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Shiri Dori wrote in message ... (...) there (...) Something I'd like to see is comments on the game from as many players as possible. If someone could nominate themselves to collect anonymous comments if necessary that would be nice. I plan to (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I'll insert mine as a contrast... (...) $0: I brought my station wagon which could have help substantially more than I brought. (...) $18. (...) Right, I think we figured it as $87.25 or something. (...) roughly: - $2 for two burritos from (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) I'll join in, if you don't mind. (my pics should be on later tonight-- working on it). (...) Same here! I had an all-around fab time. (...) Ooooh, I must say that the _Gloire_ was truly awesome in size and features. Lindsay did a great job on (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) The order of Denise and Stephen is actually an example of some of the problems with understanding who was in charge. I wasn't aware that Denise was top dog until arriving and Stephen mentioning something about it. Outside of that mention, the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) Oops, correction on the gas price... It was more like $50, partially due to needing to fill up in DC at $1.60 something per gallon (v.s. $1.47 or so at home). (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) Yes, the rate was $20 per day cheaper than their regular rate (for comparison, their discount for internet registration was $10 per day cheaper than regular). (...) I agree on all counts. Moving events are good for the annual meeting of a (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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I haven't dealt with my pictures yet, but I thought I'd drop in some reflections on the past weekend. I'm really glad I marked off the weekend for Brickfest back when the date was first announced. I really had a great time, and it's nice to finally (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) delineated (...) Kevin, Is it possible to get a higher viepoint for the cams ? When viewing there were quite a few views of peoples 'rear sections' at times. Also seen was a face with a protruding tongue shortly before the cam moved to an (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: "Was it worth it to you?" was Re: Cost of Brickfest
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Christopher L. Weeks writes: (many good suggestions snipped) (...) For the record, the only thing I was in charge of was setting up the stuff I brought, and keeping the webcams running. Denise and Stephen (in that order (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: "Was it worth it to you?" was Re: Cost of Brickfest
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(...) I'm pretty sure that the price we paid was a discounted rate for brickfest. Isn't that right? (...) Personally, I hope that it does not move around. I hope that WAMALUG maintains enough interest to perpetuate the event annually. If you want (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) want honesty (...) OK, honesty. I had a great time. It was very cool. I will be back. But unfortunately, I did get my money's worth on the fest itself. The old adage, you get what you pay for, is correct. And free was too little. The place was (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) good sized (...) LMK if you want to do this in Richmond, I will be glad to help organize (being that I live there) and might be able to get us a VERY SWEET (free) space to have the gathering. Chris Busse (URL) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) Gosh, you have no idea. For starters, it's amazng how inspiring it is to sit in front of a huge pile of STUFF and just BUILD without thinking about it. I did that for about 2 hours on Sat. night, I think, and I came up with some very weird (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) ... (...) want honesty (...) For me, it was absolutely worth the $85 hotel stay, the 2.5 hour drive each way from Richmond, getting lost trying to find McDonalds, eating much junk food from Giant, the packing and unpacking of the car, etc. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) That's the plan! :) Jeff (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) Did anyone look into a "group rate" for rooms at hotels? Sometimes you can get a fairly significant discount that way. What were the final Brickfest attendance figures, anyone know? And a further Brickfest question...is it going to be a yearly (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) ...A 'variation' on that question is 'did you get your money's worth?" And I want honesty from people here! Course, the fest itself was free, but things like airfare and hotel rooms can add up (and unfortunately, there are no real cheap hotels (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) ...I grabbed lots of baseplates since mine were all ver the place... when/if I get home I'll look :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) Guide ((URL) the wildlink ((URL) #160 (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) ...I meant to ask you, "was it worth it?" Its one thing when us older FOls drop $200+ on a weekend. it hurts, but we can recover, but for the 18-22 crowd, $200 represents several months of saving effort. ...you can go back to ignoring me (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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