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Re: DFW, It's time to speak up!
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Wed, 17 Nov 1999 19:25:13 GMT
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I just moved to Dallas from Austin (not sure if it's :-( or :-) )
I'm 35, married, 2 kids (8 & 3).
We live in Lake Highlands (just N of NW Hwy, betw Audelia & Skillman).
I work at the VA Medical Center in South Dallas, in a research lab.
Lego interests: anything black or grey, space, SW, some town stuff (for the kids'
interest, mainly).
I've been collecting Lego since I was about 7, never really went into a "dark ages"
unless teen years and military service count. Really like L-draw -- I like the
idea of building something that _can't_ exist unless TLG makes new parts/colors! I
remember seeing web page of Bri-cad several years ago and that TLG had run the
author off by threatening him -- I'm glad they've let L-draw flourish.
Tend to buy at Target -- I worked there for a few months, and they forgot to get
their 10% employee discount card back from me (sshhh), just have to have cash on
hand :(
Still hoping for an RIS for christmas, although the new (to us) house will probably
have to suffice this year...
James Wilson
Jeff Boen wrote:
> Okay... so I've been fairly active on LUGNET in the CAD groups for quite some
> time now, working with LCAD, doing some parts authoring, even writing a few VB
> apps to help other LCAD users... I've decided that it's time to make a little
> contact with my local AFOL friends...
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> So anyone in the DFW area needs to respond to this message so we all have an
> idea how many of our neighbors are LUGNET users...
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> I think it would be a great idea to hear who we all are, what our areas of
> interest are (both internal and external to Lego) and where we live (more
> specifially than "the DFW area")...
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> The whole point of this came about when I recently found out that somone I was
> bidding against on eBay (niteboat) was from Austin (Pat Justison)... I guess it
> still shocks me a little when I find out another AFOL is so close by... (I
> know that LUGNET has Roll Call for this same purpose... but who wants to dig
> through that to find locals??)
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> I hope you guys reply and we can get some rapport going amongst ourselves!
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> So... I'll start...
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> I'm Jeff Boen
> I'm 30 Years Old, engaged, one soon-to-be step daughter (7)
> I live North of 635, off of the Dallas North Tollway
> I'm an Information Technologies Manager for AccuBanc Mortgage
> I work at Coit and 635
> My Lego interests are Classic Space, Technic and Robotics... also Star Wars,
> but I'm not fanatical...
> Lately I'm trying to purchase all of the sets I sold at 15 when I went into my
> dark ages.. (alpha-1, mobil rocket launcher, etc) and Blacktron I sets...
> I came out of my dark ages 4 years ago with the purchase of the Supercar
> (yeah!) and the introduction to LCAD (someone had written a program that I
> dreamed of trying on my C-64 in the early 80's!)
> Outside of Lego I'm pretty heavy into computers, 3D modeling/rendering,
> photoshop, movies and my Audi A4
> Usually I buy old Lego via private auctions posted here or auctions on eBay
> (although the prices usually make that a waste of time)
> New Lego I tend to buy at Target (mostly in the Plano area) or TRU (Plano
> again, and the one off of the Tollway at Beltline)...
>
> welp.. that's the basics.. hope to hear from others of you!!!! (that means you
> James, David and Jason!!)
>
> :)
>
> J
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| (...) my best friend works for Dell in Austin.. from what i've seen of the city it's easily more beautiful than big D, but Dallas feels more "grown up" since there isn't such a large percentage of college kids making up the population.. both places (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw)
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| Okay... so I've been fairly active on LUGNET in the CAD groups for quite some time now, working with LCAD, doing some parts authoring, even writing a few VB apps to help other LCAD users... I've decided that it's time to make a little contact with (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw)
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