[Accrs-ho] Control Panel

[ACCRS HO Scale]

Members,

On Friday, November 2, we held our monthly meeting.  After the meeting I 
noticed that a large section of the block buttons was missing.   This 
was the widest panel and didn't have any block buttons installed.  I 
asked out loud if we were doing some work on the panel.  Someone said it 
was broken, not just removed for work.

I looked around for the pieces, didn't see them and proceeded to size up 
the spot for a replacement piece.  Last Thursday I made a special run to 
club to put it in.  It fit nicely but I had stained it too dark.   I 
came home and made another with the intention replacing the dark one 
with a closer match to the others.

Unknown to me. Gary had taken the broken piece home to make a 
replacement.  When I showed up for my shift on Sunday, I saw he had 
removed mine and put his in.   Since he had the original broken one, he 
could better match the color.  My second one is very close in color and 
we will retain it in case we have another break.

The BIG question is "How did it become broken in the first place".  I 
can't see a rat or squirrel jumping from the ceiling and landing on it 
to break it.  A member must have broken it.  Did they tell anyone that 
it was broken by accident??  If not WHY??

Things happen.  If we break something we should let someone like a Train 
Master or President of the club know.  This is even more important with 
the club DCC controllers etc.   This is one reason the DCC locos were 
locked up.   Someone broke one of them and said nothing.  A whole truck 
needed to be replaced.

We are a club.  Each of us has a responsibility to look out for the club 
equipment and by doing so, it keeps our stuff in good shape.  It if 
doesn't work or is broken, we have the responsibility to let someone know.

Dean