From: Alan Lambert Lone Star flyer Club Arlington, Texas Ed has a point. We need to mingle with the other guage guys and let them knowthat We are here. I wil be doing that at our ext train show in Plano, Texas in 3 weeks. We are one of 2 "S" clubs that will be there and the crowd is always looking at our layout. We are highrail, and Trinity Exspress is the DCscale club. Houston you need to come up this way and help us spread the word . Thanks, Alan From: Richard Karnes <[email protected]> To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 10:19 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} NMRA Issues,,,
All -- The following post was blocked from the e-list, but I believe it belongs here. Judge for yourselves... Dick Karnes ============ From:Edward Loizeaux Sent:Monday, January 09, 2012 1:25 PM To: List, S scale Subject: NMRA stuff..... > There is apparently a mentality that says "I will get even with those people > many years ago who would not make the gauge they should have made, by > boycotting NMRA gatherings. I will deny them the honor and the pleasure of my > presence. That'll teach 'em." There's a term for that kind of thinking, but I can't remember how it's spelled right now. Tom……If the word you are searching for begins with “S”, it might be “stupid”. >I suspect the real reason S gaugers don't show up is that they don't want >their knowledge >of railroading or their modelling abilities compared to others. >Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich It is true that S guys tend to avoid mingling with non-S folks. Birds of a feather feel more comfortable flying with those who are alike. Having something in common makes one feel more comfortable. Which sort of explains why S has lagged behind the other scales in the adoption of new things – like DCC, for one example – which is unfortunate. I do think a greater interaction with those active modelers in other scales would help S scale advance more quickly and would also expose others to what S scale is all about. Everyone would benefit. Cheers….Ed L.
