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Wow![:O]  I was just venting a little frustration and didn't expect many replies.  Sadly the "Hey Bob look at this..." winks and nods were from the owner to the manager, and I don't think I was supposed to notice.  It wasn't like they stood back and openly mocked me.  That would be suicide.  I just got the feeling that because I wasn't buying high end brass, BLI or Tower 55 that I was something less than a "real" model railroader.  It happened one other time as well, with the same two guys, and I was buying an Atlas S1 that was marked down in price. Personally I model what I like.  I always have regardless of what the rivet counters and superdetailers say.   It's my passtime, for my  personal enjoyment.  And nobody's gonna wreck it for me. To answer the common suggestion, I have ordered many of my Thomas loco's, coaches and wagons from online sources.  The Canadian Dollar is doing well versus the US dollar so ordering from Walthers or other online sources doesn't hurt as much as it used to.  In fact ordering online from the States ends up costing about the same as buying at the LHS.  In this instance, I needed a decoder and didn't want to wait the two weeks it takes to receive online orders.  While I was there I picked up a TAR car, a SODOR FUEL car and a Brake van as spontaneous purchases.  When I am planning a purchase I do order online. The layout is in its infancy right now.  It's 14 x 9 around the room J shaped dog bone.  I have just finished laying the main line and the small yard.  I have been test running Thomas, Percy and Henry.  I discovered some minor track issues with Henry, and just last night ironed them out.  Currently all three of my Thomas loco's can run full throll, simultaneously, without issues...except that Henry catches up to Percy in a hurry!  I guess a 4-6-0 will do that to a 0-4-0!!![(-D] Thanks for all of your replies.  I look forward to reading more...if any. Trevor
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