Substack got me again. When I am preparing a post for publishing, there's a step where if I back up, it resets the selection on who can comment from "everyone" and to the default of paid subscribers only. Thankfully Margaret Anna Alice let me know and I have fixed it. Sorry about the trouble!
Substack got me again. When I am preparing a post for publishing, there's a step where if I back up, it resets the selection on who can comment from "everyone" and to the default of paid subscribers only. Thankfully Margaret Anna Alice let me know and I have fixed it. Sorry about the trouble!
I figured that was it, when I wasn’t able to comment here earlier. Thank you so much for fixing the issue.
As an aside, I would really love to become a paying subscriber but right now the cost is too much for my current budget 😞 I hope that at some point you can negotiate to change your settings or limitations on your minimum charge. I know I am not alone in thinking this.
Same here. I would support all of the conservative writers on here if I could. But I can’t even afford my favorite, Jeff Childers. Sigh. His was the first Substack that I followed.and still the best
I'm with you CS. I get bummed on Sundays! My sister introduced me and I look forward to the post every morning when I wake up! I could swing $10/month maybe, but not $40. It's Bidenomics. Thanks Biden!
Same here, CS. I wish I were able to support Jeff Childers substack as well. His was the first I discovered and I feel like I was led to his substack when the coVid bs started. I can only say this, God is so GOOD!!!! If it were for this very substack, I honestly do not know how I would have survived that nightmare working in the health-care field. All of us, every single person here on Coffee & Covid are so supremely blessed. Jeff Childers has brought together a community of like minded, educated and informed people and all of us have been supportive of one another throughout this entire ordeal. We have found that we are not and will never be alone in this. We are truly blessed, and Jeff Childers is most definitely one of God's soldiers. I pray he is able to keep his substack free or low cost so that we may all benefit from the community that has been born from his expertise, incite and goodwill. I would love to be financially able to support him but unfortunately, I can't. I'm so thankful he gives us 6 days, even during his off times. I do support his multipliers, however, as that is doable. I'm so very thankful. Blessed. Honored.
There is a substack out there that says “buy me a coffee” and you can donate $5. Maybe something like that? I gave a one time $25 to C & C but I’m not opposed to buying Jeff a coffee every month. My budget no longer allows too many fun things like this.
I "donate" from time to time as I am able - $26 here, $35 there...you can do that can't you, Running? I'm retired as are probably most of you in this "army"!
Yes I could probably do that but I would honestly prefer the subscription, as I keep forgetting the one time donation and I would rather contribute regularly.
How do you not understand his "complaint"? She said quite clearly that "the cost is too much for my current budget". How much clearer could he have said it?
FWIW, it's too much for my budget as well. I already pay $44/mo for a handful of other Substacks. I can't afford to double that cost. That's not a complaint. That's just a factual statement. Hopefully clear enough for you to understand.
(Also, I have no idea if RunningLogic is a he or a she. That's why I mixed the pronouns.)
Lol maybe it’s the logic part 😆😉 I once had a client tell me that I was the most logical woman he knew, and I appreciated that as the very fine compliment it was intended to be even though it was kind of a diss of women at the same time 🙂 I would’ve thought the excessive emoji use and exclamation points might’ve tipped you off though 😆
Pure speculation here: I don't know that it's that you "come across as a guy" as much as it is that, at least for me, I'm a guy so my default passive mental setting is everyone else is a guy (unless their name is obviously a woman's name).
That is, it doesn't matter whether the writer is a guy or a gal, so my brain defaults to "guy". Maybe?
My husband has always been the ‘steady as she goes’ type man. I was a typical female, but the longer We were married (50 years now), the more that I realize that feelings are real, but they are not Truth. And facts may change, as more evidence emerges, but Truth never budges.
So, as one woman to another, I apologize, as I also assumed you were a man, lol.
I understand what you’re saying. However, in my mind stating a fact is not a complaint. You pretty much said that in your comment. I believe Running Logic was making a statement as well. I understand your statement as well.
