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With some luck I will be in London on Saturday (7/10) morning on my way home from Stockholm and I am hoping to spend the afternoon at LEGOLAND Windsor. I have some questions that I am hoping some of the local experts can help me out with. 1) Right (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Nah, much more constructive to simply start spreading the word to all the poor lost non-lego souls out there... :) Simon (URL) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Delurking form - first post. UK members only please :-)
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Hmmmm..... I guess I may as well join in... :) (...) keeping fit, cycling etc., science, current affairs, science fiction (26 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I do! I'd be very interested in an event round there to meet fellow lugnet/lego people. Though I trust the complete lack of response from anyone else so far doesn't mean that noone else is interested... Simon (URL) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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In article <FEGpMz.M5G@lugnet.com>, Ray <ray@hooftrimmer.fre...erve.co.uk (...) <very sorry story of increasing addiction snipped> (...) Sorry Ray, there is no cure. The same thing happened to me in December, when I got a PC & hence access to the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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hhmm.... can't help but notice a lot of these posts are from computer people and other engineers... oh well.. here's mine Name: Colin Bell Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1970 Location: Winchester E-mail Address: numbersix@freshfroot...erve.co.uk (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Irresponsible postings
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There I was, a Granddad with a 7 year old grandson for whom I have saved all my son's Lego and collected an awful lot over the years, mostly buying it at car boot sales but unfortunately he is more interested in Playmobil at the moment. Surfing the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Brief Layover in the UK - LEGO Shopping Tips?
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*SY* wrote in message <376776E3.82856707@b...net.bn>... (...) Hamleys in the Duty free? - Which terminal are we talking here? I've never seen one in T3. Regards Dave. (26 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Name: Mark palmer Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1959 Location: near Swindon E-mail Address: mark@jumare.freeserve.co.uk LEGO/home page URL(s): (URL) lego homepage Marital Status: Married Children: 1 daughter, aged 7 years Occupation: Education sales, (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Southern LEGOFest?
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Simon Robinson wrote in message ... <snip> (...) So... who knows Birmingham? I've got a couple of friends up there (in Acocks Green and Edgebaston) who could perhaps enquire about booking a room at a pub or a hall or something... OTOH, there's (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Delurking form - first post. UK members only please :-)
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I suppose I ought to do one of these, having never done one on r.t.l either. lugnet.loc.uk Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 1) (based on r.t.l. de-lurking form 3.1) (some irrelevant stuff left out) Name: Paul Mison Gender: Male Year of Birth: (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: shopping in glascow, etc
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On Fri, 2 Jul 1999 20:22:34 GMT, peteh uttered the following profundities... (...) I have copied-in, and set follow-up to, lugnet.loc.uk, as most of the UK lugnetters congregate and post there. (26 years ago, 4-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.uk.sc)
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| | Re: Delurking form - first post. UK members only please :-)
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(...) the time to write my own pages!) (...) Clarke, single malt whiskies, decent beer, "big" red wines, computers (and technology in general), Tangerine Dream (well, you did ask...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Woolworths, Worcester
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They have reduced the Sith Infiltrator to £23, they also had the 2490 Christmas Insectoid Mask Promos still stacked up at £20 - why won't they reduce them? They've been there unsold for 6 months - at £10 it'll be worth it for the US only set but not (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) The verdict from that was that the main concentration was around SE England - as I recall Windsor ended up looking quite convenient for most people. It's just noone followed it up. Having said that, there'd be a good case for somewhere like (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Welcome on-board (at last!), Ian. Ian Bishop <ian@goodlife.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:5WZX7QATGff3Ewq...n.co.uk... (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Name: Sue Gregson Gender: Female Year of Birth: 1962 Location: Bradford,UK E-mail Address: sue@tbcs.co.uk LEGO/home page URL(s): Marital Status: Children: 3 (2 girls, 1 boy) Occupation: System Administrator - when I'm there Favorite Theme(s): (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Put me down for this! Somewhere with good air / rail / road access. September sounds fine. Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (26 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | UK Legofest report
