@Frank Mulligan posted:I agree. I'm wondering if there will be a plethora of items at discounted prices with the lack of recent shows/meets (I hope!
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Or everything at double the price since there haven't been many train shows. 
I agree with GRJ. Prices could go either way. I’m just hoping we have an October York. Either way it will be great to be part of it. I’ll spend my money wisely.
It will be my first time going, and even with the cost of gas, my hotel and the ticket, it will be worth it just to be someplace fun, it certainly will be cheaper than other leisure experiences these days. The thing about going to something like York for the first time is I don't really have perspective on the past so I can't really bemoan what I never experienced. It is kind of like going to a Broadway show after the original cast has moved on, and people tell you "Oh, that couldn't have been as good as what I saw with the original cast" and you are like "hey, it was great, the casts was great, I can't imagine it being much better than what I saw."
Little bit disappointed you don't see any unruly behavior, was expecting to see drag out brawls over how many rivets a model of a T1 should have, others fighting over whether controlling engines via cell phone is for 'wimps', the Lionel vs MTH cage matches in the men's restroom, and of course the biggie that won't happen any more, people fighting over the term "Lash Up" *lol*.
Seriously, I look forward to going and hopefully meeting some of the people on here. To me just being around that much train stuff is going to be great and seeing other people who love the trains, if I get something good out of it to bring home, even better.
@bigkid posted:It will be my first time going, and even with the cost of gas, my hotel and the ticket, it will be worth it just to be someplace fun, it certainly will be cheaper than other leisure experiences these days. The thing about going to something like York for the first time is I don't really have perspective on the past so I can't really bemoan what I never experienced. It is kind of like going to a Broadway show after the original cast has moved on, and people tell you "Oh, that couldn't have been as good as what I saw with the original cast" and you are like "hey, it was great, the casts was great, I can't imagine it being much better than what I saw."
Little bit disappointed you don't see any unruly behavior, was expecting to see drag out brawls over how many rivets a model of a T1 should have, others fighting over whether controlling engines via cell phone is for 'wimps', the Lionel vs MTH cage matches in the men's restroom, and of course the biggie that won't happen any more, people fighting over the term "Lash Up" *lol*.
Seriously, I look forward to going and hopefully meeting some of the people on here. To me just being around that much train stuff is going to be great and seeing other people who love the trains, if I get something good out of it to bring home, even better.
And with the wider aisles, you might not even get to experience being curbstomped for walking against the arrows! Oh the humanity!
@Mallard4468 posted:And with the wider aisles, you might not even get to experience being curbstomped for walking against the arrows! Oh the humanity!
Actually, when a local grocery store put in aisle arrows last year, it reminded me of York. I've inadvertently gone in the wrong direction in a one-way aisle several times in the Orange Hall but don't recall anyone yelling at me. (I did feel guilty, though)
@Bruce Brown posted:Actually, when a local grocery store put in aisle arrows last year, it reminded me of York. I've inadvertently gone in the wrong direction in a one-way aisle several times in the Orange Hall but don't recall anyone yelling at me. (I did feel guilty, though)
Reminds me of the big grocery chain in Western Pennsylvania. They had aisle arrows all last year, and for a while, they had uniformed security guards floating around the store chastising people for walking against the arrows. 
Hopefully it never comes to that at a TCA meet.
@bigkid posted:
Seriously, I look forward to going and hopefully meeting some of the people on here. To me just being around that much train stuff is going to be great and seeing other people who love the trains, if I get something good out of it to bring home, even better.
A great way to look at it. I wholeheartedly agree. I just hope that the people you meet aren't the ones who don't believe in bathing! 
@Bruce Brown posted:Actually, when a local grocery store put in aisle arrows last year, it reminded me of York. I've inadvertently gone in the wrong direction in a one-way aisle several times in the Orange Hall but don't recall anyone yelling at me. (I did feel guilty, though)
I have done the same exact thing Bruce and no one yelled at me either. I also felt a little guilty. Back in the days (like 20 years ago) when it was much more crowded it was more important to follow the arrows but now I don't think it is as critical.
