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

["Paul Jones" <zifnab_spam_@goconnect.net>]

One I forgot - When you find holes in the fence near the water pipeline at
Chullora whilst wondering the fence line...


"Paul Jones" <zifnab_spam_@goconnect.net> wrote in message
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> "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.
> Guilty
>
> > ...when you try to take a picture of 3801/3830 through a Tangara window.
> or when you take a picture of anything 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.
> The words "Cityrail" and "Efficient" should not ever be used in the same
> setence at the same time.
> >
> > ...when you write software to emulate station announcements
> Guilty
> >
> > ...when you are in the process of writing software to emulate the
Cityrail
> > plasma screen (actually I'll release an alpha version soon)
> Perhaps...
> >
> > ...when you look forward to drooling over double-page-spread colour pics
> in
> > Motive Power.
> Guilty
>
> When you travel from Riverstone to Newcastle and back just because you
can,
> having achieved nothing except the purchase of an egg and bacon burger
(not
> even a photo!)
>
> When you travel to Goulburn for the sole purpose of riding a train at <
115
> km/h (and only paying $5)
>
> When you sit at Ligthow for 1.5hrs in 35deg. heat, staring at an empty
> viaduct with camera at the ready
>
> When you spend 2 hrs wandering an empty carpark at Marrickville
>
> When waiting on platform 1 at Riverstone you can predict when the train
will
> arrive with an accuracy of +-2 seconds
>
> When you climb trees and road safety barriers to take pictures from the
top
> of a mountain
>
> When you drive so fast that your brakes start to smoke when driving down
> Mitchel's pass, only to beat the train to Emu Plains by 5 mins
>
> When you even contemplate taking a photo of a messy accident involving a
> Dubbo XPT.....
>
>
>
> --
> Paul Jones
> http://pj_rail.tripod.com
> (Updated 23 May)
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