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I think those present will agree that the recent Legofest - the first in the UK as far as I know - was a great success. I had arranged it on a Monday to fit in with Kevin Wilson's travel plans, so attendance was expected to be limited. (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Delurking form - first post. UK members only please :-)
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Finally got on-board folks, so here goes; (...) the present day; scalextric, matchbox superfast, corgi rockets, view- master, etc. Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (26 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Name: Neil Ford Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1965 Location: Billingshurst, West Sussex E-mail Address: neil@binky.demon.co.uk LEGO/home page URL(s): (URL) Status: Married Children: None Occupation: Network Manager, Dorling Kindersley Falily Learning (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 18:48:44 GMT, Huw Millington uttered the following profundities... (...) so none, I guess (...) Sith Infiltrator (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Name: David Walton Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1974 Location: Preston E-mail Address: d.walton@ndirect.co.uk LEGO/home page URL(s):(URL) (still under Construction) Marital Status: Single Children: None that I know off :) Occupation: Development (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Look for the post entitled "Where does everybody live?" or similar - a thread I started :-) (...) Acknowledged. (...) I don't mind travelling a long way - the problem I have is getting there since I can't drive. (26 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Delurking form - first post. UK members only please :-)
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lugnet.loc.uk Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 1) (based on r.t.l. de-lurking form 3.1) (some irrelevant stuff left out) :-) Name: Simon Denscombe (Carbon 60) Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1980 Location: Redditch nr Birmingham (14 miles south of) (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Name: Stuart Curtis. Gender: Yes please! Oh, sorry, wrong gag... male. Year of Birth: 1976. Location: Glasgow. E-mail Address: 9404660c@student.gla.ac.uk LEGO/home page URL(s): n/a Marital Status: Singular. Children: I still am one myself, but (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Name: Jon D Hayward Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1966 Location: Chatham, Kent E-mail Address: Jon-D-Hayward@Chatha...stel.co.uk LEGO/home page URL(s): (URL) Status: Married Children: 1 daughter, aged 3 years Occupation: Computer programmer Favorite (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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lugnet.loc.uk Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 1) (based on r.t.l. de-lurking form 3.1) (some irrelevant stuff left out) Name: Steve Anderson Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1974 Location: Cardiff E-mail Address: shed@iname.com LEGO/home page URL(s): (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Anybody care to part with a dolphin?
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Hello all... I'm after a dolphin for a couple of photos for the Lego Street Preachers site - would anybody be willing to lend me one for a week or so? (In case you're wondering, it's for the band's original bass guitarist...) News regarding Lego (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) DIY, Archaeology, Castles (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Hell no! The round trip to Scotland was 480 miles. The south coast is easy :-) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Scottish Legofest!
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FE5CtA.KxE@lugnet.com... (...) OK - here it is for the record, from r.t.l, as posted by Ian: "*From:* Ian Bishop <ian@goodlife.demon.co.uk> I think those present will agree that yesterday's (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.uk.sc)
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Name: Huw Millington Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1963 Location: East Grinstead, W. Sussex E-mail Address: hmillington@cix.co.uk LEGO/home page URL(s): (URL) Status: Married Children: 2 (5 and 7) - 2 too many :-) Occupation: IT Services Manager for (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Delurking form - first post. UK members only please :-)
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lugnet.loc.uk Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 1) (based on r.t.l. de-lurking form 3.1) (some irrelevant stuff left out) Name: Gender: Year of Birth: Location: E-mail Address: LEGO/home page URL(s): Marital Status: Children: Occupation: Favorite (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Southern LEGOFest?
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By all accounts Ian Bishop's Scottish LEGOFest earlier in the week was a great success. Sadly, I cound't make it, but as Ian and I work for the same company (NATS) I took the opportunity during a business trip to Ayr to visit him last week. While I (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FE5CtA.KxE@lugnet.com... (...) Yes - posted on r.t.l. I didn't go and Ian doesn't yet post here, although I saw him last week and got him connected to Lugnet, so hopefully soon... (26 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.uk.sc)
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| | Re: Scottish Legofest!
