Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, July 8, 2011

12:00 am

wvteach

flip

12:00 am

cosdem

tu 6

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:01 am

MLFAN17

DE6

12:01 am

Uneaixoise

gr6

12:01 am

dianedecoder

flippety, flippety flip !

12:01 am

MLFAN17

must be the one i just got cos

12:01 am

Uneaixoise

ru6

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

flosey

thanks lickety

12:02 am

cosdem

to 6

12:02 am

Uneaixoise

tr7

12:03 am

cosdem

ty une

12:03 am

MLFAN17

une which TR is it?

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

to6 x 2

12:03 am

jillibus

Thank you Lickety

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

bottom tr

12:04 am

cosdem

oh i have a tr7 from the 4th column t

12:04 am

MLFAN17

hanks une

12:04 am

Erda

Belated THANK YOU, Lickety!!!

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, me too, cos!

12:04 am

MLFAN17

TLO6

12:04 am

cosdem

no.. not 4th column t.. 2nd column t. the top one.

12:04 am

MLFAN17

TO 6

12:04 am

MLFAN17

sorry

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

to6 x 3

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

ga 7 ga 8 if not called

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

tx dee :-)

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:07 am

MLFAN17

4TH COLUMN E stats please?

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

tr 7 x 2

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

already called dee

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

et4

12:07 am

MLFAN17

OU 6/7

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

ty une

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:08 am

MLFAN17

thanks une

12:09 am

flosey

wtg Dee

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

ty hi josh wtg

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

hey, josh and flosey :-)

12:09 am

MLFAN17

RU6

12:10 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:10 am

cosdem

stats for e in 4th col pls

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

et4

12:11 am

cosdem

ty

12:11 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:11 am

flosey

nbt

12:11 am

jillibus

hi une -- I hope you got to see our silent film stars -- nice icon suggestion

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

no, just saw mine :-(

12:12 am

flosey

great icon jilli

12:12 am

jillibus

wtg all you nbt and halfway people. I've been distracted, watching the news and Wills and Kate

12:12 am

jillibus

ty flosey

12:13 am

cosdem

fr 8

12:13 am

jillibus

une, flosey and I both picked Mary Pickford (she was Canadian) and later I switched to Rudolph Valentino -- found a nifty pic of him stripped to the waist :-)

12:13 am

cosdem

ga 7 x 2

12:14 am

jillibus

really juicy story in Wikipedia

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

in looking at various ones, i was surprised by all the juicy life stories :-)

12:18 am

cosdem

ou 7 x 2

12:19 am

wvteach

stats for o in first column please

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

ok, 50 to go and I'm pooped -- bonne nuit a tous! *pood*

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

ot 4/4

12:19 am

cosdem

ot 4/4

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

ot4/4

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

nite une

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

LOL!!

12:20 am

jillibus

bye un and pood to you too, lol!

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:20 am

wvteach

thnx une and cos

12:20 am

cosdem

and tu8....

12:20 am

cosdem

8's done phew.. two more 7's left.

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos

12:21 am

Jellen

Hi, all...nbt...

12:22 am

jillibus

hi jellen, wtg

12:22 am

jillibus

I still have 5 bt!

12:23 am

cosdem

the two ga7 are similar... minus one letter

12:23 am

flosey

and nbs

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flosey

12:24 am

cosdem

7's done.. the last one i was missing was a tr7

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

still missing 2 7's here

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

wtg cos

12:24 am

jillibus

wtg flosey

12:24 am

cosdem

ga7, ga7, ou7, ou7, tr7, tr7

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

tyvm cos

12:25 am

Jellen

Hmm...de 6/24 certainly takes one...

12:25 am

cosdem

lol all pairs haha

12:25 am

cosdem

ah nice clue jellen thanks!

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

missing one ou 7.... hmmm

12:26 am

jillibus

ty jellen -- I agree with cos

12:27 am

cosdem

ou 7/36 and ou 7/40

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

need to find the ou 7/40

12:27 am

cosdem

its kind of a compound word...

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

found it ty cos

12:29 am

cosdem

yw dee

12:30 am

cosdem

fo 6 x 2

12:32 am

jillibus

nbt at last

12:32 am

cosdem

wtg jill

12:32 am

Jellen

wtg jilli!

12:33 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

well done jili!

12:34 am

jillibus

slow, though!

12:34 am

cosdem

4 6's left...

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

not a "quick" grid really

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

nice cos... 7 to go here

12:35 am

cosdem

2 now :)

12:35 am

cosdem

but its giving me a headache haha

12:36 am

cosdem

ah found one... wo6

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

awww lol

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

wo 6/33

12:37 am

cosdem

yeah thats the oen i just found...

12:37 am

cosdem

sounds liek another 6 word

12:37 am

vashongin

do you have the te 6/21?

12:37 am

cosdem

yep i do vash

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

no ty vash

12:38 am

vashongin

20 left...all 4's and 5's

12:38 am

vashongin

ai 6?

12:39 am

cosdem

ai, da, de, fo, fo, ga, gr, ri, ri, ro, ru, te, to, to, tr, tu, wo

12:39 am

cosdem

one more., hmmm

12:40 am

vashongin

another to 6

12:40 am

cosdem

found it!

12:40 am

cosdem

another to6

12:40 am

cosdem

ah thanks vash lol :)

12:41 am

cosdem

since i only have 4's and 5;s left. i hope i dont need to list!

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty cos for the 6's ... got em!

12:42 am

cosdem

wtg and yw

12:42 am

vashongin

me too...down to 12...bottom row greyed

12:43 am

cosdem

wtg vash

12:43 am

cosdem

49 left here

12:44 am

Jellen

Wow, I have 47 left...the difference is that I have no 8s, a couple of 7s, and half the 6s...

12:45 am

rururocks

no 8's here either jellen

12:45 am

Bob_Thebuilder

hey what does wtg mean im clueless

12:45 am

Jellen

way to go!

12:45 am

rururocks

way to go

12:45 am

cosdem

tu8 builds off a tu5 and it has 2 words in it :)

12:45 am

Bob_Thebuilder

nice

12:46 am

Bob_Thebuilder

ty

12:46 am

Erda

anybody got fr8 yet??

12:46 am

cosdem

yes erda

12:46 am

cosdem

6's 7's and 8's done here erda

12:46 am

Erda

me too, cos -- couldn'

12:47 am

Erda

t believe me eyes...

