So its a little over 24 hours since RSD and I were going back and forth on email, ICQ and PM's.... I was doing a little work on the servers listening to Van Halen and RSD starts asking questions about some of the things going on around here and the raffle situations I have been working through. Its not a secret that there were raffles and the winners didnt get prizes, I had a plan, sell some more shirts... So I get a pre order going and I get the money for 60 shirts. For the past 5 years our minumum was 36 and so we closed the order page. I go to make the order and our vendor tells me that the cost has gone up 5 bucks and the minimum is 144 now. ARRRGGGHHHHHHH what else could go wrong.... So RSD and I are visting about that the next thing I know my email dings and I see a message from paypal, that a pretty normal thing, decals or shirts or hats so I dont think anything about it.. THEN THEN all at once I get about 25 of these things... I go to the board and see a post from RSD to the world rallying the troops to donate.... I am not going to sugar coat it I was PISSED !!!!! I sent Andy a message telling him so on ICQ and then I blocked him, and then removed the thread.. I think that fired some folks up cause then my email really started coming in... "put the post back up" "let us help you" "you cant stop us".... I have PM's flying, emails coming into my inbox and ICQ messages waiting (43 from RSD cussing at me I later found out) I was mad because he asked you guys to help. I hate the situation that we are in right now and like I have said I take full responsibility for the raffles...... When I read RSD's post it made me made because I feel that I let you guys down and I new better than to let someone else run the finances of the site.... Anywhoooo I cant get anything done on my computer and since I was still upset with Andy I turned my computer off and went to bed..... I had been laying there for about 30 minutes in the dark and its been about 2 1/2 to 3 hours since my last communica with RSD... So a million things are running through my head and the phone rings...... Now I'm not sure about you but no one calls me at 12am unless there is something wrong, my wife grabs the phone and says "you want who" she hands it to me and said "he wants the Captain.... " At this point I had a damn good idea who it was, yep you guessed it rubbah himself.... Andy and I discussed the situation and while talking with him I fired up the PC and looked at the board.. I dont think there was enough time to delete the threads as fast as they were being created..... I hesitantly agreed to with Andy to put the post back up and he agreed to a few of my terms.......
Since then I have been totally amazed and shocked at the generosity of this place... I brought my wife into the office and showed her the numbers and she just stood there and looked at me, the only thing that she could say was "WHY, WHY would these strangers donate money like this to help us?" My reply was simple.... "I don't know" I still dont, guys I honestly dont understand it and part of Andys ass chewin I took last night had to do with allowing folks to help me and feel good doing it.....
I am full of pride, I know it..... But I also know that I dont expect other people to bail me out of my problems. I take responsibilty for my actions and the actions of others that I charge to run the site... I made the mistake and in my mind I should clean it up........
I agreed to rubbah that I would not impede the group effort but I need to tell you guys that its just foreign to me that a bunch of people that for the most part have never met would bail me out like this...
I dont know what to say or how I can repay... Words cannot express my gratitude and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your generosiity... My wife and I have been having daily evening meetings to discuss the action plans and any advancements on our quest to get out of this situation.. I saw her release a bunch of stress today and I thank you most of all for that........
Thank You........
Doug
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Since then I have been totally amazed and shocked at the generosity of this place... I brought my wife into the office and showed her the numbers and she just stood there and looked at me, the only thing that she could say was "WHY, WHY would these strangers donate money like this to help us?" My reply was simple.... "I don't know" I still dont, guys I honestly dont understand it and part of Andys ass chewin I took last night had to do with allowing folks to help me and feel good doing it.....
I am full of pride, I know it..... But I also know that I dont expect other people to bail me out of my problems. I take responsibilty for my actions and the actions of others that I charge to run the site... I made the mistake and in my mind I should clean it up........
I agreed to rubbah that I would not impede the group effort but I need to tell you guys that its just foreign to me that a bunch of people that for the most part have never met would bail me out like this...
I dont know what to say or how I can repay... Words cannot express my gratitude and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your generosiity... My wife and I have been having daily evening meetings to discuss the action plans and any advancements on our quest to get out of this situation.. I saw her release a bunch of stress today and I thank you most of all for that........
Thank You........
Doug
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. People are loyal for a reason... Roll with it and feel the love 
