So, I contacted a highly recommended local ISP to take over the hosting chores. Their non-negotiable terms include 80MB of disk, but only a limited amount of download bandwidth (that's what you download when you access the images and stories on the site).

The site went live on the new server around noon, Wednesday the 11th of December. By Saturday morning I had received a Bandwidth Projection Warning Notice from them that we were in danger of exceeding our download bandwidth quota before the end of the month.

I'm allocated 2GB (gigabytes) of download bandwidth per month, and I (you) had already used up half of it in two and a half days! It seems that I had had a real sweetheart deal with the old host—they provided unlimited download bandwidth for the price, and I hadn't had any idea of how much we were using.

Since the spring of 1997 L L A P A has been providing this site as a public service to the Panty Lover Community, free of charge. The costs of maintaining it were covered out of the profit from the sales of our products. As you undoubtedly know, our economy is foundering, and right now I am struggling to make a living from the sale of my products.

On Wednesday, the 18th of December, I received a notice from the hosting company that I had already exceeded my download bandwidth quota for the whole month! And I have only been live with them for one week! They're charging me for any excess bandwidth.

Some readers, expressing their fondness for the site, have suggested that they would be willing to pay—they appreciate the support for their obsession that much! I've resisted the temptation to turn this into a pay site because of my dedication to the Panty Community. As long as I could cover my basic operational costs, I'm committed to keeping it free.

I really, really hate this. I hate to beg. But that's what I'm doing now. Buy something! Or, send in a little donation to help defray the costs of keeping the site up. Whatever you can afford, a buck or two, or five, or ten or twenty, it'll all help.

Thank you for your support.

Bill Turlock
Box 8005
Emeryville, CA 94662