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Too bad that _HE_ spoiled it? I'm gonna concur with Brakie and say I don't think he's the one that spoiled it... <br /> <br />First off, the $50 you mention he saved with his non-homasote roadbed is a lot of money to some folks, yours truly included. TONS of people, again including your author here, don't use it at all, but use cork instead, which also doesn't "grab" spikes. Are we all cheapskates too? Are we imposing terrible burdens on folks who might help us out? I don't know your buddy or his financial situation. Nor yours. Which means it's no more or less likely that he's a "cheapskate" than it is that you are a "spendthrift"... <br /> <br />Regardless, a little more respect for his viewpoint on the value of a buck might be in order. You complain that he won' t run the dehumidifer, but were you ready to pay his electric bill? You complain he doesn't use homasote, but did you bring any of yours over and offer it to him? <br /> <br />It's not like he was forcing you at gunpoint to eat glass shards or anything... I mean c'mon already.. Doncha think it sounds a little whiny to be saying "oh, we had to dip each spike in glue, the agony, the agony"...??? Seriously... <br /> <br />Look at it the other way: There are endless discussions on this board of ways to save money, and many meet with thanks and praise. Few meet with derision and catcalls of "you cheapskate!"... In fact, if your buddy came on, posted about the material he uses and said "for 3 seconds extra to dip each spike in glue, you can save $XX per linear foot of track" he'd probably get a bunch of responses saying thanks and they were going to try that... <br /> <br />If you're right that the griping over his cheapness drove him out of the hobby... That's a real shame no matter what. But I'm not ready to say for sure that his cheapness was the problem rather than the griping. You always had the option just to quit coming over, or come less, or come only in the winter, or whatever allowed you to "grin and bear it" for someone you call a "friend." <br /> <br />I try to be a little more understanding (or at least tolerant) of my friends' quirks and foibles. God knows they have to be so of mine, and I'm grateful for that.
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