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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 9:37 PM
Well I was going to put him in contact with my Grandaughter Casey, who is the same age ie 14 this month: but i got an inkling that he wasn't all he could be.

I hadn't had much to do with her since we moved up here to Queensland but I have just had her here for 2 weeks and guess what she has been suspended by me for a couple of years, bad attirude ungrateful, trouble maker etc.

Maybe I should still put them in touch with each other.


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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 5:46 AM
So he's not really into Mary Poppins? Thanks god for that!!!

When he started going on about Mary Poppins and watching it every day, I was wondering if it was really Nurse Ratchett that he had a daily meeting with.
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Posted by spankybird on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 4:47 PM
In the past, he has also been on the Classic Trains Forum. Bob Keller has also been informed of him. He is not what he says he is.

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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 4:22 PM
He appears to be behaving himself over at the CCT, apologized etc etc but that being said he hasn't been over here yet.

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 4:05 PM
[zzz]I must have been sleepy today, because I finally understand what's been happening here. Lehigh, I did get your email. It seems Poppins has been causing some trouble on the Classic Toy Trains forum, and has had several posts deleted. I'm going to email Bergie and see if he's been anywhere else. Let me know if anything crops up in the meantime!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 1:45 PM
I sent an email to Rene about this charater....
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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 10:06 AM
FYI ,

I "Outed" him on the MyLargeScale site as well, I dont take kindly to internet liers.

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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Monday, February 7, 2005 8:03 PM
That sir, is the $64,000.00 question!
Considering all the lies to date, why should we assume that too is not a lie?
If he is a kid, he needs to learn to be responsible for his actions. If he is grownup, it is a reprehensible sham that is unforgivable in this format.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 7, 2005 5:01 PM
While I don't condone what "Bert and Mary Poppins A.K.A. NICK A.K.A. Locomotive10" did by mis-representing himself and who he really is, I do think some people are over-reacting.

One thing I am curious about, is he really just a teenager (13 years old)? Or was that a mis-representation as well?

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, February 7, 2005 4:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Chompers
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also what has he said so badly up seted every one?


Jesh [:0]


Plain and simple, He Lied. Not only that but he then embellished the lie with other lies about his former self dying in a fire? isnt that lie enough to warrent banishement?

I have very few peeves on-line but the worst is to take advantage of the trust and generocity we show to new members of the forum. if he had simply come back as the same ID and said "Hey its Nick and i'm back" nothing would be wrong....but instead now we find out that he lied. I dont like liers, I expect them on other types of forums but here we tend to base or acceptance of other people of the fact that are (in the most basic sense) who they are. Not that they have to provide a bio, but that they are at the simplist level who they claim they are.

Now if a poster calls himself "Trainbastard_A#1" and never tells us where he lives or what he does or anything even remotely personal but asks ligitamate questions, he will get replies based on the questions asked. Its his decision to remain anonomous. But to come on, introduce himself and tell us a song and dance bio about himself and his "freindship" with a previous forum member only to find its a fabrication, is unforgivable to me.

Banish him to the darkest depths of the internet....[}:)]

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Posted by Chompers on Monday, February 7, 2005 3:22 PM
i hope that reply dosn't get me into trouble[#oops][B)][B)]
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Posted by Chompers on Monday, February 7, 2005 3:20 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Capt Bob Johnson

Sounds to me like somebody should have thier access to all these and related forums cut off.


QUOTE: Nick needs some serious help, he lies compulsivly and might be bi-polar, I believe that he should not be a member of these forums anymore of what he has said in the past.


spanky bird, how did you find out and what does all of your complaning have to do with trains. [soapbox] all of you guys complaning is [#offtopic] if you people are that up set about it then complane to RENE or some Administrator.

Tell you what neither I nor you people can do any thing about it. only an administrator can deleat him.

also what has he said so badly up seted every one?


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Posted by vsmith on Monday, February 7, 2005 2:56 PM
Sad to say you might be right, I had enough of false ID posers with that Disneyland character.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 7, 2005 1:28 PM
Nick needs some serious help, he lies compulsivly and might be bi-polar, I believe that he should not be a member of these forums anymore of what he has said in the past.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 5, 2005 11:06 PM
u hugh
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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Saturday, February 5, 2005 9:00 PM
Sounds to me like somebody should have thier access to all these and related forums cut off.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 5, 2005 5:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by spankybird

So Bert and Mary Poppins,

Have you come clean on this forum as you did on CTT [?]

