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>> I once had a $150.00
>> stethoscope
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>Ouch! You wouldn't think one of those would cost so much unless it were
>platinum or something... they must really gouge for medical stuff, hmm?
Of course. Ten bucks for an aspirin when you're in the hospital, etc.
Actually, it's a Littmann Cardiology, the kind of stethoscope a doctor uses, and worth every penny, IMHO. After nearly 24 years of fire or EMS-related sirens, loud radios, gas-powered extrication equipment and helicopters, and also compounded by standing too close to the tracks for that "just perfect" angle for a train picture, I can't even begin to hear with the CHEAP ones anymore!
8^)Now, can any of you guys come up with a good excuse for spending what I want to spend for a Fairbanks-Morse H24-66 Train Master from Atlas (the Atlas Master Series Gold with sound decoder). My wife, even after 12 years of marriage and several of dating prior STILL doesn't understand why I want to spend "soooooo much" on "toys"...
}8^|
Barry
Try Harley-Davidson Catalogs
-Hudson
Whyncha asker why SHE is willing to spend Sooooooo much money on a tiny, worthless piece of transparent ancient coal. You can't do NUTTIN widat.
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In the Rough, GA.
Tell her its much much cheaper than therapy and counselling, which you would need if you didn't have a good stress relieving hobby.
John H.
Here's what I do. I tell mine I need a creative outlet - sex or trains, you choose. Trains always wins!
MrZ
Therapy and sex or new model train? Hmmm... might just work!
Barry
No wonder my layout has gone nowhere in the last 20 yrs!
I actually own a baseball cap (purchased from a book sellers catalogue) with the logo "Trains Before Sex." I'm afraid to wear it out in public.
It's one thing BEING a train nut (and, hence, being perceived as something of a weirdo by non-railfans) and quite another to have everyone know about it.
RWBooneSR
You don't say! That's what the tattoo on my arm says! ! ! !
Small world, what?
Barry, just point out to her how much she spends on her "hobbies" like hair care and cosmetics. So the engine is like her hair care and cosmetics, and it lasts a lot longer.
Wait a minute, Barry. You don't think she expects you to spend it on her instead, do you? How could there be any fun in that?
Bob McConnell N2SPP
I ordered the critter,and when it came in, she STILL couldn't figure out why I would spend that kind of dinero on a "toy". That is until I fired it up and the thing started making noise. I think she may very well FINALLY understand the facination!
Barry
8^)
If anyone asks, just tell them "Trains before sex" in the same manner a weightlifter trains before lifting.
Jay former model railroader
"Just whistle.", eh?
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