RSJB18 posted:mike g. posted:RSJB18 posted:I think a good bucket list item would be a trip to see all of the amazing layouts of all the guys on this forum. Kind of like seeing a baseball game in every stadium around the country.
Bob
So I started a list;
Minnesota- Elliot
Michigan- Train Room Gary (I never turn down a lunch invite)
Ohio- Brian, Clem, and Paul2
Illinois- Art (Chugman)
Seattle and Pennsylvania- Mike and Mark- I'll bring my tools and we can knock out your layouts in no time. Lee- P51 too while I'm on the west coast.
Maryland- Patrick Trumptrain
Arkansas- M. Mitch.Marmell- I need to meet Fortesque in person
Locally Pat - St. James MRRC , and LI Steamer TMB Train Club, Arnold, Skip and SIRT.
Need to do more research on the dozens of awesome layouts, so many trains so little time
Bob
Bob, that is a nice offer, but I have to get the room built first! Sure does sound like fun!
Mike- I've got 30 years experience in construction. I can build more than just layouts
Bob
That's so unfair, Bob, that you do all kinds of construction and I don't. You have such a huge advantage building layouts over someone like me. I'm even afraid of power saws and tools, but forced myself to use them to build the bench work for my current layout. LOL.
I did a good job, my bench work is very stable and I get very few derailments. I was very nervous using power saws.
My fear is that I might get distracted and saw off my fingers, and I kinda want to keep my fingers.
Do you know that Phil Rizzuto, former Yankee shortstop who won the MVP award in 1950, and who was obviously very well coordinated, sawed off a finger after he retired while using hedge clippers. Now I was a good, but not a great, baseball player, but not nearly as good as Phil Rizzuto. I figure if Phil could saw off a finger, I'm certainly capable of doing that. LOL
