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You're about as representative as anybody else, as there's no organisation, so go for it. Of course, I retain the right to stone you to death with BURPs if I don't like what you say :-) 'course, if we've got an official representative, we might have (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: New Civil Engineer - Lego vs Meccano debate
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(...) <snip> (...) Simon, I quickly wrote down some thoughts and ideas for the 300 word debate. Please use this (use exact phrases if you like) if you find it useful: The use of LEGO bricks to demonstrate civil engineering concepts has many distinct (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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It must be silly season... The publishers of New Civil Engineer have just emailed me to ask if I would like to contribute 300 words and a mug shot to their 'Debate' page. Normally this involves two eminent engineers making a stand on some thrilling (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: 10013 & 10014 First Impressions (at a price)
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(...) news:GH11IK.CqF@lugnet.com... (...) kind (...) That's the point: nobody dared to start a public discussion about this topic in the months before the general election and all 4 main parties have been on the same point of view, which means (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) news:GH11IK.CqF@lugnet.com... (...) kind (...) D-Mark. (...) Here in Italy it wasn't voted, and I suspect that this applies to Germany too (and France, and Spain...). (...) Yes, that's what happened here. Well, I'm not *aginst* the adoption of (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:GH11IK.CqF@lugnet.com... (...) Wasn't it voted on indirectly though? Via a general election? Or did all the canditiates support it, therefore giving you no choice? I think most (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 10013 & 10014 First Impressions
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(...) I got mine yesterday when I came back from work, just 5 days after ordering them (although I had chosen the cheapest and slowes way of shipping). I agree with all, what you have written about the sets and the packages. Especially 10014 is a (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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(...) news:GGzq94.DGL@lugnet.com... (...) And we Germans have never been asked at all: I bet if there had been any kind of voting, we never would have accepted to get rid of our worthful D-Mark. That has been the only true national symbol for us (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) news:GGzHzp.80z@lugnet.com... (...) Metroliner (which we can expect some (...) no apparent reason. (...) £119 in the UK, and just £95 in Germany (...) 26% cheaper in Germany than the UK) (...) profit from the UK (...) How much was the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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"Peter Simpson" <sterling@interalpha.co.uk> wrote in message news:GGzq94.DGL@lugnet.com... (...) Except that Denmark just voted NOT to join the Euro! So Lego will still be free to charge whatever they want. regards lawrence (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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