After work today I headed to Hobbycraft and wandered the aisles looking for anything I thought might be useful for the more popular experiments people have been suggesting.
I came away only having just broken into double figures-worth of craft products, but along with the PlinthiPaul.co.uk domain, some bits I’d already got, some bits I still need to get, six packets of batteries and travel up to London, it’s looking like PlinthiPaul’s budget will ultimately end up passing £50.
Compared with many other plinthers, though, that will be a small sum, I’m sure. Many others have had to tackle things like costume hire, PA system hire, balloon/bubble purchase – and for a likely majority of plinthers, long-distance travel and accommodation costs.
[Hah, just as I was typing this post, a new e-mail notification popped up from Visit London: “Stay in London from only £29 a night”. Who knew advertisers had keystroke loggers installed on bloggers’ PCs?]
So – and I say this in no small part to see if my blog can attract its first ever actual comment! – what do you reckon is the average amount spent by a plinther as a result of their invitation to appear on One & Other? Please let me know in the comments below (there’s no need to register to comment on the blog, by the way).
Once we arrive at a figure (which I’m sure will be really accurate…), we can multiply it up by 2,400 and see just how much of an economic stimulus this project has been. Could One & Other beat the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ car replacement scheme as a way to lift us out of recession? 
Meanwhile, in other audience participation news: if you’re interested in the PlinthiPaul project and intend to watch my hour at some point, please could you go and pledge to watch me on my One & Other profile page (on the right-hand side)? It’d be very exciting to know I was actually going to have some viewers. Thanks!
