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Altered State ChikMember since Jun-25-04 · 5 posts

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Hello, I am brand new to posting here although I have been looking over CPR_Malice_96th's shoulders for the last few weeks.A bit about myself ... I knew and cared nothing about trains 'till I met Tim last year while his band was playing in a bar in the little town where I work in the town of Carman Manitoba.The bar he plays at is an old train station converted into a hotel / bar. The tracks are still right out the front entrance. This is the only workplace where when you leave you have to look both ways for trains first. What interested me in Tim was the fact I remember starting work the first time he played out there and there was a train going by 4 feet from where they were eating.Well everyone was whining about how loud the horn was & how their beers were spilling all over the table from the rumbling of the train.Next thing I know ( and in about 2 seconds flat ) Tim managed to put his beer down - slides out his chair frantically - and runs out the front door to get a closer look. How close does one need to be exactly? With him running out the door it instantly removed any possibility of him being "normal." Or what I thought was normal at the time.I am not quite sure how I ended up liking the guy with the weird hobby? But that's another story.Well, it's been a year and a half and Tim still likes to tell me what type of engines are pulling the trains. He seems more than amused to talk to me about trains and I can tell he is very sincere in his love for this hobby.
For the most part I remember the trains up here in Canada as " The Black ones & The Red ones. " As for the numbers he says they are, I will never remember but 40 & 70 are both numbers he uses alot.Well, I just wanted to say a quick " hello " to all of Tim's friends that he is very insistent on seeing before we do anything.He gets home from work - Checks this site
He gets home from practice - Checks this site
He gets home from a gig - Checks this siteI actually would have thought there were only a few " Tim's " in this world that enjoy trains. Obviously I was wrong. There are alot of you here, and I would imagine there are many more sites like this.I can't say whether I'll post often as this is the only computer I have access to and I am only here when Tim's band is off. Oddly enough the band is off, but he's out with Shelly his singer. Does that not sound weird to anyone else besides me? Well, I guess I'll go watch a movie or something. It was nice to "meet" all of you and I hope you all keep yourselves as entertained as you all seem to keep him. Tim for the most part can't tell you what's going on in the world, but he knows what's going on here.Night all.PS: I do have one issue. Bedtime is bedtime. If you guys would all stop replying to his posts he may come to bed BEFORE I fall asleep once in awhile. Ignore him after 10PM please.

Denise Rempel
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Engineer_KyleCharter Member · 209 posts

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It's sad but true.... Tim suffers a strange ailment like the rest of us here.
Just like the old saying goes:
"Once you've gone track, you'll never go back!"


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RichardCharter Member · 841 posts

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Highball,
That is great, love the track warrant that should get the job done for Denise. Denise,
Just to let you know, there is no cure for railfans. I've been affected by this bug for the last 33 years and my wife of the last 15 years has learned to humor me. When I go on about a new engine she pretends to be interested I was once a member of a railroad club, and spent a lot of time working down at the club on the layout. I think secretly she wanted to burn the building down, but has always been supportive of the hobby. She does like to help out with the scenery on my model railroad, mostly with the making of trees. She has also learned after 15 years of marriage that my addiction to trains is incurable, so she expects something train related on all vacations, of course me enjoying a happy home, I know to not over do it, sometimes So I guess what I'm trying to say is, your not alone, for every railfan nut, there is a significant other saying "HELP ME PLEASE, NOT ANOTHER TRAIN!!!!" Take care,
Rich S.

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CPR_Malice_96thCharter Member · 3954 posts

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>Highball,
> That is great, love the track warrant that should get
>the job done for Denise.
>LMAO !!Yup ........ I think I am going to need a few more lines for # 17 though !!For the record, she was already asleep when I got home, SOOOO coming down and playing Train-Sim for an hour was alright.Right ?? Help me out here !!LaterEdited cause I havn't had coffee and my spelling was brutal ... It still might be !!

