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WE are, afterall, this OLD!!!

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 6:56 PM
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 7:22 PM
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hd8091
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Posted by hd8091 on Friday, September 10, 2004 2:12 AM
55 ,recently retired, new liver, having the time of my life ; getting to play with all the trains I've collected over the last 35 years..something I thought I'd not have the chance to do.... I thought the wife would have to go throught the hastle of selling all my stuff I've collected over the years and get taken in the process.. Older and wiser now I'm making the most of my bonus time. [:)][:)][:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 10, 2004 3:10 AM
I was born 37 years ago - I´m eight days younger than Pamela Anderson[bday] [:D] !!!

Sometimes I make so crazy things [:o)][censored][#wstupid][#dots] that I think that in my mind I´m 17!!! [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 11:13 AM
I fit in the 0 - 100 catagory. [:D]

(I have a big shovel too [;)] )
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 12:38 PM
55 here. Got lots of time left!
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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Saturday, April 23, 2005 12:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

I fit in the 0 - 100 catagory. [:D]

(I have a big shovel too [;)] )


I'll say you have a big shovel Jim. I'm almost 44 now!!!![:0][:p][:D][;)]

I'm back!

Follow the progress:

http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/displayForumTopic/content/12129987972340381/page/1

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Posted by Adelie on Saturday, April 23, 2005 1:02 PM
I'm bearing down on 44 as well.

- Mark

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Posted by jdolan on Saturday, April 23, 2005 1:05 PM
I'm 64 and still working on trains(ho)

Jack
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 1:25 PM
57 - but who's counting ???!!!

Been in the hobby for the last seven years ... my loco number almost is up to my age !!!

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Posted by grayfox1119 on Saturday, April 23, 2005 2:08 PM
Like a good bottle of wine, you get better with age.....66
Dick If you do what you always did, you'll get what you always got!! Learn from the mistakes of others, trust me........you can't live long enough to make all the mistakes yourself, I tried !! Picture album at :http://www.railimages.com/gallery/dickjubinville Picture album at:http://community.webshots.com/user/dickj19 local weather www.weatherlink.com/user/grayfox1119
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Posted by selector on Saturday, April 23, 2005 2:16 PM
52, retired, restored, rehired. New layout, new lessons, new friends here...what more do I need?

-Crandell
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Posted by Catt on Saturday, April 23, 2005 2:32 PM
I may have to grow old,but you can't make me grow up.[:D]

By the way I'm 60,and my railroad is 25.(OOPS! she's 27[:I])
Johnathan(Catt) Edwards 100 % Michigan Made
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Posted by countershot on Saturday, April 23, 2005 3:01 PM
14 9 years in HO
got lots of time left.
http://community.webshots.com/album/337011280mnJplY http://photobucket.com/albums/c126/sd40-2/
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Posted by RDG1519 on Saturday, April 23, 2005 3:10 PM
55 and thank God still a few more years ahead to go.

How old would we be with a "fast clock"?

Chris
Great grandson of John Kiefer, Engineman Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, 1893 to 1932
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 3:46 PM
25 years young!
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Posted by GMTRacing on Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:52 PM
53 - I'm with Catt I may get older, but I don't have to grow up. J.R.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 5:12 PM
I am 37
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METRO
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Posted by METRO on Saturday, April 23, 2005 6:29 PM
23 here
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Posted by JohnT14808 on Saturday, April 23, 2005 6:32 PM
Working on the latter half of 55 and loving every minute! I have a wonderful wife and family, live in the beautiful Pacific NW where it RAINS so much you HAVE to stay indoors and play.......get my drift?? Plans for the 12x12 shelf layout are proceeding....
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Posted by johncolley on Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:29 PM
Movin ever closer to 68 and I still have great memories of my last year of high school, '56-'57 working graveyard shift oiling freights in West Oakland's Desert Yard when it still had the flyover to the Army Base. Yes, Oakland had three yards. The main yard was West Oakland, Across from 16th St. Station was the Desert yard, and a small sorting yard at East Oakland (5th ave to 14th ave.) And as a plus the WP yard was across Middle Harbor Road from the SP's RIP track, so we saw the "Wobbly" (CA Zephyr) go out every day when I worked RIP in '58 as an apprentice car whacker. Also the piggybacks were out at Davis Street in San Leandro and we sometimes had to go take a rig out there and do some cutting/welding on them. The good ol' days, eh?
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Posted by AggroJones on Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:57 PM
I though some of you were alot older than you really are!

"Being misunderstood is the fate of all true geniuses"

EXPERIMENTATION TO BRING INNOVATION

http://community.webshots.com/album/288541251nntnEK?start=588

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Posted by ereimer on Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:10 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Railroading_Brit

21, sometimes feel a lot older though, especially after a late night...



LOL i hate to tell ya , but it doesn't get any better !
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:35 PM
26, and the poll results give me a lot of hope for the hobby. Admittedly, they're skewed by the age gradient of net connected individuals, but still...


-dave
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:14 PM
Im 31. And a Hard core Railfan for BNSF Railway.
BNSFrailfan.
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Posted by cheese3 on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:03 PM
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Adam Thompson Model Railroading is fun!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:18 PM
55 calendar years.
15 mental years.
90 physical years.(thought I was indestructable when I was young, found out I was wrong. If I'd had any idea I was gonn'a live this long, I'da probably took better care of myself. ....naw! had too much fun!!!)
Fiqure on living till 96, when I'm shot by a jealous husband as I'm going out the back window[:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:20 PM
Am a 18 year old trapped in a 51 year old body. I agree with brothaslide that the poll is a little biased because there aren't many of us older guys who are computer savvy. I had to learn for work otherwise I wouldn't be on here. But there is a ton of info on here and it is refreshing to see so many younger guys on here that are going to keep this hobby going. My question would be, How come I never see any of the younger guys in the shops, just a bunch of us old farts arguing the difference between Polyscale and Floquil?
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Posted by robengland on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:36 PM
I agree with Aggro: some of the ages don't match up with the mental image I had formed. There was a saying (from a cartoon) "On the internet nobody knows you are a dog". Likewise nobody knws if you are 12 years old so long as you think and communicate like an adult.

Me, I'm 46.
Rob Proud owner of the a website sharing my model railroading experiences, ideas and resources.
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Posted by Sunset Limited on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:12 PM
Why did you seperate 40 and 41! [:(!] Geeezzz!!!! Ok I'm still 40 till July! So I guess that's the good news! All in all though, I don't get upset anymore, I'm enjoying life with my family and my hobby![:D] One thing to point out, if any 0 to 3 year olds are submitting a topic here and knows how to spell and use the computer is a GENIUS!!! You are a gifted child!!! [bow]
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