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Which part of the Construction Process do you "Not Like" (Ok I'd rather milk a rabid cow)?

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Posted by duck69a on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:24 PM
I voted for other: I hate waiting, waiting for things to arrive in the mail, waiting for payday, waiting for glue to dry, waiting to get off of work to get more done on layout, waiting for kids to goto bed to get time to work on layout, waiting a month for the next issue of model railroader , waiting, waiting...
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Posted by CBQ_Guy on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:28 PM
I HATE BENCHWORK.

Me and wood don't get along well.

Here's another category you didn't include but which I am beginning to hate as well:

ROOM PREP.

I want to start at the laying track stage...and go from there!
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Posted by camarokid on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:30 PM
WIRING. Everything else is a piece of cake.
Archie
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Posted by willy6 on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:39 PM
I voted "other". It always happens, I crawl my fat butt under the layout and start wiring, or i'm up to my elbows trying to smooth quick drying plaster, or detailing something and the d*** phone rings and it's ALWAYS my wife's family member (she got big family). So i don't answer no more and suffer the wifely consequences.
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 7:18 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CBQ_Guy

...
Here's another category you didn't include but which I am beginning to hate as well:

ROOM PREP.

I want to start at the laying track stage...and go from there!


Ah yes, my first choice if it had been on the list. Unfortunately, I don't like the dismal basement either. I have resigned myself to clearing out the basement and putting in walls, sheetrock, floor, ceiling, etc., but I'm not looking forward to it. I've done basements in my first two houses so I know what I'm getting into. But the reward at the end is about 750 sq ft for a layout vs the spare bedroom I'll be using in the meantime.
Enjoy
Paul
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Posted by Jetrock on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 7:53 PM
When it comes to wiring, I don't just have issues, I have a subscription with the football phone...
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Posted by aloco on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:42 PM
Benchwork, by far.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:52 PM
I dislike not having time, money, or space to start the hobby again. I have entered an armchair/reading stage for the time being.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:53 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by willy6

... It always happens, I crawl my fat butt under the layout and start wiring, or i'm up to my elbows trying to smooth quick drying plaster, or detailing something and the d*** phone rings and it's ALWAYS my wife's family member (she got big family). So i don't answer no more and suffer the wifely consequences.

Ringer OFF, answering machine ON, problem SOLVED![:D]
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Posted by Fergmiester on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 5:16 PM
I forgot one thing

Cleaning up the MESS/mess after the last project! Gawd I hate that!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:41 AM
I put fixing mistakes. I guess the easy way to fix this problem would be to be careful when building so as not to have problems. Though problems always arise.
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Posted by siberianmo on Thursday, March 24, 2005 3:14 PM
A few weeks ago, I decided against EVER getting myself involved in "polls" that appear on these forums ...... Why? Because so many simply are silly - make no sense - and are polls for the sake of polls - in a word, "inane." Okay, so why am I "here"? Because the guy asking the question has credibility as far as I'm concerned, so I voted!

Of the choices offered, I found that there are aspects of this hobby that I have yet to experience - so for me at nearly 67 - there's still much to do! Sometimes what I like causes me grief (some of us suffer the pains of this or that ........ eyes don't focus, fingers don't work right, etc.....) - but I still like what I'm doing. Some things I don't like have turned out so well, that I now like it. Example: landscaping. I'm far from being an expert, but it's nice to create a scene or two ....... especially something that you can relate to.

By the way, how does one go about milking a rabid cow (other than carefully!)?[swg]

Happy Railroading! Siberianmo

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