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Top 10 Reasons Why I Hate This Hobby

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, October 20, 2014 11:26 PM

Soo Line fan

Dusty boxes drove many away. Doesn't matter whats in them or the price. Its that darn dust Dead

 

Doesn't Dusty Boxes play guitar for ZZ Top?

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Posted by "JaBear" on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 2:02 AM

 

Reason 13(b)(iii): Having had reasonable success at trying to corner the Fuji War Bonds market by nefarious fair means, I am now appalled that absolutely no one will accept them as legal tender or even as an exchange for a $5000+ brass steamer. AngrySigh
Cheers, the Bear.
PS. Any similarities between me and “Honest Joe” Bear wanted for questioning by the Securities and Exchange Commission are purely coincidental. 

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Posted by richhotrain on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 4:41 AM

 

Reason 13(b)(iii): Having had reasonable success at trying to corner the Fuji War Bonds market by nefarious fair means, I am now appalled that absolutely no one will accept them as legal tender or even as an exchange for a $5000+ brass steamer. AngrySigh
Cheers, the Bear.
 
 

This outrage has got to stop.   Super Angry

JaBear continues to to defame the good name of Fuji, knowing full well that it is Fiji that has issued War Bonds to finance it campaign against Tuvalu.   Angry

No wonder no one will accept his "war bonds" as legal tender.  Confused

Maybe Reason 13 why I hate this hobby should be JaBear's misleading replies to my well meaning forum posts.  Zip it!

Rich

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Posted by BRAKIE on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 8:20 AM

dknelson

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Yes,that's my line every time I find tiny screws between the 6 axle trucks and  fuel tank that's hard to get to..

That's my line when I'm down on all fours looking for a tiny part that ends up defying the law of gravity by landing 5 feet away from where it fell..

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Posted by Geared Steam on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 4:11 PM

vsmith

 

 
Soo Line fan

Dusty boxes drove many away. Doesn't matter whats in them or the price. Its that darn dust Dead

 

 

 

Doesn't Dusty Boxes play guitar for ZZ Top?

 

Naw, I think that was Dusty Knuckles....

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Posted by Soo Line fan on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 6:13 PM

Geared Steam

 

 
vsmith

 

 
Soo Line fan

Dusty boxes drove many away. Doesn't matter whats in them or the price. Its that darn dust Dead

 

 

 

Doesn't Dusty Boxes play guitar for ZZ Top?

 

 

 

Naw, I think that was Dusty Knuckles....

 

Never cared for ZZ that much, maybe a couple of songs.

They always reminded me of this guy Mischief

 

 

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Posted by selector on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 6:53 PM

Rich, I can't think of a single reason to 'hate' this hobby.  I can, however, think of several dozens of reason why I love it.

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Posted by cold steal on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 8:16 PM
The world would be a better place if I could get a loco to run thru an atlas switch without stalling.
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Posted by widetrack on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 9:04 PM

Are we talking real dust here or scale dust? I have plenty of real dust but have not been able to find any good scale dust anywhere in a long time.

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 8:28 AM

russ_q4b

I hate spending on average $500 a month on this hobby.   What else could I do with $500 a month.   Hmmmmmm.

You make it sound like a bad thing!  A lot of folks here would just love to have $500 a month to spend on any hobby, myself included! Heck, we could manage a brass engine once in a while with that kind of money to play with! Wink

 

cold steal
The world would be a better place if I could get a loco to run thru an atlas switch without stalling.

An SD45, SD40-2 or tunnel motor ought to do the trick! 

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Posted by richhotrain on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 9:07 AM

selector

Rich, I can't think of a single reason to 'hate' this hobby.  I can, however, think of several dozens of reason why I love it.

-Crandell

 

So can I, Crandell.

This thread was started strictly in jest to counter the recent threads that find fault with the hobby.

You need to read between the lines to interpret my original post correctly.

Rich

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Posted by selector on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 12:14 PM

I understood it all along, Rich, but wanted to post a firm statement and be lazy at the same time...I didn't wan't to have to think up of reasons why I hated the hobby because it would have been artificial and dishonest. 

Okay, I admit it did come off sounding like I was a wet rag.....Huh?

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Posted by Run Eight on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 2:03 PM

Reason Number 12.

AMEN!!!

Fight Back, Buy American By Americans.

Wilde Tool company, Hiawatha, Kansas.

The grump with dust on his merchandise, sounds like the grump in Witchita, Kansas.

Too, much trouble for him to get off rear and stop looking at porn on his in store computer, to look up a item in inventory, for a customer.

Being nice about it to his greatness.

No need to do business with such a retailer.

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Posted by Soo Line fan on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 2:43 PM

Run Eight

Reason Number 12.

AMEN!!!

Fight Back, Buy American By Americans.

Wilde Tool company, Hiawatha, Kansas.

The grump with dust on his merchandise, sounds like the grump in Witchita, Kansas.

Too, much trouble for him to get off rear and stop looking at porn on his in store computer, to look up a item in inventory, for a customer.

Being nice about it to his greatness.

No need to do business with such a retailer.

 

Where's the padlock Laugh

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Posted by stokesda on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 3:20 PM

russ_q4b:

I could save up and go on a cruise ( I might get stranded, Ebola or some other disease )

Hey, I'm going on a cruise in a couple of weeks... Awesome... Nothing like a little paranoia to start your vacation! IndifferentWink

Anyhow, here's the top 10 reasons why I hate this hobby:

10. Never

9. Enough

8. Time

7. To

6. Work

5. On

4. Models

3. Or

2. Run

1. Trains

Dan Stokes

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Posted by P&Slocal on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:01 PM

Reason #13 My skills aren't as good as all those other guys that post on here.

Reason #14 I procrastinate too much to even begin building a layout, therefore hampering the polishing of my skills.

 

That dust on those boxes have an added cost for a reason......pre-weathered models!

Luckily at the LHS that I used to visit back in PA, he had Athearn and Roundhouse rolling stock kits in the $6 to $8 range....and they were even clean.

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Posted by ALEX WARSHAL on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:13 PM

I hate this hobby because it is too much fun. Stick out tongue

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Posted by farrellaa on Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:01 AM

Catt
"If the boxes are so dusty, then why are they asking this year's prices for them." Have priced dust lately?It is getting way to expencive.

That's not dust, it's factory applied weathering!

   -Bob

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