Engineerkenny
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I said so -i like trains whats wrong with that one other girl was like nothing i think it does not matter
Has anyone said this to you if you post a picture of a train on facebook?
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I said so -i like trains whats wrong with that one other girl was like nothing i think it does not matter
(V) (My only action when people judge me for liking trains)DustinJRaiken
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Then there are people who think you're referencing asdfmovie when you say that you like trains.
Is that supposed to be Zoidberg?
Time to start posting pictures of your favorite assault weapon
Wessex_Electric_Nutter
Active member
Exactly, I don't keep it a secret that I absolutely love my trains and computers, some people also take an interest, some of them are also friends that specifically don't like them either. My girlfriend is an avid Manchester United supporter (URK!) and I absolutely hate football, but still, whatever floats her boat is what matters to her, whatever floats my boat (trains) is what matters to me.
Funny thing is, we aren't really that bothered, shes sometimes like "You and your blimmin trains" and I am like "urk, football...!" Works both ways.
"That photo looks like it was taken in the 70's!"
I had to look it up, but it was 2001 at the Illinois Railway Museum;
I was 48 at the time, but I enjoyed Thomas just as much as the kids and grandkids did.
FYI, for kids who are wondering about the checkpoints - anyone who thinks other people's interests make them uncool are not cool, they're merely posers trying to be cool. The essence of coolness is when you don't give a rat's ass about what's considered cool, if you even think you ARE cool then you're not. When I was a teenager I once asked my Dad when does a boy become a man? His answer, when you no longer feel the need to prove you're a man. There are quite a few boys in their 30s and 40s by that definition.
"Time to start posting pictures of your favorite assault weapon"
My favorite assault weapon is my oldest son! :wave:
I had to look it up, but it was 2001 at the Illinois Railway Museum;
I was 48 at the time, but I enjoyed Thomas just as much as the kids and grandkids did.
FYI, for kids who are wondering about the checkpoints - anyone who thinks other people's interests make them uncool are not cool, they're merely posers trying to be cool. The essence of coolness is when you don't give a rat's ass about what's considered cool, if you even think you ARE cool then you're not. When I was a teenager I once asked my Dad when does a boy become a man? His answer, when you no longer feel the need to prove you're a man. There are quite a few boys in their 30s and 40s by that definition."Time to start posting pictures of your favorite assault weapon"
My favorite assault weapon is my oldest son! :wave:
DustinJRaiken
Fictional Specialist
2001? Jeez, that photo looks like it was taken with 16mm film!
Don't recall off the top of my head, I had a cheap 35mm at the time, might have been using ASA100. It was scanned on a Mustek from a print, so the quality sucks in general. I got a Sony CD350 digital camera a year or two later, problem with that today is it's hard to find those mini CD-RW disks anymore. Another pic, same day different camera;
Me and Mike, he was about 12 at the time. Pic using the Sony digital in 2007;
Inside the cab of the 2713 Pacific in Stevens Point, WI.
You want oldy but moldy, how about a 1981 shot from a Kodak 110 Instamatic?
Me and Mike, he was about 12 at the time. Pic using the Sony digital in 2007;
Inside the cab of the 2713 Pacific in Stevens Point, WI.
You want oldy but moldy, how about a 1981 shot from a Kodak 110 Instamatic?
"That photo looks like it was taken in the 70's!"
I had to look it up, but it was 2001 at the Illinois Railway Museum;
I was 48 at the time, but I enjoyed Thomas just as much as the kids and grandkids did.
"Time to start posting pictures of your favorite assault weapon"
My favorite assault weapon is my oldest son! :wave:
Thank you for your service and his
Facebook and the Internet are like the CB craze of the 70's......
People thought they could hide behind a Microphone and talk XXXX about anything and get away with it..
The only difference now a days is they hide behind a keyboard.
Ignore them, it makes them mad and you can have fun watching them spin their wheels trying to provoke you.
People thought they could hide behind a Microphone and talk XXXX about anything and get away with it..
The only difference now a days is they hide behind a keyboard.
Ignore them, it makes them mad and you can have fun watching them spin their wheels trying to provoke you.
Actually it is forums like this, where people don't have to post their real names and can list their location as "
earth", where they can hide behind a keyboard much easier. On Facebook, generally your name is out there, as well as you photo and location.
jadebullet
might be back?
Posting train pictures on Facebook, particularly non 1950s and previous equipment, is like wearing a train t-shirt. Unless you work for said railroad, just say no.
Now, I look at OP's post and I have this to say. Learn proper use of capitalization and punctuation. Your grammar is bad, and you should feel bad.
Now, I look at OP's post and I have this to say. Learn proper use of capitalization and punctuation. Your grammar is bad, and you should feel bad.
deadpoolmx55
LETS GO PENS!
haha, Jade I would say is trying to rustle your jimmies, Just like those kids did when you posted pictures! All you have to do is shrug it off and not give a crap.
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Facebook is actually better than most forums, rather than putting weenies on your ignore list you can remove them from your friends list and block them so they can no longer even see your page. And then be more selective about who you add to your friends list in the first place, why would you even have a friend who dislikes trains?!
