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(...) WoW!!! Thanks so much for posting this Ben! I too saw this set at Winners and was going to buy it because I thought it was a good price...but now, @ Toys 'R' Us with a price that's $5 less! I’m totally getting this set...Can't wait to have my (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Toys R Us deals this week (Oct 4th - 10th)
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(...) Thanks for posting this. I think the Sears sale is still on, IIRC. Also, I have seen Walmart with some Clearance stuff... Alpha Team Command Patrol (URL) $30 USD, on sale for $15 CDN Ogel Underwater Base and AT Sub (URL) $50 USD, on sale for (...) (21 years ago, 3-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Toys R Us deals this week (Oct 4th - 10th)
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I just saw this weeks TRU Flyer, and thought I would post the deals: 20% off of: NHL Hockey sets Racers sets X-treem Sports sets 3420 Championship Challange (Soccer) and the Stopwith Camel is $39.99 While supplies last. Enjoy. Jeff VW (21 years ago, 3-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Nearly last call for Hobby Show participants
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As many of you already know, The Hobby Show in Toronto is fast approaching. The dates are November 7, 8 & 9 / 2003. This is the first full weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in November. The LEGO builders booth that I have been organizing is (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I was just at my local Sears store in Kitchener and saw that they have a sale of 28% off all regular priced Lego. I was told the sale is on well into October. I couldn't pass on the opportunity to get the designer set #4404 Land Busters for about (...) (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Star Wars items @ Winners
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During a quick trip to the mall (Ch'town, PEI) I noticed several of the pens (Darth Vader, Jango, Clonetrooper) and the big Yoda set. I might get a pen ($6 or 7) but Yoda isn't on my wish list (still almost $60). Hopefully selection will improve as (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | The 2003 Great Edmonton Model Train Show
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This Weekend! Edmonton, Alberta, Canada The Mainline Model Railroaders Fellowship is holding their annual train show this very weekend, September 20-21 2003. If you're in the neighbourhood, please drop by and check it out! It's located at the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ab, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Big Comfy Couth(tm) tour in town 17th and 18th
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Greetings, Just wanted to remind people that the Big Comfy Couch(tm) tour, with LEGO as a guest, will be at Penhorn Mall in Dartmouth on Wednesday September 17th and Thurday the 18th. BCC shows are at 2 and 5:50 both days (1/2 hour show). It will be (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.loc.ca.ns.hal)
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| | Re: Hailfire/New MINI's in Canada?
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(...) Well, they *are* a discount retailer... Can't expect them to necessarily carry the big ticket items. Although, that being said, the Zeller's in my part ofthe work carry the expensive sets. (UCS Yoda, Hogwarts Castle, Chamber of Secrets). I've (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Hailfire/New MINI's in Canada?
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(...) Zellers just plain SUCK when it comes to Lego. Even more so since MegaSuk appeared. I have yet to see even ONE Zellers carry a large set ($100 or higher) of ANY Lego theme. (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Hailfire/New MINI's in Canada?
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Well, after finally finding the Hailfire Drois at TRU in Yonge St in downtown TO, I called S@H and added teh MINI's to my outstanding order for 4502 and 10123. Yes, this can be done. I ordered 10123 when it was available, then called and added 4502 (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Hailfire/New MINI's in Canada?
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(...) Yup. Pretty much the same deal as last fall, I believe. Free shipping with any order over $99. Last year, several people in my office, including me, went together to place two big orders both well over 99 dollars. That way everyone gets free (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Or, while the Canadian dollar is still strong, order them for less from Shop at Home. There's a free shipping deal on for Canada right now, if memory serves correctly. Retail on these is $10 CAD each. I saw them at TRU (briefly) in the summer, (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 486-33 8Mb
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(...) I can suggest: Float test (if it floats, you failed) Radiator Test (smash it against the radiator until it breaks) Drop Test (out the window- just make sure no-one is below it) Bulletproof test (only if you vote for the alliance, in which (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Re: 486-33 8Mb
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(...) You can use it as a good firewall. That's what we use for our home network - an old 486, with (less than [1]) 8Mb of RAM, and ~200M disk space... And it's the firewall for ~8 machines at any given time, doing pretty smart stuff, with an (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Re: 486-33 8Mb
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(...) I have heard of people running linux on tired iron like this (there's even a linux on a floppy distribution, I hear, that's already set up to do this) and using the box as a firewall/dhcp server between the outside world and the rest of your (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: 486-33 8Mb
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(...) This reminds me of when as a student I went on a work experience assignment with a computer company and my home computer was more powerful than anything they had. They then bought a 486 33mhz server. I wondered at the time if it was just so (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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I got this 486 - 33Mhz with 8Mb RAM that taking up too much space and all I can think of using it for is a boat anchor and forgetting to put a rope on it. So if anyone can think of a use for it, or would like to have it, let me know. You have until (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Re: Sears Wishbook is out
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(...) I wasn't really thinking of the decals (there are other issues with those) so much as just the name of the set itself. You said the key word in your last sentence... 'Apollo'. This is really an Apollo mission set. The Saturn V is just once (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Sears Wishbook is out
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(...) Allan, I didn't find that as odd as the extra decals left over after assembly. I checked the instructions and they don't show placement of five decals - 3 NASA logos and 2 US flags, but some pictures in among the literature show the NASA (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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