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Hey all, I plan on running this weekend (11/28) - are we starting at 11 again? I can't wait since its been a while since I've been available to run trains... Allan Ira Schneider wrote: 650147.6578.qm@smtp103.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com" type="cite">We need someone to commit to running trains on our downtown layout this Saturday, November 21, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Please let us know if you plan on being there. The layout is powered up by plugging the single cord from the power strip into the outlet on the floor. This will power up the power cart and the accessories (i.e. my carnival rides and Scott's accessories). You can turn on the heat at the thermostat at the back left corner of the store. If anyone has a folding table (i.e. picnic table, card table, etc.) which you can keep at the layout we would appreciate it. Right now, there is only one small table inside the layout. I left two folding chairs in the store. I noticed a parent took one of them and had his young son standing on it. This is dangerous. If you see this, please discourage children from standing on the folding chairs. They could easily collapse and we don't need any children injured at the layout. If anyone has some nonfolding chairs they can leave downtown, that would also be appreciated. We are funning a raffle. The raffle set is kept at Mike's Store (The Home Retreat) during the week. If any visitor asks about the raffle, you can sell him a ticket ($5.00 per ticket) and place the ticket in the plastic jar. The tickets (and money) are in the brown box on the table in the middle of the layout. You can get the raffle set and sign from Mike's store and put it on the module at the front right corner of the store. There is a donation box to be placed on the layout. I left the box in one of the cubby holes behind the counter. Put the box out where visitors can see it. If you haven't been downtown yet, the layout is at 117 Lavaca Street, just north of Caeser Chavez Street. Immediately next door is the entrance to the loading dock. If the gate is down, park your car in the driveway, go to the call box (north of the driveway) and ask security to open the gate. When you are finished unloading your trains, you may park in the parking garage immediately across the street from the loading dock. Parking is free on Saturday and Sunday until 5:00 PM. Make sure you leave the garage before 5:00 PM (or you will be charged for parking) and repark your car in the loading dock so you can load any trains you brought with you. Do not leave your car in the loading dock all day. They key for the layout is kept at The Home Retreat, which is immediately north of the loading dock on Lavaca Street. The light switches are in the back room and the termostat is on the wall in the back left corner of the store. When you leave for the day, make sure to unplug the power strip, store the donation box out of sight, turn off the heating/AC system, turn off all of the lights, and lock both the front and back doors i.e. the front door of the store and the door leading to the loading dock). Most of all, have fun running trains and interacting with the visitors. Thanks. Ira ------ TTAT members reflector. |