Please help me out, as all the York posts have left me hopelessly confused.
Can a member of the general public bring a guest who is pushing a stroller against the arrows while shooting video?
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Only while smoking, on Wednesday in the member halls.
The answer is yes if they can beat the president of the ED at a card game called Fizzbin.
Or cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with a herring. Ni!
Absolutely not.
No smoking in the halls.
Only double wide strollers are allowed and they must be used to carry purchases.
The arrows are merely suggestions.
Early shopping on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday is reserved for the public only. No TCA members allowed.
The Wednesday before York is take a bath day. It should include the following:
water, soap, deodorant, repeat. Follow directions for each day of the York show.
By following the above directions will improve the show immensely.
Mallard4468,
Welcome to the sea of unwashed at York! Bring nose clips so you do not invest the garden smells of the once weekly unbathed at York.
Looks like you are going to enjoy your York experience! 
P.S. David 1, will see you in a few weeks at the Big Dance.
This will not be considered a "Proper York bash " until certain forum members have chimed in. Now come on , you know you can't resist !!! 
I wonder how much more one can buy if one doesn't buy soap, shampoo, etc. I stopped cigars at one point and bought twice as many trains as I saved on cigars. I find I buy MORE shampoo since I gave up haircuts.
Right now I need a drool cup. I'll be handing out salt tablets, DEET, Vitamin C, and penicillin.
Smell you there...
Hudson J1e posted:The answer is yes if they can beat the president of the ED at a card game called Fizzbin.
You need a Royal Fizbin to win.
Mallard4468 posted:Please help me out, as all the York posts have left me hopelessly confused.
Can a member of the general public bring a guest who is pushing a stroller against the arrows while shooting video?
Ah yes, a true rebel without a cause. I suggest you enjoy York as it is... truly a man-venture. One that in the next 10 to 15 years may disappear in its entirety. The rules are easy, but the most important thing; enjoy the people, the trains, and the good times.
Come as you are and bring lots of cash. 
Effective immediately all attendees must wear either a tuxedo or cocktail dress.
david1 posted:The Wednesday before York is take a bath day. It should include the following:
water, soap, deodorant, repeat. Follow directions for each day of the York show.
By following the above directions will improve the show immensely.
Based on my experiences at York (since 1989, with a couple of gaps), a bath anytime during York week would be a dramatic improvement.
Arrows????? What ARROWS?!?!?!
Can I bring my dog?
I think they should print our York badges on auto air fresheners to be worn around the neck.
Rick
MartyE posted:Hudson J1e posted:The answer is yes if they can beat the president of the ED at a card game called Fizzbin.
You need a Royal Fizbin to win.
Yes you're right Marty but the odds of getting a Royal Fizbin are, well they are astronomical!
David 1 is correct............but beware of the crop dusters and those that feel it's important to drive their scooter into anyone. It's almost getting to where a pair of steel toed jack boots will be de riguer! the arrows do somewhat help....but take heart.............you'll be cut off in the parking lot exit by that entitled person who insists their right to walk wrong way....drive wrong way is a birth right. And it is..............it comes from their being dropped on the head a few times at birth.
I see we have some original Star Trek fans here on this thread.
Live long and prosper my friends.
Ni !
Arrows are helpful, but a helpful sign might be "Please, No 'Old Buddy Reunions' in the middle of this aisle".
I'm greatly enjoying this thread! How about instead of the tree-shaped air fresheners, we have the manufacturer do a special run in the shape of a steam locomotive, that smells of coal smoke.
See you all there, folks.
Joel
That's what York is all about, old buddy reunions in the middle of the aisle
Not to mention "cropdusting"
silent and deadly 
Not to mention "cropdusting"
silent and deadly
From over-eating the scrapple?
I mean who really pays attention to the arrows or the announcements?
By the way I had a royal fizzbin tonight. Must have been all those fizzes I had as a kid.
david1 posted:I mean who really pays attention to the arrows or the announcements?
