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(...) This may be the wrong week to ask me this... ...the other day some kids were getting their jollies breaking out my windows with stones as large as an adult's fist, when I went downstairs to capture the culprits (being home at the time), a near (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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| | Re: No 2000 stuff yet
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I grew up in Oakland, were you there on business or for fun? (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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(...) A week and a half? Is that normal or fair? Say it ain't so! I looked around Oakland and towards San Jose California early Sunday morning myself -- nothing! -- Richard (::weeping big globby lego tears awaiting the arrival of his new castle (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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I just checked the TRU (off of 35 north), Walmart, off of 35 and 183 (north) and the Target (off of of 183 (north). None of these northern sources had any signs of the new sets. From the initial release of the SW sets, it seemed to me that we got' (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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| | Re: In Austin from 12-6 to 12-9
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(...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | In Austin from 12-6 to 12-9
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I will be in Austin from 12-6 to 12-9 and might have time to get together in the evening if anyone is interested. I will not be available on 12-6 or 12-9 but 12-7 and 12-8 might be possibilities although you never know when you are traveling on (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Tuesday Morning (Dallas Area)
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(I cross-posted this to Market.B-S-T so that any of you *not* in the DFW area who might want some of these sets can mail me and i'll pick them up for you) Today I hit 4 Tuesday Morning stores in the North Dallas area Set, price and quantity is (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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welp... my 31st is here (today).. and for it i received my 8448... very very cool model... the alternates are great too.. i could go on and on.. but i'm at work and need to actually do something productive.. but for anyone who's a fan of technic, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw)
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| | Re: DFW, It's time to speak up!
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(...) Hey Joel :) well, the thread dealing with sproat and others coming to town seems to be taking shape for a meeting just after xmas... we'll definitely keep you in the loop... also i'm going to try to start posting local finds here on a steady (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw)
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| | Re: DFW meeting over the y2k holidays?
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(...) hehehe.. i hope so... pat and i have been dueling over a bunch of blacktron lots on eBay recently... hopefully i'll get to meet my nemesis! and maybe we'll get to show each other what we won... :P J (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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(...) It turns out that I'll be in the DFW area for about a week after New Year's Day. (1) So that's from ~ 12/27 to ~1/6. I've also narrowed down what MOCs I'll be bringing to a small handful, though it may grow again before then. ;-) Hey, is Pat (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: 8480... wow!
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(...) heheheh.. oh yeah.. that too!!.. welp... now mine does!! i put a hydraulic kit on da landing gear dat some of my homies from compton helped me rig up... now my shuttle is a pneumatic hooptie that can kick it down the runway shinin' wit' some (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.build)
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hi folks i'm in downtown dallas, and not planning any travel over the xmas/new year break, so i'm game for a dallas/fort worth area thang. if i can clear some space before then in my place, i could probably host some limited building activity. i'll (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: 8480... wow!
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It does not have pnuematics! -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.build)
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just finished my 8480 for the first time... it's now 2am... must sleep... but first.. wow... what an awesome set... i've built the 8880, 5571 and 5590... but this set is definitely the most technically hip of any set i've ever put together... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: DFW meeting over the y2k holidays?
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(...) hmmm.. well.. that's pretty much where i'm at... just north of addison on the tollway (haverwood)... we live in an apartment, but it's nicely sized... most of my lego activity takes place at a built-in desk/shelf area where everything is (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | FOTW!!
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Tonight my fiance and i were in TRU (arapaho and the tollway)... we were getting early xmas presents for our daughter... we took the required stroll down the lego aisle (mostly so i could see the 8448, which they have around 5 of, for $129)... and (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw)
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| | Re: OT: I want to move to Austin!
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National Instruments is in Austin, the company that makes LabVIEW software and data acquisition hardware. We used LabVIEW to make ROBOLAB for the RCX. -Ben (...) ok (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | OT: I want to move to Austin!
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Hi! This isn't related to Lego, but it is related to Austin, and so I think it's ok here. I am a senior in electrical engineering at UT(ennessee). My wife and I are originally from Texas, and we would like to move back to Austin after I graduate. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: DFW meeting over the y2k holidays?
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My wife and I will be in DFW (NE Tarrant) over Christmas. Actually, we will also be in town next week for Thanksgiving. We could try and attend if it's not too far away... maybe somewhere around Addison would be central to us all. Naji (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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