Kristian Wild
11-24-2006, 10:41 AM
Good, I got your attention. You thought I was talking about pony bar clamps didn't you? Well I'm not. I talking about why you havn't ponied-up the bankruptcy-inducing sum of six bucks for a year of SMC.
If you're one of the few who have contributed, thank you. Please don't feel you need to respond. What I want is all the explanations from people who can easily afford to help out but havn't. Especially the ones who are so vocally opposed to having advertising on here. Bring it on. Shoot me down. There's only a week left to this little fund drive so what do I have to loose?
How much do you spend on woodworking magazines? Five or six bucks an issue? Can you ask the authors, editors and your fellow readers questions and get multiple responses within a few hours? How much do you spend to drive to the local tool store or BORG just to ogle all the tools. Maybe make a small impulse purchase while you're there. Bet it cost you more than six bucks! Do you get more use out of it than this forum?
Maybe you should have a regular coffee once a month instead of a latte if you're having trouble coming up with all that extra cash. Or how about not super-sizing your Mc-combo today? Gosh the possibilities are endless...
While this may come across as slightly condecending to some of you, I felt that we needed a reality check of how much many of us take this for granted. I participated on here for over a year without making a donation. I feel bad about that so I've paid up and put a deposit on the future of SMC.
If you've managed to read this far without dismissing my rant and going back to something more interesting like the daily "Should I buy a 6" or 8" jointer?" then my goal has been met.
My apologies to the Moderators who have to decide what to do with rants like this. It is completely out of character for me. I'm just trying to stir the pot to keep something going that we obviously value greatly.
Bring on the criticism or send in your payment,
Kris
If you're one of the few who have contributed, thank you. Please don't feel you need to respond. What I want is all the explanations from people who can easily afford to help out but havn't. Especially the ones who are so vocally opposed to having advertising on here. Bring it on. Shoot me down. There's only a week left to this little fund drive so what do I have to loose?
How much do you spend on woodworking magazines? Five or six bucks an issue? Can you ask the authors, editors and your fellow readers questions and get multiple responses within a few hours? How much do you spend to drive to the local tool store or BORG just to ogle all the tools. Maybe make a small impulse purchase while you're there. Bet it cost you more than six bucks! Do you get more use out of it than this forum?
Maybe you should have a regular coffee once a month instead of a latte if you're having trouble coming up with all that extra cash. Or how about not super-sizing your Mc-combo today? Gosh the possibilities are endless...
While this may come across as slightly condecending to some of you, I felt that we needed a reality check of how much many of us take this for granted. I participated on here for over a year without making a donation. I feel bad about that so I've paid up and put a deposit on the future of SMC.
If you've managed to read this far without dismissing my rant and going back to something more interesting like the daily "Should I buy a 6" or 8" jointer?" then my goal has been met.
My apologies to the Moderators who have to decide what to do with rants like this. It is completely out of character for me. I'm just trying to stir the pot to keep something going that we obviously value greatly.
Bring on the criticism or send in your payment,
Kris