The YORK Countdown 0 Day's. Last Official Weather report.

It's official, just renewed membership and registered us and the RV. Not sure what I'm looking forward to more, the show or the stuff I've already arranged to pick up there 

Hmmmm an RV (aka smuggler's Cadillac) from Florida traveling north with a young driver, sounds like you might spend some time on the side of the road getting acquainted with some more PA law enforcement folks lmao!

Even ruthless meth kingpins love York! 

Not sure why Nick's motor home would attract attention, looks normal to me

Well it now looks like I MAY be making it up there, glad I hadn't cancelled the hotel. My wife may not be making it with me though. With Easter being so late this year, it pushed York back a week. York is usually the week before my son's birthday, this year Opening day of the show is his 15th birthday. I am not really comfortable with being away on his day, let alone both of us being away. He says if his older brother comes down, he is cool on waiting to the weekend to celebrate his birthday and that his Mom and I can both go, it just don't feel right to Dad though. Besides I still remember what I was doing at 15 and I will kill him if it does any of it lol!

Wow I finally make an April York and you may not be there.. What up with that!!!

Well my friend being a father I am sure you understand. He's cool with both my wife and I going up to York, I always try to show my kids that they are what's important, Dad's hobbies take a second seat always. So I am not quite comfortable being that it's his birthday, but my son is still working on me to go. Makes me wonder what he and my oldest son want to get into lol!

Leaving the house to them for the weekend is probably the actual birthday wish. Just don't come home early 

Believe it or not, we have another big snow storm coming Wed. & Thurs. This week.

Glad we are leaving for Ft.Lauderdale Wed. morning.

Besides I still remember what I was doing at 15 and I will kill him if it does any of it lol!

Do I recall my 15th birthday?  Let's see - no parents, some friends, some strangers, lots of girls!  Oh boy, I remember.

For those (Chris) who asked, There is no difference between the Oct. meet & the April meet.

Spring is around the corner, but I'm not sure which corner. It going to be -5 tomorrow morning around 8am.

This has been something of a tough winter here in South Jersey but we have had at least two tougher ones in recent memory at least as far as total snow accumulation is concerned but that being said there is apparently more snow predicted for Monday.  We still have time to break our 70+ inch snowfall record.  We are close now.  My only hope is that if we break a record it had better be before York.  I have been to 11 York meets, all in April, and for the most part the weather has been Spring like.  Hope that string continues.

PC9850, I can see the Pythons in your back yard.

Less than one month to go. Winter doesn't want to go away here in Maine. More snow today.

I'm officially booked. 

Getting psyched!

Peter

Can't wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Alex

Got my reservations, badge, and a ride to York, I'm all set!

More snow predicted for VA next week!  Meanwhile the daffodils are blooming in 60 degree weather.  I see Ben got fed up and flew down to Puerto Rico.  See y'all in a few weeks in PA!

I'm bringing a snow shovel and ice scraper with me just in case.

Eddie:  What if it snows so much that you can't get from Maine to York?

My friend who runs an excavator said he is starting a project and was still in frozen ground at eight feet down.  Deepest he's ever seen frost.

It was below zero again last night here in Vermont, but it looks like it's finally going to break. Rain predicted for the weekend.

Seriously, I am going to bring warm socks to York.  The concrete floors in the halls are always colder in April than in October, and they'll be even colder this April.

I have seen snow at York and Temps in the 90s. I will take the 90s. Never gets hot enough for me anytime.  Just don't like York much when it rains.

Good evening everyone,

This will be my wife and I first York show.

I have my badges, signed up for Barry's DCS User Group Meeting, got the motel reservations and directions.

I am not sure what to expect.

I was to one of the World's Greatest Hobby Show when it was in Monroeville PA a few years ago and was amazed, I can just imagine what this is going to be like.

Mark Strittmatter

TCA #14-69917 

Not even a close comparison, Mark.  You will be overwhelmed with toy trains, unlike anything you have seen or experienced before.

Allan is this meet mostly O and S Gauge or every gauge in model railroading? 

It has been 2 years.  Got my room and waiting for my Badge.  I predict perfect weather and temperatures in the 60's.  Looking for some Kline Heinz Wood-side Reefer Billboard Cars.  Looking forward to Ruby Tuesdays.

Mark, It is about 70% O Gauge, 15% standard gauge, 13% S gauge and 2% HO and other gauges. This is just  guess. Allan will tell you otherwise. We don't agree very often.

Still fun but not as much as it was 30 years ago.

He will?  We don't?  

Allan and Eddie.  Who's on first?

What are you asking me for!? Naturally!  That's what I'm saying!!

I only saw a couple of guys with HO stuff in the fall, the vast majority was O-gauge.

If I was going to sell my HO stuff, I sure wouldn't pick York as the place to do it.  Better, if one lives in the area, to go down to Timonium and sell HO and N there (primarily a scale-oriented event).

I have, from time to time, found some decent Marklin HO, and even some Z, to buy at the York Meet, but in recent years I haven't really added to that collection.

No question about it that O gauge rules at the York Meet, followed by S gauge and Standard Gauge, I imagine.  You certainly can find every scale/gauge represented there--Z, N, HO, TT, O, Std., Large Scale, and several others--but you'll have to look around a bit.

Aside from gauge selection, at York you will find a few dealers with nicely restored pre-war O and standard, at what, I feel, are reasonable prices. A few will have beautiful vintage trains from Britain and Germany (pricey, but wonderful to look at). Another dealer just sells reconditioned transformers (every kind, all at one location for you to compare). Always fun to see is the Miller booth with all the signs working, Arttista with new and older figures, and Scenic Express to get your imagination in gear. Best of all you may find stuff that you had no idea you needed.

My badge came in today.  I hope I can make it.  I recently got quite banged up during a cycling training ride and the healing process is taking longer than I figured.  I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Eddie, I'm a day late but hope you had a GREAT BIRTHDAY !!!!

How's the puppy?

Gerry

Gerry, you are not late, My birthday is April 27th. That is the day I am getting the new puppy.

Good evening everyone,

Hello Allan, i kind of thought this is mostly an O Gauge and Standard Gauge show which is ok with me.

I never had the patience for HO or anything smaller.

I have a close friend with a HO layout that is really nice but running trains "just my opinion without sound,smoke and lights HO scale just doesn't cut it"

I am sure the show will be overwhelming.

I have three service technicians coming over from France for training the week before the show so I will need a break and can't think of a better place to be.

Thanks again for everybody's suggestions regarding the show.