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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

Second Amendment sanctuary counties in the USA

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Definitely interesting to see the way the country breaks down.
 
Yeah, some surprises and some, not so much. Honestly, I would have thought that a LOT more counties in Texas would take such a stand. But perhaps they feel their efforts are better spent just trying to exit the UNITED States of America. Things could get interesting if more states tried to follow that route.

Fortunately I am in one of the green counties in Florida. Of course, you do have to wonder what would happen if the federal government sent in troops to try to enforce some unconstitutional law they passed in Washington D.C. Things could get REAL exciting.
 
Agreed. Really surprised by the upper northeast not having any green areas! I'm a life long Marylander and there is no hope for this kind of second amendment support. Though the shooting and conservation club I'm part of does have a different view.

Nice to be around other people that understand what it means and that enjoy shooting for the sport/fun of it. Get tired of explaining it to most of the people around here.

Some day plan on retiring in a area that isn't here. lol
 
Heck, the wife and I moved out of the Baltimore, MD area some 30 years ago, and wild horses couldn't drag us back there again. I doubt we will even ever visit that state again. And I was born and raised in Maryland myself. I can still remember sitting outside in a high chair at the picnic table as a very young kid, with my mom feeding me chunks of steamed crab meat. I can also remember my mom telling me that it was OK that I drink Pepsi with crabs, even though my dad sternly told me that I MUST drink beer when I eat them. Never did like the taste of beer, so this was an awakening for me. Parents will lie to you. :rofl:

Yeah, there are some things we miss (readily available steamed blue crabs, for one), but the balance sheet is WAY heavy on the other side.

Connie and I bought our property here in north Florida with the intention of moving down when we retired and building a house on the property. So happens that a friend of mine I worked with got diagnosed with lung cancer and since we both worked the night shift at the data center, we had some long discussions many nights. He said to me, "Rich, you know, there were a lot of things I planned to do when I got older, but now I know that I will never do them." Made a BIG impression on me, let me tell you. I talked it over with my boss at the time, and he told me, "Rich, you can always come up with excuses NOT to do something, and live to regret it. You need to figure out what you really want to do, and just do it."

So Connie and I put our heads together to figure out if we could move then and there, and although it was dicey, at best, we took the plunge. And it worked out pretty well. I believe for the best, but heck, when you make a decision at a fork in the road, you really never know what might have happened had you taken the other road. But I sincerely doubt not moving would have been a better choice.

Heck, if I remember correctly, I believe that half the guns I had at the time would have become illegal to own in Maryland when they passed some goofy laws not long after we moved out of there.

Good riddance, Maryland. :wavey:
 
You two are way smarter then me. Need to finish ties to a bad marriage and reignite ties with beautiful children before I go.

You aren't kidding about Maryland gun laws either. Been to shows in PA where lots of the dealers wouldn't even deal with you if you are from Maryland even cash and carry deals. Oh well. My little collection grows anyway. :)

Favorite one I stole almost out of another buyers hands, dumb ass put it down because it didn't look nice enough, was a Colt 1911 commercial made in 1920. Snatched it up as soon as it hit the table again. Dealer looked at me smiled and gave me a better price then he had offered the previous guy even without being asked. LOL.
 
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