Ops weekend: The New Jersey Highlands
If you’re reading this chances are good that you’re familiar with the concept of “Ops Weekends”. On the odd chance you’re not the basic idea is that a group of those of us who reside on the lunatic fringe of society travel to a city or region where a group of other layout owners, other residents of the fringe, live. They host us at op sessions on their home layouts. Layout owners seem to like this idea because it gives them a chance to show off their layout to a larger group of people with a common interest. Now years ago these were temperate affairs with punch and cookie refreshments. Of late it seems Rule G(*1) has been suspended, and in many cases trampled upon. So some time ago I investigated the possibility of bringing a group of friends to the layouts known as “The New Jersey Highlands”. These layout owners were quite organized and had one amongst them who acted as coordinator, Ted Pamprin. He replied to my request in the affirmative; They were receptive to...