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What are your other hobbies after Trains?

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scole100
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Posted by scole100 on Friday, March 25, 2005 10:03 AM
My sons and I are all Taekwondo Black Belts. I instruct (occasionally) and we travel to tournaments frequently.
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cmrproducts
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Posted by cmrproducts on Friday, March 25, 2005 9:23 AM
Hobbies other than Trains?

Lets see

Photography – No too many railfan photos!
Painting – No too much backdrop painting!
Wood working – No that is benchwork, cabinets and remodeling the basement for the trains!
Computers – No that is what I am doing now!
Working on small engines/metal working – No that is the 7 ½ inch gauge trains I am building!
History Buff – No that is again train related too!
Electronics – No that is those BLI and Soundtraxx sound engines and DCC!

I guess I don’t have any other hobbies too busy with all the train related ones to do anything else!

BOB H Clarion, PA
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johncolley
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Posted by johncolley on Friday, March 25, 2005 9:21 AM
I used to do a lot of sailing, crabbing, fishing, and helping people build decks, ramps, etc., but my diabetes has left me with no energy reserves. The sugar is there but I can't tap into it, so I get exhausted with anything strenuous. So I work on the train modules a little at a time.
jc5729
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mustanggt
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Posted by mustanggt on Friday, March 25, 2005 9:12 AM
Cars ( my jetta mostly), video games, pc games, and rc cars.
C280 rollin'
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jacon12
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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, March 25, 2005 9:09 AM
Photography..




Jacon
HO Scale DCC Modeler of 1950, give or take 30 years.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 8:52 AM
RVing, drag racing, and genealogy.

Tom
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 7:51 AM
Oh, I forgot to add computer gaming (I particularly like Railroad Tycoon 3).
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fiatfan
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Posted by fiatfan on Friday, March 25, 2005 7:38 AM
Golf, photography, restoring my '71 Fiat, pestering the kids and grandkids.

Tom

Life is simple - eat, drink, play with trains!

Go Big Red!

PA&ERR "If you think you are doing something stupid, you're probably right!"

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retsignalmtr
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Posted by retsignalmtr on Friday, March 25, 2005 7:04 AM
rebuilding old toyota landcruisers. i have 4 of them in various stages of rebuild. gardening in the summer, carpentry and cutting firewood for next winter to warm my train room.
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cmrproducts
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Posted by cmrproducts on Friday, March 25, 2005 5:54 AM
You mean there is something ELSE!

BOB H Clarion, PA
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Posted by GMTRacing on Friday, March 25, 2005 5:37 AM
Vintage road racing my Lotus. Music, but I don't play anymore - just listen. Fishing
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bbrant
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Posted by bbrant on Friday, March 25, 2005 5:26 AM
Spending time with my wife & kids, hunting, golfing, photography and web site development.
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soumodeler
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Posted by soumodeler on Friday, March 25, 2005 5:16 AM
Backpacking, camping, webpage design and building, and reading.

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selector
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Posted by selector on Friday, March 25, 2005 12:45 AM
Choral singing, astronomy, classical music, and model railroading.

Used to run motorcycles and run foot races. Now, I mostly run trains.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 12:19 AM
I dont have too much going on besides trains. A little bit of this and a little bit of that. But always back to the trains. =)
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:52 PM
RC cars-( Dirt Modifieds ) ,RC Airplane, Fender Stratocaster, Woodworking
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:45 PM
Playing theatre organ and enjoying the local wildlife in Northern Wisconsin.



A Mourning Dove that was saved from freezing to death.



One of my favorite tame chipmunks



Wild turkeys in the backyard (not the kind in the bottle!)



Young buck in the backyard. (No, I'm not a hunter.)

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Posted by jcopilot on Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:57 PM
Cowboy Action Shooting, my alias is Oracle Jones. Pleased to meet you, Tony Tinhorn. Hey Trainluver1, what's your alias?
Other hobbies include: railfanning, reading about the Old West and Civil War, shooting pool, plinking, sporting clays, playing with my granddaughter (she turns 1 in April).
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing twice.
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bikerraypa
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Posted by bikerraypa on Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:18 PM
in no particular order: shooting, reloading, motorcycles, R/C airplanes, computers, checking out women, reading, R/C cars & trucks, firearms collecting.


Ray out
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SpaceMouse
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Posted by SpaceMouse on Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:05 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by trainluver1

Cowboy Action Shooting, paintball, writing sci fi short stories for my buddy's kids, target shooting with my AR-15, working with my dogs, train chasing and train photography, surfing Ebay and the web in search of good train deals...


What is your alias? I'm Tony Tinhorn.

Chip

Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.

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METRO
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Posted by METRO on Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:51 PM
I'm an artist, a political activist, a history buff, I practice meditation and martial arts. I'm also a full time college student, majoring in philosophy of religion and minoring in asian studies.

Life actually keeps me fairly busy but luckily I work at the university as well, so whenever I get off of classes I'm off work, and that's when the major gains on the the layout are made.

~METRO
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:42 PM
playing the clarinet, CCGs, and reading all sorts of books (particularly mysteries or histories).
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:41 PM
Cowboy Action Shooting, paintball, writing sci fi short stories for my buddy's kids, target shooting with my AR-15, working with my dogs, train chasing and train photography, surfing Ebay and the web in search of good train deals...
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:32 PM
Photography (flowers, architecture and, um, trains), travel (British Columbia, Alberta and Japan in 2004...rode some trains there, too) and music (way too many LP's and CD's , plus I play synthesizers in the worship band at church and do a little composing and arranging).
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Javern
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Posted by Javern on Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:27 PM
women
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:52 PM
Gardning, photographing animals, building and riding mini bikes.
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Train 284
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Posted by Train 284 on Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

Eating and sleeping. Is there anything else[;)]?



[#ditto]
Matt Cool Espee Forever! Modeling the Modoc Northern Railroad in HO scale Brakeman/Conductor/Fireman on the Yreka Western Railroad Member of Rouge Valley Model RR Club
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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:42 PM
SpaceMouse,I see you are finally getting your switcher rerailed[:D]!
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:40 PM
Camping, Backpacking, Canoeing. All sorts of outdoor stuff. Especially mountains. I love mountains. Planning a trip to seatle to climb mount rainier. Don't know when that will happen......
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SpaceMouse
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Posted by SpaceMouse on Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:34 PM
Cowboy Action Shooting--Two pistols. a rifle, and a shotgun. Basically dressing up like idiots and blasting stuff.

Chip

Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.

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