Friday and Saturday of the National Convention sees more tours to various parts of the area of the convention. The trading pits, the public display area and the Kids Club room all open at 0900 on Friday morning. When this happens children become very much in evidence.
Now understand, I do not have any children and, being unmarried I do not anticipate having any, especially at my age. This means that raising children is very much a foreign concept to me but I do know happy children when I see them.
Believe me if you walk through the public display area or the Kids Club Room you WILL see happy children. Seeing the look on their faces when they see the operating layouts will dispel any doubt about a lack of interest in trains.
For me, Friday and Saturday are the best part of the convention. The arduous work of the Board of Directors Meeting is over. This is a time to chill a bit and talk to individual members and their families.
At my first convention in Providence RI in 1998, the two days at the end of the convention was my first indication of just how many really friendly and helpful people there are in TCA. Talking to those people and seeing the look on those kids faces when they see those trains makes all the meetings and long hours worth it.
