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| | | Anyone out there from Sydney? James from Oz (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | Re: G'Day! —Chris Moseley
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| | | | | James Howse <jehowse@yahoo.com> wrote (...) Yes. Kind of - my Lego is in NZ, but I am here. Moz (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | Re: G'Day! —James Howse
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| | | | | | | (...) A disconnected existence indeed! I have almost the same problem, I'm in a domitory room at Macquarie University (near Epping) and my lego is at my mum's place in the country (well 3hrs train west) Where in Syd are you? (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: G'Day! —Chris Moseley
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| | | | | | | | James Howse <jehowse@yahoo.com> wrote (...) Bummer. Those dorm rooms tend to be smallish if I recall correctly. But Uni will undoubtedly produce other ways to entertain you... (...) Newtown. I'm being a cyclist right now, which is more practical in (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: G'Day! —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | | | Damn! Two people from Sydney! I'm from the Southern Highlands myself, though I work in Sydney. So what's your pleasure gentlemen - town, space, technic? You'll find my site rather self explanatory - Guards and pirates have been my weakness. Richard (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: G'Day! —James Howse
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| | | | | | | | (...) Yes. (...) Them too. :) I'm keen on the new star wars stuff (commercial yes, but nice none the less). James. (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: G'day and Star wars —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | | | James Howse wrote (...) less). No complaints there from me. Some of the models are brilliant (snowspeeder, Y wing). The second release (Phantom Menace) didn't seem anywhere near as good, and the pictures I'm seeing for the third and fourth releases (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | Re: G'Day! —Steve Hodge
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| | | | | | (...) I'm in the same position. I have to say I'm disappointed with the availablity (and price) of Lego over here. I'm from Hamilton and I once saw a store there selling service packs over the counter. I wish I had of had more money (I was a poor (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | Re: G'Day! —Santosh Bhat
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| | | | | Howdy, Apologies for the delay in seeing this message. I haven't really explored LUGnet since its inception. I've been reading rec.toys.lego for about three years now. In fact my vert first usage of the internet led to Matthew Bates' Lego Train (...) (25 years ago, 24-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | Re: G'Day! —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | Santosh Bhat wrote in message <38135ECC.F3C04196@s...edu.au>... (...) Excellent place. Seems to have gotten a bit bogged down in buy and sell, still, ther's a proverb about beggars and choosers. (...) may improve things. Buy from the US, new or (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | Re: G'Day! —Santosh Bhat
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| | | | | | Well im no economist (thanky you oh great one who decides careers), but I was told that the Sales tax/import tax etc..on lego came to about 22%, but with a flat GST of about 10% then that would be a 12% saving. But even then its not cheap. I mean (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Pricing and stuff —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | Santosh Bhat wrote in message <3813BA17.F875384E@s...edu.au>... (...) All true enough. I'm only a CA (and that's just between you and I, alright?), but the whole GST thing does not look like a happy day. our prices are a dan sight more than just 22% (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Pricing and stuff —Santosh Bhat
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| | | | | | | Once i find out how to cross post I think we should be filling up the troughs of Loc.au just as you suggested to me.. So apologies for that. Santosh (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | Mythical creatures was:Re: Pricing and stuff —James Howse
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| | | | | | (...) I've seen them, I've seen them! Lego reps that is, not drop bears. But I didn't speak to them. (There were two together, some sort of Dropbear training?)!:) James. Bunyip anyone? Hmm... do 'mericans understand what a bunyip is? (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Mythical creatures was:Re: Pricing and stuff —Benjamin Whytcross
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| | | | | | (...) I've seen them too...Even talked to them down here in Vic.Unfortunately, you can't always believe what they say :-(, as I was told that this year we would probably be getting an Aus only range [Although there is still time] by a Lego rep at (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | Re: G'Day! —Peter Callaway
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| | | | (...) Hi Ho all you Sydney AFOL's (and anyone else across this big brown flat mysterious crazy country). I feel very traitorous as I have been neglecting the lugnet.loc.au posts in favour of the lugnet.starwars and other more frequented posts. Big (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: G'Day! —Santosh Bhat
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| | | | One here, Who knows one day i meet might a partner who also likes lego, thereby making it two :) Cheers Santosh (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, lugnet.loc.au)
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