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Re: My Lego Obsession & Philosophy
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:43:20 GMT
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johnneal@^Spamcake^uswest.net
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Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:
> I have been gradually getting away from most retail purchases, I buy a lot of
> stuff, including a vast amount of LEGO items, from the internet (Unless there is
> a good sale!). One of the reasons of that is the cashiers and the looks and the
> explanations and so forth. Meijer's has something really neat, now, however. It
> is called U-Scan, you scan the item, put it on the scale, and the register does
> everything for you. You don't even have to talk to the cashier 95% of the time.
> I love it! I have had my share of run-ins with obnoxious cashiers. Meijer
> specifically tells you not to comment about guests purchases unless they bring
> it up. There are a lot worse items you can get a look from, but I will not
> mention them here (family newsgroup, right Larry P.?)
"Yessir? Water balloons, sir." );^)
-John
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>
> Scott S.
>
> James Simpson wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.general, Ian Sinclair writes:
> >
> > >
> > > When you come across people who sneer their nose, or can't believe you
> > > still play with LEGO, just do what I do..
> > >
> > > Just brush aside their comments without another thought, with the
> > > knowledge that your life is more enriched because you play with LEGO.
> > >
> > > Better to play into old age, than to grow old and never play.
> > >
> > >
> > > <ICS>
> >
> > I find that as an adult Lego enthusiast I have much more joy and freedom in
> > this
> > hobby than I did as an adolescent. Perhaps it is because I am now at ease with
> > myself. I know who I am and what I enjoy, and I am far far less concerned
> > about
> > what others think of me. There was a time (and not so long ago) that I would
> > sneak about the toy department, hoping that noone would see me looking at the
> > Legos (or any toys for that matter.) And with dread would I approach the
> > counter to pay, loathing the inquisitive looks of the clerk and the relentless
> > stares of the customers behind me. Now, I simply do not care what they think.
> > Why should I be ashamed? I almost enjoy proudly approaching the counter. I get
> > a kick out of the reactions of the cashiers (especially from that particular
> > species of cashier whose birth-right and moral perogative it is to comment - a
> > bit too loudly - on the customers' purchases.) I really credit Lugnet for my
> > new-found confidence and dignity as an AFOL. Growing up, absolutely none of my
> > friends cared much for Legos. Sure, a few of them had some, but they never
> > seemed to care much for them. I have never had a personal face-to-face
> > friendship with another Lego builder. Frankly, I've never personally known
> > another one. So, I was always a closet builder, a closet collector. It is
> > liberating to know that other adults share my fierce love for Legos.
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