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(...) well. (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Is this group pointless?
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Hi, We have another news group for LUGOLA which seems to be where everyone posts and replies to LA area LEGO information. Does this group make sense as well???? (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | Re: Looking for a place to stay during wedding
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"Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:G92pvD.6Ip@lugnet.com... (...) afford (...) for (...) Just a followup, I have a place to stay. -Tim (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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| | Outside Picture of LEGO store at Downtown Disney (in California)
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Here is an outside shot of the new LEGO store at Downtown Disney (in California): (URL) pictures are here: (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | March LUGOLA meeting - Possible Dates?
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Hi, My wife and I will be hosting the next LUGOLA meeting in March. We are trying to make it a bit later than usual because we are hoping to get our backyard landscaping in by then. Also, Scott Costello requested that we not have it on the second (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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Hi everyone - I'm deliberating over whether or not to buy an expensive ticket to fly from Boston to SD for the wedding. If I were to come, there's no way I could afford hotel, so, is there anyone down there who might be willing to put up an AFOL for (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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| | Re: Next Baylug Meeting
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(...) Sorry, I thought I sent a post about this. (On the other hand, email into and out of Microsoft (at the Silly-Valley Campus), including my corp.webtv.net account are still days-slow, so maybe my posting is still in transit. :-( (Oh yeah, the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Next Baylug Meeting
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(...) Any news? There seemed to be a consensus for the 24th, but that'll be here before we realize it.... --Bill (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | "Lego's online dream" -- feature article in UK Guardian Unlimited newspaper
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(...) Chloe's article appeared Thursday. Here's a link to the online version: (URL) in the article: Douglas Coupland, Microserfs, Microsoft, Xbox, Harry Potter, LEGOLAND theme parks, Danielle Hainauer, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, INmotion, Johnson (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Chinese New Year's Parade
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Anybody going to the parade tomorrow in San Francisco, be on the lookout for a cheerleading squad made up of 34 men and 6 women. It's Cheer San Francisco, and we'll be performing thorughout the parade! Come check us out if you are going to be in (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: BAYLUG meeting in Sunnyvale?
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(...) I may be able to do the 24th. I'm up in Santa Rosa, and haven't been to one yet, but I'd love to meet up with everyone! Matt (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: BAYLUG meeting in Sunnyvale?
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(...) -mike (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Come on down and bring some stuff you've built, parts to sell/trade, and $ to buy. I vote for 2/24, but my I am expecting my second child about that time, so I might not be there. For those whom I owe, this is a heads up! -Tom McD. (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) all wouldn't mind I'd like to attend the meeting, wherever it may be. Thanks Jay Jacinto (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) I can make a 2/24 meeting, but NOT a 2/17 meeting. (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | BAYLUG meeting in Sunnyvale?
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At the present time, we still can't get into the Fremont Library for a few months, due to the room still being booked out in advance. So, Mark Benz is willing to pursue asking his son's school (in Mountain View) if we could use the lunch room for a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Next Baylug Meeting
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(...) If this is our only choice, then I'm all for it! I have checked many places before in San Jose, but they all want money or a deposit. We could use the community room at my apartment complex, but there is NO guest parking and the room limit is (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Next Baylug Meeting
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I just discovered Lugnet and Baylug on the web a few weeks ago, and haven't had a chance to meet any of you yet. I'm currently working on a few Lego projects and will be putting up some web pages soon to highlight them. And I'm kicking myself for (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Rolling, Rolling, Rolling...
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(...) We've had a few problems here. Fortunately, we have generators on-site to keep the computers up. However, I learned (too late) that; 1) The generators also power the offices of the support teams :-) 2) The transfer from main to generator (and (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Next Baylug Meeting
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(...) I actuall;y sent a couple things out earlier, but email in the SF Bay Area seems a bit delayed these days...this may also delay mail to/from the cinnamon.com server that hosts the BA-LEGO list. :-( 1) The Fremont Library is still booked 3 (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Next Baylug Meeting
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Is there any news or new info about the next baylug meeting? -mike (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: The Limacion track design is BUILT!
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"Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G7spqq.H3E@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks. (...) of (...) I'll admit, I did use some reference from a book titled "The Way Things Work"(I honestly don't know if it's still being published, (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Canadian Trains in Berkeley? Mooo!
