<div>Hi everyone, as you know, TSwails.com is a no-pay site that exists on voluntary personal donations. Every year I ask those of you who find value in the site to make a financial donation you feel is worthy. Please reflect on the number of times you have visited us in the last year. If the information or knowledge you gained was valuable, it's my hope you will join the loyal group of contributors that's kept TSwails.com operational since 2013. I'm suggesting $20.00, which is roughly a nickel a day. Less than 4% of my readers donate, so your gift, no matter the size, is not only appreciated, it helps immensely.
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<div>​It is important to note that your donation, supports the content, infrastructure, staff, and operational costs of TSwails.com. Entering our 13th year of operation, we've become one of the most in-depth, trusted, and informative weather sites in the Midwest. Without your loyalty and financial help, this dream could have never become a reality. As weather friends, you are considered a vital part of my family, and I can't thank you enough for putting your trust in the TSwails brand.
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<div>​Click the secure Gofundme donation box on the right to contribute. Thanks very much!
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<div>Back in 2013, I came to the decision that I could make a more significant difference in people's lives by starting a website dedicated to the weather and people of the Midwest. I aimed to drill into the specifics of how a forecast is produced and to teach others what's taken me a lifetime to learn. Additionally, I wanted to share my passion for weather along with the thoughts, insights, and challenges that shape forecast strategy. The whole idea was to offer users a behind-the-scenes perspective they couldn't get anywhere else. An honest, personalized, in-depth look at what was about to happen in their backyard.
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<div>Thirteen years later, I'm asking for your help. Running a website on a daily basis requires working capital. Despite the many hours I devote to preparing my blogs, my only compensation is your donation, yet I pay my weather contributors as their incredible work in writing blogs and providing analysis deserves compensation as well. Then there are legal fees, server expenses, hosting fees and data sources I pay to get the best forecasting tools possible. The time and expenses add up.
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<div>For many years, I subsidized the site and its expenses through my employment as a television meteorologist. However, now that I'm retired, that financial outlet no longer exists. With a fixed income and a daughter in art college, I humbly ask for a voluntary donation. While any amount helps, your $20 dollar contribution gets you about 450 posts a year, a minimal cost of 4 cents a day. I hope you feel that's an exceptional value and a service worth supporting, especially if I've educated, entertained, or helped you in any way these past thirteen years.
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<div>Your generosity will allow me to continue my goal of providing the best weather information possible for my followers throughout the country. I sincerely want to be the source you can count on when the skies threaten, or plans need to be made. It's my mission to be out in front of the weather, so you are prepared. Whether your business is farming, construction, cutting grass, or plowing snow, you can depend on me for accurate forecasts to make vital personal and financial decisions. After 49 years in the weather business, I remain committed to you.
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<div>Thank you so much for considering a contribution, and rest assured that you will get a solid, experienced product that is well worth the investment. I hope you can see the effort that goes into each and every post.
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<div>By the way, the support form is safe and secure and has nothing to do with Facebook. The future of TSwails.com is in your hands. Thanks for anything you can do to support the site. All the best and roll weather.
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<div>Since its inception, TSwails.com has grown to a point where it's reached 1.99 million active users. Virtually every country in the world has weather enthusiasts who check in to see what's going on with Midwest weather. I never saw that coming! A pat on the back to everyone who made it happen.
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