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Hah! I am NOT a Mozillionaire! If I were, you'd see me outbidding even Larry and Gary in auctions, and I rarely outbid the newbies. I'd also be retired and playing with racecars, and here I am slaving away. I missed the boat on stock options, got (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Can I do your retail automation, inventory control, and POS systems for a share in the equity? Gary Istok wrote: <snip a dream> (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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While I'm not a "Mozillionaire" either, I have done well in the Stock Market in the last 5 years (thanks partly to the pending sale of my former employer - Ameritech). I plan on retiring in about 7 years (I'll be 53), and devoting my fulltime (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Oh, Oh, Oh, I would work for you, Gary! Where do I sign up?! YES! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Scott, In 2004, when they open up the three permanent downtown Detroit Casino's (MGM Grand, Circus Circus, etc) on the riverfront (800 million dollars each), there will probably be something like the "Caesar's World of Shops" (in Las Vegas). That is (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hey Lar, go for it, especially if it makes TLG's systems look downright primitive by comparison (that should be easy). Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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If I ever had a real reason to move to a Detroit suburb here it is. ;-) $800M each? Sounds like expensive rent. And it'll probably be more like $900M when all is said and done due to cost overruns. -Tom McD. when replying, "My Life with Spamcake" (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Casino's (MGM Grand, (...) probably be (...) would love to (...) first AFOL (...) I don't know... The FAO in Las Vegas is in the Forum Shops at Ceasars. You might have to fight them for the rights to the highly-sought Detroit location. ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've heard rumours that LEGO might someday franchise their "Imagination Center" stores... This sounds like a good location to have one! John1 (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Tom, the MGM Grand (temporary) $250 million casino opened 3 weeks ago with the other 2 "temps" opening up in the next 2 months. Metro Detroit will be North America's largest gaming center (population wise) when it's all done. There are 5 million (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No problem. I hear their jab is weak, and they telegraph their right;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) are 5 (...) And I thought cars funded that town! Silly me. No doubt Las Vegas will follow suit. That town has virtually no physical barriers to expansion. (...) lot (...) that's a (...) Are you luhring me with potential allusions to $$? :-) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) in the (...) Ameritech). I (...) attention to (...) you can get (...) cityscape (...) I give (...) giving (...) Is it safe to assume that you'll be hiring all of the Michigan AFOL's? ;) Charles (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Mmmm.... Just right for that late night LEGO fix! ;) Charles PS - Do you realize how many times I've longed for a 24hr hobby shop? (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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John, Really? Do you have any details, or know where they came from. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (snip Just make sure you carry the greys for us adults, and I'll subsume my fondness for bulk candy stores into this bulk idea!! Beth Reiten (25 years ago, 28-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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