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Maybe...next fall though...

OK first one I'm calling: December 14th, Beer Junction, in West Seattle. 7pm till the last person leaves. After that we will do a rotation of pubs based on either poll results or by the loudest voices. https://www.thebeerjunction.com/directions Bridge is open! **NOTE WE WILL NORMALLY DO 3rd Wednesdays....this is a second Wednesday this one time only***

After the first one, its up in the air so Hellbent sounds good....adding it to the list for a poll here after the first one for the next one....

It ain't over till its over! I raised a young man and he's off on his own now. Now its time for me to have my fun again.

the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the page is fixed. So if anyone is having problems logging in, use it to contact us. Thanks.

My cycling club does a "pub club" the first Wednesday of every month. I'd like to get something like that going. The cycling club has it at the same place every time (a place that actually also sponsors the club), but since we are geographically diverse, then at least for Seattle we could have a set of rotating pubs or whatever. In West Seattle we have : The Beer Junction (I'm inclined to have the first one here!) The Good Society Elliot Bay Brewery Throw out your favorite pub and we can see if we could get it in rotation depending on how it works? Might have a poll.... So I'm thinking every 3rd Wednesday (I gotta make that cycling club one)? But the first one will not be on that schedule, but just early December.

I think WP is one of biggest targets on the Internet right now. I am very interested in possible help, but I think you can understand that there is very much a trust issue with bringing people on to do that sort of thing. I also am only one half of the ownership, so I'm only reflecting my opinion on that. But know I hear you and really appreciate the offers. We have what it takes for the immediate future, but what I want to see if this site become good enough for the user base to be grown so there is never, ever a question of its survival. That is my goal, as it always has been since I was first involved. To keep this little niche on the Interwebz alive and the every growing pile of stories never to go away.

@Alisse while the desire to have a more gender diverse pub club is a nice to have, for me its just about meeting and getting to know the people who are really into to keeping this place going like you are! Also, firm believer in "the more the merrier".

I can't confirm or deny the super secret forum that those who donate may or may not have access to.

Thank you rat.

OK works now @Bronco

damn! it worked yesterday! Let me fiddle with it.

I've talked a bit of shit about having a pub club, but as my cyclocross season is winding down, its time. I"m gonna make it reality. I'm interested in meeting the people who want to see this site into 2023 and beyond. It will be in the Seattle area, sorry to those of you that can't make it because of that. And in early December. Lets do this.

Well....those ads might be ok. but yeah, its the OTHER ones we have problem with!

For the running total this is our reoccurring price, broken down per month right now (subject to change): ~$60 a month for hosting fee. $120/12 for forum software = 10 TOTAL: ~$75 a month. One time fee (so far): $110 to pay dev to redo TR for new forum software NOTE: also need to account that Paypal is taking a cut of transactions, so any donation has a little taken out of it. That is all for now. Subject to change. I want to make this place better. So donate what you can! I will also make an option for a occurring donation, etc.

I have set up a PayPal account for Cascadeclimbers. You can use this to donate to the site. Please use the below QR code (just use the camera on your phone and it will let you use Paypal). I will set up another option if you want to do it just from your computer, but the fees are more for that way for some dumb reason....so with this way the most money goes to this site. If this does not work for you then use the "DONATE" button on the right hand side of the forums main listing. Using the QR code is better though as Paypal takes less.

that last pic: I found Waldo!

purty!

Holy crap...well I guess on a positive note it probably hurt less to break the prosthetic than a meat and bone foot!

Nice!

Well nearly the end of my first cyclocross season (MFG Woodlawn this weekend, then a couple races in Bellingham left for me) and I can tell you its a great way to get into and stay in shape. I think I've lost 15 lbs and counting.

I hope to have the cost of modernizing the underlying custom code for the Trip Report function nailed down today or so. That is paramount...we need to get to the latest version of the board, and that piece has to be updated first. **UPDATE**....it cost us $110 to get that part done! Should be done tomorrow. Then we need to set up a test and test everything and then we can upgrade! Big moves here...

Well my day job obliterated my free time, but things are finally looking better there. I just renewed the forum software for another 6 months out of my own pocket, that cost is $60. It *should* help cut down on the spam we get I think, since there is a "spam defense" element that is included on the license. So that is another known cost....$60 dollars every 6 months, or $120 a year (for now, assuming they don't raise that in the future). Regarding how to donate, I'm just considering how to do that as I'd like the keep the cascadeclimbers.com piggy bank separate....maybe a paypal account or something. I have to see about how you set one of those up for an entity like this. Anyone done that before? Also! I'm talking to a sponsor! Nothing nailed down but I will just say that there are some awesome local companies out there that recognize the value of this place. thanks.