Operators are DUMB!
Operators are DUMB! And, I want to make this really clear, I’m at the top of this list. I can remember designing and building a yard in such a way that a passing train could stop and pick-up and set-out blocks in five minutes or less. I tested it multiple times myself. I operated it during a session, myself. Once I turned it over to an operating crew it never worked. Delays were rife. What was wrong? What couldn’t they see that was so plain to me? I concluded they were just dumb. Then I’d go to another layout and make the dumbest, STOOPIDEST (yes STOOPID with two “O’s”*) mistakes it was plain that I was an idiot. When it comes to just about everything else in the world, I’m pretty dumb, just ask my wife. When it comes to model railroad operations I don’t think I’m stupid. But when I’m doing a job on a layout I’m focused on that task. I no longer see plainly visible solutions to simple tasks that do not specifically pertain to my job at hand. I lose the big picture. As ...