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| Hi, everybody! For the past 3 months, I've been working with folks from (URL) Seafood> on a sculpture of the Gortons' Fisherman (as seen in (URL) logo>.) Alone, he's not such a big model -- but I was asked to build EIGHT of them! (3 URLs) See photos (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.in.ind, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.loc.us.tx.ant, FTX) !!
| | | | | LEGO menorah to be constructed for Hanukkah
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| For those in the Charlotte, NC area, I found this in yesterdays Charlotte Observer: Charlotte's first giant Lego Menorah will be constructed Tuesday (Dec.7), the first night of Hanukkah, in SouthPark mall near the fountain. The building begins at 4 (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha, lugnet.loc.us.sc)
| | | | | Re: North Carolina Roll Call!
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| (...) Joe's done a phenomenal job here in the Raleigh-Durham area organizing regular meetings -- Yay, Joe! It was great to meet some new people at GATS this weekend. I hope that Dan from Chapel Hill and Cyndi from Durham and others can contribute to (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha, lugnet.loc.us.nc.dur, lugnet.loc.us.nc.fay, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
| | | | | Anyone around Charlotte the next couple of weeks?
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| I'll be arriving Sunday evening, and staying for a week or two. It doesn't look like there is much activity on the Charlotte list, but I'm hopefull that some locals are subscribed by email, and will get this message quickly. :-) I'm a trainiac from (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-03, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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| (...) First, I have to say Suz doesn't have that bad a Boston accent, especially for living here her entire life. (1) Second, I never knew that the University of Southern California was so popular in South Carolina... GDR... ;-). Eric Kingsley (1) (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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... (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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 (...) (24 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)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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, (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Moving to Columbia!
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: AFOL get-together in Charlotte
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| (...) Hi David, Nothing has happened yet. It has been a busy summer and now I am in the middle of a family crisis. Hopefully a meeting will be arranged around October. Ken (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.sc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: AFOL get-together in Charlotte
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| Hey, I don't check this newsgroup very often, and I am just now reading this post. Did y'all ever meet up? I live in Columbia and would possibly be interested if anything ever gets going. David (...) (25 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.sc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
| | | | | Re: AFOL get-together in Charlotte
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| (...) Ken, I live in Boone, so weekends are the only time I could come. But I would love to have a get-together. -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (25 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.sc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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