Jonathan don't give up buddy!! I think your questions are very valid for this forum. You're a scaler or semi-scaler so you belong here. Bert's having a bad day and has been hanging around those bad O scale guys at the Nationals this past weekend. VBG.
Butch H. --- In [email protected], Jonathan Hatfield <jonathan@...> wrote: > > You're right Bert. I have received much more polite and constructive > responses from those other groups. I will not discuss these topics on this > group anymore. But let me ask one last question... How are my questions > about S scale track and flanges less valid in an S scale forum than your > comments about O scale? Do you own any S? I am new to S, but I have dropped > several thousand dollars in the last two months. So I'm pretty sure I am > doing my part to "back it up". Why S gaugers can't come together and coexist > for the betterment of the entire scale is beyond me. Petty people and simple > minds are more powerful than the potential good that can be done by working > together and appreciating each other I guess. Whatever... I think I will go > visit those other groups. > > Regards, > Jonathan > > Blogs: http://RailfanX.blogspot.com and http://cloudvirt.blogspot.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/jonnyspeed > Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhatfield > > > > From: Bert Cutler > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Re: Being all things to all wheel profiles. > > > > Gentleman, I thought this group was for scale. There already is a flyer ,High > rail group, why not keep toys where they belong., I was just at the O scale > National and I did not see toys. No Lionel or 3 rail track but I did see the > same problems where the vendors outnumber the customers, at least the O scale > guys were spending money. As far as I am concerned Scale is the only chance > for your survival. It's not toys. Lionel finally woke up and started making > 1/4 scale trains but they still use crummy couplers and wheels to go with the > track. They had to compete with MTH. MTH is also waking up and going to start > producing more 2 rail. S scale is still the greatest scale in size and > handling, It is just a shame you people won't bet in there and back it up. > Thanks Bert > > . > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
