I too was ignored at the local model railroad club. They were having an open house one night, so I went down there to check it out. Nobody even acknowledged my existence--they all ignored my questions. They were more concerned about who made the best F unit.Needless to say, I haven't been back, and I bet the other guests haven't been either.
shawnee wrote:I too was completely ignored when I went to a club, but i guess I should have known better. After all, it was named "Existential Model Railroaders Club" and it was held in a Benedictine monastery.
Shawnee,Should you by happenstance find yourself visiting either of the clubs I am a member of I guarantee you will be spoken to not only by me but,by all members present except "Old Dad"..He doesn't speak to much to anybody because of his speech problem.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
shawnee wrote:Now if you're really a connisseur of attitude, try going into a music store, one that sells instruments. Now that is attitude...makes a hobby shop or a club look like triple A. Sales musicians are a perfect storm of ego, insecurity and arrogance. I like going in there just to noodle on a guitar and enjoy all the reactions. Things could be worse. At least the clubs have trains to watch.
Now if you're really a connisseur of attitude, try going into a music store, one that sells instruments. Now that is attitude...makes a hobby shop or a club look like triple A. Sales musicians are a perfect storm of ego, insecurity and arrogance. I like going in there just to noodle on a guitar and enjoy all the reactions.
Things could be worse. At least the clubs have trains to watch.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! :P i know this one all too well! whats even better is when the crotchety salesperson pulls you on the side later and says "dude.. dont tell anyone i said this but you ROCK on the guitar"
:P haha gotta love musicians.
selector wrote:Walk in wi' a set of bagpipes and offer tay play them a wee tune.
Scotland the Brave
Then
Highland Laddie
There will be a few running TO your pipes the rest will want to find a exit LOL.
Safety Valve wrote: selector wrote:Walk in wi' a set of bagpipes and offer tay play them a wee tune.Scotland the BraveThenHighland LaddieThere will be a few running TO your pipes the rest will want to find a exit LOL.
Especially since I don't know even how to play the bagpipes!
Hey, can I get arrested for that?
Ok Selector..where do i get the bagpipes.
Luckily, I've only been in one music store that treated me with arrogance. They went out of business last year.
I'm honestly concerned about so many reports of unfriendly model railroaders at clubs. When this thread started, I expected it to be a rare event. Now, I'm wondering.
cordon,You have to realize that all you're going to hear about are negative reactions (more or less). People who have positive experiences hardly ever post about it. For example, how many posts have you seen extolling the virtues of Athearn Genesis F-units & SD45's or Atlas SD26's (all three considered "better than brass" when it comes to fidelity to prototype by those who I figure know what they are talking about). These are great, highly accurate models, but no one seems to talk much about them.
OTOH, take something like BLI products. How many threads are there that are negative in nature against BLI?
It's like anything. Bad news sells, good news is boring. Watch the evening news in any city, and all they talk about is death, fires, accidents, war, diseases, etc. They may have one "feel good" story, but that's about it. You would think that there's just as many good things that happen as bad, but not according to the news.
And on any forum, on any subject, it's the negative that get's all the replies and all the attention. So don't be surprised that you get all these negative stories about clubs and few good stories. It's just human nature.
Paul A. Cutler III************Weather Or No Go New Haven************
Paul3 wrote: cordon,You have to realize that all you're going to hear about are negative reactions (more or less). People who have positive experiences hardly ever post about it. For example, how many posts have you seen extolling the virtues of Athearn Genesis F-units & SD45's or Atlas SD26's (all three considered "better than brass" when it comes to fidelity to prototype by those who I figure know what they are talking about). These are great, highly accurate models, but no one seems to talk much about them.OTOH, take something like BLI products. How many threads are there that are negative in nature against BLI? It's like anything. Bad news sells, good news is boring. Watch the evening news in any city, and all they talk about is death, fires, accidents, war, diseases, etc. They may have one "feel good" story, but that's about it. You would think that there's just as many good things that happen as bad, but not according to the news.And on any forum, on any subject, it's the negative that get's all the replies and all the attention. So don't be surprised that you get all these negative stories about clubs and few good stories. It's just human nature.Paul A. Cutler III************Weather Or No Go New Haven************
Paul is 100% correct.
I will add we have ONE SIDE of the Story..We never hear the other side of the story.