core topics over the past few days both here and on the club BB.

It is obvious we have a variety of feelings on the subject and there was a lot of great points posted from many different sources.

No matter how you feel on the topic, I believe it was productive. What the posts show is that there are a lot of people who are passionate about this hobby and have a lot of interest in the future of chip collecting.

I especially wanted to thank Mark Cotton who always posts well thought out and presented statements and at all times does so in a very civil manor.

I honestly believe these discussions are good for our hobby and thru them we can move forward to make our club a better place for everyone.

Thanks again and I look forward to more talk on a lot of other items over the next few months.

Doug "Cigarman" Smith LM-3209-147