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What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run 50-80. > What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last > few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can > remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run 50-80. Looks like the hobby became too hard. Summer is here, true. But the adults that build the sailing ships are still here. Don Stauffer offered me a plate of cheese and whispered: > What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The > last few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can > remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run > 50-80. Maybe everyone is building models instead of mooching on the internet? LOL As if... ;-)  SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. I''ve been finishing up two projects which will be completed before Saturday. Frankly this group seems to have fallen off the modeling path. Too many rants that have nothing constructive contained within. It may be time for the "last rights"? (:> Count DeMoney offered me a plate of cheese and whispered: > I''ve been finishing up two projects which will be completed before > Saturday. Frankly this group seems to have fallen off the modeling > path. Too many rants that have nothing constructive contained within. > It may be time for the "last rights"? (:> I hope not. I've always found this group to be very friendly and helpful. SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >Count DeMoney offered me a plate of cheese and whispered: >> I''ve been finishing up two projects which will be completed before [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I hope not. I've always found this group to be very friendly and helpful. there are periodic ups and downs. be cool and hang loose. > Count DeMoney offered me a plate of cheese and whispered: > > I''ve been finishing up two projects which will be completed before [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. Precisely why I hang around here. I hope I don't end up talking to myself. I've had a hard time being online the past week what with all the storms in the evenings. We finally got that tropical air out of here and may now proceed with a Temperate Summer. Oh goody, the weatherman just announced that the drought watch remains. I'm sure the folks in shelters are agreeing with that! Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. ...from the swamps of eastern Pa. >> Count DeMoney offered me a plate of cheese and whispered: >> > I''ve been finishing up two projects which will be completed before [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >....from the swamps of eastern Pa. rainy day dream away, bill? > I''ve been finishing up two projects which will be completed before > Saturday. Frankly this group seems to have fallen off the modeling > path. Too many rants that have nothing constructive contained within. > It may be time for the "last rights"? (:> As Harry Andrews said of 633 Squadron "You can't kill a squadron" and this newsgroup will go on for maybe many centuries - or until the oil runs out! :-) Richard. Signature"Fine salmon in the rivers." "Grouse on the moors." "Deer in the hills." "Ah! but cheaper in the towns!" Well, I suspect all the non subject BS about motorcycles, musical instruments and other baloney are driving many of us to neither post or even check the messages very often any more. The other thing is that if you tend to watch the messages for very long, you find the same subjects rolling around a bit too regularly to add anything much other than entertainment value. Also suspect that the serious modelers tend to move on to the more mature forums like Hyperscale and ARC after a while. They seem to (at least at times) stay on a little higher level and be a bit more serious. Norm > Well, I suspect all the non subject BS about motorcycles, musical > instruments and other baloney are driving many of us to neither post or even [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Norm Ah Norm, like you, I'm clinging fiercely to my immaturity! Where ya been anyhow? --- Stephen >> Well, I suspect all the non subject BS about motorcycles, musical >> instruments and other baloney are driving many of us to neither post or even [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Ah Norm, like you, I'm clinging fiercely to my immaturity! Where ya been > anyhow? Yeah, seconded! Besides, I much prefer the rapidity with which I can handle text messages apposed to those slow web forums. SignatureGernot Hassenpflug (gernot@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp) Tel: +81 774 38-3866 JSPS Fellow (Rm.403, RISH, Kyoto Uni.) Fax: +81 774 31-8463 www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp/radar-group/members/gernot Mob: +81 90 39493924 I would have to agree, Seems that if you want a response add OT in front of your post. >Well, I suspect all the non subject BS about motorcycles, musical >instruments and other baloney are driving many of us to neither post or even [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Norm are they more pompous? >>Well, I suspect all the non subject BS about motorcycles, musical >>instruments and other baloney are driving many of us to neither post or even [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >are they more pompous? sorry, forgot the (g) and the OT above. > >Well, I suspect all the non subject BS about motorcycles, musical > >instruments and other baloney are driving many of us to neither post or even [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > are they more pompous? Do you mean, do they snigger about Lindberg kits? ;) I don't know. I tried to register once on Hyperscale but am not sure if it 'took'. I never got a response to my message. This group is pretty level-headed most of the time and I've got most of my questions answered. The only other forum I read regularly is the Hobby Heaven board but I'm put off posting there now. Everybody's message is now tagged with an ISP number to cut down on trolling. I don't troll but I also don't like displaying a brand. