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At first I was going to pass on joining the LGB Club as I did not see enough benefits to justify the price to me. After thinking about it I decided to join because among other things it is the membership that truly determines the value of a club and of a forum. I run a lot of trains made by a lot of different manufacturers and I joined several forums because it is nice to exchange ideas with folks who have used various products interchangeably. I appreciate the comments by Dave Snow: "I can state here with confidence that those who are running for the various positions on the new Board, and I have the list of candidates which will be published in our next issue of the Big Train Operator magazine, have no hard feelings against LGB or their representatives. I hope and welcome the participation by LGB and/or LGBoA to promote their products, submit articles on such things as their MTS system, for publication. The negative opinions of the few, and trust me when I say it's the few, are not the opinions of the officials of the Big Train Operator Club, Inc. My goal, as an Officer of the BTOC, is to promote and propel our club forward and be a partner with all the other largescale websites, clubs and organizations, to promote the largescale hobby. " Because of Dave I might be inclined to join BTOC. Previous comments by BTOC members that were derogatory about LGB were a strong deterrent to my wanting to join as it is no fun belonging to forums or clubs that seem to thrive on picking on someone or some company. Negative comments about LGB here and on other forums are a primary reason why I am joining the LGB Club and will participate in the LGB Forum (as well as others). I simply don't understand those who don't like LGB or don't want to join the club (for whatever reason) taking pleasure out of telling the world about what they perceive to be wrong with LGB (or Aristo or Bachmann or whatever). Sour grapes are simply unappealing. I prefer things that make me feel good. I can go downstairs anytime and run trains that have been sitting on sidings unused for a year or more, flip a switch and everything runs fine the first time. That makes me feel good. That is why I buy LGB. Other stuff is inconsequential to me. With folks like Dave Snow and Jack Lynch and their positive attitudes I personally think the futures of BTOC and LGB are bright indeed. I learned long ago that if you want to feel good, hang around with folks that make you feel good about what you are doing and avoid folks who bad mouth what you are doing. Jerry
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