Entertainment world is Making Fun of Us!!!!!!

[Modelcar]

Pete in the UK....I like your comparision of "waiting for fi***o bite"...even though many years ago I did lots of fishing....I suppose when I have a chance to observe steam operation as we did here in Muncie, Indiana back in the 80's...quite often, I just put everybody out of my mind at that time as I really concentrated on the happenings at hand and did not care what anyone else was doing at that moment. But it sounds like such activity is more accepted here in the US because when such activity did occur here it drawed big crowds.....

[Anonymous]

Everything that I saw on trains on tv has been good.

[Anonymous]

Lets just say, if I said what I thought about people saying we are retarded for liking trains, I would be kicked out of Trains.com in 2 seconds. I dont wanna be kicked out so I wont tell what I think. Pete, welcome to trains.com. I have seen that video pack "Railroad Journeys Around the World". Its a pretty intresting movie.

[Anonymous]

A late reply to this topic ,but here also in the United Kingdom we are viewed with ridicule and suspiscion!!!(we have a hobby!!!),we are known as anoracks,you know in the 70's the parker type coat we wore on railway platforms to keep warm even in an english summer these were required!!,the media just does not have a clue!,they put together railway programmes that they think the great british public will easily understand(forget the detail),years ago the BBC made a brilliant series called Great railway journeys combining travel history and the railways that made each of the countries they visited,a really class documentry,we are classed along with model railroaders as a little bit strange ,YET go to any preserved line in the UK or watcth the Challenger in action in the US and see how many hundreds turn out from all walks of life ,but when they return to their work next day very few of us feel free to discuss it with work colleagues in case of being made fun of,i can think of nothing more mind numbing than sitting next to a lake or riverbank waiting for that fi***o bite !!but i appreciate it is that persons hobby or relaxation time every one to their own,hope i haven't bored you too much greetings to all on trains ,Pete England

[espeefoamer]

And the road name on the engine was "Gene Pool Cleaning Service".[xx(][xx(]

[Junctionfan]

Dispatch to train 41............train 41 here..............be on the look out for retard reporters............highball dispatcher?.............sure why not; over.

[Anonymous]

Here's one I like. On the evening news there's a story about a pedestrian hit by a train. The dumb fashion news reciter is doing their live report while standing in the middle of the tracks. Then they go on to say how dangerous the railroad is at that location. I called the local newsroom once when a dopey reporter was doing his on-site report from the middle of a main line. The newsroom guy said they like to do that for those type of stories because it gives the report more "impact." "Impact!" I said. Wait for number 41. You'll have impact. I explained that this is exactly why people thinks it's OK to stand there. The newsroom promissed they would get the reporter off the main line. Well the 10 o'clock news came on and there he was. Right in the center of track 1.
Mitch

[Junctionfan]

Let's make fun of the entertainment world. Not to hard really.

We maybe "different" but at least we don't get into scandals like thease celebrities. When was the last time people talked about us in the tabloids?

[AntonioFP45]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Puckdropper

I'm not worried about how the media portrays me, they portray Christians (often) as over-religious "you're going to Hell if you disagree with me" types of people, and I will state, for the record, print it on page 23 of Trains Magazine if you wish, Railfans and other groups are OFTEN portrayed WRONGLY by the media.

Used to bother me about the negative portayal of both people that worship God and railfans, and even railroaders. After some years I've grown to realize that a lot of the stuff on t.v has become pretty trashy or downright silly and that many people with common sense no longer take it seriously. Seems like Hollywood producers and directors are part of a large "wack-job" club.

Have to admit though that the railroaders that invented the term "foamer" didn't help us much either.

Regardless though, the best thing to do is to be the good, decent person that you are and without feeling embarassed let people know you're a railfan and that you, like most railfans, are not a retarded slobbering goofball! [:D][8D][swg][tup]

Cheers and High Greens!

[Anonymous]

I watch the Histroy channel and the news as well as the weather. I have not seen a regular tv show in 4 years. I have no idea what is new or passe'.

The "Hollywood" lives in a world apart by it's riches and way of life. I dont bother myself with the entertainment world.

In reference to diecast cars, I did purchase a few from ebay which is 1-87 scale. Granted these are expensive. But you gotta start with one good match then another and another.

A friend of mine is taught me how to build signals using radio shack componets, avoids paying 20-30 per signal. That is expensive.

And no trains are not toys except for the less expensive children's stuff. Once they grow up they will demand better quality stuff as well.

