The best part of winter

my trains get to come out of the basement

Hmm... I might have to go set up my train set tomorrow. I have some big LGB's. Definitely a hobby I'm glad I didn't stick with, those things can get expensive.

OOOHH!! Lionel! Want!!

I'm an American Flyer S gauge owner myself. 2 tracks > 3 tracks

In Scranton we keep ours outside all year round

Choo Choo!

I was just gonna say- Ooooh Lionel- and someone beat me to it. I have a pile of that stuff in a closet as part of an inheritance.... I don't know that I'll ever use it, but it has immense sentimental value.

No, the best part about winter is that one day it'll be over. I've already had all the winter I can stand - it got down to the lower 40's one night.

The trains you can pull out and play with any time. What we used to like to do was get everybody's straight sections and line them up on the sidewalk and see how fast we could make them go and how far they'd skid when they ran off the edge. Great summertime fun.

Mikey52_1 wrote: OOOHH!! Lionel! Want!!

Ugh! Unsightly third rail...

OOOH, F7 unit! Nice.

Have you ever tried to wire a reversing loop on a 2 railer? For toys, 3 rail IS better.

The best part of winter is seeing it leave...

Yeah...functionally, third rail rocks.

I played with a lionel from about the age of 5 on up.

off topic: My daughters (7 and 10) and I played slot cars all weekend.

Clem

the best part of winter is putting these on your car, and playing on the nearest lake with 12 inches of ice!!

But since we're talking the best of both worlds (winter, AND trains)..

I was waiting for a snow tank photo

chknhwk wrote: The best part of winter is seeing it leave...

Plus elevent billion.

I do not like cold, I would not like it in a house. I would not, could not like it with a mouse. I do not like it her nor there, I do not like it any where (unless its back in the Sahara desert)

SgtRauksauff wrote: But since we're talking the best of both worlds (winter, AND trains)..

Now that is a snowblower

Wally,

Nice New York Central pieces. I have a bunch of NYC memorabilia - my dad put in 30 years with them.

mad_machine wrote:

SgtRauksauff wrote: But since we're talking the best of both worlds (winter, AND trains)..

Now that is a snowblower

If you like trains, reading, and history, then check this book out about one of the worst avalanche incidents in history:

http://www.amazon.com/White-Cascade-Northern-Deadliest-Avalanche/dp/0805077057

SgtRauksauff wrote: the best part of winter is putting these on your car, and playing on the nearest lake with 12 inches of ice!! But since we're talking the best of both worlds (winter, AND trains)..

Where in WI are ya? I kinda wanna do some ice racing this year... makes perfect sense to take the good car out on its winter meats for ONE day.

Imagine the zombies you destroy with that....

Best part of winter is that it's completely and totally acceptable, hell, expected even, to drift everywhere.

ReverendDexter wrote: Best part of winter is that it's completely and totally acceptable, hell, expected even, to drift *everywhere*.

just yesterday, i drifted my Camaro into a parking spot at the bowling alley..

wow.. reading it after i typed it out, that sentence kind of makes me seem like kinda like white trash..