It ' s ten years old , but they pruned it badly this year took too many branches off . It probably wouldn ' t hurt to try your suggestions . Thank you . <| sep |> How sturdy are they ? I ' ve seen a few mats in the model railway store nearby but they ' re clearly for gluing down , and would shed terribly if they were rolled and unrolled regularly . <| sep |> Theft is okay if no one sees you . <| sep |> It takes personal performance into account , not just win loss <| sep |> You could argue it ' s like sports At the end of the day , you love the sport most of all , but you ' ll be damned if you admit team X is better than your team . I recall Musk saying that the best way to promote space progression is via competition , and I think he ' s right . Maybe it is a good idea to make it about X vs . Y .