A BIG Thank You to the OGR Family

Jon,

I totally agree with you. 

While we all still might have our preferences - collecting/operating, traditional/scale, command/conventional - it sure is nice to be able to escape all the news/ all the time that seems to bombard us over the TV and internet. 

It sure is nice to have a place to have civil conversations with other forumites, even when we might not agree on stuff!

Jim

Kooljock, I have always maintained that we have a GREAT group of people here.

I'm glad we can provide a bit of sanity for you in the crazy world we live in today.

OGR is my escape from reality.
I call this Ron's world, next stop? Just do not want to get off

Ditto on what Jon, Jim, and RonH, all said about this forum Rich. My sentiment exactly!

I completely agree. It appears almost everyone in this country has completely lost their minds! I love the non-political atmosphere here. Thanks to the mods for keeping it that way!

I agree, too. I really dodge the news as much as possible so I have not watched TV for almost 9 years now, don't get any newspapers but do read a fewer(and fewer) news stories on several  websites. It seems as if the country is heading for a nervous breakdown. My trains in several forms are my escape.  Working in the media, you have my sympathy but you got to eat.

"...there is this peaceful haven where the worst one might hear is that the frimframabot on the Reading T-1 is from 1943 instead of 1944." 

What!? Don't you know how vitally and culturally important that is??!! Release the hounds!

I agree with everyone.  Thank you Rich and staff for providing a safe haven for us to discuss our hobby interests and forget our problems for a while.

I have strong religious and political views. I choose not to broadcast them in cyber space; nor am I interested in others' unsolicited opinions.

I come to OGR Forum to learn and share our experiences with O-gauge trains. I truly enjoy the varied biases within our hobby, about our hobby. We are all owners of our individual railroads, and thus can allocate our resources as each of us sees fit.

Agreed! Our oasis in the desert! 

I agree 100% and join the BIG THANK YOU to the OGR family for providing this great place for us to share our news.

Jon ! Are you sure that Frimfranabot is from 1943 and not 1942 ?????I can see a very long thread starting here and now .

I have to agree.

However, if I get sick of my local Congressman, I expect the endorsement of other OGR forum members in the area when I run against him/her.   (Just kidding).

OGR, the Oasis in the sea of controversy.

The only problem is you can't escape the insanity once you log off and turn on the TV.

I am also in total agreement as this forum and everyone here has helped keep me sane , although my wife might not agree about the sanity part. I am also tempted to sell all my TVs , getting rid of my newspaper subscription and using any money toward more trains.

READING T1's NEVER HAD A FRIMFRAMABOT!!!!

They rolled out of the Reading shops with a THINGAMAJIG!!!......and they were't built until 1945

Agreed...this is my shelter from the real world. 

I'll add that I have had a few issues that have been fixed by our fine group. A new MTH 2-10-4 loco was DOA....I panicked.....someone had me move the switches in the tender back and forth....ran like a champ......I kept my lunch down!!! 

I try and contribute by posting my how to on paint and decals.....thx

A big AMEN to that!  It is nice to be able to read the posts on here and not have to see political stuff...very refreshing.  Let's keep it that way.   

We are still accepting applications for citizenship up here.  It looks almost identical to the picture John posted, just substitute the sand for snow.

Bruce

I agree with all said above.  For me, the wealth of knowledge on this forum is fantastic. Having bought trains thru the years and now finally building a layout, the unpacking for the first time of some train items as brought surprises.  To date the knowledge on this forum has helped me get the item working.  Without this forum, I'm not sure how I would have obtained the information that I needed. Thank you OGauge Magazine for this forum and thank you to all the wonderful, sharing individuals whom post on here.

It is purty darn relaxing and "most of the time" quite peaceful around here.. 

Thank you OGR !

          Scott

Sanity in this forum...NOT. I still think Lionel placed the new Reading T1 headlight in the wrong place! They should have placed in the backup light of the tender! Lol!!!

This forum is an oasis for knowledge and much more informative than our overpaid folks in Washington who do nothing for us! 

Always a pleasure to log into this forum and read the train news. And to see who Rich is reprimanding for a wrong posting!

Some folks like to surf msn.com I like this forum.

The wealth of information on this forum is immeasurable. I don't think I could have stayed in the hobby without the help from others regarding my train issues, and at the same time teaching me how things work so I can do it myself in the future.

Amen!

Peter

Mark Boyce posted:

I agree with everyone.  Thank you Rich and staff for providing a safe haven for us to discuss our hobby interests and forget our problems for a while.

Model railroading in general and my layout in particular is, for me, predicated on escape from reality.....

Well said Kooljock1

What Peter said X 2!

Curt

It is always a pleasure to read and learn from others who value our great hobby!

Thanks OGR for providing us with this forum!

Frank

OGR Forum = Serenity.  Thanks to the OGR staff for keeping it this way!

RickO posted:

READING T1's NEVER HAD A FRIMFRAMABOT!!!!

They rolled out of the Reading shops with a THINGAMAJIG!!!......and they were't built until 1945

Irrelevant!  I wouldn't know one from the other!

What I need to know is:  will it pull 100 cars around the 018 oval that came with my starter set?

Is there something going on outside the forum I should know about???

Agreed! I work with the public 12 hours a day. This is where I come to relax at the end of everyday. It's like my meditation time. Good people,good conversation. Simple old time charms in a world of social media and drama. And heck, I learn something new every day. Great place to kick up your feet and relax and enjoy this wonderful diverse hobby we enjoy and forget the whole world is losing their minds.

Well said, kooljock, well said. ( And everyone else)

Sanity? Hah!......maybe we're just a different kind of crazy. 

NYC Z-MAN posted:

Is there something going on outside the forum I should know about???

For your own sanity, ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

KOOLjock1 posted:

I live in a very politically loud state.  I work in the media.  I have to read several newspapers and scan the aggregators of news many times a day. 

I just want to pass along how thankful I am that this one place of sanity and apolitical dialogue exists.  When everything else is spinning out of control, there is this peaceful haven where the worst one might hear is that the frimframabot on the Reading T-1 is from 1943 instead of 1944. 

And I'm okay with that.

Jon

Totally agree!!

I think the responses prove that we should all endeavor to find out what we have in common and share with others rather than focusing on political differences. If I had to list 10 things that describe me, Republican or Democrat wouldn't make the list.

It's wonderful to have an opportunity to tell Rich and the moderators as often as we can what a wonderful forum and community this is.  So, OP, thanks for getting the ball rolling.  And the breadth of things to learn, read, and post about adds so much to the experience (e.x., modeling, tools, real trains, photos, etc.).

I work full time and do long distance eldercare seven days a week, and on top of that, I'm trying to get my doctorate in American History -- shall we say, rather late in life.  My thesis combines religion, law, the Constitution, rioting, and politics.  (Yeah, I know, all the stuff you shouldn't talk about at the dinner table or with company.)  So, I kinda have to read and process the daily news, and think about it "critically" as my supervisor would say.

When it's time to relax and "visit" with neat people, expand my horizons, learn new things, keep creativity alive, and most importantly, just have a good honest laugh, I know that I can count on this forum.  

(Sitting on the floor mindlessly watching a train run in circles works pretty well, too.)

Thanks to you all for creating and maintaining a consistently wonderful community.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

TRRR -You have certainly  contributed to the enjoyment especially  the diners. If you study US history, you know what goes on today isn't much different than the past.  Not that it makes it easier to take.