12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:02 am
periwinkle
ty lickety
12:08 am
dizgrannie
es 6, 8, 7
12:09 am
periwinkle
ty, looking
12:09 am
periwinkle
I have an es6 but cannot make it longer
12:10 am
dizgrannie
pt and pl
12:10 am
periwinkle
had the wrong es6. got them all, ty diz
12:10 am
periwinkle
do you have the A in the first column?
12:11 am
dizgrannie
not yet
12:11 am
periwinkle
that is my only blank tile
12:11 am
vanillaslice
as6
12:12 am
periwinkle
ty, looking
12:12 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:12 am
periwinkle
ty nbt, nbs
12:20 am
periwinkle
ty looking
12:21 am
periwinkle
got it ty
12:21 am
jbp
tvm for the es combo!
12:22 am
periwinkle
re5/re7
12:24 am
jbp
which r for the re. please?
12:24 am
periwinkle
right column
12:25 am
periwinkle
could be the top middle colum too I am not sure
12:25 am
jbp
k i'll keep looking
12:26 am
jbp
is the st7 of the st5?
12:26 am
crayola
stats for the single r in the middle column?
12:26 am
periwinkle
yes pt
12:29 am
Ormal
2 st7's....one works off an st5, one works off an st6. Not sure if that's helpful or not.
12:29 am
periwinkle
30 left, going back to bed, happy babbling
12:30 am
jbp
it will be Or.
12:31 am
grannyrose
crayola, ro6/18
12:32 am
grannyrose
yw, crayola
12:33 am
gapeach
Hi there, Rose....how be ye?
12:34 am
Ormal
NBT, 20 left. This game is going super fast, since I wasn't even here at the flip.
12:36 am
jbp
i'm off to slumber as welll with lots of work left for tomorrow. nite all
12:36 am
grannyrose
doing well thanx peach, and your good self?
12:37 am
Ormal
sleep well jbp
12:37 am
grannyrose
night jbp, hope you have sweet dreams
12:38 am
gapeach
I'm ok tonight, thanks Rose.
12:38 am
Ormal
almost messed that up...
12:48 am
gapeach
Ruru isn't logged in.....anyone know if he is well?
12:48 am
grannyrose
he was okay last night peach. worn out, but he said he was okay.
12:49 am
gapeach
Thanks, Rose.
12:50 am
grannyrose
he worked last week, despite being so ill on the weekend. i am hoping he is resting if not sleeping.
1:06 am
gapeach
'Bout time.
1:07 am
rururocks
I was resting.. after my idiot of the week moment
1:09 am
grannyrose
see i told you peach. good for you ruru, resting as you should.
1:10 am
Bugsaw
Were you the idiot or is it a good story?
1:11 am
gapeach
Well, we don't want him to think he's missed or anything like that.
1:11 am
rururocks
oh I was an idiot.. and it is a good story
1:12 am
rbud
ooh, did I arrive at a good storytime? ;) - hi all!
1:12 am
Bugsaw
I am hoping for a bedtime story from ruru.
1:13 am
grannyrose
*battening down the hatches*,<----ducking under table. okay, ruru, let her rip.
1:13 am
rururocks
So I buy a ticket to a show for a comedienne that I was interested in seeing.. and was rushing around all day to get stuff done, walk the dog, eat dinner, take a shower and get dressed for the show.. and I drive down to the theater (5 minutes from my house) and it is all locked up and dark
1:13 am
rururocks
and the show was last night...
1:14 am
rbud
nooooooooo!!! I was afraid that was coming. What a drag.
1:14 am
Bugsaw
Dont you just hate when that happens?
1:14 am
rururocks
I had it in my brain it was Saturday .. so last night I was just sitting at home with nothing to do and missed the whole thing.. what a dummy
1:14 am
grannyrose
roflolol....<----stuffing pillow in mouth to stifle guffaws.
1:14 am
gapeach
AAWW. That is sad.
1:15 am
rururocks
i cracked up.. and looked in the mirror in my car and said what a dumbshit
1:16 am
rururocks
the ticket was on my fridge and i never looked at it
1:17 am
Bugsaw
Since you were all dressed up with no place to go I hope you went to a movie or something.
1:17 am
grannyrose
ruru, after the week you've just had, that has to be the cherry on top. never mind, mate. it's all down-hill from now on.
1:17 am
rururocks
lol..I hope so gr.. I have pissed away a lot of dough on nothing this week
1:20 am
grannyrose
now mate, what you have paid for this week was worth every penny...you are still here to tell the tale, and that's what is important.
1:23 am
rururocks
I am glad I don't usually have to run to the ER for sure.. i'd be broke if I had to do that more often
1:24 am
rbud
(((((((ru)))))))
1:25 am
Bugsaw
Glad you are well again ruru. Goodnight friends.
1:26 am
rururocks
night bugs
1:26 am
worzel
Gooooooooooood morning fellow Babblers xx
1:27 am
grannyrose
np's ruru. we would pass the hat around....mind you it might only be a baseball cap and not the stetson
1:28 am
grannyrose
yahooo, g'day worzel. {{hugs}} xxxxxxxx
1:28 am
worzel
Good morning Mum xx ((((hugs)))) back xx
1:29 am
grannyrose
how is the battle of the insects going?
1:30 am
worzel
Mum I'm getting (if you'll pardon the pun, not intended) sorely annoyed! I am going to the doctor tomorrow. The original sores are starting to fade now (after nearly two weeks) but I am still being bitten by something and acquiring new sores. The only thing I can think of is to buy some kind of insect repelling cream, assuming you can get such a thing in cream form. Thanks for asking though xx
1:32 am
grannyrose
ugh, bed bugs?? perhaps ?? scabies??
1:33 am
worzel
I had thought of scabies myself, but have seen scabies in action on other people and they generally only attack under collars and cuffs. These little sods are going for my back and hips and lower legs and, dare I say, my bum (although I would have thought my arse was enough to scare anything away to be honest!)
1:34 am
grannyrose
is it only in ed, or when you sit on soft furniture, like a couch or sofa?
1:37 am
gapeach
May I please have a clue for sc5-12 the 4th? Thanks
1:38 am
worzel
I don't know, to be honest. I think it must be my new flat because I do spend a lot of time at Di's and she and the dog don't seem to have any problem. I do have a new sofa but that is leatherette and probably wouldn't carry anything (plus I haven't really used it yet). The bed base is brand new, but the mattress is Di and mine's old one and the first night I slept in the flat I did notice a flea in the mattress. Thing is I've never been bitten by fleas before, but then, they could be using me as a host now they haven't got the dog to pick on, little sods!!
1:38 am
grannyrose
sc5/12, to keep a tally of points in a game...or to give a fright to someone.
1:38 am
rururocks
sc 5 loose rocks on a hill peach
1:39 am
grannyrose
sc5/12, to ridicule....or sc5/12, loose gravel on beach,slope
1:40 am
grannyrose
worzel, do you have carpet?
1:42 am
gapeach
Thanks, ru and Rose.....I have the ridicule one....will look more.
1:42 am
worzel
Not yet. The only fabric I have in my place is the mattress, curtains and net curtains so I think it is probably the mattress. Our poor doggie was pickled with fleas at times, and it says online the eggs can survive in a mattress for up to two years so if they've just started hatching and only have me to go for then that probably explains it
1:42 am
grannyrose
peach, the sc5, 4th one uses double vowel
1:43 am
gapeach
Have it now. Thanks so much.
1:44 am
rbud
sc5/20 - a wood "fastener" (anything to say, ru?) ;)
1:44 am
grannyrose
do you have access to a carpet steamer. it can be used on mattresses. and would/should kill the little beggars.
1:44 am
rururocks
my favorite pastime you mean rb?
1:45 am
rbud
and there are additives to the carpet steamer solution that fight critters
1:45 am
rbud
that's the one, I'm sure, ru! :)
1:45 am
worzel
Di has a carpet washing vaccuum but I don't think that'll work lol - it'll be too cumbersome to put on the bed. No, I think I'm gonna have to buy something to kill them, or use some white vinegar. That usually does the trick xx
1:45 am
rbud
and past tense...
1:45 am
rbud
mostly past tense here at our house, sadly... :(
1:47 am
rururocks
yeah.. well.. i'm taking a hiatus from that word to for a while
1:47 am
kalea
just had to chime in......talcum powder and salt will kill them
1:48 am
worzel
Thank you Kalea I'll give that a go. Is that either product on their own, or a mixture of the two together?
