MisterBeasley wrote: You may notice that there are a lot of us who have gotten back into the hobby in our 50's and 60's, often after long absences. I kept my trains in boxes in the attic for 40 years while I established a career, bought a house, got married, raised a daughter and put an addition on the house so I would have somewhere to build my layout. I wouldn't necessarily advocate waiting that long, but sometimes you've got to hit the pause button while the rest of your life gets attended to. And as for the pheasant controversy, I quail at the thought of grousing about such things.
You may notice that there are a lot of us who have gotten back into the hobby in our 50's and 60's, often after long absences. I kept my trains in boxes in the attic for 40 years while I established a career, bought a house, got married, raised a daughter and put an addition on the house so I would have somewhere to build my layout. I wouldn't necessarily advocate waiting that long, but sometimes you've got to hit the pause button while the rest of your life gets attended to.
And as for the pheasant controversy, I quail at the thought of grousing about such things.
Agreed. Feathering one's nest is more important than going off half-cocked over a hobby.
Sometimes I would be in the Sleeper of the 18 wheeler finishing the Blue Box Kits with a little paint, tools and some glue in warmer areas of the USA.
It wasnt much of a hobby on the road, but it was better than nothing.
- Mark
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
To be very honest and frank, if you have the schedule and concerns you outline and these are all priorities ahead of model railroading, your best bet is simply to drop the hobby as you just plain don't have the time to persue it.
In life you must set your priorities and goals. You can either set these in the direction of your career or the true enjoyment of your life and living. I have met very few people who can do both successfully (in spite of some claims). Model railroading is a time and labor intensive hobby, so the relatively few that do really well in it have set their goals in that direction.
CNJ831
LOL
Work was invented during medival times to occupy the pheasants so that they are too tired to forment revolt against the Monarchy (Just JOKING.... =)
You can set aside 4 hours or so each weekend day cant' cha?
If your schedule is that full, you need to back off the hammer and get out of the Monfort lane before you burn out and lose all desire to do ANYTHING fun.
Try this thread...same idea, and the sentiment will let you know that you are not alone.
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/862325/ShowPost.aspx