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In lugnet.starwars, Chuck Rex writes:
> Sorry to bother you all with this, but nobody in my house cares at all, and
> I need to share with SOMEBODY.
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> After 21 years of putting together Lego sets, last night I came across the
> very first instance of a set missing a piece. I have had "near misses"
> before, where a piece was hidden or stuck somewhere, but last night I put
> together a B-Wing, and it was missing an tran orange 1x1 round plate. I tore
> the room apart, confident that they NEVER fail to include a piece. But they
> did. And THEN, and this is why I had to write, the very next set I put
> together (the Trade Federation ATT) was missing a blue 2x2 brick. How very
> odd. Twice, in one night, after 21 years.
>
> Just had to share.
That is definitely odd to have the first time happen at the same time as the
second time and all after 21 years. In the close to 500 sets that I have
I've only once come across a missing piece - on of the tubing pieces for the
small Anakin's Pod Racer set. Called up LEGO Consumer Affairs and they sent
one right out.
Since you brought this up Chuck - I had thought of previously posting to ask
whether others go through this same seizure that I often seem to have. I'm
in the middle of putting a set together when I can't find a piece. Almost
immediately I've gripped with the conviction that it's not in the box. I
start looking and looking and the longer I can't find it the more worked up
I get. I start to get bummed out about not being able to finish the model
and having to call LEGO to get the piece and what a hassle it all is when
suddenly there's the piece right in front of me and everything is ok again.
Five minutes later though I'm can't find a piece and the whole thing starts
over again...
Does this happen to others? Or is this just some unique scenario that is
probably symptomatic of some OCD-type disorder?
Just wonderin',
G.
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| (...) Oh, yeah, that happens to me too. Especially since I generally dump all the parts into the box and work out of there. Even getting towards the end of a model though I will swear that a piece isn't in there but it always shows up eventually. As (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| No its not just you, you should have seen the trouble I had with not finding the pieces when I put the silver champ together! Ugh! Gary Greg Perry <supernerd23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GJ9D41.Gvy@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) the (...) tore (...) (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| "Greg Perry" <supernerd23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GJ9D41.Gvy@lugnet.com... (...) Definitely! I normally put all the pieces into the box or something I've got lying around and work from there sitting in front of the TV. I normally end up (...) (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) <snipped> (...) If it's OCD-ish then I, too, suffer. :) I've been the same way since about 10 years old or so... at least that's the first instance I can recall where I was "sure" LEGO forgot a piece. What you described is almost word for word (...) (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Happens to me ALL the time Greg! Almost systematic in that every set I put together a piece falls on the rug, or under my leg, or under another piece or god knows where and I am CONVINCED the the very CORE of my soul that the Lego Corporation (...) (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| yes all the time. just when your convinced it isnt there it sits up and looks at you. grrrr James "Greg Perry" <supernerd23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GJ9D41.Gvy@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) the (...) tore (...) they (...) very (...) the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| Sorry to bother you all with this, but nobody in my house cares at all, and I need to share with SOMEBODY. After 21 years of putting together Lego sets, last night I came across the very first instance of a set missing a piece. I have had "near (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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