You would always be most welcome, I have a spare room so we could even put you up for the night.
Dont be put off by not getting an immediate response when asking for help Bill, I had the exact same problem but over time you meet people and at some point you will meet someone who can give you hands on help. One of the guys I met who has helped me no end and has become a very good friend I only met because I bought a lathe from him on e-bay. He was lucky enough to do an apprenticeship in a store in London and has worked on everything. He now only does trade work, i.e takes in the work other horologists feel they cant do themselves. When I went down to pick up the lathe I got chatting with him and could see he knew his stuff. I asked him if he would show me how to cut a wheel. His immediate response was “sorry but I am very busy”. A few days later I got a text message from him saying bring the wheel you want to cut and I will show you, his wife had told him he should help me! You just never know.
The only advice I can give you is go to the nearest NAWCC meeting, even if it is 100 miles away. Talk to people, tell them you are just starting out and want to learn, make contacts, this is the important bit, they might live 200 miles away from you but remember they have contacts too and one of them could be living just the other end of your street.
Try posting on the NAWCC forum, its not as good as this one obviously ( 
) but who knows, you might find someone on there willing to help.
Just dont give up, be patient and it will happen and remember, we are a rare breed, there aint that many of us out there, not compared to mechanics and carpenters etc.
Paul.