For those of you who don#8217;t know, Bert is Loccomotive10 aka Nick.

On the CTT forum he claimed that Nick died in a fire. He later came out and admitted that he is Nick.

Goes to show you, you can#8217;t always believe what some people post.




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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Saturday, February 5, 2005 4:41 PM
What is going on here? Have we someone with a dual personality disorder? Or some other mental illness other than Garden Railroading?
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Posted by spankybird on Saturday, February 5, 2005 3:57 PM
Here is the link to the CTT forum

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=95

The thread has been deleted as some of the other forum members became quit upset

I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com 

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Posted by Rastun on Saturday, February 5, 2005 3:51 PM
Marty,

Classic Toy Trains Forum and it's here on trains.com, click forum index and look you'll find it.

Later,

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Posted by Marty Cozad on Saturday, February 5, 2005 3:39 PM
what is the CTT forum? and where?

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

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Posted by spankybird on Saturday, February 5, 2005 3:22 PM
So Bert and Mary Poppins,

Have you come clean on this forum as you did on CTT [?]

For those of you who don’t know, Bert is Loccomotive10 aka Nick.

On the CTT forum he claimed that Nick died in a fire. He later came out and admitted that he is Nick.

Goes to show you, you can’t always believe what some people post.

I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 23, 2005 10:33 PM
Poppins,
I have to say, this forum and GR magazine have been my primary source for info on how to make my railway. I've always gotten several answers with different ideas to choose from. This is a great bunch of people. i'm 15 myself started my GR at 13. Have fun.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:39 AM
Bert,

Welcome. It's a great hobby, you'll meet many great people and there are very few curmudgeons out there. You budget isn't bad at all.

I made my decision on what to run based on budget, space for curve radius, and target audience. I'm using european 2 axle rolling stock and locos because of the tight radius curves along with my target being 2 grandkids, 5 & 7. The 2 axle cars are better for them when putting on the track.

Enjoy,

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 7:15 PM
It seemd Courtney is interested in Mary poppins as wel she reckons she cn recite it!

She is gettingready to go back home after being with us and a few of her cousins for a bit of the long summer school break.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:35 AM
Hello,

Yes, I have thought of joining a club, but where I live Garden Railroading is a rare activity. I belive there are 4 or 5 garden railroads in the state I live in.

But the nearest club is cleed the Peidmont Garden Rairloaders and that is in North Carolina, but I might join in some day.

I am currently a member of My Large Scale and this site.

Oh, by the way gary, I do have a life. I play football and basketball, but I have a lot of free time for my 2 strongest interests, Garden railroading and Disney Movies, especially Mary Poppins. I got the Mary Poppins 40th anneversery DVD for chirstmas, and So far, I watch that every day. But I have seen other movies too. I saw White Noise last weekend and Sleepy Hollow the week before, and there are loads besides that, but I have senn Mary Poppins the most.

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:11 AM
Poppins,
Have you thought about joining a garden railroad club? There are clubs all over the world and usually membership isn't very expensive (maybe you can talk your parents into a family membership and they can come too!). Clubs routinely have open houses, where you can see what someone is doing, ask questions, and learn new things.

Garden Railways prints a club directory in every issue, or you can go here and click on clubs: http://www.gardentrains.org

Rene

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:20 PM
Hey Poppins I,m here on the Sunshine Caost with Grandad, Im 11 willl be 12 in May,so I guess that makes me younger than you.I'm on school holidays.

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Posted by Gary Crawley on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 10:00 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Bert and Mary Poppins

Thank you,

I really appriciate it. But there seams to be confusion with my forum name. No I am just one person. I am a 13 year olb boy who loves trains (the most) and Mary Poppins.

I still get emotional at the end of Mary Poppins when she flys away. Somtimes when I am sad( boys can have a sensitive side too) I cry. But I love the movie so much I can rememmber all the sounds words and most of the dancing from Mary Poppins.

Don't think when I am done with my railroad that I will pick up my Umbrella and Carpet bag and fly away, like my friend Nicholas Parker did. I am here to stay

Nicholas moved away to Memphis Tennessee.

Oh, to shorten every thing, when you reply, you can just call me Poppins.

Poppins



[(-D][(-D]Hey Poppins, Bert, Mary or whatever

You need to get a life, at least Garden Railways is a start also try football.
Just kidding[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

All the best
Gary

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