Subscription Renewal **** Please Join Me In Supporting The Brethren

Stlsportster · 09-19-2017, 07:47 AM

I got the annual notice that my subscription was expiring. Today I renewed for another year without questioning the value I get from this forum. I know this is long...but please bear with me.

If you are not currently a subscriber, please consider it. $25 a year is the minimum donation to help keep this place running. There are a lot of costs to run a site like this. Hosting and storage and bandwidth costs are into the thousands every month. Believe it or not this is not a full time job for Phil...he does it in his spare time.

Phil/BBQchef33 founded this site out of his love for BBQ and the importance of maintaining an open forum for learning and teaching. He and the other founders also wanted a place the brotherhood and sisterhood could joke, and laugh and share in the good times and get support from friends in the rough times.

I know I have learned a lot and I've made some friends. There is no question my Q is far better than it was when I started lurking on this site a couple years ago. The techniques and recipes I've learned here have made me a better cook. I've participated in Trade Rounds and done some cool exchanges with people from around the country. I've entered a few Throwdowns and even won one!

Sometimes when I'm in a BBQ supply store a salesman will ask if I need help, or try to push some product on me ....I tell him...'Well the Brethren say that's a bunch of junk, or it's on sale for less at another place..' The reaction I get is always the same....'Oh, you're a Brethren? Well I guess you know what you're doing!'

Now you might say....but $25.... that's a lot. But I bet you've saved more than $25 on the information you've learned here. I know I have on KBB sales at Lowes alone. Not to mention the countless hundreds of dollars I've saved on things like Prime Day, Restaurant Depot membership fees, Brethren discounts to Oakridge for rubs or on Inkbird thermometers.

On top of all that there are other benefits. You get a cool beer icon and a star by your name. You get to choose an avatar. You get a larger signature line, you can upload attachments, do advanced searches, do multi member private messages, and access the private member areas where you can read in detail about the Inception of the Brethren and how this site was founded...all because of a typo/autocorrect.

Enough of my soapbox. Please consider a subscription and help keep this place running smoothly.

16Adams · 09-19-2017, 07:57 AM

Mailed check last week. Waiting on my beer to show back up :-))

Stlsportster · 09-19-2017, 08:00 AM

Yeah, you're lookin kinda naked there Adams.

ChrisBarb · 09-19-2017, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 16Adams

Mailed check last week. Waiting on my beer to show back up :-))

Why would you mail a check? The site accepts online payments.

16Adams · 09-19-2017, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisBarb

Why would you mail a check? The site accepts online payments.

When I went to do online it gave me choice of PayPal preferred or write check. I've canceled PayPal. I didn't explore further. If it (payment by credit card) was there I missed it. In my defense I may have had a beer or 4.

Norm · 09-19-2017, 12:16 PM

They're using paypal to clear CC's Adams. We use a professional version called Braintree at the day job, they are owned by PayPal. Probably as secure as any clearing house for CC's out there. It's certainly a choice to use a check but if it gets lost in the mail the bad guys have your banking info.

Twisted T's Q · 09-19-2017, 01:20 PM

the best $25 you will spend on bbq imho

lastmajordude · 09-19-2017, 02:53 PM

Paypal is me friend.....

....came here to mine info....stayed cause....well where else do you find this many sickos’ in one place!!!!....

Stlsportster · 09-19-2017, 04:34 PM

Cmon people. Donate to the cause.

Please...

WHS88 · 09-19-2017, 04:39 PM

Just got my renewal email as well. Will be renewing with no questions asked for sure!!

wihint · 09-19-2017, 04:47 PM

I am in for my annual fee. Thank you for the reminder.
I love this site!

BBQchef33 · 09-19-2017, 05:10 PM

This thread is really appreciated folks. Weve taken a pretty good hit with Facebook, folks using adblockers, and so many using mobile devices. These factors dropped the adsense funds that I used to supplement subscriptions with to about a third of what it used to be. We still run just barely in the black monthly, but we are no where near the surplus it was at one time. Your subscriptions help greatly and are truly appreciated.

phil

Norm · 09-19-2017, 05:33 PM

I guess I should add on about the check part. The odds of losing a check is almost non-existent, plus Phil doesn't have to pay a discount fee if you pay with one.

Sorry Adams I reread what I said and it didn't come out right.

Hankdad1 · 09-19-2017, 05:33 PM

Mine is due next month, I plan on stepping up a level on my subscription.

And Poobah made a good point. Turn off your adblockers for this site. I did last year with no negative results. Also it doesn't hurt to click on an add every now and again.

tom b · 09-19-2017, 06:24 PM

my subscription is due to re-up in February and I plan to do it again, Now about this add blocker how does one turn it off?