12:47 am

cosdem

naughty word yes haha

12:47 am

Erda

haha indeed

12:48 am

cosdem

to do fo8 makes one ga5/18? lol

12:48 am

Erda

a word learned -- the day was not a total loss

12:49 am

rururocks

you guys lost me on those hints

12:50 am

jillibus

me too

12:50 am

vanillaslice

we're too innocent

12:50 am

jillibus

I'm having a blind night

12:50 am

cosdem

rubbing against ones body in a sexual behavior

12:50 am

Erda

there is no fo8, however

12:50 am

mab

fr8 is everyone's favorite subway neighbor

12:50 am

cosdem

fr8 not fo8 sorry :P

12:50 am

Erda

lol mab

12:52 am

Erda

I am thinking of Italian buses in August....

12:52 am

rururocks

I think I'm blind

12:53 am

cosdem

it can make one blind according to old wives tales

12:53 am

jillibus

can't imagine what that fr8 could be

12:53 am

Jellen

Neither can I...

12:53 am

flosey

I can't get it either

12:53 am

cosdem

f + ro7

12:53 am

cosdem

no.. bad clue bad clue

12:53 am

mab

french word

12:54 am

Erda

ruru: FR + ***o von Bismarck + the European currency is noe the ***o

12:54 am

cosdem

yes french word...

12:54 am

Erda

then look it up...

12:54 am

Erda

noe = now

12:55 am

Jellen

Thanks, erda...

12:55 am

flosey

thanks Erda, would never have found that

12:55 am

rururocks

jeezus. I don't know that word

12:55 am

Erda

VERY welcome!

12:55 am

cosdem

fr + ot4/4 minus last letter, vowel, then slang for your

12:55 am

vashongin

found a do 5/14 that works of a do 4

12:55 am

jillibus

ty erda -- not a familiar word to this innocent!

12:55 am

Erda

not this one either...

12:56 am

rururocks

what does it mean?

12:56 am

cosdem

rubbing urself on someone in a sexual way

12:56 am

Erda

google it

12:56 am

mab

surrepticiously (sp)

12:56 am

Erda

also known as masturbation

12:56 am

jillibus

ruru, click on the ? beside the word

12:56 am

rururocks

ewww

12:59 am

cosdem

10 left. ll just finish this tonight

1:00 am

cosdem

ya5/18 is a bad bad alcoholic drink that erases ur memory

1:00 am

cosdem

fireworks

1:00 am

cosdem

with no list yay

1:01 am

mab

congrats cos!

1:01 am

Jellen

Hooray for cos!

1:01 am

flosey

wtg cos

1:01 am

Erda

bravo, cos!

1:01 am

jillibus

great, cos!

1:04 am

cosdem

any more clues b4 i go

1:05 am

vashongin

wow cos...good for you...i'm down to 5 w/o a list

1:09 am

vashongin

4's are finally done..

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks w/ list for last 10

1:10 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:10 am

Jellen

Hooray, Dee!

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone?

1:10 am

vashongin

i'm just down to one t/5..i'll find it yet

1:11 am

flosey

thanks Dee, I'll plod along for a while

1:11 am

vashongin

found it!!!!

1:11 am

vashongin

fireworks

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

wtg vash!

1:11 am

Jellen

Yay for vashongin!

1:11 am

flosey

good job fash

1:12 am

vashongin

thanks for the 7 & 8's help

1:12 am

flosey

**vash

1:12 am

Erda

that's probably the one I'm missing, vash...

1:12 am

vashongin

te 5/14

1:12 am

jillibus

fabulous, vash!

1:13 am

Erda

no; have that, I am staring at tu5 -- the first one

1:14 am

Erda

got it

1:14 am

vashongin

it's the beginning of the tu 8

1:15 am

vashongin

have a good night everyone

1:15 am

flosey

goodnight vash

1:15 am

Jellen

G'night, vash

1:15 am

Erda

you too vash

1:15 am

gapeach

Congrats, cosdem!!!!!

1:16 am

gapeach

Congrats, dee!!!!!

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

ty! I am off until the flip! Have a great day / eve all!

1:16 am

gapeach

Congrats, vash!!!!!

1:17 am

jillibus

whee for dee!

1:17 am

jillibus

I'm REALLY slow tonight!

1:18 am

jillibus

gnight vash

1:20 am

jillibus

nbs at last

1:20 am

Jellen

I'm stuck on te 5/14...

1:20 am

jillibus

nbs at last -- and well over halfway

1:22 am

meliae

hello all late flip for me

1:22 am

Jellen

Hi mel!

1:22 am

Jellen

Got it, with a little help...

1:23 am

jillibus

hello mel

1:23 am

meliae

looks like an onery grid

1:25 am

jillibus

I agree, mel, but other have whipped through

1:25 am

MPittore

here I am..can't sleep...

1:26 am

jillibus

hi MPitt!

1:26 am

MPittore

Hi Jilli...

1:26 am

Jellen

Hi, MPitt

1:27 am

MPittore

hi jellen

1:27 am

Jellen

I just spent ten minutes looking for a fish!

1:29 am

MPittore

things are...well...not so good in the Pittore household

1:29 am

Jellen

Oh no...what's up?

1:30 am

MPittore

my husband was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer extensive stafe

1:30 am

MPittore

*stage*

1:30 am

Jellen

I'm so sorry...

1:31 am

jillibus

I read your bio, MPitt. Really sorry to hear.

1:31 am

MPittore

ty...I am trying to be strong but am so afraid

1:32 am

jillibus

I must be very had.

1:33 am

MPittore

ty jilli...we are selling all our "toys" boat, jet ski, motorhome, campsite, deck, shed...just want to concentrate on being together without hard work and whatever he is able to do and

1:33 am

jillibus

I meant "It must be very hard" -- it came out all wrong!

1:34 am

MPittore

LOL but I read it right must be the wee hours working on my brain

1:34 am

jillibus

Oh dear. No wonder you're sleepless.

1:35 am

gapeach

MPittore, you and your family are in my prayers.

1:35 am

MPittore

it's getting better he got sick 5/20 two major chest surgeries and diagnosis confirmed 6/15 chemo 6/20, 21,23 again 7/11,12,13

1:35 am

ursh

Hello all - MPittore hugs and prayers for your husband and yourself

1:36 am

jillibus

hi ursh

1:36 am

MPittore

ty gapeach, ursh, all

1:36 am

MPittore

I wonder how could this happen to us...we love each other so much...so many plans...why, why, why

1:37 am

Jellen

Why is the question without any answer...

1:37 am

MPittore

damned his smoking...it is stealing him away from me...I hate cigarettes wish they were illegal

1:38 am

jillibus

My d-i-l's brother is going through the same thing. Also a heavy smoker.

1:38 am

MPittore

sorry for my language but i am just so mad...

1:39 am

MPittore

why don't they make they illegal..all they do is cause illness and harm...

1:40 am

MPittore

*them*

1:40 am

jillibus

If they were made illegal it would lead to more use and more crime -- look at the illegal drug scene.

