[rollei_list] OT: Railway Enthusiasts

At 03:23 PM 7/22/2008, Robert Lilley wrote:

>This is precisely why I never got into these discussions - first, a total
>lack of interest, second, the esoteric nature of it all and third, the
>creepy way rail nuts made me feel - like, what is with the pocket protectors
>and Boy Scout enthusiasm!  My little town of forlorn and forgotten Belvidere
>had its own railroad company back in yesteryear as well - and again, I avoid
>people who even know about it.
Well, we do have several members in our number who are Railway scholars, notably Richard Knoppow.
British railway enthusiasts seem far worse than do their USian counterparts. These guys have been known to engage in fisticuffs over time-table discrepancies. But, then, it is a common saying in the UK that there are only two hobbies for boys of whatever age, railways and battleships and since the UK no longer has battleships, that leaves only trains. 

Marc


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