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(...) We (NOVALTC) meant to reply, but I think it got lost in the shuffle. :) (...) Well, for us, the of the founding member lives in Norther Virginia, so he decided on NOrthern VirginiA Lego Train Club. It wasn't until the third member (me) that a (...) (27 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) I will try and share our experiances in setting up NELUG (...) Initially we were considering an LTC but then decided to go with the more generic LUG in order to increase participation (This was a very good idea in retrospect). We also wanted (...) (27 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.org)
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Hey all, The Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) crew are considering forming a club, and it occured to me that there are a bunch of organizations out there already, and it would be a good idea, to poll them for information. It also occured to me that it (...) (27 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.org)
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| | Re: NELUG at Mindfest - Signs and Information that would be nice when presenting in public.
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(...) OK, I guess they aren't really that bad -- and I didn't really mean to suggest that they looked "bad" at all -- I just meant that they looked better in the photos, because the pixels blurred together more nicely. It was an inexpensive 600x600 (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) that (...) found a print shop to make them up on such short notice... eric (27 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) that (...) Todd, I think they really looked great. I have not handled them with wet hands yet but they look great. The perferations are some of the least noticable I have seen which is one of the biggest problems I have with those sheets most (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Or you can get to know someone in the painting industry, and get canvas dropcloths for stunningly cheap, occaisionally even nicked-out-the-backdoor- for-free kind of cheap. And latex paints work just fine. That's how we cover our shields for (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Yup -- but note that they -do- look better in the photos than they do in real-life, since they weren't professionally printed. Here's a webpage with more background... (URL) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) (alot (...) Have any of you heard of the canvas floor clothes that craft people make. Or know any crafters. I made a parade banner years ago when I worked for Domino's pizza, it was 4ft long by 8ft wide. You can get the canvas at just about (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) That's a great list. It's interesting also to come at it from different angles. Square dancing presumably serves the noble purpose of socializing and exercising, while basket weaving can produce useful results (as long as the baskets are (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.org, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Here's a page with some test photos I showed to Eric before printing up large batches of cards -- I wanted to get his permission/blessing first: (URL) ended up printing the cards double-sided because I thought I'd run out of card-paper before (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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I guess my point was that alot of people don't have any hobbies other than shopping and watching tv. To them free time is an opportunity to switch off the brain. KL (...) world (...) to (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) I agree with you 100%. Hey there are lots of hobbies out there that I don't like. For example I'm not into... 1. Pokemon 2. Silk Plant collecting 3. Bean Bag collecting 4. Collecting "Snow Babies" or other figurines 5. Square Dancing 6. Basket (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Heh, and I wonder what their hobbies are? KL (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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I'm not sure I want to get into the video duplication business, and I thing you would be disappointed. my camera work leaves much to be desired and I was trying to get good "still" shots with the camera rather than make a good video. There aren't (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Cool images, Kevin. How much for a copy of the video? :-) Dave (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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I grabbed a bunch of images from the 2 hours of video I shot at Mindfest. Friday and Saturday are online now, Sunday tomorrow. Because my capture card is lame they are only 320x240 but the quality is better than I expected. Lot's of funny shots. I (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) I do like these ideas and have tossed them around in my head myself but it allways comes back to $$. One of the biggest problem is to balance donations with peoples ability to pay. I for one could probably donate a fair amount but someone else (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) See, we don't have that much to contribute. Maybe $20 quarterly or something. And I don't think that all 32 members are likely to even participate. Which doesn't make quite as an exciting curve, but could probably still be helpful. (...) Yeah, (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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(...) NO! (...) Like any club, members could have guests but you would be strongly encouraged to join. Plus if you wanted to go by yourself you would need a membership. (...) People will always have personal property, and I'm not sure anyone would (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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