What are your other interests?

[palallin]

If it's old and mechanical, I like it.  I may own an example; I probably like to work on it; and I certainly read widely about it.

Reading and writing.

History, especially History of the Ozarks and Military History.  Our family is currently getting involved in Civil War reenacting.

Music.  I play the mountain duclimer in fits and spurts, but I sing, both with our church choir and from time to time with frineds who do Americana/folk music.  My wife is struggling with teh violin and the piano; the boys are do for introduction to piano, too.

I build models--or, at least I used to when I had time--mostly USN ships, WWII US armor, and custom trucks.  Buildings and so forth for the trains as well, of course.

Shooting and archery.  For my Civil War impression, I'm starting to learn the mysteries of black powder.

Scouts:  both my sons are in Scouts, so my wife and I are, too.

 

This lengthy post implies that I have lots of free time.  Nothing could be further from the truth!

[4kitties]

Joel, I'm not really into collecting old appliances, but I do have a Toast-A-Lator that I treasure.

The Toast-o-Lator is one of the most popular toasters among toaster collectors.  I have one and it is my wife's favorite.

Joel

[J. Daddy]

lets see... there is Lionel around X-mas... S guage collecting year round... and the HO scale layout and the G scale garden train....hmmm. I guess I like to golf, boat, work on old cars, spend time with my two daughters.... but otherwise its... Trains! Trains! Trains!

[GregM]

I also am an ameture herpetologist.

 

Is that contagious?  LOL

[fifedog]

Ravens football, NASCAR racing, WV real estate, and

watching Buckeye irritate the Chief.

njal - There are some serious issues in that room.

RR Redneck - Wow, never met someone who studies STD's.

[RR Redneck]

Well I am a hunter and a shooter. I also am an ameture herpetologist.

[Jumijo]

Making movies ( I have a youtube account and a thomas the tank engine series.)

Building Titanic and other ship models and rigging them to sink right.lol

Woodworking

and playing retro super mario games.

Talk about a coincidence! My 4 year old sons were on the computer last night watching home-made Thomas videos on YouTube. I wonder if they watched any of yours. They seemed to enjoy the home-made ones with the plastic track and motorized plastic trains over the real Thomas videos. And how they found Thomas, I'll never know. It being so close to Halloween, I pulled up a Casper the Ghost cartoon for them and went back to watching the Red Sox celebration.

[njalb1]

Anything Disney Home & trips

My Computer room:

Grandaughters room at my home:

Just a Disney Nut!

1979 Dutch Inn Aug. 4nts. /1988 Lakeside July 11 nts. /1990 CB July 15 nts. /1991 CB July 10 nts. /1992 PO March 6 nts. /1992 DL June 9 nts. /1992 PO December 9 nts. /1993 DL April 11 nts. /1993 Contempoary May 6nts. /1993 GF & Poly Aug. 11 nts. /1994 DL May 10 nts. /1994 GF & BC Aug. 12 nts. /1995 BC & YC Aug. 12nts. /1996 DL Dec. 10 nts. /1996 PO Jan. 5 nts. /1996 BWV & BC July 8 nts. /1997 CS & GF Aug. 10 nts. /1998 CS July 11nts. /1999 DL Aug. 2 nts. /1999 CS Dec. 7 nts. /2000 BC Wonder & DL July 15nts. /2000 DL & VB Aug. 7 nts. /2001 AKL Magic & Dolphin June July 17 nts. /2001 AKL Aug. 7 nts. /2001 AKL Dec. 10 nts. /2002 PO & AKL June 12nts. /2003 VB & CS July 10 nts. /2004 POP July 7 nts. /2006 POP Aug. 8 nts. /2007 POP Sept. 9 nts.
( Totals 286 days 258 nts)

 

 

[cnw1995]

Billbar, I'm going to look for your Thomas series...

[ADCX Rob]

Rob

Rob, is that used on the Finger Lakes? 

I bought it in Penn Yan(was based on Seneca Lake), but it has not seen Finger Lakes waters since 1996 when I took it to the Adirondacks.  It can be seen plying the waters between Old Forge & Blue Mountain Lake from May-October.

I keep a Glastron in Canandaigua, but it doesn't get used much.

Rob

 

[guilfordrr]

• Making movies (currently working on a parody of the Rocky series)
• Writing
• Piano
• Cartooning (is that a word?)
• Skiing

2007 WORLD CHAMPIONS! 

HEAR HEAR!

[billbarman]

Making movies ( I have a youtube account and a thomas the tank engine series.)

Building Titanic and other ship models and rigging them to sink right.lol

Woodworking

and playing retro super mario games.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Rob

Rob, is that used on the Finger Lakes? 

