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(...) which is a "Sneak Preview"! yeah, right. (...) For certain mainland cities only. (...) If you're due for renewal, got mine last issue. (...) Temporary Tattoos, if you're into that sort of thing! I also note that they still want "models of (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Send them a Lego Mosaic perhaps :^) pete.w (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hey Pete! Welcome back ;) Haven't seen ya online for yonks now :) Mel (22 years ago, 19-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hi Mel, I've been here, just in drive-by-lurk mode :^0 I have mainly been busy with the World Cup and following a murder trial in San Diego. So my hands have been mouse-only.....must start typing again. Glad to hear Lug'oz went well. Maybe we (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"pete white" <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:GxzBA5.7xG@lugnet.com... (...) ACT'ers. (...) I for one think that Canberra would be a _fantastic_ place for a LugOz meeting. What a great idea! Imagine that, an actual reason to go to (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Other than throwing tomatoes & eggs at the pollies, you mean?????? ROSCO (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hmmm... Mel was complaining about the cold in Brisbane on the long weekend... imagine Mel in Canberra in June! Still, I'd be strongly in favour of Canberra for a national meet. Cheers Richie (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well, if we choose a long weekend, we can probably fit in both activities :-) (...) Yes, but presumably our next OzFest won't be held for a least a few months, which will give Canberra time to warm-up. The other problem is the need for someone (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'll go for green eggs and ham (...) Hey! wash your mouth out with soap! ;) Actually, Mr Dulin... I *used* to live in NZ for several years, right up the top of the North Is and also right down the bottom of the South Is in Invercargill... but (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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If anybody is seriously interested, let me know and I'll see what venue I can arrange etc. Ian (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) It sounds like there is genuine interest. I guess the next question is the time frame. Traditionally (if we've been doing it long enough to have a tradition) we've used long weekends, as that lets people coming by car from further afield (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Count me in. (...) I guess not so important for Sydney people, because it's a relatively short drive...(or train or bus ride) but then, I'd be taking the family and making a long weekend of it anyway. (Note that Canberra is easy to get around, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I guess anywhere away from home is always interesting :) (...) Nope, there's not. (...) I would have thought making the LUGOZ 200? thing a yearly gathering, a better idea and something to look forward too... I'm sure not all of us could afford (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) As it happens, The Australia day weekend is when a major games convention is held in Canberra. Hundreds of players (mainly miniatures- ancients/warhammer/napoleonics etc - with a massive 24hr LAN shootem up-and usually some role-players though (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Sounds like a good idea...and the Australia day weekend is one of the few public holidays held on the same date in all states [as opposed to the Queens birthday, labour day, Melbourne cup, etc.] and that isn't generally a family type weekend (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Annualish does kinda make sense to me too. We had two last year, and that seemed like too many. We've had one this year and it seemed to be a treat. And the long weekend, while its a bit of a drag from a traffic, tourists and double demerits (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Which is why I choose to fly Qantas ;-) Much of the damage to the Snottler on the SYD-BNE trip was apparently from crushing (I'd packed it very tightly in the bag, and then the baggage handlers had packed the bag even more tightly...), and (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hmmm. I also chose Qantas (they had the cheapest fares when I booked!) and still suffered minor damage, even though my stuff was packed in a large box with packing foam, which was then packed inside a suitcase, surrounded by clothing! There's (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Maybe there is... When I flew up to Brisbane, I was on the same flight as the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Their 'cellos get a seat each. And a special 'cello seatbelt each. Now a 'cello is definitely outside the carry-on guidelines... maybe (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) "'scooze me Sir... may I have a seat for my Giant Lego Minifig I made?" (...) I remember taking a giant Tiger soft toy on the plane some years back, they actually made me put him into a separate seat, with a seat belt on, got a few strange (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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