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TV in the train room slow you down?

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Posted by markpierce on Monday, November 10, 2008 4:22 PM

Jumijo

But I'd get a lot more stuff done around here if I wasn't so addicted to the internet.

Ain't that the truth!  Still, it is a great source of useful information on the hobby.

Mark

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Posted by Jumijo on Monday, November 10, 2008 4:18 PM

The TV I can live without. But I'd get a lot more stuff done around here if I wasn't so addicted to the internet. I consider it another hobby.

Jim

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Posted by markpierce on Monday, November 10, 2008 4:17 PM

I find it difficult to multitask.  If the TV happens to be turned on, I've tuned it out of my mind while modeling.  Regardless, to the extent I wouldn't be modeling if not for the TV such as during the 20-minutes-per-hour of commercials, I'll get more done with it on.

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Posted by luvadj on Monday, November 10, 2008 4:16 PM

 When I had a TV in the den in Las Vegas, it mostly kept me company...it talked to me and I was only listening about 1/3 of the time Shock

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TV in the train room slow you down?
Posted by el-capitan on Monday, November 10, 2008 4:10 PM

I recently had a discussion with a fellow modeler about why he doesn't have a TV in his basement. He says that if he did, he would never get anything done on his RR because he would just be staring at the TV all the time. I feel the opposite. I believe that I get alot more done because I have a TV in the basement, so I can work on stuff while the game is on instead of sitting in the living room doing nothing.

So my question is for those who have a TV in the train room, does it decrease or increase progress on the layout? 

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