Very true! And people thought hobbiests are nuts! At least we got something to do in our spare time rather than partying and take drugs or whatever!
tigerstripe wrote: Plywood Pacific $648DCC $564playing trains & ignoring the honey do list......priceless! I stopped counting years ago, it's worth every penny, you can't put a price on happiness!
Plywood Pacific $648
DCC $564
playing trains & ignoring the honey do list......priceless!
I stopped counting years ago, it's worth every penny, you can't put a price on happiness!
Hahaha...you are asking the wrong crowd! True hobbiests are the poorest guys in the world like me! They put every cent they can into their hobby and just all adds up over time! The type of people you should be asking is the ones who doesn't have a hobby! Got some people I know sometimes telling me they are cashed up, what should they do? And I asked him the same question! LOL
claymore1977 wrote: So, um, hows about tossing some of this cash my way eh?
So, um, hows about tossing some of this cash my way eh?
Just enjoy the fact that that is not £4,000.00 ... plus Her Majesty's Excise duty and the trader's mark-up... plus postage and packing or the cost of fuel going to get it (currently 91.5p per litre - about $7.25 a US gallon).
And, just to really cheer you up... most toy trains drop about 50% in value in the first year except for the really high demand items (that cost more in the first place)... and try to sell off fast to recoup your costs and the price will nose dive into a crevice in a glacier and never ever re-emerge however much the planet warms up.
MRR are like any hobby... they cost.
The good news is that on their own MRR won't usually damage your liver, addle your brain or give you a nasty disease. Well, maybe two out of three ain't bad...
G'day mate, we also have the same Queen from downunder! Ever since we introduced GST few years back, now we got to pay GST on freight as well! That's coming from overseas!
You are right, it's fairly safe except the few things in the 'Murphy's Law' thread! LOL Or unlike in R/C, you tend to try to show off with the biggest jump and that tends to make you put in new parts every now and then...
Dave-the-Train wrote: Just enjoy the fact that that is not £4,000.00 ... plus Her Majesty's Excise duty and the trader's mark-up... plus postage and packing or the cost of fuel going to get it (currently 91.5p per litre - about $7.25 a US gallon).And, just to really cheer you up... most toy trains drop about 50% in value in the first year except for the really high demand items (that cost more in the first place)... and try to sell off fast to recoup your costs and the price will nose dive into a crevice in a glacier and never ever re-emerge however much the planet warms up.MRR are like any hobby... they cost.The good news is that on their own MRR won't usually damage your liver, addle your brain or give you a nasty disease. Well, maybe two out of three ain't bad...
Loco wrote:Well I offically hate this thead! I was off today and couldn't keep from thinking about this. So I went through and updated all my "stuff" Total? It's $13,802.35 and that includes shipping & taxes. Gads.
Hummm, lets see... I think I'll need to add a column in my spread sheet for "Date Purchased" ! I did have some rolling stock and a few Locomotives from the past, but to be honest, I would say a good 10K was spent this year. BUT, I have an rationalization!!! I sold one of my Harleys and I’m therefore SAVING money. (Anyone ‘buying’ this??)
I've got news for you brother railroader, I'm just as pure British as you are as far as my blood line goes... My father was a Williams and mother was a Ferguson. The only difference is that I just happened to be born on this side of the Atlantic... 99% of what we watch on the tele is on BBC America.
Sorry about the queen's tax and all. Maybe one day that will all be a thing of the past. You might suggest to Her Majesty (in all due respect) that she begin charging the tourists admission to London...
By the way. What's the latest word on the "Red Dwarf" movie ?. I read that it was in the works a couple of years ago, but haven't seen or heard anything since.
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