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I also spoke to Carbon60 about some sort of UK AFOL Map, classic smileys representing the location of AFOLS, clicking upon which takes you to their homepage, other icons could be shops, Fests, clubs, events etc, all taking the viewer to the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I'm thinking of registering www.uklug.org.uk - has anyone been to www.itlug.org ? That's brilliant and the same sort of thing I want to do. I've got a prototype logo done in POV-RAY - anyone is welcome to do a superior one. Current design spec (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Cool! It appears that I've stumbled across something already thought of :) (...) By pane do you mean table or frame? Do you mean that if you clicked upon a entertainer web-site link, then it would appear in the bottom frame, with the UKLUG top (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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PS. Let me know if my thoughts are squiffy - I do get carried away sometimes :) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I'll take that as my cue, thanks Richard! My idea, as discussed with Richard and Ian at the recent DK/Lego event in Glasgow, was for a website, either as part of Lugnet, or on a seperate server, which basically lists all of the shops in the UK (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) What is "loc.uk"? (...) What is this?? (...) I'd back this. (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) shrthnd fr lugnet.loc.uk (...) I think it's that LEGO North Europe HQ is now based in Slough, as opposed to Denmark for example. I don't know where it was or if it existed before! Richard (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Sssh! That was supposed to be our little *secret* ;) (...) Tis a half decent price, but I remember seeing it in Toronto for $30, about £13. Mind you, I only passed it up because I was already leaving clothes behind just to cram more Lego into (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I can help you here right now -- very minimal overhead. If you guys want to pick someone to volunteer to maintain links & things, I'll give them editor permissions to the whole /loc/uk/ hierarchy, and they can put information onto the local UK (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) It's mine - you can't have it!! :-0 (...) I mean a version 3 compliant frame. Tables were just too difficult for what I want to create. (...) I'll create a working mock-up to demostrate what I mean. (...) Sounds good but that would take ages (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:34:55 GMT, Stu C. uttered the following profundities... (...) £3.60 at (URL) they are bound to catch on, as virtually every item on the site, selling at 99% off, is now on backorder...... (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:19:29 GMT, Richard Franks uttered the following profundities... (...) Secret (not really) about travel to the US/Canada, and back: you are allowed two suitcases, each not to weigh more than about 60 pounds each....... (Trust (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Richard Franks (<FLypz7.BI7@lugnet.com>) wrote at 14:09:07 (...) LEGO Europe has been reorganised into two big chunks, AFAICT. There is the N. Europe bit, which covers the UK, France, Denmark & the rest of Scandinavia, and all (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I do hope that comment was a joke. I've spent periods subscribed to lugnet.loc.de (the German group) just to get the language practice - I'd not be amused if I was described as an imposter and told I wasn't welcome there because I don't live (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) They don't even have to be suitcases. 2 weeks in a row I scrounged up suitably large (for my nefarious purposes)/small (to pass restrictions) boxes and stuffed them with stuff to bring back from Ottawa. (or are we talking US/UK??? US/Canada is (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Could you elaborate on that, please? What exactly are you driving at? (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I back Simon on this one. If imposters from the US or any other group are banned from the Lugnet.uk group then I'm throwing away my "Up the Queen" tea towel and "I love Great Britain" toilet brush holder in protest! Sanjay -- "If you don't have a (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) An ambiguous statement in THIS particular thread... :-) (...) Dude, where did you get those??? I want some! (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I have no idea about such regulations, but we quite happily brought 3 suitcases and 3 carry-on (between 2 of us), and I am *positive* that at least one of those suitcases was more than 75 pounds. The only requirement I'm aware of (not counting (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) That sounds yummy! One big question I have is how we are going to tie it in nicely with LUGNET. Or rather, how much (if any) of the information we have described would be more appropriate if it were held on LUGNET? While we don't want to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Aw, don't worry -- there's no such thing as imposing data upon LUGNET. Its whole purpose in life is to give data good homes -- especially text and structured data. (...) Yup! -- that's been the idea all along. But it's the discussion groups (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.org.us)
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(...) Thank guys! We're very glad you liked our ItLUG site. We consider the design phase not yet finished, but the idea is definitely there. (...) Hope you don't mind if we steal some of *your* ideas :-) BTW, an other item that could be useful is a (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Heh - no problem here - if you implement them, then we can steal back the implementation method ;) (...) True, I mean - those would definately be in the lugnet.faq at some point, but work on that seems to be in progress still. (...) Cool idea, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) I was going the other way. And I think the weight thing is mostly airline imposed, it may vary from line to line, or even by class of service, and may be waived by the counter agent if you're polite and lucky. And I am always polite to counter (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Maybe going *your* way <grumble grumble bitch bitch> (...) There are several US/Canada border points that do this. All of the ground ones, of course, and I know Calgary has US Customs right there, and (I believe) Vancouver does as well. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I went on a cycling holiday during the summer. I'm over 6 feet so my mtn bike is on the big side. This, along with fully loaded panniers put me way over the weight limit. I called the airline before I few and was told that billing me was more (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) If you really want to have fun with airlines, try taking a sword home with you. :/ We only held one plane up trying to sort it out, and while my Dutch is atrocious, the MP seemed very nice. James (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hey! I resent that remark. I'm not an imposter, I'm a gen-u-ine US citizen. Steve (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) My dad once checked some balloon instrumentation packages which were way over the limit. His secret? Checking them at the curb with a $20 tip to the person collecting bags. (...) One of my caver friends once caused a stir. As he was going (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 01:43:29 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) Two "pieces" I should have specified.... However charges result if such "pieces" are of unusual size/ shape (i.e. bicycles). (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Quite. It's amazing what a little green grease can lubricate. (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Great! Somehow that doesn't sum it up, but it is quite lovely to read that! (...) Wow, that sounds more than reasonable! (...) I'd be happy to do it - it sounds like fun :) But I don't want to step on anyones toes, especially as there are (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.org.us)
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(...) for specifying a database name as it allows for any number of named databases, just as "n=<num>" allows for any number of numbered news articles, "p=<name>" allows for any number of named pages, and "m=<id>" allows for any number of member (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) I like the logo - it was the right choice out of the 2, quite simple but cool. (...) That's cool. (...) There is already a website with all of those around somewhere - do a search for rtlspeak. Saves you having to find meanings to the more (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Thanks. We are still discussing whether to change the blue brick into a green brick to make it more Italian :-) (...) Thanks again. I'm going to look for it. (...) I don't agree on this point. Almost everybody in the Italian newsgroup speaks a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) I think there are quite a few French LEGO fans online, but they're having trouble getting organized. There was a vote about a year ago for a new Usenet group fr.rec.jeux.lego, but it didn't get enough Yes votes (I think it was 20 short of (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) I think this is an ideal opportunity to create a lugnet.loc.eu to help organise these events and also European-wide set releases, special offers since many companies now ship overseas in the EETA (1). EU officially standing for European Union (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.admin.general)
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