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Re: Prolific Upcoming Weekend!
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lugnet.trains.org
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Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:11:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Chris Phillips writes:
> In lugnet.trains.org, James Trobaugh writes:
> > In lugnet.trains.org, Mike Walsh writes:
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> > > "Ted Michon" <ted@michon.com> wrote in message news:H6toDM.C7@lugnet.com...
> > > > 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).
> > >
> > > 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.
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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 smile.
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> Wow. I'm apalled at that parent's lack of respect for your efforts. I
> would have set them straight that you are not working for LEGO and that the
> display represents the hard work of a group of private individuals. They
> don't let you touch the models at LegoLand, either, and for the parent to
> assume that their kid can just go touch something like that simply because
> it is displayed in public is wrong-headed. That parent is clearly not
> teaching their child to respect the property of others.
I remember when I was a kid and had walked into a model RR shop...how the
seemingly crusty old owner had warned me not to touch dem' trains. Of course
most kids today have half-a$$ed parents who never did learn to respect
other's property themselves.
-Harvey
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