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[quote user="vsmith"][quote user="spikejones52002"] I started My "G" collecting when I moved to N.W. Indiana.There are several "HO" clubs around. One day I found out about a "G" gauge club, Illana RR In Valpo, In. I found out when they are meeting and was asked to attend.It was a typical Winter Evening for N.W Indiana. I fought the Ice and snow to attend.I got there just early enough. I found the meeting room and found a seat.Just before the meeting started. I introduced myself. Everone looked up at me and NO ONE responded with a greeting. During an interesting meeting. I made several comments and asked several questions. The comments and questions were answered.Besides that NOT ONE PERSON SAID A WORD TO ME.After the meeting in the back of this persons factory was a large "G" floor layout and some riding RR rolling stock.Refreshments was available and enjoyed. One person walked by me and said, " look at the names on the (riding) cars."I told the Person (NEVER MET) (that E-mailed me the invite) to take me off his mailing list.[/quote]Spike sorry to hear of that bad experience, especially with G gaugers, maybe its just them frozen northern winters that brings out the curmongenly side of folks.[;)]I guess being down here in the land of perpetual sunshine just brings out the better nature of people.[8D]I had to laugh reading your experience cause it was almost verbatum my experience with that HOn3 group I mentioned...except that NO ONE responded even to my being there, at least they AKNOWLEDGED your existance.[8)] Sometimes I just really have to wonder how these "clubs" manage to stay alive with such [censored]ty treatment of possible new members[(-D]I should point out that the HOn3 group was also looking for new members, but sad to say I think they weren't looking for new memebrs with an interest in narrow gauge, but looking for new members of the same age, race, religion, income, political, clothing and taste in automobiles as existing members, which was sad becuase they looked like they would soon be dropping off like flies in the coming years. [xx(]I also noticed in hindsight a warning sign, namely that this layout had been under construction for over 10 years, half of it was only partially hardshell sceneried, most of it was still just track on benchwork, IOWs I had the impression they spent more time aurguing over HOW to do it then in actuall doing OF it[banghead][/quote]Or one that is starved of manpower, funds and left to rot for want of TLC.
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