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> In article <uQUog.12779$Tk.7562@trnddc08>, "Norm Filer" <nfiler@cbrnp.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. no, i was tweaking norm's nose, but he had a point. hyperscale is ok to read. to many pervs like the uff would leech isp crap for their criminal scuminess. bad isea. >Also suspect that the serious modelers tend to move on to the more mature >forums like Hyperscale and ARC after a while. Heh. What does that say about you and me, Norm? ;-p SignatureAl Superczynski, MFE, IPMS/USA #3795, continuous since 1968 My "From" address is munged - use 'modeleral (at) swbell (dot) net' to respond via email. Check out my want lists and eBay listings at "Al's Place": http://home.swbell.net/arfunguy/index.html "Build what YOU like, the way YOU want to, and the critics will flame you every time." > What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last > few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can > remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run 50-80. Some of us are still here, others are intently working on some project or another and the rest are on vacation - it is summer after all. As to what some of us are doing, I am finishing up on a mobile modeling bench (pictures will come later), taking care of my 5 month old granddaughter (Angelina Marie), working on about 10 models (ten minutes here, three there), killing weeds, watching the news, writing a couple of model reviews for the clubs I belong to and having a cup of premium roasted Colombian jove. Oh, forgot to mention working on my sightseeing plan while I visit London in a few weeks. Cheers, now go build something, Ray Austin, TX === >> What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last >> few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Austin, TX > === Yes, there's other stuff going on as well as the internet, and for me it usually comes down to a choice - wife, internet, or plastic. I don't think the group will wither, it's just a cycle as someone said. Me I only contribute when I have some thing to say, and that's not often as I am not a competition winning modeller, just a below average hacker. Oh, and it's not summer, it's the middle of winter down here in Australia. Don't assume that life ends outside the USA. In fact, it begins outside it. Ciao >>> What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last >>> few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > >Ciao life begins at the hop, boys and girls. > What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last > few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can > remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run 50-80. The novelty of using a PC to post messages has worn off for most people. Also fewer ISP's include newsgroup access these days. (kim) > What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last > few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can > remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run 50-80. This seems to be the lull in Usenet I see from time to time. Personally, I think a server somewhere reboots or craps the bed and things slow down. I've even had to unsubscribe and resubscribe to get things visible again. It seems to happen once a year of so... FWIW, I pulled 34 messages today... Frank Kranick > > What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last > > few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Frank Kranick How high's the water in your area, Frank? Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > How high's the water in your area, Frank? > > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Well, I'm just outside Scranton and little of Scranton was affected. When locals refer to the Lackawanna River, they chuckle that it's more a creek than a river. That creek fills up quite nicely, thank you. Personally, I simply had to drain the pool a few times. Some folks I know in Wilkes-Barre fared worse but, all in all, it could have been much, much worse. How 'bout you? Feet dry? Frank Kranick > > How high's the water in your area, Frank? > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Frank Kranick No big problem here. There was a persistent puddle in the back yard but we're half a mile from the Conestoga and it's downhill. They call this area Grandview Heights for a good reason. Other areas got hit harder. Rampant development has a lot to with it. Water runs right off macadam parking lots where it used to soak into the former fields. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> > How high's the water in your area, Frank? >> > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. don't worry about the volcano, gluteus maximus, nothing will happen! people are dum..... >What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last >few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can >remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run 50-80. i've been restoring my 1969 triumph tr6r 650cc motorcycle. it's 1.1 scale and quite a handfull of seams to fill, decals to set and has a tough camo pattern of green over white with gold pinstrip...er, demarcation lines. the landing gear neede seals and fresh tyres. being an english bird, it leaks oil so i'm working on that. and today i was stuck in a 4 hour traffic snarl on i15 in 117f heat with no ac. what are you doing for your summer break? > >What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last > >few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > 117f heat with no ac. > what are you doing for your summer break? Trying to convince my wife to let me do the same. I've pointed out it's the safest motorcycle ever made. No chance I'll ever get it to run! Allen >> >What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last >> >few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Allen which one is that? As much as I hate to admit it all I've been doing lately, as far as this group, is trolling. I read the posts with half-hearted interest, which, ironically, is the same perspective I have on