1:41 am

Kazzer99

MP - I just read your bio - I will be thinking of your both and sending good wishes over the airwaves. It will be hard and you will be angry at the world for a long time - my ma in law and a friends husband have both have this as well

1:42 am

jillibus

I shake my head sadly when I see young people smoking nowadays when it has been proven how deadly it can be.

1:43 am

MPittore

sometimes i feel like i'm being selfish and concerned about how my life will change and how i will miss him and how sad it is...it makes me feel guilty because he is the one who is sick and i should only be thinking about what he is going through..he is trying to make plans for me so i will be ok and can stay in our home

1:44 am

jillibus

d

1:44 am

jillibus

Don't blame yourself, MPitt -- it's tough indeed.

1:45 am

MPittore

my mom has practically moved in with us to take care of us...god we are lucky to have her...just turned 84 5/2

1:46 am

jillibus

Wow, you are lucky!

1:46 am

MPittore

I know jilli...it's a roller coaster of emotions the same ones I had when my dad passed away except he was sudden and now we do have time to plan and know to enjoy each day as it is a gift

1:47 am

Jivingjenny0

nbt in 33 words

1:47 am

jillibus

There will be many days to enjoy.

1:47 am

jillibus

wtg jenny

1:47 am

MPittore

I think that too jilli some people never find a love like we did and we have been together 34 years

1:48 am

MPittore

true jilli that is why we are simplifying things he doesn't want to leave me with so much to do so we can spend time enjoying each day

1:49 am

jillibus

he is one very considerate guy -- I'm sure I don't have to tell you that.

1:50 am

Kazzer99

that's the way to do - concentrate on each other as much as you can - get a video camera and and ordinary one and take loads of images of you doing things together and of places you love

1:50 am

MPittore

yes he is...i can't imagine what he must feel inside each day it must be awful for him but he doesn't show it

1:50 am

jillibus

What good advice, Kazz

1:51 am

MPittore

wow kazz we have that but we don't use them much..I will get them out tomorrow...our grandchildren will get to see them...they are so young...only 4 and 2

1:52 am

jillibus

And I hope you will have lots of fun and lots of laughs

1:53 am

Kazzer99

i know we dont have anything nasty touching us directly but after we both had a scare which fortunately was nothing to worry about, my hubby takes hundredss of pictures now wherever we go - for the future he says when we cant remember or one of us is not there. Also get your hubby to leave some word of wisdom for his grand kits

1:54 am

MPittore

we do jilli...even when we were in the hosp together...i wouldn't leave his side...we slept in the same bed and the nurses teased us...it has affected his brain and he became paranoid and hallucinations and thought they were trying to kill him it was so sad..it was due to low sodium but he is much better now...but still sodium problems...we laugh about silly things that come out of his mouth...we always laughed and played alot

1:54 am

Kazzer99

you might not need it but it is a fail safe - like you said enjoy each day for all its beauty and sadness and pain and then the little tinkly special moments that flit thru our lives and a lot of the time pass by unnoticed

1:55 am

jillibus

I'm afraid I must be off to bed before I konk out on the keyboard. All the best to you both, MPitt, and goodnight everyone...*poof

1:55 am

Jellen

I must go...MPitt, I wish I knew what to say...

1:55 am

Jellen

G'night jilli

1:56 am

Kazzer99

nite jili - i must go as well - off to work for me and i wont be back till Sunday off to ma in laws

1:56 am

flosey

just back again, needed a snack

1:56 am

Kazzer99

Good luck with everything MP

1:56 am

jillibus

Jellen, you know what it's like.

1:56 am

Jellen

Yes, I do...

1:56 am

MPittore

good night all...thank you for just letting me talk...and all your helpfulness is so appreciated...i'm going to try and sleep also...

1:57 am

flosey

any time MP, please know, thoughts and prayers are with you and your hubby

1:57 am

jillibus

flosey -- I hope you've scrolled back a bit and read MPitt's bio.

1:57 am

flosey

bless your mom for coming to help

1:57 am

flosey

yes, I did, jilli

1:58 am

jillibus

I see you have, flosey. And goodnight all again...*repoof

1:58 am

MPittore

yes jellen I know you understand..ty flosey..

1:58 am

MPittore

poofy *

2:04 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

2:13 am

flosey

hello Ruby, 5 left and I'm nodding off, must get to bed

2:13 am

flosey

goodnight all

2:14 am

rubyfoo

lovely, cool morning. Stormy rain during the night so I won't have to water the tomatoes. Yay

3:26 am

Douglas

Garo Ypremian, former kicker for the Miami Dolphins, is in the grid

3:27 am

Douglas

So is Latin percussionist Airto Moriera

3:40 am

sprite

good morning all

4:08 am

sprite

thanks for the sweet icons, flosey and jilli

4:10 am

macadam

Have a great day sprite.My turn tomorrow.

4:10 am

sprite

hi macadam, thank you :) In case I don't see you tomorrow, have a lovely day yourself :)

4:12 am

macadam

Cheers.I intend to.Started celabrating last Friday and intend to continue till next weekend at least.You`re only 70 once!

4:13 am

sprite

oh wow! What a beautiful age, macadam. You are totally right to celebrate to the hilt. *hugs*

4:14 am

macadam

(((hugs)))to you too and may this year be the healthiest and happiest.

4:15 am

sprite

I love that wish :)

4:16 am

macadam

I hope it comes true.

4:16 am

sprite

for both of us

4:17 am

macadam

Bless you.

4:27 am

sprite

fireflies for me.
Bye all.
And macadam, a fun, cuddly, funny, happy day for you tomorrow!

4:48 am

macadam

love to you sprite.

5:09 am

FishFishGarden

morning all...

5:31 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

5:31 am

rubyfoo

80 words this AM

5:39 am

MollyL

Just lit a candle for MPitt and her husband.

5:51 am

Angelsong

hi, all. for thoae of you who believe in the power of prayer, I could use some prayer. I had a CT scan of my lungs last week and I have a nodule of some sort in one of my lungs. I see a pulmonologist in three weeks; I have had a chronic cough since mid-May when I had day surgery.

5:58 am

mamabook3

Good morning all.

5:58 am

Angelsong

if the chronic cough is due to bronchitis associated with allergies, it has not cleared yet despite several courseds of medications

5:59 am

mamabook3

Angel - will send prayers your way! God is good and hears our every prayer!

5:59 am

MollyL

Angel, I believe in the power of prayer and I will hold you in my prayers.

6:07 am

Angelsong

I absolutely believe in prayer. God's got this.

6:22 am

EspritdJean

angelsong, just came in - I will pray with you too

6:24 am

Angelsong

thanks, all.

6:25 am

EspritdJean

pulmonologist can't see you sooner?

