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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 29, 2003 8:29 PM
...............If you buy your wife the latest offering from PROTO 2K, just you'll have something new to run at the next Round Robin Run.[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 29, 2003 8:29 PM
...............If you buy your wife the latest offering from PROTO 2K, just you'll have something new to run at the next Round Robin Run.[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Friday, August 29, 2003 8:33 PM
...your Christmas train lights are BRIGHTER than the the ones on the Christmas tree[:p][:p][:D]

Take care[:)]

Russell
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Friday, August 29, 2003 8:33 PM
...your Christmas train lights are BRIGHTER than the the ones on the Christmas tree[:p][:p][:D]

Take care[:)]

Russell
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 29, 2003 8:47 PM
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 29, 2003 8:47 PM
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 29, 2003 8:51 PM
...Your children won't ride the train in the mall because it's not prototypically correct.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 29, 2003 8:51 PM
...Your children won't ride the train in the mall because it's not prototypically correct.
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Posted by Mikeygaw on Saturday, August 30, 2003 3:07 PM
... You have a seperate credit card with a $10,000 limit just for your model railroad, and it's always maxed out

... You spend 5x more on your railroad than your wife spends shopping
Conrail Forever!
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Posted by Mikeygaw on Saturday, August 30, 2003 3:07 PM
... You have a seperate credit card with a $10,000 limit just for your model railroad, and it's always maxed out

... You spend 5x more on your railroad than your wife spends shopping
Conrail Forever!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 1, 2003 5:50 PM
...Your wife spends 10x more on your railroad for Christmas than you do on her.................opps
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 1, 2003 5:50 PM
...Your wife spends 10x more on your railroad for Christmas than you do on her.................opps
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Monday, September 1, 2003 10:43 PM
...you buy your child his/her first model train starters kit, but...the child is still in the womb.[:D][8D][8D]

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Russell
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Monday, September 1, 2003 10:43 PM
...you buy your child his/her first model train starters kit, but...the child is still in the womb.[:D][8D][8D]

Take care[:)]

Russell
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Posted by n2mopac on Monday, September 1, 2003 11:35 PM
--the terms EMDGP9, MoPac, and EOTD mean anything to you

--you've been working on the railroad all the live-long night...and now you're paying for it at work.

--your 4 year old knows a Big Boy and a Northern by sight (mine does).

--all your vacations include at least one railroad muserm (these are a little too close to home for me).

Ron

Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado. 

Check out the TC&WRy on at https://www.facebook.com/TCWRy

Check out my MRR How-To YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RonsTrainsNThings

 

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n2mopac
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Posted by n2mopac on Monday, September 1, 2003 11:35 PM
--the terms EMDGP9, MoPac, and EOTD mean anything to you

--you've been working on the railroad all the live-long night...and now you're paying for it at work.

--your 4 year old knows a Big Boy and a Northern by sight (mine does).

--all your vacations include at least one railroad muserm (these are a little too close to home for me).

Ron

Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado. 

Check out the TC&WRy on at https://www.facebook.com/TCWRy

Check out my MRR How-To YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RonsTrainsNThings

 

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Posted by n2mopac on Monday, September 1, 2003 11:38 PM
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--your wife refers to your train layout as "the other woman."

Ron

Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado. 

Check out the TC&WRy on at https://www.facebook.com/TCWRy

Check out my MRR How-To YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RonsTrainsNThings

 

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Posted by n2mopac on Monday, September 1, 2003 11:38 PM
(one more)

--your wife refers to your train layout as "the other woman."

Ron

Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado. 

