Second anniversary and I'm still glad I'm here! (Was one year anniversary)

Ouch ...... I feel your pain. 

Maybe time for that stair lift . 

So sorry to hear about your accident. I wish you a speedy recovery from your fall!

What about having a virtual train running session on a video game? My dad bought me a computer version of virtual trains which I thought was pretty cool back then. I can only imagine they are even better now with more choices and realism.

I can relate! Fell down backwards onto my front porch deck going out front entrance about 3 months ago. Did not hit my head, but fractured my left wrist and bruised my body all over. Wrist is about 80% healed, but still numbness in several fingers! Able to climb stairs to trainroom and come down SLOWLY and CAREFULLY! My wife just had a successful liver transplant and will be home Sunday!

Ski,

I'm glad you joined.  You have brought a lot to the Forum.  I'm sorry you fell and now can't get to Warrenville for a while!  I hope you heal quickly!  Besides my knee replacement last November, I have fallen and broken bones as well!  Ouch!!

We are very glad to have you as a member! There are some great folks here with lots of talent and knowledge!

Thanks for all of the kind comments gang.

I should be able to do stairs by next week. I really liked the recent OGR article about favorite modern era passenger "sets". I have a few of my own that I'm looking forward to taking pics of and emailing to OGR .

vita sine OGRforumis mors est

@Lionelski posted:

I've been on online newsgroups and forums since the old AOL days.  Joined the OGR Forum one year ago today and am really glad I did, the talent here is amazing.

I love the way people share pics, videos and ideas. Have a problem or question? Post and answers you will receive. The mods do a great job keeping drama down and us on topic.

Talking with friends and enjoying the OGR forum will be my only connection to toy trains for a while. I tripped over the dog, fell down and went boom. Fractured, broke and dislocated a couple ribs. No stairs down to Warrenville for me.

Two years here already!

I feel like I now know a lot of you guys personally and love hearing about your finds, layouts and, especially, projects.

The forum helps keep me enthusiastic about toy trains even when I have not had the opportunity to go downstairs and play, or to shows for the search. Very much like the monthly luncheons I have with 10-13 toy train collecting/operating friends - Thank you all!

I’m glad you are still here.  Yes time flys!!

Ouch John. Hope you make a speedy recovery. The trains will still be there.

Glad you joined. We all love your whimsical approach to this hobby.

Bob

Thanks Mark, time sure does fly.

Thanks to you too Bob, the rib injury was noted in was last year's post, finally got better around October, the I got Covid (mild case) in November - the dog in question (15 + years old) passed that November too.

2021 is shaping up to be a much better year!  Mrs. 'Ski and I are healthy, train and car shows are back, vacation's too.

Restaurants (yum!) and family gatherings. Grand kids went back to school full time (Catholic schools). Layout visits with friends once again. Nice to see what everyone accomplished during the lockdown

Dang John,…take it easy young fella,…hope you get to feeling better soon and can get down to the train room!!…I’m beginning to really believe Arnold’s quote every time I step in the train room, “ In my little world, I leave this troubled world behind” …..it really works!…get better buddy!!..

Pat

John,

Happy Anniversary.

Hope you get better and back to Warrenville soon.  It looks like a fun place to be!

Maybe you can have "Christmas in July" and bring up one of those nice prewar train sets?

I currently have all of my trains in storage, so I really enjoy the pics and videos that others have posted or linked, especially when I can see or run my own trains.

Jim

@Lionelski, I really enjoy seeing Warrenville, I am glad you are here.

I hope you @Tinplate Art, and @Mark Boyce all feel better soon.   I think you guys need to forego the stairs and install a helix!

@jhz563 posted:

@Lionelski, I really enjoy seeing Warrenville, I am glad you are here.

I hope you @Tinplate Art, and @Mark Boyce all feel better soon.   I think you guys need to forego the stairs and install a helix!

LOL  Great idea!  I actually tried to figure out how to fit in a helix for trains at one time, I think I would need more room than for O gauge trains!  Maybe I could install it outside and have a door on each level for getting back in! 

Those stair chair lifts have been reasonably priced before the pandemic inflation.

Art, I haven’t figured out how they would install one in a split entry house.  We will move to a ranch before altering anything here.      This house wasn’t our choice anyway.

My best train buddy has come close to installing a helix to his around the room attic layout - he installed a spiral staircase that comes up in the middle of it

‘Ski…Good to have you here!

Long way from AOL, yes?

I always enjoy reading your posts. Hope you heal up fast.

Ski: God Speed and get well FAST. Trains withdrawal can be worse that the injury you severed no trains that about of time can be very hard to deal with. I know I had to go with out them for a couple of years and I thought my wife was going to have me committed.

@Lionelski posted:

Thanks Mark, time sure does fly.

Thanks to you too Bob, the rib injury was noted in was last year's post, finally got better around October, the I got Covid (mild case) in November - the dog in question (15 + years old) passed that November too.

2021 is shaping up to be a much better year! Mrs. 'Ski and I are healthy, train and car shows are back, vacation's too.

Restaurants (yum!) and family gatherings. Grand kids went back to school full time (Catholic schools). Layout visits with friends once again. Nice to see what everyone accomplished during the lockdown

Just went back a saw the date......

I was a bit confused when you posted what you just bought at a train show yesterday too. It all makes sense now.

I think we will all agree that 2020 was a stinker. As the old song says..."Happy Days are Here Again"

Bob

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!  I'm glad you decided to join the forum as I enjoy your posts- congrats on 2 years!

About 10 years ago I was in the hospital for some unexpected surgery and on my first walk around the hospital floor the day after surgery I came across a sitting room for patients which happened to have a computer. I navigated to the forum for some much needed distraction and ended up making a post.  In addition to the many nice responses, two forumites actually tracked down my room number and were kind enough to call!  My point is that there are great folks on this forum and it's value goes far beyond trains.

-Greg

@rthomps posted:

‘Ski…Good to have you here!

Long way from AOL, yes?

Oh yes, and worse with dial up.

BURR-EPP-BOOO-BAHHH, than you connect for 30 seconds and be cut off .

Happy Anniversary Lionelski John, thank you for sharing about your recent incident, and as you see, your friends here on the OGR Forum are wishing you a speedy recovery. Your layout is Amazing, fun to view. You have friends all over the country that I’m sure are also praying for you as well.  We here in Tennessee will be looking forward to your getting well. Happy Railroading Everyone

Thanks LeapinLarry

As I noted, Mrs. 'Ski and I are healthy now. That being said, I guess we could all use some prayers!

Get vaccinated if you have not done so. Participation in train show events will be much safer especially for us codgers! :-)

I agree Tinplate Art

I have natural antibodies AND am fully vaccinated

Gotta be healthy if we are to share our enjoyment of this hobby face to face!

Ski, we all can use prayers every day!

This is a great forum, you would be really surprised how many manufacturers look at this forum, trust me the complaints and the triumphs dont go unnoticed . Hope you heal up real soon.

Three years and still lovin' it here.

Thanks guys!