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(...) It's such a blindingly obvious fake! Even at first glance, why is there compression fringing around the 'Adopt a Highway' text, but absolutely none around the NGLTC? Not only that but the NGLTC text has perfect regular anti-aliasing, which you (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3ABA3F5C.751F@m...ing.com... (...) [ ... snipped .. ] . (...) In North Carolina (at least around here) it is a one mile stretch AND, it is hard to get one, particularly around Research (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Our homeowners association adopted a stretch of highway near our subdivision last year and now we really enjoy driving by and noticing the difference. Missouri suggests that trash be picked up at least four times a year, but there is no cost (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Wahoo! Frank, I actually have something to trade you for some Fabuland. I will put one in reserve for you until/unless I hear otherwise. sheree (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Well, unless they are in a current set, any group which doesn't happen to have someone who picked one up, might have a hard time finding one. I certainly don't have one (I guess with this idea in mind, I'd better pick up one of those eggs if I (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) The sign was probably re-painted. There is some amount of turnover of these (groups get all charged up to do the work, and then the dedicated folks leave the group or whatever), so in all likelyhood, the sign has been repainted. The lighting (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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As you can tell it wasn't a very sunny day when I took the picture. I'll have to go back on a nicer day and get a better picture, I think that reflective paint the DOT uses on signs does funny things with the camera. And to answer earlier questions, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Yeah. But consider that this time last year, there were also German DCC engine "catalogue scans"... you .trains folks are *easily* the most devious lot around! And impatient too! ;) In all seriousness, though, how much does adopting a stretch (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Are Belong To Us'. Like, you gotta see it. It's totally amazing they'd put it up. Jason J Railton (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I got one while we were at LLC last July-- it came in an egg. Are they that hard to find? -John (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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