From: "Bill Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Having sat as the NASG chair to the 1993 NASG/NMRA <snip> I have seen first hand the "HO is King" attitude from the NMRA members, <snip> So the NMRA will never see any of my money.
Bill...... "S"eems to me that you are judging the entire NMRA organization of today on the basis of a few convention committee member comments made over ten years ago. Hardly fair. Perhaps the problem was related to the S representative on the committee? Just a possibility to be considered. I have been to many NMRA conventions without any anti-S or pro-HO problems of any kind. But, as with most conventions, lots of sharing of ideas, techniques, etc. were available for enjoyment. The convention in Toronto, for example, was filled with NMRA "leadership guys" who were very helpful to S. Like the NMRA Prez Alan Pollack who imports a line of S scale figures. Or the guy from the Seattle convention committee who asked me who he could contact regarding having an S scale car for the convention car. Or the many opportunities for joint NMRA/ NASG conventions. The stories go on and on.... All have been positive. If you ever get around to building a layout, you will soon discover that the HO and N guys, being so numerous, have lots of skills and experiences in the electronics and scenery making areas which are directly useable in S scale. Most NMRA members are very willing to help out with problem solving and advice. On my layout, for example, there are more HO/NMRA man-hours devoted to it's construction than S/NASG man-hours. By a l-o-n-g shot for sure. And who can say they really enjoy every single soul in the NASG? I sure don't. There is always a bad apple here and there, but that should not affect your opinion of the entire group. Remember, we Americans are supposed to be tolerant. Both groups help make the hobby better and deserve some compliments once in a while. Cheers....Ed L. Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