Mega mea culpa! I meant my comment to attach to Patty's. I clicked the wrong "reply", and for that I am sincerely sorry. I'm in total agreement with your perspective on RunningLogic's point.
Not a complaint at all. More like a lament that I can’t support him as I would like to. I am talking about the paid subscription here. I am extremely grateful that Jeff allows us to access this much content for free and not only that, allows us all to comment too. Some free subscriptions don’t allow for commenting at all. But I would actually rather be a paid subscriber and support him with a regular monthly payment.
Point is we WANT to support...perhaps just not at $500. There are SO MANY I want to support and do. Most are about $60-$80 annual, not more. Maybe $100 or even $250 would bring in tons more of us for our beloved Jeff---happily checkbooks in hand!
I agree fully. I would love to. But we can’t make ends meet right now w me not working and I keep praying God helps us sttetch our means. Hugs running! 🫂
From a purely math perspective, 7 paying subscribers at $6/mo = 1 paying subscriber at $500/yr. (7 x $6 x 12mos = $504/yr)
If the subscription were $6/mo I wonder if the loss of each $500/yr subscriber would gain back at least 7 $72/yr subscribers. Anything more than 7 replacements for every 1 lost would be profitable (and fewer, unprofitable, of course).
And actually, it would only be 6 replacements needed to be found for each $500/yr subscriber lost, because one of the 7 replacements would be a current $500/yr subscriber who would certainly pony up the $72/yr since they're already doing $500/yr. (And maybe some who can afford it would even STILL pay the $500/yr even if $6/mo were offered.)
From what I understand, the issue is some prior agreement regarding rates that Jeff had that he had to carry over. Not clear about the details though (he posted about this a long time ago).
I just tried to subscribe yesterday but I can’t afford it either. I’d like to pay something but $500 a year or $50 a month is not doable. I hope he gives another option.
Thank you! I couldn't wait to come converse with you and my C&C community. I was so disappointed when I couldn't! Really appreciate all you do here. Truly.
I hate the airline websites that do that (which is all of them). I set a bunch of parameters for the flight I need to take, then I look at a date, then I back up to look at a different date...and ALL the parameters reset to the defaults.
Who TH writes those airline apps, and don't they ever actually USE them???
Airlines are cheap so they hire brand new programmers. After a year of low pay, the programmers leave ...and new inexperienced ones come in... at least that’s how they used to do it (I was friends with some of them) - I doubt anything has changed!
Thanks for this Gigi2525. I used to be able to afford the yearly subscription rate for C&C. Jeff is our hero. I can make a donation here and there now..
What's on with Substack?--yesterday nothing came into inbox after Wm Makis early am--no Paul Alexander 10-posts-per-day and NO C&C--I must have checked ten times during the day for C&C! Today, only in Notes do I find my authors.....
Substack got me again. When I am preparing a post for publishing, there's a step where if I back up, it resets the selection on who can comment from "everyone" and to the default of paid subscribers only. Thankfully Margaret Anna Alice let me know and I have fixed it. Sorry about the trouble!
I figured that was it, when I wasn’t able to comment here earlier. Thank you so much for fixing the issue.
As an aside, I would really love to become a paying subscriber but right now the cost is too much for my current budget 😞 I hope that at some point you can negotiate to change your settings or limitations on your minimum charge. I know I am not alone in thinking this.
Same here. I would support all of the conservative writers on here if I could. But I can’t even afford my favorite, Jeff Childers. Sigh. His was the first Substack that I followed.and still the best
I'm with you CS. I get bummed on Sundays! My sister introduced me and I look forward to the post every morning when I wake up! I could swing $10/month maybe, but not $40. It's Bidenomics. Thanks Biden!
Australian pensioner weighing in here as well for a concession sub. My Banana Republic Oz dollar is only worth 65 cents against the US greenback.
