(erielack) ELHS opinion

[Michael Dickinson <squeaky_@_netsync.net>]

Greetings!  Watch out here come my opinions on the ELHS.  I live in 
Jamestown NY and model the EL. I joined the ELHS to help me model the EL 
more accurately. I model the Jamestown to Olean mainline. I am more 
interested in the local area that the NYC or Chicago areas. I am happy 
with the current setup but like someone said "what about after we are 
gone/next generation". Good Question!   My view on this is a He Said/She 
Said situation. If you get three people together you will get three views!  
    What I would like to see is for someone to write up a proposal and 
submit to the Board and or membership. I do not know which order would 
be better. If you submit to the Board, could it get swept under the rug. 
If you submit to the membership the Board might feel slighted as if you 
went around Them.
    I was at the Convention. I felt that there were a lot of people that 
wanted to express their opinion but we ran out of time.  This will not 
happen overnight. It will take time to do it RIGHT and must be done 
right. Yes mistakes can be corrected, but in an organization as big as 
the ELHS it takes time to find and correct mistakes. I work for 
Raymour/Flanigan Furniture, We put a new program in to help with 
scheduling deliveries. It is setup by zip codes.  We are still finding 
errors and zip codes that are not in the program after a year.
    I would like to help with this but I am not in a position where I 
can travel a lot. That is why you have not seen me at many 
meeting/conventions. I can express my opinion but remember it is only 
"MY OPINION"
Thanks for listening   Mike Dickinson  ELHS#837

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