Check out the TC&WRy on at https://www.facebook.com/TCWRy

Check out my MRR How-To YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RonsTrainsNThings

 

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Posted by Puckdropper on Monday, September 1, 2003 11:49 PM
--You navigate not by road signs, but by railroads. (We're just past MoPac Mile Post 235, and you turn right before the Yard limit sign.)
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Posted by Puckdropper on Monday, September 1, 2003 11:49 PM
--You navigate not by road signs, but by railroads. (We're just past MoPac Mile Post 235, and you turn right before the Yard limit sign.)
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 7:20 PM
...Your daughter, who is your pride and joy, ask you why we always have to include railroads and railroad yards in every vacation or weekend family outing, and your answer to her is that it's a CHARACTER BUILDING EXPERIANCE[:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 7:20 PM
...Your daughter, who is your pride and joy, ask you why we always have to include railroads and railroad yards in every vacation or weekend family outing, and your answer to her is that it's a CHARACTER BUILDING EXPERIANCE[:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 11:26 PM
...the only thing you request from home for your hospital stay is an unfinished kit and some tools.

Take care[:)]

Russell
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 11:26 PM
...the only thing you request from home for your hospital stay is an unfinished kit and some tools.

Take care[:)]

Russell
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Posted by Kent on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 4:11 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut484

QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater


There's a picture of a van painted up in BNSF colours at www.railfan.net/railpix/submit/subphoto.cgi?miscsubmit/bnsf_van_800.jpg . Besides vehicle paint schemes what kinds of licence plates do some of the people on this forum have?


That van is impressive. Too bad it isn't red and silver warbonnet with Santa Fe lettering.


I have a 91 S-10 I have thought about painting SF colors:) It's already red, I'd just have to do the silver!

Kent Timm, author of ZugDCC for Lenz XpressNet DCC
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Posted by Kent on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 4:11 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut484

QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater


There's a picture of a van painted up in BNSF colours at www.railfan.net/railpix/submit/subphoto.cgi?miscsubmit/bnsf_van_800.jpg . Besides vehicle paint schemes what kinds of licence plates do some of the people on this forum have?


That van is impressive. Too bad it isn't red and silver warbonnet with Santa Fe lettering.


I have a 91 S-10 I have thought about painting SF colors:) It's already red, I'd just have to do the silver!

Kent Timm, author of ZugDCC for Lenz XpressNet DCC
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Posted by Kent on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 4:19 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut484

QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

You tell the realestate agent that you and your wife are looking for a very large train room with an attached house[:p][:p][:D]


My wife and I are looking for one too LOL [:D][:D]

Take care[:)]

Russell


We (my mother and me) just bought a house, when the realitor first described it to me he mentions a big basment for my train. When he showed it to me he pointed out a wall betweentwo room the could be removed (It's still there btw)
We moven in just over a wek ago, I built my expanion able yesterday. I now for the original 10' plus 6' to the left, the 18' (left turn) down the wall, anothe left and 8' more to the door, and anothe left back into the roo, 8' + 3' in the other table. THis is for N-cscale!

Kent Timm, author of ZugDCC for Lenz XpressNet DCC
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Posted by Kent on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 4:19 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut484

QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

You tell the realestate agent that you and your wife are looking for a very large train room with an attached house[:p][:p][:D]


My wife and I are looking for one too LOL [:D][:D]

Take care[:)]

Russell


We (my mother and me) just bought a house, when the realitor first described it to me he mentions a big basment for my train. When he showed it to me he pointed out a wall betweentwo room the could be removed (It's still there btw)
We moven in just over a wek ago, I built my expanion able yesterday. I now for the original 10' plus 6' to the left, the 18' (left turn) down the wall, anothe left and 8' more to the door, and anothe left back into the roo, 8' + 3' in the other table. THis is for N-cscale!

Kent Timm, author of ZugDCC for Lenz XpressNet DCC
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Posted by Kent on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 4:23 AM
... your very scared how many of these you answered "me too" to

.... you came up with some great new ideas reading this!

... make tracks not war

Kent Timm, author of ZugDCC for Lenz XpressNet DCC
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Posted by Kent on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 4:23 AM
... your very scared how many of these you answered "me too" to

.... you came up with some great new ideas reading this!

... make tracks not war

Kent Timm, author of ZugDCC for Lenz XpressNet DCC
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