ALLENTOWN'S SPRING THAW MEET AND OGR FORUM BREAKFAST

Alentown............Chuck

Corsair29 ..........Steve C

Alentown............Chuck

Corsair29 ..........Steve C

Tuscan Jim.........Jim

I'm in too!

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

I'm in too!

We only accept those who can follow directions.  Sorry.

I'm in!

Alentown............Chuck

Corsair29 ..........Steve C

Tuscan Jim.........Jim

Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)

Greg H.

-Greg

Alentown............Chuck

Corsair29 ..........Steve C

Tuscan Jim.........Jim

Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)

Greg H.

Lehighline............Chris

Chris

LVHR

lehighline posted:

Alentown............Chuck

Corsair29 ..........Steve C

Tuscan Jim.........Jim

Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)

Excellent idea. Sincerely, Chuck. 

Greg H.

Lehighline............Chris

 

Chris

LVHR

Alentown............Chuck

Corsair29 ..........Steve C

Tuscan Jim.........Jim

Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)

Greg H.

Lehighline............Chris

Ted......with early in ducats.

TedsGG1 posted:

Alentown............Chuck

Corsair29 ..........Steve C

Tuscan Jim.........Jim

Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)

Greg H.

Lehighline............Chris

Ted......with early in ducats.

Joe Hohmann........Whatdidyousay?

Count me in Chuck, barring blizzards.

Joe Hohmann posted:

TedsGG1 posted:

Alentown............Chuck

Corsair29 ..........Steve C

Tuscan Jim.........Jim

Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)

Greg H.

Lehighline............Chris

Ted......with early in ducats.

Joe Hohmann........Whatdidyousay?

gunrunnerjohn

 

Alentown............Chuck

Corsair29 ..........Steve C

Tuscan Jim.........Jim

Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)

Greg H.

Lehighline............Chris

Ted......with early in ducats.

Joe Hohmann........Whatdidyousay?

gunrunnerjohn

Michael R.....CarGuyZM10

1. Alentown............Chuck
2. Corsair29 ..........Steve C
3. Tuscan Jim.........Jim
4. Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)
5. Greg H.
6. Lehighline............Chris
7. Ted......with early in ducats.
8. Joe Hohmann........Whatdidyousay?
9. gunrunnerjohn
10. Michael R.....CarGuyZM10
11. John D. ...  John D.

Also, just to point out it took less than 3 hours before Foo-Foo pancakes were mentioned.

It took that long John?  I wonder if people were sleeping!

gunrunnerjohn posted:

It took that long John?  I wonder if people were sleeping!

Careful gunrunnerjohn....we might throw a flag for 'taunting.' 

Gosh Chuck, I can't take any more penalties!

Hard to believe it's only a week away!

TedsGG1 posted:

Hard to believe it's only a week away!

Set your alarm clock EARLY!

gunrunnerjohn posted:

TedsGG1 posted:

Hard to believe it's only a week away!

Set your alarm clock EARLY!

My alarm clock will be set for 6:15 AM. That way I can get to the HamFam for 6:30 am! 😴

I have choice words for you Chuck, but I'll reserve them.   I have to get up a bit earlier than that.

Alentown posted:

My alarm clock will be set for 6:15 AM. That way I can get to the HamFam for 6:30 am! 😴

I get up at 4:30 and leave for Allentown at 5:15. It's worth it.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

I have choice words for you Chuck, but I'll reserve them.   I have to get up a bit earlier than that.

Choice words? Like “I got the check?”😂🍓🍓🍓🥓🥓🥓

That wouldn't be the choice words, but nice try.

Alentown posted:

gunrunnerjohn posted:

I have choice words for you Chuck, but I'll reserve them.   I have to get up a bit earlier than that.

Choice words? Like “I got the check?”😂🍓🍓🍓🥓🥓🥓

gunrunnerjohn posted:

That wouldn't be the choice words, but nice try.

What? Spend all your disposable income on a new house and layout???? 

-Greg

Yep, but find a buyer for my old house and I'll pick up the check!

1. Alentown............Chuck
2. Corsair29 ..........Steve C
3. Tuscan Jim.........Jim
4. Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)
5. Greg H.
6. Lehighline............Chris
7. Ted......with early in ducats.
8. Joe Hohmann........Whatdidyousay?
9. gunrunnerjohn
10. Michael R.....CarGuyZM10
11. John D. ...  John D.
12. DL&W Pete

1. Alentown............Chuck
2. Corsair29 ..........Steve C
3. Tuscan Jim.........Jim
4. Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)
5. Greg H.
6. Lehighline............Chris
7. Ted......with early in ducats.
8. Joe Hohmann........Whatdidyousay?
9. gunrunnerjohn
10. Michael R.....CarGuyZM10
11. John D. ...  John D.
12. DL&W Pete
13. BLT

1. Alentown............Chuck
2. Corsair29 ..........Steve C
3. Tuscan Jim.........Jim
4. Prrhorseshoecurve.....Mark (will buy Chuck's Foo-Foo pancakes as penance for not following instructions..lol)
5. Greg H.
6. Lehighline............Chris
7. Ted......with early in ducats.
8. Joe Hohmann........Whatdidyousay?
9. gunrunnerjohn
10. Michael R.....CarGuyZM10
11. John D. ...  John D.
12. DL&W Pete
13. BLT
14. M. J. Breen - I’ll have some trains for sale too, see my post on the sale/trade board 

Wow...mid-40s tomorrow, an honest February 'thaw.'

I'll be there.

I have to wake up and be on the road at "zero dark 30," a tad earlier than Chuck.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Everyone will be on the road sooner than Chuck!

Isn't 'envy' one of the seven deadly sins? 

Yes, but I have six to go.

I plan on heading to the meet sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 tomorrow.

I get up at 5 for this...so why am I still up????

Well, it's 4:45 am. Getting ready to roll in a half hour.

Just got back. Great breakfast, as usual. The train show seemed to have, what could be, a record-breaking attendance. There was nothing that I "needed", but ended up spending $90. anyway (a postwar Flyer engine and 4 buildings to use on my "S" layout). For those of you there for both days...does Sunday have far fewer people attending? 

Leaving for home now. Instead of going to preshow, this time I got there at 9:15 with ticket already in hand and went straight past a long line of folks waiting to buy their tickets. By then, it was just starting to get crowded and much more so when I left more than 3-1/2 hours later. Heard a few folks complain about prices but I didn't think they were bad and feel I good good deals. Picked up a built-up Woodland Scenics Built & Ready BR5845: Country Store Expansion for $75, no tax, an MTH Strasburg bobber caboose exclusive to Nicholas Smith for $55, no tax, and 2 sets (36 seated figures each) of guy Golden Gate Depot 1930s - 1950s era "Little People" to populate my MTH Premiere 64' Woodside Strasburg passenger car.

I also saw Menard's Watkins city block on an O gauge display and am impressed with it so if I can  figure a way to subdue its exterior lighting to give it a soft  incandescent hue I'll order it. Will need to also make interior window lighting above JR Wakins appear incandescent rather than it's current florescent glare.

Took part in OGR group pictures too with other OGRers who were able to be there for it

Overall, a VERY GOOD morning!!!!!!

There are always going to be some folks complaining about prices. The solution is simple. Negotiate the price down or walk away. There are always some good deals at these shows.