1:48 am
kalea
talcum powder attracts them to one area and salt kills them.........that way you get them all
1:49 am
worzel
Right, Kalea, thank you. I shall give that a try later on xx
1:50 am
rbud
I used to get the plastic mattress covers for the kids' beds when we were dealing with head buggins - wash everything in hot water, debug the kids, and spray the heck out of the mattresses and then seal them in those covers. Made for waterproofing, but did the trick. Crackle a bit when rolling over, but only needed for a month or so, according to what I read. If you get desperate. :)
1:51 am
rbud
can always tone down the crackle with a mattress pad, too.
1:52 am
rururocks
you make it sound like a breakfast cereal rb :D
1:52 am
rbud
old wives' tricks... I got a million of 'em.
1:52 am
worzel
I can live with the crackle if it stops me getting bitten. There are some very good ideas on here and I shall try them all. Thank you rbud xx
1:53 am
rbud
you could always try flea shampoo, lol!! :)
1:54 am
rbud
all over body wash, heeheehee!
1:54 am
worzel
Hadn't thought of that!
1:54 am
rbud
it's only pyrethins, made from what, daisies? crysanthemums? (sp?)
1:55 am
worzel
chrysanths, according to google
1:56 am
worzel
although in the UK we are lazy with our spelling and usually write xanths
1:57 am
worzel
well there you go! I never knew the sunflower was a member of the Chrysanth family. Well I'll be blowed!
1:57 am
rbud
I used to use flea shampoo on the kids' hair about once a month when they were in school, preventative measures, it also fights the head critters. same stuff in that treatment, flea shampoo much less concentrated.
1:58 am
rbud
if you read the boxes, it's like the exact same ingredients, but flea shampoo much cheaper. But we're not talking head bugs, hopefully, lol.
1:59 am
rbud
Maybe you could just roll in a flower bed, worzel! :D
2:00 am
rururocks
maybe with all that salt on the floor, the bugs would have a margarita party
2:01 am
rbud
lol!! just a splash of tequila...
2:01 am
worzel
The other problem I have is that, although I'm not obsessed, I don't like using chemicals a great deal and prefer the herbal approach so I may go down that route. Am just doing some research at the moment online so if I miss your comments I do apologise xx
2:05 am
rbud
now you got me reading about pyrethrins - hmmm, dangerous to fish and cats in too high a concentration... but not mammals in general, including us. Interesting.
2:12 am
worzel
i'll be back in a bit. I need a coffee and to make a shopping list xx *mini-poof*
2:23 am
rbud
well, best of luck with it, I've gone far enough here to make me content, later, all! :)
2:48 am
sprite
good morning all
2:59 am
sprite
over halfway... back in a bit
3:46 am
grannyrose
cooee and g'day from me. sprite!! your beautiful child is in the grid.
3:55 am
sprite
good morning dear rose
3:55 am
sprite
so she is... not valid though :(
3:55 am
sprite
and my dog is a phantom today
3:58 am
grannyrose
hello sweetheart. just watching a fascinating program on funerals of the various beliefs.
3:58 am
sprite
ashes to ashes? :P
3:59 am
grannyrose
some....the hindu funeral is amazing.
3:59 am
sprite
rituals are so important for mourning
4:00 am
grannyrose
sprite, you should be proud of me. i skipped the weekly cleaning of our bathroom, i damp dusted instead. i didn't finish the washing until late this afternoon, and i have only just remade our bed with it's clean linen.
4:01 am
sprite
I AM proud of you. That took a lot of self control. Well done, lady :)
4:01 am
grannyrose
we went to church this morning, came home and put on the 3rd load of wash, then went for a drive to the honey farm where we had lunch.
4:02 am
sprite
is your body rewarding you with less symptoms?
4:03 am
grannyrose
absolutely. although making the bed puffed me out. and you darling? how are you? are you pretty much on your own at the moment?
4:03 am
Marc Freeman
Could I get a clue for tr6, please?
4:03 am
grannyrose
close your eyes sprite
4:04 am
grannyrose
tr6, t + half my name + vehicle
4:04 am
sprite
hm already have it, lol.
4:04 am
grannyrose
oh good, didn't want to spoil your game, hun
4:05 am
Marc Freeman
thanks
4:05 am
sprite
and a few clues don't spoil my game, ever. I only start feeling bad when there are too many clues.
4:05 am
grannyrose
np's marc
4:07 am
sprite
that left bottom corner is so dead
4:09 am
sprite
brb, must hang up a load of laundry or my travel-nervous husband will go bananas
4:09 am
grannyrose
sad isn't it? i mean surely fstt is a word...the sound a tire makes, deflating after picking up a nail through it.
4:10 am
grannyrose
sorry...tyre....I'M NOT TIRED!!!
4:16 am
grannyrose
going for some dinner...catch you in a while. xoxox
4:24 am
sprite
I found a word that ends with that N. Sad in itself, lol. Enjoy your dinner, darling.
4:26 am
sprite
make that two
4:30 am
sprite
the cat that used to own me always said mrrrw.
4:32 am
grannyrose
back....lol, dear...put it in the dictionary....sound a cat makes when encouraging it's human to hurry up.
4:32 am
sprite
lol indeed. Is it good enough for the dictionary, though?
4:33 am
grannyrose
well, we've all heard it...
4:33 am
sprite
true. In it goes :)
4:35 am
grannyrose
there are 4 words ending with that n, sprite
4:35 am
sprite
hm, two more to find then. Thanks :)
4:37 am
sprite
oh man, I had the cobs but not the squirrel food. Babble blindness strikes!
4:38 am
grannyrose
ugh, my left hand is so itchy, the palm is inflammed from the FM. oh, and sprite we had our first frost overnight, only about 6 weeks later than usual. and on our drive i noticed wattle coming into bloom, 4 weeks early. go figure!!
4:38 am
sprite
weather and nature are going crazy, world wide. We are in for interesting times.
4:39 am
sprite
sorry about your hand, rose :( *Gentle healing vibes your way*
4:39 am
sprite
sometimes, it helps to pinch close to the itchy area.
4:40 am
grannyrose
so, sprite. did you answer me? how are you? am i right in thinking you are more or less on your own?
4:41 am
sprite
not yet. Tomorrow morning I am going to drop them off at canoe club. And then I go home... to be all alone... until the boyo decides to come home. And hopefully alone again after he goes to a friend for a couple of days.
4:42 am
sprite
and I am ok. Weather is very hot and humid here, lots of thunderstorms. So am headachy, overall blech and like an elephant is sitting on top of me. But otherwise I am healthy and well.
4:42 am
grannyrose
ohhhh, i bet you are looking forward to it....as much as you love them, some precious time alone is soooo nice.
4:43 am
grannyrose
naughty elephant, get off sprite. * shakes finger at elephant* there, there sprite. it's gone now take a deep breath, and say....i'm gonna be free...
4:44 am
grannyrose
sprite, weather hot and humid, you have headache...could you be low in fluids? you could try a large glass of water and see if that helps.
4:44 am
sprite
I love them to pieces. But yes, some time alone is wonderful.
4:45 am
sprite
no, it is the air pressure, rose. When a thunderstorm threathens, I get this awful headache. Once it breaks through, my headache disappears.
4:46 am
grannyrose
i know, when you can scratch, fluff, burp whatever, and not excuse yourself to anyone.
4:46 am
sprite
lolololllllll how sophisticated! I love you :D
What I love is following my own rhythm. And the peace and quiet.
4:47 am
grannyrose
sprite, do you have a sinus issue, or middle/inner ear issue?
4:48 am
sprite
not that I am aware
4:48 am
grannyrose
where do you feel the pressure?
4:48 am
sprite
behind my eyes, brow, temples and up to the top of my head.
4:49 am
grannyrose
try pressing on your cheekbones just below your eyes. then just above your eyes.
4:50 am
sprite
ok, done that
4:50 am
grannyrose
did it hurt, cause you pain?
4:51 am
sprite
no, not especially
4:52 am
grannyrose
okay, not facial sinuses. but the other areas correspond to deeper sinuses in the brain tissue. have you tried a cool pack on the back and sides of your neck .
