Dear, Dear Viewer,
Just like those wonderful folks at PBS, I hate to eat into your valuable time with pleas for operating funds, but since Harrison Ford's restraining order has kicked in, I have been left with no other recourse.
Do you understand the expense involved simply in maintaining a premium quality site? Just lately my blatherings have grown so extensive that I've been forced to increase disk space, meaning that that I'm now shelling out nearly $12 per month to keep Wx4 on the air free of advertisements! Yikes!
And what about all of those unpaid hours that I spent photographing trains, so that I could lovingly place pictures on this site? I recall a day in 1967 when, at an ungodly 6:00 am, I was tempted to roll-over and go back to sleep, but "NO!", I said to myself, "E.O., you've got to get up, dagnab it! Your Internet friends are depending upon you to bag those shots of the Lark."
And what about the heartache connected with constructing a site? Example 1) "Jeeze, I lost valuable sack time for these crappy Lark photos?" Example 2) "Y-E-E-O-W! I just sat on my pizza!"
So, given the onerous financial burden and my selfless efforts in your behalf, whaddaya say that you kick-in a few bucks to show your appreciation and alleviate your guilt about being a freeloader?
As an incentive to support this world-class site, Wx4 offers a series of "thank-you" gifts, based upon your pledge amount:
- A gift of $25 will allow me to thank myself with a good-quality bottle of bourbon.
- A $50 pledge will get me a high-quality bottle of bourbon, plus crackers and cheese.
- A $100,000 offering will allow me to retire in Tahiti!
Don't delay, folks! I'm desperately sober here, and this frigid California weather's been aggravating the old bursitis something fierce!
Wx4 makes sponsorship just as easy as being mugged. Jusr email us your bank acount and PIN numbers and we'll withdraw your specified amount for you. Now, what would be easier than that? Our special sponsorship pledge address is: iyamdim@wx4.org
Thank you and God bless!mmE.O.
