In the recent TCA Headquarter News I noticed that someone from Fall River, MA (NETCA-New England – 11) had recently joined TCA. I thought about that for a while, and after several days I phoned him and left a short message. Several more days passed and he returned my call. Relieved that he was not a nut burger, we had a nice conversation.
He is building a layout that he hopes will incorporate the latest electronics (That was his field before retiring) and was planning to visit http://www.miannebenchwork.com/review1r.htm in nearby Attleboro to buy bench work. He has Legacy, and DCS and he’s on his way to building his 3rd layout.
We plan to meet soon and hopefully we will have each made new friends in the hobby. Rarely does anyone close by become a TCA member.
That is why I find it so irksome that TCA no longer includes a DIRECTORY OF INFORMATION (membership directory) with membership, not even online as the LCCA does http://www.lionelcollectors.org/. The guy down the street could be TCA and you would have no way of knowing. Eliminating this membership perk was a big mistake on the part of National…but don’t get me going.
Any comments or opinions appreciated, as always.
Bruce E. Vincelette