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(...) I also checked at the Raleigh store right after it opened this morning and got the same story about the Mindstorm kits. I also called the Greensboro store and got the same $30 price but they only have the Extreme Creature set. I'm glad I got (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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"Steve Martin" <martinsa@mail.com> wrote in message news:GMJoFI.4x5@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) :-( (...) The CompUSA in Raleigh, NC has a few of these sets but not at this price ($10). Everything the Raleigh store has is at the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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Hi there! I am here too - down in Charleston. Rarely post but I read often. I am mostly into trains, but love all LEGO! Never have been able to get to any kind of meet here in SC, GA or NC. Oh well, I will some day! Welcome to the Palmetto State. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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(...) Welcome! I wish you much happiness. I have always thought that the big difference is not North or South but large City vs smaller City/rural lifestyle. Good people (and unfortunately Bad people too) are to be found everywhere. the South... (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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Suz, Welcome to the Palmetto state! Milissa and I are in Charleston, David Wertz from Columbia will be moving here shortly. We have been trying to get a PLUG and SCLTC or PLTC going. We figured it would move along more once David moved here. Do you (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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(...) Burlington MA! The next closest one is Denver CO. The next closest one is....there's only two... I love SoftPro. I've been giving them my business for nearly 20 years now and always schedule a visit when I'm back home. (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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(...) Valid point to make, real sweet tea doesn't require you to add your own sugar, it must be brewed in for sure. Most of the time if I order sweet tea and they give me the "you have to add the sugar yourself" line, I just change my order to a (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:GM3D3q.DAw@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) [ ... snipped ... ] James' advice on tea is a good one and trips up a lot of visitors or new residents. Real honest to goodness southern iced-tea (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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"Suzanne D. Rich" <suz@baseplate.com> wrote in message news:a05100319b805f7....0.1.2]... (...) Congrats on your southern migration, you won't regret it. I have lived in North Carolina for 13 years and can't fathom living anywhere farther north than (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) Unless you are from certain parts of Alabama where RC Cola was once deriguer[1] (...) Its called sweet-tea. Anyone asking for unsweetened tea is looked at curiously, almost as tho you could be a yankee sabatour. (...) along with possum, coon, (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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Somewhere around here I've got the "20 rules for northerners moving south"...Lived in New Jersey for 20 years, and went to college in the south, and love it here--even though it can get cold, your cars last a little longer because there is very (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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Well let me welcome you on down to the sunny south, take a good look at that Boston snow before you leave since you won't see much of that around these parts. Things to know: -All sodas are called Coke (this is a must if you enter Atlanta, GA) -you (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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(...) for the singular, All Y'All is plural. (...) Work on softening the Boston accent if you have one (definite survival skill). Also, you must decide whether you are a USC fan or a Clemson fan. There is no riding the fence on this one. If you'll (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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Hey "Y'all" (did I say that right?) After 30(ish) years of living in/around Boston, I'm now headed South (yes, that's with a capital 'S'!) to be with a certain "special someone." [fluttering eyes and staring-off dreamily..] Migration to his turf (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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"Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@excite.com> wrote in message news:GM18I5.B9n@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) really (...) same (...) While true that 4543 uses the same 6x28 wagon plate, unfortunately 4543 is harder to find than a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) its a shame Lego doesn't put these out as a bulk shop item. It would really sell well....(they have grey doors and windows!!) Another source for them is the Railroad Tractor Flatbed. It shares the same grey wagon plate. Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) ... (...) I thought about this too. Since the wagon plates are two plates thick, I was going to try making some out of regular and technic gray plates (although the technic plate color probably wouldn't matter). I guess the difficult part is (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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"Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message news:GM10Bp.A1q@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Since (...) NCLTC (...) Over the last couple of years I have been trying to accumulate Metroliners odds and ends to make some (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) I built a couple of club cars last night and realized that club cars have both the extra doors and the extra faucets to finish the middle cars. Since the difference between the 10001 and the K10001 is only $18.00, it makes buying more K10001s (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) I suspect we may wind up with a much too big Metroliner... I should wind up with a 6-8 car train. I may try and do some train building this weekend. I need to build all my 7740 cars (I hope I have enough black 6x28 train plates, I may have to (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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