Dear Dan:
The best way to handle this is to tell the offender you want to show him
something special. Act excited like he would like to see it, even make
something up. Take him outside and show him the highway.
Roger Kujawa
Morton, IL.
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>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 17:27:14 EST
> From: drale99@aol.com
> Subject: Dealing with the ultimate frustration
>
> Is there anyone on The List who would like to try his hand at writing a
book
> of etiquette? I'm talking about a primer for uninitiated visitors to
models
> railroad operations.
>
> Have you ever suffered frustration with a visitor who couldn't stop
jabbering
> about your glitches? I just went through an afternoon of jibes from a
guest
> who couldn't let a single flaw in the operation go by with out a big
> mouth-full of snide comments.
>
> My railroad isn't worhty of publication, but it is well above average as
> basement layouts go. It is a fairly large point-to-point pike with good
> trackwork, and it operates better than many I've seen. Nevertheless, it
is not
> trouble-free, and between the miscues that result from my own goof-ups,
and the
> inevitable glitches and gremlins, I usually don't run too many operations
without
> mishap. I've learned over the years to live with the realities of
basement RR
> operation, and developed patience and tolerance for the imperfections in
> basement railroading.
>
> I have not, however, developed the tolerance necessary to keep my calm
when a
> kibitzer is busy giving a running account of my blunders and mishaps.
Today
> I finally had to say to my friend: "Hey Buddy, you're about to get thrown
out
> of here." He may have thought I was joking, but I really wasn't.
>
> I'm curious as to who else might share these same frustrations, and any
ideas
> about how to deal with them.
>
> Dale Reeves
>
>
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