Jerry474 Wrote:
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> Bob Richardson often told the story of people
> coming to the Colorado RR Museum and asking him
> "Why don't you_____?" You fill in the blank. Bob's
> response was "How much are you going to donate to
> the project? Most of the time they just left and
> headed for Caboose Hobby Shop to spent lots of $$$
> on their models. All of the groups doing
> historical restoration preservation are typically
> short of money and short of workers. I am 78
> years old, on a fixed retired budget, with some
> physical limitations so I do what I can and give
> what I can. But I have stopped being critical of
> the efforts of others.
Although a few years behind you, I too am in the same boat. The budget only allows for a few certain pleasures, but I appreciate what has been and is being currently done by others.