Interestingly, in a series of conversations with family members over the past few weeks I've uncovered some fairly strong opinions about how I spend my time and money. I've always accepted that having an interest in railways set me aside as part of a niche group which was fair game for ridicule, but I've met enough decent people on the inside of the group to balance the negatives. In fact I tend to find the whole trainspotter tag rather funny, and play up to the stereotype when I'm with people who find it difficult to understand.
Strange then to note that there are actually a few people within my own family who are so appalled or offended by my activities that they would let this affect or change my relationshop with them! Presumably if I confessed to a range of bizarre perversions or to a secret career as a pole-dancer it would be fine - but because I occasionally take pictures of trains its reason enough to attempt to edit me out of the photographs Trotsky-style?
So the picture below is dedicated to these critics. I suffered for this: climbing barriers, getting stung and standing in an awkward and poorly-balanced situation for a fair while - anyone who knows me and my physique will understand what an achievement that is. It was a pleasant Sunday morning to be out, passing the time of day with people and enjoying the sense of occasion as the Torbay Express passed through town. But of course the people I'm referring to were still sound asleep in bed at this point...
Lost::MikeGTN
I've had a home on the web for more years than I care to remember, and a few kind souls persuade me it's worth persisting with keeping it updated. This current incarnation of the site is centred around the blog posts which began back in 1999 as 'the daylog' and continued through my travels and tribulations during the following years.
I don't get out and about nearly as much these days, but I do try to record significant events and trips for posterity. You may also have arrived here by following the trail to my former music blog Songs Heard On Fast Trains. That content is preserved here too.
