We live to fight another year.

[Econoline]

[TPFKA@W]

Man I am late to the party. This year I will have to join the donation lepers in the corner.

As an aside Cash app works between the US and the UK if the Gob and others want that arrangement.

[Bicycle Bill]

I see wesw finally came through for all of us...

Now THAT was funny!

-"BB"-

[Gob]

DreamHost Billing Team
07:28 (27 minutes ago)
to me


This is an email receipt for your PayPal payment as scheduled for your DreamHost account.

Your PayPal Account:
Time: 2022-03-22
Transaction ID: 27572198
Amount: $155.88 (USD)
Applied to Account#: 396839

Many, many thanks to the three people who funded PlanB this year, one of whom paid 85% of our bill.

[Gob]

theplanbforum.com has been renewed for 1 year(s). Please note it may take up to 15 minutes for this change to reflect in our system.

$17.99.

[Joe Guy]

Thank you, Gob. I appreciate that. Let me know if donations are needed.

[BoSoxGal]

Did we have a credit carrying over, or did they reduce the annual fee by $137.89? Lovely if they did!

[Gob]

That was for the domain registration, so we own the PLanB name.

[Gob]

This is an email receipt for your PayPal payment as scheduled for your DreamHost account.

Time: 2023-03-22
Transaction ID: 30444254
Amount: $155.88 (USD)

[BoSoxGal]

I have two accounts for you in my PayPal, one is Oz money and one is UK. Which one should I use? If the bill is actually in US dollars I would rather send those, as what I’m planning to send would go further.

[BoSoxGal]

Has anybody else donated and heard from Gob? My messages both public and private have met with no reply. Probably just Gob being a dick to me, but I’m concerned about whether this place is just going to face plant given his decision not to participate any longer - hoping he will hand the reins to Andy who has offered to step up as administrator.

[TPFKA@W]

Has anybody else donated and heard from Gob? My messages both public and private have met with no reply. Probably just Gob being a dick to me, but I’m concerned about whether this place is just going to face plant given his decision not to participate any longer - hoping he will hand the reins to Andy who has offered to step up as administrator.

But you’re always such a reasonable person. Yes he has stated outright that he is no longer participating on a board he founded due in part to your presence here. Hardly surprising he isn’t answering your messages then, eh?

Feel better now?

[Bicycle Bill]

Has anybody else donated and heard from Gob? My messages both public and private have met with no reply. Probably just Gob being a dick to me, but I’m concerned about whether this place is just going to face plant given his decision not to participate any longer - hoping he will hand the reins to Andy who has offered to step up as administrator.

But you’re always such a reasonable person. Yes he has stated outright that he is no longer participating on a board he founded due in part to your presence here. Hardly surprising he isn’t answering your messages then, eh?

Feel better now?

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

-"BB"-

[ex-khobar Andy]

No longer interested. I withdraw my earlier suggestion that I might take over the board if Gob declines to continue.

[Burning Petard]

Then again, maybe we don't live to fight another year. We just fade away in lost opportunities and hard words unforgiven. I have said good by to library guy, Slanter, Cafe Dartre and the sleek black beauty. I have wondered at the legend that is the chicken thread. I have said good by to Smitty. I have wondered if there were virtual hollyhocks around the Outhouse. I miss Lord Jim. I drive through Kennet Square PA to say repeated fare wells to RayThom. It has been a while since we heard from MGMech, although I still get emails about his Doc. Even though it is very much outside my creativity, I have really enjoyed the visual puns here. I am 83 now. My son, my wife are gone. Saying good by is routine now.

I will check in here as long as someone keeps the light on. I always have really liked the book Plan B by Lee and Miller. I have no interest in Facebook or that ilk.

Snailgate, Burning Petard, Ron Baldwin

[Joe Guy]

I hate to see this place desiccate like a once thriving and finally abandoned desert town. I arrived here from a road that began at Cafe Dartre and passed through CSB. It has been a long strange trip.... or something.

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way..."

Then one day nobody gave a fig anymore.

[Bicycle Bill]

Well, if it comes down to that, I leave you with these words from the film, "A Knight's Tale":

Well, boys... all good things must come to an end.  Let's end them together.

-"BB"-

[MajGenl.Meade]

[TPFKA@W]

I feel fortunate to have good footing a couple of elsewheres. I hope everyone else has somewhere to find solace.

[MajGenl.Meade]

(SIGH)

Cafe Dartre Year End Report

I am pleased to report that 1998 was another year of solid growth at
Cafe Dartre. Our policy of Total Quality Nonsense (TQN) is clearly
reaping substantial benefits for all Cafe residents. The following
statistics bear this out.


Children were up following births to the AoD's and newcomers jay and
sam i am. Weddings also moved higher with this year's Coopmeister-
English Teacher nuptials. Following on the heels of last year's Doc
Brown-Porsche knot tying, Cafe Dartre claims a preeminent position in
virtual bridal showers. Our goal is to leverage this strength into
additional cyber-ceremonies in 1999.

Libertarianism provided another significant growth sector. The number
of threads on this topic were up a very impressive 500% over the
previous year. Further, the Libertarian residents themselves were
almost solely responsible for the explosive increase in the number of
misspellings and grammatical errors seen this year. We can all thank
them for a job well done.

While we're acknowledging individual achievement, please join me in
giving a warm round of applause to Lugnut for almost singlehandedly
bringing Cafe Dartre to the forefront in viagra jokes.

But our largest expansion by far was in the area of politics. Events
in Washington provided rich fodder upon which Cafe residents feasted.
Presidential philandering posts were up almost 1000% and impeachment
discussions increased by a staggering 2000%. Yet, through it all, we
maintained our uncompromising standard of lowbrow humor as evidenced
by all of the countless tacky, sophomoric Monica and Bill comments.
We can all be proud of these accomplishments. However, this is not a
time for complacency. The upcoming senate trial provides an
opportunity to keep our momentum going into the new year. In this
regard, we have purchased fresh barrels of vitriol for use by all
Cafe residents.

I regret that there is also some bad news to report. As you all know,
we had an unfortunate incident this year with the ASPCA largely
caused by politics and SUVs. Threads on these topics led to numerous
reports of us beating a dead horse, prompting an investigation by the
animal protection group. Although we reached a satisfactory
conclusion with the agency this time, Cafe residents are requested to
give careful consideration in choosing future thread topics to avoid
repeating this ugly episode.


In conclusion, while 1998 was a banner year, we cannot afford to rest
on our laurels. I urge you all to keep your shoulders to the wheel,
your noses to the grindstone and your fingers to the keyboard to make
1999 even better. Happy New Year.