@Bruce Brown posted:Actually, when a local grocery store put in aisle arrows last year, it reminded me of York. I've inadvertently gone in the wrong direction in a one-way aisle several times in the Orange Hall but don't recall anyone yelling at me. (I did feel guilty, though)
The arrows in Orange Hall were never really necessary, IMHO, as the aisles there were always wider than those in the member halls. My first York, I was so overwhelmed that I forgot all about the arrows and went down the wrong way in one of the member halls and was chastised, but not very harshly, by one of the table holders. Perhaps he sensed that I was a newbie due to my relatively young age (40 at the time). The member halls were always the places where the arrows were needed. When crowded it was a real PITA when you ran into that 2-3 member little group trying to go against the current.
Andy
They use to make an announcements every over the PA system to walk in the direction of the arrows. It use to tick my brother-in-law off. He actually got so up set over it he dropped out of TCA because of those announcements. It never bothered me.
@Andy Hummell posted:When crowded it was a real PITA when you ran into that 2-3 member little group trying to go against the current.
Andy
I've chastised several folks over the years. Here I am, minding my own business, meandering down an aisle with my eyes and focus on the table on front of me when 'bam', I bump into some ding-dong doing the same thing but from the opposite and wrong direction. Most times folks are apologetic and nothing needs to be said, but those times they're not and are oblivious to the fact they're moving against the flow, yeah, I lay into them.
-Greg
Please follows the arrows on the floor! There is no flash photography allowed! And there is no cell phone use in the halls!
Repeated over and over for 2 full days back then till it went to 3 days.
That little ole lady would lose her voice by day 3! Lol!
The Arrows on the floor were just getting us ready for 2020 and we had no idea. The Eastern Division TCA had a look into the future.
@Ted Bertiger posted:Please follows the arrows on the floor! There is no flash photography allowed! And there is no cell phone use in the halls!
Repeated over and over for 2 full days back then till it went to 3 days.That little ole lady would lose her voice by day 3! Lol!
LOL
@Ted Bertiger posted:Please follows the arrows on the floor! There is no flash photography allowed! And there is no cell phone use in the halls!
Repeated over and over for 2 full days back then till it went to 3 days.That little ole lady would lose her voice by day 3! Lol!
In the movie Porky's, there is a prank where a person is tricked into paging a someone named Mike - remember it? When I was there in the late 80s/early 90s, the York announcer got suckered into the same prank - after saying it several times, her voice trailed off and a few chuckles could be heard...
@Tom47 posted:They use to make an announcements every over the PA system to walk in the direction of the arrows. It use to tick my brother-in-law off. He actually got so up set over it he dropped out of TCA because of those announcements. It never bothered me.
"Folla the yella arras on the floor"
With all that is going on in this screwed-up society and world of ours, I'm sure glad that I don't let the little things in life bother me anymore. I go to York to get a break from the real world and to have fun, and that's precisely what I intend to do, assuming the meet is held as scheduled.
@Mallard4468 posted:In the movie Porky's, there is a prank where a person is tricked into paging a someone named Mike - remember it? When I was there in the late 80s/early 90s, the York announcer got suckered into the same prank - after saying it several times, her voice trailed off and a few chuckles could be heard...
Really really not trying to change the topic. But I gotta say there was alot of very funny stuff in that movie. What a classic!
@Mallard4468 posted:In the movie Porky's, there is a prank where a person is tricked into paging a someone named Mike - remember it? When I was there in the late 80s/early 90s, the York announcer got suckered into the same prank - after saying it several times, her voice trailed off and a few chuckles could be heard...
This is absolutely true, though I remember it occuring in the late 90's. Maybe it happened at least twice but I forgot the name actually called. As a Simpson fan, I picked it up immediately but I think there was a scant reaction from the group.
@Tom47 posted:They use to make an announcements every over the PA system to walk in the direction of the arrows. It use to tick my brother-in-law off. He actually got so up set over it he dropped out of TCA because of those announcements. It never bothered me.
As a former co-worker would say, "that sounds like a first-world problem".
@Lionelski posted:"Folla the yella arras on the floor"
I'm always amused by the vendor who used to be in Brown, and I think moved to Purple, who would put his own arrows on the floor - they led into his booth, but there was no way out. I asked him about them once, and he said that one of the ED poobahs was upset by them. Too bad.
