Re: [OT] You know you're a hardcore railfan when...

["Al" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

"Jonathan Boles" <jaboles@crossswinds.net> wrote in message
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> Here's a few to get you started:
>
> ...when you think about putting multi chime air horns on top of your car.
>
> ...when you try to take a picture of 3801/3830 through a Tangara window.
>
> ...when you'd prefer to learn drive a train before you learn to drive a car.
>
> ...when you learn to distinguish Sydney sparks by sound.
>
> ...when you discuss ways to make the cityrail system more efficient.
>
> ...when you write software to emulate station announcements
>
> ...when you are in the process of writing software to emulate the Cityrail
> plasma screen (actually I'll release an alpha version soon)
>
> ...when you look forward to drooling over double-page-spread colour pics in
> Motive Power.
>
> That's all i have time for now, add your own!

..when you'd rather chase trains by other modes of transport than actually
catch them.

..when you convince your g/f to go by train for 17 hours, rather than by car
in 12 or plane in 5.

..when the most exciting thing to happen to you in a day is to catch a train
less than 10 years old.

..when you post messages to newsgroups such as this.. :-)))

Al