This hobby is just like any other hobby, it has up and down cycles. I guess I look at this time to be an opportunity to add to my collection instead a down time for hobby.

I’ve spent more money this year on my collection than I have in the past (and picked up some really great stuff).

So what are “we” going to do about it? I for one will continue to expand my hobby a little more each day. There is still a lot more to this hobby than picking up little chunks of clay.

The friendship/family that has been generated from this club far exceeds the actual collecting of the chips.

Fred, hang in there, the hobby will be here 20 years from now (it just might be me and 5 other people, but it will still be going forward).