Lee - there have been joint meets before, I believe the latest was
the AT&SF - Streator meet a few years back.
There are reasons that some are hesitant about the NP & GN HS.
At 01:40 PM 4/24/2009, you wrote:.
>For the life of me, I do not understand why the idea of sharing
>expenses & doubling the size/attendance/offerings of a Meet with
>another group of fellow railfans consistently falls prey to
>nay-sayers, even when several members from each organization have
>volunteered to take the reigns and make it happen.
>
>A joint meet is simply a WIN-WIN ~ attendance is multiplied and
>costs are shared, thus resulting in the ability to feature many more
>appealing events that would not otherwise be possible. Railfans
>gain exposure to more material, new friendships, larger swap meets,
>vast modeling ideas, varied clinics, etc. Just imagine the Hill
>Road societies combining resources for a joint NP/GN/Q meet in a
>common city such as Twin Cities ~ reserve SPUD, charter an
>observation or dome in/out of Chicago ~ such are but a few of the
>many possibilities when pooling resources. Best of all,
>coordinating such a monumental meet will energize the membership of
>each society and foster sustained growth/participation which would
>in turn support these enhanced operations.
>
>WHY NOT!?!?
>
>As one of the youngest participants in BRHS, I'd like the Society to
>be around for many more years. I hope that those at the helm will
>take notice and schedule a big & exciting joint meet in 2010 to get
>the boost BRHS needs.
>
>Lee Edgar
Bob Webber
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