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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> Last week when a coworker mentioned he thought I was unusually paranoid, I
> answered that I wore that badge with pride.
>
> The email from the Toronto Christmas show organizer that said we were to bring
> the "Interactive Building Table" (I don't frickin know how they got this idea) I
> knew was a bad thing. It's one of those messages where someone has assumed
> you'll do something, and to ensure their assumption is the same as reality, they
> tack in a "You're doing this, like we said, right?" even though you never even
> mentioned it.
>
> THIS is what I feared:
>
> "New this year is an amazing LEGO train layout, DCC controlled villages and a
> building table for the youngsters!!! "
>
> http://www.caorm.org/Pages/tts.html
>
> Wonderful. This is only one website--and these people couldn't figure out how
> the Internet works since most of them think electricity is a fantastic new
> invention. I wonder how many paper flyers, PR releases and newspaper ads now
> say this.
>
> Parents come to this thing with kids in tow, and they ask, "I thought you said
> there was a Lego Building Table?". Organizers point finger at us, even though
> THEY made this pronouncement. Lovely.
>
> I just can't think of a route or damage control out of this one.
>
> Calum
Well not that it's my call, but I will butt in here.
I say we can listen to people complain all weekend, watch kids pout, parents
sneer and get fingers pointed at us..... [OR] Ground control to Major Tom.....
we can gather our wits, and provide them what they assumed we would.
If you can find me a table, I will bring a large tub of bricks, and some grey
baseplates as well as a circle of track, and run Thomas on it. If Ka-on is
coming down I could really use his forward/reversing train switch (or if someone
else can make one up) because letting the kids have control of the speed
regulator is a bit of a nightmare. Is it a problem having a table off to the
side??
Janey "I'm not a baby sitter Red Brick"
P.S. If you are going to use this plan, we need someone to make up signs that
says something that touches on the fact that Children should NOT be left
unattended.
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| (...) First, Janey, thank you for offering. But we probably shouldn't... While the offer is much appreciated, I think that effectively would mean we have been strongarmed by the organizers. They're asking for us to provide, at our own time and cost (...) (20 years ago, 14-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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