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Re: How 'bout we start a lug...
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Date: 
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 18:50:32 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, Ed McGlynn writes:
> Hey John - that brings up an idea - perhaps we should meet at a mall with a
> store that actually has some decent LEGO stock so we could all check it out • for
> some new-old-stock items like the road plates.  Carousel only has Ames, and I
> don't consider them too cool for LEGO.  By the way, were the plates the type
> without bike paths, or with?  I'd meet at Shoppingtown just to check Small
> World again.  I haven't been there in years.
> 
> Have patience with the locals on a Monday - things easily get swamped for most
> individuals who don't have the summer off!  :^)
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed

Shoppingtown has the only decent (not nescesarily
sp? good)stock I know of, between Small World and
Kay Bee.  The road plates, hmmmm, I think they had
green stripes on the sides of the road, but I can't
be positive.
-John Rudy

> In lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, John Rudy writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, Ed McGlynn writes:
> > > *snip*
> > > > 
> > > > Might we, insted of having a formal meeting,
> > > > want to have a "see what everyone looks like" type
> > > > of thing?  Maybe in a mall food court?
> > > > Great Northern, Shoppingtown or the like?
> > > > Bring 1 or more creations to share.  Informal,
> > > > just to say "HI!"  Just an idea.
> > > > > > > -John Rudy
> > > 
> > > Sounds OK to me - I prefer Carousel since I'd be coming in from near • Rochester.
> > > Hopefully I'll have a creation to survive the trip to share!
> > > 
> > > Ed
> > 
> > Anyone else with some input?  Lets hear some chatter!
> > This group was rocking a while ago, what happened?
> > John, Wayne, anybody?  I feel like we've gone down
> > hill ever since the lug idea.  Maybe it's that a
> > computer means a shield that can hide your face,
> > maybe your afraid to meet in person.  It's time to
> > get over that.  Life isn't hiding.  Life is playing
> > lego and sharing the wealth [1]!!!  I mentioned a
> > mall because of these fears.  It's a nice neutral
> > place.  Hopefully we can get something going here.
> > I was really excited to see that loc.syr delurked,
> > but now i'm sad to see nothing happening.  I was
> > hoping for something impossible, I guess.  Jesus,
> > we were going so well too!
> > -A discouraged John Rudy
> > 
> > [1]  Grey straight (SP?) road baseplates for sale
> > at Small World in Shoppingtown mall, 6.99 or around
> > that price,I know these are a hot comodity. Leg godt!
> > and Jouer Bien!



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Hey John - that brings up an idea - perhaps we should meet at a mall with a store that actually has some decent LEGO stock so we could all check it out for some new-old-stock items like the road plates. Carousel only has Ames, and I don't consider (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr)

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