4:53 am
sprite
yeah, tried all that. Warm, cold, you name it, I tried it. Guess I am just too sensitive to weather changes. My grandma was the same.
4:54 am
grannyrose
what i am trying to do is equalise the pressure within your head with the atmospheric pressure
4:54 am
sprite
yes that makes sense
4:54 am
sprite
fireflies!
4:55 am
grannyrose
oh, have you had you ears checked? do you have 'glue' behind the ear-drums?
4:55 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE!!!
4:55 am
sprite
ears are clear
4:57 am
grannyrose
hmmm interesting. logically, warm weather is high pressure...sooo you have to increase the pressure in your head...now that will be interesting...
4:57 am
sprite
yeah it is not the warm weather that does it, but the thunderstorm front.
4:58 am
grannyrose
ahhhh, CPAP!!!! the machine blows air into your head/lungs and increases the pressure in your head.
4:58 am
sprite
same with snow. Ah well, my grandma was proof you can grow old with it ;) Thanks for trying to help me, dear friend.
4:59 am
grannyrose
so it doesn't matter if it's summer or winter...it's just the storm?
4:59 am
sprite
lol, of course, will buy one of those machines just for thunderstorms and snow :D Not like they cost a lot of money or anything, lololollllll
4:59 am
sprite
yep, thunderstorms and snow.
5:02 am
grannyrose
well, hire on when you think a storm may be imminent within the next few weeks...it's worth a try if it rids you of those headaches.
5:02 am
grannyrose
well, hire on when you think a storm may be imminent within the next few weeks...it's worth a try if it rids you of those headaches.
5:02 am
sprite
it is definitely worth a try. Thanks dear rose :)
5:03 am
grannyrose
sorry, hiccup caught me unawares
5:04 am
sprite
it has a tendency to do that, grin. Stupid hiccup. Oh rose, you'd laugh yourself silly here today. My husband is getting ready for the trip and is so restless! And my daughter has everything organised and is lying on her bed reading.
5:04 am
sprite
so... of course her dad keeps calling to her... do you have this? Yes dad... Did you think about that? Yes dad... Give me your pillow... I need that tonight, still, dad...
5:05 am
grannyrose
of course she is, she's female. lolol...you should see us here when packing for a holiday
5:05 am
sprite
I am hiding in my room, grin. Better stay out of his way.
5:06 am
grannyrose
don packs his bag, and when i come into the room with arms full of clean washing, he says oh i wondered where that was...now i can pack it...lolol
5:06 am
sprite
worst of all is, Rob can't wait very well. Once he has everything organised, he wants to leave. But Caya must work a couple of hours today, so they cannot leave until morning. Lol, poor man.
5:07 am
grannyrose
i can see why rob would be frustrated...he doesn't want to e late, of course....
5:07 am
sprite
hahahaha exactly. Rob gave me one of his shirts and a short this morning and said: This must be clean before tonight! I said, clean is never a problem. Dry, now, that is another story. Lol.
5:09 am
sprite
the river they are gonna canoe on has record water levels at the moment. Normal is between 0.5 and 1 metre. It is close to 6 metre right now.
5:09 am
grannyrose
and then don stands there and says why haven't you packed your bag? when i have been running in and out of the laundry, folding, sorting, ironing, mending...* eyes rolling*
5:09 am
sprite
whahahaha too true!
5:11 am
grannyrose
the river sounds good, but it must be fast flowing if the level is so high.
5:12 am
sprite
yes, definitely sounds that way. Should be interesting. I hope they are gonna have a splendid time there.
5:12 am
grannyrose
does the boyo ever join with rob on a canoeing adventure?
5:13 am
sprite
not anymore. He is lazy as can be.
5:14 am
sprite
am gonna try to promote the idea, though. Would be good for the both of them.
5:14 am
grannyrose
ahhhh, but there is still time to join in when the boyo is older, i hope. when he realises how much fun he has missed out on doing.
5:15 am
sprite
yes, I hope so too. Right now he is more interested in spending time with his friends, which is exactly what he should be doing at his age. But once in while, a single night... yeah, would be a good idea.
5:18 am
grannyrose
if you could get the boyo in an unguarded moment, and plant the thought...like i bet dad and caya are having a ball today....
5:18 am
sprite
ok, time for me to get some stuff done. A big *hug* for you, dear friend. I hope you will sleep well. Did the truckload of angels help?
5:19 am
grannyrose
yes, my love. i slept well, praying for another good night. hope you day is kind to you.
5:19 am
sprite
thank you. *hugs* and lots of love.
5:19 am
sprite
and to you all, lurking or otherwise: a blessed day and a peaceful night.
5:51 am
crosshair
good morning everyone
6:29 am
sukee
good morning
6:29 am
sukee
Thanks for that early help :)
6:30 am
crosshair
howdy, sukee
6:30 am
crosshair
nice to see some life finally:)
6:30 am
sukee
look like it's been a bit dead.
6:31 am
sukee
It was the same time last time I was here.
6:31 am
crosshair
aussies are heading to bead the euros are having lunch and everyone else is still asleep it seems
6:33 am
sukee
I'm barely awake myself :)
6:34 am
sukee
ok, have 24 words and stuck already :)
6:35 am
crosshair
work with the w. it is used a lot
6:35 am
MimiCat
Morning! It's 4:30 here and I've been up for 2 hours already and gotten half my day's work done! What is WRONG with me?!!!
6:35 am
crosshair
((mimi))
6:35 am
crosshair
lol, mimi. bed time for you tonight will be 6 pm!
6:35 am
sukee
hi mimi, I'm impressed
6:35 am
MimiCat
((crossy))
6:36 am
MimiCat
Hi, sukee....I'm just so weird.
6:37 am
MimiCat
That's the problem, I think. I've been falling asleep early, so wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep....am tired early again the next day...and so on. Need to break the cycle.
6:37 am
crosshair
I went to bed at 01:00 and was up at 05:00 so it is not so weird. I do not sleep so much as cat nap these days
6:39 am
MimiCat
I've never been a "good sleeper" and find that I'm actually better with 4-5 hours than with 8...I am perkier with less sleep, although my doctor isn't happy about that.
6:39 am
crosshair
It is funny. All my full time working like I cursed the alarm clock. Now that I am semi-retired, and no longer need to be ruled by it, my eyes pop open at 5 am
6:39 am
sukee
I'm lucky if I get 6 hours at night, I like afternoon naps too
6:39 am
sukee
Yep, me too crossy. Then again, I also have a cat who helps.
6:40 am
crosshair
I ADORE my afternoon power nap. that is most likely the problem
6:40 am
MimiCat
I'm no good at taking naps....wish I could. It's really hard for me to shut my brain down enough to sleep.
6:40 am
crosshair
I get more good rest in that hour an a half mid-day than i do all night
6:40 am
sukee
I know, yesterday I have a 2 hour nap after lunch :)
6:41 am
sukee
ok, have 51 words now
6:41 am
MimiCat
Crossy, Winston Churchill was a great believer in cat naps and was able to function around the clock during crises by taking naps.
6:41 am
MimiCat
...Mimi tidbit of the day!
6:43 am
sukee
I so want to use the word duet...
6:43 am
crosshair
hey! no stealing my thunder, mimi! :)
6:43 am
MimiCat
You just did!
6:44 am
MimiCat
Your thunder is safe, crossy.
6:45 am
MimiCat
Wow...I really don't like this grid. Think I'll get back to work for a bit and then have brekkies. I want to do some writing today as well....gotta get that took done!
6:45 am
crosshair
and now it is time for Crossy's word of the day!
6:45 am
crosshair
The "pound" key on your keyboard (#) is called an octotroph.
6:46 am
MimiCat
Why? Are there 8 lines in it?
6:46 am
crosshair
yes, was going to ask you if that book was done yet lol
6:46 am
sukee
Ah, the hashtag :)
6:46 am
crosshair
wrong box, grant
6:47 am
sukee
How did it get to be called the pound key?
6:47 am
MimiCat
No teasing now, crossy...I'm not as disciplined as you are, sorry to say.
6:47 am
crosshair
lol, I am still a long way from done as well, mimi, not to worry
6:47 am
MimiCat
It's the symbol for pound, I believe.
6:47 am
crosshair
brb, must put laundry in dryer
6:48 am
MimiCat
HAGD, crossy...I'm outta here. Hugs all around.
