Top 10: A Little Train Humor

[Anonymous]

Can you say "blow-up doll"?

[Anonymous]

Straw.In Texas you can get life like dolls for 6000 and up.Thought about giving up my wife for one.Then i can Railfan anytime without the bitching.

[Anonymous]

Better off than shooting 'em.

[Trainnut484]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dknelson

You also left out the chance to meet some of the loonies who for some reason are not railfans but like to hang around railfans. Yikes!

Dave

I have ran into these people[:(!][:(!]. I just call them "Members of the Lonely Hearts Club." [8D][:D]

[Trainnut484]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dknelson

You also left out the chance to meet some of the loonies who for some reason are not railfans but like to hang around railfans. Yikes!
Dave

I've met quite a few myself, and some of them scared me. That's when I wish RR special agents would come by. I call them "Members of the Lonely Hearts Club."

Take care[:)]

Russell

[Trainnut484]

WHUUPPSSIEEEE[:0][:0]

I've replied twice with the same comment

CRS is kicking in tonight LOL [:o)]

Take care[:)]

Russell

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by lrenee

In trying to stay with the original "A little humor"; the female FedEx driver was interested in the N scale model layout which I had at that time.

Sure, we all believe it was the "layout" she was "interested" in.

The bedroom layout? [;)][:p][:o)]

[Mookie]

My goodness, the water in California must be spiked with something - go stand with Marty (drailed 99).

Mookie

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by warpdrive1999

I would not say that trains are not an inexpensive hobby. Most railfans subscribe to one, possibly to two or three magazines.

Then there are books and videos/dvd's, then of course there are the trips (if it is part of your work or as your holiday, then the cost is 'sunk').
Most would also have a few toy trains, and possibly a layout.

So you can see it is a drain on finances.

How many of the men here have wives/girlfriends who are interested in trains?

Jason.

Jason
I take pictures of trains.back in 1994 when I proposed to my wife I took her picture along the CSX mainline here in Defiance with a ge-8 leading an empty coal hooper train.She knew what she was getting into when she said yes.It is now a prominently hung 16x20 photo poster in the train /computer room.[8D]
stay safe
joe

[Kathi Kube]

More than a few people out and about expressed some level of surprise when I showed up in the editorial offices here. But that's OK. Rail chix are everywhere and we enjoy trains in whatever way suits us, just like the guys do. Many of the female railfans I know are members of the League of Railway Industry Women, which provides support and opportunities to network and learn more about the railroading industry to women who already work in it. It's great talking with some of my friends about their jobs and hearing about what aspects of railroading get them charged.

Maybe we just need to be a little more vocal and visible. As long as we don't scare the guys into thinking we're invading their territory and plan to put lacy curtains in the locomotive windows. [:D]

Kathi

BTW, I love the Top 10 List!!

[Mookie]

Kathi - I asked one time a while back about women on railroads - ops dept. Got mixed reviews, but a lot of the people said they enjoyed working with the women and that the women did a good job. I was pleased with that. Women truck drivers and fire fighters still cause me to look, but why not. as long as they can do the physical work. And one of the captains of our fire station 1/2 block away is a woman!

Jen

[Anonymous]

My wife, logged into trains mag. one time. She came up to me and said "All those people talk about is trains". I told her yes, all the people on that Web sight are railfans or are interested in railroads. She looked at me and said "For the amount of time you spend on the computer, I thought it was a porn site."
TIM A

[mudchicken]

10A: Keep Kodak, Fuji & the others crankin' out the film?

Mookie: I think this hobby is why the dogs deeded over the doghouse to me (at the wife's suggestion)....

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by TARGUBRIGHT

My wife, logged into trains mag. one time. She came up to me and said "All those people talk about is trains". I told her yes, all the people on that Web sight are railfans or are interested in railroads. She looked at me and said "For the amount of time you spend on the computer, I thought it was a porn site."
TIM A

Porn is the next best thing.[:D]
But i'm not old enough to discuss that kind of thing. I spend about 1 1/2 hrs here per day.

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Alaskaman

QUOTE: Originally posted by TARGUBRIGHT

My wife, logged into trains mag. one time. She came up to me and said "All those people talk about is trains". I told her yes, all the people on that Web sight are railfans or are interested in railroads. She looked at me and said "For the amount of time you spend on the computer, I thought it was a porn site."
TIM A

Porn is the next best thing.[:D]
But i'm not old enough to discuss that kind of thing. I spend about 1 1/2 hrs here per day.

Actually both of you are better off here. It is cleaner than tv, more interesting than most co-workers/peers and the cost is right!

Mook

[Kathi Kube]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Kathi - I asked one time a while back about women on railroads - ops dept. Got mixed reviews, but a lot of the people said they enjoyed working with the women and that the women did a good job. I was pleased with that. Women truck drivers and fire fighters still cause me to look, but why not. as long as they can do the physical work. And one of the captains of our fire station 1/2 block away is a woman!

Jen

That's what I hear, too. I once interviewed a woman who was foreman of a track gang in Alaska. Sweet. And just last week I met a couple women who are mechanics at Washington Metro's Brentwood maintenance facility. Almost all the women I've talked to agree the physical labor part is hard for them to pull off, but they do it, and that's really all that matters.

I've got a friend in Chattanooga, Tenn., who works in a railcar storage facility. If a car is stored, she can tell you which track it's on and how many cars back. If it's out on lease, she knows who has it and about when it's expected back. Another friend in Jacksonville sells locomotives. Still another leases covered hoppers in the Chicago area. I love talking with them all and learning to see railroading through each of their perspectives. It's so much more meaningful than what I can glean just on my own. Ya gotta have peeps.

Kathi

[zardoz]

This duck walks into a pharmacy and asks for some chapstick.
The clerk says, "That will be one dollar, please".
The duck says, "I don't have any money, just put in on my bill".[;)]

[JoeKoh]

matt says quack quack! he he
stay safe
joe