6:30 am

mamabook3

three weeks does seem like a long time to wait

6:32 am

mamabook3

a little over halfway and hit the wall! ugh! time for lickety's list!

6:47 am

ivesy3

angel, i had chronic cough.. turns out i have copd..

6:50 am

ivesy3

de 5/22 plz

6:50 am

mamabook3

tricky one - means to get off drugs

6:51 am

ivesy3

ty..

7:02 am

MollyL

Ivesy, I'll hold you in my prayers too. Big circle of love around the Babble Family today.

7:06 am

periwinkle

hi all nbt, help with 8's and 7's pls

7:08 am

Anniebrook

Hi everyone

7:08 am

Anniebrook

I found an 8.....ga 8.55

7:09 am

periwinkle

ty Annie, will look

7:09 am

periwinkle

found it, ty Annie

7:10 am

periwinkle

nbt nbs

7:10 am

uusue2

morning, all!

7:10 am

Anniebrook

I'm off to make coffee...anyone?

7:10 am

Anniebrook

morning, sue

7:10 am

periwinkle

hi sue

7:11 am

uusue2

reading back in the chog - holding MPitt, angel, and ivesy in my heart...

7:11 am

uusue2

hi, annie and peri!

7:13 am

Maryte

GMorning everyone :0)

7:14 am

periwinkle

hi Martyte

7:21 am

uusue2

morning, maryte! cute pup!

7:23 am

stevedallas

how many words this morning? Thanks

7:23 am

uusue2

124, steve

7:24 am

stevedallas

tks sue

7:26 am

bichon

Good morning Babbleites

7:26 am

uusue2

morning, bichon!

7:27 am

bichon

It finally rained here. Felt nice walking the fluffs this AM

7:29 am

mamabook3

last one. any clues for f8/60, please?

7:30 am

uusue2

nice, bichon! we finally had a cool morning yesterday too.

7:30 am

uusue2

and I'm only starting, mama, no 7s or 8s yet

7:31 am

mamabook3

no problem sue - may just need to leave and come back for a fresh look later

7:34 am

grant

fr+play the l***ery+**sa major

7:35 am

bichon

ty grant

7:35 am

grant

yw bichon

7:36 am

uusue2

not getting it...

7:36 am

mamabook3

glad it isn't just me sue

7:37 am

bonkler

play a little insert the second vowel

7:37 am

uusue2

ah, extra vowel near the end

7:37 am

uusue2

I'd already tried the first six letters, which do not make a word...

7:37 am

Anniebrook

fr has a french ending

7:38 am

mamabook3

finally got it - and fireworks! Thanks for the clues!

7:38 am

uusue2

try fr + play the *****ry + **sa minor (slight tweak on grant's clue)

7:38 am

Riverdance

Good Morning everyone....dont feel alone, I'm not getting it either

7:38 am

Riverdance

yay mama

7:39 am

Riverdance

lottery?

7:39 am

uusue2

yay, mama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:39 am

uusue2

and hi, river!

7:39 am

Anniebrook

yes, river

7:40 am

uusue2

oops let me try again: fr + play the l****ry + **sa minor

7:41 am

mamabook3

a little time left this morning. anyone need clues before I take off?

7:41 am

Anniebrook

just started but thanks mama

7:42 am

Riverdance

thanks sue...finally....guess I need more caffeine

7:42 am

uusue2

me too, apparently!!

7:42 am

Riverdance

that gives me NBT and NBS

7:42 am

uusue2

yay, river!

7:42 am

Anniebrook

*Pours river and sue a nice fresh cup of coffee*

7:43 am

mamabook3

question - what does NBT and NBS mean? keep seeing it but never been able to figure it out myself

7:43 am

Riverdance

tea for me.....good strong black tea......yum

7:43 am

Riverdance

No Blank Tiles and No Blank Stats

7:43 am

uusue2

means you have at least one word from each tile, and from each stat

7:43 am

Riverdance

meaning you have a word for each tile and one of each numbers

7:43 am

mamabook3

makes sense now. thanks!

7:44 am

uusue2

(and I had to ask too, mama!)

7:44 am

Riverdance

we all did when first starting out

7:45 am

Riverdance

I will now celebrate with breakfast - be back soon

7:45 am

uusue2

ok, nbs and nbt for me too, time for some exercise. bbl!

7:46 am

mamabook3

and I'm off to get things done before the kiddos wake up. hope everyone has a wonderful day!

7:47 am

Anniebrook

thanks mama, you too!

7:59 am

jmcnrick

*comes in looking for coffee*

7:59 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:00 am

flosey

toet=00000 ottur

8:00 am

jmcnrick

???

8:05 am

Anniebrook

*pours jmc a nice fresh cup of coffee*

8:05 am

Anniebrook

sorry it took so long, jmc, was afk

8:06 am

Anniebrook

hi flosey

8:07 am

Anniebrook

again, phone

8:07 am

jmcnrick

that's okay

8:08 am

flosey

well, isn't that the strangest!! I just came in, hadn't typed anything at all!

8:09 am

flosey

good morning everyone

8:10 am

Riverdance

belly is now full - feeling great - back to find more words - good morning new comers

8:18 am

cybernan

hi everyone :)

8:18 am

jmcnrick

sorry was on the phone with the boy on his country wide motorcycle trip

8:18 am

jmcnrick

hi river and cyber

8:18 am

Riverdance

good morning nan

8:18 am

flosey

hello nan, haven't seen you in a while

8:18 am

cwestexan

morning everyone!!

8:19 am

Riverdance

how exciting for him jmc

8:19 am

Riverdance

nan - are you back home now?

8:19 am

cybernan

just got back to Vancouver from England last night :)

8:19 am

jmcnrick

he made it to Ashville yesterday and has decided to wait until tomorrow to leave for Nashville

8:19 am

Riverdance

did you have a wonderful trip?

8:19 am

jmcnrick

wb cyber!

