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On October 14th and 15th Learning Express in Cary is having a LEGO building contest. The theme for this contest is "Race". All entries must be constructed out contestants own bricks and should be brought to the store sometime over the weekend. In (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.org.us.nclug)
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| | today's meeting - at Eric's place
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(Please direct all follow-up messages to "lugnet.org.us.dixielug". ;-) We're still here at Eric's place, and we've got the photos online: "(URL) Y'all play well, now, y'hear? ;-) Franklin ===== Franklin Cain (and please do *not* call me "Frank" ;-) (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.loc.us.al, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.loc.us.tn, lugnet.loc.us.sc, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: Pictures of first event
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Oops, I need to download some of them again. Apparantly I forgot to set the type to binary. Numbers 19, and 10-16 are bad. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.trains)
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| | Pictures of first event
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It took me a while, but I finally posted pictures of our first event. This was at the New Hope Valley Rail Road about three weeks ago. (URL) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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(...) what I could from the car (I actually got most of the (...) took some pictures and have put together a small web (...) It took me a while to figure out that your car was an Integra. For irony's sake, it should have been an Accord. Why? 'Cause (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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I know this is a family group, but... daaa...aaamn! :-< (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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John Morgan wrote in message ... (...) He didn't have any blown tires, so that isn't a possibility. Cell phone might have been a possibility, but I'm putting more bets on exhaustion due to an all night shift at the hospital. (...) One thing I (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive
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(...) no... if my reflexes were worse, they would not have been misses ;-) (...) in (...) It's something about campus and college student drivers, for me. --Karim (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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He probably dropped his cell phone and accidently stepped on the throttle while looking under the seat for the phone <G> or the firestone Atx blew out under the heat of stop and go traffic and he lost control.HaHa Sheesh! Frank, I am really glad you (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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KeeRIST! How fast did he accel in stopped traffic to do that?!? I'm surprised he didn't leave burnout marks from his start to pound your car that bad. If someone ever does that to me in my car, I really feel sorry for them, then for me. Because if I (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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In lugnet.people, Mark Herzberg writes: When Volkswagen and Porchse get thier (...) Ooops! Left out two. Mini (returning to the US next fall with BMW's help) and Saab (though they are working on something, just not for 2002). (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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(...) what I could from the car (I actually got most of the (...) took some pictures and have put together a small web (...) Wow! That was quite an accident. This is a prime example of "SUV Road Rage", IMO. I admit, I'm into the craze myself (though (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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(...) afternoon to retrieve what I could from the car (I actually got most of the (...) out). While there I took some pictures and have put together a small web (...) (Let's try this again...looks like I will have to express all my thoughts in (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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(...) afternoon to retrieve what I could from the car (I actually got most of the (...) out). While there I took some pictures and have put together a small web (...) (It seems that I am still experiencing posting problems on Lugnet...hence the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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(...) Well, I will be the next to say "glad you are ok!" I am surprised you "fared so well". I think these pictures are a great reminder for people to "pay attention", "be patient" , and "get off the freaking phone" when they are driving. I am glad (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FzItyw.40v@lugnet.com... (...) what I could from the car (I actually got most of the (...) took some pictures and have put together a small web (...) WOW.... Thank God you're still with us, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Well, not quite, but I went to the salvage yard this afternoon to retrieve what I could from the car (I actually got most of the salvageable stuff right after the accident as it turns out). While there I took some pictures and have put together a (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive
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(...) Are you saying if your reflexes were better, they wouldn't have been near-misses? (...) I'm with you there -- I've been the driver in three cars that were totalled. In every case, I was sitting still, and was exactly where I was supposed to (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive
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Frank, Good to hear you're ok! Wow... that sounds like it was a doozy. I've been in my share of near-misses (mostly atrributable to my reflexes and luck) but the only two actual car wrecks that my car has been in occurred when no one was in my car (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: I'm lucky to be alive
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FzGCH2.88z@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) <snip> (...) I am glad you are still here! Do have a check up. This kind of hit can really do a number on a person's back and neck. I bet they'll find (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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