aruba
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Cyberspace Communications finances for January 2004
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Feb 1 19:13 UTC 2004 |
Here is the treasurer's report on Cyberspace Communications, Inc. finances
through January 31st, 2004.
Beginning Balance $4,390.70
Credits $330.00 Member contributions
$5.00 Repayment of bounced check fee
$1.00 Miscellaneous donations
$2.00 Sale of a Grex handbook
$1.52 Interest on our savings account
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$339.52
Debits $80.41 Pumpkin Rent for February
$45.97 Electricity for January
$13.71 Phone Bill (see below)
$135.00 DSL January 15 through February 15
$6.48 Paypal fees (income = $182)
$38.00 Renewal of P.O. Box
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$319.57
Ending Balance $4,410.65
Our current balance breaks down as follows:
$4,164.11 General Fund
$163.99 Silly Hat Fund
$60.00 Spare Parts Fund
$22.55 Infrastructure Fund
The money is distributed like this:
$1,038.88 Checking account
$3,371.77 Savings account earning 0.65% interest annually
We had one new member (scheidr) in January. We are currently at 84
members, 78 of whom are paid through at least February 15th. (The
others expired recently and are in a grace period.)
Notes:
- It was a good month for Grex!
- This month's phone charges totalled $90.88. We had a credit
leftover from the change from centrex to POTS lines, which we have now
used up. So next month's bill will be back to normal.
- I filled out Grex's personal property tax return and turned it in at
City Hall on Friday the 30th. For a summary see
http://www.cyberspace.org/~invent/reportsummary.cgi?repyear=2003&showest=1
I estimate the taxes we'll pay this year at $143, up from $81 last
year. (We bought NextGrex in 2003.) My estimate could be off,
though, depending on what the Assessor does.
- A $12 check that I deposited in November came back unpaid. There is
a $5 penalty when that happens. The person who bounced the check has
replaced it (with cash) and paid the fee.
- Our electricity bill is going to go up a lot, as of January 1st,
because both OldGrex and NextGrex are up and running. Scott and I
measured the current in the Pumpkin at 13.25 Amps, up from 5.5 amps in
2001 (the last time we measured it). I haven't changed the amount
we're paying yet, because Kip is going to check a power meter out of
the library as soon as one comes back, and hopefully get a more
accurate measurement of just how much juice we're using. When he
gives me that number, I'll write a letter to our landlord explaining
the situation, and include payment for the difference in January.
Thanks to everyone who contributed in January:
bruin, mbroggy, mbusse, mudlark, robh, scheidr, and one person who
asked to remain anonymous.
If you or your institution would like to become a member of Grex, it
only costs $6/month or $60/year. Send money to:
Cyberspace Communications
P. O. Box 4432
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-4432
If you pay by cash or money order, please include a photocopy of some
form of ID. I can't add you to the rolls without ID. (If you pay
with a personal check that has your name pre-printed on it, we
consider that a good enough ID.) Type !support or see
http://www.cyberspace.org/member.html for more info.
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micklpkl
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response 5 of 155:
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Feb 11 16:10 UTC 2004 |
I'm almost certain I won't be renewing, either. This isn't a threat, or a
promise --- just a heads-up. It's a pity, and something that I've been
wrestling with since I first heard about valerie's excision of entire
discussion items. I've received a lot of help from a good chunk of grex's
members in the past, and I've tried to do what I could to return the favour
in support of the system. I simply don't see the point, anymore.
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anderyn
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response 9 of 155:
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Feb 11 18:08 UTC 2004 |
I don't think it's the actual issue so much as the vitriol and keats of text
that were written with a lot of mean-spiritedness (mostly on one side, in my
opinion) -- I certainly am much less interested in participating if all my
efforts are going to garner are insults and diatribes about "favoring favorite
people". I suspect that others feel the same way, even if all they're doing
is reading such things.
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