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Interesting topic - I do wonder if the problem is that the average person has very little exposure to the real thing now. In my daily life I may see two or three, but I'm looking for them carefully. While wandering around campus I sometimes hear a steam whistle (the little tourist line that runs from here) but I seem to be the only one who notices - my friends wonder why I've just gone silent and smiled! <br /> <br />I think the best way to get the hobby back into the "cool" category is to start them young - my cousin knew a lot of rail-related terms before she turned three, now my G scale collection is one of the most popular things (after a few explanations of how to switch without ramming the track bumpers) and she's covered half her parents house with Brio. If this is still the status quo when she reaches school, we'll have another hobbyist in a few years time. I can't really say I blame TV and computers either - she has free access to both (with supervision, obviously) and will watch a programme that interests her (usually Bob the Builder, though introducing her to the Discovery channel has proved popular too - Scrapheap Challenge and Salvage Squad are particularly well recieved) then switch off and do something else (usually involving leaving a trail of toy construction equipment across the floor - Lofty the crane has had a few near misses...). No rocket science here - she's just around adults who will talk intelligently with her, involve her in activities such as basic DIY (flat pack furniture goes down well), and generally encourage her to be inquisitive and intelligent while also having a good quantity of common sense to stay out of trouble.
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