Old Folks Having Fun

[Dude111]

These folks have posted over two hundred videos primarily treating cars,trains and planes in Utah and surrounding states. They have on occasion however,reached both coasts. They have come to know their area intimately and meet other good folks all over.

People on this site often tell others to find hobbies,but here is a couple who designed their own. They're doing what they love.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJhOJ8eseCs

[GentlemanJim]

Unfortunately, they are of the type where their videos are as much about the hobbyist, as it is about the hobby. I hate it when folks do that.

[Caroline13]

All I seem to find on the video is about a crooked railroad...what am I missing.

[Babalu]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

Unfortunately, they are of the type where their videos are as much about the hobbyist, as it is about the hobby. I hate it when folks do that.

I know what you mean. I hate nature videos where it's all about the host. "I did this" and "I did that". I don't care what you did. I'm here for the animals. Shut your mouth and point the camera at the animals. Shark Week is the worst. It's really 'Promoting our Channel Week'.

[GentlemanJim]

Recently, I watched this video claiming to be about "Historic Railroad Junction Towers"....and through the entire presentation it was just this couple standing in front of the camera, with the tower in the background, narrating an 8-10 minute history of each tower....followed by a still frame of the controls inside that tower, showing the levers, signal board, etc And then they would appear outside the next tower, go through their oral history, and then repeat...the entire DVD was just that

It felt like someone showing their vacation slides

[Caroline13]

So testy about others works, why view them?

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Caroline13

So testy about others works, why view them?

Well you see Caroline ...when you have an interest in railroad junction towers, and you find a resource claiming to be an authority on the subject.....it tends to be a letdown to find the presentation is more someone's 90 minutes of fame, than it is what it was claimed to be.


Unless, of course, you are writing a term paper about how two hillbillies spend their vacation, in which case you'd have it made.