Hi all -- I think some of it has to do with the more vocal of the group forming their own groups/SIG and having enough to do with just that. Also, the recent convention in Scranton probably took some more of the need to converse out of the picture, and NASG elections are over so that is not a factor.
Speaking of the NASG, Bill Pyper, the new “Dispatch” editor, is looking for good Christmas season photos for the December issue. If you have some please send him at [email protected] . Also, bill is looking for feedback as to when you receive your October issue so he can more accurately gauge the time in transit from the printer. He has made the commitment to have all issues published and in members’ hands within the cover month date. The October issue is going out as I type... One more thing – I have been thinking about having the “Dispatch” done on the odd months rather than the even months as it is now. I think that would give the magazine a more timely relationship to the many events and seasons it covers. What do you think? As far as Bill Lane’s question about modeling and the FNF for this week, this week we had Pete and Linda Moffett as guests, so we ran trains rather than model. Otherwise, I have been digging up the front yard trying to discover where the root intrusion into the sewer line is located. No small task, as the line is over four feet down... I did order out a few more decals for the Coal Creek Central. I also did the usual solving of problems within the NASG (as well as I can, anyway). Have fun! Bill Winans -------------------------------------- boB Well you're correct in the quietness of this list. I haven't had any Yahoo changes but nearly every list is completely filled with this stuff. I will let the wider S community know about doings here in the Houston area. We have been invited to display our modules at four upcoming shows plus my Great Plains Northern Terminal Railroad will host visitors in late November as part of our yearly Fall Layout Tour --probably one of the largest in the country. The city of Galveston will be our first show next weekend. Their Museum was pretty much wiped out with Hurricane Ike. In fact I just learned that two passenger cars have been sold to scrappers--an ex ATSF business car and an ex Rock Island observation. I did extensive photo work on the ATSF car before the damage, BTW is was renamed the "American Flyer" by it's owners. It's a slow climb back to being a real museum. Anyway, this is the fourth time we've been involved in this show. It's also somewhat unique in that we setup outdoors under the overhang of the station. So we're protected from the rain but we've had issues with wind gusts. boB, you would like this because you can switch a yard without string or even an engine--just plan your gusts of wind carefully! Andre' and other guys operating the real stuff would like this also because they usually have a 1:1 GMC switcher moving boatloads of kids around the yard. The show after that is just a few miles away in Texas City where they have another museum devoted mostly to model railroads. That will happen in early November. In January, we'll be operating during the return of the World's Greatest Hobbies show. When that marketing program started, Houston was among the first cities to be visited. It's was a big event and we expect this one to be similar with 20,000 attending. We expect to have our biggest layout ever. In February we again expect to participate in a one day show called The Greater Houston Train Show which is an annual event that has been around before my time--and that's becoming a long time. It's a much smaller event but is similar to our own conventions with smaller vendors, contests, modules and clinics. So call us busy! You can check our club's website--Houston S Gaugers in case you are traveling in our neighborhood. Your invited! Bob Werre PhotoTraxx PS, and by the way were are DCC, handlaid code 100 rail and we use any coupler that works! ---------------------------------- The board's been pretty quiet, lately. Did I scare everybody off, or is everybody been NEO'd? Is it time for the DCC/non-DCC discussion again? boB Nicholson
