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Anonymous
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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 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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n2mopac
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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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n2mopac
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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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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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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 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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Trainnut484
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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
All the Way!
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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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Mikeygaw
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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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Mikeygaw
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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 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 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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Trainnut484
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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
All the Way!
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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 Wdlgln005 on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 9:17 PM
[-If you have a Refrigorator, Microwave, and a Bathroom/Shower in your basement for those long operating sessions






and a Big Screen VCR DVD setup for the Friday Nite Video Fun Run
now showing the latest from Pentrex, Allen Keller, MR&T etc.
Glenn Woodle
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Posted by Wdlgln005 on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 9:17 PM
[-If you have a Refrigorator, Microwave, and a Bathroom/Shower in your basement for those long operating sessions






and a Big Screen VCR DVD setup for the Friday Nite Video Fun Run
now showing the latest from Pentrex, Allen Keller, MR&T etc.
Glenn Woodle
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:30 PM
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
Great! Let me know if you find one[:)][:)][:)][:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:30 PM
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
Great! Let me know if you find one[:)][:)][:)][:)]
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Trainnut484
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:11 AM
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
All the Way!
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Trainnut484
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:11 AM
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
All the Way!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:22 PM
You go to a restruant just of the main line and you here the horn and run out of there like amad dawg[:(!] and stand there in the pouring rain untill the entire train goes by and you walk back in the restraunt and people look at you like your NUTS.[:p][:p][:p]

YES, I did do this. [:D][:D][:D] It was in Golthwaite, Texas. No JOKE[:p][:p][:p]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:22 PM
You go to a restruant just of the main line and you here the horn and run out of there like amad dawg[:(!] and stand there in the pouring rain untill the entire train goes by and you walk back in the restraunt and people look at you like your NUTS.[:p][:p][:p]

YES, I did do this. [:D][:D][:D] It was in Golthwaite, Texas. No JOKE[:p][:p][:p]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 12:50 PM
...you go to help your wife and her boss do construction work in a store that they are opening because it's 200 feet from the main line![:D]

I gat a sinus infection from all the dust in there! I did more train watching than work.

Terry
Arlington, TX (DFW area)
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