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Re: Prolific Upcoming Weekend!
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Sun, 8 Dec 2002 23:13:41 GMT
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"Ted Michon" <ted@michon.com> wrote in message news:H6toDM.C7@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.trains.org, Steven Barile writes:
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> One angry party this weekend wanted to know why we (LEGO, she assumed) put
> plastic barriers around the display to keep her kids from playing with the
> bricks. She thought it was a very poor thing for TLC to (entice people to
> come and then keep them out).
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This is a good reason to have a play area. You keep the hands off your
layout but still let people touch bricks. Play areas can be a lot of work
but I really like having them. Some of the creations that kids come up with
are really pretty cool.
Mike
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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Good point, whenever little ones try to touch the layout and I have to "correct" them, I always end my statement with "we have a play area over here and you can touch all you want"...this sends them heading right for the play table with a (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | Re: Prolific Upcoming Weekend!
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| (...) At OMSI, PNLTC has the play area right in front of the layout which works well. It makes it easier to keep an eye on the play area (about the only thing I ever did was ask the kids to share a little better). We also tried a kid controlled loop (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) I'm thinking it would be fun to add answers (ala Jeopardy, without the questions) to the backs of our business cards. They might include: More than 100,000, less than 500,000 About 3 months 16 people from 4 counties At Target for $99 We don't (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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