modeling in general, even thouh I have some deadlines I'll probably not meet. My interest has always been up and down, but lately the down has been more frequent, and longer in duration. We bought our first house in March, and ever since I'm hard pressed to work up the ambition to get out of bed in the morning, let alone anything else. I go to work, do what I absolutely have to, come home and do the same. I used to read this forum daily, regardless of season or weather, butnow I hit it MAYBE twice a week. S.A.D. maybe, but I usually only dealt with that when winter was coming. My interest will rise again one of these days, it's just a matter of whether or not I do anything about it. >As much as I hate to admit it all I've been doing lately, as far as this >group, is trolling. I read the posts with half-hearted interest, which, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >rise again one of these days, it's just a matter of whether or not I do >anything about it. sounds pretty normal i'm not building much because of the resto project. but i always look and think about kits when exposed. For me, it is the time of year. It's light until 9:30. Hard to come in in the evening and sit down at the computer while it is still light outside. Yard work, dogs to play with, golf balls to hit, bikes to ride, etc. Winter finds me back at the computer. Art > What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last > few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can > remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run 50-80. >For me, it is the time of year. It's light until 9:30. Hard to come in in >the evening and sit down at the computer while it is still light outside. >Yard work, dogs to play with, golf balls to hit, bikes to ride, etc. Winter >finds me back at the computer. > >Art i love the light....gotta be outside when it isn't 110. so dawn and dusk are precious. 29 hits in one day on the subject of why are there are so few postings. Four days in Disneyland for the Pirates of the Caribbean II premier and preview rides on the slightly modified ride. Also had Justin try a water slide for the first time. He came up with a new word that he used a lot there; "Again!". Too many years working with these people to care much myself, but it was fun watching Lynne at the red carpet for the first (and she pledged last) time. Fun until I called to Lynne to get a snapshot of Tia Carerra and she turned around and said "Who?" and missed the shot. All of my time since getting back home has been taken up with helping Lynne get ready for tomorrow night's trip to Israel. She has been asked to present a paper at an international conference on disabilities and we had to scramble to get her there with everything she needs. I did find a good displace for the Russian Glider/Truck diorama the other day and I'll get back to that (figures, weathering/diorama base) starting on Saturday. Among the few display cases at the Container Store was one for cereal boxes (?) that is a perfect size. If the day isn't too hot I'll finish the cabinets in the garage where the shelves had collapsed. By the time Lynne gets back the four foot stacks of magazines in the hall will be back in place and I'll be able to get back to work researching stuff for clients. 30 hits. Tom > >For me, it is the time of year. It's light until 9:30. Hard to come in in > >the evening and sit down at the computer while it is still light outside. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > i love the light....gotta be outside when it isn't 110. > so dawn and dusk are precious. Lynne must not have seen "Wayne's World"! :) Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Hell if I know. :-) I only check in a couple of times a week now from where I work. I am almost never on the home computer anymore. I work almost 2 hours away from home, so I don't get much done when I am home anymore, and modelling is way down the list for me. I have been playing my bass again, when I do have some spare time and I have any energy. I expect I will get back to models sometime. I need to setup a bench so if I just have 5-10 minutes I can actually build stuff, and not just get stuff set out and then run out of time. I miss the days of the TPC and the Mon-Key here myself. Used to be more fun to be here, now mostly it is just informational at best,and mostly aircraft at that. I did build a (gulp) airplane model this spring, just to show my new wife that I actually do build and not just collect. It was tough. and it was a bigger scale, a french WWI biplane that was on sale for really cheap. Not sure how you guys can build them all the time. Too many small parts for me. Course, I need to start building 1/8th scale cars if I hope to see the parts anymore. :-( Russ > What is happening to traffic? Is it just that summer is here? The last > few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can > remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run 50-80. >Hell if I know. :-) >I only check in a couple of times a week now from where I work. I am [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> few days the number of new messages has only been in the teens! I can >> remember when it used to be 150-200. Even lately it has run 50-80. This is one of the light years ahead groups.Alot of great questions & alot of''gee,can I do it this way?'' questions,very sencere around here.consider this group blessed.Has anyone ever gone over to the 8 track tape group?.Be prepared. > This is one of the light years ahead groups.Alot of great questions & > alot of''gee,can I do it this way?'' questions,very sencere around > here.consider this group blessed.Has anyone ever gone over to the 8 > track tape group?.Be prepared. Holy bat guano! There's a group for that? The only ones I ever bought were at yard sales. