Her home base is on the west coast and that is where she is
Joe Hohmann posted:C W Burfle posted:
I know a number of people who preferred the two day show. IMHO, the character of the show changed shortly after it was changed to three days.
Two days? Are you saying the dealers stayed to 5 pm or later on Saturday?
Heck no! The meet was effectively over at noon on Saturday. Dealers started packing about then.
George
Moonson posted:Thank you, George. Thank you very much.
FrankM
You're welcome.
George
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dkdkrd posted:Dunno what his official name was, but we called him 'Mr. Shakey'.....the lifesize figure in the conductor's uniform that stood at one corner of the Scenic Express booth. The ol' geezer had the shakes and held a pan for 'tips'.
I 'spect he lost his mojo somewhere along the line and was retired. Or, maybe the fairground latrine attendants felt he was too competitive for the tips and had him....'dispatched'???
Poor guy.....they should have at least given him a stool to sit on for those long show hours.
Worse yet?......I'm starting to identify with the guy's attributes, too! (NOT an offer to substitute, mind you!!!)
KD
Isn't he greeting people at the NJ Highrailers club now? He has been there for several years!
C W Burfle posted:Two days? Are you saying the dealers stayed to 5 pm or later on Saturday?
I guess you aren't familiar with what the show hours were.
You are correct, before the 3-day show, I was never there on a Saturday. Thank you for your non-answer.
Joe Hohmann posted:C W Burfle posted:Two days? Are you saying the dealers stayed to 5 pm or later on Saturday?
I guess you aren't familiar with what the show hours were.
You are correct, before the 3-day show, I was never there on a Saturday. Thank you for your non-answer.
I thought you were being wise. You did not ask what the Saturday hours were. Can't really tell on a chat board. If I recall correctly, the show offically ended at 2:00 PM on Saturday. The show was held on Friday and Saturday. That is two days.
When they opened the dealer halls to the public they extended the Saturday hours to 4 PM. I’m usually gone by then so I don’t know how many of them stay til then.
WaynePA posted:When they opened the dealer halls to the public they extended the Saturday hours to 4 PM. I’m usually gone by then so I don’t know how many of them stay til then.
Very few. One last meet near a roll up door was apparently gone right around noon! 
Not just packing up at noon, gone by noon!
-Dave
I REALLY MISS going to York. I just like the atmosphere the friends, and most of all the new items and ideas. I always came away with at least 5 or 6 ideas to add to my layout. Probably will not make it this April, but I need to plan on going in October. Also, I do enjoy all of the photos that you all take and post for us here at home.
I love the York Meet no matter what the format is or was. But for me personally, I rather like the three day version. I like to graze the halls and take my time. A friend of mine who use to attend with me was the opposite. He'd walk into the Orange Hall, walk around half of it, buy one or two items and then he was ready to go home.
I've found that the last several years that I do most of my buying on Saturdays, after I've perused the Halls and decided what I wanted to bring home. But I do get my 'must haves' on Thursday. 
What I do miss about the two day Meet is meeting up with my cousins and leaving at 3am to make sure we were there by the 8am opening on Friday. We factored in a tailgating stop along the way. My uncle would bring all kinds of sandwiches and salads and we'd stop at a turnpike rest stop about half way there and eat while it was still dark and cold, and then again at lunchtime.
I find this post depressing. In addition to many of the above items, I'm gonna miss the DCS dinner.
Gerry
Traindiesel posted:I love the York Meet no matter what the format is or was. But for me personally, I rather like the three day version. I like to graze the halls and take my time. A friend of mine who use to attend with me was the opposite. He'd walk into the Orange Hall, walk around half of it, buy one or two items and then he was ready to go home.
What I do miss about the two day Meet is meeting up with my cousins and leaving at 3am to make sure we were there by the 8am opening on Friday. We factored in a tailgating stop along the way. My uncle would bring all kinds of sandwiches and salads and we'd stop at a turnpike rest stop about half way there and eat while it was still dark and cold, and then again at lunchtime.
