QUOTE: Originally posted by jwmurrayjr Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 Thanks for the update Bob. Now I don't feel so bad. I've got to admit, we as train lovers can take a lot of crap from television. I'm still trying to get over the Addams Family.[swg] yeah!..you're right!...how come when you start a conversation about trains and what you do in the hobby the average Joe always wants to know if you Crash your trains and blow them up?..sure thing there fella!..my name is Gomez Addams and I really enjoy destroying $1000's of dollars of model railroad equipment that took me years to build!.....I do it all the time!....I also got a wife named Morticia and i live in a haunted house!...geez!..gimme a break! Reply AntonioFP45 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: Good ol' USA 9,642 posts Posted by AntonioFP45 on Thursday, December 9, 2004 10:46 AM And as always.........the guys from the CTT forum should always feel welcomed and valued here. I've gotten track plan ideas from O gauge and O scale layouts that I've seen at train shows or club pictures. So there's always something that we can learn from other scales. "Roger That" and 10-4! "I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!" Reply jwmurrayjr Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: US 517 posts Posted by jwmurrayjr on Thursday, December 9, 2004 10:06 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 Thanks for the update Bob. Now I don't feel so bad. I've got to admit, we as train lovers can take a lot of crap from television. I'm still trying to get over the Addams Family.[swg] I think that this may be right on target: I saw a little of the program but watched the History Channel program about the development of toilets. Did y'all know that the "water closet" as we know it was not invented but largely popularized by a man named Thomas Crapper and that's where the term derived from since his name was on all of the products. I always thought that the term had another origin. But Mr. Crapper was first (Maybe). http://www.theplumber.com/crapper.html Jim Murray The San Juan Southern RR Reply Big_Boy_4005 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: St Paul, MN 6,218 posts Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Thursday, December 9, 2004 8:37 AM Thanks for the update Bob. Now I don't feel so bad. I've got to admit, we as train lovers can take a lot of crap from television. I'm still trying to get over the Addams Family.[swg] I'm back! Follow the progress: http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/displayForumTopic/content/12129987972340381/page/1 Reply egmurphy Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Mexico 2,629 posts Posted by egmurphy on Thursday, December 9, 2004 8:22 AM QUOTE: Spankybird: And I am proud to be a Toy Train Operator. Hey, last time I checked, my 'scale model' trains weren't real either. So I guess they're actually 'toy trains' also. [:0] Okay, I know I'm not supposed to say that. Please don't kick me off the forum for admitting that I play with trains. [:D] Regards Ed The Rail Images Page of Ed Murphy "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home." - James Michener Reply spankybird Member sinceApril 2003 From: Willoughby, Ohio 5,231 posts Posted by spankybird on Thursday, December 9, 2004 7:07 AM Just to let you guys know, some of us from the CTT forum do drop by and read. And I am proud to be a Toy Train Operator. Elliot - you really didn't miss much. Bad Part - How many will think that toy trains can cause a fire like that [?] I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 9, 2004 6:57 AM Well you didn't really miss too much. Doug's father was in town for the 'train show" and was hoping for the "gold caboose" award. He opened a metal attache case that held a Lionel steam engine - less tender - that he hoped to win the contest with. At the show the father was seen operating a Lionel layout. There was another one behind him. Father had to leave to pay attention to his wife, and he let Doug run his trains for the first time in his life. When Doug was little the dad would not let him touch the trains because "he didn't have a license". So Doug ran the train using the ZW transformer at full speed. It rounded a corner, derailed ,showering the scenery with sparks. This caused the layout to burst into flames. Doug was in deep do-do. That's about it as I remember! Bob Boudreau Reply Edit Big_Boy_4005 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: St Paul, MN 6,218 posts Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Thursday, December 9, 2004 2:38 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by egmurphy QUOTE: Well it was about a railroad nut who had some Lionel trains - not real model trains. That's okay, you can probably get away with it over here. I don't think a lot of regulars from the Classic Toy Trains Forum hang out here (except Elliot). Regards Ed Thanks Ed, I heard that.[swg] I'll let you off with a warning this time Bob.