8:20 am

Riverdance

best to rest especially on a bike

8:20 am

cybernan

spendimg a day with the kids, then home tomorrow

8:20 am

jmcnrick

trying to avoid the worst of the thunderstorms

8:20 am

Riverdance

my brother went from New Hampshire to Minnisota last year on his bike - took a week to do it

8:20 am

cybernan

had a great trip

8:20 am

flosey

how lovely

8:21 am

jmcnrick

he is headed more or less to california

8:21 am

jmcnrick

he is expecting the whole trip to take a couple of months

8:21 am

Riverdance

welcome back nan - glad you had a great trip

8:22 am

Riverdance

that is quite a distance jmc - nice to be young

8:22 am

jmcnrick

my figures will be crossed the whole time

8:22 am

Matches

clue for te 5/14 please

8:22 am

Riverdance

I'm sure

8:22 am

jmcnrick

but yeah being young is when to do this stuff

8:23 am

Riverdance

te + when you *e**in your health you can start to be more physically active

8:24 am

Anniebrook

thanks, river

8:25 am

Riverdance

yw

8:25 am

Matches

sorry but don't understand the clue

8:26 am

jmcnrick

me either

8:26 am

Maryte

me nider

8:26 am

Riverdance

te + *ead my lips + lets play a **me

8:27 am

Maryte

ahhhhhhhh ty

8:27 am

jmcnrick

ty river

8:27 am

Riverdance

yw

8:27 am

Matches

great clue river, got it and Fireworks

8:27 am

Anniebrook

JBV favorite word is in the grid today. et 4

8:28 am

Anniebrook

congrats, matches

8:28 am

Maryte

.*.*.*MATCHES.*.*.*.*

8:28 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo matches

8:28 am

Riverdance

yay Matches

8:29 am

jmcnrick

stats for the E in the 4th column please

8:30 am

Riverdance

ey4/6

8:30 am

Anniebrook

et 4.5

8:30 am

Mom

et 4/5 and good morning everyone

8:30 am

Riverdance

wrong one - sorry

8:30 am

Anniebrook

Hi ((mom))

8:30 am

Anniebrook

needlecase

8:30 am

Mom

((Annie)) good morning

8:30 am

Riverdance

hello ((Mom))

8:30 am

jmcnrick

ty all

8:30 am

jmcnrick

hi mom

8:30 am

Anniebrook

((((Mom))), how is your Dad?

8:31 am

Mom

((River)) good morning

8:31 am

Mom

hello jmc

8:31 am

Mom

Annie, he comes home today. He did well. Was a bit of a bugger coming out of the anesthetic :-)

8:31 am

jmcnrick

of course the needle case! thanks that makes nbt

8:31 am

Mom

hooray, jmc

8:32 am

jmcnrick

hooray for your dad coming home today mom!

8:32 am

Anniebrook

Anesthetics are a tip coming out...I told everyone I was going to Bermuda but have no idea I did. My daughter told me.

8:32 am

Mom

thanks, jmc

8:33 am

Anniebrook

I thought I was leaving that minute.

8:33 am

jmcnrick

i hope you got to bermuda! ;-)

8:33 am

Anniebrook

*trip

8:33 am

Mom

:-) Annie, it does do a number on you

8:33 am

Anniebrook

jmc, not that day but I did many years ago

8:34 am

jmcnrick

okay i must go and earn some money bbl

8:34 am

Anniebrook

*gives jmc her cape*

8:34 am

Mom

bye jmc, have a great day

8:35 am

Riverdance

bye jmc

8:35 am

jmcnrick

*ties the cape on* thanks annie

8:35 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

8:35 am

Anniebrook

jmc, from all your flying about...the cape is getting ragged at the edges

8:38 am

Anniebrook

I will be making a new cape for you...red, white and blue, I suppose

8:38 am

Mom

how sweet of you, Annie

8:39 am

Anniebrook

Since jmc is saving us all it is the least I can do

8:39 am

Mom

Babblers have the biggest hearts

8:39 am

Anniebrook

Mom, will your Dad have a visiting nurse for a while?

8:40 am

Mom

no Annie, they will just send him home. He will monitor his blood pressure and call the doctor with the numbers

8:40 am

Riverdance

what kind of surgery did he have Mom

8:41 am

Mom

River, he had a stent placed in his kidney

8:41 am

Riverdance

wow - I dont know why I didnt hear that - so glad to hear it went well and he is going home

8:42 am

Mom

thank you so much

8:43 am

Mom

I hate to chat and run but the rain has stopped and I need to do the banking and grocery shopping

8:43 am

Riverdance

he has your Mom to help him though right?

8:43 am

Mom

((Hugs)) to all of you and thank you for the well wishes for dad

8:43 am

Mom

oh yes, Mom will help and I am just 2 minutes away

8:43 am

Riverdance

thats good - you are a good daughter

8:44 am

Anniebrook

bye Mom, best wishes for your Dad

8:44 am

Mom

I try :-)

8:44 am

Mom

bye (Annie)) thank you

8:44 am

Riverdance

all the best ((Mom))

8:44 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! motor city

8:44 am

Anniebrook

detroit

8:45 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

8:45 am

Anniebrook

hi hurshy

8:45 am

hurshy

hi

8:46 am

Mom

((River)) thanks and to you as well

8:46 am

Mom

hi and bye Hurshy

8:46 am

Riverdance

hello hurshy

8:50 am

Mr Bob

Good morning all

8:50 am

Riverdance

morning mr bob

8:53 am

Riverdance

fireworks

8:54 am

Riverdance

not a bad grid today - it was fun

8:54 am

Anniebrook

YAY for riverdance !!!!

8:54 am

Riverdance

anyone need clues before I get back to work

8:55 am

Riverdance

ok then - off I go - have a great day everyone

8:55 am

Anniebrook

thanks river, Im close to done so I will just muddle along

8:56 am

Riverdance

bye babble friends - poof

8:58 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

8:59 am

Anniebrook

drat, phone

9:03 am

Anniebrook

would anyone like a clue before I leave?

9:04 am

phaeton

what are the stats on the 8's?

9:04 am

Anniebrook

okay then, I'm off, bye dear babblers

9:05 am

Anniebrook

still here phae

9:05 am

Anniebrook

fr, tu

9:05 am

Anniebrook

fr, tu, ga

9:06 am

phaeton

ty

9:06 am

Anniebrook

fr 8.60--ga 8,55--tu 8.55

9:07 am

MollyL

Fr, tu, ga...sounds like elocution exercises.

9:07 am

Anniebrook

Hi Molly :)

9:07 am

phaeton

got the ga

9:07 am

periwinkle

not seeing the fr8 or tu 8:(

9:10 am

bichon

ga 8 is to strangle, pt of ga 7

9:10 am

periwinkle

ty have that one bichon

9:11 am

bichon

could use a hint for the tu 8

9:11 am

bichon

is it a pt

9:11 am

periwinkle

hint for the fr8 pls

9:14 am

periwinkle

bl

9:14 am

bichon

fr + ****r [marine mammal] + yo** [possessive pronoun]

9:15 am

phaeton

ty bichon

9:15 am

bichon

yvw

9:16 am

hurshy

tu8 noun, act of giving individual help with lessons

9:17 am

bichon

tyvm hursh

9:20 am

hurshy

my cousin has been injured for the second time in afghanistan. explosion. hopefully his hearing will return this time as well. his team leader lost both legs and an arm, josh had to give the first medical care. i suppose they get awards for this sort of thing but it really doesn't seem to compensate...

