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repair technician posted:

I got my badge in the mail two days ago.  I'm officially signed up for my first trip to York!

hi Mark Boyce hope to see you there Alan Mancus. hope we can chat at York which days are you coming ill be there Friday only!

looks like your layout is coming along great!

did you ever get your ps3 steam engine straightened out with MTH!

Alan

 

Alan,

Thank you.  I plan to be there Thursday and Friday.  That would be good to meet up with you Friday for a while.  Yes, we got the MTH engine squared away.  Unbelievable after all that, but all it needed was a factory reset.  I did have them buffaloed for a while.

Greg Houser posted:
MartyE posted:

100% chance of trains, fun, and camaraderie. With small chance of gloom and doom. Followed by 6 months of gray skies.  0% chance of a carnival.

The carnival comment got me to actually laugh out load.

-Greg

It's a shame the ED has allowed cell phones, cameras, videos, and the public. Also, the TCA's "signature" rule is overlooked. I miss the hot debates we used to have.

All we have left to whine about is body odor and tipping the restroom attendants, as well as crazy ideas for "growing the hobby". Did I miss anything?

Joe Hohmann posted:

I don't remember a arrow debate. Just a few clueless people saying "What arrows?".

The arrows are on the floors showing the direction you're supposed to walk down the isles. There was a nice lady on the intercom about every 15 minutes or so reminding everyone to follow the arrows

I always get a kick out of the arrows. I messed up on my 1st trip and didn't have a clue. I finally paid attention to the announcements and DUH

I was lucky and didn't ever cause a traffic jam.

Now I really enjoy the expressions on some peoples faces when someone is going the wrong way.

So funny , especially if it's a wheel chair or some kind of big cart of some kind. Or a guy wit crutches sticking out three feet each way. Oh lord I see murder in their eyes.lol

I stand there and grin as the entire isle backlogs.

OK, so I have a weird cense of humor.

LARRY

Joe Hohmann posted:
Mark Boyce posted:

Thank you for clarifying what the arrows are for Gilly!!  Since this will be my first trip to York, I will need some guidance!  So the arrows are just what I need!!  

In addition to arrows, I wish there were signs saying "Please, no family reunions in the aisles".

Ha, Ha!!  Yes that does happen at train shows and meets!!  

david1 posted:

Beings we are so close to York I will put up my reminder.

1. Take a shower or bath each day

2. Use soap

3. Use deodorant each day

4. Brush your teeth, if you have them.

Well that just about covers it. Follow my directions and others will thank you for it. 

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE THAT NEEDS THIS POST!

5.  Bring a change of clothing, and use it.

6.  Don't stop in doorways or in the middle of an aisle.  Step off to the side.

Unfortunately, those who need these posts DON'T know it.

Mallard4468 posted:

The chance of rain increases when carrying a purchase back to your car.  The larger or more valuable the item, and the farther you are from the car, the greater the chance of rain.  This is a scientifically proven fact.

You MUST carry a umbrella WITH you if you want to be sure it won't rain. I found leaving it in the car does not  work. I had to buy a large box at the packing station (lobby of the blue/silver) to cover me, and ran to the car in the downpour. As soon as I touched the umbrella, the sun came out.

Mallard4468 posted:

6.  Don't stop in doorways or in the middle of an aisle.  Step off to the side.

Unfortunately, those who need these posts DON'T know it.

Step off to the side? Someone is behind you? You are not the only person in the room?

Such radical ideas have and never would occur to the majority of the great unwashed masses at York. Just my opinion, but one based upon actual experience.

eddie g posted:

The countdown has begun. 8 Days to YORK WEEK.  Weather as of 9pm Oct 5th

Sunday Oct. 15th 72 deg.  sunny

Monday Oct. 16th 72 deg. AM showers

Tuesday Oct. 17th 70 deg. partly cloudy

Wednesday Oct. 18th 68 deg. partly cloudy

Thursday Oct. 19th 67 deg. showers

Today is Oct 6th.  The weather folks can't even accurately predict tomorrow, and you're putting stock in a daily forecast 9-13 days out???  

I'll take my chances when I wake up on Oct 19th for the ride out, the good Lord willing.

David

Joe Hohmann posted:
Mallard4468 posted:

The chance of rain increases when carrying a purchase back to your car.  The larger or more valuable the item, and the farther you are from the car, the greater the chance of rain.  This is a scientifically proven fact.

You MUST carry a umbrella WITH you if you want to be sure it won't rain. I found leaving it in the car does not  work. I had to buy a large box at the packing station (lobby of the blue/silver) to cover me, and ran to the car in the downpour. As soon as I touched the umbrella, the sun came out.

Money-making idea:  Buy a box of cheap umbrellas and sell them in the parking lot.  Oh wait, the PA tax folks will get you.

Mallard4468 posted:
Joe Hohmann posted:
Mallard4468 posted:

The chance of rain increases when carrying a purchase back to your car.  The larger or more valuable the item, and the farther you are from the car, the greater the chance of rain.  This is a scientifically proven fact.

You MUST carry a umbrella WITH you if you want to be sure it won't rain. I found leaving it in the car does not  work. I had to buy a large box at the packing station (lobby of the blue/silver) to cover me, and ran to the car in the downpour. As soon as I touched the umbrella, the sun came out.

Money-making idea:  Buy a box of cheap umbrellas and sell them in the parking lot.  Oh wait, the PA tax folks will get you.

That money-making idea sounds like a good one, but I think a corollary to Joe Hohmann's and your very funny observations is as follows:

If you took it into your head to buy a box of cheap umbrellas to sell in the parking lot in the event of rain, it wouldn't rain the entire time you were out there selling.

If you gave up and went inside to look at trains, it would immediately start raining.  Buckets.

If you said, "Eh, who cares?" and went shopping for trains, you would find the exact item for which you've been searching for 27 years.  However, you wouldn't be able to buy it because:

  1. The seller's price would be exactly the amount of cash in your pocket PLUS

  2. Whatever the cost of the box of cheap umbrellas was.


In other words, Murphy was an optimist.

Steven J. Serenska

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