Trying to understand MRR Club philosophies

[TMarsh]

locoi1sa

The other club requires at least 3 members and one has to be an officer to run or even test locos.

I wouldn't like that myself. But I can understand their possible reasoning for the rule.

 

[blownout cylinder]

selector

Small wonder that so many of us get the heebie-jeebies when we get handed the list of do's and don'ts shortly into our first meeting at a club.  We have encountered several people who have undertaken to suppress their own differences for a greater experience and result in modelling and in operations than they could afford/bother to produce/have the skills to build in their own living quarters.

There has to be a fairly close and acceptable match, and it is highly unlikely that any one of us will find such a match in the few organized and functional clubs near to us.  Probability just doesn't work for us

I think that is like any organizatioon. There has to be some kind of give and take in these things but as is said, when one is a type of "lone wolf" then it will become more problematic. It also seems that there are some types of rules that do make one wonder what the constructor of that rule was thinking. Needing a single person to examine--and pass?--a tested locomotive---under what criteria?--made me kind of back up and go why? But there we are--

An executive is almost guaranteed to have issues with someone---be it within the club or outside---that kind of thing will take a lot of patience to handle----

almost like a politician 

[reklein]

In regards to Selectors thread, which I agree with,mostly. Picture an Artists club.in which everyone had to use the same medium each meeting and paint the same subject. The same subject would work if it were a figure study group,but they'd have to sit in a line to draw so they all have the same view.

Anyways After being on a church coumcil,Rotary club,Youth advocates,church council, parks and rec meetings ,church council,You get the Idea. I tried a train club and was totally frustrated. The church councils were the best run meetings because we adhered strictly to Roberts and business was fairly efficient as long as the chair was paying attention. The train club was the worst because of chaos.

I still like to get together with the guys to BS but won't do any work with them.    BILL

PS Congrats on the grandbaby Pete. They say grandkids are your reward for not killin yer own. I know I sure get a kick outta my one 18 mo. old grandson.

[EMD F7A]

Sounds to me, being a non-club-guy, that there are inevitable difficulties when you put a bunch of guys in a room who are all passionate about this hobby, be it the roadnames or era or level of detail.... but everyone is there to have fun themselves, and I would love to be part of a club where everyone gets to do just that! Have fun.

Anyone want to start up an N scale club around my area where everyone is required to bring at least one "cold beverage" and one new funny joke? I'll have a nice N 2-track coffee table layout done in a month, where we can rest those beverages :)

Happy holidays to all!

[emdgp92]

I've only had one negative experience with a club...and that was several years ago. I'd just moved back home after college, and had been down to the McKeesport RR club. Nice layout, smooth running engines, IIRC. But, after asking a few questions, and getting the "frosty" treatment, or being outright ignored, I haven't been back. I'm sure if I mentioned I modeled the PC...I'd have been hurled out the door LOL

Seriously though, I'd like to give it another go...probably with the other club (who has an awesome B&O layout!) north of town. But, getting up there is a pain, and with my time being somewhat short, may not happen. I simply have too much going on--model cars, the MG, working on my own layout, etc.

[locoi1sa]

reklein

PS Congrats on the grandbaby Pete. They say grandkids are your reward for not killin yer own. I know I sure get a kick outta my one 18 mo. old grandson.

 

 

   Thank you. You had me chuckling at that one.

      Pete