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(Sorry, SF Bay Area folks, or BA ex-patriots will get the reference. It's from an old milk commercial. ;-) So, my vacation last year (OCT 2000) took me through a bunch of Canada, riding the VIA train #001 "The Canadian", but I also took a bunch of (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: MoC: The Limacion track design is BUILT!
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"Adrian Egli" <aegli@san.rr.com> wrote in message news:G7sLr2.7Ky@lugnet.com... (...) First off - Adrian, cool stuff! I saw it on Brickshelf before you posted. Kidvention II - I've heard nothing about it so far, but someone at Shows & Events is (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The Limacion track design is BUILT!
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That's really nice. I've made attempts at train bridges before, but never been very successful. Out of curiosity, did you copy a real bridge design, or did you design it yourself? I'm especially interested in the double-spiral on the one side of the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MoC: The Limacion track design is BUILT!
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"Holger Matthes" <matthes@fh-aachen.de> wrote in message news:G7sEvH.Asy@lugnet.com... (...) in the (...) Thanks! The larger ramp(outer) is the uphill one. I thought by making a longer travel, it would be easier on the motor. And the inner is (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MoC: The Limacion track design is BUILT!
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"Stephen F Roberts" <wubwub@wildlink.com> wrote in message news:gdh37tshbegikv2...4ax.com... (...) YES!!! (...) image (...) post (...) "seview.jpg" (...) I should. One other thing I've thought about doing with my digicam is create an animated (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MoC: The Limacion track design is BUILT!
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Hi Adrian, that all is great!! I needed a while to sort out which way the trains go in the spiral! It's very compact build to reach an enourmous hight! And the pictures showing the bridge and the harbour are just beautiful! That'S what LEGO should (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MoC: The Limacion track design is BUILT!
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(...) ...Beautiful! You've got to make a mpg of a train going around the "seview.jpg" spiral! Excellent beam design on the bridge and under track trusses. --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com www.sitcatsit.com <-- a guy and his cat www.wildlink.com <-- (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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| | MoC: The Limacion track design is BUILT!
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After long delays, very annoying ones : { but I finally got it built! YES!!! and it works! You can check it out at (URL) I had a TD 2.0 image up of the original plan but I made a lot of revisions and I'll try to post the revised plan up soon. Your (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains) !!
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| | Interest in Building Backgrounds for Animated Short Film?
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Hi All: I would like to apologize if this comes out of left field, as I'm not exactly a LUGNet regular (shame on me), and even I usually get paranoid about this sort of post. I don't mean for it to come off as spam, if that's how you interpret it. (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: "Giant" K'Nex Coaster
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This was REALLY awsome! I have always dreamed of building a big roller-coaster. I built a small one out of LEGO 4.1V track, but it was pretty lame. Your KNEX one is really great! Chris Osborn <fozztexx@pez.fullsystem.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Oatmeal promo in Northern California?
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(...) Better deal at Costco. $0.1775/pckg as opposed to $0.1925/pckg at Albertson's. (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.market.shopping)
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r2 wrote in message ... (...) However I just read the paper and Albertson's has the Oatmeal buy one get one free. Rose (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.market.shopping)
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For all you oatmeal eaters out there, Costco sells a 45 pack for $7.99, better than the $3.85 Albertson's wants for 10 packs. Rose Raymond Flournoy wrote in message ... (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Oatmeal promo in Northern California?
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(...) yup.. the local safewat here has them now. I looked at them and cant say i am super impressed (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | "Giant" K'Nex Coaster
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I spent last weekend at my cousin Dave's house building a giant roller coaster out of K'Nex. We used 2 Roller Coaster sets, a Big Ball Factory set, and a Trampoline Tower set. My cousin's house has all these really neat "plant ledges" 8 feet up (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Oatmeal promo in Northern California?
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(...) Hmmm... consumer relations... Suzanne's last name isn't Williams, is it? :) Steve (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | New LEGO Trains (was: Next BayLUG meeting...)
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As an aside to the meeting schedule; The BayLTC group (Bay Area LEGO Train Club) meets at each BayLUG meeting. The meetings are informal, and most of the members keep in touch via email between meetings. (The BayLTC group put on a display at the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Oatmeal promo in Northern California?
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(...) Forgive me for following up on my own question, but I finally found some boxes at one of my local Targets. The boxes do exist! --Raymond Flournoy flournoy@cs.stanford.edu ray.flournoy@amikai.com (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.market.shopping)
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