@Allan Miller posted:With all that is going on in this screwed-up society and world of ours, I'm sure glad that I don't let the little things in life bother me anymore. I go to York to get a break from the real world and to have fun, and that's precisely what I intend to do, assuming the meet is held as scheduled.
Well said! But try to name a time when the world wasn't screwed up. Those of us who are healthy and wealthy enough to enjoy trains should be grateful.
@jini5 posted:Really really not trying to change the topic. But I gotta say there was alot of very funny stuff in that movie. What a classic!
I was tempted to include the name of the guy being paged, but doing so would probably have offended some folks, so I'll just let people look it up.
@Bruce Brown posted:This is absolutely true, though I remember it occuring in the late 90's. Maybe it happened at least twice but I forgot the name actually called. As a Simpson fan, I picked it up immediately but I think there was a scant reaction from the group.
The prank names in the Simpsons are a bit more family-friendly than the one from Porky's. And I'll bet that most attendees tune out the announcements. Thankfully, now that cell phones are "legal", there's little need to page people.
Funny, I just thought the announcements were part of the experience.....
Peter
@Putnam Division posted:Funny, I just thought the announcements were part of the experience.....
Peter
They were!....Like Scrapple and Funnel Cakes...
From back then, in part...
She picked up the mike and opined,
“Once again I must harp and remind!
Because they are narrow,
The aisles have an arrow,
Obey them, or else prove you’re blind!”
“Oh yes, and was that a ring tone?
Put away that cellular phone!
That camera you’re totin’?
It’s highly verboten!
Use them and you’ll soon be gone!”
“You there, using strollers as mules!
Do you not know of our rules?
Because of the crowd,
They are not allowed!
You’re not on a big ‘Ship of Fools’”!
“So do as I say or I’ll diss
Another announcement like this!
Shape up or ship out!
Can there be any doubt?”
Then she gave her friend, ‘mike’, a big kiss.
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Ah, those were the days. I miss them. Y'all have fun!
@Allan Miller posted:With all that is going on in this screwed-up society and world of ours, I'm sure glad that I don't let the little things in life bother me anymore. I go to York to get a break from the real world and to have fun, and that's precisely what I intend to do, assuming the meet is held as scheduled.
There have been a lot of good comments on this thread. This comment by Allan is one of the best!!
If the meet is still held, and if I am able to go, I intend to have a great time no matter what the rules are and who else is there; vendor, manufacturer, or other visitors!! (I have my pass and room reservation, but won't know until next month if I can get away; yes I can cancel the reservation)
@Ted Bertiger posted:Please follows the arrows on the floor! There is no flash photography allowed! And there is no cell phone use in the halls!
Repeated over and over for 2 full days back then till it went to 3 days.That little ole lady would lose her voice by day 3! Lol!
Ted:
I also loved the announcements about individuals who were guilty of various parking infractions: "Your attention please, there is a vehicle, license plate # [ ], [description of infraction]. You need to move your vehicle immediately, or it will be towed." The tone of the older woman's voice was that of a disciplinarian scolding one of her students.
Pat
@irish rifle posted:Ted:
I also loved the announcements about individuals who were guilty of various parking infractions: "Your attention please, there is a vehicle, license plate # [ ], [description of infraction]. You need to move your vehicle immediately, or it will be towed." The tone of the older woman's voice was that of a disciplinarian scolding one of her students.
Pat
Yes all those older teachers had grey hair, wore long dresses and black shoes with a hole in the toe, and must have been 100 years old! In reality, they were all younger than I am now!!!
@irish rifle posted:Ted:
I also loved the announcements about individuals who were guilty of various parking infractions: "Your attention please, there is a vehicle, license plate # [ ], [description of infraction]. You need to move your vehicle immediately, or it will be towed." The tone of the older woman's voice was that of a disciplinarian scolding one of her students.
Pat
But I bet that you moved your car, didn't you? 
@Mallard4468 posted:But I bet that you moved your car, didn't you?
LOL! It was never me but I sure would have had it been. 
Pat
