Not in this part of PA. The real looks are from telling someone you don't own any guns. When I lived in upstate NY the neighbors thought I wan in a militia and they didn't know how many I had.
Here I'm considered a liberal gun hater cause I only have about a dozen, a few old time muzzle loaders, the rest still operable. Good to be back with my redneck hillbilly relatives. The worst of them is also into S Gauge/AF. Haven't converted him to any scale stuff yet but working on it if I can get him out of the woods. Carey Carey Probst Member, M.I.T. Educational Council S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. On 2/14/2011 2:07 PM, Bill & Diane, B.T.S. wrote: > > raisinone wrote: > > >(snip) > > > When you tell someone you model and fly R/C airplanes, there is a > certain element of "Wow, cool" in the response. When you say you are a > model railroader, the stereotypical response is a bit different. They > search your face for drool and say something like: "Oh, I had toy trains > when I was a kid." Think about it this way, in the > pre-everyone-who-flies-might-be-a-terrorist days, pilots loved to talk > about aircraft and flying. They would happily show off the cockpit to > adults who showed an interest. OTOH, railroaders call rail fans > "foamers"... > > >Sometimes I think all these discussions amount to our own search for > respectability... (snip) > > > > > Wait until you tell them you collect Colt & Winchester firearms.... then > they back away slowly because you are a 'Gun Nut.' > > Take care > Bill > > -- > == Scale Model Railroad Products == > == Manufacturer - Retailer - Importer == > > Bill & Diane Wade > > B.T.S. > RR 1 Box 141A > Belington, WV 26250 > > Phone: 304-823-3729 > FAX: 304-823-2901 > http://www.btsrr.com > > We wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas. > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