[warner brook]

yo jim
don`t get too worked up over the tv shows,holly wood or tv have never been about reality even their documentarys and news shows are suspect.just enjoy them for what they are a diversion,or do what i do let the wife watch and go enjoy your hobbys thats what they are for. roy[soapbox]

[bnsfkline]

This is my first topic reach 50+ posts!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline

create new topic for that

I second the motion[^][#ditto]

[bnsfkline]

create new topic for that

[Anonymous]

Hey, bnsfkline, are there any blue and white paint scheme BNSF engines still in use today?[?]

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I don't want to say exactly where I live, you know, privacy issues and stuff.[:)]

[Anonymous]

I live between Collinsville and Edwardsville.

[bnsfkline]

joantvw.....what part of St. Louis do you Live in, I live in North County

[Anonymous]

I know you can see it from I-40, it's a ways away from I-44 though. You might be able to see it from there, but I never take I-44.

[bnsfkline]

joantvw...are you talking about the one that can be seen from I-44?

[Anonymous]

There is a GIANT Amoco sign in St. Louis, Missouri, and I don't think it's ever coming down!

[fuzzybroken]

Tomtrain,

Last time I went past US45 and Hampton, the big "Standard" was still up, but all other Amoco indicia had "turned green"... if I remember correctly... same with the Amoco where I used to work (I-94@7 Mile), all that's still "Amoco" is the large freeway sign. [:(]

I still have two Amoco stations near my house, within a mile of each other, with no signs of "going green" anytime soon! And I found one in Chicagoland yesterday when I got lost trying to chase MILW 261.

To see most of my Amoco pics, check out:
http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken/Amoco-BP.html

-Mark Hintz
http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken

[fuzzybroken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by piouslion

QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF9838

IM A RAILFAN......AND I LOVE IT.
Anyone ask me what im doing and I just tell them the truth,I like watching trains.
[bow]BNSF[bow]

I agree with you: Gladly , REGARDS - Piouslion [bow][bow] [^][^][bow][bow][^][^][bow][bow]

I do too!!! But most of the time I get the bewildered question "Why...?" [?][?][?]

And if that's not bad enough, I also have taken pictures of Amoco gas stations, and got the same question!!!

Even got a visit from the FBI when my railfanning was too close to an airport!!!

[:(!],
-Mark
http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken

[fuzzybroken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Puckdropper

I'm not worried about how the media portrays me, they portray Christians (often) as over-religious "you're going to Hell if you disagree with me" types of people, and I will state, for the record, print it on page 23 of Trains Magazine if you wish, Railfans and other groups are OFTEN portrayed WRONGLY by the media.

If your perceptions of how people are comes from TV, turn the stupid thing off and go outside and meet someone!

I don't think I could have said it better!

-Mark Hintz
http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken

[Anonymous]

Here's a way to look at it bnsfkline. I was watching a stand up comedy show the other day and a guy talked about how news reporters make fun of people in Iraq. One of his jokes was this: "(reporter) 'Now, let's see what the Iraqi people think of our presence in Iraq.' Then they show a crazy guy in the street jumping around and yelling and screaming." Even though that was a joke, it had a kind of truth to it. Television just takes a tiny thing and stretch it into somethimg HUGE. Sometimes they just make stufff up. Who cares how they portray us. As long as we know they're wrong, what is there to worry about?

[Anonymous]

Who cares about the lousy rich idiots in Hollywood and the East Coast?

I definently don't.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF9838

IM A RAILFAN......AND I LOVE IT.
Anyone ask me what im doing and I just tell them the truth,I like watching trains.
[bow]BNSF[bow]

I agree with you: Gladly , REGARDS - Piouslion [bow][bow] [^][^][bow][bow][^][^][bow][bow]

[Anonymous]

IM A RAILFAN......AND I LOVE IT.
Anyone ask me what im doing and I just tell them the truth,I like watching trains.
[bow]BNSF[bow]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

It's okay ...Michael Moore will be avenging the railfan community in his new film project "Ferroeqine 3985". The basis is that the Bush administration is in cohoots with Union Pacific over licensing fees to modelers and the NJ Transit railfan ID program is the first step in the DHS's plan for National ID cards. He also makes the connection that train shows and swap meets are really selling unlicensed and untracable railroad models and collectables to support CIA fiananced operations overseas....should be pretty good.

Boy that Michael Moore is really on top of things.

I don't think he really has an opinion on anything, he just likes creating controversy.

After a fashion