<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> I just returned from the club. Two things I noticed that need to be addressed. 1. I believe that the HO club rules state that tracks 5,6,7,8 and 9 are supposed to be left open for others to set up on. Yet the last couple times, including today, that I was at the club, someone left a very long train on 6. That does not follow what the rules state. Track 4 was open and the train should have been parked there. Club cars are to be on tracks 1,2,3,4 - Section<big> 61b</big> is the section <big>if you want to look it up. Please store the club cars correctly in Hidden or the cabinet. Don't just throw them in the drawers. Take care and stack them nicely. 2. As I went past the Auto plant, I noticed one of the auto parts cars was not sitting on the track correctly. I picked it up to examine it. The floor was pushed almost to the roof. The couplers were broken off. How this occured must be known by the person that caused the damage. Yet not a word that it needed repaired and/or put upstairs in the repair box. People seem to cause damage, but never own up to causing it. If you recall, one of the "club" DCC units (that I provided) had a broken gear box that needed repair. No one ever claimed responsibility causing the damage. I bought a new truck and repaired the unit. At this poing, club units are off the table.. Accidents happen. Inappropriate handling of equipment shouldn't happen either. Being responsible is what is important.. So, HO members, let's follow the rules and take care handling the equipment. Dean </big> </body> </html>