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Re: DFW, It's time to speak up!
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lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw
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Thu, 18 Nov 1999 22:41:06 GMT
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I've been a lugnet.robotics follower for quite some time. I'm located in
Flower Mound (next to the DFW airport). I'm into lego robotics and would
also be interested in a minifest.
At 09:59 PM 11/16/99 +0000, you 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...
>
> 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")...
>
> 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??)
>
> I hope you guys reply and we can get some rapport going amongst ourselves!
>
> 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
Joel Shafer joel@connect.net
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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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| | DFW, It's time to speak up!
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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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