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I'll represent those who didn't do anything over the past year. My mother past away this summer and I went over to Vancouver Island to be with her in her final six weeks of life. This event took its toll on my enthusiasm for the hobby and it wasn't until about about 6 weeks ago that I "revived" and re-entered back into the hobby. I hang with a group of model railroaders who were and continue to be supportive during my time with my mother and after wards, all of them have lost one or more parent. Sometimes the hobby is supportive of people in ways that aren't advertised in the press; the fellowship you receive in the "round robins", the clubs, the home layout "club" and the what have you's can be invaluable. I guess as I write this, I didn't accomplish much in the layout building end of the hobby, but I did develop a new appreciation for my friends in the model railroading community. Maybe in the end, that was more important this year in my life. I purchased a newer 2002 BMW and I want to take it on a road trip some time with my son (1st year university at Simon Fraser University) and show him Chicago (we live in Vancouver BC) and Madison, Wis - both places I used to live many moons ago. Maybe we'll stop in at St. Paul's Big Boy and offer two days of free labour on your layout to help you get up and running. I've found that often in round robin building, I do more work in preparation for the guys to come over to help work, than I do when I'm alone. I knew I would hit a procrastinating impasse when I hit the electrical portion of my layout, which is exactly what happened and tie that in with the passing of my mother and you can imagine the "wall" I hit in the hobby. One of my friends has offered to help me struggle with the DCC wiring, adding PM42's, etc so I can actually have some trains running on the track that has been laid for over a year now. Merry Christmas one and all,
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