The Semi-Retired Foamer has been a railfan since he was around 5 years old, oh yes a very young age, an age when one really should avoid being involved with the gunzel community to any great extent. A few rather unsavoury people bringing that fact home.
After a few decades of train chasing, one decided to break with protocol and get married, thus leading to a severe cut in railfan activity.
Subsequent dealings with hate breeders, lunatics, mental defectives and self-appointed preservation overlords lead to an even greater decrease in my hobby participation.
However things have changed thanks to our small group of trusted mates, interest has returned, and now I have become a bit more involved yet again.
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Over the years I have tried my best to further both the hobby, as well as the friendships that it brings. I have done this by setting up proactive groups both here in Australia, as well as the Philippines. It is with huge honour that I am often considered the founding father of the railfan hobby in the Philippines (my second home).
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I don't take the hobby too seriously and I am a friend to anyone who is good and genuine. But never forgive those who have used their hate to destroy my hobby or hurt the friends within it.

Let's Make The Hobby Great Again!
I aim to share the era that I considered mine, the 80s and 90s. I also like to help promote, and even raise funds for, the various heritage societies that keep the era alive
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

*** THANK YOU ***



I know most of you probably sit there in your computer rooms, looking at NR class photos on the net and bashing the hankie box thinking that the quality posts appearing on this website just come to me so easy.

None of you probably give an ounce of thought to the hours I spend, slaving away on the keyboard, hour after hour, to ensure the stupidity and smut I bring forth is of a quality suitable for my very selective readership.

Lets face it, any old spark photographer could sit here and punch out a page of pedestrian gunzel porn. However I have more respect for my readership than to convey dribble to you week in and week out, I approach every new addition with the sort of style and finesse that only the Semi-Retired Foamer, and perhaps the makers of South Park, could ever hope to achieve.

It thus brings a warm tingly feeling to ones regions when an appreciative reader sends in a contribution for me to share with everyone. It not only makes me feel a little appreciated, but it saves me actually having to do much extra work for a few more days.

With this in mind I humbly thank Rob Parnell for this photo of an ALF in Perth.

I think it, more than any other photo that has appeared, pretty much sums up the feeling of your favourite blogsite - or perhaps even this one.


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