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As the time draws closer to BrickFest, the question always arises: What does one bring? This is an open-ended question, but here are some things that should be brought: MOST IMPORTANT 1) Bring yourself. There's nothing like being at BrickFest and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.games, lugnet.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: A first step
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"Mark Jordan" <mark.jordan@oracle.com> wrote in message news:I1G0KI.vK2@lugnet.com... (...) Congratulations, that is a fun moment. (...) basic (...) she (...) of (...) together. (...) She (...) will give (...) I don't think so. I have four kids (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A first step
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Having my now 9 year old son brought me out of my dark ages and we had many happy years discovering and sharing our Lego hobby together, but then the birth of my now 2.5 year old daughter put me in dark age II (no time, no money, my Lego room became (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm a *huge* fan of setting a high bar for performance and watching people rise to it. If there's no option of lower expectations, people will perform at a high level as if it were normal. I've watched this succeed in my own life when mentors, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Congrats, a heart warming moment to be sure. (...) Well I'm sure it's all in how you handle it. Comparing her creations to yours won't help her feel better about things. But encourage her and it should be fine. Now I'm sure there are other (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That worries me a little too - that because she doesn't see me enjoying Duplo, that she will want to try the "little bricks" too early and then get frustrated. (...) I wonder what my daughter's first MOC will be. Brought up with 70's feminism (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How far is BrickFest?
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(...) My best estimate: somewhere over 8000 miles, about 22 hours flying! ROSCO (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
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(...) Congratulations. (...) I agree with Tim. I think the opposite is the case. I have a six year old boy that was born four years before I came out of my 'dark age'. However, he's had Lego almost from birth, starting with Primo (which he wasn't (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't know ... but I would think the exact opposite. I think it would stimulate her growth and development, and help her see the bricks in a non-traditional studs-up fashion. She'll grow to have better building skills than a child not (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | A first step
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Yesterday was a wonderful first for our family. My 20 month-old daughter attached 2 2*4 bricks together for the first time! Its great to see the delighted look on her face when I open the box of basic bricks with its bags of pretty colours, the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The Brand Retail stores in the North East have had VERY little turnover in the last 6 months. Usually, the only time something new is placed on the wall is when one part runs out. This does not occur very frequently. None of the employees like (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I know at LLCA the location of the parts DOES change - mostly when new items are added, but it does change. Mark P (22 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf and ads
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(...) Would you consider a lifetime membership system? (22 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This "wall format" is very beautiful but can only be used for one single store. We would need a different document for every shop (they could all be derived from one database of course). I also wonder if they would keep the elements always in (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I like your document. That would have made it easy to grab an initial inventory of a store. Once the initial inventory has been done, I take a sheet showing the last know location of all parts to easily verify if the contents of any bin has (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) With the notable exception of the homepage, which currently is static. That will change soon though so we can show a few thumbnails of highlighted folders there. (...) wow! that is a very generous donation. Keep in mind that donation levels (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Øyvind Steinnes" <phoenix@online.no> wrote in message news:I1BprA.1E5A@lugnet.com... (...) at. (...) Forget this rant! I have just received an email from Kevin Loch that they have actually changed the Member Contribution System so that everyone (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brickshelf and ads
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(...) We have updated the system so you can browse the entire Gallery ad-free when you contribute $20 or more per calendar year. The donation page has been updated with this info: (URL) Loch (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brickshelf and ads
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Is it just me who thinks there have been TOO much ads now at Brickshelf? The latest thing is that there is an large ad above each image you look at. Before that it was just an small ad at the bottom of each page, and one at the start insted of a (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Pick-a-Brick inventories
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(...) Later this season I'm going to LegoLand Billund. I intend to buy lots of elements to finish a large mosaic. But how do I know if the elements I want/need will be available over there?? (I believe I'm not the only one with this question) The (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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