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I live in a very politically loud state.  I work in the media.  I have to read several newspapers and scan the aggregators of news many times a day. 

I just want to pass along how thankful I am that this one place of sanity and apolitical dialogue exists.  When everything else is spinning out of control, there is this peaceful haven where the worst one might hear is that the frimframabot on the Reading T-1 is from 1943 instead of 1944. 

And I'm okay with that.

Jon

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Jon,

I totally agree with you. 

While we all still might have our preferences - collecting/operating, traditional/scale, command/conventional - it sure is nice to be able to escape all the news/ all the time that seems to bombard us over the TV and internet. 

It sure is nice to have a place to have civil conversations with other forumites, even when we might not agree on stuff!

Jim

I agree, too. I really dodge the news as much as possible so I have not watched TV for almost 9 years now, don't get any newspapers but do read a fewer(and fewer) news stories on several  websites. It seems as if the country is heading for a nervous breakdown. My trains in several forms are my escape.  Working in the media, you have my sympathy but you got to eat.

I have strong religious and political views. I choose not to broadcast them in cyber space; nor am I interested in others' unsolicited opinions.

I come to OGR Forum to learn and share our experiences with O-gauge trains. I truly enjoy the varied biases within our hobby, about our hobby. We are all owners of our individual railroads, and thus can allocate our resources as each of us sees fit.

Agreed...this is my shelter from the real world. 

I'll add that I have had a few issues that have been fixed by our fine group. A new MTH 2-10-4 loco was DOA....I panicked.....someone had me move the switches in the tender back and forth....ran like a champ......I kept my lunch down!!! 

I try and contribute by posting my how to on paint and decals.....thx

I agree with all said above.  For me, the wealth of knowledge on this forum is fantastic. Having bought trains thru the years and now finally building a layout, the unpacking for the first time of some train items as brought surprises.  To date the knowledge on this forum has helped me get the item working.  Without this forum, I'm not sure how I would have obtained the information that I needed. Thank you OGauge Magazine for this forum and thank you to all the wonderful, sharing individuals whom post on here.

Sanity in this forum...NOT. I still think Lionel placed the new Reading T1 headlight in the wrong place! They should have placed in the backup light of the tender! Lol!!!

This forum is an oasis for knowledge and much more informative than our overpaid folks in Washington who do nothing for us! 

Always a pleasure to log into this forum and read the train news. And to see who Rich is reprimanding for a wrong posting!

Agreed! I work with the public 12 hours a day. This is where I come to relax at the end of everyday. It's like my meditation time. Good people,good conversation. Simple old time charms in a world of social media and drama. And heck, I learn something new every day. Great place to kick up your feet and relax and enjoy this wonderful diverse hobby we enjoy and forget the whole world is losing their minds.

KOOLjock1 posted:

I live in a very politically loud state.  I work in the media.  I have to read several newspapers and scan the aggregators of news many times a day. 

I just want to pass along how thankful I am that this one place of sanity and apolitical dialogue exists.  When everything else is spinning out of control, there is this peaceful haven where the worst one might hear is that the frimframabot on the Reading T-1 is from 1943 instead of 1944. 

And I'm okay with that.

Jon

Totally agree!!

 

It's wonderful to have an opportunity to tell Rich and the moderators as often as we can what a wonderful forum and community this is.  So, OP, thanks for getting the ball rolling.  And the breadth of things to learn, read, and post about adds so much to the experience (e.x., modeling, tools, real trains, photos, etc.).

I work full time and do long distance eldercare seven days a week, and on top of that, I'm trying to get my doctorate in American History -- shall we say, rather late in life.  My thesis combines religion, law, the Constitution, rioting, and politics.  (Yeah, I know, all the stuff you shouldn't talk about at the dinner table or with company.)  So, I kinda have to read and process the daily news, and think about it "critically" as my supervisor would say.

When it's time to relax and "visit" with neat people, expand my horizons, learn new things, keep creativity alive, and most importantly, just have a good honest laugh, I know that I can count on this forum.  

(Sitting on the floor mindlessly watching a train run in circles works pretty well, too.)

Thanks to you all for creating and maintaining a consistently wonderful community.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

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