San Diego Great Western & Atlantic Train Show.

[ttrigg]

Went to the Train show today down at the San Diego Fair Grounds. I did not find anything that I wanted to buy, but got some very good ideas on buildings I want to build. I was looking for someone selling "unusual" doors and windows and such. In other words I was looking for parts and pieces.

HOWEVER!!!!!!!!! SWMBO went apes#$t! First thing she wanted was Vegetable Stand from Bridge-Masters, complete with hand painted vegetables, people holding veggies, a produce truck with fold up doors to show the produce ($130). My camera went on the fritz so the pic did not come out. Since they are going to snail mail it tomorrow, maybe I can amend this post later with a pic. It is a pretty awesome scene. No sooner that we got past those folks she saw another vendor selling Aristo-Craft 7200 passenger station for $35, since that is about half price everywhere else, we got it. (Yes I've already put the town name up on the "name planks".) She also got several cars, which I was not supposed to see, however, since she was in the Lehmann Toy Train section I got a quick glance at one of the cars, a gondola carrying a "miniature train set."

I'm really beginning to wonder just who's hobby this is? Most weekends I get the same thing, "Honey, here's a glass of tea, let's go run the train." It is like there has been a complete role reversal here. During the days of HO and N (especially when money was much tighter than now) I had to do tons of begging to get a five dollar car. Now she is the one saying "Can we get this? I'll help find a way to make it fit. Can we? huh? huh? can we."

Like I said, "Who is the REAL owner of the Rosebud Falls Scenic Railways??????" Apparently not me! I'm just the labor force.

[Puckdropper]

Perhaps it's the toy-ish aspect of this scale that draws people in. It's big enough to see easily, and I've never met anyone who didn't enjoy playing (as a kid)!

[Capt Bob Johnson]

I get that SWMBO is some sort of anacrinym for wife, but the meaning of all the letters is lost on me!

Please translate into Eastern for me?

[Tom The Brat]

"Rumpole of the Bailey" on Mystery always narrated his stories, and his phrase for his wife was "She Who Must Be Obeyed."

Tom, you have a treasure for a wife!

[vsmith]

Gee Tom, I wish I had this "problem" [;)][(-D]

[ttrigg]

Capt Bob:

Torby nailed it!

QUOTE: Originally posted by Torby

"Rumpole of the Bailey" on Mystery always narrated his stories, and his phrase for his wife was "She Who Must Be Obeyed."

Tom, you have a treasure for a wife!

Torby / Vic

Like I've said before "She's a keeper!"

[ttrigg]

OK, It came via UPS last night. Here is a pic of the wife's new vegie stand.



Check out the Newspaper bundle! on top of the flour sacks in front of the hand truck.