You Might Not Be A model Railroader...

Mountain Man

Active Member
I got this idea from trains.com, although on their site it was not intended to be humorous:

You might not be a model railroder if:

...you think 2-4-4-2 is the combination to your safe.

...you think a shark is a large, dangerous fish.

...grades are something you got in school.

...turntables are for playing those old vinyl records.

...you think firemen ride firetrucks, engineers build bridges and brakemen work at Meinicke.

...You can remain calm in the presence of large pieces of railroad equipment.

...you do not keep a camera in your car.

...the only magazine in your house is Better Homes & Gardens.

...not only have you never been inside a train museum, you were unaware that there were any.

...you have never wandered into a model railroad hobby shop "just to look".

...you have absolutely no idea what an EOT device is, but you suspect it has something to do with terrorism in Iraq.

...you believe that DC is the nation's capitol, and DCC is probably a suburb, possibly connected to the CIA.

Just a few feeble attmepts to brighten someone's day...:cool:
 

beamish

HO & Steam Engineer
the 5th one is my favorite.

You might be an engineer, but can you drive a train??

I work with engineers every day, mostly electrical and computer but i am the only one certified as a Power Engineer Steam Traction Class.
 

ezdays

Out AZ way
...if you are upset because you're the first one in line behind the crossing gates and are forced to look at every car in a very long consist
 

Mountain Man

Active Member
...if you think Kato was the guy who hung out with OJ.

...if you think Bachmann was the guy who hooked up with Turner to start a rock band.

...if you think a "magnetic decoupler" is something you shouldn't talk about in front of the kids.

...if you are still wearing a baseball hat that just says something meaningless, like "Massey Ferguson".

...if you think Rock Island Line was just a song.

...if you think a conductor something that carries electricity.

...if you think "air brakes" are what you have to take after eating Mexican food.

...if you think a "track spike" is something runners have on their shoes.

...if you find the sound of a whistle at 3:00 AM annoying.

and finally...if you don't think of everything you look at as potential material that might be useful on a layout.

steamtrain
 

scubadude

Member
...if the drawer on your wife's side of the bathroom is fully stocked with emory boards, nail files and clippers....sign1
 

ezdays

Out AZ way
...that you think Whal Oil is for lubing your hair trimmer

...that you don't care that your new digital camera doesn't have a macro mode to shoot closeups.
 

logicman

Greybeard
You might not be a model railroader if:

you think that "The Railway Children" was just a soppy kid's film.

you think that the British movie "Trainspotting" was like, way cool, dude.
 

N Gauger

1:20.3 Train Addict
You have only one use for tweezers..... Pulling out splinters

You have absolutely no, tiny screwdrivers in your house
 

ezdays

Out AZ way
...You think a turnout is a sightseeing spot off the highway

...you think a power pack is a bag of energy bars.

...when you hear the word "scale", you think of fish
 
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