A story for Christmas and the restoration of ol' 322

[MyOhMy]

Chris I finally read this. Another awesome story. I don't know how you did it while trying to get ready to move, not just to another house, but to another continent!

I think the reminiscing is almost always better than the reactions. Hearing stories from our parents and grandparents is so special, even stories we've heard a million times.

This reminds me of something my Dad did for my Grandpa years ago.

Thanks Trippy. It seems there is always time in a busy schedule for things like this. For years it's been impossible to "Buy" my dad something for Christmas or his birthday. He has everything, his house if full of clutter and he doesn't need any trinkets or tools. So this made sense. The cool part is, he is still talking about it and he has spoken to his sister on the phone and they both have reminisced about playing with it as a child. So it was a two pronged present.

The train is now packaged up, each car in a ziplock bag, ready for the long trip to Italy.

Beautifully said, thank you for my First Smile Of The Day.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Chris I finally read this. Another awesome story. I don't know how you did it while trying to get ready to move, not just to another house, but to another continent!

I think the reminiscing is almost always better than the reactions. Hearing stories from our parents and grandparents is so special, even stories we've heard a million times.

This reminds me of something my Dad did for my Grandpa years ago.

Thanks Trippy. It seems there is always time in a busy schedule for things like this. For years it's been impossible to "Buy" my dad something for Christmas or his birthday. He has everything, his house if full of clutter and he doesn't need any trinkets or tools. So this made sense. The cool part is, he is still talking about it and he has spoken to his sister on the phone and they both have reminisced about playing with it as a child. So it was a two pronged present.

The train is now packaged up, each car in a ziplock bag, ready for the long trip to Italy.

Beautifully said, thank you for my First Smile Of The Day.




Thanks Christine

 

[jimmyjimmy19702010]

"Well I'm sorry Dad, but if you want to play with your train set, you're going to have to fly to Naples".

 

[trippy1313]

"Well I'm sorry Dad, but if you want to play with your train set, you're going to have to fly to Naples".

Hahaha, that's what I was thinking!

I thought you were giving them back to him as well. Lol

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

"Well I'm sorry Dad, but if you want to play with your train set, you're going to have to fly to Naples".

"Well I'm sorry Dad, but if you want to play with your train set, you're going to have to fly to Naples".

Hahaha, that's what I was thinking!

I thought you were giving them back to him as well. Lol

I offered it, but he said he gave it to me for a reason. Passing those family treasures along

 

[trippy1313]

Awesome. When you get settled in Naples, you should set up a Figure Eight and set a radio in each loop and send him a photo. Us too.

The smoker is so cool. I had no idea some train sets do that. I never had a train growing up

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Awesome. When you get settled in Naples, you should set up a Figure Eight and set a radio in each loop and send him a photo. Us too.

The smoker is so cool. I had no idea some train sets do that. I never had a train growing up

Will do, it's going to be a while before I will get a chance, but I plan to run the train next christmas for sure.

Yeah, they have some serious tech in them today, but even back in the 1940's the had working smoke stacks!

 

[floyd]

Back when that train was made they didn't yet have the knowledge of how to make crap so they basically made it as close to the real thing as they could because the only way they knew how to do it was to copy the real thing.

 

[MyOhMy]

Back when that train was made they didn't yet have the knowledge of how to make crap so they basically made it as close to the real thing as they could because the only way they knew how to do it was to copy the real thing.

Never a more true word was said, it seems to be a race to the bottom these days while maintaining the pretence of quality through gadgetry & 'gimmickery'.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Back when that train was made they didn't yet have the knowledge of how to make crap so they basically made it as close to the real thing as they could because the only way they knew how to do it was to copy the real thing.

Seriously Bro

Back when that train was made they didn't yet have the knowledge of how to make crap so they basically made it as close to the real thing as they could because the only way they knew how to do it was to copy the real thing.

Never a more true word was said, it seems to be a race to the bottom these days while maintaining the pretence of quality through gadgetry & 'gimmickery'.

Seriously Sis

 

[trippy1313]

Back when that train was made they didn't yet have the knowledge of how to make crap so they basically made it as close to the real thing as they could because the only way they knew how to do it was to copy the real thing.

Seriously Bro

Back when that train was made they didn't yet have the knowledge of how to make crap so they basically made it as close to the real thing as they could because the only way they knew how to do it was to copy the real thing.

Never a more true word was said, it seems to be a race to the bottom these days while maintaining the pretence of quality through gadgetry & 'gimmickery'.

Seriously Sis

Haha. Seriously Chris