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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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