6:53 am
godthaab
It should not be called the pound key. It is an octothorps.
6:53 am
sukee
That is what crossy said :)
6:54 am
godthaab
Sorry - octothorpe. (What is with the Automatic Wrong Speller)
6:55 am
sukee
anyway, 46 left, time for breakfast
6:56 am
crosshair
not to worry, godthaab, i already posted the correct word:) snap :)
6:56 am
MollyL
*Imagines what callers would do if the recorded voice said "Enter your account number followed by the octothorpe"
6:59 am
godthaab
Molly - I wish they would! What the hell is a pound key?
7:01 am
godthaab
I just looked it up. There are two ways of saying that!
7:01 am
MollyL
Here is an article that discusses the origin of the term "pound key"
http://tinyurl.com/3ytdbw9
7:01 am
crosshair
guess the rest of the planet has to call it the kilogram key
7:02 am
Greeny
or the .45 kilo key
7:03 am
godthaab
hahahaha
7:03 am
MollyL
Of course it also means "number" as in use a #2 Pencil
7:19 am
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, yep, i'm up early today
7:20 am
crosshair
howdy,gwen
7:26 am
Book Doctor Gwen
just read the chat, and so i have to mention, one of my hobbies is collecting names for punctuation and stuff. for the pound sign i have these: number sign, numero sign, noughts-and-crosses, chickenscratch, crosshatch, comment sign, fence, gate, grid, gridlet, hex, octothorn, octalthorpe, octothorp, pig pen, sharp, sharp sign, space sign, square, tic-tac-toe, widget mark
7:28 am
phaeton
now you have to add hash-tag
7:29 am
MollyL
Octothorpe sounds so engineer-y
7:29 am
Book Doctor Gwen
ack, i missed hashtag! thank phaeton! (you are in one of my other collections, names for types of cars and carraiges) 8-)
7:30 am
Book Doctor Gwen
(oh, yes, i do have that, as well as hash, hash mark, and hash sign)
7:30 am
crosshair
lol, I like it gwen:) though noughts-and-crosses is just another name for tic-tack-toe
7:30 am
Book Doctor Gwen
some of these terms are used by engineers (and puter programmers), some by editors, etc
7:31 am
Book Doctor Gwen
as a collector i do not discount slang, or names used by children, or whatever. i just collect
7:32 am
crosshair
it is interesting, all the different applications of the exact same symbol
7:34 am
crosshair
here is an interesting history of the "@" symbol... http://tinyurl.com/ksbfn8y
7:35 am
Book Doctor Gwen
once i read a short story written in the 19th century, and every times someone got into a carriage, it didn't just say carriage, it said something specific, like a barouche or a hansom or a surrey, so i had to start that collection
7:35 am
Book Doctor Gwen
visiting your link now, crossy
7:35 am
MollyL
Another punctuation mark word that will get you a blank stare is ampersand. &
7:38 am
MollyL
Or ellipsis ...
7:38 am
Book Doctor Gwen
one of my faves is the interrobang
7:38 am
Book Doctor Gwen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrob\nang
7:39 am
Book Doctor Gwen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrob\nang
7:39 am
Book Doctor Gwen
(the chat room keeps breaking the link, sorry!)
7:40 am
Book Doctor Gwen
i once had a client order a book over the phone, and give his company name with an ampersand in it, and then he spelled "ampersand" for me, so i wrote it out on the shipping label. LOL
7:40 am
lbdawger
good morning, everyone! stats for the lone A first column?
7:40 am
phaeton
may I have the stats for the E in the second row, fourth column please?
7:41 am
MollyL
Very clever Gwen : )
7:42 am
phaeton
duh...of course!
7:42 am
phaeton
as6/24 lbd
7:42 am
Book Doctor Gwen
ty, doseffing and lbd, got the er5
7:42 am
lbdawger
found it, ty, phae
7:43 am
phaeton
stats for the 8?
7:43 am
Book Doctor Gwen
and the as6, thanks
7:43 am
doseffing
er6/18 too
7:43 am
lbdawger
don't have it yet, phae
7:44 am
doseffing
as6 ... to go and get lost ... ... a
7:44 am
Book Doctor Gwen
woah nelly!
7:44 am
crosshair
dose fell asleep on the keyboard!
7:44 am
phaeton
dos fell asleep on his keyboard
7:44 am
phaeton
SNAP! Crossy
7:45 am
crosshair
own me a beer, phae;)
7:45 am
doseffing
.... no dos is going blind and can't seewhere the cursor is any more
7:45 am
phaeton
I don't know how to own you a beer...lol
7:45 am
MollyL
Barkeep, wake up that man at the end of the bar please
7:45 am
Book Doctor Gwen
nbt
7:46 am
phaeton
got the 8...nbt/nbs
7:46 am
phaeton
make it bigger dos
7:46 am
Book Doctor Gwen
gat the 8, ty molly!
7:47 am
MollyL
That's what all the girls say to Dose : D
7:51 am
Book Doctor Gwen
anyone want me to post my collection of names for the @ sign?
7:53 am
phaeton
clue for the cr6/21?
7:55 am
phaeton
gotta go fix food...bbl
7:57 am
lbdawger
tadone!! finito!!! fun grid
7:58 am
MollyL
*Passes LBD a plate of blueberry pancakes*
7:58 am
Book Doctor Gwen
at sign [ @ ]. Also callsed: about, ampersat, amphora, ape, arobase, asperand, at, at sign, atgry, cabbage, cat, cinnamon bun, cinnabun, commercial at, commercial symbol, cyclone, each, escargot, forschengott, Klammeraffe (German: clinging monkey), mercantile symbol, rose, schnable, scroll, scroll-a, snail, strudel, these, vortex, whirlpool, whorl
7:59 am
Book Doctor Gwen
phew.
7:59 am
Book Doctor Gwen
and wtg lbd !!!!!!!!
7:59 am
Book Doctor Gwen
cr6, a bunch of people who operate a boat, add a suffix
7:59 am
MollyL
Ah, das forschengott
8:00 am
lbdawger
I knew a rose schnable
8:00 am
lbdawger
ooh yum my favorite, ty Molly
8:00 am
Book Doctor Gwen
wonder if her friends ever found out her name was just At At LOL
8:01 am
MollyL
Easier to spell than Rose Schnabel : D
8:02 am
Book Doctor Gwen
‡ the double dagger or "deisis"
8:04 am
Book Doctor Gwen
also known as the American Cancer Society logo LOL
8:07 am
crosshair
ahh! There is nothing so fine in life as the perfect soft-boiled egg:)
8:11 am
Book Doctor Gwen
someone having breakfast hmmm ?
8:11 am
crosshair
you bet:)
8:17 am
Book Doctor Gwen
well, i'm off, 35 to go, be back later-ish
8:27 am
crosshair
qick Crossy survey: What is your time used to obtain your perfect version of a soft boiled egg? Mine is 6 minutes. that makes it fully dipable without having to deal with what i call "egg snot"
8:38 am
crosshair
i guess not so quick:) debating another cholesterol bomb:)
8:50 am
rubyfoo
<--loves soft-boiled eggs, but never quite gets them right
8:50 am
rubyfoo
(or spelling people's names.....)
8:53 am
crosshair
((ruby))
8:53 am
crosshair
it is ok, I have never let bad typing or spelling stop me:)
8:56 am
MollyL
I like my eggs over easy with a side of homemade toast. HI Ruby.
9:23 am
Enomis65
good morning!
9:40 am
uusue2
morning all!
9:41 am
uusue2
ha, got nbt, the upper left a was eluding me last night
9:41 am
rururocks
My eggs have to be really cooked..can't eat runny eggs
9:41 am
uusue2
hi, ruru :-)
9:41 am
uusue2
and hi mlfan!
9:41 am
rururocks
Morning sue
9:42 am
crosshair
howdy suze!
9:42 am
uusue2
hi crossy!
9:46 am
MLFAN17
third column lone E clue please?
9:46 am
uusue2
don't see any lone e's, mlfan, or any e's in third column
9:47 am
MLFAN17
oops i meant R sorry
9:47 am
uusue2
ro6/18, like a lion
9:49 am
crosshair
ty suze
9:49 am
uusue2
ok, time for "church" (UU), bbl
9:51 am
MLFAN17
Is the fourth column first e the es 7 or es 8?
