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In lugnet.trains (and a bazillion other groups), Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip 2 things> OK, 3 things... 3. Ray, you should have set FUT to a small subset of the original groups.. but failing that, **I** should have noticed it wasn't set, and (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sbe, lugnet.loc.us.ca.bak, lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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| | Re: Knott's Rail Fan Weekend and Railroad Enthusiasts Day
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(...) This is way cool. Two things: 1. it would have been nice to give more advance notice of this, if it was available... this is the sort of thing that some people would fly out for if they had enough notice. 2. will Knott's be honoring 2002 (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sbe, lugnet.loc.us.ca.bak, lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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| | Re: Visiting San Diego
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By all means, you should stop at LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad. Another place to see a LEGO train layout will be at Knott's Theme Park, in Buena Park, CA, where the SCLTC will have it's latest layout on public display that weekend. Buena Park is (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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| | Knott's Rail Fan Weekend and Railroad Enthusiasts Day
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The SCLTC is proud to announce it's participation in the 2nd Annual Knott's Rail Fan Weekend and Railroad Enthusiasts Day, January 11-12, 2003, Knott's Theme Park, Buena Park, CA Our latest Multi-level Mountain town layout will be appearing for 2 (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sbe, lugnet.loc.us.ca.bak, lugnet.trains.org.scltc) !
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| | Re: Visiting San Diego
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Hi, If you don't know about it already Legoland California is just north of San Diego and is a must see if you are in the area. Have fun! James (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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| | Visiting San Diego
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Hi, I'll be in San Diego from 2003-01-12 till 2003-01-15. Is there something (Lego related) I should not miss? Do you have some shopping tipps for me? Thanks in Advance, Jörg (21 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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(...) That's the Mindstorms set I bought. I guess it looked so bad it scared most people away. For those who didn't see it, the cover flap was totally ripped away and parts were jumbled inside. But I checked and all of the sensors and both motors (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) I saw that 75% post yesterday and left work early to go check it out. Everything was 50%, didn't see anything that was 75%. There was a Lego Mindstorms set pretty mangled and a Lego IR controlled race car which was opened. Both appeared to (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Hi Maggie, You also might try Vacaville and Fairfield Targets. They both had lots of train sets before new years at 30% but have likely dropped them by now. (...) ___...___ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. (URL) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Dang, I was there Tuesday and they had several at 30% off. Anyway, I saw this post at 6:48pm and was out the door before 6:55 to get over there to see what I could find. A 40 minute drive each way and I managed to scrounge up four train cars-- (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: 75% off Target Sales
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(...) As an additional data point... I have seen Targets in the past few days with the clearanced Lego section at 30, 50 & 75% off, but the singular exception was the MOT sets. All 4 of the MOT sets were at 50% off regardless of the Target I (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: 75% off Target Sales
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(...) El Cerrito, Mark??? I cleared out the rolling stock and passenger cars at 75% off at that store. ALso picked up the last 4534 at 50% at the San Leandro Target, which had no rolling stock to speak of. Hoping for another 4534 (at 75%).... Paul (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Thanks for the heads up. Everyone please mention stores that hit 75% off IF you don't wipe them out - I'm still looking for some log cars at 75% off, but I'm not driving to NAPA for them ;-) Make sure you mention exactly WHICH store, including the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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NAPA TARGET %75 off. Some trains... until yesterday. Still lots of log cars there for $4. Good deal for train wheels. Others we hit yesterday on way home: Vallejo still 30% Pleasant Hill 50% (Met a potential new Baylug family here who said Martinez (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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You just need to check every local target. I hit 4 yesterday, and all had switched to 50% off on the MOT sets. I was nice and only bought ONE of the large train set, leaving some for others. I can't say that for the caboose, though ;-) Odds are your (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: sfbay target clearance @ 50% off... [DAT]
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sorry paul, i was headed out the door. from what i can remember... hilltop: still at 30%. i grabbed the remaining 7201 - final duel II. they had all their clearance still in the lego isle so it was a little hard to spot everything. this was the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Specifics, jason - specifics?????? Paul Sinasohn also in the Bay Area (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Emeryvill TRU update
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Hey all, Went down there today to shop for others, found they were having a buy one get another (equal or lesser value) 50% off sale. This special did not apply to Orient sets (they appeared to have all of them, but not in the same place), (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | PCC (was Re: Success at Pleasanton GATS
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(...) OK, how was this done? (URL) then (URL) yellow window HAD to be mutilated (among many other required mutilations (1) )but it's done very very cleverly. That's the best LEGO PCC I've ever seen, but there is no way to make one that good from (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Success at Pleasanton GATS
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My pics are posted at Tom's Legomania, (URL) only about 80 pics, though. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Pictures of BayLTC at GATS in Pleasanton CA, Nov 30/Dec 1 2002
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Pictures of our award winning (first place) layout at GATS are now available on my website, and after moderation, on Brickshelf: (URL) William R Ward bill@wards.net (URL) Consistency is not really a human trait. --Maude (from the film "Harold & (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug)
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| | Re: Success at Pleasanton GATS
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Bravo, BayLTC! It's always great to hear that another club has received a first-place award at a train show. :-) JohnG, GMLTC (fut trains.org, just to reduce clutter!) (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Success at Pleasanton GATS
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FREMONT, CA - BayLTC, the Bay Area LEGO Train Club, has just finished a very successful display at the Great American Train Show in Pleasanton, CA. The club layout came away winning First Place in the train layout contest. Pictures should be coming (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Possible Thanksgiving Visit
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(...) You can always come see the BayLTC layout at the GATS show in Pleasanton, November 30 and December 1. Russell BayLTC/BayLUG (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Possible Thanksgiving Visit
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I'm still tossing around ideas for Thanksgiving. One option is a friend in Oakland who has invited me. While this is now a driveable distance for me, it's a pretty long drive for just one or two days. I'm considering that if I added a visit with SF (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | SCLTC at Cal Stewart Show in Pasadena, California!
