You know you're a model railroader when...

[trainfreek92]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dragenrider

You find yourself excited about a train show and it's still a month away! [:D]

I was excited about the 2006 Springfeild show the second i left the 2005 1!!. your definetly a model railroader when you pray for that new paint scheme on the engine.[:p] (hope it did not get said before) Tim

[IRONROOSTER]

QUOTE: Originally posted by UPFEF

When your brand new Z06 Corvette ($82,000+) sits outside in the rain and snow and your trains occupy the garage.

No No NO. It's when you SELL the corvette and use ALL the money on trains in the garage.[(-D][(-D]

Enjoy
Paul

[Darth Santa Fe]

When you immediately ask for a pen or pencil at a Steak & Shake so you can draw your favorite train on the blank back of the placemat.[:D]

When the sounds of a distant Amtrak passenger train put you to sleep like a lullaby at night, but only once they're done because you want to hear as much of the sound as possible.[:D]

When you put "Midnight Flyer" by The Eagles or some other train song on two of your favorite songs CDs.[:D]

When your relatives come over and all you can think is "I've gotta show someone here my new high quality engine or car!"[:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by pcarrell

When you buy a new house and the first thing you do is work out how far away the nearest railfanning spot is!

WE BOUGHT A HOUSE IN A CN RAILROAD TOWN! how bad is that, at midnight I fall asleep to the sounds of switch operations, By day I get stuck at crossings with 3 headers and at least a 100 consist! They even have a jet airplane engine mounted on a flat car that thaws out the switches! boy is that loud! will post pic of it soon!

[RedGrey62]

Well, you all have pretty much got it covered.

You plan family vacations around trips to certain hobby shops and tourist railroads.

Your wife lovingly install a magazine rack on "the throne" so you can get caught up on the latest model railroad news!

Rick

[hdbob]

you have an addition to your house put on, and have a whole new basement added instead of just a concrete slab, all with a new train room in mind!

yes itsa true story

[RedLeader]

When you try to explain your 7 y/o nephew RR operations while playing with their Thomas' wooden trains.

When you dream that someday your layout will be at the front page of MR magazine.

When you tell your friend why his x-mas_under_the_tree trains is not prototypical.

When you get mad everytime your MR layout is refered as "toy trains".

When you spend $100+ on a track cleaner, but you try to buy the cheapest mop for your home.

When the guys at your LHS wait for you before reveiling the new arrivals.

[Anonymous]

.....You have dreams about layouts that u have no idea where they came from then try and replicate some of the ideas in your real layout

......Your work understands that U HAVE TO take a day off to go railfanning

.....Your wife feels sexually deprived

.....Your 14month old daughter know not to touch daddys train no matter how tempting it is

......There is more money in your layout than anything else in the house

......when u say the word train around your friends and they know you arent talking about sex


Nick

[Anonymous]

When you have nail holes in your fingers from track nails, and little red burn spots from the soldering iron.

[UPFEF]

When your brand new Z06 Corvette ($82,000+) sits outside in the rain and snow and your trains occupy the garage.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JohnLat
...
You want to sell your house and move to a less expensive area, so you can take the profit and build the "Ultimate Layout".

Ha! Already did that!

[Anonymous]

You have $20 remaining from your unemployment check then you go to a Hobby shop and spend it on a Woodland Scenics kit and a Model RR magazine.

You look at buildings as you drive around, trying to pick out details to use on
your pike.

You eat outside at McDonalds so you can examine trees and dirt for texture to get ideas for your scenery.

You pick a route to drive to work, that is near a train track so you might see a train or at least look at empty tracks that parallel the road you are driving on.

You have'nt had any incentive to clean your garage, but now since you are working on your train layout, garage items are suddenly being sorted out to make room for the trains.

Instead of renting the latest Hollywood blockbuster you go and buy a train video.

While your wife is reading a novel by Dean Koonst, you are reading "Track Planning for Realistic Operation" by John Armstrong.

You are always searching these forums for some new informative topic about model railroadng.

You want to sell your house and move to a less expensive area, so you can take the profit and build the "Ultimate Layout".

[IRONROOSTER]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dragenrider

You find yourself excited about a train show and it's still a month away! [:D]

You go to the train show in Timonium one week and then the show in Nortern Va. the next week, and then count the days to the next show.
Enjoy
Paul

[Anonymous]

You buy your model railroad stuff THEN you pay your bills.

[Attaboy]

...you're on a bus tour that gets stopped at a grade crossing. And everyone on the bus groans...because the train is too short! (actually happened)

[Anonymous]

You know you're a model railroader when...You read a post titled "You know you're a model railroader when..."

You know you're a model railroader when...You hear a train horn in the distance and you know if you have enough time to make it to the crossing to watch it go by.

You know you're a model railroader when...you see a locomotive go by and you write the unit number down to look it up to see what it was.

You know you're a model railroader when...You get the newest Train magizine and you sit down to just flip thru it and the next thing you know 3 hours are gone.

[jecorbett]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kchronister

QUOTE: 2) You lie awake at night thinking... "So much basement... so little time!"

That's frightening, because it's literally 100% true for me. Almost word for word...

My input: You've spent so much on trains that even the people on the phone at Trainworld are nice to you!

(Okay, okay... They're actually pretty nice all the time, as long as you dial their 718- number and don't call their "orders only" 800 number with lots of questions.)

I don't think they are really nasty. They just have that New York tone of voice that sounds that way to us Midwesterners.

[sledgehammer]

You need to go for carpal tunnel surgery from using you hand held remote too much.

[jecorbett]

You take inventory of your unbuilt structure kits and find you have three duplicates.

(True story).

[Anonymous]

Complain about the new brass locomotive your wife gave you as not being the right phase and detail for the era you are modeling.

[SOU Fan]

Wondering why your brother's think your industry tracks are dead end tracks.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: 2) You lie awake at night thinking... "So much basement... so little time!"

That's frightening, because it's literally 100% true for me. Almost word for word...

My input: You've spent so much on trains that even the people on the phone at Trainworld are nice to you!

(Okay, okay... They're actually pretty nice all the time, as long as you dial their 718- number and don't call their "orders only" 800 number with lots of questions.)

[dragenrider]

You find yourself excited about a train show and it's still a month away! [:D]

[pcarrell]

When you want something out of the case at the hobby shop and they know you well enough they just give you the keys!

[GAPPLEG]

When you detour going to work or going home, just to get to a crossing, hoping a train will stop you.

[emdgp92]

...your Chevy has a control stand and an EMD builders plate.
...you owe the hobby shop more than your annual income
...hobby shops call *you* for advice
...EMD and GE call you for advice

[John Busby]

when you smoke and eat dinner in the lounge
and the room at the end of the hall has a sign reads
beware of trains
private
no smoking
no food and drink
keep off the grass
don't touch
please present your ticket on demand
Passangers traveling without tickets
fine $50
ect
and finishes Do Not Disturb

[Anonymous]

You simply just can`t understand how some people don`t find model railroading facinating.

When you say your prayers with your son, Its always somewhere in the thank you list.

If you see a train in a movie (even if for a sec) You feel like ...Hey, thats my buddy that played this part.

[Anonymous]

You buy a house just because it has a big basement and a train track in your backyard.