Hi there,
Currently I'm 64 years old. Regarding eyesight I first received glasses when I was 8 years old. I wore them for many years until I got Lasik surgery for both eyes in 2000. I haven't had to wear glasses since then, though for close up modeling work I do like to use a hands free magnifier.
Jeff
15 here. Have needed long-distance glasses (or whatever you call them) since I was 8. :)
71 years. I have been wearing contact lenses (hard lenses, not the squishy type that seems to be so popular) for about 60 years. I have to wear walmart reading glasses to read or work on computer. And I also add magnifier lenses on top of those when doing detail work on the model railroad or on my woodcarvings. Retired at 55 and started my first and only layout (currently 14' x 18') after my 60th birthday. So I am an old New Guy.
66 yrs old, retire end of the year, Woohoo! Been wearing glasses since seventh grade, developing cataracts and some other vision issues. Will be moving into a different home in 6 months and starting a new layout. Just for me and the missus to play with, don't have the skill or the interest going for fine detail. Admire the work of those that can and do, just not for me!
I'm 37, and always do modeling with my prescription reading glasses, they do not have much magnification but the glasses help with focus, reduce eye strain, and to better see some of the fine details on the models I'm trying to work on. I also use an Ott-Lite as a work light which I love. All that being said, I'm seriously thinking of trying out an Opti-Visor, the real thing, not a copycat.
Alvie
Age is all in the method that you count your birthdays.
When in my late 30's, I decided to use a different numeric system, so I switched to "38, 39, 30-10, 30-11, etc.
This way, I'm always in "my 30's"
This month, I turned "30-40"!
Jim
richhotrain tstage BATMAN Don't worry about how and what you write, it won't/doesn't bother me in the least and I am sure it will be to a higher standard than mine. Well, it bothers me that it doesn't bother you, Brent. Tom, it bothers me that it bothers you. Rich
tstage BATMAN Don't worry about how and what you write, it won't/doesn't bother me in the least and I am sure it will be to a higher standard than mine. Well, it bothers me that it doesn't bother you, Brent.
BATMAN Don't worry about how and what you write, it won't/doesn't bother me in the least and I am sure it will be to a higher standard than mine.
Well, it bothers me that it doesn't bother you, Brent.
Tom, it bothers me that it bothers you.
Rich
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I will be 73 come Christmas, I got glasses in the 3rd grade and biflocals about 20 years ago. Funny thing is that I take off my glasses to do modeling and decaying but put them back on when I drop a part on the floor so I can find it.
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
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65. Not yet retired. I'm a little nearsighted, which means I can see small things within 3 or 4 feet of my nose. I take my glasses off to read.
Mr B and TF . . . I started ice skating at 35 and took up hockey shortly thereafter. Played well into my mid-fifties. I still skate regularly. I was a forward and never really got checked (at least not on purpose), and the defensemen who covered me did so in slow-motion. Don't let the regulators, the scars, and the missing teeth fool you: hockey players are some of the greatest guys in the world. And oh yeah . . . one benefit is that I got to hang out with the lady figure skaters. When you go through life chasing after legs, an ice rink is the place to be.
Robert
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I am 73.
I am finally building the "big one". Benchwork is completed for 10 1/2 x 34 feet (more space is available if I decide to expand later). Currently I am laying roadbed with track to start soon.
Paul
I am 73. Still active in helping to preserve the paddle steamer PS Medway Queen at Gillingham Quay, Kent, England and helping at The Waverley Heritage Association & Border Counties Railway at Whitrope Summit, near Hawick, Scotland.
Then there is the spending the kids inheritance money.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Alton Junction
BATMANDon't worry about how and what you write, it won't/doesn't bother me in the least and I am sure it will be to a higher standard than mine.
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
85 here and still running my own company as well as building a 15' x 25' model railroad started 3 years ago.
Engi1487I see. I didnt mean by writing my post title and body text with bad punctuation, spelling and grammer errors. I meant writing it in a way, that does not come across as offensive or online-troll like behaviour.
I have had no issues with the way or what you write and very much enjoy your contributions. I have spent a lot of time at the hockey rink with kids and have evolved when it comes to understanding how they communicate.
I was trying to make light of how all us old geezers may be a little tooooooo set in our ways. I just make my kids toe the line with the texting thing because I can.
Don't worry about how and what you write, it won't/doesn't bother me in the least and I am sure it will be to a higher standard than mine.
63 and still doing construction work restoring old houses when I'm not at the drawing board doing design work for old houses.
