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We've had a similar problem in our club, as the smoke from the Lionel and MTh engines irritates those with allergies. It causes throat irriitation in one fellow and another who wears contact lenses says it irritates his eyes. It's bad enough to visit a show for a while, but for those who have displays or sales tables at a train show, they are exposed to this smoke the whole day. Our locations do not have air conditioning or other mechanical ways to circulate the air. The only circulation is from the main doors opening and closing. Our main club proponent of the smoke is very touchy about the subject, feels its his right to demonstrate the "latest technology" - steam and diesel engines with fans that spew out smoke continuously. He's threatened to leave his stuff home if he cannot operate the smoke units. Way overboard. One of our members did some online research and came up with this: "Second-hand smoke Is this toy train pseudo-smoke harmful to your health? Well, a jar of pure meta-terphenyl is labeled an “irritant,” meaning that chronic exposure can irritate the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes. Some chemical substances in smoke fluid can also be moderate eye irritants and slight irritants to mucous membranes. Common sense suggests that hobbyists provide themselves with at least some ventilation in their train rooms and that they find some fresh air if they experience headaches, sore throats, eye irritation, or itching skin after standing in a cloud of toy train “smoke.” Our next show is in November, and we have yet to make a decision - Lionel & MTH trains with smoke or none at all. No one has even brought up the loudness of the electronic bells, whistles and horns yet! I personally inquired if these sounds can be turned down, and found out they indeed can. I can just imagine what the reply would be if we also asked for them to be softened. Bob Boudreau
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