That means he's expecting us both to play stupid. It might work with his parents, but it dosn't with me. RAR- No wonder you don't have kids. <LOL> Terry...
Dave Sprau wrote: << As stated before, I don't model, but if I did, I would think the "bad dispatching" featuring lap orders, rule violations, etc would be...
Man, your post about how the kid was lazy and you had no sympathy really spoke to me. I remember years ago when I was a member of a club how there were a...
There are many ways I have seen of assigning crews. I like all of them, because I like doing anything at a model railroad op session. The best way, of course,...
... Well, since you don't know me, thats an idiotic statement. Even though I don't know you. Might I say that its guys like you that just show up for clubs,...
To answer a few posts. Seniority is one of the worst in my opinion. The same guys take the same jobs and you have to wait for them to die to get a job.<G> We...
At one layout where I operate the host keeps track of the order of the operators' arrival. Whoever shows up first gets first choice of jobs, and so on. I...
... I don't think you picked up on what Craig was saying, I think if someone is not in tune with how the rules/etiquette is done, maybe instead scorning them,...
Regarding the young person involved in this discussion. I know him. He is a "do it his way" person. I and many have told him correct way to do things but he...
First of all, wow. Second, I have been a member of the same club in my area off and on for, oh, 25 years. I've been on both sides of this issue. In my younger...
I signed up with this group to download Dave Hussman's car card materials, but I have hung around to hear some interesting discussions. We all have the choice...
How true Roger...but probably not the best thing for a model railroad.( wonder if it is for the prototype)<G> There are many clubs that use seniority and...
... Craig, Your reply makes it appear that you didn't bother to read his entire post (or didn't pay attention tho the parts you didn't like), but there are...
This topic is CLOSED. It has descended into name-calling, flaming and general bad feeling. In addition, no one bothered to change the topic when it veered off...
... Steve, I've managed to stay out of this conversation so far, being one that has operated on your railroad a number of times -- yes it is a great RR to...
... getting OS reports ... but I still had to get the rest of the trains across the road ... we'd cleared a passenger turn (a gas-electric) up the branch some...
Ron Otto has a great system.... At the beginning of the session you draw numbered chits and that is your seniority for the session. Jobs are given out by...
What Charlie Vlk described was exactly what we used to do at operating sessions on our old Kalmbach employees HO club layout, the Milwaukee Racine & Troy. It...
... ======================================== Seems to me that if you're running with DCC and get a lap order, to be realistic you shouldn't slow your train...
... When I was in car distribution in the early 60's that was definitely true. Canadian cars could be loaded, but only to or via Canada, and I'm not sure...
... there was no problem according to my understanding of AAR rules. ... It wasn't a question of AAR rules. It was a customs violation. You could not use in...
I can't find anything in the car service rules or in the notes in the CN or CP sections of the ORER mentioning any prohibition on reloading Canadian cars in...
... Will this same rule apply for current era? With all the mergers and such, how would one even know which car was "purchased" in the US or CA? -- David...
... You could not use in the U.S. an vehicle of Canadian manufacture on which the import duty had not been paid. ... such, which car was "purchased" in the US...
... reluctant to contribute to something that, in the end, I wouldn't own. And the only club that is local enough to think about seems to have problems finding...
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