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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:12 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cypriano

How is it that the folks in Waukesha, WI and the folks in Newtom, NJ conspire to get their competing magazines to me on the same day? (Does't happen ALL the time, but frequent enough that I note it.) And while I'm at it, has anyone done a study of subscribers to see how many people to take both Trains AND Railfan? And other rail magazines? Or am I the odd one because I read so much? Come to think of it, I must be because I get three daily newspapers (Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and Waikegan News-Sun) and Time and Newsweek.


I only subscribe to Trains.

I used to get 2 newpapers daily, but I could never get the reading done before I had to start my day.

Now I get the Vancovuer Sun Monday to Saturday and the Vancouver Province on Sunday. That seems to be a pretty good balance for me.
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Posted by cypriano on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:02 AM
How is it that the folks in Waukesha, WI and the folks in Newtom, NJ conspire to get their competing magazines to me on the same day? (Does't happen ALL the time, but frequent enough that I note it.) And while I'm at it, has anyone done a study of subscribers to see how many people to take both Trains AND Railfan? And other rail magazines? Or am I the odd one because I read so much? Come to think of it, I must be because I get three daily newspapers (Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and Waikegan News-Sun) and Time and Newsweek.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 17, 2004 11:12 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by bfsfabs

OK, Trains and Model Railroader finally made it, May-17. Musta got derailed some where East of Eden. Hoping for better next month . . .


Wow that took a long time.
It must be on store shelves by now.
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Posted by bfsfabs on Monday, May 17, 2004 10:35 PM
OK, Trains and Model Railroader finally made it, May-17. Musta got derailed some where East of Eden. Hoping for better next month . . .
Lowell Ryder
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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, May 14, 2004 1:58 PM
Pony Express did better than that.....

Quentin

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, May 14, 2004 1:02 PM
It is your location - move east a little! About the center of the US....just a little above Toto!

She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw

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Posted by bfsfabs on Friday, May 14, 2004 12:09 PM
Classic Trains showed up yesterday, May-13, still no sign of Trains or Model Railroader though. This is quite a bit later than usual, for sure . . . mumble, grumble, mumble.

Lowell Ryder
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 5:17 PM
Arrived today!
Just cracked open the plastic, just breathing in that "new magazine smell"

[:)]
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Posted by SALfan on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 11:01 AM
TRAINS and Classic Trains arrived yesterday in Nawthun Vuhjinya (near Sodom-and-Gomorrah-on-the-Potomac).
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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 6:14 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

May 1...got it out of the mailbox Sunday night when we got home. Must read fellow Denverite & Chico's kid Steve Patterson's article some night this week....

Parked Dirty Feathers

ps...Dharmon, you can keep California all to yourself, thank you.
can 83 million or whatever Cahlifonia's population is, be wrong?

Imagine that!

She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 9:04 PM
Still waiting, thought it might get here today, but perhaps tomorrow! [:(]
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Posted by jeaton on Monday, May 3, 2004 7:37 PM
Delavan, WI May 3rd-Was going to post sooner, but busy reading.

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Posted by rixflix on Monday, May 3, 2004 7:10 PM
Grand Slam on May 3.
Trains, MR, Classic Trains and Garden Railways in Gomorrah-on-the-Potomac.

The Sodomites couldn't get their various orifices straight but got all the subsequent press.
Wonder what the Gomorrah crowd did that's so unspeakable?

The folks in Gomorrah
Did what they did, just like
There was no tomorrah.

Hoo-rah-rah!!!!

Bard-on me pals
Rix
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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, May 3, 2004 2:04 PM
...May 3rd, arrival time in Indiana...Trains.

Quentin

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Posted by mudchicken on Monday, May 3, 2004 9:53 AM
May 1...got it out of the mailbox Sunday night when we got home. Must read fellow Denverite & Chico's kid Steve Patterson's article some night this week....

Parked Dirty Feathers

ps...Dharmon, you can keep California all to yourself, thank you.
Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, May 3, 2004 9:41 AM
May 1 here, too, for the three Kalmbach magazines. Still working my way through them, and the grass keeps growing...

Carl

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 8:42 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

Nope, Canada Post doesn't deliver on weekends.......

Usually takes a little longer to canada anyway.....still waiting.


Canada post: Bunch of lazy loafers!
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Posted by rixflix on Monday, May 3, 2004 7:06 AM
neither yet in DC, May 3 AM

Whoops, now it's PM and a grand slam!!!
Trains, Classic Trains, Garden Railways and MR all at once in Gomorrah-on-Potomac.

The Sodomites couldn't get their various orifices straight but got all the subsequent press. Wonder what unspeakable things that Gomorrah crowd did?

The folks in Gomorrah
Did what they did, just like
There was no tomorrah.
Hoo-rah-rah!!!

Bard-on me pals,
Rix



rixflix aka Captain Video. Blessed be Jean Shepherd and all His works!!! Hooray for 1939, the all time movie year!!! I took that ride on the Reading but my Baby caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride.

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, May 3, 2004 7:02 AM
Lincoln Nebraska - May 1st - both of them. Right on time!

She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 6:57 AM
Got mine here in Georgia 1 May. Loved the anecdotal stuff.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 2, 2004 12:29 PM
nothing yet in GA
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Sunday, May 2, 2004 9:53 AM
Got mine on May 1, right after I logged off here......

Noah
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Posted by Modelcar on Sunday, May 2, 2004 8:26 AM
...Almost seems the closer one is to Wisconsin the longer the carrier takes to get it delivered compared to all the reports above.

Quentin

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, May 2, 2004 5:31 AM
Got my Trains magazine on sat. May 1.
stay safe
Joe

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Posted by cstaats on Saturday, May 1, 2004 11:56 PM
Still waiting here in Seattle, WA. Though I think the mail man sometimes reads it first
Chris
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Posted by rich747us on Saturday, May 1, 2004 11:19 PM
I have recieved nither my Trains or Classic Trains yet here in Mascoutah Illinois. But then again, I just recently moved here and changed my address.
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Posted by mvlandsw on Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:52 PM
Both arrived in Pittsburgh, Pa. on April 30th.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by eastside

Today (May 1) I received the June issue of Trains and the Summer issue of Classic Trains in my mailbox here in NY. Anyone get it earlier? This is to benchmark local USPS service.


Same on all counts...

LC
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:42 PM
Nope, Canada Post doesn't deliver on weekends.......

Usually takes a little longer to canada anyway.....still waiting.
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