9:57 am
gramma
and what are the es 7&8?
9:58 am
MLFAN17
you mean stats granma?
9:58 am
Buggie
both, to accompany
9:58 am
MLFAN17
got them ty buggie
9:58 am
periwinkle
good morning all. help with y pls I have 1 ya and 2 yo
9:59 am
MLFAN17
3 ya and 2 yo
9:59 am
periwinkle
ty looking
9:59 am
MLFAN17
peri one ya is a 5 which i am looking for
10:01 am
periwinkle
for the ya5 add a letter to the end of the ya4
10:02 am
periwinkle
still missing one ya
10:03 am
MLFAN17
think sewing
10:03 am
periwinkle
sheesh! thanks
10:03 am
gramma
or knitting
10:03 am
periwinkle
bottom and top row gray
10:03 am
periwinkle
ty gramma too
10:03 am
periwinkle
26 left, bbl
10:06 am
Trifioso
good morning friends.
10:06 am
Trifioso
another teeny grid....sigh
10:07 am
crosshair
howdy, trif
10:07 am
MLFAN17
trif at least its over 100
10:07 am
Trifioso
very true
10:07 am
MLFAN17
cross do you have the st 7's?
10:07 am
Trifioso
and I will still probably need nudges from you all to get to nbt :)
10:07 am
MLFAN17
trif its not too bad
10:07 am
crosshair
lol, was moving things around on my novel in another window on my desktop and I came within a hair of posting 150 pages of my novel in babble chat lol!
10:08 am
MLFAN17
cross that would so not have been good lol
10:08 am
Trifioso
wheeeee! Talk about a sample! Would that even work do you think?
10:08 am
crosshair
nope. Not at all.
10:08 am
crosshair
I have no idea, trif and I have no wish to find out
10:09 am
MLFAN17
agreed cross
10:10 am
Trifioso
but we would have loved the free glimpse!
10:10 am
MLFAN17
well as long as the chat moves slowly it wouldnt be too bad to read it in here
10:10 am
crosshair
you have the one freebie on authonomy, the rest shall have to wait for a bit more I am afraid:)
10:11 am
MLFAN17
party pooper cross
10:12 am
MLFAN17
can anyone help with the other ST 7's i only have the st 7/48?
10:12 am
crosshair
Next section is almost done:) and after that it is one more section then the finish and the rough will be done:) you should be reading it in its entirety by the new year
10:12 am
Trifioso
thats the only one I have mlf
10:12 am
Buggie
people made of marble
10:12 am
crosshair
sorry I only have that one as well
10:13 am
bojazz
st 7 - think of Lady Liberty
10:13 am
crosshair
ty buggie
10:13 am
MLFAN17
buggie what?
10:13 am
MLFAN17
oh duh it was right there in front of us .. hiding thank you bojazz
10:14 am
MLFAN17
bojazz do you have the other st 7?
10:15 am
bojazz
sorry, no
10:15 am
MLFAN17
thanks though for help with the other
10:16 am
Buggie
they're both from the same clue, past tense and plural
10:16 am
MLFAN17
got it .. strange i tried that before and it didnt work
10:19 am
crosshair
ty again. I am only missing one 7 now
10:20 am
MLFAN17
cross is it the 7/36?
10:20 am
crosshair
nope, let me see...
10:21 am
crosshair
I have es 7, re7, sc7, st 7x3
10:22 am
crosshair
and tr7
10:24 am
crosshair
ty, looking..
10:24 am
MLFAN17
is the CO 7 a compound word?
10:24 am
crosshair
got it ty
10:25 am
gramma
What is it?
10:25 am
gramma
I have 3 left an A and the 2 co's
10:25 am
MLFAN17
which one did you get cross?
10:26 am
crosshair
a texture, not fine but co*****
10:26 am
mrloser
CO7 add consonant to CO6 (not smooth surface)
10:26 am
MLFAN17
ohh ty cross
10:26 am
MLFAN17
ty mrloser
10:27 am
gramma
still not getting it
10:27 am
MLFAN17
granma which one?
10:28 am
gramma
the 1st 2 co's
10:28 am
MLFAN17
the first one i have is a co 6/21
10:29 am
gramma
and a clue for that would be???? Help, please.
10:30 am
bojazz
very rough, gramma
10:30 am
gramma
Oh for Pete's sake! ty
10:30 am
bojazz
then more rough
10:30 am
MLFAN17
lol granma right in front of us and we couldnt find it lol
10:31 am
gramma
Classic for me.
10:32 am
MLFAN17
Last RA 4 clue please?
10:32 am
gramma
AC5, the 1st ac5 is eluding me. With help from you all I can put this baby to bed!
10:33 am
MLFAN17
never mind
10:33 am
gramma
RA like the sun + a vowel
10:33 am
MLFAN17
its a nut granma
10:33 am
jaxx7
gramma, do you have ac4? pl it
10:34 am
MLFAN17
does anyone have all 4 w words?
10:34 am
jaxx7
oak tr4 fruit
10:34 am
gramma
Oh my. Thank goodness this is done I've gone Babble Blind.
10:35 am
gramma
I'm happy to try to help.
10:36 am
gramma
re7 to repair with thread again
10:37 am
MLFAN17
ah ty granma
10:37 am
gramma
MLFAN, did you need a w?
10:38 am
MLFAN17
granma how many of the w words end in s?
10:38 am
MLFAN17
thank you
10:39 am
MLFAN17
yes granma i dont know what i need though they are all the same stats
10:39 am
MLFAN17
two of mine end in s one in a t
10:41 am
gramma
and 1 in a r
10:41 am
jaxx7
ty again gramma
10:41 am
MLFAN17
got ti yty granma
10:42 am
gramma
I'm going to plant more onions. enjoy the grid.
10:42 am
jaxx7
Bye gramma
10:43 am
MLFAN17
bye granma and ty
10:45 am
MLFAN17
RE 5/10?
10:45 am
Uneaixoise
to view again
10:45 am
MLFAN17
ty and hello une
10:45 am
Uneaixoise
yw :-)
10:46 am
Uneaixoise
hey jaxx :-)
10:46 am
jaxx7
How are things une?
10:47 am
Uneaixoise
ok, and you? :-)
10:47 am
jaxx7
Not too bad, thanks
10:48 am
Uneaixoise
20 to go and taking a break -- back in a bit :-)
10:49 am
kje
I have a ta5 - one of the 5 senses
10:49 am
jaxx7
ta5/10? sense in your mouth
10:49 am
MLFAN17
duh ty kje
10:50 am
jaxx7
Great minds think alike kje
10:54 am
MLFAN17
First ST 5?
11:01 am
jaxx7
st 5 - declare
11:05 am
MLFAN17
i have that one jaxx i need the st 5/12
11:05 am
MLFAN17
never mind found it
11:07 am
MLFAN17
i have that one already thank you anyway mom99
11:12 am
MLFAN17
never mind i will be back
11:23 am
jmcnrick
did you ever figure out ET6?
11:24 am
MLFAN17
jmc or the et5
11:24 am
jmcnrick
et+small pl
11:24 am
jmcnrick
stupid word
11:25 am
MollyL
What? You don't carry needles around in a case?
: D
11:25 am
jmcnrick
seems to be a variation on the needle case
11:25 am
MLFAN17
ty jmc and i agree stupid words
11:25 am
jmcnrick
i don't spell it that way molls :-P
11:26 am
MollyL
All my sewing circle friends are so impressed when I show up with my bedazzled et5
11:27 am
MLFAN17
showing off molly?:)
11:27 am
jmcnrick
that's because they is ignert and don't know it's spelled etui :-P
11:28 am
MollyL
tr7 ends in autos
11:28 am
MLFAN17
ty molly
11:28 am
MollyL
That there's the difference between a hillbilly sewing circle and a French sewing circle. That and the moonshine.
11:30 am
jmcnrick
stats for the right hand A please
11:32 am
jmcnrick
oops did i say right? I meant the other right. . . left that is.
11:34 am
MLFAN17
2nd co 6/21 cle please?
11:34 am
MLFAN17
never mind
11:35 am
MLFAN17
congrats on nbs jmc
11:36 am
jmcnrick
stats for the LEFT A please (straw; hay; straw; hay)
11:37 am
MLFAN17
jmc look what molly saidat 11:32
11:37 am
jmcnrick
oh okay. . . thanks mlf and molls
11:42 am
MLFAN17
CO 5/14?