Tim Kent – 96th_Malice - Winnipeg Canada
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jdtrainmanMember since Apr-8-03 · 1337 posts

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Leaving out the terribly obvious connotations.....Tim:Are you NUTS? Go to bed, man. If you can't do this willingly then perhaps we should pitch in and by one of those wooden train whistles, give it to her and instruct her in the appropriate whistle signal (Canuck, of course) which recalls flagmen to the train!(Well, maybe a scavenged 5-chime Leslie might be a better choice then he'd hear it all over town!)Now THAT'S a whistle signal THIS guy wouldn't ignore!!!JBD

Jim Duncan
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ASR_Q301Charter Member · 1817 posts

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>For the record, she was already asleep when I got home,
>SOOOO coming down and playing Train-Sim for an hour was
>alright.
>
>Right ?? Help me out here !! Sure is Tim!! Nothing wrong with it! From bad experiences, dont wake up your girlfriend/wife while she is asleep!!!!Welcome to the forums Denise! As people have suggested, we are all warped in the head But its all good!! We are passionate about our hobby!! LOL!>Mike Forster<
Perth, Western Australiapacificnational_nr103@hotmail.com
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heffedMember since Apr-8-03 · 2240 posts

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Thanks for poking in and saying "hi"! Yeah, unfortunately we're warped like Tim. -Jeff

Union Pacific fan.

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Gixxer86gCharter Member · 1242 posts

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Welcome,Denise.Tim,you're a very lucky man.

"Hold tight,feel the drivers bite,hear the whistle moan.Engine rockin' to the left and right,vibratin' in my bones.Once the locomotive steals your soul,you got a Casey Jones!"---Ian"Lemmy"Kilmister

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CRSD40Charter Member · 1159 posts

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Welcome to the forum Denise. Yes Tim is a very lucky man -----------------------------A quick "Hello" from a members " Other half " – image 16

Kyle Norek, Milepost 76 on the NS Buffalo Line
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NW 1218Member since Sep-7-02 · 738 posts

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Welcome Denise. You ain't alone. Me and my girlfriend have been together two months last Tuesday. How did we spend that day? Railfannin. We went and saw the Milwaukee Road 261. ( www.261.com ) She had pretty much no idea what a train was when I met her but now she troops right along with me, even in the rain! You can't cure a railfan. All you can do is come to like trains or humor them. Tim, it's okay. If you wanna play train-sim, you go right ahead.

John Means
MASW Founder and President
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lnghairedwizardCharter Member · 1950 posts

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Heya Denise, thanks for the post as its kewl to see more of the "gurlfriends" taking an interest in their man's hobby(s).
BTW-Tim's not the only Musician with a fetish for Trains...I've been playing lead guitar for over 20yrs myself. (can ya tell from the pic???...lol)Tim, if you guys play anywhere around Detroit, let me know and I'll try and make it out to see ya!!! (I live right behind the Canadian National yard in Flat Rock, MI and I can hear the trains at night)A quick "Hello" from a members " Other half " – image 20Bill Bzak aka Longhairedwizardwww.lhwfoundries.com

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CBFMember since Aug-17-02 · 232 posts

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Hi Denise;My wife just reminds me that she has better toys for me to play with, and I get the picture real quick!Keep trying!Cheers; Chuck F.

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NewEnglandRailFanMember since Jun-18-04 · 307 posts

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>My wife just reminds me that she has better toys for me to
>play with, and I get the picture real quick! ROFLMAO!!!!!!!! Chuck! Lets keep this PG...-Dave-Dave

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Cell0518Charter Member · 862 posts

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>>My wife just reminds me that she has better toys for me to
>>play with, and I get the picture real quick!
>
>ROFLMAO!!!!!!!! Chuck! Lets keep this PG...
>
>-Dave
ROFLMAO LOL ROFLMAO
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Altered State ChikMember since Jun-25-04 · 5 posts

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Hello,It was nice to meet a few of you here. I am headed back to Carman for the week tomorrow, hopefully returning next weekend when Tim's band gets back to playing from their vacation. I will try and stop in next weekend and say hello.As much as I'd like to talk with you in some of the posts here, I really don't know what 95% of the talk is about, so I'll just keep reading for now and hope for the best.Good nightPS: Tim says good night too!

