{"id":5499,"date":"2017-12-09T11:18:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T16:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=5499"},"modified":"2017-12-09T11:25:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T16:25:09","slug":"2017-lego-advent-calendar-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=5499","title":{"rendered":"2017 Lego Advent Calendar: Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re getting our first snow here in Pennsylvania. Total accumulation will be about an inch, which means you can’t stay home and pretend it’s a snow day, now matter how many great things are on NetFlix. There are stores to get to and people driving big cars in parking lots to curse at. <\/p>\n

Yesterday was a big one for the calendar…and only for me, I suspect. The calendar is intended for children, and it’s hard to believe anyone in the target demographic was as excited for a granny figure as I was.<\/p>\n

Now that I got a Mrs. Claus, what else do I want from this calendar? Might as well shoot for the moon and say “Lego Dragon from The Never Ending Story<\/em>” or “Lego David Lynch.” Hell, why not wish for a “Lego Real Working Playstation 4”? Seems like anything is possible in this year’s calendar.<\/p>\n

On the 9th day of Lego Advent, the calendar gave to me…<\/p>\n

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A Complicated Snowblower!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is really complicated, the most intricate build this year so far. But it was worth the frustration, because the finished product is big and wonderfully industrial.<\/p>\n

Getting a snowblower during the first real snowfall of the season is fate. This calendar is a magical chest of treasure. Santa is real! I believe. I really do!<\/p>\n

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Clara and Delores didn’t seem too impressed. They were busy “visiting” with each other.<\/p>\n

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CLARA:<\/strong> …and so now I’m dating a lawyer. It’s nice to be with someone who works more than just one day a year. And did I tell you — he doesn’t make children sit on him.
\nDELORES:<\/strong> Dear, before you go, Santa has a box of your things in the basement. Someone may have accidentally poured bleach on the box. I tried to burn the bleach off with fire. Pity.<\/p>\n

Melvin couldn’t handle it and was happy to have loud, noisy chores to do. But Robot Snowman was not a happy robotic frozen water creature today.<\/p>\n

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\nDay 9 Rating:<\/strong> 3.9 out of 5 (Points added for the engineering it took to make a snowblower, and the magic needed to ensure I got it during the first snowfall.)<\/p>\n

See you tomorrow!<\/p>\n

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