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How to Tell if You're a Model Train Addict

by Randall Roberts
for About.com

Here are some signs of Model Railroad Addiction. Remember, the first step is admitting that you have a problem.

10. You have a bumper sitcker that reads...

... "Follow Me to the LHS"

9. All of your email...

... is from eBay search.

8. You're on a first name basis...

... with your mailman, the UPS lady, and the FedEx driver.

7. You send your Christmas list...

... to Walthers instead of Santa.

6. Your children's names...

... are Katy, Pennsy, and Frisco

5. You take a t-shirt out of your dresser drawer...

... and a Kato Santa Fe F7A falls out on the floor.

4. You toss the t-shirt aside and dig through the drawer...

... looking for the B unit.

3. You look at a table or other flat surface...

... and start estimating the largest radius curve you can put on it.

2. You reach for your laundry detergent...

... and find you've pulled an Atlas HO Trainman set off the shelf.

1. You flip the light switch in your living room...

... and your layout lights up and your Pennsylvania Flyer starts running.

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