Back to trains again, observations

[claycts]

1. The trend to PRE ORDER before production is the latest thing

2. The fact that China got there hand slapped about lead and now the air flap has caused a spike in their labor rate

3. The new offerings are much better than in the 1960's when you got and engine, went to cal scale and built it to what you wanted

4. Better deals on EBAY for collections since the Grey hairs, like me, are leaving this earth.

5. You are NEVER done with your track plan, still making tweaks after almost 2 years.

6. My golden spike will be made of RUST!!

7. Oil is not the problem, speculators are the problem and the fact we just do not DRILL for our own.

8. I do not know about you but 12/22/2012 is getting a little more truth to it.

9. Trains LOWER blood pressure, thinking about buying a race track RAISES it.

10. Glad to be back on the lowering side!!

[Autobus Prime]

1. The trend to PRE ORDER before production is the latest thing

2. The fact that China got there hand slapped about lead and now the air flap has caused a spike in their labor rate

3. The new offerings are much better than in the 1960's when you got and engine, went to cal scale and built it to what you wanted

4. Better deals on EBAY for collections since the Grey hairs, like me, are leaving this earth.

5. You are NEVER done with your track plan, still making tweaks after almost 2 years.

6. My golden spike will be made of RUST!!

7. Oil is not the problem, speculators are the problem and the fact we just do not DRILL for our own.

8. I do not know about you but 12/22/2012 is getting a little more truth to it.

9. Trains LOWER blood pressure, thinking about buying a race track RAISES it.

10. Glad to be back on the lowering side!!

c:
1. May I say BLARGH?
2. "Waiter! My soup was made in a neighbor's basement kitchen by some friends of the neighbors' friends who might or might not have remember just what they put in it and reheated twice and served in a bowl that might have been used to wash the floor and there's a fly in it!" "Well, take out the fly then." >:)
3. But with 90% of steam, you still have to do that, after removing details. Of course, it IS easier to get a detailed engine, if you're flexible on prototype. There are even some affordable ones that are sometimes in stock.
4. Hmm, interesting. Will have to browse again.
5. Absolutely right.
6. Absolutely right.
7. I left my 10 foot pole at home.
8. The doomsday business has a rather poorer success rate. Cold fusion may be more probable. But if predictions are in order, I predict the world will end when model railroaders stop making gloomy predictions.
9. Indeed. Buying a race track?
10. That remains to be seen as this thread approaches its limit. :D

[claycts]

Well m no matter what is said on this post i will not raise my BP 1 point. I do not make a living with trains and it is a hobby so free speech is supreme!

I should have NOT started a 10 ft pole thingy, can not solve the worlds problems with a model railroad anyway.

Race track, yea, came to my senses before it was to late!!

[Hudson]

Here! Here!

[loathar]

It's 12/21/2012. The winter solstice.

http://www.december212012.com/

Doomsday profits are VERY inaccurate. Unfortunately, this is based on the Inca/Mayan calendar which was/is VERY accurate....(hope I have my layout finished by then!!)

[claycts]

It's 12/21/2012. The winter solstice.

http://www.december212012.com/

Doomsday profits are VERY inaccurate. Unfortunately, this is based on the Inca/Mayan calendar which was/is VERY accurate....(hope I have my layout finished by then!!)

OOPS that was my exwifes Birtday, that would have ended anybodies world!!! I am sure she has the SAME FOUND MEMORY!

[kcole4001]

Bah!

All that doomsday stuff is malarkey!

Think of it this way: if the world does go sour in 2012, think of how miserable all the speculators and bank execs will feel knowing that they can't grab all of our money any more! It'll make it all seem worthwhile! 

I know my debts won't be paid off by then.

[Packer]

Bah!

All that doomsday stuff is malarkey!

Think of it this way: if the world does go sour in 2012, think of how miserable all the speculators and bank execs will feel knowing that they can't grab all of our money any more! It'll make it all seem worthwhile! 

I know my debts won't be paid off by then.

Might go sour this year, depends who wins the presidental race.

[Tjsingle]

It's 12/21/2012. The winter solstice.

http://www.december212012.com/

Doomsday profits are VERY inaccurate. Unfortunately, this is based on the Inca/Mayan calendar which was/is VERY accurate....(hope I have my layout finished by then!!)

 

I graduate high school in 2012. The world won't end, quite yet, well not in my lifetime. This is just a myth like global warming! :D

tjsingle

[loathar]

It's 12/21/2012. The winter solstice.

http://www.december212012.com/

Doomsday profits are VERY inaccurate. Unfortunately, this is based on the Inca/Mayan calendar which was/is VERY accurate....(hope I have my layout finished by then!!)

 

I graduate high school in 2012.

Maybe not...

[tomikawaTT]

I'm perfectly prepared to bet AGAINST any fixed date for the end of:

• The Universe.
• The world.
• Humanity.

Just think - if the other guy is right, how can he collect?

As for the doom of model railroading, it will occur for me, personally, about .001 picosecond before I introduce myself to Saint Peter - unless there's a hobby shop in heaven.

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - for the forseeable future)