Take it easy guys. This thread is just a warm up for the "I'm Boycotting York", "York Is Terrible", "York Should Let The Public In", "Prices Are Too High At York", "63 days until York", "What Are You Wanting To Buy At York" threads that are coming in March and April.
I re-joined as a new member. No big deal. I take comfort that my old TCA number is sitting in a vault somewhere waiting and only I can claim it. I stopped to coach my son for several years in Baseball. I would have rejoined years ago, but I was required to pay all the back dues.
York is too far? Its a 1592 mile drive for me each way. Like most everything in life, it just depends on how bad you want it.
Dues too high? Really, with the 50% drop in the price of gasoline you should have $55 laying around every week.
Inclusive of kids? Just how inclusive can you be. Please consider the competition and the lower cost that O gauge trains are up against: social media; phones-aka-portable games/movies; video games consoles etc, not to mention the room required for a layout. For heavens sake we have the NFL begging kids to go outside and play for 60 minutes a day. We got minivans with multiple DVD players to keep kids occupied.
As for "Old White Man's Hobby", hmmm. The average O Gauge related age is undoubtedly increasing. I still see a good representation of younger men. Let's face it, you have to reach a certain age and success in life to have the disposable income required by this hobby.