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(...) Any good stories? --Todd (26 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.uk.sc)
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| | Re: 8880's and 5571's for about £60 inc P&P
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It arrived yesterday (Tuesday). Haven't finished building it yet, tonight hopefully. This is good timing as the girlfriend is away, peace and quite with no 'I need attention' interruptions. Antony. Antony Furneaux wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | UK catalog
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Looking for a copy of the UK catalog... anyone willing to get me one? Will pay for postage :) Simon. LEGO: SP[cl++++(6825)ip++b...++++(6951) PI[so++++]++ CA[dm++++(6078)bf/cr...++++(6081) #++++ YB75M (26 years ago, 26-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.bn)
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(...) The sets are: 2849 Gyro-copter, 2880 Jeep, 2884 Jet and 2886 Race Car. I've seen 2849 on shop shelves in the UK (so I've got a few spares), but I've only been able to get the others previously from contacts in Australia... Jon. (26 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | WHSmiths
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Hiya My local WHSmiths is having a sale and although there isn't any Lego on the actual 'Sale' shelves, I noticed that they have cut the prices on many sets (not including Star Wars sets). A few sets that were £5/£6 are now £3/£4 and a couple of £11 (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 08:44:55 GMT, Paul Mison uttered the following profundities... (...) They seem to be available in all Tesco, and are exclusive to Tesco. They are 2.99, contain 700g of Chocolate chip cookies. (Which are actually quite good. The (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 8880's and 5571's for about £60 inc P&P
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On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:10:31 GMT, Richard Franks uttered the following profundities... (...) No, you wouldn't! They cost 90 quid when they were available, so you still save money. But the main operative phrase is "were available." They aren't in the (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 8880's and 5571's for about £60 inc P&P
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Thanks for the info. I've been looking for a cheap 8880 for a while now. I just ordered it and it came to 642,67 FrF or 97,97 Euro's. That was with the five day shipping. Just have too sit back and hope for the best now. Antony. Richard Franks wrote (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 8880's and 5571's for about £60 inc P&P
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(...) For a big item like the 8880 or the 5571 that sounds about right, although when I did it they seemed to change the price of the item downwards, so that it came to about £60 inc P&P. I can't rule out the possibility that I'm doing something (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Free Lego at Tescos?
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A friend has told me that at Tesco's superstore to the north of Norwich, they're offering a choice of free, small Lego sets with a certain brand of cookies. Apparently you buy a large tub (about UKP 4, apparently) and get a set like 6425, the TV (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 13:11:01 GMT, Richard Franks uttered the following profundities... (...) When I go through the ordering process, it says 15 quid for shipping! Is there something I am doing wrong? (26 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | 8880's and 5571's for about £60 inc P&P
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I don't know if anyone else saw the link in RTL, it's this French Mail Order company: (URL) on the cabinet and the 'Special Offer of the Month' drawer. But anyway, I ordered my 8880 on Friday, and it arrived on the Wednesday, so they are pretty (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Col <NumberSix@REMOVEfre...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:FDL5uz.MD0@lugnet.com... (...) motor (...) alone (...) If you're looking to offload the 'useless ZNAP bits' let me know - my kids would appreciate them. If you sell them to me for a few (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: lugnet.loc.uk Restructuring Proposal
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(...) Thanks. (...) OK. (...) Well what I meant was that if the Government went ahead with it's proposals for the devolution of England then the name England would become irrelevant. Let me explain, it would be similar to the state system in the US, (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Promotional Sets Wanted
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Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone in the UK, or any part of Europe for that matter, had any spare promotional sets they'd be willing to sell to a fellow lego collector in the US. I was interested in the football (soccer here in the US) sets and (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) OK, so it's not 100% clear all around 100% of the UK. That's what my concern was. Thanks for providing a counter-example to illustrate. (...) Yeah, I don't think it would be wise to drop the .en. bit. (...) Surely no reason they couldn't be, (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) for (...) I'm (...) I believe it is. When someone says they are from the 'North East' they know you mean Newcastle, Sunderland etc. and not North East Scotland. However, that could obviously be different if they said it in Edinburgh. That (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Beatties bargain!
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Hiya Beatties in Winchester is now selling Znap set 3552 for £5.98!! This set includes a Technic 8735-style motor, small PP3/LR61-type battery box and connector and is now less than half the price of an individual motor from the Lego spares (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: lugnet.loc.uk Restructuring Proposal
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Once upon a time, (on Sat, 19 Jun 1999 01:11:50 GMT, to be precise!), Todd Lehman uttered the following profundities.... (...) I cannot take any credit for it. Simon did all of this work. It followed what I had intended to propose, but the work and (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Safeway buckets
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Once upon a time, (on Fri, 18 Jun 1999 23:46:58 GMT, to be precise!), Peter Simpson uttered the following profundities.... (...) They used to be 20, Tesco sold them for 12, so 9 is an improvement! (26 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: lugnet.loc.uk Restructuring Proposal
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(...) Simon & Richard, this looks really nice. Thanks for all the effort you put in and research time you devoted. I have a bunch of questions and a counter-proposal. (...) The 9 groups listed below are areas of specifically England, right? Could (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Safeway buckets
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May be of interest to someone, Safeway in Portswood, Southampton is selling 3041 buckets for £8.99. I don't know what the normal price for this is or even if this is a good deal, I just thought I would let you know. -- Peter D Simpson (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: lugnet.loc.uk Restructuring Proposal
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Once upon a time, (on Fri, 18 Jun 1999 21:45:06 GMT, to be precise!), Carbon 60 uttered the following profundities.... (...) Suggestions snipped.... As discussed offline, my vote of approval follows... I approve. (26 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Delurk and rant!