9:21 am

jmcnrick

:-( i am sorry hursh

9:22 am

poodletoes

that is really rough, hurshy. hope he is okay.

9:23 am

hurshy

PTSD is probably the main thing. i can't even imagine seeing someone you know with limbs blown off and trying to stop the bleeding and so forth. i mean it just seems like, unreal. like a movie.

9:23 am

phaeton

they need to come home!

9:23 am

poodletoes

ditto that

9:23 am

Judi

Good morning, all.

9:23 am

jmcnrick

needless to say i ag5/14

9:24 am

hurshy

at the very least i feel that all members of the legislative and executive branches should have to spend an hour each day hearing or reading injury reports.

9:24 am

Judi

Ditto to bringing soldiers home from Afghanistan. They should damn well have their own sh*t together by now.

9:24 am

jmcnrick

if he needs help getting the help he needs have him call the GI Rights Hotline of which I am a part: 877-447-4487

9:25 am

jmcnrick

*back to lurking*

9:25 am

hurshy

thanks jmc. i think our VA is one of the better ones, but thanks. of course who knows when he will be home to go to it. does the hotline also deal with getting help while you're still there?

9:28 am

herinfernallady

Blessing Hurshy. My sister just came back from Afghanistan

9:28 am

hurshy

glad she made it home!

9:29 am

herinfernallady

I think she had 2 of her fellow soldiers killed in the time she was there. I think she was on break at the time. It sucks. I was talking to a USA friend last night about how soldiers are losing their homes whilst serviing

9:30 am

hurshy

yeah i've seen news stories about homeless vets. it's maddening.

9:31 am

herinfernallady

My friend is going through possibly losing her house and she was saying how the banks / loans operate. The whole 'whilst you were OS serving you defaulted on your mortgage we sold your house'

9:33 am

hurshy

my cousin is too young to have a house... he went straight into the service.

9:33 am

hurshy

so there's the bright side, he can't get screwed that way.

9:35 am

herinfernallady

It is just wrong though

9:35 am

jmcnrick

in the US there is a law that protects military personnel while they are deployed from having their home foreclosed. But lots of people in the US are being foreclosed since the recession

9:36 am

hurshy

yeah the banks are breaking the law left and right and betting that people will either not realize or not have the ability to bring a lawsuit.

9:36 am

herinfernallady

JM that may be the case but it doesn't stop the shaddy SOB's from doing it

9:44 am

master_president

morning all :)

9:44 am

uusue2

hi again, all, breakfast time on the prairie!

9:45 am

master_president

hi usue, infer, jmc et al :)

9:45 am

uusue2

and I found the ga7/8 all by myself (well, once I knew there was a ga8), so there.

9:45 am

Judi

Well, praise God and pass the muffins, sue!

9:45 am

uusue2

hi, mrp!! how goes the vacation?

9:46 am

master_president

well usue, we hare now here till tuesday! were supposed to leave today, but not possible

9:46 am

herinfernallady

HI Mr P

9:46 am

master_president

otherwise, having the usual father talk, kids having a great time, so many unusual things happening on the farm!

9:46 am

master_president

hi infern! :) **hugs**

9:47 am

uusue2

ah - you are making the best of it I am sure!

9:47 am

uusue2

train problems still?

9:47 am

master_president

yeah, lines are down with trees.... earlies is monday, so have booked tuesday

9:47 am

herinfernallady

HI Sue

9:47 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres thank gods you were not on that train that got hit by the trees

9:47 am

master_president

hope to get on a train, cause bus travel with all these kids isn't friendly!! LOL

9:48 am

master_president

thank god no one was!! that was just a disaster!

9:48 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

9:49 am

Judi

Hiya, Crossy.

9:49 am

uusue2

hi, crossy!

9:49 am

crosshair

howdy judi

9:49 am

crosshair

sue:)))

9:49 am

herinfernallady

Hi Cross

9:50 am

uusue2

and traveling with one kid was bad enough (which I did on planes, trains, buses, and automobiles) - can't imagine doing it with more...

9:50 am

crosshair

howdy herin:)

9:50 am

Judi

I firmly believe children shouldn't be taken on vacation until they're at least 9 years old.

9:51 am

uusue2

ha - got the tu8. strange variation on a more common word.

9:51 am

Judi

Strictly for parental sanity, of course.

9:51 am

uusue2

I was mostly traveling for work, Judi, and was a single mom most of that time (first de facto, then de jure) so not much choice

9:52 am

master_president

hi crossy!! **hugs**

9:52 am

master_president

travelling with kids is an art!!

9:52 am

wvteach

good morning all

9:53 am

master_president

morning wvt!

9:53 am

uusue2

hi, wv!

9:53 am

Judi

Phantom: torture

9:53 am

master_president

hi judi! **hugs**

9:53 am

uusue2

anyway if the choice is vacation with kids or no vacation at all, eventually one chooses to vacation with kids (or kid in my case)

9:54 am

Judi

Hi, MasterP. **hugs** back atcha.

9:54 am

master_president

yeah, judi, what I go through everyday trying to work out the routine of whether we go shooting, lighting fires, river excursions, driving lessons.... etc etc

9:54 am

uusue2

so when he was 6 he got to visit castles along the Loire, because I had always wanted to see them, and we were there :-)

9:54 am

herinfernallady

Judi my friend is taking her 1 and a half year old to Poland to see family. She also saved really hard to do a private tour on the 3 day lay over they had

9:54 am

master_president

sorry judi, my bloody internet here won't log me in as mrpresident

9:55 am

master_president

infern, the is just .... mad?

9:55 am

Judi

Ah. I was wondering, MrP.

9:55 am

master_president

that is surreal usue!

9:56 am

master_president

it is me!! promise!!

9:56 am

herinfernallady

Huh Mr pres

9:56 am

Judi

Obviously the work of Chinese hackers again.

9:56 am

uusue2

ah yes, my son visited Poland when he was 6 also as i had a conference there...

9:56 am

master_president

lickety and I were trying to find a solution, but nothing forthcoming... so will just have to go this way as master_president for the moment

9:57 am

uusue2

also Greece, another workshop...

9:57 am

master_president

wow! what a fabulously travelled child!

9:57 am

herinfernallady

Mr PRes don't you just log in with Mr P @iamawesome.com with password?

9:58 am

master_president

hahaha!! luv you infern!!

9:58 am

uusue2

it's done him a world of good even though he doesn't specifically remember a lot of it - wonderful experiences for him!

9:58 am

Judi

Perhaps Dr. God could help, Mr.P. Maybe it's a Babble glitch.

9:59 am

master_president

not really, this puter won't (refuses) to recognise me... is ok, can live with the change for now. When I get back home, will be mrp again! :))

9:59 am

master_president

indeed usue!! just amazing what they do remember!

