--- In [email protected], william cole <billcwitho...@...> wrote:
>
> so dwell on the positives about S Scale...
> > Bc
>
Thanks Bill it appears the endless hand wringing goes on and on and on
fueled by: "I have a great idea and somebody ELSE ought to do something about
it."
An earlier post quoted a hobby shop owner saying, "(S) scalers are their own
worst enemy"
Truer words were never spoken. It strikes me that we have collectively
attended a thousand train shows over the years to what end... the exponential
growth of S Scale? The definition of lunacy is doing the same things over and
over and expecting a different result.
Perhaps we can change the paradigm and start small, who knows, it could be a
positive opportunity. I drive 300 miles once a month to "play trains" with the
Des Plaines Valley boyz. The layout is open and we welcome new comers. They
get a chance to see and run S Scale trains and learn from some folks I consider
experts in layout design, track and turn out construction, equipment
maintenance, DCC and S Scale in general. If it runs on the layout, it runs
like a Swiss watch and we'll show you how to do it and have some fun too!
Some come and go, some get interested and connect with the Scale and group;
conversion is a one on one process
So if you have a layout and a few friends, there's the opportunity. Something
we (and you) can DO while waiting for that mystical "somebody else" to appear.
You might just enjoy it. At least you'll shut off your computer for an
evening.
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI (the "Jim" in message #70562 - sorry about that!)
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