I have a slew of goofy-ish nerdy albums on my Facebook.
2 albums of Trainz pics - one for my Murchison stuff, the other for my ridiculously-huge-will-never-be-finished Grand Canyon RR Project.
Not to mention a Farming Simulator 2011 album, an album for an FB app > DreamHouse Designer, another for my RPG - SkyRim, One for my MMO - RIFT, a Historical Barbie Collection that was on display at my local library, my RC UNIMOG Truck project and My Music Babes .....
I'm 50 years old, Love the singer Kylie Minogue and Girls Aloud (ahhh who wouldn't OY!) still Mtn Bike, skateboard (downhill), Sail, play Paintball, and have so many artsy fartsy craftsy hobbies I should own my own Hobby & Crafts store.
I post pics of my eclectic interests regularly and either get inundated with "likes" or fling finely crafted witticisms at the naysayers, which lucky for me, are few.
So, Kenny > You're nothing but Cool Beans Walking to me
Rico
2 albums of Trainz pics - one for my Murchison stuff, the other for my ridiculously-huge-will-never-be-finished Grand Canyon RR Project.
Not to mention a Farming Simulator 2011 album, an album for an FB app > DreamHouse Designer, another for my RPG - SkyRim, One for my MMO - RIFT, a Historical Barbie Collection that was on display at my local library, my RC UNIMOG Truck project and My Music Babes .....
I'm 50 years old, Love the singer Kylie Minogue and Girls Aloud (ahhh who wouldn't OY!) still Mtn Bike, skateboard (downhill), Sail, play Paintball, and have so many artsy fartsy craftsy hobbies I should own my own Hobby & Crafts store.
I post pics of my eclectic interests regularly and either get inundated with "likes" or fling finely crafted witticisms at the naysayers, which lucky for me, are few.
So, Kenny > You're nothing but Cool Beans Walking to me
Rico
This thread got me to thinking, who are my "friends"? I don't normally accept friend requests just because somebody asked or is a friend of a friend or whatever, I suppose it might have been different if the internet had existed when I was a kid. 73 names on my friends list -
19 people I know from trainsim forums, only 2 that I've actually met in person.
3 schoolteachers from Duke Ellington Elementary that I worked with as a teachers aide 10 years ago.
4 former students from Duke Ellington who are now grown up.
3 former Navy buddies I haven't seen in 35 years.
5 childhood friends I haven't seen in over 40 years, down to 4 now since one died last week.
All the rest are relatives scattered all over the country.
19 people I know from trainsim forums, only 2 that I've actually met in person.
3 schoolteachers from Duke Ellington Elementary that I worked with as a teachers aide 10 years ago.
4 former students from Duke Ellington who are now grown up.
3 former Navy buddies I haven't seen in 35 years.
5 childhood friends I haven't seen in over 40 years, down to 4 now since one died last week.
All the rest are relatives scattered all over the country.
I think I have even less, and I pick the people I hang out with carefully. I also am careful what I post on there, and keep in mind that the watchful eye of the internet is always there. I can say that it is a great way to share interests with like-minded people, and a way to discuss current events and such with them while knowing that you'r not going to have a thread locked on a forum.
Anyway, my group consists of about:
10 people I know from PianoWorld forums. We've all met in person at piano parties, or have talked on the phone. A couple of them live nearby and we visit with each other quite often.
25 or 30 storm chasers (some are railfans too!) from Silver Lining Tours, including the owners of the company.
4 concert pianists with whom I've conversed with on and offline, and have even gone to their recitals. A couple of these people came in via Pianoworld too.
3 coworkers - two I keep in contact with on and offline, going out to dinner and lunch with, and the other is someone I worked with 25 years ago.
1 childhood friend - we have been best friends since kindergarten.
6 other rail enthusiasts - 2 I know locally, and the others and I became friends as we discussed trains with other mutual friends
A few family members consisting of my two sisters and three of my cousins.
What's interesting is we all discuss the same kinds of things seen here. The train pictures are taken by people from all over the world and the pictures are really worth seeing. The storm guys are both enthusiasts as well as professionals such as Tim Marshall, Mike Umscheid, Mike Hollingshead, and many others. Tim Marshall does the investigations on storm damage and has been on documentaries on Nova and National Geographic. Mike runs www.severestudios.com. Roger and his wife Caryn Hill are owners in Silver Lining Tours a long with Dave Gold. Roger and Caryn have been on National Geographic, Discovery, Travel Channel, CBS, Nova, and MSNBC. They're currently being featured in a photo magazine, and recently gave a studio-type interview in Hollywood. These are cool people to hang out with and discuss the things we like.
I've noticed that in general the majority of people on facebook, and other social networking sites like it, are very childish. The majority of the people act like they're back in junior high again and have to have their egos "fluffed up" with their "friends" and 'likes". I've "unfriended" a couple of people, and had one unfriend me. No loss, who cares. I'm not going to sit in a corner and get in a hissy fit over it.
John