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So...
1) I am assuming that the GATS is our January Meeting, right?
2) I am also assuming (hoping is more like it) that the Train Show will drum
up some new membership/perspective membership.
So...My point is:
Do we want to set a time and place for our Febuary meeting and open it to
the public (by publicizing it at the show)?
The way I see it, this newsgroup is quite quiet. So is our website. If we
direct people here or to the site to learn more about us, the people (heck,
even true, blue LEGO enthusiasts) will be bored. Will we draw them back?:
probobly not. They'll stop in, read this stuff and leave, never to be seen
again.
But, if we plan a meeting now, maybe even not post it at the show, but at
least have it PLANNED and publicized HERE, when people come here there will
be SOMETHING to read; something to look forward to.
Our plans are usually spur-of-the-moment, thus the folks who visit our
site/newsgroup as a result of show-traffic won't really know when to expect
a meeting to show up.
So, who's up for looking into our crystal balls (or desk calanders) and
deciding upon a good meeting time and place?
-John Rudy
GATS: T-minus 7 days and counting
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, John Rudy writes:
> So...
>
> 1) I am assuming that the GATS is our January Meeting, right?
>
> 2) I am also assuming (hoping is more like it) that the Train Show will drum
> up some new membership/perspective membership.
>
> So...My point is:
> Do we want to set a time and place for our Febuary meeting and open it to
> the public (by publicizing it at the show)?
>
> The way I see it, this newsgroup is quite quiet. So is our website. If we
> direct people here or to the site to learn more about us, the people (heck,
> even true, blue LEGO enthusiasts) will be bored. Will we draw them back?:
> probobly not. They'll stop in, read this stuff and leave, never to be seen
> again.
>
> But, if we plan a meeting now, maybe even not post it at the show, but at
> least have it PLANNED and publicized HERE, when people come here there will
> be SOMETHING to read; something to look forward to.
>
> Our plans are usually spur-of-the-moment, thus the folks who visit our
> site/newsgroup as a result of show-traffic won't really know when to expect
> a meeting to show up.
>
> So, who's up for looking into our crystal balls (or desk calanders) and
> deciding upon a good meeting time and place?
>
> -John Rudy
>
> GATS: T-minus 7 days and counting
Good point, John!
It would help to keep the ball rolling if new members are drummed up. While
we're probably OK with planning things as we go on the spur of the moment,
newbies may not harken to that idea.
Yes, I think the GATS show will count as our January meeting. Let's pressure
Kevin to use his church hall again in February - they may have dug out of their
recent 4' of snow by then...
:^)
I, for one, am quite busy in February already, with timeslots filling fast on
the last two weekends, but let's give it a go anyway, of course.
Ed
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Ed McGlynn uttered:
> Good point, John!
> It would help to keep the ball rolling if new members are drummed up. • While
> we're probably OK with planning things as we go on the spur of the moment,
> newbies may not harken to that idea.
>
> Yes, I think the GATS show will count as our January meeting. Let's • pressure
> Kevin to use his church hall again in February - they may have dug out of • their
> recent 4' of snow by then...
> :^)
>
> I, for one, am quite busy in February already, with timeslots filling fast • on
> the last two weekends, but let's give it a go anyway, of course.
You mean I gotta come up with a whole batch of new creations in just one
month!!! <grin>
Okay, I guess we can do that. I will see what I can do this week about
scheduling the church hall for a saturday. We can shoot for the beginning
of March. That should give us enough time to recover from GATS. My home is
also available for a meeting, but there is limited space for people in my
Lego warehouse :)
Kevin's latest GATS update:
-- Have cleaned out my car.
-- Have to fill my backpack with items such as duct tape, supplies for
makeshift signs, other useful stuff, bottled water and snacks.
-- Expect to begin packing up completed models very soon.
-- Still have to complete the Tunnel/Dam/Mountain project, make
modifications to Spatula City, build a 1950's retro service station (to fit
with John's A& W restaurant), and finish off a few little houses.
-- Want to build a little Green steam locomotive for Ed's BrickWorx cars and
maybe some other cute rolling stock if I have parts and time.
-- Need to slighty modify my 2 Brown My-Own-Train steam engines so that the
weight bricks are hidden better.
-- Need to assemble minifigs, minifig tools, trees, flowers, fences, some
random extra pieces like plates and tiles, etc.
-- Decide which of my Lego vehicles will be staying home (I don't think we
will have need for 100+ vehicles)
Miscellany:
-- Nate will be bringing his Super Chief with the Silver coaches; my Super
Chief loco and custom cars will be staying home.
-- I will NOT be bringing a small tool kit. I will leave that up to someone
else. Ed -- can you provide this??
-- Crowd Control: I have NOT given this any thought at all. Ed--do you
have any ideas?
-- We have not heard from Peter Jarvis or John Barnes on if they can
participate so I will try to contact them.
-- My latest emails to Dave Amos' personal email bounced (account full was
the reason) and have not heard from him. I will try to contact via his
Cornell email address and telephone. Dunno if he will be able to get to the
show at all (I have forgotten what he told us way back when...)
That is all for now, I think.
__Kevin Salm__
LUCNY
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> -- My latest emails to Dave Amos' personal email bounced (account full was
> the reason) and have not heard from him. I will try to contact via his
> Cornell email address and telephone. Dunno if he will be able to get to the
> show at all (I have forgotten what he told us way back when...)
Hey all! Hope the holidays were great! To set the record straight, I will
not be back in time for GATS, unfortunately. Ill be returning on the 18th
of January.
As for a meeting sometime after GATS, the month of February looks great for
me. The month of March is a very different story, however. Im pretty sure
for 2/3 whole weeks Ill be either out of town, entertaining guests, or
taking tests.
That being said Ill try to be where ever the meeting happens to be. It just
might be a bit difficult. Im also going to look at setting up a late spring
meeting in Ithaca, maybe in late April/early May. Who needs to study for
finals? :)
Well, thats all for now! Have a ton of fun at GATS! Take alot of pictures!
-Dave
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Dave Amos writes:
> > -- My latest emails to Dave Amos' personal email bounced (account full was
> > the reason) and have not heard from him. I will try to contact via his
> > Cornell email address and telephone. Dunno if he will be able to get to the
> > show at all (I have forgotten what he told us way back when...)
>
>
> Hey all! Hope the holidays were great! To set the record straight, I will
> not be back in time for GATS, unfortunately. Ill be returning on the 18th
> of January.
>
> As for a meeting sometime after GATS, the month of February looks great for
> me. The month of March is a very different story, however. Im pretty sure
> for 2/3 whole weeks Ill be either out of town, entertaining guests, or
> taking tests.
>
> That being said Ill try to be where ever the meeting happens to be. It just
> might be a bit difficult. Im also going to look at setting up a late spring
> meeting in Ithaca, maybe in late April/early May. Who needs to study for
> finals? :)
>
> Well, thats all for now! Have a ton of fun at GATS! Take alot of pictures!
>
> -Dave
Sorry we missed you at GATS, Dave - it was a real hoot.
I'll post more details in another thread.
Ed
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