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(...) Being close to the city was what made it *good*. (...) Can't comment on that one, not a local. (...) Roads can be fixed easier than building a whole new airport. (...) Which cost how much to build? Has any one run some numbers on how much fuel (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co)
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Bad form replying to my on post, but I forgot to add Colorado to the post... -Duand (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.co)
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(...) There is no denying that DIA got off to a bad start, which is most likely why people still talk bad about it. Personally, I like DIA. The only problem I've ever had was the tram thing not working once, but it was fixed within about 10 minutes. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co)
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(...) Yeah, whatever. I have flown out of all 4 of the major Front Range airports for 16 years now, and DIA is the nicest one yet, now that it is fully operational. The old one was too close to the city, too close to the Colorado Springs airport, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co)
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Hi. Going to the Walmart in Lakewood, I found that they had a few sets on sale as well. Most were small ones, but the Technic big C-3PO was on sale for $27.00. That's pretty good, given as it usually goes for 35.00. It's not on sale, but as it (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co)
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Hi all. Well, I got a tax refund in the mail yesterday, and so my wife and I went off to Target to look over Lego and some other household usefuls. And when we got there, we found a number of sets on sale. The big savings was on the Adventurer's (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.den)
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After getting into LEGO again this year, there has been one set I have been wanting more than any other: Fort LEGOREDO (6769) Unlike many dark-agers, I wasn't lucky enough to have had my collection stuck in an attic somewhere. My collection, which I (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.western, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.co.cos) !!
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Hi Duane, I'll let you know when i have the schedule of all the things to do (for my work). Later today (it's 16:21 overhere) i'll hear more otherwise next week. Would be cool to go 'hunting' for legos with you... :-) Gerard (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.den)
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(...) Unfortunately, I don't know of any good deals in the area at the moment. I will try to catch the ads in the Sunday paper for that week. That's where I get my information from. If you have free time, let me know. I may go lego hunting with you. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.den)
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Hi, I'll be in Denver on the 9th and 10th of may, and i'm hoping to go lego-shopping. Can someone tell me where to get any good deals? I'm mainly interested in trains, castle, technic and mindstorms (but offcourse all lego is 'welcome')... Please (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.den)
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(...) It's been over a month since I last checked this group... whoops. Ah well, anyway, I can't really help you with the medical related stuff... All I've got is one stretcher "wheel" and a couple of white brief cases (no markings.) I don't have (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) OK. I counted last night and I have four stretchers complete with the fold-down wheels. I could find no doctor or nurse figures to trade, but I did find four green minifig leg sets. They were paired with three forestmen (I think - it's not my (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) I'll have to check the minifig stash to see what I have for the doctor types. The stretchers are what I know I have an excess of (I will have to check to see just how many I can part with). As far as what I want in return, I'll have to give it (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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I have very little when it comes to plant life. Is there anything else you would be interested in? I don't get up to Denver much, so USPS would probably be the best way to go (unless you come down to the 'Springs every once in a while). Do you have (...) (24 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) I have a few stretchers (not sure how many at the moment) that I would be willing to part with if you are in the mood to come up to north Denver. I would also be willing to swap them for some plant life (flowers mostly) if you have any to (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Hello all (all two of you anyway), I am refusing to let a full month go by without a single post appearing here. So, how is everyone? FYI, I checked out the RiteAid at Circle and Platte near the Citadel and picked up a 5938 for $1.75 They had about (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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"Joel Hoornbeek" <joel@webaccess.net> wrote in message news:G9ur94.55K@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) Really? I'll have to hit a K-mart this weekend and see if I can get lucky. :) -john, humorless toad jcfiala@cssltd.com (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co)
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Hello, I know posts about K-mart's clearance prices have been made recently, but here's another one. The K-mart in Fort Collins, CO has the Millennium/Millennia Throwbot ((URL) on sale for $5. The still had 15 or so left as of this morning. And on a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.co)
