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| | | (...) Darn, I was going to announce this on your behalf, but I was too slow.. Here goes anyway: NELUGer, Dave Eaton took home the SECOND PLACE: **Best Train Model,** for his Green Line trolley, as voted by BrickFest attendees! (Of course my stuffing (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —James Trobaugh
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| | | | | I thought Robin Werner's Amtrak got second place in the train MOCs. Hmmm, maybe Robin got third, the whole weekend is still kind of a blur at this moment. jt (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —David Eaton
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| | | | | | (...) As I recall Robin's Amtrak was 3rd place, the Green Line was 2nd, and your (James') Coal Tipple was a whopping 1st. I was actually rather suprised-- I didn't even vote for the Green line (though I did vote for the other two train winners). Not (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) |-----Original Message----- |From: Suzanne D. Rich |I'm happy that those were available for us and, IMHO, ours were the most |professional looking Ts there. ;-) | |Tees, maybe, I'll give you that no problem. | |And don't get me wrong, I wore (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | (...) Ahhh. So NELUG would be "cooler" if we were unorigional copycatting plagarists? :-O I'll have to remember that... ;-) Hey I love our logo, besides (for the 100th time) we arn't a train club, we are a LEGO club that happens to also do LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) All in fun, mind you, I should point out that the copyrights on both logos (that NG and GM based off) are from fallen flags. So copyright isn't as much of an issue... (...) Who said you were? (where is the icon for a tongue sticking out when (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Suzanne D. Rich
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| | | | | | (...) it's the foot-in-mouth icon you need, Lar. ;-) -Suz (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Suzanne D. Rich writes: Congrats Nothing. He was supposed to finish first in every catagory. Slacker ;-) Really congrats Dave. (...) This is only supprising because I don't consider Dave a Train Head, so for a non-train head (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Suzanne D. Rich
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| | | | | (...) were in my cache. But if you go back up the tree, follow links down again from there to view the pics. Oh, and I've been reminded that Jennifer is actually a member of NELUG also. 'course we haven't seen her at many of our meetings... ;-) -Suz (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Jennifer L. Boger
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| | | | | | (...) I was actually a NELUGer first :) Speaking of meetings, Dan and I will be up the last week of august/first week of sept (I think from the 25th to the 3rdish)... any plans for a meeting around then? We'll be on the cape, but we'll have a car, (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —David Eaton
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| | | | | | (...) Given that we usually meet weekday nights (why *is* that anyway?) and usually Mon-Thurs, I'd nominate the 26th, 30th, 1st, or 2nd for meetings. How are those by people? I think I'm free for all of them... Or of course we COULD break our norm (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | | (...) Good question. Because it has kind of become tradition I think. Other than Brikwars and Train Shows we don't tend to do much on weekends. I would love to do a build meeting someday where we just take the NELUG collection and go at it. Of (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Jennifer L. Boger
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| | | | | | | | | (...) given that it would be a 3 hour drive to get to the bridge to get off cape on the 1st or 2nd, i'd shoot for the 30th, myself. but i'll go with the flow :) (...) ah well, i'll just have to stick to the drinks then :) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —David Eaton
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I'd love to too :) As for where to do it... hm... A Brandeis room costs moula, sadly... I could investigate rooms at WPI, though-- I still know a couple people out that way who work there, so I might be able to swing getting a room for free. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Free is best of course but we do have a little cash left in our account. So if people don't mind using some of it to pay for a room for a day I guess we could do that. Besides I don't think the Brandeis room was more than $35 or $40 the other (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Jorge Fernandez
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) And there is always the posibility of doing it at my place at the great price of $0.00 plus food shipping and handling, provided that I get the approval of the AllMightyHeadoftheHo...yExistence er... I mean my wife. J.- (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) <snip> (...) Well of course I had you in mind because of the great room you have but I didn't want to volunteer you :-). The only issue with your location is that it is a little bit of a hike for some people. (...) Ah yes... I have one of (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Jorge Fernandez
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Absolutely ;-) (...) Yes, I understand that, I live in the outer rim, a.k.a. the edge of the known universe. The closest T-Commuter Rail station to my house is Route 2- I495, and the only way to have this work out for people is if someone can (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Craig B. Agricola
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| | | | | | | | | | Ooo, ooo, ooo! That's just me sounding off in favor of a meeting at WPI. I know that it's a hike for pretty much all of you, but from a selfish perspective it's by far my best shot at convincing my AllMightyHeadoftheHo...yExistence to let me meet (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —David Eaton
