18 Jul
2024
18 Jul
'24
6:57 p.m.
Hey
I've been pondering what to do with the large amount of lego we have
in the house. The kids are well into their teens and don't really use
it anymore.
So, my question is, would a large amount of lego be a positive thing
to have in the hackspace? It currently lives in a large pine tray,
140cm long, by 70cm wide, and 14cm deep, which has a lid that sits on
top.
I guess it could live in the sofa area, and could double up as a
table. It'd maybe make the space more kid friendly, and might be fun
for everyone. Conversely, we have a lot of stuff already, and maybe
we don't need more. It could be put in a smaller box/boxes and be kept
out of the way, the pine tray is pretty large.
What do you think? Positives, negatives, suggestions, thoughts?
Cheers
Andy
18 Jul
18 Jul
6:58 p.m.
I love lego. I would absolutely use the lego.
On Thu, 18 Jul 2024, 18:57 Andy Gaskell, <ag(a)ssofb.co.uk> wrote:
Hey
I've been pondering what to do with the large amount of lego we have
in the house. The kids are well into their teens and don't really use
it anymore.
So, my question is, would a large amount of lego be a positive thing
to have in the hackspace? It currently lives in a large pine tray,
140cm long, by 70cm wide, and 14cm deep, which has a lid that sits on
top.
I guess it could live in the sofa area, and could double up as a
table. It'd maybe make the space more kid friendly, and might be fun
for everyone. Conversely, we have a lot of stuff already, and maybe
we don't need more. It could be put in a smaller box/boxes and be kept
out of the way, the pine tray is pretty large.
What do you think? Positives, negatives, suggestions, thoughts?
Cheers
Andy
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7 p.m.
Nah I think we are good, we already have enough things to be left out as “projects in
progress”
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024, at 18:57, Andy Gaskell wrote:
Hey
I've been pondering what to do with the large amount of lego we have
in the house. The kids are well into their teens and don't really use
it anymore.
So, my question is, would a large amount of lego be a positive thing
to have in the hackspace? It currently lives in a large pine tray,
140cm long, by 70cm wide, and 14cm deep, which has a lid that sits on
top.
I guess it could live in the sofa area, and could double up as a
table. It'd maybe make the space more kid friendly, and might be fun
for everyone. Conversely, we have a lot of stuff already, and maybe
we don't need more. It could be put in a smaller box/boxes and be kept
out of the way, the pine tray is pretty large.
What do you think? Positives, negatives, suggestions, thoughts?
Cheers
Andy
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- Tom
7:11 p.m.
Hi,
I don’t think adding Lego makes the space any more kid friendly given the assortment of
power tools, hot tools, etc. We wouldn’t want to give the impression that we are providing
a crèche and I don’t even think children can be members.
That said, Lego is also good for adults and I could see myself diving into a bin of Lego
to find parts for a build if it were just in the space as a consumable. I’ve got the SR2
Office Lego City to play with and probably wouldn’t be interested in building anything for
permanently sitting in the hackerspace.
This pine tray intrigues me. It’s got some odd dimensions.
Iain.
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On Thu, Jul 18, 2024, at 6:57 PM, Andy Gaskell wrote:
Hey
I've been pondering what to do with the large amount of lego we have
in the house. The kids are well into their teens and don't really use
it anymore.
So, my question is, would a large amount of lego be a positive thing
to have in the hackspace? It currently lives in a large pine tray,
140cm long, by 70cm wide, and 14cm deep, which has a lid that sits on
top.
I guess it could live in the sofa area, and could double up as a
table. It'd maybe make the space more kid friendly, and might be fun
for everyone. Conversely, we have a lot of stuff already, and maybe
we don't need more. It could be put in a smaller box/boxes and be kept
out of the way, the pine tray is pretty large.
What do you think? Positives, negatives, suggestions, thoughts?
Cheers
Andy
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11:19 p.m.
Hi
Thanks for the thoughts and feedback, all appreciated.
I put a couple of pictures on...
https://imgur.com/a/hMqRwCM
...one with lid on and one with lid-off. This amount of lego in the
photo is probably about half of the total.
Currently pondering if kid-friendly and kid-dangerous are mutually
exclusive states, sort of feel like after 16 years of parenting I
should have figured this out already :)
Also would love to see a photo of the current SR2 lego city set-up :D
It's funny, but I have found that, for me at least, lego quite often
ends up being the quickest way to make a thing, but that's probably
skewed by having a shit load of it to hand.
