April 28, 2017 11:07AM
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I have a photo of myself standing on front of former ET&WNC # 12 at Tweetsie RR, probably about at the age of 4. I need to scan that. My Mom wasn't big on taking photos of me with trains for some reason (which is especially ironic when you consider how much time I’ve spent over the years waiting for other mothers to finish their photos of their kids in front of trains I was trying to photograph, and it never ceases to irritate me how long it takes for them to clear the kids out or how oblivious they always are of the other photographers waiting for them to clear out).
I do, however, have this shot of me at the age of 12, standing in front of the “Tweetsie Diner” in Newland, NC. This was the remains of ET&WNC coach # 23 and had been closed for quite some time when this shot was taken. Sadly, it burned to the ground a few years later.
My wife and I were unable to have kids (it’s a long story and I will NOT get into any discussion on the subject, as every time I’ve ever mentioned it, someone thinks they have an idea that hadn’t crossed our minds, which is utterly impossible), so there won’t be any future train fans in our family. This is unless you possibly count my nephew’s little boy, who is a huge Thomas fan so far (but plenty of kids are and quit being so once they move on to something else).
Those of you who have kids you can share the hobby with (or even if they hate it), give thanks because in spite of what many people believe, having kids is not in the cards for an increasing amount of people in this country, something I wasn’t aware of until it happened to us…
-Lee
Flickr photo set of my On30 layout
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