-If you think things and bad now, you wont believe what they are going to do next you need to watch this visit....
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Same here, CS. I wish I were able to support Jeff Childers substack as well. His was the first I discovered and I feel like I was led to his substack when the coVid bs started. I can only say this, God is so GOOD!!!! If it were for this very substack, I honestly do not know how I would have survived that nightmare working in the health-care field. All of us, every single person here on Coffee & Covid are so supremely blessed. Jeff Childers has brought together a community of like minded, educated and informed people and all of us have been supportive of one another throughout this entire ordeal. We have found that we are not and will never be alone in this. We are truly blessed, and Jeff Childers is most definitely one of God's soldiers. I pray he is able to keep his substack free or low cost so that we may all benefit from the community that has been born from his expertise, incite and goodwill. I would love to be financially able to support him but unfortunately, I can't. I'm so thankful he gives us 6 days, even during his off times. I do support his multipliers, however, as that is doable. I'm so very thankful. Blessed. Honored.
There is a substack out there that says “buy me a coffee” and you can donate $5. Maybe something like that? I gave a one time $25 to C & C but I’m not opposed to buying Jeff a coffee every month. My budget no longer allows too many fun things like this.
I "donate" from time to time as I am able - $26 here, $35 there...you can do that can't you, Running? I'm retired as are probably most of you in this "army"!
That’s what I try to do too.
And I do almost all of the multipliers, but I just can’t swing that much for one substack.
Ditto!
Yes I could probably do that but I would honestly prefer the subscription, as I keep forgetting the one time donation and I would rather contribute regularly.
Good for you - and Atty. Childers too. He puts so much time and effort into this blog!
I agree , and appreciate him more than I can express!
As do we all on C & C!!
Yes!! Indeed ❤️❤️❤️
Jeff gives you 6/7 of his work every week FOR FREE. What part of that can you not afford? I don’t understand your complaint. Be thankful.
I didn't read this as a complaint. It was a sincere expression of regret. I don't believe or didn't read this as ungratefulness.
Same!!
How do you not understand his "complaint"? She said quite clearly that "the cost is too much for my current budget". How much clearer could he have said it?
FWIW, it's too much for my budget as well. I already pay $44/mo for a handful of other Substacks. I can't afford to double that cost. That's not a complaint. That's just a factual statement. Hopefully clear enough for you to understand.
(Also, I have no idea if RunningLogic is a he or a she. That's why I mixed the pronouns.)
Thank you, you and the previous commenters are correct. And for the record, she would be the appropriate designation 😉🙂
Knew youse was , and IS , a 'she'.
Knew for damn sure youse wasn't no 'they/them" or "woke/left".
🤣
🤣😆 And I didn’t even have to announce my pronouns in my signature 😆
Lol, RL - um, pardon my French, but..... f**" that sh**. 🙄
Yeah I agree with your sentiment. It’s ridiculous.
Dang it, I'm oh-for-two. I kinda assumed you were a he, and I definitely assumed Guttermouth is a he.
Wrong and wrong!
Lol maybe it’s the logic part 😆😉 I once had a client tell me that I was the most logical woman he knew, and I appreciated that as the very fine compliment it was intended to be even though it was kind of a diss of women at the same time 🙂 I would’ve thought the excessive emoji use and exclamation points might’ve tipped you off though 😆
Long ago, I too, at first thought you a guy - NO idea why that was ( I used to post here under a different pseudonym).
Maybe it WAS the name 🤔 , anyway - 3 cheers for logical thinking - how do we teach da sheep 🐑🐏 ?
🤣
That’s really interesting though. Not sure why I come across as a guy when I write comments here. It does make me wonder 🙂
Pure speculation here: I don't know that it's that you "come across as a guy" as much as it is that, at least for me, I'm a guy so my default passive mental setting is everyone else is a guy (unless their name is obviously a woman's name).
That is, it doesn't matter whether the writer is a guy or a gal, so my brain defaults to "guy". Maybe?
