I'm becoming a snob

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QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse

I'm closing in on my 4th month of model railroading and I am becoming a snob. This week I thought it might be fun to build a little 2x4 N scale switching layout. So I started swimming through the great eBay looking for bargains on N switchers. I had no care really what road name the switcher was as long as it was a bargain--or so I though.

I would see a Conrail or NS or B&O and those were okay. Burlington Northerns and Erie Lackawannas were passible.

And I simply gagged at the thought of a Union Pacific or Santa Fe ad clicked off immediately.

But BNSF was okay if not desirable.

I have no logical explanation for this. What is happening to me?

you are starting to develop "Geograghical Preferance"

[Roadtrp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by howmus

(Disclamer: The above post is not intended to nor written with the idea of insulting any of the fine people in this great hobby. The above remarks are purely a form of humor and should not be misconstrued as factual. Howmus does not nor has ever truely disliked the UP or SF railroads since he has never actually been to that part of this great country that has those specific above mentioned organizations known as UP or SF. The writer does not take sides in the ongoing disput concerning licensing of trademarks or lawsuits pertaining to the use of said corporation trademarks. Nor does the writer actually own any rolling stock, locomotives or other items with the above mentioned trademarks in any scale including but not limited to HO, also known as 1/87 and Horribly Oversized. The fact that the writer does not own any such rolling stock, locos or other items afor mentioned in this disclaimer should not be misconstrued to be meaningful in any way in reguards to the posting of this message at a forum of Trains.com) In other words: this post is meant for Chip only! But enjoy! [:D]

I don't really have anything to add, but I just lOVED the howmus disclaimer and think that it should be included in everyone's signature. If you don't want to carry the whole thing, at least carry "homus disclaimer given".

I know I'm going to.

-Jerry
(howmus disclaimer given)

[Anonymous]

A snob is a modeler that looks down his/her nose at the New York, New Haven and Hartford. In honest truth, there are no undesireable railroads anywhere in the world, just misguided railroad executives that have abandoned the use of steam locomotives, ice loading refrigerator cars, and heavyweight Pullman passenger equipment.

Tom

[Anonymous]

Chip... It is time for the Prozac.[:D]

[twhite]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tpaulsen
[br In honest truth, there are no undesireable railroads anywhere in the world, just misguided railroad executives that have abandoned the use of steam locomotives, ice loading refrigerator cars, and heavyweight Pullman passenger equipment.

Tom

Tom--
Amen, brother!
Tom [:p]

[Jetrock]

Chip:

Many railroads--especially those that did some logging--often used geared locomotives for switching. A Shay or Heisler provides better power pickup than an 0-4-0T, and generally has good slow-speed running too.

[Anonymous]

Snobs, lawyers, Yankees, southerners,funny looking trains?.......................I'm confused[%-)][%-)][4:-)]

[tstage]

Charles,

Green Cove Springs?!? Know exactly where that is. I lived just north of you (in Jax) for 21 years.

I'm transplanted up in NE Ohio now. Hadn't heard that name for a number of years. Is it still the quaint litlle town it used to be, or has Orange Park managed to engulf it yet? Speaking of Orange Park, is the Monkey Farm facility still around? (I know they don't use anymore but the structure was still there.)

Oops, sorry, guys [:I] ...reliving childhood memories...

Tom