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Re: What age does buying lego become embarrassing?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 14 Jul 2000 20:08:53 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
> Kevin,
>
> > Part of growing up is learning how to march to the beat of your own drum.
> > If you realize that there is actually noting at all wrong with you
> > purchasing LEGO (with or without your mom), you should have no problem.
> > If you find yourself worrying about what other people think of your • purchases,
> > remind yourself that it's your life you are making decisions about, not
> theirs.
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> > If that's not enough, think about all the st00pid purchases that adults • make
> > (like an oversize SUV as a commuter vehicle). I doubt anyone (besides • your
> > parents of course) has any ground to stand on when it comes to 'dissing'
> > your purchase of LEGO.
>
> Funny how with one sentence you say you should not worry about what other
> people think about purchases, and then in the next sentence, you are worried
> about other people's purchases. " st00pid purchases that adults make (like
> an oversize SUV as a commuter vehicle).
>
> I own a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, I love it, and I would not trade it for the
> world. It is my choice, just as it is my choice to buy LEGO products. If you
> don't like it, fine. Calling SUV purchases "stupid" is just as bad as
> calling buying LEGO "stupid". It is called market forces.
I see nothing wrong SUVs. People are just complaining because they are so big,
and they use poor gas mileage as a "side excuse" when the fact is the average
gas mileage of an SUV is going up and the biggest gas-guzzlers in the country
are all cars. My wife and I our on our third Land Rover, she loves it. It's
safe, reliable (actually, our second was not at all reliable), and
comfortable, and offers features that you won't find in cars. Gas mileage
might be terrible, but it's the price you pay to carry your passengers in more
comfort than a similiarly priced BMW 5-series wagon, which she decided against
at the last minute. Some of those hard core enthusiasts are saying they want
all these big gas-guzzling SUVs to disspear, but at the same time they want
those big gas-guzlling RWD V8 American sedans to come back. I agree there is a
point of going to far (i.e. Excursion, which, to the delight of many, has been
a flop with production already cut back 17,000 units). As for me, I like SUVs,
but I'm more of a car person. I drive an MB CL and love it, though gas mileage
can sometimes go below that of my wife's Disco.
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