Biologically, yes, quite possible, although I am glad my actual parents waited until they were a bit more established to have me. Quite a few young troops during WWII didn't wait, however, feeling mortality rather directly.
Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > At 89 I could be your father. I never had any Flyer. Started with CD. > John Armstrong > > I think I've noted previously that I was certainly aware of AF as a boy, > but Lionel was what my family could afford (Western Auto store had good > prices, for those who can > remember WA, especially after Christmas sales); early on I went to HO (and > bought a few Gilbert HO cars from the local outlet, a plumbing supply store), > going to O scale > after twentysome years in scale modeling, adding S scale only 2-3 years ago > as yet another specialized interest (I dabble in traction, narrow gage, and > British light railways, > none of which share space). I was aware of AF but the only AF I've ever > owned has been recent junker purchases to convert. And I turned seventy a few > weeks back. > > Jace Kahn > > General Manager > Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > > My guess is closer to 60 than 50. That would certainly describe me! <G> > > I'm just afraid an age survey would be too depressing. > > > > My rule of thumb is anyone tracing their S Scale roots to AF was probably > born before 1954. I trace my roots to AF but long ago moved to modeling and > supporting S Scale only. Another supposition is most of the younger than 50 > folks out there came to S scale as model railroaders with no particular > memories, interests or ties to "the old country" of AF. That's not meant to > be a slam of AF, just the reality of the passage of time. Similar to the > reality that folks below the age of say 55 probably have no memory of steam > locomotives in every day revenue service. > > > > It's all fodder for the "hot stove league". > > > > Jim Kindraka > > Plymouth, WI > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 6305 (20110718) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 6305 (20110718) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
