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December issue of TRAINS
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 1:41 PM
Maybe I've been reading TRAINS too long and appreciating the "old" issues, BUT, I miss the annual "Christmas" (December) presentation. The snowy scenes, "warm & cozy" accounts of holiday travel, and features depicting trains in a harsh, severe environments (cold temps and snowfall), all combined to lend a seasonal and nostalgic flavor to that particular issue. What happened? Don't tell me that to be politically correct, you folks had to add "Christmas" to a list of "verboten" subject matter! Christmas=travel=trains=home=hearth=pine trees=Lionel=trains. It's too late this year I see (just now got the VERY unseasonal Dec issue), but maybe next year? I'll even light a votive candle in front of a picture of St. DPM!
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Posted by eolafan on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 2:18 PM
I agree entirely, I had expected a "traditional" Christmas issue, but no soap!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 2:34 PM
OOOH!! I'm jst happy that it show up!!! [:o)]
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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 3:36 PM
...And it showed up early this month....Nov. 2nd.

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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 8:32 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

...And it showed up early this month....Nov. 2nd.


Nice Election present.[:)] CW & I got ours on the 1st.[:)]

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 8:42 PM
Got mine yesterday, good looking issue...

I didn't think they missed the christmas theme this year, the featured article was about Ice Berg Lettuce!
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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 8:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

Got mine yesterday, good looking issue...

I didn't think they missed the christmas theme this year, the featured article was about Ice Berg Lettuce!



I guess they knew that it would be a "Titanic" issue.[:D][}:)]

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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