Ross Miller Wrote:
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> Yikes. Asking a question = a mandate? Interesting.
> If you reread my post it says nothing of the sort.
> I didn't make a mandate or order it be completed
> by any RR or remotely such. It is simply curious
> to me and it sounds like it is to others here as
> well. I suppose your reaction to my asking said
> question might be why a lot of people rarely post
> here, have gone somewhere else or simply lurk in
> the shadows for fear of being misunderstood by
> asking questions or chastised for opening their
> mouth.
>
> I'm not dreaming nor trying to spend someone
> else's money. All I did was ask a question to see
> what type of input I could gather from all of the
> folks here. Last I checked, the NGDF is a
> discussion forum, yes? I stated very clearly that
> I wasn't trying to pot stir and am not sure how
> that becomes a mandate. Interesting stuff.
Your line, "Has either the C&TS or D&SNGRR contacted Flint to ask into how to acquire 464? If not, why not?" does have an accusatory tone to me.
One of my pet peeves are these threads that pop up every few months with the theme of "why don't '
they' do this, or why don't '
they' restore that." My general question in response is why don't
you do this or why don't
you restore that. I have yet to see a thread start with, "Hey,
I have $10,000 (or $1,000,000) that's burning a hole in my pocket, how do
I donate it where it will do the most good?", they always start with a variation on "here's my suggestion for how to spend someone else's money", followed by upset when that suggestion isn't acted on by that someone else.
Several good responses have been posted as to why such a thing probably would never happen. If you want something to happen, harping on it on the net isn't going to get you anywhere. Come up with a business plan that provides a guaranteed payoff for all parties, meet with them, and convince them that it is in their best interest to proceed. That's what will justify five figure charters or moving bills, or seven figure restorations or sales.
