For someone like me, who has spent the majority of the last 40 years working 70-80+ hour weeks, the transition from a "lone wolf" hobbiest (1980-2000) to a social hobby (2000 and beyond), has been remarkable. Wow! Think of it? Friends from all over the country, that you talk to all the time, and see, on average, twice a year! Who would have thought that in the 80s?
For me, turning this hobby into a social experience, has likely kept me from experiencing the "burnout" that is pervasive in my profession. It's nice just to be myself, and not my "professional self".
Lastly, as many of you know, Tom (Gilly) and I are charter members of the River City 3 Railers.....this has opened us up to many local "new friends" that we formerly did not even know existed.
Peter