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Wow! Someone who actually votes for the Worcester idea! Where were you when I was still living there? ;) I also know someone else who's a former RTL'er and former LUGNET lurker who might be interested... 'Course he's never been one to have (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Craig B. Agricola
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| | | | | | | | | | Well, I only recently (in the last three months) moved here (to Holden) from Vermont. I was an NELUG member the while in Vermont, but of course, I couldn't participate in anything, since everything happens close to Boston, so when we decided to move (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Jim Green
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| | | | | | | | (...) I'd like to put my vote in for a weekend meeting. By the time I tear myself away from work during the week it's far too late for doing anything but watch reruns of Junkyard Wars and Iron Chef. Actually, considering the drive, I think I'd have (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Suzanne D. Rich
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| | | | | | | (...) Those days are okay with me too. And hopefully Dan and Jenn will be lodging in my plush & fabulous, custom Laura Ashley wallpapered, color coordinated, flower scented, candy-on-pillow'd, embroidered-toilet-paper'd, puffy lace pillowed "guest (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Jennifer L. Boger
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| | | | | | | | | (...) As long as your place is stumbling distance from the bar^h^h^hmeeting facilities. :) (...) I wonder if they wanted single women though? :) or one of those dress wearing types... hmm... anyway, yes, i'm quite like Suz - i hope you all can (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I hear it's pretty cold in Hell this time of year... this may just freeze it over :-). The pain, the horror... As far as women go though We have had 2 at a meeting before and maybe even 3 the time Shaun dragggged his fiance to the meeting for (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Jennifer L. Boger
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) That's pretty sad... i think we've got 4 out of 14 members as women? something like that... 2 or 3 out of... what 50+ now in new england? hmm must be the water :) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —David Eaton
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Well, ever since we instigated that "shirtless" rule, female attendance just plummetted. Oh well. DaveE (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Jennifer L. Boger
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) *ROFL* I can't imagine that i'd want to see any of you guys shirtless either! :) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Well we have 115 people on our mailing list. I would guess 10-15 of those are members at large so that leaves about 100. Now not all of those have been to a meeting. I think if you count just those that have made 1 or more meetings then your (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Suzanne D. Rich
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) guess again. gotta cross out those with serious SOs as well. that leaves a skimpy selection that I could count on one.. uh.. well, one hand if I were missing a few fingers. (...) Who knows, maybe *I'm* scaring them away. But just in case it is (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Who said I was willing? ;) -s (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | | | (...) hey, we're going to hold you to that! I want my candy! :) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | | | (...) Oh boy... you shouldn't have said that... you might just get a bucket of fireballs on your pillow now. :) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | | | | (...) These dates, or any of the others that have been floated around, are all fine for me so far. Now we just need somebody to make the decision. Maybe Dan or Jen could, since we would definitely like to accomodate their visit? Or if they're (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Dan Boger
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| | | | | | | | (...) heh, since I'm just driving the car, I'll let the wife make that call, assuming it's all good with our host? Jenn, Suz? :) (boggle! ':)' isn't a vi command?!?) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Joe Comeau
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| | | | | | | | Re: Meeting August 26th - Sept 3rd? —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) [snip] (...) (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Jennifer L. Boger
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | (...) Oh noo! My bad. Anyway, it's a good picture of a happy couple, and deserves to get some airtime. Steve (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Suzanne D. Rich
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| | | | | | (...) Hoh, Well.. While we're at it, Here's Mr. Bliss who's absolutely NOT wearing a super-spiffy NELUG shirt!! (URL) >:] -Suz (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) link directly to jpegs... seems they want only html pages (so they can add their HTML in) to be referenceable. (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Jennifer L. Boger
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| | | | | | | | (...) worked fine for me. (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | (...) I suppose it beats that one of my backside you posted earlier. But not by much. Steve (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | | | Re: Congrats, Dave! (was: Re: Meeting July 31 or August 1?) —David Eaton
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