Welcome to the club, John! Brother boB _________________________________________________
--- In [email protected], John Albee <johnalbee03@...> wrote: > > Brother boB, last week I spent 5 days in the cardiac unit. > Model railroading has been highly encouraged as a "no stress" activity! > I can handle that! > This may be a longer term deal. Kinda feelin' somewhat guilty. > Thankfully, i have a dozen pcs of Tomalco track to lay and some turnout work > to do. That'll keep me busy. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 19, 2012, at 6:57 PM, "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > > I agree with you, Andre; what I desire and what I get are many times two > > different animals. In my recent quest to re-orient my rolling stock roster > > to better reflect what actually appeared at Keokuk, IA, within my period, I > > have had to rely on a lot of "minimal detailing". > > > > Now that I'm trying to create a satisfactory setting for them it to > > perform, I find that I will have to rely on different subterfuges to reach > > my goal there, as well. > > > > Nonetheless, even though my layout as a whole lacks the completeness of > > detail, or even quality construction, in some cases, that I wish it had, as > > long as the trains stay on the track as I perform the various > > railroad-oriented operations connected with it, I find that much of the > > shortcomings fade into the background, and I am basically satisfied with > > the layout as a whole. > > > > boB Nicholson ____________________________________________________ > > > > --- In [email protected], "Andre Ming" <laming@> wrote: > > > > > > Hey Rich! > > > > > > You done said: > > > > > > "I guess I should turn in my model railroader secret decoder ring because > > > of this." > > > > > > I'm with'cha on dat. I no longer have the oompah to sit hours at the > > > modeling bench anymore. Suspect that if ANY thing else S scale has a dog > > > of a chance at being completed here at the Ming Dynasty Palace... it will > > > have to be fast n' easy. Either that... or years in the doing. (To wit: > > > My Baldwin switcher projects.) > > > > > > Just the way it is right now for me. Not much changing it. You can't > > > "will" yourself into desiring to sit at the workbench and model... least > > > ways, I can't. (And don't want to... supposed to be a "hobby", right?) > > > > > > In the meantime I enjoy watching this circus parade go by... and oogling > > > the pics of those that DO model. Good stuff. > > > > > > Andre Ming > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
