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This topic comes up a few times a year. Over the years there have been many great forum members that have just seemed to disappear. It's just a fact of forum life I guess.
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I noticed that too. Also, I haven't seen AlanH around?
-Nicholas Anthony D'Alessandro |
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And where has Hank53 been?
Ride the Scenic Jumijo RR |
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I miss Nicky Big Boy, myself. He was a laff riot, back in the day.
Arthur P. Bloom TCA 86-23906 "I love the smell of smoke pellets in the morning!" |
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As for what happens to other forum participants:
They come and go for a variety of reasons, here as on any other public forum. We gain between 100 and 200 new members each month, on average. We now have 8,709 registered. Some just choose to lurk (which is fine, even though you don't have to be registered to do that); others read for a while then participate more actively (always a pretty good idea); and some elect to participate actively from the get-go (sometimes okay and sometimes not the wisest thing to do). Allan Miller, Editor-In-Chief O Gauge Railroading magazine |
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Ouch. -------------------------- I'm a man! I'm forty! |
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I miss Super O Bobs Photos....
Mark |
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What about Lisa Maria and Les Line
Bill Factory Trained Lionel Service Tech. He tried to cross as a fast train neared, death didn't draft him He volunteered. Burma Shave U.S Army Retired |
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Anyone been around long enough to remember "das Teufel"? He was scratch building some really nice Milwaukee Road inspired electrics.
Fred -- Running the CC1 Berk with the Legends of Lionel Madisons -- |
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Don't forget Laz, who was toying with the idea of setting up a layout in a portable storage pod. I suspect the old lady locked him inside with his trains and called for a pickup.
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Artisan burned brightly then flamed out.
Lehigh Valley Chris was a earlier version if Nicky.. He discovered girls and vanished Les Line vanished about the same time K-Line did NY was fun to have around when Legacy appeared, but he is off on another project Lisa still pops into here from time to time Gil Finn, well he looked at death and fought it to the end |
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Man you guys come up with the lamest insults. I have a girlfriend FYI. Her name is Jessica. She's smokin' hot in a conductor's hat if I might add.........  -Nicholas Anthony D'Alessandro |
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Lisa is now two rail so you will find her over there most of the time.
Super-O-Bob works for GM, so maybe . . . . I wish him luck. ..... Dennis Motor City O-Gauge Railroaders I'm retired. Now I work at being a pain in the butt. |
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8,709. That's a very deceiving number, if it includes the 8,000 who have ridden off into the sunset. |
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How about Hans Zimmer and his other split personalities
 Kevin |
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...and then there was Big Mike. He seemed like a true train zealot but then vanished.
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I know. Can you mention to her that she accidentally took my hat home the last time she was over at my place? Thanks.  Are these insults better? |
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Down Nicky, I wasn't insulting you. I just said what happened, Chris was a lot like you (Young and enthusuastic)and had a nice ride he was building even after his Grandpa, who he was working with on it, died. But he left when he decided girls were more fun.
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Now THAT'S a good one bazonkers!
-Nicholas Anthony D'Alessandro |
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He'll be back later in life when he finally realizes that although girls might be more fun, trains are much cheaper.  |
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NickyBigBoy...how hot can she be....you're on this forum 24-7!
Not that there's anything wrong with that...Rick |
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And when our trains act up...you can send them back for repairs! |
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Rix, who says we ain't hanging out while I got a laptop next to me?
 No seriously though, I would have a job and all that but most of the day I'm home tending to my parents (health matters). It tends to get a bit boring, so the forum cures that. -Nicholas Anthony D'Alessandro |
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There was a young man who lived in Hawaii who would post. I haven't seen his post's lately. Maybe school has something to do with it. I wanted to visit him when I went to Hawaii last September.
Smart kid....he's one who does his homework every day. Tex |
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Nicky...good point, the forum is a cure all!
Rick |
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I miss, have looked for, and have wondered about bfishma (sp?). Remember?
