Having just been to the YORK meet on Friday I can say that it was a little depressing. Attendance seemed to be low. And for my interests there wasn't much to see (in the dealer hall department.) Also not having all the manufacturers there was a downer but I knew that going in. I think the meet needs to be cut back to only once a year and held in October. I don't think opening it to the public matters one way or another. Although, I feel like "the public" in this instance are families interested in seeing layouts as opposed to "train people" who would probably be in the TCA already. Walking around the blue hall with my dad who I brought as a guest, he remarked that "most everyone in here right now including me is going to be dead in 10-15 years." I looked around and had to agree. That is also something the TCA and Eastern Division is going to have to contend with in the short term future.
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