[lionelsoni]

Joel, I'm not really into collecting old appliances, but I do have a Toast-A-Lator that I treasure.  Despite being as old as I am, it still works perfectly.  I noticed one on display in the Smithsonian not long ago.

[Bubba]

Motorcycles have owned bikes since i was 16 now im 50.  Stock car racing I was a crew chief on a late model sportsman that won the track championship 3 years in a row. One year we won 9 races in a single season. I also own a 63 chevy 2 nova that ive had for about 20 years Motorsports and cars are a big interest for me. But i love my trains.

[4kitties]

1.  Building and playing folk music instruments, mostly hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, hurdy gurdy, ukulele, and recorder.

Hurdy-gurdy?!  I just got one.  I have to wonder how many model railroaders out there play this contraption.  Probably darned few.

Other interests:  wire-strung harp, Hammond organ, antique mechanical music (player pianos, music boxes, windup phonographs), vintage electrical appliances (fans, mixers, toasters, etc.), tube radios, Arts and Crafts movement, restoring our 107-year-old Craftsman bungalow.

[cnw1995]

Man, I remember those crazy radio ads for Raceway Park: "Funny Car! Funny Car! Funny Car!..."

Like others here, I have three kids in a range of ages, so apart from keeping an eye on everyone... my other interests include reading about railroading and modeling, collecting and listening to 'old-time' radio shows, writing reviews of new paper wargames, leading a men's group, and running a 7 person camera and video team at our church.

[ADCX Rob]

Rob

[elvisp]

Anjdevil2: I used to belong 20yrs ago when my car was on the road. I did go to a show about 3yrs ago. There were some amazing Hemis and 6 pack cars.

[FJ and G]

I fired 2 rounds from an M16 that was brand new out of a box and it jammed.  That was 1967 off the flight deck of the USS Tripoli, right before making an assault by helicopter into the DMZ in Vietnam.  That weapon killed a lot of people because it wasn't ready for the field when we were forced to use it. The AK47 was a much more reliable weapon, and it looked like junk.  Hope they have improved the M16 some since then.

But I digress.  I like flying regular planes and RC planes besides playing with trains.

Agree. It's crap (A1). Never fired the A2.

 

Likes: weightlifting, writing and...

 

 

[Jumijo]

 

Here's another one of my interests.

2007 WORLD CHAMPIONS! 

[jimhaleyscomet]

Chief,

You will be glad to know we are now spreading GRITS around England.  We actually did not bring any food with us (BIG MISTAKE) so we had to have my parents mail us GRITS.   Boy was it nice opening that package.  

Jim H

Surrey, England 

[ChiefEagles]

Town Government, working for Pro Mariner at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's, fishing, shooting and spreading grits all over the Nawth.

See the bowls of grits on the table in Harrisburg PA.

[RRCharlie]

Classical Music. Church Music-I sing in the Choir at Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine-the one Henry Flagler built. (My letter to the Editor of Trains Magazine about the Church is on page six and seven of the December issue.) Photography. Soduku puzzles. Traveling by Amtrak when I can fit it in and the budget allows.

Mel Hazen; Jax, FL

[dsmith]

1.  Building and playing folk music instruments, mostly hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, hurdy gurdy, ukulele, and recorder.  I have also built 2 harpsichords and a clavichord and I collect novelty instruments and ceramic ocarinas.

2.  Windsurfing

3.  Building and flying kites.

 

[Buckeye Riveter]

Fishing from my Crestliner (115 Merc on the back)

 

on the waters of Ontario,

 

being a constant iritation to the Chief,

 

riding the rails,

working on the rails,

skiing with Baby Buckeye

 

playing with my dog,

and passing kidney stones without pain. 

[jonadel]

From April through Oct. it's taking care of our acreage AND motorcycling. I rode a couple of thousand miles with our youngest son when he was available. I also ride with the Patriot Guard, great cause for American Soldiers and their families during tough times and good times.

This pic shows us in Canada in August with Lake Superior in the background

[traindaddy1]

Metal Detecting, Dumpster Diving , AND the ever-present "Honey-Do" List.

(Unfortunately, all on hold until I finish this theraphy for a disc problem)

THIS, TOO, Like all Things, SHALL PASS.    Thanks for asking.

[baberuth73]

My interests are too numerable to list here. If you mean what are my other hobbies I collect certain pre-1960 baseball cards, particularly those of teams that no longer exist such as the St. Louis Browns, Houston Colt 45's, etc.

I'm back on the forums after a two year hiatus. I must say I like the updated format and the more pleasant tone of all who contribute. A couple of years ago there were a few head cases that liked to stir things up a bit too much, especially on the other Trains forums.