Adam Thompson Model Railroading is fun!
QUOTE: Originally posted by JohnT14808 I suggest you hand him a list of your charges for certain repairs. You come over to visit and run trains, not repair his broken items. Have him give you a small payment for the work you do.
QUOTE: Originally posted by wmbl-2 [V] A friend of mine does not respect trains at all. When he is at my house and Im using my dads layout he always gives my track "bad iron" once he actually threw my WM bl-2 on to the ground!!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by loathar NO DOUGHT!!! If anyone ever threw one of my locos down, their mom (or wife) would be opening their ketchup bottles for the rest of their lives! trainluver-maybe this guy needs to switch to slot cars.BIG slot cars. loathar
QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern Although not quite the same, I had a friend with a layout who asked me several times to make models for him. At the time I was working full time (since retired), and he was already retired. "Hey Bob, kitba***his N scale ship into an HO scale freighter for me". Here's a Walthers Russell snow plow, make it into a shorter Canadian one like you've done.", etc. He wouldnt just come out and ask me so I could offer excuses, he'd show up at my door with the models in hand. I didn't have much if any interest in doing hobby work for others, so I just put the models in the closet. Everytime he would ask me, I'd tell him I was too busy on my own projects to do anything for him. I eventually gave him back his models using the same reason. I was just going through my stash of kits this morning and came across a small kit of his to make a small section house out of styrene. I had forgotten all about it. I imagine he has too, so now it's mine! I've had a few others ask me to make models for them too. I'll admit I probably am better at it than they are, but I only had so much free time when I was working, and I took their requests as flattery but did not appreciate the possible loss of my free time. Nowadays I just make excuses right off the bat - "Can't ,I'm too busy". And if they persist, off the models go into the closet until they get the hint. I don't mind helping others, but doing their modeling is something different. I'd suggest doing the same. Bob Boudreau
QUOTE: Originally posted by HarveySedgwick Trainluver1, with friends like that who needs enemys, I would forget how to get to his house and change my telephone number. "The Harven"
QUOTE: Originally posted by trainluver1 [By the way. We have a news caster down here in Houston on channel 13 by the name of Bob Boudreau. Are you living a double life ?.[;)] trainluver1