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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: So Cal wildfires...
« on: September 30, 2005, 02:26 PM »
Here's a picture from the floor my wife works on. The red car parked against the mountain near the center of the picture is ours. When she got out of the building, the fire had crested the hill.



A picture from earlier in the day from the parking lot:



And one from later in the evening from the parking lot after workers who couldn't get to their cars were allowed to retrieve them:




As for Darth_Bonk, he lives just up the street from me, so he should be okay.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: So Cal wildfires...
« on: September 30, 2005, 12:25 PM »
My wife had to evacuate work yesterday after the fire did it's u-turn thing. She works at West Hills corporate park which is south of Chatsworth and East of Bell Canyon. The smoke smell started getting strong in her building, she looked out the window and there was the fire creaping down the hillside toward them. She was pretty freaked out, but everyone got out okay and they are actually back at work today as the fire was taken care of.

It also looked like it was snowing here last night with all the falling ash, and my house is more than 10 miles away.

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I have a rash. Which Saga figure do you suggest?

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Why must Target suck so?
« on: September 29, 2005, 02:29 PM »
I think Target is better than Wal Mart in almost every way imaginable, but Target's whole collector policy is a head scratcher. Why have so many exclusives to get you in the store for them to say, "I'm sorry, the collectable item that we made especially for you is in the back, but we can't bring it out to you, nor let you know that it is actually there" when you get there?

I can see them wanting to make it fair, but they don't do nearly enough to do so. Regardless of their good intention of keeping resellers from getting the exclusives. resellers are the ones who end up getting them because of unknowledgeable or corrupt employee's. If they truely want to be fair, then every exclusive should be locked up and accessable to only a manager.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: 'Lost' - Season Two
« on: September 29, 2005, 10:05 AM »
That was disappointing - basically the same exact cliffhanger that they used last week.

So, we all waited the whole week and got very little new out of that episode.


My wife was cursing this up and down while I laughed at her. I thought it was a brilliant stroke, especially because it invoked that reaction.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS - #57 and beyond
« on: September 29, 2005, 09:56 AM »
They haven't been out a week yet. Give it time. ;)

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Battlestar Galactica...who's watching?
« on: September 28, 2005, 12:48 PM »

I was a fan of the Original BSG when I was a kid, and I'm a fan of the new one....but I don't try to compare them for a second...the new series is a complete re-imagination of the story, and I like what they're doing so far.

Same here. The original had it's charm, and for the time, it was very well done with some out there concepts. The new one however, takes the show in a positively challenging and though provoking direction, which any good scf-fi should do.

I wonder what the should would have been like if De Soto and Singer had gotten the gig.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: "Evolutions" assortment...
« on: September 28, 2005, 12:40 PM »
I think they're starting to show up more... I passed on about 5 sets in various locations this weekend.

Where's Kneel Before Zod? This "Rob" is an imposter! ;D

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Dear Hasblo,

If Sideshow toys has great success with their run of the 12" line, will you regret giving up the license?

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Feedback / Re: Jeff's (pka Nataku) feedback
« on: September 28, 2005, 09:45 AM »
Another untra-fast transaction with Jeff. Thanks for helping me arm my troops!

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Battlestar Galactica...who's watching?
« on: September 27, 2005, 01:58 PM »
I don't really feel sorry for the Cylons after what happened in the Pilot.  I do sympathize with the Sharon cylon because she's at least trying to help out the humans.

That's what's amazing about the show. I have to keep telling myself that these are robots, but the writing is just too darn good.

I just picked up the 1st season DVD set, so now I can catch up on the episodes I missed.

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What steps is Hasblo taking to take the figures out of the scalpers hands and into the childrens and/or collectors hands?

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: RotS Deluxe Clone 3-packs
« on: September 27, 2005, 01:42 PM »
On a side note, I wonder if these were made in the same quantities as the Clone Wars 3-packs?  The ROTS ones are sitting everywhere around here and have been for a couple of months.  I always had difficulty with the CW ones.  And prices for these on ebay are ridiculous.

I would guess roughly the same. I say this because they had to clearance out the clone war ones here at one point. Funny, I remember seeing more on clearance than I did at full price.

But yeah, the e-bay prices are insane.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: ROTS - #57 and beyond
« on: September 27, 2005, 10:00 AM »
I am going to post that I am very much in doubt about the posting at Galatic Hunter. I think the figures are from overseas since we are missing a receit to verify the purchase. We know from EE that one case ratio will have 3 per case. I also base this on the fact that if you check the major threads on the major forums on finds, you fail to have anyone in the LA area making reports of the same finds, or anyone on the West coast area reporting finding these. Perhaps I am wrong and since Targets here stock on Tuesday's, Thursday's or Saturday's traditionally, perhaps they will hit later this week.
 So . . . I am still in doubt about this post, and I am going to focus on my Wally's this week and if they show up at Target locally guess I can hope that a fellow collector can hook me up.

Furthermore, as I look at the picture, it sure looks photocroped to me. Look at the loose Clones, and how the card on the left intersects the 501st clone near Gree. Just looks fishy is all. That and the head that is on the bottom of the picture that looks like it comes from the cards. So, again, I have my doubts.  Probably am wrong, just looks weird and no other collaboration.

Interesting points. Does anyone know anything about the poster? That my help to clue us in on the authentisity of the report.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: Wal-Mart "Early Bird" Exclusive
« on: September 27, 2005, 09:52 AM »
Frick.  I think I lost my recept for this.  I've been searching for months in the house, but I've got a feeling it's stuck in a box in storage.  So I'd better get my butt in gear and get that stuff out of storage...   :-\

I haven't lost my recipt, but i haven't sent mine in yet either. Anyone else not mail away for their's yet?

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