Rich, i too have seen pics of your layout while lurking for info on the forums, and am most impressed. BUT...as i am a qualified plumber and a model railroader, what if i were to ask questions, would i be turned away? BUT..... i also do feel you skepticism on letting strangers in the area of lots of hard hours of work to have the top works of a finely detailed blast furnace ruined due to a misplaced tip of a mapp gas torch. I guess if honest genuine questions are asked, entertain them, we might get another person into the hobby who otherwise wouldnt bat an eye. then again, you are the conductor and you dictate when the trains run. your layout you rules....
The repairman was genuinely interested in the layout, his work was done, and he was not on my dime. I was more than happy to run the trains for him.
BATMAN Burlington Northern #24 BATMAN Burlington Northern #24*applause* congrats Batman! do you have layout in the batcave too? Nope, Alfred complained about the possibility of having to dust two layouts on a daily basis, so that got vetoed. Time for a new wife err I mean Butler don't you think? possibly, do you need a crime fighting apprentice? That depends. Do you like trains and Hockey?
Burlington Northern #24 BATMAN Burlington Northern #24*applause* congrats Batman! do you have layout in the batcave too? Nope, Alfred complained about the possibility of having to dust two layouts on a daily basis, so that got vetoed. Time for a new wife err I mean Butler don't you think? possibly, do you need a crime fighting apprentice?
BATMAN Burlington Northern #24*applause* congrats Batman! do you have layout in the batcave too? Nope, Alfred complained about the possibility of having to dust two layouts on a daily basis, so that got vetoed. Time for a new wife err I mean Butler don't you think?
Burlington Northern #24*applause* congrats Batman! do you have layout in the batcave too?
Nope, Alfred complained about the possibility of having to dust two layouts on a daily basis, so that got vetoed. Time for a new wife err I mean Butler don't you think?
That depends. Do you like trains and Hockey?
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
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Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Stix,
You Gotta,Love,a Woman,like that...
Cheers,
Frank
Reminds me about 10 years ago when we were in the "old house", which had an almost-complete layout in the basement. A repair guy came over while my wife was home to fix something. She says after he was done he looked over the layout and said, "You have a very lucky little boy". She just agreed, didn't want to admit she was actually married to the "lucky little boy" with the trains.
zstripe Rich, Frankie walks into his bedroom,goes into his top dresser draw,gets his 357 Mag and goes back to the repairman and asks him if he likes gun's.....LOL.. Cheers, Frankie
Rich,
Frankie walks into his bedroom,goes into his top dresser draw,gets his 357 Mag and goes back to the repairman and asks him if he likes gun's.....LOL..
Frankie
LOL
I like that solution better than the blindfold.
Rich
Alton Junction
zstripe Don7, Okay,,,,,,,That's Amazing!! Got anymore??LOL.. Cheers, Frank
Don7,
Okay,,,,,,,That's Amazing!! Got anymore??LOL..
Frankie, what do you do when the repairman won't leave unless and until you let him run your trains?
don7 When there is a need to call a repair person, I always insist the repair person by blindfolded. They are then taken to the item they are to repair. When finished they push a signal button and I then blindfold them again and lead them out to the main entrance I also collect finger prints and DNA samples just to be on the safe side.
When there is a need to call a repair person, I always insist the repair person by blindfolded. They are then taken to the item they are to repair. When finished they push a signal button and I then blindfold them again and lead them out to the main entrance
I also collect finger prints and DNA samples just to be on the safe side.
Don, that is precisely my procedure. Of course, what bothers me is when the repairman continues to work with the blindfold still on. That's why I prefer to make the repairs myself whenever I can.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Regg,
Different people will feel differently about such an issue. I am not fond of letting strangers in my house even if they are authorized repairmen. I want them to do their job and leave.
Suprised at your comment as I've never looked at it that way either. As long as they're not on anything suspicious I like the attention. I just had three different sets of contractors down in my basement over the last two months and each set of them were in awe of the Amtrak/Metra/Norfolk Southern trains I have. Made me feel good. Women often think trains are for kids....and that more things could be done with the space I have and the money I put into the hobby than to spend it on some dumb trains so when I get to show and demonstrate to others what all goes into the hobby I feel a sense of satisfaction. The last crew had this one guy who literally wanted to watch the Metra train all day. He couldn't beieve the amount of realism that goes into these models. And to that I will say...."Job well done" on my behalf
Regg
BATMAN When we had a new alarm system put in, Brinks had six workers here all day doing the installation. It was fun listening in on them talking about the layout as they worked. The best part though was when they officially labeled that room the "Trainroom" on the control panel. I felt like I had finally made it.