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Got my Zany Brainy sale flier in the mail to day....This is what they have: 5976 for 24.99 3409 for 39.99 3405 for 15.99 3402 for 7.99 a field expansion set for 3409 for 11.99 7186 for 39.99 7166 for 27.99 7146 for 15.99 7127 for 10.39(better price (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) True, it is a pretty cool place... it's just not worth it for me to drive downtown in weekend traffic if they're not going to have Lego... <G> The weekend is the only time I have off. (...) Good idea... thanks for the tip! With any luck we (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Hey, don't knock wasting time at Poor Richard's... I always walk out with at least $30 of books I didn't know I needed. They have good pizza, too. Bryan, look up that KB Toy Works near Castle Rock--it might be in that outlet village. -Erik (not (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Welcome Mike, glad to see there's now three of us... that's almost enough for a users group... ;) heh. Anyway, I haven't been shopping much lately, so the only store I can really comment on is the Walmart by Chapel Hills Mall... the last time I was (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Bryan, Just so you don't waste any time....I went to all three stores today and the store on Constitution & Powers was the only one that has any legos left. Good Luck, Mike ___...___ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Mike, Welcome to the Springs and LUGNET. :-) It's nice to see a new face (so to speak). Thanks for the info on the Rite Aid drug stores. I buy mostly small sets and will have to check out what they've got. Bryan Beckwith "Mike Burroughs" (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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I'm here! The Springs that is....... My name is Mike Burroughs and I'm new to the Spring & LUGNET. FYI: The Rite Aid drug stores are closing in CS. They have most everything 20% off. When checking the sale out with my wife, I discovered they carry (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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If anyone is interested, (Particularly Bryan Hodges seeing as how no one else seems to be in the 'Springs), I just thought I'd let you know that I checked out Poor Richard's Toys downtown today and they didn't have a single LEGO product. It seems (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) I went to that K-Mart (went there to eat Little Ceaser's Pizza) and while I was waiting for my pizza I went over and looked in the Lego aisle... I didn't see the set you're speaking of (I didn't really look too hard for it) but they did have (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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I had a pretty good finding today at K-Mart (N Nevada and Fillmore). I was looking through a mostly overpriced bunch of sets and not finding anything too interesting (or in my price range) when I stumbled upon a Combo Set. It was away from the rest (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Well, I went to Target yet again last night and they still had plenty of blue buckets. They had moved their Lego aisle (seems to be a popular thing to do lately) to the back aisle. I was there looking for 2001 SW sets, what I found was one Technic (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) that (...) was (...) droids (...) I'll have to head out there as soon as I get a chance. Thanks for letting me know where I can buy the blue tubs. Bryan (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Well I hit the Target at Union and Academy last night and I can confirm that they have at least 50 of the blue buckets... I went there looking for 2001 SW sets (I have most of 'em already, but I want extras) and all they had was the Battle Droid (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) I thought that CRAP was actually CRAPP. Crummy Ramp and Pit Plate. Those are the 32 X 32 baseplates with the raised area usually used in Larger castles, space bases, etc. The POOP is related to the BURP (Big Ugly Rock Piece) as well. You can (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Um, Piece Of Other Pieces. One type of big chunky brick, that could have been formed from several pieces but wasn't. If (like the tower battlement piece) it has some partial unique shapes, it's called a CRAP. So, I guess it was more of that in the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) oh (...) Tejon (...) shops (...) RIchard's (...) From what I remember, Little Richard's didn't have and Lego the last time I was there. It was quite a while ago though and I hadn't gotten into Lego again, so I might not have noticed them. If (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) heh, I didn't have much myself... <G> Actually, I had to work on both Christmas Day and New Year's Day. (...) That's true... I haven't been there in quite some time. Typically downtown is "closed" by the time I get off work, but my sister (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) No sweat... information sharing is what this is all about... :) (...) <snip> (...) I haven't checked thrift stores in a looooong time. Maybe I should start doing that again. The last time I went to a thrift store the only thing they had that (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Hi Bryan. I didn't get any free time in Colorado Springs at the holidays, oh well. I think Little Richard's Toys has Lego. That is, unless that store on Tejon has morphed into something else again. It's between Poor Richard's Book Store and (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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Thanks for the good list, you mentioned some places I hadn't thought of. I had some luck today at the ARC Thrift Store on Austin Bluffs. They sell bags of toys and I looked through them hoping to find some loose pieces. To my surprise and (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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(...) Unfortunately there's not really any "good" places to buy Legos here. Toys R Us is good for the latest stuff (with the exception of the SW sets, they didn't get those until well after other places got 'em.) I usually shop the Walmart up by (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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I bought a lot of buckets and tubs at the usual places: Target, Kmart, Walmart. Mostly up at North Academy/Chapel Hills.That was 1998 though, a good year for tubs. The Kmart further down Academy is just as good for end-of-year clearance sales. There (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos)
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