked in to keep Plan B going. Every one.

So we have $40 plus I'll search the couch and come up with $25. There's another few bucks in the pipeline and I expect a contribution from an anonymous donor (they know who they am).

So that means roughly $100 needed, considering VAT. Perhaps 3 x 35 donations might do it rather than 3 x 50 which have already been offered (please and thank you very much). But if some want to overachieve and build up another reserve for next year . . . their names will be added to the John F Kennedy Performing-Clown-Trump Center

Posted: **Thu Feb 26, 2026 9:28 pm**

MajGenl.Meade wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:04 pm
Last year, everyone who posts regularly (and some irregularly) kicked in to keep Plan B going. Every one.

So we have $40 plus I'll search the couch and come up with $25. There's another few bucks in the pipeline and I expect a contribution from an anonymous donor (they know who they am).

So that means roughly $100 needed, considering VAT. Perhaps 3 x 35 donations might do it rather than 3 x 50 which have already been offered (please and thank you very much). But if some want to overachieve and build up another reserve for next year . . . their names will be added to the John F Kennedy Performing-Clown-Trump Center

Hey just checking is it still okay to send you the money via the same PayPal I used last time?

Posted: **Fri Feb 27, 2026 1:58 pm**

BoSoxGal wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 26, 2026 9:28 pm

Hey just checking is it still okay to send you the money via the same PayPal I used last time?

I believe so - two from others arrived safely

Posted: **Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:57 pm**

Update

All monies recvd thus far have been sent to Gob and acknowledged. I anticipate a couple of mailed-in donations to arrive . . . waiting, waiting, waiting . . . and we are close to being OK; just a little short. There's an L20 domain registration fee that Gob paid last year but I don't want us to leave him hanging this time around. So the mail-ins are very important so I can close the books.

Thank you all.

Posted: **Sat Mar 07, 2026 11:24 pm**

Thank you for your efforts as club treasurer Meade!

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2026 1:03 am**

Gob shouldn't be paying anything.

Thanks, Meade.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2026 1:08 am**

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2026 4:21 pm**

Message from Gob in response to my advising I wouldn't keep any excess funds in my hands but send them to him toward next year:

Please pass on my thanks to (most of) Plan B. I intend sending all the raised cash to Dreamhost, and any over can be held by them until next year, (any shortfall will be tiny)

and on behalf of me too:

Posted: **Sun Mar 22, 2026 1:32 pm**

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It would appear we've been stung for VAT, added, as is the (very stupid) way in the USA, after giving the bill.

I'm happy to pay $40 towards this.

Posted: **Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:10 pm**

Well well. Earlier this a.m. I transferred $78.75 to Gob, the remaining portion of the cash receipts that had to go into my bank and then get transferred to PayPal - took a few days. Nice of Gob to offer to shell out too. Thank 'ee kindly guvna.

Posted: **Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:56 pm**

So, we've shorted Gob $1.51? That's cutting it close.

Thank you Gob and thanks again to Meade...

Posted: **Sun Mar 22, 2026 6:24 pm**

So let us know what is actually outstanding and I'm sure we can raid our piggy banks.

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