Thanks to the older generation

Very nice of you to say that, Vinny, and you can be sure that there are plenty of very talented old timers here (and more than a few not-so-old-timers) who are always willing to pitch in and help when help is needed.  The sharing is part of what the hobby is all about.

Some of us are as old as dirt, but since we're still on the upside of the dirt, we'll likely continue to do all we can to promote this great hobby.

I'm 64 so I guess that counts as older then most. As for the amount of help that I offered over the years I can only hope that someone has enjoyed a better hobby experience because of my limited knowledge, if they have then that is a very good thing.

 I can say one thing though and that is I have received far more from young and old alike on these pages then I have ever put out. But I have been far too busy having fun to keep track of any kind of points.

In any case Allan said it all and Vinny I think your thought is a wonderful sentiment.

Not about trains but worth a chuckle, in the early 1980's I worked for a company modifying large metal forming presses, one day I brought my 12" Post Versalog sliderule to work to determine speed ratio's, one my contempory engineers many years younger,asked if I knew how to use the sliderule, he was trained with the calculator, he also said the sliderule was extinct. I took his calculator, popped out the batteries, and gave it back to him he replied the calculator was useless without batteries. I said," Alex, I might be an old dinasour but I am not extinct". Everyone had a good laugh, including Alex and I, from this conversation.

Vinny, This old'un thanks you for the kind words. (If I ever have to show proof of age these days, I have to be carbon dated!)  

I always remember what my mother told me. If it weren't for the older generation, there wouldn't be a younger generation. 

So Vinny, just what kind of gun do you own/use/carry? 

Being past 70 now, I prefer my Ruger GP100 357 Magnum revolver. Due to current economic conditions, I now longer provide a warning shot! Please be forewarned.

I concur with the original poster--just in the last few months since joining, I've found those who have been around for a long time in the hobby are generally quite gracious in sharing their insight and technical knowledge.  Not every online fanbase is as accommodating and welcoming, for sure.

Now going on 81 and slide rule is in a drawer somewhere. I am to old to fight or run when I visit the Farm which has, at times, been populated with feral [wild] dogs on the wooded backside. So a short 12 gauge pump is my preferred protection. A 38 police Special is backup for real short range. 

By the way, my layout is 9x16, whats yours?

Vinny

I concur with your sentiment completely!  There is no better place for information, expertise, or real life experience with trains (large and small) than right here. And I am an "old gun"  getting back into postwar and pre-electronic conventional O guage.

Dewey,

I've got a pick-up truck, my shotgun, and my old 45.....

a country boy can survive!   (courtesy of Bocephus,1981)

steam rules

Vinny,

You are most welcome and you are a fine Gentleman.

Take care and stay mature.

RJL

Not about trains but worth a chuckle, in the early 1980's I worked for a company modifying large metal forming presses, one day I brought my 12" Post Versalog sliderule to work to determine speed ratio's, one my contempory engineers many years younger,asked if I knew how to use the sliderule, he was trained with the calculator, he also said the sliderule was extinct. I took his calculator, popped out the batteries, and gave it back to him he replied the calculator was useless without batteries. I said," Alex, I might be an old dinasour but I am not extinct". Everyone had a good laugh, including Alex and I, from this conversation.

I told one of my sons I used a slide rule in high school and college (also a 12" Post Versalog). He laughed until he quickly realized that we got to the moon with slide rules. I gave mine to my father when he retired.

"...we got to the moon with slide rules." I LOVE IT!

I had one in high school but have forgotten how to use it; good thing I wasn't needed to get us to the moon!

There is another thread running right now where some think old people are out of touch. Wish I could be around when it's their turn. As I watch my kids grow older with families I just sit back and grin. They know I am getting even...Love it.