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The first BAYLUG meet
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lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf
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Tue, 25 May 1999 20:11:33 GMT
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fred@drbmar{ihatespam}.com
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And here are some of my lengthy views to add to the others:
Good location. It was central enough for me and easy to get to. I like the
access to the parking lot without having to wind through the whole library
and get stuck in a back room somewhere. I live in Campbell and it was
pretty quick to get there. Not more than 30 minutes I think.
I forgot to bring tape to hang signs with, so I asked at the info desk for
some. They told me we couldn't hang signs on the walls in the library. (It
was pretty clean in there!) So it was a bonus to be located where we were,
with the window access and all. Next time I'll have to make some giant
signs to stick in the window. Maybe I could make that big Lego logo out of
bricks... (How about a big BayLug logo?) Or we could purchase or make a
sign stand. The info desk suggested that.
We could put the trains on a table or 10, and set up about 3 feet from a
wall. Put the control units on the wall side of the table and turn them on
to a speed that WE like, with no access to those little fingers! (Maybe
even cover the control units with a box or bricks.) That way the trains can
still be going and people can view them. When we want to change
engines/cars etc. WE are the authorized ones that go behind the table.
Although they didn't break any of my stuff, the kids were pretty
heavy-handed with them and for some reason they thought nothing of taking
the models off the table and playing with them on the floor. This is mostly
my/our fault for not figuring out a system for display only. (I guess I
should make some signs) I don't really mind kids playing with the stuff,
but we all have different ideas of how much! When I got home I noticed an
extra Technic driver in one of my trucks. Anybody missing one?
I like the idea of putting a blanket on a table to dump parts on to sift
through. If someone is selling loose parts like Joe Greene did, that would
be a good way to do it. Us old fart who are out-of-shape get creaky when we
sit on the floor like that for too long! ;-)
I also like the idea of closing to the public for the first hour. That way
we can talk about where/how to set things up so it's more obvious to the
public which is hands-on and which is hands-off.
What about each of us donating a kit or box of bricks to a pile for kids to
build with? It could show up at each meet and grow as time goes along and
would promote the hands-on aspect. Just a thought. Or we rotate the
responsibility of bringing bricks for kids to play with at the meets. I
dunno.
Anyway, it was mostly a success, and I had fun. As Russell said "We will
triumph from our errors." (tm)
Thanks to Mark for reserving the place. Excellent choice, and free! Way cool!
Thanks to Zonker for all the help and hospitality, nice kitchen, dude!
Thanks to Russell for nametags and treasurer, and the parts you threw my way!
Thanks to Joe Greene for the parts to play with and purchase.
Thanks to Raymond for the grab bags.
Oh, hell, Thanks to everyone! I had fun and got to see some pretty cool models!
Fred "long-winded today" Yokel
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 | | Re: The first BAYLUG meet
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| Keep those suggestions coming! I'll make a collection and then summarize it to the list. As for trains, I have a few ideas there as well; PNLTC uses a 9-V transformer (power pack) instead of 12-V, which keeps little hands from achieving break-part (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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