(10 Jul 2015, 9:23 am)aureolin wrote You've been involved in this hobby long enough not to let certain crowds discourage you Gary.
There's more than enough room for everyone, and thankfully there's no requirement to socialise with people you don't want to.
I tend to go to as much events as I can, but I try and keep myself to myself on the most part.
You'd be surprised how much more you get to do and see when you're out by yourself!
It's important to remember that this is a completely irrelevant minority. On the same token, just because we have a few scumbags in the UK, it doesn't mean everyone should give the UK a sideways step.
Best way sometimes, I have been doing this for 7 years and I prefer to do it alone
Though I do talk to people if I see them, I am not ignorant, and wouldn't ignore people who talk to me unlike some I have met in the past(nobody off here btw, everyone I have seen from NEB has always been happy to talk to me)