Melbourne man discovers extensive model train network underneath house

Post by somewhereoutth » Tue, Jul 01, 2025, 9:32 AM UTC

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Sounds like he was neuro divergent and his wife made him keep his obsession in the basement.

>Sounds like he was neuro divergent and his wife made him keep his obsession in the basement. Men do noting but chill: "They're losers, incels, etc". Men have cool hobbies that don't bother anyone: "They're neurodivergent". Men just can't catch a break these days.

Post by _Algernon_ » Tue, Jul 01, 2025, 9:41 AM UTC

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Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? Anyways, I doubt his wife's making him do anything. Totally normal domestic arrangement to have a space for one's thing(s), whatever it may be. Well-conducive to a happy marriage, IMHO. I'm not fortunate enough to have a whole basement to play with, but my study's piled high with my books, electronics, painting gear, art and models. I'm thankful t…

> Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? No, but how obsessive the pursuit of that hobby is, that's the question. There are some model train enthusiasts that, over their life time, spend several millions of EUR on their hobby, so they basically work to finance their hobby.

Post by SSLy » Tue, Jul 01, 2025, 9:49 AM UTC

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Reminds me of an estate sale I went to one time. Unassuming place, one of those tiny postwar homes about the same size as the one in this article - but with at least double or triple the density of this train layout in the basement. The owner must have been a very thin person, as the narrow winding paths around the basement in places measured no more than 8 inches, and the widest parts were only about 2 foot wide. In…

Now I see the real value of games like Factorio. That kind of poison needs to go somewhere or it ends up in real life projects

Post by arkey » Tue, Jul 01, 2025, 10:01 AM UTC

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> Without his brother to care for him, he perished in the same house. Great example why you always need to strive for independence as a disabled person. If your family tries to directly or indirectly slow that process down, they are a danger to your well being. -- signed, a blind man

It's a terrible example of why you should strive for independence. >> Langley died first. He was crushed by one of his own booby traps - a makeshift tunnel of newspapers and debris - while attempting to bring food to his paralyzed brother Homer . An independent paralytic is a dead paralytic. You can't be independent and paralyzed.

Post by matkoniecz » Tue, Jul 01, 2025, 10:09 AM UTC

perlgeek wrote: post #61

specproc wrote: post #55

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Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? Anyways, I doubt his wife's making him do anything. Totally normal domestic arrangement to have a space for one's thing(s), whatever it may be. Well-conducive to a happy marriage, IMHO. I'm not fortunate enough to have a whole basement to play with, but my study's piled high with my books, electronics, painting gear, art and models. I'm thankful t…

> Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? No, but how obsessive the pursuit of that hobby is, that's the question. There are some model train enthusiasts that, over their life time, spend several millions of EUR on their hobby, so they basically work to finance their hobby.