@artyoung posted:I can pretty much count on the toes of my hands the times that someone has actually spelled it correctly on a form.
You're throwing stones way too early.
Personal names are not a gauge for misspelling.
The state of Louisiana spelling is correct one way. We are not doing phonetic spelling.
MTH is just plainly incorrect.
And then there was the shipment of Pennsyylvania passenger cars.
@artyoung posted:My wife has a similar problem: her name is LILY - as in the flower. Not Lilly or Lillian.
So she is not the woman in question here:
@juniata guy posted:Look at the bright side; 40 years from now, train collectors will consider this a rare and valuable collectible.
Curt
I am thinking at the rate our ranks are diminishing that it will be Train Collectors themselves which will be the rare and valuable collectible in 40 years.
Most of us got the train bug as kids when toy trains were the nation wide hot thing. Kids today seem to be entering early obesity being engrossed in disposable thumb exercise devices. How collectible could 40. 50 or 60 year old unsupported obsolete antique devices be in 2062? Will they even be aware that toy trains existed at one time?
A recent article offering advice on what kind of collectible to avoid because of waning interest lumped Beanie Babies, Precious Moments with toy trains. Connect that with the diminishing value of trains due in part to inventory glut and a dying customer base.
We have four kids, nine grand kids and three greats. Not a single one has one ounce of train interest. Even the host of our grade school neighbor kids fail to show any interest in trains.
It seems that just maybe most TCA folks like me have a AARP card and a cardiac doc on speed dial.
@John H posted:Every device ( iPad, iPhone, and PC) I use to post on this forum highlights or corrects misspelled words. Is that not the case with Android phones or tablets?
I don't know. Sometimes mine seems to think it knows the word that should come next, other times it leaves you hanging! :-)
