Take me back to the 80s

 I bought the Newsweek magazine about lego (June 2024..pgs 94 and 95).  This edition showed multiple pics from two sets: lego airport and a hamburger stand.  These sets show manners that have either eroded or that I may have just assumed were a given. 

4 things in particular come to mind.

1)smoothly going through airport security without much hassle and assuming you were reasonbly safe

Now in 2024 We have much more security needs just to get to gates.

2) Holding doors (below)

Now in 2024 (from reddit)

"The etiquette of holding open public doors is unnecessary"

3)(below) police presence for safety...this never happened at my school til 1989

Now in 2024: Police presence is essentially a given and needed in schools and public areas

4) (Below)
People getting good service and workers connected to customers.  Customers were happy with the goods received and treated servers and staff with respect...

Now in 2024...from an ice cream store when mask guidelines varied. The owner put up a sign "Stop slamming doors. Stop swearing at them and making a scene. STOP!!!" (Mootown Creamery Berea, Ohio wrote on Facebook.) "These girls are wearing masks for YOUR protection. They are required by the state to wear them, and they do so with a smile because they care about you and your safety."

For these 4 reasons I wish I was back I'm the 80s!

4171 worst self inflicted money mistake

 I didn't realize the set  below was rare if the box was present also.  I found out because two smaller and cheaper sets can be combined with the 2 sets below...hence rarely is there a box. Smart people knew this/figured this out before I did.

So the two sets above makes the model below.

Worst mistake ever!

Lego artemis

 I bought the artemis rocket set and I'm thrilled with the scaffolding appearance in the tower.  I put together the pics of different launch pads and the artemis (real) pad

 

 

Gotta love lego rocket launchers 

Some minifigs i dont understand

 In recent years I've noticed the mini figs have changed.

If I knew what minifig I  would get, vs guessing, that would be ok but here's the ones that I wouldnt spend money on.

From a Newsweek special edition (cover pic from lego group 2023) there are mini figs that don't make sense to me.

Cake man, cactus and dragon drive me nuts.  So does hot dog man.  Cake man has bennys old face and blue spaceman has happy face.

I don't like the bearded alien either

The only mistake in the magazine was calling a picture inside the beta base and putting it as the beta 1 base

I liked this edition and thought the magazine was well written!

Favorite minifigs are old-school!

 

Qvc carrying legos

 I saw that qvc is selling legos

I looked at prices and right now they are same as kohls..target and Walmart. I'm holding out for pre or post holidays to see if they drop prices.

Best lego collection acquiring

 I have had some exciting deals for second hand legos.  Greatest acquisition from 2/12 to 2020

1) biggest acquisition 2014 ... I went to a garage sale where there was lego polybag turkeys.  In talking to the guy he said a basement full of legos.  I went the next day and he brought them.  The pieces were approx. 80% name Brand lego so I was disappointed as you never know if people are truly clueless vs lying about lego Brand content

2) a model train store opened but there were car sets, creator sets and technic sets.  I was thrilled.  I had to get rid of boxes since I ran out of room.  

3) thrift store small collection.  Some genius decided putting the legos in a tub with about 30 naked barbies so here I am digging through this tote and put the barbies aside..with  of weird looks

4) a flea market find.

5) a store in the mall where I got a great deal...owner had 80s figurines mostly.  I told him I was looking for legos  and he. Had just paid $400 for a tote but I talked him down to 220$

Over the years (18) I've been lucky finding good deals.