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Re: Greetings!
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Sat, 22 Jan 2000 02:59:20 GMT
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JOHNNEAL@stopspamUSWEST.NET
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Paul Foster wrote:
> I think at this point, I can tentatively commit to showing up Friday
> night by 7pm and staying overnight and then leaving Saturday late.
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> What time you guys showing up to setup the layout, maybe I could
> get out of work early.
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 being normal, we
should be set up by 6pm.
-John
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> John Neal wrote:
> >
> > 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).
> >
> > 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!
> >
> > -John
> >
> > 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.
> > >
> > > > Cost is probably about 5 bucks a person or so.
> > >
> > > I am referring to travel costs more than Legofest costs. When would this fest
> > > be??
> > >
> > > -Tim
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> --
> Paul Foster
> http://www.thefosterfamily.org/
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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. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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