Because most of us females rely on ‘feels’.
My husband has always been the ‘steady as she goes’ type man. I was a typical female, but the longer We were married (50 years now), the more that I realize that feelings are real, but they are not Truth. And facts may change, as more evidence emerges, but Truth never budges.
So, as one woman to another, I apologize, as I also assumed you were a man, lol.
LOL oh I see abundant use of emojis from guys over in TwiX on golf-related threads, so I hedged my bet on that one!
I understand what you’re saying. However, in my mind stating a fact is not a complaint. You pretty much said that in your comment. I believe Running Logic was making a statement as well. I understand your statement as well.
Mega mea culpa! I meant my comment to attach to Patty's. I clicked the wrong "reply", and for that I am sincerely sorry. I'm in total agreement with your perspective on RunningLogic's point.
Not a complaint at all. More like a lament that I can’t support him as I would like to. I am talking about the paid subscription here. I am extremely grateful that Jeff allows us to access this much content for free and not only that, allows us all to comment too. Some free subscriptions don’t allow for commenting at all. But I would actually rather be a paid subscriber and support him with a regular monthly payment.
Point is we WANT to support...perhaps just not at $500. There are SO MANY I want to support and do. Most are about $60-$80 annual, not more. Maybe $100 or even $250 would bring in tons more of us for our beloved Jeff---happily checkbooks in hand!
Lot of people are really suffering financially.
I agree fully. I would love to. But we can’t make ends meet right now w me not working and I keep praying God helps us sttetch our means. Hugs running! 🫂
Thank you! It’s just a lot for me right now with the economy the way it is 😕 I hope things start looking up soon so I can do more.
From a purely math perspective, 7 paying subscribers at $6/mo = 1 paying subscriber at $500/yr. (7 x $6 x 12mos = $504/yr)
If the subscription were $6/mo I wonder if the loss of each $500/yr subscriber would gain back at least 7 $72/yr subscribers. Anything more than 7 replacements for every 1 lost would be profitable (and fewer, unprofitable, of course).
And actually, it would only be 6 replacements needed to be found for each $500/yr subscriber lost, because one of the 7 replacements would be a current $500/yr subscriber who would certainly pony up the $72/yr since they're already doing $500/yr. (And maybe some who can afford it would even STILL pay the $500/yr even if $6/mo were offered.)
From what I understand, the issue is some prior agreement regarding rates that Jeff had that he had to carry over. Not clear about the details though (he posted about this a long time ago).
I just tried to subscribe yesterday but I can’t afford it either. I’d like to pay something but $500 a year or $50 a month is not doable. I hope he gives another option.
Thank you! I couldn't wait to come converse with you and my C&C community. I was so disappointed when I couldn't! Really appreciate all you do here. Truly.
B O T
I hate the airline websites that do that (which is all of them). I set a bunch of parameters for the flight I need to take, then I look at a date, then I back up to look at a different date...and ALL the parameters reset to the defaults.
Who TH writes those airline apps, and don't they ever actually USE them???
Airlines are cheap so they hire brand new programmers. After a year of low pay, the programmers leave ...and new inexperienced ones come in... at least that’s how they used to do it (I was friends with some of them) - I doubt anything has changed!
I posted a comment on yesterday’s C&C to please open up access for C&C Army!
Thankfully you did. I love comments 2nd to your Substack musings!
How can I "donate?"
It's tricky to find, but here is Jeff's link if you want to make a one-time donation: https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/-give-a-donation-to-coffee-and-covid
Thanks for this Gigi2525. I used to be able to afford the yearly subscription rate for C&C. Jeff is our hero. I can make a donation here and there now..
Thanks again
What's on with Substack?--yesterday nothing came into inbox after Wm Makis early am--no Paul Alexander 10-posts-per-day and NO C&C--I must have checked ten times during the day for C&C! Today, only in Notes do I find my authors.....