How many of you have your badges for April York?

Oooh-ooh, I do! I do!  Picked it up at the Silver Hall on Thursday. My hotel reservations are done too.

By the way, my non-dealer pass for last week's York says October 16 -19, 2019. Vendor passes had the correct October 17 starting date.

Maybe mine is a rare factory error - anyone want to bid on it???

Got mine before I left on Saturday. God willing I can’t wait for April’s Meet!

Eddie,

What color are the April badges?   Just curious!!!!   

Just joking.   I actually picked mine up on Thursday afternoon.

Mike.

I'll wait and see if I'm still breathing and walking come February. 

I do.....it's in my badge holder and stays in the car so I don't misplace it.

Peter

I do.... this October being my first.. Can’t wait!!

I got mine on friday. I’ll keep it in my holder, in my truck so it does not get lost.

I've made it a tradition to pick mine up at the Silver Hall on Thursday morning.  Guess it will be Friday in April!

Got mine!

I had not done that as I was playing catch up from being at Strasburg on Friday. I will have to make sure in the future to get it while I'm there since I do want to hit both York shows.

Joe Hohmann posted:

I'll wait and see if I'm still breathing and walking come February. 

I agree.  

Not much of an advantage that I can see.

You don't get to go into the halls before everyone else.

Putnam Division posted:

I do.....it's in my badge holder and stays in the car so I don't misplace it.

Peter

Next time I see you I'll have to tell you about the time I "misplaced" my car.

I order mine online, I just don't like walking over to the silver hall. 

Dave

Dave, we took the shuttle over to the Silver Hall to get our April badges.

Putnam Division posted:

I do.....it's in my badge holder and stays in the car so I don't misplace it.

Peter

Ditto....if you substitute “nightstand” for “car.”  

I always keep my badge in its holder in my briefcase, but I almost left the house with last April's still in the holder. Close call.

April 2020 York badge?  Heck, at my age, I don't even buy green banannas .. LOL!

Joe Hohmann posted:

I'll wait and see if I'm still breathing and walking come February. 

I'm with you, Joe! I'll likely wait until early March. After all, there's not much danger of them "selling out."

Come-on Allan, You know you will make York in April. I'm 89 and I bought my badges for April. If i don't go, I consider it a contribution to the Eastern Division.

Joe Hohmann posted:

I'll wait and see if I'm still breathing and walking come February. 

Well, since I'm breathing and walking, guess I'll go. Got my daffodil yellow badge today (only 7 days after ordering). 

I bought mine before I left in October

I order on-line, easier than hoofing it over to the Silver Hall.

Mine came in the mail today. I paid about a week ago.

Ordered online, got them in about a week.  Sure beats the old self-addressed envelope thing.

Not 100% sure I'm going - if I don't it's a small donation.

I got mine, ordered online.

Got mine online. 

I got mine two days ago in the mail. I also ordered on line. It has never arrived so fast! Looking forward to the meet. 

I was at a small show in Toms River NJ last week.  One of the venders there who sold mostly Lionel Parts told me that a few halls were closed and consolidated and over 25 major vendors have backed out including Lionel and Atlas to name a couple.  Is there truth to that?

Ron

Ron045 posted:

I was at a small show in Toms River NJ last week.  One of the venders there who sold mostly Lionel Parts told me that a few halls were closed and consolidated and over 25 major vendors have backed out including Lionel and Atlas to name a couple.  Is there truth to that?

Ron

 

This will not be the first time that Lionel and Atlas have not shown up. As far as a few halls being closed/consolidated, I'd bet that is B.S. (this was done with the brown hall years ago). I'm not surprised that a number of vendors will back out of the Spring Meet (same long drive, set-up/take down for a 2-day meet vs a 3 day). Did the vendor you spoke with have a table at the Fall York? It would not surprise me if he did not.

Got it!!!!

I got mine last October

RON045, Don't start rumors. Most of what you said is BS.

I got mine last week, just a few days after mailing off my application. Fastest I've ever gotten them.

Looking forward to going, I'm working up my parts list.

eddie g posted:

RON045, Don't start rumors. Most of what you said is BS.

Not sure I was starting a rumor. I asked what information was true.   Since you believe most of what was said was BS, what part was truth?  That was what I wanted clarification on. 

Was it Atlas and Lionel not showing up?

Was it halls being consolidated?

25 or more vendors dropping out?

I was asking for information on something I heard from a Vendor, East Coast Train Parts.  I seem to remember them attending Allentown and York in the past.  He told me many vendors including himself were not attending for only 2 days.

Lighten up eddie g, not attacking anyone, just wanted some more info.

Ron

RON, The halls are not being consolidated in April as John told you from ECTParts, and 25 or more vendors are not dropping out in April. I know Lionel is not going,  and I don't know about Atlas. OK I lightened up. 

It never ceases to amaze me how folks will come here for these types of facts about the meet when they could get the them directly from the EdTCA.  Like anyone outside of their chapter would posess the actual knowledge  anyway.

To stay on topic, I have mine.

-Greg

Got mine in-hand.  I am going for knowledge mostly but will surely cart home some goodies as well.  Question, I see in my TCA East Div newsletter, a schedule of York week events, is that the sum total of events, or how would one find out about any others, ie: layout planning, scenery, etc. ?

Thks, Rich

I got mine a few weeks ago. Still have to look at some other things before York with the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania before hitting York.

I totally second what Greg related...and and furthermore, on this forum, misinformation is either hardly questioned or it is given out as facts. So simple to look up the words "York TCA" or something similar. My suggestion purposely is a bit vague, and yet it WILL get you to the EDTCA website...or for all thumbs folks like I can be....CALL the EDTCA.

Or for the real skinny on the 411, JOIN the TCA...don't be a wall flower!