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Re: Have LEGO, will travel
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Date: 
Sun, 18 Oct 1998 16:47:01 GMT
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> Louise Belles wrote:
> > The topic of traveling with LEGOS came up • Larry Pieniazek wrote:.... but I wanted enough to build happily.
> > 
> But my question REALLY was around, if you had to put together a small "kit" of
> parts to keep you amused while you were on an airplane, or overnight on a biz
> trip to kill an hour or two, what would you take and how would you keep it
> organized (keeping in mind that small for me does not necessarily equal small
> for you... I had one 2 gal ziplok, plus an 8437  bought from Macfrugals the
> first week I was here, built a chemical tanker and a hopper car (which are at
> work now), but felt very hemmed in, possibility wise. Now I have more stuff.
> bwhahaha)?
> 
> Would you take a treasured set? Or two? Or would you try to outfit a kit? • Would
> you stick to your favorite theme? (take pity on me, RR models are BIG compared
> to town vehicles! )

> Louise writes:  I would take a set or 2 to build, and RR cars travel back
pretty well, on their side in the original tray, which also keeps the pieces
together while building.  But I usually take a good mystery on a business trip,
I cann't remember the last time I had time to read at home.  For long trips I
would even hit the used book store on my first day in town, and then return
them before I left.
      The real question that comes to mind is how do you justify such a habit?
I'm getting raised eyebrows over expanding my tains by one!
Make it a good day.
Louise


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  Re: Have LEGO, will travel
 
(...) I guess it's just a matter of obsession, but not letting it stand in the way of putting food on the table. I work hard, and my employer values that and takes good care of me. Besides, I could be blowing the money in bars or other ways, what (...) (28 years ago, 18-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

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(...) suggested (...) plane (...) Yup, that's what I've been doing. And for what to bring on the drive out here to CO, I opened up two technic shuttles, a bigfoot, two robots, and some other sets, dumped all the parts bags into one big 66 quart bin, (...) (28 years ago, 17-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

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