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Re: Dark Ages story —Fredrik Glöckner

My devotion for LEGO both ended and resurrected with the 5580 Highway Rig. (URL) the age of 13-14 or so, I got this set. I bought it with my own saved money, despite my mother's comment that I was too old for LEGO. When I had built the 5580, I (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Paul Foster

(...) Went in to TRU to buy diapers for my kid and saw it on the way out and had to buy it. After that, ended up with four of them before I thought I had enough. (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Terry Keller

(...) You go to TRU to buy diapers? I think that dark ages or not, you _must_ have had some ulterior motive to go to TRU that day. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 12-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Paul Foster

(...) Back then, TRU had diapers cheaper than anyplace around. Formula, also. Glad I am past buying formula and diapers... (26 years ago, 12-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Terry Keller

(...) "loss-leader" type items to suck people into the store.... :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 13-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Larry Pieniazek

(...) Circa 1990 when we were buying formula for Taya, they were, in case lots, the cheapest around. Not any more, though. Here's a dark ages story for you... We used to go in there all the time (we went through a LOT of cases) and I tell you, I (...) (26 years ago, 13-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Terry Keller

(...) Ahhh.... a coulda, woulda, shoulda story. Sometimes hindsight really sucks. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Christopher Masi

(...) I am so glad that I have such a great wife; she bought me those for Christmas (1 each year). She gave me the Load 'N Haul Railroad 4563 before we were married! (Actually, they are the only 9V complete-train train sets I have.) Chris (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Scott Edward Sanburn

Chris, You're lucky! My fiancee only buys me technic sets, she refuses to buy me any other sets (i.e. Space, Town, etc.) Maybe I should as k her for that Supercar II coming out, heh heh. :) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Christopher Masi

(...) Now that presents me with an interesting problem. So, far I am Technic/Expert Car complete, but do I buy the new one or put that money into Trains....oh the dilemma! Chris I am slowly sucking her into the LEGO world. Last weekend she sat and (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

NLSO (Was Dark Ages story) —Scott Edward Sanburn

Dilemma indeed. I would go for the New Supercar, since I have a vast assortment of trains already, and I am not too thrilled with the almost Town Junior sets of later this year. Sigh.... Lynn (my fiancee, NLSO) does help me build sets from time to (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: NLSO (Was Dark Ages story) —Louise Belles

(...) Try replacing that phrase with 'thank-you for your help, sweatheart.' It gets soooo much more response than, 'no that'a the wrong pile!' ;) Make it a good day. Louise (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: NLSO (Was Dark Ages story) —Scott Edward Sanburn

Thanks for the advice, but I don't she'll ever help sort again. Once was enough for her. Oh well, at least she can help me build some sets! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Mike Walsh

(...) have (...) TRU tends to have the best prices on diapers and if they don't, they will price match who ever does. My wife always stocked up on diapers from TRU when Target or Wal-Mart was having a sale. OBLego - Pulled into the driveway last (...) (26 years ago, 13-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Martin Legault

In lugnet.general, Mike Walsh writes: <snip> (...) Martin (26 years ago, 13-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Terry Keller

(...) Eeewww.... your house has bowels? Oh, wait, you said "bowls". Nevermind. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Todd Lehman

(...) Blacktron I was what brought me out of my dark ages -- 10 years ago now, almost to the day! Unfortunately, I spent a lot of 1989 playing "catch up" on a lot of earlier Futuron and Blacktron I stuff. :) --Todd (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) You have much better timing than I do. I entered my Dark Ages *during* Blacktron I, and tried to play catch-up around 1993. :-( I remember walking through Wal-Mart ca. 1992 and seeing every single BT II and most BT I sets, and thinking, "How (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Josh Spaulding

(...) Wow. That sounds pretty familiar. I hit my dark ages right around BT I, but I was still impressed with the sets. I didn't start my post-Dark Ages collection until almost a year ago (May 1998), and I regret having missed out on BT I & II and (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Todd Lehman

(...) Hehheh -- (well, I shouldn't laugh, because it's not funny! but) -- I know that feeling! That's how I felt when I saw BT1 sets in a TRU when they first came out. I think it must've been 1987 because I bought a 6826 Crater Crawler (classic (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Dark Ages story —Jasper Janssen

(...) C64 and 6502 assembler. Somehow, that simply doesn't parse. Jasper "If this turns into VOC advocacy, move to .debate" Janssen (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)