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Anyone hear from Yojimbo lately?
Jim "Corripe Cervisiam" A proud member of the former TMCC Demo Group Ironville, Sporting Valley and Southern RR |
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I do too; I hope you don't see my constant posting that way. Like I said, it's mostly a cure for constant boredom. In addition to having to take care of my parents, the fact that I live in a little old retirement town also adds to the boredom -- there's just nothing to do. The event of the week is either going to a theater or going bowling on Fridays, that's about it. A funny thing about my grades: My weighted GPA right now is a 4.449. Now my grades are even related to trains! -Nicholas Anthony D'Alessandro |
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This of course is off topic but what ever happened to the old 4.0 is an A scale? Why the need for 4.449? I don't even know if that is good. Is that on a scale of 10? |
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The weighted GPA takes into account the dual credit and AP classes, so that's why it goes over a 4.0. My UNweighted GPA is a 3.92
When he was in high school, my brother actually managed to hit a 5.0 with his advanced classes  -Nicholas Anthony D'Alessandro |
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I think fish is just going through some lifestyle changes. 
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Nicky:
The first comment had nothing to do with you. It is refreshing to see a young man who has such a passion for trains. Please don't loose your enthusiasm. |
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I kinda miss the old boy myself. |
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Yeah Rixster........... you know he hasn't figured out what to do with it yet since he's spending all of his time here. |
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My laptop gets used the most for three things:
1. Typed homework 2. School papers 3. OGR FORUM -Nicholas Anthony D'Alessandro |
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Frank53 has been pretty scarce and I miss the "Yankees Win" thread started last night. Did some one get their panties in a bunch over that? A lot of folks take the train to the stadium so I'd think it would be considered train related.
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Jack, I believe he is taking another year hiatus from the forum CSX Al Gotta' run - got a layout to build You can checkout photos, track plan of the layout and model photos & other projects at: http://home.earthlink.net/~csxal/ or hobby products at: http://www.studiozphoto.com/Millhouse.html |
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Sooner or later, everybody pokes their head in the door and says hi.
Chuck TCA, MTHRRC, Atlas Golden Spike Club (Charter Member), Weaver Collectors Station |
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He mostly posts over on the Scenery section of the forum now, although I haven't seen anything within the last month or so. Andy TCA, LRRC, LCCA, Atlas Golden Spike, MTHRRC - "Diesels represent the job, steam represents the adventure!" |
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I really miss quality post by "Woodmort" and "Jim Katz".
Brad |
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Was Hans Zimmer the guy that started out as Daniel, that had the one eyed cat? He kept getting kicked off, then would reappear under a new name.
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Jojimbo was the first MIA name thatcame up for me- I sure miss the confessional series How about steven - nevets? ------------------------------------------------------ Home of Freeport, Union, Green Lake, and Yomama RR |
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How about the following former posters PRSLOU, Mattrain, Bearlead?
R. E. Ottosen |
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I would like to see more posts from Super O Bob. Maybe he is taking a break to add some scenery to his layout.
His video reviews of the Post War Celebration Series sets were great. |
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I can't speak about the first two, but Bearlead just recently put a post in my thread with the photo comparison of the improved RCS turntable bridge. RCS turntable bridge comparison. I have enjoyed reading his eloquent posts. Andy [edited to add link to the other thread.] |
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PSSLOU has grown up and has recently done some excellent photography for OGR magazine.
Brad |
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All the time - he's trying to convince me to do a 4 hour Halo ODST mission.
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PRSLou has grown through high school and now college. He is a contract photographer for us here at OGR and a darned good one at that.
Bearelad, or just "Bear" is retired out in Colorado dabling in real estate and being kept pretty busy. I see him at York, but not on this last trip. Mattrain I have not kept up with for sometime now. Norm, what is a "4 hour Halo ODST" mission? Jim Barrett |
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How about that hot-tub-loving redrockbill?
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