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| (...) sharing my work with children is one thing, sharing with the afol community has turned out to be something completely different. you mentioned in a previous post that parlugment would be meeting the first monday of the month. will this be (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, FTX)
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| (...) before i break my creations, i bring them into work to show my students (i'm a teacher) so at least i get a chance to share the beauty of this hobby. they (aged 4-12) are in awe of the brick and i hope i incite them to build something, (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | Re: more mocs - cliffhouse, museum
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| (...) <snip> (...) Some more beautiful MOC's again. The Cliffhouse is beautiful. Makes me want to build something just to include a waterfall. That waterfall is awesome. I can see why you'd have to tear it down. That's a lot of window packs. And (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.general)
| | | | Re: Dear LEGO...
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| (...) Presumably Gatineau is part of the Ottawa Region, casino and all. :) (...) Well, it doesn't seem the way it used to be, I agree. While we don't miss anything our American friends get from S@H in the US. What we lost was: a) At exchange pricing (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| (...) Calum, According to your stats, we beat your tourism on a per capita basis. :-) Do not forget that with Ottawa you have Gatineau and a reasonable proximity to Montreal. Actually, I do not want to argue that LEGO do something here instead of (...) (21 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| (...) LEGO Imagination Centers, besides looking somewhat cooler on a whole, tend to end up with a whole lot of non-line merchandise and things like keychains and magnets and stuff. The Brand Stores are just that, and the Outlets carry a broader (...) (21 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| (...) Imagination Centres", "LEGO Brand Stores", and "LEGO Outlets", from the point-of-view of buying selection. They sound the same as the 3 franchise stores we already have in Ontario (Windsor, Waterloo area, and north of Toronto). And compared to (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| (...) Don't forget the southern US, too(1)! Here in South Texas, I'm more than a 15 hour drive from any LEGO Outlet, probably a lot more than that. I mean, talk about pent up demand...(2) Texas(3)! It's a good place to have one, too! C'mon LEGO... (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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| (...) I know GTA would be a great spot in Canada economically for a new store, but you know I had to put in a plug for Ottawa. :-) (...) If they had outlet pricing for a small selection, we'd be there as least weekly to check for new items. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| (...) Niagara Falls of course. It is already a huge tourism hotspot, with large numbers of outlet style/specialty stores and attractions. 14 million people visit Niagara Falls annually. (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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