Hi Guys
Have you ever tried to explain the term Anorak to your friends here in the
USA? They seem to have a real problems with it, and bobble hats <grin>
Regards (Ex pat Colchester Essex)
Now residing in CA
John J Black
Waterloo Drivetrain Systems
http://www.waterloo-dtr.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Michael Marr
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 7:28 AM
To: Andy Dixon
Cc: triumphs
Subject: Re: Road and Track
I wonder how many of us are steam enthusiasts? I, too, am an ex-pat and
also am a railway modeller, who hopes to build a layout based on the London,
Tilbury & Southend Railway in my basement one day. This tends to be
difficult - there are not too many hobby shops carrying English prototype
model railway equipment in Wisconsin!
Does this qualify me for a size XXXL anorak?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Dixon" <amdixon@erols.com>
To: "John Macartney" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>; "Gregory Petrolati"
<gpetrola@prairienet.org>
Cc: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 7:04 PM
Subject: RE: Road and Track
>
> I never wore me anorak when I went trainspottin' (I still contend it's one
> word). Course nowadays, since the end of steam, can't see the point
anyway,
> trainspottin' tha' is.
> Nottinam lad, lost in America,
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John Macartney
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 4:58 PM
> To: Gregory Petrolati
> Cc: Triumph List
> Subject: Re: Road and Track
>
>
>
> Greg Petrolati wrote:
> The Brits have a word for what we do regarding our
> LBCs... We're car "train spotters". We car "geeks"
> are the ones keeping the flame burning. Thanks to
> technology, we can still stay in touch.
>
> And of course, we should. But sorry, Greg - I have to take issue with you
on
> the
> collective noun allocation. It's variable according to the degree of
> commitment.
>
> Category #1 - "Enthusiasts" are people who love, own and comprehensively
> maintain a now
> defunct car make. They also have a substantial interest in beer, women (of
> any age) good
> food and the pleasures of life as a whole - though not necessarily in that
> order
> Category #2 - "Committed enthusiasts" are an advanced form of the above
> group with their
> passion erring more to the car than the multitudinous pleasures of the
flesh
> Category #3 - "Anoraks" (the garments worn by train spotters) are really
> only interested
> in the car of their choice, and
> Category #4 - "Bloody anoraks" are those who eat, sleep, drink, work their
> particular
> model and make of car above all others. What's more, they'll drive any
sane
> person over
> the precipice of total madness talking about it and are best avoided by
> those in
> categories 1 and 2. Category #3 people can usually put up with Category #4
> individuals for
> prolonged periods of suffering.
>
> I won't allocate anyone on this list into any of the above four except to
> say that I think
> I come into category #1
>
> Jonmac
>
>
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