I recall bumping into a fellow who was going against the flow while one of those announcements about following the arrows was playing.
I pointed to the speaker, then to the arrow on the floor, and then to him, and he looked at me, shrugged and elbowed his way down the aisle the wrong way.
Why not open another hall and increase the distance between all aisles in all buildings.
Rod Miller
romiller49 posted:Why not open another hall and increase the distance between all aisles in all buildings.
Rod Miller
Probably because increasing the cost to hold the meet is going in the wrong direction. Many (some actual ED members, I believe) have suggested that the meet has actually lost money a few recent occurrences. Opening other buildings would I'm sure involve paying more money to the Fairgrounds and also would need more security personnel. And also more effort for the wonderful ED volunteers that do such a great job of organizing the meet (hall captains, test tracks, etc).
You don't increase the space over which the same number of tables would be distributed in that situation, as you then end up losing more money.
It's not like the current halls are overly cramped as it is now. Back before Orange existed, it was a different story (combined with the evolving dynamics over time as well).
While there is still an occasional roadblock in an aisle, there used to be times when it was like a moving herd of cattle going down an aisle. It took significant effort to actually get to the side and stop if you saw something you liked.
-Dave
romiller49 posted:Why not open another hall and increase the distance between all aisles in all buildings.
Rod Miller
It seems to me that in a few halls, like RED, the aisles have seemed wider the past few years...even after the Black Hall has been closed. Unlike a train show like Greenberg's, the dealers at York have to sit in the aisles in most halls, which creates "flow" problems.
No matter how wide the aisles, there are people who would expand to fill the space and block the flow.
It's not just a York meet thing. I experience it most times I visit our local shopping malls.
The arrows seem silly when the meet isn't very crowded. But when the show is busy, they certainly do help.
Some of us remember the show when there weren't any.
Instead of finding things to complain about, try enjoying the show.
I haven't made the last few shows, and don't see myself attending anytime soon.
Somehow, even when I didn't buy much, I enjoyed being there.
People are running out of things to complain about.
C W Burfle posted:No matter how wide the aisles, there are people who would expand to fill the space and block the flow.
It's not just a York meet thing. I experience it most times I visit our local shopping malls.
Truer words have never been said.
As I get older, I notice that I too am expanding and filling more space....
PLCProf posted:As I get older, I notice that I too am expanding and filling more space....
Say it isn't so!
I don't take much aisle space unless I turn sideways. The good news is my doctor says dieting or exercise won't help .
Ted Bertiger posted:Not to mention "cropdusting"
silent and deadly
SILENT ?!?! I've heard some that would give a V1 a run for its money...
Jerry
People are running out of things to complain about.
Marty,
Never going to happen. As we get older, we have nothing else better to do!
See you in 2 weeks to complain about something that I can think of! Lol!
Nah the OP or poster is truely wanting to either be joking, like anybody else taking selfies. or truely can not remember that 2013
or either 2014 was when the forum, burned the yellow arrows, thread after thread , again some more, , makes me wonder if any body
has ever been to a theme park once in their life hahahhah
arrsd90 posted:Nah the OP or poster is truely wanting to either be joking, like anybody else taking selfies. or truely can not remember that 2013
or either 2014 was when the forum, burned the yellow arrows, thread after thread , again some more, , makes me wonder if any body
has ever been to a theme park once in their life hahahhah
For the sarcasm-impaired... yes, I clearly recall all of the ridiculous threads about arrows, strollers, cell phones, cameras, etc., and was trying to pull them all together into one mega-thread. The degree to which some people get wound up regarding inconsequential details that surround an event which is put on by a dedicated group of volunteers is endlessly amusing.
And thanks to those who chimed in with hygiene and crop-dusting. My feeble brain wasn't creative enough to weave them into one sentence.
Its a great show and as a bonus, you can carry your concealed pistol with you to help with the tough price negotiations.
