Much like the time a friend and I checked out some hang gliders near Lorne
and lost the small amount of interest our seeing them glide over the Great
Ocean Road created when we checked them out at their launch point and were
totally ignored. Much like the favour lost by the NSWGR (currently Cityrail
but their behaviour makes me wonder if they still aren't in the formal and
stuffy era of their predecessor) when they pulled the STNs from the Web.
Much like why I am hesitant to go to a rail buff event for the first time
rather than just contribute to this group, potter around myself and buy rail
mags from Albert at the Railfan Shop (who deserves congrats for presenting
an interested excited human face for railways - much better than any direct
experiences with any railway service provider). Etc