09-23-2010, 09:27 PM
Whew! For a second there I thought you were about to break a big news story about how you spotted Planet X that's supposed to reappear in 2012 and smash into the Earth!! 
I must have a few dozen of these stories, but I have to admit I'm in a prejudiced position. Once folks know I'm into trains I meet all sorts of people. Word spreads through the congregation and all the connections come out of the woodwork. Usually if there's a train event coming up featured in the paper I'll find 2 or more copies of the article on my desk.
Just today our retired men's group watched my copy of the Gorre & Daphetid video. I brought along a couple MDC cars I had assembled along with 'the book' to flip through. I had mentioned John Allen in a sermon - featured him, actually - as an illustration, so some of the guys wanted to learn a bit more. Not quite the same, but worlds colliding for sure. Nice to get to share the hobby with folks who may not know scale from gauge.
Galen
I must have a few dozen of these stories, but I have to admit I'm in a prejudiced position. Once folks know I'm into trains I meet all sorts of people. Word spreads through the congregation and all the connections come out of the woodwork. Usually if there's a train event coming up featured in the paper I'll find 2 or more copies of the article on my desk.
Just today our retired men's group watched my copy of the Gorre & Daphetid video. I brought along a couple MDC cars I had assembled along with 'the book' to flip through. I had mentioned John Allen in a sermon - featured him, actually - as an illustration, so some of the guys wanted to learn a bit more. Not quite the same, but worlds colliding for sure. Nice to get to share the hobby with folks who may not know scale from gauge.
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!