So. I subscribed to a bunch of forum threads way back and I somehow missed this one. So I am just getting caught up here. Here’s Ben’s story:
After Greenberg, I had other things to catch up on, and then I left town for nearly a week. So rebuilding/modifying my layout was never considered as an option for this show (all my expansion plans, and there are many, are with an eye to 2014). I see Tim put my stuff in the layout (presumably my inner track would be totally stranded for this one, which is fine). I also saw that we want things as winterized as possible and I’m not sure how easily mine will winterize. I do also still have that big tree that was sort of free-floating if it’s needed. But basically my contribution would be virtually identical to Greenberg. I see space is tighter on this one though, I’d like to be part of the display, but I’m not gonna take it personally if I have to sit this one out.
Also my Horizon Express is still available. However, my main goal was to have it be the train in charge for one display, and I got that at Greenberg, so I can definitely defer to other trains for this one, of which I know there are many. Eventually my HE is gonna be scrapped for parts, but as of right now it’s still in its Greenberg state. But let me know cause I don’t wanna haul it down there if it’s not gonna be used.
I’ve also talked to Joe. He couldn’t make Greenberg teardown and so I have all his buildings in my house. So if you plan to use them, I’ll be the one bringing them down. Joe’s told me that, for reasons I’ll let him explain, he plans to have zero participation in either setup or monitoring (don’t worry, it’s not cause he hates us all and is leaving the LUG).
It looks like you’re covered for track this time around, but I’ll reiterate that I do have 40+ pieces of straight track.
I am leaving town again on Tuesday Nov 26th and not returning until Sunday Dec 1. So there’s zero chance I will be monitoring that weekend, since I’ll be some 250 miles away. The other two weekends I can do at least one shift, but I haven’t committed yet because I haven’t nailed down my schedule yet.
I haven’t seen any recent talk about this weekend doubling as the Q4 meeting, other than Tim’s other-thread proposal to postpone it to January, which I could get behind. I can come during the day Saturday the 23rd for setup but I have evening plans and I think I’d have to bail if there’s a meeting that runs to dinner time.
So to summarize the important questions:
1) Do you want my stuff in the display?
2) Do you want my Horizon Express in the display?
3) Do you want Joe’s stuff in the display?
4) Do you want me to bring my straight track?
5) Are we doing Q4 on Saturday?
6) I can monitor the 2nd or 3rd weekends but not the first.
That’s all I got, I’m hanging up now.