Cheers
Andy
On Thu, 18 Jul 2024 at 19:11, Iain R. Learmonth <iain(a)learmonth.me> wrote:
Hi,
I don’t think adding Lego makes the space any more kid friendly given the assortment of
power tools, hot tools, etc. We wouldn’t want to give the impression that we are providing
a crèche and I don’t even think children can be members.
That said, Lego is also good for adults and I could see myself diving into a bin of Lego
to find parts for a build if it were just in the space as a consumable. I’ve got the SR2
Office Lego City to play with and probably wouldn’t be interested in building anything for
permanently sitting in the hackerspace.
This pine tray intrigues me. It’s got some odd dimensions.
Iain.
--
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This email is sent in a personal capacity. The views expressed in this email do not
necessarily reflect the views of SR2 Group Limited, its subsidaries, or any other
organisation in which I am a member, officer, employee, or volunteer.
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024, at 6:57 PM, Andy Gaskell wrote:
Hey
I've been pondering what to do with the large amount of lego we have
in the house. The kids are well into their teens and don't really use
it anymore.
So, my question is, would a large amount of lego be a positive thing
to have in the hackspace? It currently lives in a large pine tray,
140cm long, by 70cm wide, and 14cm deep, which has a lid that sits on
top.
I guess it could live in the sofa area, and could double up as a
table. It'd maybe make the space more kid friendly, and might be fun
for everyone. Conversely, we have a lot of stuff already, and maybe
we don't need more. It could be put in a smaller box/boxes and be kept
out of the way, the pine tray is pretty large.
What do you think? Positives, negatives, suggestions, thoughts?
Cheers
Andy
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19 Jul
19 Jul
7:18 a.m.
Fast forward 10-20 years:
"Dad! where's our Lego?!!"
On Fri, 19 Jul 2024 at 00:19, Andy Gaskell <ag(a)ssofb.co.uk> wrote:
Hi
Thanks for the thoughts and feedback, all appreciated.
I put a couple of pictures on...
https://imgur.com/a/hMqRwCM
...one with lid on and one with lid-off. This amount of lego in the
photo is probably about half of the total.
Currently pondering if kid-friendly and kid-dangerous are mutually
exclusive states, sort of feel like after 16 years of parenting I
should have figured this out already :)
Also would love to see a photo of the current SR2 lego city set-up :D
It's funny, but I have found that, for me at least, lego quite often
ends up being the quickest way to make a thing, but that's probably
skewed by having a shit load of it to hand.
Cheers
Andy
On Thu, 18 Jul 2024 at 19:11, Iain R. Learmonth <iain(a)learmonth.me> wrote:
Hi,
I don’t think adding Lego makes the space any more kid friendly given
the
assortment of power tools, hot tools, etc. We wouldn’t want to give the
impression that we are providing a crèche and I don’t even think children
can be members.
That said, Lego is also good for adults and I could see myself diving
into a bin
of Lego to find parts for a build if it were just in the space
as a consumable. I’ve got the SR2 Office Lego City to play with and
probably wouldn’t be interested in building anything for permanently
sitting in the hackerspace.
This pine tray intrigues me. It’s got some odd dimensions.
Iain.
--
*Iain Learmonth* MSci MBCS AICB PM.Dip (he/him)
This email is sent in a personal capacity. The views expressed in this
email do
not necessarily reflect the views of SR2 Group Limited, its
subsidaries, or any other organisation in which I am a member, officer,
employee, or volunteer.
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024, at 6:57 PM, Andy Gaskell wrote:
> Hey
>
> I've been pondering what to do with the large amount of lego we have
> in the house. The kids are well into their teens and don't really use
> it anymore.
>
> So, my question is, would a large amount of lego be a positive thing
> to have in the hackspace? It currently lives in a large pine tray,
> 140cm long, by 70cm wide, and 14cm deep, which has a lid that sits on
> top.
>
> I guess it could live in the sofa area, and could double up as a
> table. It'd maybe make the space more kid friendly, and might be fun
> for everyone. Conversely, we have a lot of stuff already, and maybe
> we don't need more. It could be put in a smaller box/boxes and be kept
> out of the way, the pine tray is pretty large.
>
> What do you think? Positives, negatives, suggestions, thoughts?
>
> Cheers
> Andy
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