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[quote user="wctransfer"]Well, maybe Im the person this thread is aimed at. Im 14, live in Minneapolis Minnesota. Im a somewhat popular kid, and most of my friends (and people that arent my friends) know about my interest. Im definately a RARE breed in this hobby! I listen to Rap, I wear "gangsta" shoes, I play basketball, and am in the "in crowd". But one thing Ive also had, was values. Im more against drinking and smoking than probably anyone here (sorry If there may be someone more, but Im pretty anti), and for most of my friends, they cant really believe it. Im not the average teenager, on the outside I may be, but inside, I have an interest that most cant fatham. I have many railroad friends, not one being my age. Im in with the 20 and up crowds, most are pretty well known. Im sure a few of you have heard about a Bob Rivard, SOO modeler, and Frank Jordan in model magazines (Frank has made a few books also). I take pride in my hobby, although I rarely just start talking about it with my friends. Most dont ever bother me about it, and people who do, I could care less about anyway. Ive always been happy to be "popular" and a die hard railroad fan since day one. I dont care what people say, I love seeing a pair of SOO SD60s or a pair of GE Dash 8s roll by with a loaded grain train. I find it an easy time not to car about anything else in life, and just enjoying the day making that kit or watching the real things. I have had my fair share of "trains? Why?" and laughter ensues. But, It doesnt bother me to the point that I truely feel hurt. Now, if my bestfriend or family member started saying things, I could definately see getting hurt, and think its just a shame that people cant open there eyes to other things. Its a damn shame some people think smoking weed or even cocaine is cool. Drinking has always been my pet peeve, and Im pretty sure I wont ever drink anything but maybe wine due to special events. Maybe I ventured a bit off topic, but please, any young members here, dont let yourself do something that you know is wrong. Dont even try it. I find myself hurt when my friends promised not to smoke or drink. What do I do the next morning? Hop on the bike and go railfanning. Its a great way to be creative, to get stress off your mind, and to know that you are smarter than most. This hobby has always been target to the name callings, but I'd rather go do something I enjoy than go get drunk. Let others make stupid decisions while you finish up that nice weathering job on the new engine you just bought!Whew, Im done!Alec[/quote]Hmmmm.....I guess I'm kinda like you, I also think drinking and smoking and things like that are totally stupid, I'm 12, and I am a total train freak![:D]I am homeschooled, so I don't meet a lot of kids, so I mostly have a group of 4 or 5 best friends, but my very best friend, and the only one who likes trains, moved to Texas a couple years ago, leaving me all alone with no other train friends. I know a couple people who like trains, but they're all adults. Most of my relatives think it's pretty cool that im into trains, and I have developed some part time operators; one of my relatives, my age, 2 of my friends, and my brother, 10. My friends here that I allow to operate and be around my trains are girls, they're more carefull and appreciate that it's a model and not a toy.The rest of my friends mostly want to make car chases with the automobiles and train wrecks! [:(!]Good luck Alec! <hr />Tyler Springfield Central RailroadRoute of Pittsfield Passhttp//
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