11:43 am
MLFAN17
never mind
11:46 am
MLFAN17
i have cr 4/9 and cr 6/36 i need help with the others i am not seeing anything?
11:51 am
MLFAN17
i got a cr 6/21
11:56 am
MLFAN17
sorry never mind
12:12 pm
MLFAN17
FIRST SC 6/21 clue please?
12:13 pm
MLFAN17
never mind
12:17 pm
MLFAN17
is anyone here?????????????
12:20 pm
MLFAN17
FIREWORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:04 pm
pink17
hi all might I please get a clue for 4th column,4th r e ty
1:06 pm
rururocks
what you might call a lion
1:21 pm
rururocks
cold in the city yesterday
1:21 pm
rururocks
I showed up in my shorts and t-shirt since it was 90 up here
1:22 pm
kje
we went up to the top of mt tam last night for the astronomy night - great viewing as the cities below were blanketed in fog cutting down on most of the ambient light
1:22 pm
rururocks
you'd think I'd know better
1:22 pm
kje
omg - you must have frozen... just like a tourist, rookie mistake!
1:22 pm
rururocks
nah.. i'm a little hot-blooded
1:24 pm
rururocks
do you drive up to somewhere on Tam? is there an observatory/
1:25 pm
kje
the astronomers from around the SF area all take their telescopes up and set them up viewing specific objects, up near the mountain theatre at the top of the mountain
1:26 pm
kje
long windy drive up, nerve-racking windy drive down as you have to go through the fog to get down
1:26 pm
rururocks
I never knew about that.. see you're more local than I am
1:26 pm
kje
we saw a phenom meteor shoot by, part of perseides, just while standing there getting oriented - brightest biggest one I've ever seen
1:26 pm
kje
plus, the space station went by last night, also easy to see
1:27 pm
rururocks
I remember a great meteor shower when I lived in Oregon.. it was amazing
1:27 pm
rururocks
I'd love to go to an observatory at night sometime
1:27 pm
kje
through the telescopes we saw several nebula, M22 and M7 and M3 start clusters, twin stars, dust clouds, lots of stuff - truly amazing
1:27 pm
uusue2
hi all! I've been enjoying the astronomical discussion :-)
1:27 pm
periwinkle
wow, kje, sounds like a great time
1:27 pm
periwinkle
hi all
1:28 pm
kje
the peak of the perseides is on the 13th, but it is right after a full moon so not much is expected given too much light from the moon
1:28 pm
rururocks
I didn't know you knew so much about astronomy
1:28 pm
kje
but the perseides starting mid-July and I think go until mid august, so can still see some
1:28 pm
kje
I don't - just what I have learned from the geeks on the mountain!
1:30 pm
kje
they were a friendly bunch
1:33 pm
kje
7 left - will list so I can get on with my day!
1:36 pm
rururocks
bye doc
2:36 pm
bichon
Hi folksies
2:39 pm
MollyL
*Puts on straw hat and overalls to look folksy*
2:40 pm
bichon
Has any one here ever had vertigo. I had it Friday night into Sat. and I wouldn't wish it on anyone
2:42 pm
MollyL
Yes, often, it's awful. (I get dizzy from heights)
2:43 pm
bichon
Not only did I suffer from nausea and vomiting, I couldn't walk without someone holding me.. Mr. Bich took me to the doctor who gave me a medicine.
2:43 pm
crosshair
my beloved had a horrible period of vertigo. It took a while but it was finally traced back as an obscure side-effect to a medication she was taking for a bladder issue
2:44 pm
MollyL
Sorry to hear that Bich. I don't get the nausea and vomiting, but I do feel like the ground is not quite beneath my feet.
2:44 pm
bichon
I've had motion sickness and dizziness from being on a boat or plane. But this was much worse.
2:44 pm
MollyL
Any idea what caused it?
2:47 pm
bichon
No, but it could be age related.
2:47 pm
MollyL
What, so you're just a dizzy old broad?
: D
2:48 pm
bichon
The meds made me sleep all day yesterday. I hate being in bed
2:48 pm
bichon
That's about says it Molly
2:48 pm
MollyL
Ah well, you are not alone.
: )
2:52 pm
bichon
That's what I love about the Babble community. So many people around my age
2:53 pm
crosshair
babble is largely 50+ and 90% female:) Us fellas are rare and must pace ourselves;)
2:54 pm
bichon
I guess lots of men don't want to be dong word games on line. What are they doing, mowing the lawn?
2:54 pm
rururocks
dong word games?
2:55 pm
crosshair
I Have always been a wordie, and a bibliophile. Needed it 6 years ago to resharpen my mind
2:56 pm
bichon
Mr. Bich will enter a few words from time to time, but he wouldn't do it from start to finish
2:56 pm
rururocks
I guess people would Groin instead of Groan in those games
2:59 pm
rururocks
no at 6
3:00 pm
rururocks
as 6 is to wander
3:00 pm
bichon
sorry, my bad, but ty ruru
3:02 pm
crosshair
ty for as 6 ru
3:12 pm
MollyL
As a rule, males generally play other types of games on the computer.
3:14 pm
rururocks
what kind of games./
3:14 pm
crosshair
I went through that phase, and still pull the out of storage on occasion, but my interests have changed over the years
3:14 pm
MollyL
Well, I was thinking of role playing games, but there are others.
3:14 pm
crosshair
I was bit into First person shooter type games.
3:15 pm
rururocks
oh those.. I don't see the interest in those games.. weird to me
3:15 pm
crosshair
then I dabbled in massive multi rpg style games, but it became tiresome over time
3:16 pm
crosshair
I have pc games in storage spanning almost 20 years;)
3:17 pm
crosshair
good thing about my definition of pc game enjoyment is that I am no longer shelling out 300-400 dollars for the latest, bleeding edge video card hardware.
3:18 pm
rururocks
I only play two on-line games.. that's plenty for me
3:19 pm
rururocks
...and this one is VERY time consuming
3:19 pm
bichon
Between Babble and QP and daily crossword puzzles, I'm wiped out
3:19 pm
crosshair
I find it interesting how our computer entertainment taste evolve
3:22 pm
Jillyjill
Hello babbleworld and hi to crossy, ruru and bichon!
3:23 pm
crosshair
howdy jilly
3:27 pm
penquis
hello all....can i get STATS for the 8 please?
3:28 pm
penquis
got it...ty
3:29 pm
Jillyjill
Still looking here...
3:30 pm
Jillyjill
got it!
3:31 pm
MollyL
Hey there Pen, hows tricks?
3:37 pm
rururocks
I thought tricks were for kids?
3:37 pm
MollyL
Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids
3:38 pm
rururocks
oh huhuhuhuhuhuhuh
3:38 pm
Jillyjill
STATS for the next to bottom 3rd column r plz
3:40 pm
penquis
hi molly...fine here....
3:40 pm
penquis
jill....it's ro 6/18...
3:42 pm
penquis
heading out...bbl....
3:42 pm
Jillyjill
ah...missed the action of word
3:42 pm
Jillyjill
later pem
3:44 pm
Jillyjill
Heading out too, 53 left
4:18 pm
crosshair
there, the crew is all fed. Chicken breast burgers with romaine lettuce, 5 year old apple wood smoked white cheddar, fried Valencia onions and a bacon/ranch cream sauce. also on offer were bacon /cheddar perogies, first lightly boiled then pan seared in creamery butter with fresh sour cream, diced onions, shredded cheddar and various secret herbs and spices.
4:18 pm
crosshair
food porn crossy style:)
4:21 pm
crosshair
My famous crescent roll apple dessert is for later on:)
4:24 pm
NANCY
crossy, even if I had just eaten, your descriptions of the chefs meals that you serve would make me hungry again. My mouth waters....lol
4:25 pm
crosshair
lol, it is more complex than it seems. many of the ingredients transfer to the other dish
4:25 pm
crosshair
the same onions and cheese are in both, just cooked and presented differently
4:25 pm
NANCY
just the same, I blame you for any weight I gain, just reading about your fab meals.