10:00 am

master_president

have extended my time here by 4 days to try and get on track back to Sydney... hope it works out

10:00 am

Judi

Where are you stranded, MrP?

10:01 am

master_president

in Gilgandra... 70km north of Dubbo in NSW.

10:01 am

master_president

middle of bloody nowhere!

10:01 am

rururocks

that's BFN mr P

10:02 am

Judi

Bummer. Wouldn't be so bad if you were stranded somewhere interesting.

10:02 am

master_president

but, have all the fun things we need to keep ourselves occupied.... 4 wheel motorbikes, tractors, bulldozers. fires, river/fishing, shooting, scavanger hunts... all good for the kids

10:02 am

master_president

indeed ruuster!!

10:03 am

master_president

BFN is the exact reading for this place!!

10:03 am

master_president

and, I taught the 12 and 13 year olds to drive a car!!!

10:04 am

herinfernallady

Here is m favourite discription for the middle of now where: Keep Driving. Keep driving. Keep driving. Ok Keep driving some more. Yep keep driving. ARE WE THERE YET

10:04 am

master_president

exactly infern!

10:05 am

uusue2

or from an old Garfield comic: Jon - We're lost; I think we're about 10 miles from nowhere. Garfield: I think we're closer than that!

10:05 am

master_president

when my dad isn't here... I let them get on the quads on their own (only around the house) and they can also go down the river on their own.
god help me if dad found out

10:06 am

master_president

haha! usue!! too right

10:06 am

Judi

lol

10:07 am

master_president

he had a massive spit at me tonight, telling me what a poor parent I was etc... I told him to shut the hell up and remember how I was brought up as a daughter with him.... He is totally overprotective of the grandchildren!

10:07 am

master_president

Now, I can actually take them out and light a fire without his 'gracious presence'!!

10:07 am

master_president

I guess we all live and learn

10:08 am

Judi

Odd behavior for a grandparent. Usually grands are gleefully over-indulgent of the kiddos.

10:08 am

uusue2

my dad and I are finally coming to peace with each other - about time as he is now 90 and I am 60 :-)

10:08 am

master_president

don't get me wrong, I luv my dad, but he is being way too protective of the youngsters!

10:08 am

Judi

Thank God mine were!

10:09 am

herinfernallady

We have been cleaning out all our boxes. Found so far stuff from his ex. I also found a role of undeveloped film.

10:09 am

master_president

And you know what is bizzare????

10:09 am

uusue2

ooh - that's intriguing, herin!!

10:09 am

rururocks

my dad and I agetting getting along much better these days.. he's dead

10:10 am

uusue2

what, mrp?

10:10 am

master_president

I know how to light a fire, how to shoot a firearm, how to ride a quad bike, how to use a tractor etc.... but when the grandkids are here, I am totally usesless!! amazing!! LOL

10:10 am

herinfernallady

I told himself that if its nude photos of his ex can I put it on FB and the internet. I was given the go ahead

10:10 am

uusue2

lol, herin!!

10:11 am

uusue2

yeah, your dad probably wants to retain some illusion of authority - not easy around grandkids :-)

10:11 am

master_president

hahaha infern!! don't do it babe, she will spit fire!!

10:11 am

uusue2

did you and your dad have a difficult relationship, ruru?

10:11 am

master_president

i know use, but he is in two minds... I had to pull him into line tonight

10:11 am

rururocks

uh.. yes..

10:12 am

master_president

oh ruuster! so sorry

10:12 am

uusue2

that is too bad, ruru :-(

10:12 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres you could always tell him that the grand kids are proof you have had sex

10:12 am

master_president

I try and make my dad's life difficult, but he blocks me at every move!

10:12 am

rururocks

it's fine.. water under the bridge and all that

10:13 am

master_president

glad it is over for you ruuster... is a hard thing to understand if you aren't in it

10:13 am

uusue2

still it is tough - my partner's mother was an alcoholic and they had a very complicated relationship (not as bad as sons and dads can sometimes be, though, I think)

10:14 am

crosshair

once you are an adult and have a family of your own,the best relatives are ones that live far enough away that you have to travel 1000 miles or more to visit,then everyone is best of friends

10:14 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres if you get a chance I put up a new profile pic on FB of himself Gran and Pop and I

10:14 am

uusue2

true, crossy!

10:14 am

Kenny Chuck

Can't find the second ra4. Any help?

10:14 am

master_president

I have total bitch sessions at my dad, and he just nods and agrees and complies etc..., then ignores my rants. I luv him for it

10:15 am

master_president

((crossy)) !!

10:15 am

herinfernallady

Hi Kenny and can't help don't have it

10:15 am

uusue2

it was really good for my dad and me to spend some time together this spring - it was the most time we'd spent together since I was 17

10:15 am

uusue2

<--- no ra words here

10:15 am

master_president

good lord! haven't seen you Kenny in forever!!

10:15 am

crosshair

(((MRP)))

10:16 am

uusue2

<-- but am starting to find some now that I noticed there is a lower r :-P

10:16 am

rururocks

mine is what the FBI does on drug lords

10:16 am

master_president

(((((crossy!))))) hugs!

10:16 am

rururocks

that's my ra 4

10:17 am

uusue2

yes, that's the one I got, ruru

10:17 am

Judi

I think every family has at least one relative who is the proverbial thorn. That would be my sister in our family.

10:17 am

Kenny Chuck

Tx ruru.

10:17 am

Judi

Unfortunately, she doesn't speak to any of us any more. We don't know what's become of her.

10:17 am

uusue2

my dad kind of is the thorn (unless it's me...) but he's mellowed a lot (in spite of what his wife thinks)

10:18 am

uusue2

oh, that is sad, Judi!

10:19 am

crosshair

my dad is my thorn,but one must be careful as i lost my mother in 1991 and there were many things i would of liked to have said to her and the chance was lost due to time and distance

10:19 am

uusue2

my father had a sister like that...

10:19 am

Judi

Yes, sue. It is. I pray she is not homeless. Last I knew she lost her apartment (after being evicted for non-payment) and was living in a shelter. She has mental health issues.

10:19 am

herinfernallady

OK I must go to bed. Night all

10:19 am

crosshair

gn herin

10:19 am

uusue2

similar with my dad's sister (now long gone, of course)

10:19 am

Judi

'Night, herin!

10:19 am

rururocks

night herin

10:19 am

uusue2

night, herin!

10:19 am

master_president

nite infern

10:19 am

rururocks

must be 1pm in aussie land?

10:20 am

master_president

my god it is friggin cold in here... getting a few jackets... brb

10:20 am

uusue2

1 am, more like, ruru

10:21 am

rururocks

that's what I meant

10:21 am

herinfernallady

1am

10:21 am

rururocks

I haven't had my coffee yet

10:21 am

master_president

last night was -4C .... wht the hell is that?? never been in it, never want to be in it again!!

