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So, where do people on lugnet.loc.uk live? Maybe some of us could meet up sometime. Carbon 60 - Redditch 20 Miles south of Birmingham. Where do you live? (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Carbon 60 wrote in message <371F9AA7.9BB8F8FD@b...ot.com>... (...) Wellington, New Zealand......a few miles south east of London. Perhaps we could all meet in Singapore as it would be the most centrally located meeting point. Sanjay (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Carbon 60 wrote in message <371F9AA7.9BB8F8FD@b...ot.com>... (...) York, Pennsylvania, 50 miles north of Baltimore, Maryland. I haven't been to the UK in a few years. Maybe sometime soon... -Rob Doucette. (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Plainwell, Michigan - 160 miles west of Detroit. Would be willing to meet in Singapore! Pam (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Rosmalen The Netherlands, a zillion miles from Singapore. Do they have Lego there? Mark "What was it about those Paperclips" de Kock (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Glasgow+Edinburgh at different times of the week :) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I think we should do a 'roll-call' here for _genuine_ UK residents only :-) I'll go and dig out the r.t.l. roll-call form... I'm in East Grinstead, 10 miles east of Gatwick Airport, BTW. Huw Carbon 60 <carbon60@bigfoot.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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medwards- 50 miles west of London in Newbury or 30 Miles North of Southampton 15 Miles west of Reading 15 Miles South of Oxford 20 Miles East of Swindon Web Site: (URL) 115 models and rising :-) Carbon 60 wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 22:14:25 GMT, Sanjay D'Souza uttered the following profundities... (...) I have a couple of free business class tickets on Thai airlines, Bangkok isn't that far away from Singapore.... (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:54:47 GMT, Carbon 60 uttered the following profundities... (...) Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Bucks. (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Chatham, Kent... ...but you know that anyway 8-) Jon. Jon D Hayward Chatham, Kent, Great Britain mailto:Jon-D-Hayward...stel.co.uk (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Born in Chatham, Married in East Grinstead, Live near Glasgow, Work in Edinburgh, so hello Jon, Huw and Richard! (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Huw Millington <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in article <FAn7KI.Hzz@lugnet.com>... (...) :-) Good idea...time to weed out some of those foreigners calling themselves UKians.... Sanjay (25 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I live in Milton Keynes. I don't think there is much chance of meeting as no one has been interested enough to vist my Lego train shows. David (25 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Sat, 24 Apr 1999 17:20:28 GMT, David Graham uttered the following profundities... (...) Sorry, mate! Just not a fan of trains! (25 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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David, Don't be like that! Post your next date, and I'll round everyone up, and drag them along, kicking and screaming or otherwise 8-) ...but seriously folks... Wasn't your last gathering advertised as a model train fair with your LEGO trains in (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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In article <371F9AA7.9BB8F8FD@b...foot.com>, carbon60@bigfoot.com says... (...) Chesham, Bucks. - Not far from Richard Dee, but Singapore sounds o.k. ;) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I've been considering it and also bringing some of my Train stuff along - I've got the 183? Battery powered train, the blue and yellow push along train, the best parts of a 7740 (some doors and windows missing - no good for display) and I am (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Southampton, Hants. But I work in Poole, Dorset. Carbon 60 wrote in message <371F9AA7.9BB8F8FD@b...ot.com>... (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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St. Albans. I think meeting up is a great idea. Thanks to Simon Denscombe for suggesting it! Looking through all the replies so far and ignoring the ones from outside the UK - so far we seem to have: Scotland: 2x Glasgow/Edinburgh Midlands: Redditch (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Mon, 26 Apr 1999 11:17:26 GMT, Simon Robinson uttered the following profundities... (...) The best place, as you were suggesting perhaps, just west of London, is Legoland! (25 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Sorry if I got carried away - I'm just amazed by the excitement of the US train shows (they are model railways & LEGO) and all the people attending. But I should realise by now there isn't so much interest in the UK, maybe that is why the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 17:54:03 GMT, David Graham uttered the following profundities... (...) Despite my statements saying I wasn't too interested in trains, I am after a 4559, if anyone sees any! (25 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I've got one I want to sell for less than retail. I'm over here in the US but I understand you're going to be in/near Chicago soon. Can we work something out where you could pick it up there? Of course I could send it to the UK too, but it (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Markassius wrote in message ... (...) A zillion miles? That means you must be from Rosemalen, The Netherlands on the planet Meridian in the Circular Fission Solar System? Do they have LEGO there? Having said that it'd be a bummer having to travel (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Last week, Fleet, Hampshire Today, Warwick uni, Coventry 2 weeks time, Barnstaple, Devon BTW I have a car for the next two weeks, how far did you say redditch was from warwick? (25 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Not too far away!