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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lawrence on January 08, 2011, 07:19:22 PM

Poll
Question: Are you brave enough!!
Option 1: Under 21 votes: 2
Option 2: 21 - 35 votes: 8
Option 3: 36 - 50 votes: 8
Option 4: 51 - 65 votes: 11
Option 5: 65+ votes: 6
Title: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: Lawrence on January 08, 2011, 07:19:22 PM
Chris' post "I'm only 31 so there is plenty of time" got me thinking.

What kind of age range meander through this wonderful little forum, be honest now  :evil:

I'll start it off, I am not 50 yet, but will be by the end of the year  :thumbsdown:

p.s.  next brilliant idea will be to have a forum members gallery, get those mugshots ready boys, and it will have to be of you, no substitutes  ;D
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: Claude Dreyfus on January 08, 2011, 07:26:24 PM
I'm 32, so comfortably within the second band... This year marks 25 years of me being into N Gauge; which means I was quite an early starter...
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: cloughie on January 08, 2011, 07:43:18 PM
a mate of mine once asked me what year was I born in, I said 1956, do you know what he said, he said is that b.c. ::) cheeky sod ;D
cloughie
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: jonclox on January 08, 2011, 08:13:45 PM
 :-[ :-[
BTW I`m nothing 'roughly'........I`m exactly ...... cough splutter  ........ty five.............  young
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: 1whitemoor on January 08, 2011, 08:38:19 PM
Acording to this i'm the only under 21...

:-\
oh well, not that much "under" i suppose
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: findus on January 08, 2011, 09:23:53 PM
Im 26 but feel about 12, guess that cant be a bad thing  :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: Chris on January 08, 2011, 09:38:42 PM
Quote from: 1whitemoor on January 08, 2011, 08:38:19 PM
Acording to this i'm the only under 21...

:-\
oh well, not that much "under" i suppose

I think Ollie is as well but I might be wrong.
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: poliss on January 09, 2011, 01:54:21 AM
I'm as old as my tongue, but not quite as old as my teeth.   :P ;D
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: tadpole on January 09, 2011, 09:30:09 AM
I appear to be the third, fourth or fifth oldest so far. ::)
Does that mean I can be grumpy, forgetful and just generally "senior"?
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: Tank on January 09, 2011, 10:28:45 AM
How rude and intrusive this poll is!   :o :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:

