QUOTE: Originally posted by Leon Silverman Just a reminder to any of us old geezers who might still look down on these kids. They can assemble a kit with available light. They do not need the aid of an illuminated magnifying glass to see their work clearly.
QUOTE: Originally posted by bostonsrock A long time ago teens were considered children.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman That reminds me of a story when I was 14 and into model railroading, I remember my grandfather worked as a traffic manager at TP&W, he got a magizine called Traffic Managment, a trade mag, I was able to subscribe by saying I was the President of a railroad called Pacific & Western. They gave me my subscription for free cause I was in the industry [;)] Well I carried it a little further, I was 14 and didn't know that what I was doing would end up costing someone money and probably embarresment, but I filled out a reader card because I wanted to know about Freuhauf trailers or containers, can't remember for sure. I got the lit in the mail. About a month later our phone rings at home, my mom answers and a gentleman asked for me, and added I believe he is the president of P&W. Well my mom had to tell him it was a model railroad in the basement and I was a 14 year old kid. I was in some deep do do for a few days, not model trains for a week. I never sent a request card after that [:D] So I guess the moral is we all have been there, done that, just I didn't have the Internet to learn.
QUOTE: Originally posted by wctransfer Well thank god someone stands up for us. Over on my other forum(my home you might say) we all get called "kiddies", and i sware it takes sooo much not to reply and yell at them for that, but you all have to remember that how would you feel? No one ever cares if they make fun of somebody, because they arent on the receiving end. Before people start posting about us Kids, take a look back at your child hood. Alec
QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman Well I carried it a little further, I was 14 and didn't know that what I was doing would end up costing someone money and probably embarresment, but I filled out a reader card because I wanted to know about Freuhauf trailers or containers, can't remember for sure. I got the lit in the mail. About a month later our phone rings at home, my mom answers and a gentleman asked for me, and added I believe he is the president of P&W. Well my mom had to tell him it was a model railroad in the basement and I was a 14 year old kid. I was in some deep do do for a few days, not model trains for a week. I never sent a request card after that [:D]
Mark P.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Brunton Over in another thread, a few folks are talking about how the forums will get better when the "immature members" go back to school, or the "one or two immature teens" who will calm down or go away "and then we can get back to trains." Well, I can usually tell within a few posts if someone is not yet legally an adult - although I can't really put my finger on it, something about how their messages are composed gives me a strong clue. They also tend to display a certain "youthful exuberance" that at times can, quite frankly, be a little tiresome. But immature? Some of the adults on this forum are a lot more immature than any of the teens, I think. I'd venture to guess that this forum presents the first opportunity a lot of young folks have to converse with adults as peers, rather than as a child talking to an adult. So lets cut these younger members some slack, and not slap them across the face for that. They're not "immature members" so much as they are simply "life-experience challenged." By definition, that changes as we age. Sometimes I read a few posts and think, "Geez, kid!" Sometimes that even lasts for two or three seconds before I remember that I was a kid once, too. Besides, maybe their newer view of the world will show me something I can't see through all the layers of experience I've accumulated. So, for all you kids who are going back to school soon, don't be strangers - I for one hope you'll remember to drop in here often!
QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite I like their exhuberance and their enthusiasm. And when they post pictures, I really like what they're doing--some of the modeling efforts of these 'teens' are just terrific. I hope that if some of us old farts just take a moment and stand back and remember when we were their age and how amazing it was to discover this hobby--well, perhaps we can change our outlook and keep these younger people welcome not only on the forum, but in the hobby itself. And remember, most of these youngsters are coming into the hobby more technologically advanced than some of us will EVER be--with myself at the top of the list, LOL! Tom [:D][:D]
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
QUOTE: Originally posted by rick bonfiglio QUOTE: Originally posted by Brunton Over in another thread, a few folks are talking about how the forums will get better when the "immature members" go back to school, or the "one or two immature teens" who will calm down or go away "and then we can get back to trains." after we get back in school; what makes him think we won't still have our computers, and our immature attitudes, or the time to waste to disrupt his train thoughts??
QUOTE: Originally posted by Brunton Over in another thread, a few folks are talking about how the forums will get better when the "immature members" go back to school, or the "one or two immature teens" who will calm down or go away "and then we can get back to trains."
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Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you won't even notice ...
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!