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> This is one of the light years ahead groups.Alot of great questions & >> alot of''gee,can I do it this way?'' questions,very sencere around [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. there's even an mp3 group for 8 tracks. not much traffic, but it's there. > Hell if I know. :-) > I only check in a couple of times a week now from where I work. I am > almost never on the home computer anymore. I work almost 2 hours away > from home, so I don't get much done when I am home anymore, and > modelling is way down the list for me. Oohhh, Yea! One thing I definitely do not miss is that long ride to and from work. I'm retired now. One time I lived only 10 minutes from work but that was too good to last and when I had to change jobs it was an hour each way. That is a lot of time cut out of your day. And then there is the matter of the cost of gas!! Maybe we don't want to go into that. Bill Shuey >> Hell if I know. :-) >> I only check in a couple of times a week now from where I work. I am [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Bill Shuey how many gold faucets did you buy for one of the saudi royal familys dog's out house? i think with diesel included, i'm at about 11. > >> Hell if I know. :-) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Bill Shuey > I used to live a couple of blocks from work, but it was uphill so I took the car. By the time I arrived at work, the starter was still winding down. :-) SignatureBill In Hamptonburgh, NY To Email, remove the double zeroes after 'at' >>> Hell if I know. :-) >>> I only check in a couple of times a week now from where I work. I am [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > the car. By the time I arrived at work, the starter was still winding > down. :-) Priceless ;) >>>> Hell if I know. :-) >>>> I only check in a couple of times a week now from where I work. I am [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >Priceless ;) o.k.,i just know you guys are wondering about that 8 track group.all they do is flame each other-non stop!,someone tells his version on,say,8 track repair,then alot of thother posters JUMP on him!,saying hes F.O.S.,doesn't know what he's talking about.it's insane!,it was cute at first,but it got tiring.Any logical questions were few & far between.That would NEVER happen here!..right?. >>>>> Hell if I know. :-) >>>>> I only check in a couple of times a week now from where I work. I am [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >cute at first,but it got tiring.Any logical questions were few & far >between.That would NEVER happen here!..right?. nope, just like no one ever overcharges for shipping on ebay. >>o.k.,i just know you guys are wondering about that 8 track group.all >>they do is flame each other-non stop!,someone tells his version [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > nope, just like no one ever overcharges for shipping on > ebay. Ebay, what the heck is that? Ah, spam filter's working :-) SignatureGernot Hassenpflug (gernot@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp) Tel: +81 774 38-3866 JSPS Fellow (Rm.403, RISH, Kyoto Uni.) Fax: +81 774 31-8463 www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp/radar-group/members/gernot Mob: +81 90 39493924 >>> o.k.,i just know you guys are wondering about that 8 track group.all >>> they do is flame each other-non stop!,someone tells his version [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Ebay, what the heck is that? Ah, spam filter's working :-) How many purchases does one have to make to get spammed by EBay?...I've only made a few... SignatureTrailer For Sale or Rent >>>> o.k.,i just know you guys are wondering about that 8 track group.all >>>> they do is flame each other-non stop!,someone tells his version [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > How many purchases does one have to make to get spammed by > EBay?...I've only made a few... Howdy, You're probably right that eBay doesn't spam anyone purposely. However, I'm referring to spam filtering in the news groups -- where people do advertise links to their current eBay sales (or discuss, which is not in itself bad, just something I am not interested in spending imte on at the moment). And the same goes for email: I get spam mails about eBay, and they're not from eBay, nor are the unkown attachments and so forth. You get my point... Cheers, Gernot SignatureGernot Hassenpflug (gernot@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp) Tel: +81 774 38-3866 JSPS Fellow (Rm.403, RISH, Kyoto Uni.) Fax: +81 774 31-8463 www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp/radar-group/members/gernot Mob: +81 90 39493924 teem offered me a plate of cheese and whispered: >>>>> Hell if I know. :-) >>>>> I only check in a couple of times a week now from where I work. I [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > cute at first,but it got tiring.Any logical questions were few & far > between.That would NEVER happen here!..right?. I have noticed disagreement and debate on this group. However, both sides have always seemed willing to listen to the other side's arguments and the disagreements have always seemed to end on a positive note. I have never seen any pushing and shoving on this group. Long may it stay that way!!! SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. ><snip> > I have noticed disagreement and debate on this group. However, both sides [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > -- > Enzo Huh? Are we reading the same newsgroup?! Positive ending debates? Just wait 'til the next Presidential elections in the USA. You'll see the crap fly again! Or, just search the r.m.s archives for about 2 years ago - all the OT political mud-flinging is still neatly archived. Nasty stuff! Peteski Peter W. offered me a plate of cheese and whispered: >> <snip> >> I have noticed disagreement and debate on this group. However, both [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Or, just search the r.m.s archives for about 2 years ago - all the OT > political mud-flinging is still neatly archived. Nasty stuff! Erm... there is that, I 'spose... but I was referring to the modelling debates. Most of the US political stuff goes over my head anyway, so I tend to skip over it. SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. |
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