I wear readers for up close, and I have my bright light and optivisor for model work.
Been at this hobby since about age 11, 1968.
So I mastered installing grab irons on Sliver Streak kits about age 13, been doing it ever since.
Sheldon
BATMAN Engi1487 Hi Dave, when I started aksing a few certain questions, I was regarded as a troll, when I was only asking questions. However I am having better experiances with the forum members such as youself. Altlough I have to be careful with wording the titles of my posts, like the one asking about John Armstrong. I refuse to answer my kid's text unless they use capitals, spell words correctly and are punctuated properly.
Engi1487 Hi Dave, when I started aksing a few certain questions, I was regarded as a troll, when I was only asking questions. However I am having better experiances with the forum members such as youself. Altlough I have to be careful with wording the titles of my posts, like the one asking about John Armstrong.
I refuse to answer my kid's text unless they use capitals, spell words correctly and are punctuated properly.
35 year olds half handicap. Still trying out how to build a train set without half my brain saying no. When building something realistic and fantasy.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
I just turned 17 a week back, and getting ready for the next layout project that is soon to come.
"No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow." -Lin Yutang
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Engi1487Hi Dave, when I started aksing a few certain questions, I was regarded as a troll, when I was only asking questions. However I am having better experiances with the forum members such as youself. Altlough I have to be careful with wording the titles of my posts, like the one asking about John Armstrong.
hon30critter Engi1487 Im 26 and will be 27 in several months. I can understand how you feel, being in your twenties in a forum with much older men demographic wise. What's to feel? We are all participating in an enjoyable discussion about model railroading. I don't think that anyone gives a hoot about how old you are. In fact, I think most of us old geezers would feel guilty if we were unintentionally intimidating the younger members of the forums. Speak your mind! Ask your questions!! Tell us what you are doing!!! That's what the forums are here for. Cheers!! Dave
Engi1487 Im 26 and will be 27 in several months. I can understand how you feel, being in your twenties in a forum with much older men demographic wise.
What's to feel? We are all participating in an enjoyable discussion about model railroading. I don't think that anyone gives a hoot about how old you are. In fact, I think most of us old geezers would feel guilty if we were unintentionally intimidating the younger members of the forums. Speak your mind! Ask your questions!! Tell us what you are doing!!! That's what the forums are here for.
Cheers!!
Dave
Paul3How far the internet has come since then...
Funny you should mention that, Paul. I just came across a "vintage" CD ROM of railroading software (West of Union Station?) from 1993. Inside was a coupon for one free month of Compuserve, a $6.99 value! Compuserve was owned by H&R Block back then (Sears Roebuck?) and you could connect with 380,000 other members!
Anyway, I've made it to 64 like the Beatles song (yes, I saw the Beatles in '64 and '66) and I'm fortunate to only have to deal with the usual "old-man" maladies.
Reading glasses for the past fifteen years or so and I've been using an Opti-Visor about that long, too. I'm glad there's young folks here
I recently met a 20 year-old fellow that is interested in Cleveland area railroading and I'm really happy to be sharing tales with him about how things were "back-in-the-day". He has been recording some of our sessions and I'm glad to share my experiences with him.
Cheers, Ed
81. The last seven years I built and got operating 8 layouts at the History Center. And, yes, I wear glasses since I was 30.
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Doughless 57. Eyes require reading glasses after having perfect vision for 45 years. Need to wear the glasses for seeing the details on the moving train. Lighted magnifying lamp is essential for any type of detail work. The way my eyesight is trending, I wonder if the hobby will still be enjoyable when I'm 70.
57. Eyes require reading glasses after having perfect vision for 45 years. Need to wear the glasses for seeing the details on the moving train. Lighted magnifying lamp is essential for any type of detail work.
The way my eyesight is trending, I wonder if the hobby will still be enjoyable when I'm 70.
Douglas, I feel the same way. I'm 52 and have worn reading glasses for the last few years. Perfect vision up until then. I have adjusted to using magnification and lighting on every detailing project. If I have to have my glasses on to see the details I start to wonder what's the point. Lol. Glad I still enjoy doing the detail work.
Engi1487Im 26 and will be 27 in several months. I can understand how you feel, being in your twenties in a forum with much older men demographic wise.
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Ringo58 Well I'm definitely the odd one out at 21...
Well I'm definitely the odd one out at 21...
Im 26 and will be 27 in several months. I can understand how you feel, being in your twenties in a forum with much older men demographic wise.
dknelsonOne sure sign of genuine old age - my life insurance agent doesn't call me any more.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."