4:26 pm
crosshair
lol, crossy is naughty
4:26 pm
NANCY
yes, you are, but keep up the naughtiness
4:26 pm
crosshair
and the 5 year old Quebec apple wood smoked cheddar is a staple in our fridge. it is amazing how far you can make a pound of it go.
4:27 pm
NANCY
cheddar is my favorite cheese, but also like too many others as well.
4:27 pm
crosshair
there is no such thing as too much cheese
4:28 pm
NANCY
agree to that
4:29 pm
NANCY
guess I will go and conjure up something for dinner, it certainly won't be as yummy as yours.
4:30 pm
crosshair
I am sure it will be amazing
4:30 pm
NANCY
you are too, too kind.
4:47 pm
bichon
Wow crossy, you eat fancy
4:48 pm
crosshair
that is not every day fare.
4:48 pm
bichon
We have home-made pizza every Sunday evening
4:48 pm
crosshair
though i enjoy seeing what i can achieve with what are really quite simple ingredients
4:50 pm
crosshair
My beloved , due to her eye issues, is unable to cook as she would like, and I make it my mission to prepare interesting but budget-wise meals for her.
4:51 pm
MollyL
Bich, home made pizza is the best : D
4:59 pm
crosshair
we used to have home made pizza a fair bit when we were children. Kraft had this pizza kit and all us kids would get in on the action and some pretty inventive toppings made thier way onto it
5:03 pm
MollyL
I'm guessing Bich's home made pizza is a lot better than a Kraft kit.
5:03 pm
crosshair
I am sure it is
5:06 pm
sukee
I like to make tortilla pizza.
5:06 pm
MollyL
Those are good, Sukee
5:06 pm
crosshair
howdy sukee
5:07 pm
sukee
I just had home made fajitas for dinner
5:08 pm
sukee
They are good but I always pay for it :) If you know what I mean.
5:08 pm
crosshair
mmm.. good eats
5:08 pm
Soodle
Hello everybody. Molly - long time no see. Hey Cross, Sukee, Bich, Nancy et al. I had a Full Irish for breakfast all of 12 hours ago, and am still full to the gills!
5:08 pm
crosshair
howdy, soodles
5:08 pm
MollyL
Fajitas are good too Sukee, I love Mexican food.
5:09 pm
crosshair
mmm @ full irish:)
5:10 pm
Soodle
The Boy Wonder (formerly known as Son of Soodle) took his aged Mama out for breakfast this morning. It was delightful.
5:10 pm
crosshair
a full irish: http://tinyurl.com/qz66fle
5:11 pm
sukee
oh boy, that would kill me :)
5:11 pm
sukee
I do like black pudding, never had white.
5:11 pm
crosshair
Almost like a "full crossy" breakfast:))
5:11 pm
Soodle
I don't think I will need to eat again till Tuesday!
5:12 pm
sukee
I feel that way right now :)
5:13 pm
jaxx7
Hi soodle, crossy and sukee
5:13 pm
crosshair
howdy jaxx
5:14 pm
jaxx7
White pudding is called Hogs pudding here in the West Country.
5:14 pm
Soodle
He spent the last 4 or 5 days over in Galway at the Galway Races. He didn't see a horse,or put a bet on, but he came home in flitters. There was a lot of drink drank!! And hi Jaxx :-)
5:16 pm
jaxx7
'flitters'?
5:16 pm
Soodle
Tatters, bits, a shadow of his former self....
5:17 pm
Soodle
..... Hungover!....
5:17 pm
jaxx7
Thanks. never heard the term before.
5:18 pm
jaxx7
I shall now use it and bemuse all around me.
5:19 pm
MollyL
Spent the 4 or 5 days fluthered.
5:19 pm
Soodle
15 of them went. They rented a house. I didn't get the full story (obviously), but I gather that there was no end of divilment...
5:20 pm
jaxx7
Good for them. hangovers are for the young. they get over them quicker
5:20 pm
Soodle
LOL Molls. Got it in one!
5:21 pm
Soodle
For the record, Jaxx, it's pronounced Flithers.... as in Fluthered, as Molly correctly stated!
5:22 pm
rururocks
good thing there wasn't any Tar around
5:24 pm
Soodle
Ah! Ru. I was hoping to catch up with you. I read with horror how much you had to pay at the ER last weekend. Quick question... If you were (like me) living from payday to payday, and just did not have 800 dollars to hand, what would have happened?
5:24 pm
MollyL
If there was they probably would have drank it. You know how it goes, 15 guys, they drink anything that gets in their way.
5:24 pm
rururocks
I haven't stopped paying yet Soodle.. just got another bill from the hospital for $673
5:25 pm
jaxx7
good job they didn't get as far as the races.
5:25 pm
MollyL
Hospitals here will take payments on time. This I know.
5:25 pm
periwinkle
and ask for an itemized bill, ruru
5:26 pm
Soodle
Good grief! So, at the time of your arrival at the hospital, and you did not have the money, what would have happened?
5:26 pm
rururocks
I don't know.. soodle.. I didn't really have any options
5:26 pm
jaxx7
Ru, what did you do?
5:26 pm
periwinkle
hi all
5:27 pm
Soodle
And, (dare I mention it..), where does Obamacare come into all this?
5:27 pm
MollyL
Like I said Soodle, they will accept payment over time. I am one of the millions of Americans with no health insurance. I know this drill.
5:28 pm
rururocks
I went out with some friends for lunch and ordered a salad sans Nuts (which the server said wouldn't be a problem for the kitchen) and I started eating the salad and there were nuts in there hidden. I had to go to the hospital before I couldn't breathe any longer
5:28 pm
periwinkle
first cr6/21 pls
5:28 pm
Soodle
When you say 'over time' Molly, do you mean that you are sick in August 2014, and you could possibly be still paying for that illness in April 2017? What if you get sick again in the meantime? I'm sorry if I am being stupid here, but I'm trying to figure out how it works..
5:28 pm
periwinkle
that must have bee soooo scary, ruru
5:29 pm
periwinkle
been, even
5:29 pm
MollyL
You set up a payment plan with the hospital, based on your income.
5:29 pm
jaxx7
Oh, heavens Ru. Do you carry an epipen all the time?
5:30 pm
MollyL
And I won't comment on Obamacare because nothing I have to say would be "pleasant".
5:30 pm
rururocks
I had one in the car.. first time I have ever had to use it
5:30 pm
sukee
Again, so glad I live in Canada :)
5:31 pm
MollyL
Ru, do you wear a medic alert bracelet?
5:31 pm
rururocks
no..I don't
5:31 pm
jaxx7
Good job you had it there. Don't forget to replace it.
5:31 pm
MollyL
Canada, the US, you pay for it one way or the other. Canadians pay for it all up front in taxes.
5:32 pm
rururocks
I have a new one i'm picking up tomorrow jaxx
5:32 pm
sukee
I am glad to pay for it in taxes, I have had several treatments that would have cost me far too much money.
5:33 pm
jaxx7
Good. My BIL is allergic to bee and wasp stings after a close encounter with a nest in one of the bushes in his garden. he wears a medic alert bracelet and carries the pen all the time.
5:33 pm
Soodle
So, to date, Ru, you have forked out over 1,500 dollars to treat an event which was totally avoidable? I would be seeing my legal advisors, and attempting to recoup from the restaurant.
5:34 pm
rururocks
that's how hospitals work here.. they bill Blue SHield and bill me for the difference that Blue Shield won't pay
5:34 pm
rururocks
I have written to the restaurant owner.. so far haven't heard anything back.
5:35 pm
periwinkle
You can appeal the decision made by BC and BS
5:35 pm
jaxx7
I agree with soodle. You could easily have died because someone ignored your request for no nuts.
5:35 pm
rururocks
I hate blue shield
5:36 pm
rururocks
I was hoping at the very least the owner would advise the kitchen and staff of their responsibilities to allergy requests
5:36 pm
Soodle
The health system here in this country is an absolute joke, but nobody would ever have to pay more than €100 for emergency treatment.
5:36 pm
jaxx7
A legal letter might carry more weight
5:36 pm
MollyL
Everything legal is on your side Ru. I'll be surprised if the restaurant doesn't cover your medical expenses. That's what they have insurance for.
5:37 pm
periwinkle
I agree, Molls.