09-19-2017, 07:47 AM	#1
Stlsportster Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-09-16 Location: Random Point In Time and Space Name/Nickname : Parental Assigned Label	Subscription Renewal Please Join Me In Supporting The Brethren I got the annual notice that my subscription was expiring. Today I renewed for another year without questioning the value I get from this forum. I know this is long...but please bear with me. If you are not currently a subscriber, please consider it. $25 a year is the minimum donation to help keep this place running. There are a lot of costs to run a site like this. Hosting and storage and bandwidth costs are into the thousands every month. Believe it or not this is not a full time job for Phil...he does it in his spare time. Phil/BBQchef33 founded this site out of his love for BBQ and the importance of maintaining an open forum for learning and teaching. He and the other founders also wanted a place the brotherhood and sisterhood could joke, and laugh and share in the good times and get support from friends in the rough times. I know I have learned a lot and I've made some friends. There is no question my Q is far better than it was when I started lurking on this site a couple years ago. The techniques and recipes I've learned here have made me a better cook. I've participated in Trade Rounds and done some cool exchanges with people from around the country. I've entered a few Throwdowns and even won one! Sometimes when I'm in a BBQ supply store a salesman will ask if I need help, or try to push some product on me ....I tell him...'Well the Brethren say that's a bunch of junk, or it's on sale for less at another place..' The reaction I get is always the same....'Oh, you're a Brethren? Well I guess you know what you're doing!' Now you might say....but $25.... that's a lot. But I bet you've saved more than $25 on the information you've learned here. I know I have on KBB sales at Lowes alone. Not to mention the countless hundreds of dollars I've saved on things like Prime Day, Restaurant Depot membership fees, Brethren discounts to Oakridge for rubs or on Inkbird thermometers. On top of all that there are other benefits. You get a cool beer icon and a star by your name. You get to choose an avatar. You get a larger signature line, you can upload attachments, do advanced searches, do multi member private messages, and access the private member areas where you can read in detail about the Inception of the Brethren and how this site was founded...all because of a typo/autocorrect. Enough of my soapbox. Please consider a subscription and help keep this place running smoothly.

09-19-2017, 08:00 AM	#3
Stlsportster Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-09-16 Location: Random Point In Time and Space Name/Nickname : Parental Assigned Label	Yeah, you're lookin kinda naked there Adams.
	1 members found this post helpful.

09-19-2017, 01:20 PM	#7
Twisted T's Q is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-06-14 Location: West Virginia	the best $25 you will spend on bbq imho __________________ 270 smokers large PBC Vision kamado classic B series

09-19-2017, 02:53 PM	#8
lastmajordude is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 03-11-12 Location: The "Poah" side of Madison Co. Mississippi Name/Nickname : Dude	Paypal is me friend.........came here to mine info....stayed cause....well where else do you find this many sickos’ in one place!!!!.... __________________ Jambo stick burner (dedicated to my dad...Big John) / Weber kettle / Blue Rhino 36” griddle / Battle Grey Hunsaker drum. "When food is cooked in a kitchen people think how good it smells, when cooked outside it is intoxicating to their soul"..... The Dude

09-19-2017, 04:39 PM	#10
WHS88 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-19-16 Location: Fort Mill, SC	Just got my renewal email as well. Will be renewing with no questions asked for sure!! __________________ Humphrey's Battle Box UDS (extra ugly)

09-19-2017, 07:57 AM	#2
16Adams somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-16-13 Location: USA	Mailed check last week. Waiting on my beer to show back up :-))

09-19-2017, 12:16 PM	#6
Norm Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-10 Location: USA Name/Nickname : Private	They're using paypal to clear CC's Adams. We use a professional version called Braintree at the day job, they are owned by PayPal. Probably as secure as any clearing house for CC's out there. It's certainly a choice to use a check but if it gets lost in the mail the bad guys have your banking info.

09-19-2017, 04:34 PM	#9
Stlsportster Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-09-16 Location: Random Point In Time and Space Name/Nickname : Parental Assigned Label	Cmon people. Donate to the cause. Please...

09-19-2017, 04:47 PM	#11
wihint is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-13 Location: Phoenix AZ	I am in for my annual fee. Thank you for the reminder. I love this site! __________________ Please call me Bill, William is only when I am in trouble Weber 22, Weber 22 OTG, Weber 16 and Kamado

09-19-2017, 05:10 PM	#12
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Name/Nickname : Phil	This thread is really appreciated folks. Weve taken a pretty good hit with Facebook, folks using adblockers, and so many using mobile devices. These factors dropped the adsense funds that I used to supplement subscriptions with to about a third of what it used to be. We still run just barely in the black monthly, but we are no where near the surplus it was at one time. Your subscriptions help greatly and are truly appreciated. phil __________________ Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Built Shirley built to feed our Veterans(A.K.A "Abrams"), 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 2 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 2 Pit Barrel Cookers, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a Blackstone 36 and 17, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM

09-19-2017, 05:33 PM	#13
Norm Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-10 Location: USA Name/Nickname : Private	I guess I should add on about the check part. The odds of losing a check is almost non-existent, plus Phil doesn't have to pay a discount fee if you pay with one. Sorry Adams I reread what I said and it didn't come out right.

09-19-2017, 05:33 PM	#14
Hankdad1 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-07-10 Location: Twin Cities, MN Name/Nickname : John	Mine is due next month, I plan on stepping up a level on my subscription. And Poobah made a good point. Turn off your adblockers for this site. I did last year with no negative results. Also it doesn't hurt to click on an add every now and again. __________________ CG Akorn, WSM, Green stainless Performer, Genesis 3000, 2 18.5" Weber kettles, Weber go anywhere charcoal. [COLOR=DarkOrange] [/COLOR]

09-19-2017, 06:24 PM	#15
tom b somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-12-15 Location: Temecula, CA	my subscription is due to re-up in February and I plan to do it again, Now about this add blocker how does one turn it off? __________________ LSG 24x48 offset, MAK 2 Star General, Built in Santa Maria Pit, Weber Performer Deluxe 22 w/CB Rotisserie, Blackstone Pizza Oven, WGA, A PBC A 26'er AND A Jumbo Joe