Murphy's Laws of Model Railroading

[dknelson]

This is model railroading son ... the laws of physics do not apply here. Nor the laws of economics.
Dave

[Anonymous]

The law of inverse proportions:

The no matter how little of a complaint you make about how much your spouse spends on anything, your spouse will make an exponentially larger fuss of how much you money and time you spend on you railroad.

[Anonymous]

Dave,

I couldn't agree more about model railroad economics. When I am activly working on my layout, I limit myself to $20 a week. Doesn't sound like much, but at that pace I would spend $1,000 a year! Our layouts represent a substantial investment in money and time. But I can't think of a better bang for the buck. - Ed

[Anonymous]

Michael,

I know nobody cares but that isn't a violation of the laws of physics. A part falling trades potential energy for kinetic energy. But a part moving horizontally is not theoretically 'doing work', so in the absence of friction, a part could fall two-and-a-half feet hit something and move an infinite distance horizontally.

Yea, I know . . . My name is Ed and I'm a recovering geek.

Ed

[Anonymous]

Everyone, all together

"HI ED!"

[mhdishere]

Maybe I'm luckier than most, but my wife encourages my model railroading. She knows she could walk into any bar and find men in there whose wives WI***hey were in the basement playing with toy trains.

[Anonymous]

It's nice to see some of y'all have a sense of humor.

BTW, which chapter do you belong to?

Ed

[Anonymous]

The Law of Direct Fiscal/Temporal Probablility:

The larger the dollar value of your model railroad purchases during the month, the greater the likelihood that your significant other will obtain and scrutinize the credit card statement before you do.

This law applies especially to items such as $200+ brass cabeese.

Tom