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Once upon a time, (on Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:17:39 GMT, to be precise!), Liam Parnell uttered the following profundities.... (...) Hello, and welcome! Your best bet for Lego, nowadays, seems to be Argos. Never anywhere near a complete range, but at (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.uk.en.gc.glc)
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| | lugnet.loc.uk Restructuring Proposal
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This proposal follows the proposal for a devolved Government in the United Kingdom, although the separate regions in England haven't been devolved yet they have been set up as Regional Development Agencies, a lot of research has been done by the (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Delurk and rant!
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Hello fellow countrymen, I'm near Ross-on-Wye which brings me to the subject of my rant... It's a half hour drive to either Hereford or Gloucester, and the only place I can find to buy Lego is Geoffrey Girraffe's evil lair. <RANT> If Lego intends to (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.uk.en.gc.glc)
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| | Scottish Legofest
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One of my local dept stores has 15% off all Lego at the moment, so now is the time to say if anyone coming to the Scotttish Legofest wants to accept the offer of cheap SW (or other) Lego. I'll be going the rounds of the stores tomorrow afternoon so (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Safeway clearout
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Once upon a time, (on Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:18:05 GMT, to be precise!), Huw Millington uttered the following profundities.... (...) Sadly, even half-price isn't tempting enough! Shame, I wouldn't mind a couple of differently-coloured 40-tooth gears, (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Brief Layover in the UK - LEGO Shopping Tips?
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Once upon a time, (on Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:22:28 GMT, to be precise!), Huw Millington uttered the following profundities.... (...) A taxi from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3 costs 9 pounds, so Windsor will be a wee bit more. However, there are frequent bus (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Reductions at Argos
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Popped in to Argos in Winchester today to see all the new Star Wars merchandise they have - which includes all the Ep1 Lego of course - and picked up a 'Summer Sale' brochure which included the following reduced Lego... 8252 Technic Police Buggy (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Ep1 Cheapest Price List
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(...) Unfortunatley, its a long way for me too. I live 120 miles away and was visiting a relative. I go there every few months, so I will just take my chance on whatever he has on display. regards lawrence (26 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Ep1 Cheapest Price List
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(...) All but one of the SW Episode 1 sets turned up in Argos Norwich today (Thursday). Details follow. (Cheapest, or equal, shop prices in the UK, I believe.) I've included the set numbers in case anyone want to ring up and check availability; (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Comparative comments on LLW vs LLC
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As some of you may know, I'm an infrequent participant in these areas due to the intermittant bouts of heavy travel I have to do. Sometimes, however, this works to my advantage, and last week was an exceptionally good example... I was originally (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.legoland, lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Brief Layover in the UK - LEGO Shopping Tips?
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Hamleys in the duty free area usually have a large selection of Lego. The prices, however are a bit dear when compared to the north of England. Simon. LEGO: SP[cl++++(6825)ip++b...++++(6951) PI[so++++]++ CA[dm++++(6078)bf/cr...++++(6081) #++++ YB75M (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I don't know that part of the world that well to know where the LEGO shops are, but I do know that LHR is very close to Windsor. You can see the runway clearly when at the top of the park. A taxi there would probably only cost 10GBP. Last time I was (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Safeway clearout
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(...) My wife went shopping there yesterday morning and saw them on the clearance rack. I went down at 16:30. They had the small Space Port satellite, the rocket that was about 15GBP and the refuelling lorry at 1.99, 6.99 and 4.99 respectively. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Brief Layover in the UK - LEGO Shopping Tips?
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I have a brief layover in London on my way back to the US from Stockholm. I will be in London for about 24 hours begining on Saturday morning, June 10th. While I was in London I am hoping to do a bit of LEGO shopping and am looking for some tips (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Safeway clearout
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Once upon a time, (on Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:02:32 GMT, to be precise!), Huw Millington uttered the following profundities.... (...) Having seen this, rushed straight from work to my local Safeway. One set 6907 Insectoid rubbish on sale for 3.75 (I (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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With the announcement of Wal-Mart's purchase of Asda, will we see a fall in the UK's pricing of Lego? I doubt it. Maybe a small reduction, but I reckon, when they realise how easy it is to rip-off UK consumers (especially as it is legal!), we will (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Ep1 Cheapest Price List
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(...) I regret having missed it the 1st time 'round. (...) These compare **very** favourably with US retail prices, in fact, they are cheaper. (...) Would you mind taking orders on our behalf? Or find out if his schedule takes him anywhere near (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Attn Dave Ryder!
