1 year

[Guilford Guy]

well Josh, I don't think I have given you much if any advice
Its a  pleasure having you on  NTRES
I'd also look forward to seeing ya at the Big E in january
Good luck on the layout and happy MRing
gotta love the P&W

[james saunders]

my friend recently went on vacation to austuralia. he said its a lot more laid-back in the cities than the citys in the US.
anywayse, i wish i could visit all the layouts i can and learn from some of the best. its a good way to learn, and it helps you figure out what you like and how you want to do it.
GEARHEAD426 

yeah...you could say that...  I guess the fact that we've been lucky enough not to have any terrorist attacks etc... i'm sure we would be a little more aprehensive... we are the "lucky" country after all

[Anonymous]

my friend recently went on vacation to austuralia. he said its a lot more laid-back in the cities than the citys in the US.
anywayse, i wish i could visit all the layouts i can and learn from some of the best. its a good way to learn, and it helps you figure out what you like and how you want to do it.
GEARHEAD426 

[james saunders]

Or Australia
and i'm sure everyone that helped you, appreciates your gratitude and thanks for their help

oh yeah... I had a pen pal in CT so if i'm ever in the US, i'll be sure to visit

[SOU Fan]

It's to bad you don't live in Colorado.

[ARTHILL]

YOU ARE WELCOME. 

[mondotrains]

Like Josh said, he came over my house yesterday to talk trains and see my layout.  It was a real pleasure meeting Josh because he is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about this hobby....actually he puts me to shame with his knowledge.  He's obviously learned a lot from this forum and it's nice that he thanked everybody.  He's a lucky kid because his parents support his enthusiasm, taking him railfanning and yesterday, driving him over to my house.  If more parents supported their childrens' interests, more kids would be involved in hobbies and fewer would be involved with "bad choices".  Like I said to Josh's mother....there are a lot worse things that he could get involved with than trains.

Anyway, Josh, keep those questions coming and I look forward to having you over for an operating session.  You've given me the incentive to finish that last bit of wiring and those last few sidings to get operational.

Mondo

 

 

[Anonymous]

well its been an almost entire year since ive joined this fourm. i just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone here for the help ive ben given over the past year. i take comfort in knowing that i can take my lunitic ideas here, and you will bail me out of a stupid and potentially expensive mistake. but this is more thn just an advie colum to me, its a gathering of the people that make this hobby great. here i can rant on and on about trains freely without ridecule, or rude questions, which is the general response at school. here i can be understood, and mabey even apreciated for the rail head that i really am.
and a big thanks to mondotrains, who went so far as to invite me into his house to see his layout. if youre in CT, get in contact with him. his layout is amazing, and he told me that hes looking for operators. i know im anxoius to get on the list.
i dont think its a coindince that within the time ive ben here, ive gone off the deep end into a hobby that had alomost dissapeared from my life, and broken away from the 4x8 that was holding me back.
i just wish i could thank everyone by name, and for the help you gave me.

josh rooney
GEARHEAD426