I hear ya, Bill. One thing I won't do though is put my Marx stock car in the vicinity of one of Bill Lane's exquisite models. Puckering the smokestack on a K-4 might be more patience than any of us has!
Yes, trains are running on SHABBONA boB Nicholson ___________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Willam Fraley" <wjfraley@...> wrote: > > "On a side note, those who plan to have operations on their layout (I do) > need to be ready to have people handle and occasionally damage a model, It > just happens, no matter how careful people are, Best to realize that you > built it, you can fix it if need be, Doesn't excuse carelessness, but it is > fact of life. Pieter E. Roos" > > > > Hi, > > My layout was open Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoon till 5:00 PM, > lots of visitors. > > All went well, visitors were pleased, the trains ran well and I was able to > show all the various operations of the layout. > > The layout itself was not up to par, it really needed cleaned up, but most > of it was acceptable and plenty of photos were taken, so I guess it wasn't > as bad as I felt it was. > > > > Only one time did I have to demonstrate what a "Duck-under" was and Dick > Karnes caught the moment! (See attached image) > > Must admit! Not bad for an 83 year old. Burp! > > > > Many Awards and Meritorious Service Certificates, were handed out at our > business meeting. I believe this is somewhat new and a well needed "Thank > You" to those who silently serve us.. "All were well earned." Treasurer, > Jim Kindrakas reports are of big value when published. > > Congratulations to Bill Winans and all the others who have stepped forward > to help run our association into our new time periods. > > > > Frankly, my feelings are that the entire convention was well run with very > few "hiccups" and that Jamie pulled all this off, mostly on his own, with > everyone chipping to help him when needed, this shows what a great group of > people we have in our association, I'm so happy to be a member since 1962. > Also, regards to Sam McCoy who headed up this NASG group for five years. > WOW! Not an easy task at times. > > > > When I think back to that time in 2008, I remember Wally Collins saying to > me when he had just attended the Chicago convention, that he found a good > modeler who would make and excellent president. It was Sam McCoy. > > > > I miss Wally, Frank Titman and so many other great S gaugers who have passed > on to a greater life, or have stepped aside due to poor health in the past > 5 years, but this is life! So be it! > > > > It would bode us well if we would recognize those that have passed on from > one year to the next. > > > > Hey! Run those trains, before it's too late! > > Happy Rails to you, till we meet again! > > "S"ee Ya, > > Bill Fraley > ------------------------------------ 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/