When we had a new alarm system put in, Brinks had six workers here all day doing the installation. It was fun listening in on them talking about the layout as they worked.
The best part though was when they officially labeled that room the "Trainroom" on the control panel. I felt like I had finally made it.
Rastafarr 'future of the hobby/model trains are dying'
'future of the hobby/model trains are dying'
Oh no !
Is this true?
Hi,
Gotta say, anyone that has come into the house has seen my layout and their response always makes me feel good. Ha, the only negatives I ever got was from a woman whose first words were "how much did all this cost?", and from my old "entitled" son in law who refused to do the "duckunder" saying, "I don't do that".
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
ho modern modelerNothing would break my heart more than someone stealing my stuff and hocking it for 1/4 it's value.
I'll admit I hadn't considered that possibility. I'm too much of a train evangelist I suppose (I even have 'The Train Guy' stenciled under my name on my apron at work; leads to some interesting conversations). I don't have too many thousands sunk into my layout (yet) and seek to suck as many people as possible to our communal obsession.
Though I perfectly understand and support someone wanting to keep it to themselves. Now I'll go away and do something else before this turns into a 'future of the hobby/model trains are dying' thread. Blech...
Dropping the whip and backing away from the equine carcass,
Stu
Streamlined steam, oh, what a dream!!
ho modern modeler richhotrain I hate it when I need a repairman to work in the basement, be it the plumber, HVAC guy, electrician, whatever. None of them have ever asked me to run trains, although one or two have commented favorably on the layout. If asked to run the trains, I would decline. I would consider the request unprofessional. Do your work and leave. Rich I'm with Rich, one of the water heater guys was just a little too interested in my stuff, then he walked around with a flaming map gas torch pointed at the ceiling, so I had to watch him the whole time. Nothing would break my heart more than someone stealing my stuff and hocking it for 1/4 it's value. What would you guys think if a cable guy made a comment about the wife's jewelry?
richhotrain I hate it when I need a repairman to work in the basement, be it the plumber, HVAC guy, electrician, whatever. None of them have ever asked me to run trains, although one or two have commented favorably on the layout. If asked to run the trains, I would decline. I would consider the request unprofessional. Do your work and leave. Rich
I hate it when I need a repairman to work in the basement, be it the plumber, HVAC guy, electrician, whatever.
None of them have ever asked me to run trains, although one or two have commented favorably on the layout.
If asked to run the trains, I would decline. I would consider the request unprofessional. Do your work and leave.
I'm with Rich, one of the water heater guys was just a little too interested in my stuff, then he walked around with a flaming map gas torch pointed at the ceiling, so I had to watch him the whole time.
Nothing would break my heart more than someone stealing my stuff and hocking it for 1/4 it's value.
What would you guys think if a cable guy made a comment about the wife's jewelry?
Amen, I got better things to do than entertain repairmen.
Mine doesn't move.......it's at the station!!!
Rastafarr richhotrain If asked to run the trains, I would decline. I would consider the request unprofessional. Do your work and leave. Rich Rich, I'm surprised at you. Your work is impressive -- I've enjoyed every picture you've shared of it -- and worth rubbing someone else's nose in! Stu
richhotrain If asked to run the trains, I would decline. I would consider the request unprofessional. Do your work and leave. Rich
Rich, I'm surprised at you. Your work is impressive -- I've enjoyed every picture you've shared of it -- and worth rubbing someone else's nose in!
Oh, I'm not ashamed of my layout or embarrassed by it. I just don't need repairmen asking me to run my trains for them. But, the layout is there to see for anyone who goes down into the basement.
richhotrainIf asked to run the trains, I would decline. I would consider the request unprofessional. Do your work and leave.
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I have shown mine to several professional people who were passing through my home. The conversation usually starts with: "Why don't you put your cars in the garage?".
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Cool story Martin,
I had a very similar experience with the boiler repairman.
Derek