(TM) According to Autoroute 98 - 23 miles, M42, M40. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Replying rather late.... Billingshurst, West Sussex. Neil. (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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late reply... sorry. Just moved from Hackney to Neasden, London NW10 joke: " an Irishman, an Asian and an Afro-Carribean walk into a pub... ... well it was in Neasden, what do you expect? " -- Greg Conti aka the/fullmonty@bedtim...erve.co.uk (remove (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I don't get it.. (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Ahh, you're on to me! Yes, I am from another planet. And ofcourse they have Lego here. Only Space, though. :-) How did you know what planet I'm from? Have you been here? Next time, you come around, you must fisit me. I am the only (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Markassius wrote in message ... (...) Damm!!...I'm not a Space fan ;( (...) Aww...sucks Mark.....I'm sure you say that to all the Meridian women..... ;0 Anyway....who said you had to have Brits to have an intelligent, thought provoking thread?? (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) What !??!?! NOT a Spacefan? How come? Ofcourse, after I'm done with the models, they're ALL spacemodels. Even the 9V trainsets...;-) (...) LoL! No, I don't say that to ALL of them. Some of the Meridian Women are stronger than me...B-) (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Fri, 7 May 1999 07:46:27 GMT, Markassius uttered the following profundities... (...) What's happened to the paperclip sigs???? Richard "Damn, I am being sent to the States for 2 weeks for a conference on May the 17th, just in time to see the (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Markassius wrote in message ... (...) the (...) I'm a male last time I checked. You obviously haven't seen either The Simpson's or Eastenders on TV. Both have characters called Sanjay and both are stunningly hansome. ;-0 Sanjay "I've got de Kock" (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) SNORT!!! (Note to self: do NOT drink coffee while reading this message; coffee through nose onto keyboard is too messy) Oh well, with my last name, this HAD to happen sooner or later. :-J So, you're a male? Okay, I can live with that. However (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Markassius wrote in message ... (...) coffee (...) ;) Good to see you have a sense of humour about it. (...) Sanjay... (...) Apu's cousin...he helps out in the store sometimes. Anyway before the Brits start revolting and accuse us of being (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) [snip] (...) Alrite, mate. Lesget back on top-ic: Why do you think, is Lego making cooler sets for the Starwars-theme then for the other themes? Mark "I'm only inhuman" de Kock (25 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Markassius wrote in message ... (...) cooler (...) I just finished assembling my first SW set (7110 Landspeeder). A great little set IMO. On the other hand as part of my LEGO Town project I'm assembling many MIB Town sets I've purchased in the last (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Sanjay D'Souza writes/wrote/has written: (...) But imho, EVERYTHING beats Town Jr. Even 'MegaBlocks'! I agree with the pre 1996 sets, though. Those were the days. One of the best years was 1988: introduction of Blacktron-1, the (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Even set 6954 Blacktron Renegade? (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Whoops, you got me. Forgot all about that one. But on the other hand, it was never available in the Netherlands, where I get most of my Lego... Okay, lets try again: Complete in: Unitron, Spyrius, Insectoids, UfO, Space Police I+II, Blacktron (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Wasn't available in the UK. (...) Have you got 6955 Space Police Lock-up(TM) Isolation Base? (25 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) and (...) You won't catch me again. Yes, I have that one. All thanks to the online Lego comunity. It is a great set and I don't have a clue why they didn't release it on this side of the Atlantic. Mark "yes, I AM SP-1 complete ;-)" de Kock (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Denied. (...) All the Blacktron 2 polybags? (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Ha! Ha! Richard Frank's reply was funnier :) Seriously though, no one from the north of England? (or just south of the border for all you scots) Simon LEGO: SP[cl++++(6825)ip++b...++++(6951) PI[so++++]++ CA[dm++++(6078)bf/cr...++++(6081) #++++ (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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In article <374AC43A.19169555@brunet.bn>, *SY* <che4spw@brunet.bn> writes (...) Well, Cheshire just about counts as the north west of England, will that do? I live in Sandbach. (25 years ago, 25-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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