10:21 am

master_president

it is 1.22am here

10:21 am

uusue2

Just finished my tea :-)

10:22 am

uusue2

isn't it winter there, mrp?

10:22 am

herinfernallady

GThat is why I have a minus 5 sleeping bag that comes with me

10:22 am

crosshair

all i am left with is old photographs and a picture in my mind of my mother 60,s hairdoos,the smell of her perfume and the way she taught me to ride a bike..her way of making the perfect english breakfast..tea at 4..tucking me in bed as a child..all else is gone

10:22 am

master_president

i woke up to snow/frost on the ground in places that the sun wasn't shining

10:22 am

Judi

Are you sure you're not in Siberia, Mr.P?

10:22 am

crosshair

cough..well enough of that rot,lets look at this grid for a bit

10:22 am

uusue2

(I mean, here that would be spring or fall weather)

10:22 am

herinfernallady

and I am off

10:22 am

master_president

oh crossy, sounds surreal

10:22 am

uusue2

{{{{{{{{{{crossy}}}}}}}}}}}}}

10:23 am

master_president

judi, this place is unreal!! below zero, then in the high teens celcius... that is middle of BFN australia for you

10:24 am

Judi

Swim for it! Save yourselves!

10:24 am

uusue2

mrp, the American southwest is like that - I remember camping where it would be -1C at night and then 29C in the day, absolutely crazy.

10:24 am

master_president

herin is off! night herin... like a frog in a sock?

10:24 am

rastapopolous

I live in the desert, and we routinely have 40 degree daily swings - that's F of course, still, 20ish degrees C

10:25 am

uusue2

(that's 30F and 80F for you muricans)

10:25 am

master_president

the temp changes are crazy!!

10:25 am

crosshair

and now for crossy,s tidbit of the day!!

10:25 am

crosshair

Baseball player Richie Ashburn, in August 1957, hit a fan with a foul ball. A few minutes later, he hit the same fan again(!) while she was being taken out on a stretcher.

10:26 am

rastapopolous

where it's dry, no moisture in the air to hold the heat

10:26 am

master_president

on ya crossy!

10:26 am

uusue2

indeed, rasta!

10:26 am

crosshair

and lots of sandy areas also loses it heat fast at night

10:26 am

uusue2

bb fan was killed yesterday trying to catch a ball - fell over a fence. sigh.

10:26 am

rastapopolous

it's hard on the tomatoes. If it goets too cold overnight they never set fruit

10:27 am

crosshair

i used to bring a folding fishing net to the jays games:)

10:27 am

master_president

i brought a very sick and diseased child up here... on deaths door with broncitis etc... he is now miraculously healed!! the dry air is the best for that crap

10:27 am

master_president

holy moly usue!!

10:28 am

master_president

oh, we have 5,500 acres of sand here!

10:28 am

uusue2

cat heaven, mrp!! lol

10:28 am

crosshair

lol thought so mrp..the great big empty

10:28 am

Judi

Fireworms!

10:28 am

master_president

hahaha!! :))

10:29 am

crosshair

yaa for judi!!

10:29 am

master_president

on ya judi!!

10:29 am

uusue2

yay, judi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

10:30 am

uusue2

ok, time to do some cleaning, bbl.

10:30 am

master_president

after all the s**t I have been through, I have asked dad for half my inheritance, will put a house up and live off the land... pi$$ off to pychopaths in Sydney

10:30 am

crosshair

sounds like a plan

10:30 am

Judi

To which dad replied....?

10:31 am

master_president

you right crossy, and good plan. Will buy my dad cattle in exchange for the land

10:32 am

master_president

oh judi, he just doesn't want to hurt his 'little boy'
I said tough sh*t... he isn't coming up here and I am willing and able to take the property on

10:32 am

Judi

Geesh. It's friggin boring here at work today. I'm the only one in the building. Boss due in at noon, though. Pffth.

10:33 am

crosshair

crossy always wanted to get a cottage once again,wood stove,kerosine lamps,hand pump at the well and the coldest outhouse toilet seat north of the 38th! lol

10:33 am

Judi

That cinches it, Crossy. You are completely mental.

10:34 am

crosshair

some have told me that

10:34 am

master_president

I can ride a stock horse, train a cattle/sheep dog, drench, and immunise, desack, skin a roo.... I am a country girl

10:34 am

rururocks

phew.. I thought she said skin a Ru

10:34 am

master_president

BUT... I am his princess....

10:34 am

crosshair

on a lake teeming with fish,your land is your own,the cry of the loons on the lake...sigh...

10:35 am

master_president

ruru, you would do good with a nice skinning!! I excel at that, and that gets me in trouble with the city folk

10:36 am

crosshair

5 bush cord of wood cut and split for winter:) root celler full of that falls canning..

10:36 am

rururocks

yeah..well it's been a while since I was last skinned...lol

10:37 am

master_president

OMG! I have fabulous footage of the kids doing all the farm work!! will put it on private youtube and let selected few see it.

10:37 am

master_president

as in select few... those that ask to see it

10:38 am

crosshair

would love to see mrp in a straw hat a checkered shirt tied at the waist farming the back 40 on the old john deere

10:38 am

Uneaixoise

just choked up big time watching the final space shuttle launch . . .

10:38 am

master_president

luv my john deere! has stereo headphones!

10:38 am

rururocks

prepares to do Heimlich on une

10:39 am

crosshair

they served all of us well.now it is time to let them rest

10:39 am

master_president

hi une!!

10:39 am

Uneaixoise

very moving . . .

10:39 am

Uneaixoise

hey MASTER PRESIDENT LOL

10:39 am

master_president

hi une!! isn't it too funny!! barstardo won't let me log in here!!

10:40 am

Uneaixoise

what???

10:40 am

Judi

Can't believe they're moth balling the Shuttle. Sucks that we'll have to rely on the Ruskies to get to the space station. Penny pinching at NASA.

10:40 am

master_president

it won't let me log in as mrp

10:40 am

Uneaixoise

what did Dr God say??

10:41 am

crosshair

they are old tech now judi..your smart phone has more oomph that some of the electronics in the shuttle

10:41 am

master_president

nothing, I am only here til tuesday... can cope\

10:41 am

master_president

i remember the first shuttle launch... I remember the last... cool times

10:41 am

Uneaixoise

i don't understand . . . only here til tuesday?

10:42 am

master_president

une, i can't log in as mrpesident

10:42 am

Judi

True enougth, Crossy. However, it's still the envy of every other country. Rockets. Pooh. So 50 years ago.

10:42 am

master_president

so have logged in under my son's alias

10:42 am

master_president