[}:)][:0][:p][:D][(-D][(-D]Dang, I missed the show. [:(][:I][B)][V] I'm back! Follow the progress: http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/displayForumTopic/content/12129987972340381/page/1 Reply GGOOLER Member sinceOctober 2002 From: gig harbor, wa 193 posts Posted by GGOOLER on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 11:36 PM can you say "up in smoke" glenn FB page of my layout *new* https://www.facebook.com/ghglines . thread to my layout http://www.warcrc.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10505 pics http://s237.photobucket.com/user/rockcrawling/library/#/user/rockcrawling/library/ho%20scale%20trains?sort=3&page=1&_suid=1388183416990004180295067414064 Reply egmurphy Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Mexico 2,629 posts Posted by egmurphy on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 8:38 PM QUOTE: Well it was about a railroad nut who had some Lionel trains - not real model trains. That's okay, you can probably get away with it over here. I don't think a lot of regulars from the Classic Toy Trains Forum hang out here (except Elliot). Regards Ed The Rail Images Page of Ed Murphy "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home." - James Michener Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 8:33 PM Well it was about a railroad nut who had some Lionel trains - not real model trains. Incoming! Bob Boudreau Reply Edit fiatfan Member sinceMay 2003 From: US 1,400 posts Posted by fiatfan on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 7:38 PM Thanks for the heads up. I've got the vcr programmed. Tom Life is simple - eat, drink, play with trains! Go Big Red! PA&ERR "If you think you are doing something stupid, you're probably right!" Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 6:27 PM ahh yep, its on at 8 here[:)] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 6:22 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335 know if i would get it here in texas? what network would it be on? It's on CBS Boston at 9:00 their time. Bob Boudreau Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 6:15 PM know if i would get it here in texas? what network would it be on? Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 4:04 PM Ever see the episode of Third Rock From the Sun, when he started playing with model trains. Made us look pretty pathetic, but I can laugh at myself. It was really funny. Jim Reply Edit ksax73 Member sinceNovember 2002 From: US 204 posts Posted by ksax73 on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 1:59 PM Oh wow! I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it tonight. I'm glad I checked the forum today! ~Kyle The Mary Lindsay Railroad - Featuring Amtrak Model Trains Your HO Rail Journey Starts Here......... www.marylindsayrr.vze.com (Last Update: 5/31/12) Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts TV Tonight: King of Queens model railroad theme Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 12:50 PM On our local TV guide: "Offtrack...Bedding: Doug goes looking for his father at a model train convention and notices his mother with a very seductive Arthur Spooner." It will be interesting to see how they treat our hobby! Bob Boudreau Reply Edit Subscriber & Member Login Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more! 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Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 Thanks for the update Bob. Now I don't feel so bad. I've got to admit, we as train lovers can take a lot of crap from television. I'm still trying to get over the Addams Family.[swg]
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 Thanks for the update Bob. Now I don't feel so bad. I've got to admit, we as train lovers can take a lot of crap from television. I'm still trying to get over the Addams Family.[swg]
Jim Murray The San Juan Southern RR
I'm back!
Follow the progress:
http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/displayForumTopic/content/12129987972340381/page/1
QUOTE: Spankybird: And I am proud to be a Toy Train Operator.
I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com
QUOTE: Originally posted by egmurphy QUOTE: Well it was about a railroad nut who had some Lionel trains - not real model trains. That's okay, you can probably get away with it over here. I don't think a lot of regulars from the Classic Toy Trains Forum hang out here (except Elliot). Regards Ed
QUOTE: Well it was about a railroad nut who had some Lionel trains - not real model trains.
FB page of my layout *new*
https://www.facebook.com/ghglines
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thread to my layout
http://www.warcrc.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10505
pics
http://s237.photobucket.com/user/rockcrawling/library/#/user/rockcrawling/library/ho%20scale%20trains?sort=3&page=1&_suid=1388183416990004180295067414064
Life is simple - eat, drink, play with trains!
Go Big Red!
PA&ERR "If you think you are doing something stupid, you're probably right!"
QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335 know if i would get it here in texas? what network would it be on?
~Kyle
The Mary Lindsay Railroad - Featuring Amtrak Model Trains Your HO Rail Journey Starts Here.........
www.marylindsayrr.vze.com (Last Update: 5/31/12)