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I know you are away on holiday, but in the extraordinary event that you should be able to check *.uk or *.lsahs, drop me an e-mail, concerning your trip back. :o) (26 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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What gets me is that in Welwyn Garden City safeways, they're not even advertising it as a special offer or clearout. The sets are just quietly sitting, tucked away there. Secret of the Sphinx and Insectoids Space Swarm at £14.99 - as if that's their (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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They are once again selling off the sets that were available recently with ABC points, at half price. Slizers, for example, are £2.49! Huw (26 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) If he ever has a Mos Espa Pod race at anything approaching half price, I, and I expect many others, would love a (second) set to break for parts. So bear us in mind! Huw (26 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Once upon a time, (on Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:26:24 GMT, to be precise!), Huw Millington uttered the following profundities.... (...) Yes, quite sure, I will attempt to verify. I am quite sure it was not just a smudged price sticker! :o) (26 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Prices do sometimes vary between branches of Beatties - for example the Naboo swamp set is 6.99 in Beatties in Winchester, but an unenticing 9.99 in the Southampton branch about 12 miles away. I think 7171 is 59.99 in Beatties in Winchester also. -- (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) My earlier 'half price star wars legos' post drew no response, however, I was in Weston again this weekend and visited the same car boot sale. Again the trader had Star wars lego's INCLUDING episode 1 at 'half price' I had assumed previously (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Dr. Who figures for Dr. Who magazine
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Might be of interest to all you Dr. Who fans: (URL) (26 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) 13.99 Argos, New Oxford St, and probably across the country on Friday. Huw (26 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Are we sure about that? It was 69.99 in my Beatties in Crawley. (26 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Once upon a time, (on Sun, 13 Jun 1999 10:21:51 GMT, to be precise!), Carbon 60 uttered the following profundities.... (...) monopolies and mergers commission (26 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) (26 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) MMC? (26 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) 22.99 Argos High Wycombe (Shop Display box, unopened) (...) 59.99 Beattie's High Wycombe (26 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Here's a couple of prices from Glasgow: 7121 Naboo Swamp £6.99 - Beatties. 7131 Anakins Pod £9.95 - John Lewis. 7171 Mos Espa Podracer £62.99 - Forbidden Planet. And surely a mention for the Hall Of Shame must go to: 7101 Lightsaber Duel £7.99 (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Scottish Legofest!
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Ian Bishop <ian@goodlife.demon.co.uk>, is holding a Legofest on Monday 28th June! He doesn't have access to Lugnet so he's asked me to post this message - his original message is below. I thought I'd post to the UK group as well, just in case anyone (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.uk.sc)
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| | Appearing and disappearing posts?
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Has anyone else noticed some posts (including quite recent ones) going missing from this group and being replaced by posts from other groups that weren't originally posted to this group? What's happened to them? It's spooky... However, I have just (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hiya Popped into The Toy Cupboard in Winchester today, they had the bigger Star Wars sets priced as follows: 7131 Pod Race set £69.99 7151 Sith Infiltrator £26.99 7161 Gungan submarine £39.99 They had lots of 7151 and 7131 but only 1 of 7161, and I (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Once upon a time, (on Sun, 6 Jun 1999 19:18:43 GMT, to be precise!), Karim uttered the following profundities.... (...) Yes, he does, when he scares off the Sand People when finding Luke. R2 is hidden in a little alcove, hiding away. (26 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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I bought a 7121 today for £6.99 from Beatties in Winchester. Incidentally they have now reduced the big Exploriens spaceship (6982 I think) to a bargain £14.99!! It was £30 before, although they reduced it to £20 in January. I already have one of (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Once upon a time, (on Mon, 7 Jun 1999 08:24:41 GMT, to be precise!), Paul Mison uttered the following profundities.... (...) I have one for a start: 7128 Speeder Bikes 9.95 Child's (26 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: EP 1 sets at TRU (UK)
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(...) Piece-counts probably result from feather-bedding by the US worker unions. Steve (26 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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2 more signtings (not by me sadly) 7161 39.99 7171 69.99 at Forbidden Planet, Croydon 7141 is 13.99 in Argos, New Oxford St. The only other one they had was 7101, 4 pounds something. Huw Carbon 60 <carbon60@bigfoot.com> wrote in message (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Difficult to tell (insert smiley) but 7151 is 24.99 UKP at Toy Stack here. (No sign of 7161 or 7171 but there seems to be space- I'll look again tomorrow). :: paul (26 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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