See below for the “Rest of the Story…”
I’ll edit this post with the current standings when I have an update.
Bumpdate… I missed the post from KenW at the last update. Sorry, Ken!
(I also misapplied the 3PM donation which I’ve corrected here. 
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6:10 PM PDT Wednesday 10 Sept 2008
Weather-Watch is still out in front!
WxForum Weather-Display
$215.01 $225.00
Total $440.01
Update, Weather-Watch pulls ahead!
Update 3:15 PDT Wednesday 10 Sept 2008
WxForum Weather-Watch
$190.01 $200
Total $390.01
12:30 PM PDT 10 Sept 2008
WxForum Weather-Watch
$190.01 $175
Total $365.01
As of 5 PM PDT 5:15 PM PDT Tuesday, 9 Sept 2008:
Wxforum $150 Weather-Watch $125
Chris
I already posted this on WxForum, and then George Richardson made the following suggestion:
I’ve thought long and hard on this. About 2 minutes, and that included adding my 2 cents or a little more to the pot. I would bet that if someone would challenge the WD forum as to who could make the biggest dent in that outstanding 2K the whole thing would disappear in about 24 hours.
FWIW
George
Consider the gauntlet thrown. I’ve coughed up 100USD for SLOweather.
from findu.com…
The Subject: is at the top of every findU page. I’ve already sent Steve a $100 check to help out, and inquired about him accepting direct advertising as well.
Here’s the text from the link.
findU needs your help!
findU has continued to grow in popularity, currently getting more than 1.6 million hits a day. That is about 50% growth over last year! Hosting servers of this size is quite a task, and while one server is hosted in a donated academic site, the other is in the process of moving between two commercial datacenters. The owner of the first comany is exiting the business, and the owner of the new site has agreed to give me a generous discount, but I still do need to pay for the site, and overnighting a 70 pound server between Florida and Pennsylvania is no minor expense.
Last year I collected donations for the hosting charge and for an upgrade of the hard drive system. When I investigated the upgrading process, I decided findU was better off for with a new server which would only cost $2000 more. The hardware is presently working great on both servers, and for the first time in a while I think the present hardware will hold demand for the next year. Sadly, Google revenue continues to drop, advertising is the first place companies scrimp in a recession.
findU will survive, I’ve already fronted most of the expenses, there is no threat of it going away this year. Whether you are able to give, or whether you choose to give, the service will remain free and open to all. I wish I did not need to beg, it very much goes against my grain. Times are tough for everyone, and I am very thankful that I am better off than most. I have donated thousands of hours of my time to APRS and findU, I’ll continue to do that. findU is my baby, and I want to keep it available. I simply cannot jeopardize my financial future any longer, findU must pay its own way from this point forward. At a minimum I must raise the $850 annual hosting fee, whatever the FedEx charge for shipping amounts to, and make a dent in the $2000 debt on the new server. If I can’t, this will be the last year.
If you are able to give, even a little, please consider doing so. If you are not able, please do not feel bad about it.
If you do wish to give, you can use this button, or PayPal to [email protected]. If you prefer to mail a check, you may do so at
Steve Dimse
56200 Overseas Highway
Marathon, FL 33050
Thank you! Steve Dimse
:lol: 8)