Brian
I like the 3 day format as well. I follow the same tune as you. Must haves on Thursday and depending if I stay til Friday or Saturday I'll pick up the oh by the ways those days. Lately York for me is mostly about socializing. Unless I am looking for a specific item, I enjoying walking, people watching, and finding friends wandering the halls. The Legacy meeting is always a challenge but worth it. If it ever went back to Friday Saturday I suspect I'd travel in Thursday afternoon and out Friday. I'm getting to the point of getting up at O'dark thirty isn't fun anymore.
I also like the three day format. I come in at Thursday noon, stay till closing and return on Friday morning and stay until about noon. Then I'm off to West Virginia for Spring Gobbler season. This schedule allows me to beat most of the bad traffic because even on Friday morning I get there about 7:00 AM so I miss a lot of the rush hour. Nevertheless, I really do miss the bandit meets and to be completely honest even the crush of the crowds when York was a two day meet. Those crowds added to the excitement of the event. The three day schedule allows those crowds to be somewhat more evenly distributed but even at that there are still about 10,000 people attending.
All things evolve and change over time. The ED York meet is no exception to the rule. Today's York event is far different that it was in 1981 when I first attended. Back then the crowd was young and high energy, numerous dealers that were there, are no longer. Some great new products were offered over the years and many dealers have come and gone. My last York event was in 2016. The main attraction for myself was the OGR Thursday night at Friday's event. I really miss seeing the good forum members from all over, some of which have become good friends.
G3750 posted:Moonson posted:Thank you, George. Thank you very much.
FrankM
You're welcome.
George
Some good looking guys in those pix. Must be around 2012 or so.
From Roger: " I always came away with at least 5 or 6 ideas to add to my layout."
YES!! Exactly!
At first, going to York was coming home with trains.
Now going to York is coming home with ideas ... and friendships!!!!
You get some thread here Steve!!
Lemme see,
OK, I miss the Yellow Hall (under grandstand) man it used to get packed in there.
The food stand next to the Purple Hall. How crowded Purple Hall used to be with KLine in the corner. The Black Hall (when it had dealers in it)- always got deals there!
And Santa Fe Mike and I take bragging rites for being first guys in Orange Hall for its first TCA York event!!!
Just can't remember what year that was??? Oh boy...............
I remember the year when Neil Young was there with his layout with the Jumbotron screens, and somebody mentioned the bus before, if you remember the front of the bus was shaped like an F3 I'll never forget that it was beautiful. It was just a certain Ambiance of the yellow hall. It was great. If I'm not mistaken when it used to rain it would leak inside there in some spots anyone remember that?
I also like the 3 day York. Years ago I could cover the whole show on 2 days, now I need the 3 hahaha, did the show get bigger?? haha no , I got slower haha. I also get the bargains I really don't need on Saturday and the musts on Thursday. Enjoy seeing friends but in a way sad too as I see those of us who are gone now and know I someday will be gone too. I sure hope there is a layout and a great train show in the here after haha.
I miss the ladies in the back of the silver hall in the restaurant that you had to sneak in through the kitchen to have an early breakfast. They were so nice.
Recently, Youngstown and Scott Smith said that one of the missing folks from YORK was Gil Finn...one of the original posters on this forum and greatly missed since his passing. I ran this car on the layout today to remember an old forum member.
John
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I miss dealers being under the grandstand, Loco Louie, Right of Way, MTH, etc. It was crowded, but fun. Also miss Neil Young when he would come to York, especially his Horde Tour layout in the tent and large screen outside the tent. His buses were always interesting to see. Also miss seeing Mr. Kuhn, owner of Lionel at the time.
I miss my buddie Sean Marchev and his Dad.
I miss all the bandit meets, and their finds, which also seem gone. I miss the handicapped guy in the dealer hall with the model cars. And l especially miss all the different mfrs. and trains. Made some effort to get 2018 catalogs from big two today. Deja vu, except for the Ingersoll Rand. As usual. Any of those I-R engines run in west or Midwest?
Young People.
Tin
