Hot Water posted:hullmat991 posted:david1 posted:That is why nobody should donate to a go-fund me page. Too many of them are nothing but scams.
Dave
In this case, it was created by a known trustworthy individual with a track record of working on steam locomotives successfully. If the folks at TVRM or Strasburg or Black Hill Central had done this; would you still be making that statement about donating? In the end it all comes down to doing your research on the organization and the people who have set up the campaign.
EXACTLY!!!!! That was just another case of a "toy train guy" posting to a thread subject on the Real Trains Forum, when he knows NOTHING about the subject nor the people involved.
Nice ad hominem argument there, sir.
However, it doesn't change the facts that the goal posts keep moving, that the engine is far from saved, that there is a great deal of money involved that doesn't seem to have any definite purpose, and that the people involved in organizing this effort are calling for yet more help (I got the email today from them) for what was advertised as a sure-thing, slam-dunk, in-the-pocket project.
Too little information is being made public on all sides.
I *really* want to be proven wrong; I *really* want that engine to be saved. But it sure doesn't look likely, and nothing I have seen of or from the organizers does anything to allay my misgivings.
