B Smith posted:I disagree with the opinion that every hobby is by definition "irrational." Most hobbies are perfectly rational. But as with any activity, hobby or otherwise, I think it is desirable to maintain a sense of proportion: not doing so leads to counter-productive, like becoming a workaholic, a compulsive collector, or worse.
I don't know after seeing the size of his layout, I can understand why there was so much stuff. I am just surprised he kept a lot of the rolling stock boxes.