Denise Rempel
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CPR_Malice_96thCharter Member · 3954 posts

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>Welcome to the forums Denise!
>
>Hey Tim... You've gotta tell me where that bar is next time
>I'm in Winnipeg!!! LOL Rob,Actually I met Denise in a town called Carman about 45 minutes from Winnipeg ( 17 minutes on the Honda CBR600 )Now, the best spot for us to play is at a bar in Portage la Prairie @ The Midtoen. There are " Denise's " everywhere and they out populate men in the bar about 15 - 1.WOOOOOHOOOO !!!Great odds if your single .... It's a real bad spot to be if your there with your girlfreind however and you get caught " lookin "Good thing Im NEVER looking ...... Right ?? Carman & Portage are about 20 minutes apart ... So when Altered State is there, so is Denise.Portage is also great during the day as the CN & CP main lines go right through town about a 5 minute walk from the hotel we stay at. That will make for great Staurday entertainment for me when we are back in Potage mid August !LaterPS: In regards to this post I just made !! ... This post needs to be buried before Denise gets in on Friday night and remembers she posted here! hehe

Tim Kent – 96th_Malice - Winnipeg Canada
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cn_bayviewCharter Member · 2098 posts

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Hehe Tim, Ok I'll go to Portage then! I've been fanning there many times and its great. Even at -30 in the winter... Especially nice when the engineer gives ya a cabride in a toasty warm SD90MAC while it lifts cars The bar there sounds great! 15-1... WOW Rob

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Cell0518Charter Member · 862 posts

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>PS: In regards to this post I just made !! ... This post
>needs to be buried before Denise gets in on Friday night and
>remembers she posted here!
>
>hehe I doubt that will happen Tim.
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CPR_Malice_96thCharter Member · 3954 posts

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>>I doubt that will happen Tim.
>>hehe
>It would if you'd QUIT posting !!Later

Tim Kent – 96th_Malice - Winnipeg Canada
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davereageCharter Member · 999 posts

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Welcome to the forums Denise!Perhaps you and my girlfriend can start a support group for those whose significant others are train-nuts!Lucky for me, she seems pretty understanding of my hobbies, even if she doesn't fully understand them. The downside of all this is now that you're here, Tim will have to stop posting all those sexist comments like he used to. Just kidding of course, Tim's a perfect gentleman!A quick "Hello" from a members " Other half " – image 38Dave Reage - Beta Tester
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CPR_Malice_96thCharter Member · 3954 posts

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>The downside of all this is now that you're here, Tim will
>have to stop posting all those sexist comments like he used
>to. LMAO !!Everybody PLEASE stop posting hereI have only 3 days left to get this post buried ..... hmmmm I'm not helping any !!Later

Tim Kent – 96th_Malice - Winnipeg Canada
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Altered State ChikMember since Jun-25-04 · 5 posts

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HiIt would seem that Tim forgot today was Canada Day and that everyone has the day off. Tim has also forgotten that there is nothing to do in Carman on my days off and that maybe I'd like to come into the city for Canada Day. Tim has forgotten the most important thing.I love surprise visits!SURPRISE!So tell me Tim. Why it is we are trying to get this post "buried" was it? Whatever that means. A gig in Portage coming up? I don't recall you mentioning that one Tim. 15 to 1 odds there huh? I have to say with those odds you just may meet someone. It may be a little difficult with me hanging off of your arm in between sets Well seeing how you are not here Tim and the motorcycle is gone, I can only presume you are out riding with all your little friends at ridiculous speeds, or you are over at Shelly's. Either way I'm going down to The Forks for the day until the fireworks tonight then heading home. See ya there maybe. If not I'll see you tomorrow night at the gig!Hello to the rest of you. I am leaving a message here as I know for a fact, he'll get this. He has a nice new message board on his fridge, but do you think he'll ever see anything there. NOPE!. This message he'll get 100%Tim, call me on the cellPS: Happy Canada Day everyone

Denise Rempel
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CPR_Malice_96thCharter Member · 3954 posts

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>ROFLMAO @ the endangered one....
>good luck Tim , we shall miss you
>
>www.vnerr.com First Off !!I don't like surprises !Second !!Stumbl do you have anywhere I can hide out for the next little while ? Later

Tim Kent – 96th_Malice - Winnipeg Canada
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StumblCharter Member · 989 posts

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Heeecckk NOOO , Tim , I don't want her mad at me too One woman to appease is enough , and I have two daughters,also, lol.
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