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Posted by Tom The Brat on Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:58 AM
Macomb Illinois USA[:o)]

One thing I have to say about American Football: "That's the sorriest excuse for a ball I've ever seen. It's not even round!"[:-,]
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Posted by TurboOne on Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:13 AM
Today, Sunny San Diego, CA.

Same 4 seasons as Vic. Love that.

HO, O, G gauge trains. I have temp HO layout in garage, waiting to grow. Temp O layout on a board, and temp G layout on back patio, depending on rain. My backyard turns into a swamp when it rains.

And American Football is great, hometown of the San Diego Chargers are my team even when they are bad. Same with the Padres for baseball. Haven't had basketball team in town in years, and hockey we have only minor league. But its on strike and good riddance if they don't come back. Let the minor league take over.

Tim
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Posted by cabbage on Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:15 AM
Bulawayo, Crown Colony of Southern Rhodesia.

But I was going to be born in Napier New Zealand but my fathers company had other ideas.

regards

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:38 AM
Tim ,

We havent had a pro football team since that jerkzilla Al Davis took the Raiders back to Oakland (good riddence) and the Lambs, I mean Rams, went to St Louis. The funny thing is that no one really misses them, outside of the foamer core fans. The Lakers( our world famous basketball team to all youz guys over the big water) are doing Sooo badly this year that they are openly being called the Slackers. Sad about Hockey though, even though the Kings stank like last weeks fish, it was the one sport I enjoyed watching. Personally I think even if there is resolution, the NHL is DOA next season.

I just keep fighting the urge to get cable so I can watch Australian Rules Football, which I dig! I keep telling myself, If I got cable, I'd never leave the house.[8D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:52 PM
I LIVE in lebanon , penna. I was born here and will died here , playing with my trains and i'm retired. Ben


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Posted by Bucksco on Thursday, March 31, 2005 3:12 PM
Earth
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:06 PM
Hello Ian, I wuz talking about Womens' Netball, I know nuffing about Rugby like I said. And you might have more sheep, but ours are a better class of sheep.

Annie ;-)
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 5:38 PM


I'm a fifth generation Irish American who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After World War II my parents moved the family across the bridge to South Jersey where I grew up and still make my home.

Regards to all,

Bill C.
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Posted by markperr on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 9:15 PM
Michigan. North of Ann Arbor.
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Posted by aljay on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 9:29 PM
In this order , Montreal Quebec, Elizabethtown NY , Toronto Ontario, Whitehorse, Churchill Falls Man, Toronto.Vancouver BC, Edmonton,and back to Toronto..
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Posted by nalts on Thursday, April 7, 2005 12:10 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by OLD DAD

We're from the twin cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul here in the "Semi Great White North" of Minnesota; land of ten thousand frozen lakes.

May all your weeds be wild flowers......OLD DAD


Hey Old Dad... Great to "see" you around. Hope you had a great winter.

I live about an hour north of OD on the edges on the Twin Cities. Formally a big city St. Paul boy, now I'm a country boy with no space limitations! Who Hoo! We'll see what happens this summer, hopefully get some tracks laid down...

OT: Hey OD! Are you going to the upcoming club get together? I hope to make it. I'll have to see about my wife's work schedule. I hope we can, I'd love to talk shop with you again.

Later days!
Chris
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Posted by ragnar on Friday, April 8, 2005 7:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Torby

Macomb Illinois USA[:o)]

One thing I have to say about American Football: "That's the sorriest excuse for a ball I've ever seen. It's not even round!"[:-,]


Yep! pointy at both ends and hurts like hell when it hits ya!!
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Posted by underworld on Monday, April 18, 2005 10:26 AM
NW Ohio in a third floor apartment in an old gothic style building so no outdoor for me....at least for right now. Maybe I should make something portable???

underworld

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Posted by CandCRR on Monday, April 18, 2005 11:29 AM
I'm from Southern New Hampshire (the "Live Free or Die" state). About 1 acre mostly behind the house and fairly level. Just a suburb of Boston Mass and the home of the N.E. Patriots and the Boston Red Sox!
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Posted by hobbyfossi201 on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:09 AM
Hi,
I´m from the heart of Europe, this means next to Austria´s capitol Vienna.
I´m modeling in Austrian but also American railways.
I still have no fixed outdoor railroad so I have to lay out my track on the patio....but time comes by and for late summer it is planned to lay out track on pressuretreated wood with pilots.
My rolling stock includes 4 engines (still all Austrian style, but the TenWheeler is already ordered) and appx. 10 coaches/freigt LGB and kitbashed.
I find myself more and more interested in American railways, so I´m already preparing my mind to sell all the local equipment and to step deeper into modelling American topics.
regards
klaus
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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9:54 AM
Klaus,
Trying to think of something smarta--ed to say about the Gov of California helping you lay track or work on americanizing your railroad! It just ain't coming. anyhow, have fun; thats what a hobby is all about!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:44 PM
Hi, I am from the greater Washington, D.C. area.

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Posted by Bucksco on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9:04 PM
The quaint little hamlet of Fallsington Pennsylvania. William Penn worshipped here and George Washington slept here.
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Posted by chuckger on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:59 AM
Hi,
Im from Hamburg, Pa a little North of Reading.

chuckger
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:31 PM
Klaus;

I have been to Vienna and it is my second favourite city in the whole world, my wife and i just loved it. I couldnt really tell you why i like it so much but i do. Top favourite is Sydney and 3 rd favourite is Singapore, so its in pretty good company.


Rgds Ian
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Posted by Train 284 on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:44 PM
Good ol' USA
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