Back in 2001, I had a talk with Tony Koester. The "World's Greatest Hobby" was just starting up. He said that they were going to aim at the boomers who found those old trains in the attic and were thinking of getting the grandchildren involved in trains. He said that S could take advantage of this and show them that S was still a viable choice for them. Well we tried to get folks involved in the WGH. There was the usual Z,N, HO,O,G stuff to fight, but we were beginning to make headway. However, not too many folks got involved and things have dwindled down over the years because of the non-involvment. Lot's of talk and no action (sound familiar). Did everyone notice the age breakdown of the last poll? I think it was Don Thompson who once said that "Every year I see the same people, and they're a year older". There were several obituaries in the last Dispatch. The hobby as a whole risks dying and the WGH is an attempt to get new blood into the hobby. Losing battle? Time will tell.
Roy --- In [email protected], "Michael & Linda Marmer" <mlmarmer@...> wrote: > > Many of you on this list are one of kind, dedicated to your love S, but what > will the hobby look like in 10 years. Unless the makers of these products > find new buyers, as you have to be doing that all the time to continue to > grow, things could be bleak. > > I hope I am wrong. But if new generations are not introduced to S then new > and current product sales will fall. > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
