In the words of my Band instructor, the slave driver of no mercy: We are making a cupcake. It should have some cake in the bottom, a little bit of frosting on top of the cake, and then a little touch of sprinkles.... Well, if you look in my yard right now, you will see a cupcake with 1/8 an inch of cake(rolling stock), 5 inches of frosting(Motive power), and a great hill of sprinkles (MOW). Baldwin shoes and Lima Beans, what can I say. Someone pass me a cherry coke, I won't be drinkin tonight. Nor tomorrow night, neither. My drinking money is all tied up. And I ain't about to start allocating funds for any brew, either. The only one that gets to drink Alcohol in this household is Ruby, my dad's New Accucraft Steamer. [ 27 January 2002, 07:32: Message edited by: Benny ]
BSD--I love it! Only the AMA could come up with stuff like that. Is it similar to BSS? That would be Bi-Scalar Syndrome. Sounds like you need a prescription for NIAGARA!
I feel your pain.. I have the 2nd DSG and the Contemporary DSG in my library, also. Seeing 'Tales From The Krug' kept me riveted to my chair seeing all the Warbonnets, Pumpkins, H2's, Cascade Greens, and Grungestains filling my 'puter screen.... Cthippo, you just about kept me in stitches reading that... Cheers!
hello, folks. I'm a train-a-holic. I have to drive by the railyard frequently ands when I cross the tracks I have to look at the tri-color signals for the possibility of an oncoming train that might require me to stop and photograph it. I also have to buy CTC Board, Trains & Model Railroader magazines in order to satisfy my habit. I just can't quit.
That reminds me of a joke I can't really tell here....... To prove my point, I've finished buying three more N scale Atlas 40-foot pulpwood flats, and have on order two HO scale GP15-1s in Frisco colors from Walthers. The HO stuff I run on the club's railroad, while the N goodies run on my home layout. It's too late for me, but with your help, there is hope for others. Send your HO and N scale donations to me at- oh wait, never mind..
Hello, my name is rett--I mean upguy...and, yes, I'm a locohaulic. I'm really sorry I missed last week's meeting, but I was so into ordering a dozen of the new LBF hi-cube 50 foot boxcars that I couldn't find the URL. And then today I was so busy reserving my Kato Amtrak phase III equipment that my wife threatened to take away my VISA card. I'm not sure what she's going to do when I come home from the post office with my eBay puchases this afternoon. All Sunday afternoon I spend at the club. It's getting so bad, that I want to spend the whole weekend just hanging out there. If my family wants to see me--they have to come to the club to get me. I always knew that I had a problem, but I thought that I could control it by myself. I promise to come back here often for the help I need to get me through this addition, I mean addiction. [ 28 January 2002, 15:02: Message edited by: upguy ]
I'm more of a "MLW-caholic". Montreal Locomotive Works was a subsidiary of Alco. Bring on the Royal (and non-royal) Hudson's.
Train Lover Syndrome: Stops suddenly at tone of air horn. Actively seeks grade crossings. Enjoys being stuck at grade crossings. Doesn't know that scanner is a computer accessory. Nit-Pickeritis: Can tell what year every car in a manifest freight was produced. Counts rivets on Z Scale boxcars. Calls BNSF to complain about inaccurate color on latest heritage scheme.
Eagle2 pointed out: <Train Lover Syndrome: Stops suddenly at tone of air horn. Actively seeks grade crossings. Enjoys being stuck at grade crossings.> I am guilty as well. Yes, I stop at the tone of an air horn. At my house, the sound of the railroad air horn is ALWAYS referred to as "Music." I thought the reason that road maps included railroads on them was so we could FIND grade crossings. True story: I was once rear ended at a crossing because I stopped with the lights started flashing instead of gunning it and getting across. I am a train-aholic, I don't want recovery, I don't want help, JUST LET ME GET BACK TO MY TRAINS, AND NO ONE GETS HURT. Jeff Augsburg & Concord R.R. (a fictional shortline in Central Illinois) http://www.pegnsean.net/~revnjeff
*lol* That's hilarious, and TRUE! Your Honor, I plead guilty to all the above charges. Lock me away in the freight yard, and throw the switch.
I am NOT addicted to anything and I'm NOT prejuiced either! Some of my best fren's er in there! It has been tough, but I licked it, see? Now all I want to do is go buy Steam Locomotives, and I don't drive while you drimnk if it's darkthirsty. I'll swore to that an' you can take that to the jail and bank under it! SO THERE! [ 29 January 2002, 07:36: Message edited by: watash ]
Don, Thanks for the pic of the SP&S C363! I downloaded to my laptop, and I'll probably use it as my screen backdrop. Am I addicted, or what? I can vouch for the severity of upguy's condition. He dragged me down from Alaska for a weekend so we could build benchwork. Didn't get an awful lot done, as I recall. Not sure what the problem was... Pat
Hey, Pat. On your next trip south we can try again. I think I've found someone in town that can teach us how to read a tape measure. We need to humor Pat somewhat.... He still preferrs those Horribly Oversided trains, but I'm working on him.
Rett, I was working from your plans, if I remember correctly! That'll teach me the next time I try to help you! I am actually thinking of building a NTRAK module or two...but I plan on building a bunch of HO modules at the same time! My wife says you'd better find a good bribe if you want me to help you this summer! Maybe we should get you to come up here and return the favor! Pat
