What most here did not seem have noticed is that the demographics of the country is changing.

Nowadays, people are most more mobile and tend to live in smaller places than days of old. Alot of you (I bet), particularly the younger crowds, may live in 1b apts and/or condos than traditional 3+ room houses with garages or workshops. It's hard to break out the stuffs and build a 40 size plane on dining room table night after night etc...

The developments of the ARFs have been a good thing to this hobby in general. I just don't believe naysayers from the the so-called Good-Old-Days crowds. If this hobby is to survive and thrive, it will have to attract young blood, or it will go the ways of the likes of ham radio.