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I worked on my layout for about a year & a half while I "was" retired. Then I started getting bored. I was only doing the layout about 8 hrs. a day, 6 & 7 days a week. People were amazed at how much I had accomplished. My metal sculptures were getting set off to the side. I got so bored that I went back to work. Big Mistake. Now, the only time I can work on the layout is Fri. & sat., my days off. Which was yesterday & today. The time I had off for retirement I built an 18 by 18 ft. layout. Since I've been back to work, I've added on another 18 by 18 ft., plus a 4ft. by 6ft. bumpout. I call this add-on Phase 2. Now, I never get bored. When I think I'm getting bored I go down to the other end of the table & change something or rework a section. Today I laid about 75 ft. of track for a new siding on the old part of the layout. Yesterday I had to tare out an old section that was a dead item on the layout. Today I filled it up w/the siding. This layout will probably take me at least 5 years to complete as long as I don't make any more big changes. I have a buddy that does all my wiring, which I hate to do. He's good at soldering, which I'm not. I love scenery, buildings, laying track, building mountains & running my trains. I spend about 2 hrs. a day on the puter on the diff. train forums. I also do all my own photography in digital & always photograph all projects before & after. I have about 5 photo albums for visitors to look at & everything else is on my PC. I also collect Hot Wheels, & have a roster of 60 H.O. Scale semi's that I didn't pay more than $3.00 each. LOL That's my outlook on being bored--Ain't!! larry
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