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Re: Greetings!
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Sat, 22 Jan 2000 02:17:55 GMT
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I think at this point, I can tentatively commit to showing up Friday
night by 7pm and staying overnight and then leaving Saturday late.
What time you guys showing up to setup the layout, maybe I could
get out of work early.
John Neal wrote:
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> Okay, here's the scoop...
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> The La Crosse Train Show is March 18th and 19th. The GMLTC will arrive Friday
> afternoon (17th) to set up and will stay in a hotel attached to the Convention
> Center Friday and Saturday nights. We could fest on Friday night and hang around
> the layout during the day or in a hotel room too. Saturday night is a dinner for
> the show exhibitors (to which all GMLUGers would be welcome I would imagine).
> Any time in between would be fair game, although folks from the GMLTC would need
> to man the layout during the day (not *all* at the same time, though).
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> It would be great to see an Illinois contingent as well as perhaps some
> Michigonians...hint hint Mr Istok and Bliss, et al. Heck, maybe we can take up
> an offering and fly out Todd and Suz! (Todd being the Midwesterner at heart;)
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> Holy Cow! We're gonna need Fest T-shirts, too! I'm on that!
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> -John
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> Tim Courtney wrote:
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> > In lugnet.org.us.gmlug, Paul Foster writes:
> > > Probably only 4 to 5 hours to LaCrosse from Chicago, less if you are on
> > > the West or North sides. I'm 6 hours from the south suburbs of Chicago
> > > and about 1.5 houts from LaCrosse.
> >
> > Ok. I'm on the west side, in the suburbs (Wheaton). It takes me about 20
> > minutes to get to 355 and then I can shoot north from there.
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> > > Cost is probably about 5 bucks a person or so.
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> > I am referring to travel costs more than Legofest costs. When would this fest
> > be??
> >
> > -Tim
--
Paul Foster
http://www.thefosterfamily.org/
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| (...) IIRC we left around lunch time last year and arrived mid afternoon. I think we had it all set up by dinner....no wait! Conan wanted to raise a ten foot section of trackbed 1 stud so we slaved at that until about 9 pm!!! <shudder> All things (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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| Okay, here's the scoop... The La Crosse Train Show is March 18th and 19th. The GMLTC will arrive Friday afternoon (17th) to set up and will stay in a hotel attached to the Convention Center Friday and Saturday nights. We could fest on Friday night (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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