Ulrich! You almost missed it! I am just half hour behind you in the diner! I almost opened the new one for us! I don't mind taking turns, but I thought maybe you were asleep at the wheel!
Now, dear friends, although Ulrich makes reference to the "FORUM POLICY" or "RULES", and although I could see no blatant rule violations, Mr. Steve Otte, our esteemed host's leader here, has asked we remind every one that there are to be NO POLITICAL discussions or statements made here.
The "simple refresher" for the "Forum Policies" is found on the top of the "general thread page" of this forum.
Here it is in Mr. Otte's own"handwriting":
Stay on topic -- model train talk only, please (though civil off-topic discussion is tolerated in the Diner thread).
Stay away from divisive topics, like graffiti, hoboes, train-hopping, and what makes a "real model railroader."
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See? That didn't take too long!
So there it IS! The basic rules we play by!
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