I'm 28, and my dad gave me my first N Gauge layout when I was 11 (I think).  I had a circle of used and battered track from Arnold, Peco, Farish....  The set of points I had derailed the rolling stock all the time - I can't even remember what make it was, but I think it was European.  I had a Lima diesel shunter which took about 6 laps of pushing it to get it warmed up, and even then I had to have it on full blast to stop it jerking!   ;D  The track was blu-tacked to my desk in my bedroom.....with a few bloodstains on it from pushing all the fishplates on by hand.   :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: Sailor Charon on January 09, 2011, 11:24:54 AM
Old enough to know better, but young enough to... gaaah. Not complete that sentence, it seems... (What's that they say about thinking ahead?)
My waist is smaller than my age. And that's all I'll say. :)
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: TWICK9 on January 09, 2011, 12:10:59 PM
 With a bit of luck I shall be 70 in March. Although my health means my N gauge modeling days are now are over and my layout Briford is being broken up. But I will still enjoy looking at your layouts. Brian.
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: Tank on January 09, 2011, 12:15:51 PM
Sorry to hear that Brian.  Your layout is amazing.  It's a shame you can't keep it, or at the very least sell it to someone.  It is a big beast though!
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: jonclox on January 09, 2011, 02:50:09 PM
Quote from: TWICK9 on January 09, 2011, 12:10:59 PM
With a bit of luck I shall be 70 in March. Although my health means my N gauge modeling days are now are over and my layout Briford is being broken up. But I will still enjoy looking at your layouts. Brian.
Congratulations Brian. You have a 5 year head start on me and although I do my best with  :NGAUGE: it can be a struggle at times and like you health problems dont help matters.
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: oscar on January 09, 2011, 04:22:31 PM
71 next week and laid up with a fractured pelvis after a slip on the ice! Won't be in the loft for 4 months.... :'(
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: jonclox on January 09, 2011, 04:29:46 PM
Bad luck oscar. I can imagine the pain and frustration you going through.
I wish you well and a speedy return to full health and mobility
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: oscar on January 09, 2011, 05:10:55 PM
Thanks! :)
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: porkie on January 09, 2011, 05:35:19 PM
im only 32... 
but when i sit down and watch my trains go by,
it takes me back to teens :thumbsup:
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: dpr59 on January 09, 2011, 07:29:46 PM
51 (going on 15 according to my wife)
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: daN-gauge on January 10, 2011, 10:16:01 AM
Hi all im Dan and im 27 but i am shore my wife would say more like a 7 year old lol think young feel young thats how i do it lol
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: Dock Shunter on January 24, 2011, 11:47:15 AM
I'm 43........But you know what they say......Growing old is compulsary
                                                            Growing up is optional....... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: cloughie on January 24, 2011, 02:13:18 PM
well said that man :thumbsup:, dock shunter you are my hero :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: poliss on January 24, 2011, 05:17:47 PM
Interesting that over 53% of those who voted are over 50. You read on many forums about the over 50s giving up N scale because of their eyesight. Perhaps we go to better opticians than they do.  8)
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: karm on January 24, 2011, 07:42:50 PM
Like some of the others, I am 10 years old, think Iam 25, but really I am 72years young.
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: findus on January 24, 2011, 08:58:27 PM
Quote from: poliss on January 24, 2011, 05:17:47 PM
Interesting that over 53% of those who voted are over 50. You read on many forums about the over 50s giving up N scale because of their eyesight. Perhaps we go to better opticians than they do.  8)

well non of them come to see me then  :thumbsup:    ;D
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: Ollie3440 on January 28, 2011, 02:05:41 AM
Quote from: 1whitemoor on January 08, 2011, 08:38:19 PM
Acording to this i'm the only under 21...

:-\
oh well, not that much "under" i suppose

Not anymore your not  :D  I'm currently 18 so does that make me the youngest so far?

Ollie
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: terryc on March 10, 2011, 09:04:29 PM
I am very nearly 63 going on 12 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: michael on March 10, 2011, 09:07:10 PM
Im 25, and supprised to see lots of others in my age group!
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: Mustermark on March 11, 2011, 02:54:30 AM
Quote from: Dock Shunter on January 24, 2011, 11:47:15 AM
I'm 43........But you know what they say......Growing old is compulsary
                                                            Growing up is optional....... :thumbsup:

Well put Dock Shunter!  I'm 47 but my trains going round takes me back to trainspotting at the age of 10.
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: longbridge on March 11, 2011, 06:11:07 AM
I'm 67 years old but feel about 45, enthusiastic about the future and having fun in this wonderful hobby.

On the other side because I am into model railways my Sister in Law thinks I am a brainless 10 year old, thankfully my Wife does not agree.
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: point blank on March 11, 2011, 08:09:06 AM
I'm 45 and now reached the stage in life where I have had to buy an illuminated magnifier to see the smaller items without going bog eyed ::)
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: steamerdave on March 11, 2011, 09:32:53 AM
I am 51 and knackered!!!! been put on the sick this week as the old ticker is playing up again.
Title: Re: So, how old are you, roughly?
Post by: longbridge on March 11, 2011, 10:58:56 AM
Quote from: steamerdave on March 11, 2011, 09:32:53 AM
I am 51 and knackered!!!! been put on the sick this week as the old ticker is playing up again.

Good Luck with the ticker Dave, I have had a couple of heart jobs done since 2000 and never felt better.