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We've done another show! (And it's still happening!) On November 9-10, 2002, the Southern California LEGO Train Club displayed their mountain layout at the Cal Stewart show in Pasadena, California. (Wait a second... today's the 9th, so why am I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la) !
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| | Fall RObot Games in SF - includes Mindstorms
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First, apologies if this is the wrong newsgroup - this is not an area I know much about here on LUGNET. An acquaintance emailed me this link knowling only that I liked Lego. I'm posting it in case anyone is interested, either this year or for the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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| | Huge thank you's all around!
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Hey all, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who came to the meet at Ohlone College last weekend. The room was kinda funky, but a great time was still had by all. I wish to especially thank Roger for the FREE bricks (let me know if you need (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Brikwarrers' in the california area.
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Hello, this post is totally unrelated to me. I have an online acquaintance who lives in Central California, who wants to play brikwars but says he knows no one in his area who plays it. He lives in the Stockton, CA. Area. at the moment, he wishes to (...) (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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| | BayLTC confirmed for GATS!
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FREMONT, CA - BayLTC, the Bay Area LEGO Train Club, is pleased to announce that today we received confirmation that the status for our layout to be displayed at the Great American Train Show has been upgraded from "Hold" to "Confirm". Show Details: (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Sacramento Area LEGO Fans
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(...) Lucky for you the closest one to me (downtown Riverside Drive) is about 35 miles away! BTW I heard on the radio this morning that they are opening several new Targets in the Bay Area this weekend (it was a Bay Area station so I don't know if (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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"Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:H2xBED.7Jt@lugnet.com... (...) will (...) since it (...) With 8 Targets in Sacramento, I don't think you have to worry TOO much... ;-) Mark (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac)
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(...) Oh, all right. I wasn't going to because there was no evidence that my answer to your post in the Northern Nevada group was ever read, but since you insist.... We out here in the hinterlands of Northern California are not the sociable BayLUG (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Sacramento Lego Fans
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(...) I visit Sacramento every other year. Does that count? =) Just out of curiosty, in which part of the Sacramento area are you living? (22 years ago, 23-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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| | Re: Visiting Santa Rosa (Was: Let me know what days are open)
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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Horst Lehner writes: Shopping tips are (...) Guten tag, Herr Lehner. Ich sprechen ein wenig Deutsch. Ich sprechen überwenig Deutsch. :) Das Lego einkaufsviertil in America kostspielig ist. Apropros, Ich bin apologetisch für (...) (22 years ago, 23-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Visiting Santa Rosa (Was: Let me know what days are open)
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Hello everybody, I am from Germany, but will be on a business trip in Santa Rosa from Oct. 7th until Oct. 18th. I have the option to stay one week or so before and/or after that. So, David, if you don't mind a stranger, I would be interested in (...) (22 years ago, 15-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Sacramento Lego Fans
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Or start your own up there! I'd bet there are lots of lurkers and interested kids/AFOLs in the area from Auburn to Elk Grove to Davis... The problem is contacting and organizing them... I'd suggest sending out a notice on lugnet, and posting notices (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug)
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| | Re: Sacramento Lego Fans
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Probably the closest LUG/LTC you are going to find is BayLUG and BayLTC, which are based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The only two other California clubs are down south in Los Angeles and San Diego. -- Russell Clark Co-Founder, BayLTC/BayLUG Club (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug)
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| | Sacramento Lego Fans
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Hi all, I've just recently moved into the Sacramento area, Woodland to be specific. I was wondering if there were any Lego fans down here. I assume there are from previous posts, but was curious to know how many there were and if there was something (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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| | Re: Definitions: LUG or LTC
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(...) BayLUG was formed as a general interest group because at the time there wasn't enough train-heads to form a train specific club. BayLTC was formed with the purpose of displaying at the NMRA National Train Show in San Jose in 2000. GOALS: (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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