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I couldn't find out on their website but I am 99.9% sure that Fred Meyer is no longer with us. He started the chain in Portland, OR in 1922. _ _ Scott Smallbeck materiel@halcyon.com Steve Bliss wrote in message <36111979.3035163@lu...et.com>... (...) (28 years ago, 2-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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(...) Don't worry then. The club has a full schedule of shows for the fall. I'm sure you can check one of them. Check out or web site for the upcoming show dates. (URL) Member (28 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.trains)
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(...) But it was a great success. My son is now convinced that he NEEDS a Lego train. That makes arguing with my wife a lot easier. If it's just something I want, I can't get it into the budget. But is 2 out of 4 (maybe even 3 out of 4) want it, (...) (28 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.trains)
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My kids saw the LEGO exhibits at the Hobby Hall at the Puyallup Fair and now that our whole family (almost) is getting into LEGO they want to build an entry for next year. Have any of you ever entered exhibits at the fair or know how you go about (...) (28 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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(...) It seems like we spent more time picking up trains in the kids' area than anything else. The kids over there loved putting bricks on the tracks to see what would happen... grrrrr! I love kids... in very small numbers. I can handle maybe two (...) (28 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I spend more time there than in line for the truck and inside it. It's incredible what those guys came up with. Did you see the steam engine that Dan made? It used his new larger wheels. Very impressive. It did derail, caused by some kids that (...) (28 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Does anyone remember?
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(...) Opps! I think I meant shows. :-p (...) (URL) Member (URL) (28 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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Yep, I remember those displays and my wife does also. They were great! Wish we had some more displays around like that. Guess I'm going to have to make my own and show them off at the PNLTC snows. :-) Tom (...) -- Thomas's & Kristin's Home Page (...) (28 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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(...) I didn't realize they were so close... Even though Tacoma is well known and big (I know, I know, Bellevue Sarah :)...maybe loc.us.wa.tac should be deleted. Let's wait a week and see if anyone objects. --Todd (28 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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Just an update to my previous post. Today I found the large red Freestyle buckets clearance priced at $12.96-20%. I bet there are more around the area. -- Scott S. materiel@halcyon.com Scott wrote in message ... (...) (28 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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I consider myself more Seattle than Tacoma but my house is only 1 mile from Tacoma city limits. It takes 15 minutes to get to downtown Tacoma and about 25 minutes to get to downtown Seattle. One group would probably be sufficient. Puget Sound would (...) (28 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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What about one for the Puget Sound area? I think that would probably work good. Tom (...) -- Thomas's & Kristin's Home Page (URL) Member (URL) (28 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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(...) I'm not sure? I don't go to Tacoma THAT often. Even though it's just a hop, skip and jump down the road from SOuthcenter, where I DO go quite a bit. People commute from Seattle to Tacoma though, I know. I have gone to Tacoma to look at Toys R (...) (28 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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(...) I gotta question: What's the "driving time" from the farthest southwestern 'burb of Tacoma to the farthest northeastern 'burb of Seattle? More than 2 hours? (28 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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(...) I would consider Federal Way more a part of Seattle-ara than Tacoma. (HEy, wait a sec. Tacoma gets a group and Bellevue does not?!!! Bellevue's bigger, Todd...) I'm glad I did this survey of groups with messages, though. i had not noticed this (...) (28 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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So, did you see the Train layout in the Center House? I'm a club member and I was *still* incredibly impressed. -Laura tegan@eskimo.com (...) (28 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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(...) That's kind of odd. Fred Meijer is local to Grand Rapids, MI. Is Fred Meyer (the owner and/or founder of Fred Meyer, I assume) still around? Fred Meijer is, he's in his 70's. Steve (28 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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(...) THERE's a conundrum. :) One possibility is to cross-post -- Newsgroups: loc.us.wa.tac,loc.us.wa.sea Or wait and see how the groups fill up with people. --Todd (28 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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I live in Federal Way, smack in the middle of Seattle and Tacoma. I am excited to meet local people that are interested in LEGO (and may have just the piece I am looking for). -- Scott S. materiel@halcyon.com (28 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac)
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When I was a kid the downtown Seattle Bon Marche had a (what seemed to me) huge LEGO display up on the top floor. I remember lots of monuments from Washington DC, etc. This is probably 20 years ago (I am now 30). I have just rediscovered LEGO and no (...) (28 years ago, 29-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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