UNION CITY PASSENGER DEPOT

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Tuesday, May 30, 2017



Well, here is the latest on the Graphics Project. I gathered a handful of material for the printer and went down there on the expected day. We talked about what was needed. Then he made a sample. It looked great! Then he said that the set up charge would be the most expensive thing. This I knew was the industry standard. I thought to myself, “It might have to be recovered somehow over time.”. So, we continued our discussion. He said if I could bring some pictures of what I wanted, that would make things cleared for the set up. I said, “No problem. I have an extensive collection of model railroad magazines I have gathered over the years. There are plenty of photos in there.”. So later I began to diligently search for said pictures in the collection. Guess what? Sometime between when I last put the collection in storage (the closet), and the conversation with the printer, the “magazine elves” came and pulled all the pictures I was remembering and put in other model railroad pictures. I began digging around through the magazines looking for photos, model railcar ads, and diagrams. I saw everything but what I needed. “This is incredible!”,  I said to myself. “I have seen these ads for years”. Dig and dig and dig some more. I persisted. At last I began to see some things that would work. Boy howdy! I realized my mind recalled seeing such ads but it did not recall the exact month and year of the magazine the ad was in. Next time I will remember everything. Are you serious? Just kidding. See what  happens? Now I am having a conversation with myself. No doubt a by-product of intense frustration. Til next time, a serene omscaler