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Re: Thanks to Lego and Lugnet for being there...
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Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:23:10 GMT
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Howdy Bob,
You are not alone among the true believers of the power of the almighty
Brick. I am glad that you are on the right road and still sane (at least to
our eyes). Lugnet is a great forum for creative thinkers and LEGO is a
great tool for the imagination (and perhaps escape). I understand how hard
it can be to have the Brick piles tolerated, but I believe as an extension
of your creative self it should be loved as one would love a child. I
believe that acceptance keeps the hobby from becoming a secret addiction.
You are not alone!!
Live long and play well.
-Aaron-
In lugnet.people, Bob Parker writes:
> I just wanted to let others know how much Lego and Lugnet have helped me lately.
>
> I just finished going through a divorce which then set off a weight loss
> program that has reached 87 pounds lost so far (still have a little ways to
> go but I'm almost there) [1].
>
> Between reading Lugnet and playing with Lego, they have both helped me feel
> better about things and myself. Thanks to the skip-filter settings, I
> mostly enjoy what I read on Lugnet and choose to ignore the clutter/noise
> and negative stuff (after all, I have had plenty of that in the "Real
> World(TM)" lately). I think my Lego has kept me mostly sane through the
> past 8 months (some would argue about the saneness of a 35 year old
> "playing" with Lego, but of course not on this website!). It's nice to find
> out that there are other adults out there like me that love to build and
> create Lego creations both from out of the box and our own creations.
>
> After all these years (since I was a wee lad) of building the brick
> (including the joy of watching the 10020 Super Chief and Dan's Blacksmith
> Shop come together), I still can escape into the world of my imagination
> where no one gets divorces. I have recently branched out to making some
> MOC's and have even entered my first Lego contest (the current Town one).
>
> I am glad I found Lugnet and I believe that it has helped me to better enjoy
> working with Lego. My ex was not a fan of the brick (she tolerated it) and
> I believe she underestimated how much it kept me out of trouble (playing
> with Lego seems more harmless to me than going to bars with the boys all the
> time or having affairs). Did it become a sort of addiction that impacted my
> marriage? I hope not. I tried to balance my time with the brick and with
> friends and family (I still see my ex in-laws to this day - after all, they
> didn't choose to divorce me). I think that should be true of any hobby - it
> should provide good times and not become an obsession that takes away from
> enjoyment of the rest of life.
>
> Sorry for the long ramble, but again let me thank you, the users of Lugnet,
> for unknowingly being here for me during some of my darkest hours in my life.
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> Three cheers for LUGNETers!
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> Hip hip Hooray!
> Hip hip Hooray!
> Hip hip Hooray!
>
> Back to building - I think the Technic front end loader is next...
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> - Bob
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> [1] Step One of a successful weight loss program - Trauma!
> Step Two - eat less (thanks Subway!) and exercise (2 to 3 miles of
> walking every day).
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