5:37 pm
rururocks
I think so.. she's a friend of mine
5:37 pm
rururocks
and a good customer
5:37 pm
sukee
Be back later
5:38 pm
periwinkle
first cr6/21 pls
5:39 pm
jaxx7
I don't have it peri, sorry
5:39 pm
Soodle
So, (I'm trying to get this straight in my head..) A person presents at the ER. They have no money. Which happens first... treatment, or an assessment of their ability to pay?
5:39 pm
MollyL
cr6/21, sounds like what you iron in your slacks
5:39 pm
periwinkle
ty Molly
5:40 pm
rururocks
depends on the severity of the situation I think Soodle
5:40 pm
MollyL
Treatment Soodle. It's against the law for any US hospital to deny treatment based on inability to pay.
5:40 pm
rururocks
I came in and was in a treatment room within minutes
5:40 pm
jaxx7
I daresay, you might have died.
5:41 pm
Soodle
Ok. Thats good.
5:41 pm
rururocks
yeah.. think of all the candles in the icons that would have happened then
5:41 pm
jaxx7
Not the point.
5:42 pm
MollyL
Ru, I would have taken up a collection for flowers but, well, you know.
5:42 pm
rururocks
HAHA.. you'd have to leave that to WIldcat molly
5:42 pm
rururocks
she's great at collections
5:42 pm
Soodle
ROFL. I''m thinking of that scene in Oklahoma when Jed dies..... Pore Ru is dead, a candle lights his head....
5:43 pm
MollyL
I will promise a hell of a wake, should you meet your untimely demise.
5:44 pm
rururocks
that's nice
5:44 pm
MollyL
I'll even drink wine, swear to God.
5:44 pm
Soodle
We'll all be in flitters!
5:44 pm
rururocks
I bought a bottle of really nice cognac yesterday.. you can have that
5:45 pm
rururocks
I'll leave my car to you to Molly
5:45 pm
MollyL
We'll be blethered.
5:46 pm
Soodle
So, Ru? How does it feel to be planning your funeral?
5:47 pm
rururocks
I don't know soodle.. not sure I've urned the right to yet
5:47 pm
Soodle
Please don't answer that...
5:47 pm
MollyL
I would drive it in the custom you would expect Ru.
5:48 pm
rururocks
it's four wheel drive so it'd be great in the snow
5:49 pm
MollyL
I'm liking the idea of Ru living to a ripe old age and becoming the chef to the "seasoned generation".
5:49 pm
Soodle
And the provider of fine wines....
5:50 pm
Soodle
Hi Sue ((()))
5:50 pm
uusue2
hi soodle, molly, ruru!
5:51 pm
Soodle
How YOU doing, Sue?
5:51 pm
rururocks
I have to live to 90 just to drive a few people here batty :D
5:51 pm
uusue2
I am ok, soodle, doing a lot of fooling around on the computer to keep my mind busy
5:52 pm
jaxx7
Only the good die young they say ru
5:52 pm
MollyL
As for the entire experience Ru, all I can say is, oh nuts! (someone had to do that)
5:52 pm
rururocks
well in that case.. I will live a lot longer
5:52 pm
Soodle
Whatever gets you through the night, my friend, Sue. :-)
5:53 pm
uusue2
indeed, soodle!
5:54 pm
MollyL
Sending positive mojo your way, Sue.
5:55 pm
uusue2
thank you, Molly! I need all I can get right now...
5:58 pm
jaxx7
Goodnight all
5:58 pm
uusue2
night, jaxx!
5:58 pm
Soodle
I am truly scaring the living daylights out of our local priest. I asked him to say a Mass for a dear Babble friend a few weeks ago. Then I asked for a Mass to be said for a family member, then I asked for a Mass for Frank. And all of this from a non-Mass goer....
5:59 pm
Soodle
Goodnight Jaxx. Sleep well.
5:59 pm
uusue2
ah, thank you, soodle!
5:59 pm
uusue2
and fireworks!
6:00 pm
Soodle
I think the priest thinks I'm hitting on him....
6:01 pm
uusue2
hitting on a priest, eh? seems a bit pointless...
6:03 pm
Soodle
Anyway, a Mass was said this morning for Frank, Sue. Certainly, no harm will come from it.
6:04 pm
uusue2
I'll let him know. I'm sure he will appreciate it (he was raised Catholic)
6:04 pm
MollyL
Do you have to pay extra as a non-Mass goer to have a Mass said? : )
6:05 pm
Soodle
Nope Moll. One price fits all.
6:06 pm
MollyL
If I lived where you live, I would find one of those old Irish women who says the rosary every day. From their mouths to God's ear.
6:06 pm
uusue2
Ah yes, my Portuguese ex-mother-in-law used to do that (rosaries many times a day)
6:09 pm
MollyL
John O'Donohue told a story about an old Irish woman that he asked for prayers. The next time he saw her, she grabbed his hand and said "I have you...every morning and every evening".
6:09 pm
MollyL
That would make me feel right in the palm of God's hand.
6:10 pm
Soodle
Sheesh! How many times must I tell you Molly. I AM one of those old Irish women? Except I don't appear to have God's ear. :-/ My elderly aunt, who is a nun, told me, after I bent her ear about how unfair life is, sometimes No is an answer.
6:11 pm
MollyL
Nuns love that one, sometimes no is an answer.
6:14 pm
Soodle
Funnily, I had never heard that one before, even though my entire educational life was dominated by nuns. It made me stop and think, though.
6:15 pm
MollyL
Well, alas, it's true. The way I've heard it there are three answers to prayer. Yes, no and wait. I get wait a lot.
6:15 pm
cybernan
hello everyone
6:16 pm
Soodle
I feel a Garth Brooks song coming on.... Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers.....
6:16 pm
Soodle
Hello Nan :-)
6:17 pm
cybernan
stats for the 2 word e, please?
6:18 pm
Soodle
Sorry Nan. Which words are you seeking stats for?
6:19 pm
cybernan
the e that begins 2 of the words
6:20 pm
MollyL
Mistakes Nan
6:20 pm
MollyL
Oh dammit, I'm sorry. You asked for stats. I will go sit with the dunce cap now.
6:21 pm
cybernan
ty -- blind to that one
6:22 pm
Soodle
I'll join you Molls. Bunch up...
6:22 pm
MollyL
While I'm there I will ponder why I should be grateful for unanswered prayers.
6:23 pm
rururocks
mine wouldn't be unanswered.. it would be more like.. "are you kidding me?"
6:23 pm
MollyL
Right out of the shoot, being grateful for unanswered prayers seems a little too Opus Dei to me.
6:24 pm
Soodle
Shuffling out of the way to make room for Ru to bunch up beside Molly.
6:24 pm
MollyL
Or the shute
6:24 pm
MollyL
I'll save the shoots to stave under my fingernails.
6:26 pm
Soodle
Sitting in the middle distance, examining fingernails, trying not to look as if I was Billy NoMates.
6:27 pm
Soodle
Snuffling.
6:28 pm
MollyL
*Hands Soodle the box of tissues*
Billy NoMates...: D
6:30 pm
MollyL
Where is party boy tonight? Loading up cases of poteen to take back to "the other place"?
6:31 pm
cybernan
first cr 6, please?
6:32 pm
rururocks
c +_ peanut butter cups
6:32 pm
cybernan
ty ruru - new one for me
6:33 pm
Soodle
He is flying this time, which puts a serious stop to his gallop. He daren't take any sort of hooch on a plane. His finest (poteen) hour is when he is travellling by ferry.
6:35 pm
Soodle
And in answer to where is he?? Doh!!! Silly question. His gobaloon of a mother dropped him into the town earlier. More of the same....
6:35 pm
MollyL
Damn flying. Puts a serious crimp in the poteen smuggling.
6:36 pm
MollyL
Does gobaloon Mother have to go fetch him later?
6:39 pm
Soodle
There is a limit to how much of a gobaloon the mother is. He is heading back to the UK on Tuesday morning. He flies at 7.00. Which means he must be at the airport at 5.00. Which means we must be leaving our house at 4.00. I will NOT be collecting him from town tonight!
6:41 pm
cybernan
lady liberty can be pt?
6:44 pm
MollyL
Well, hopefully he will take some time to sleep, detoxify and shower before travel day on Tuesday.
6:44 pm
MollyL
Nan, you should know by now that in Enableworld, anything goes.
6:45 pm
cybernan
tr 6-7 combo, please?
6:46 pm
MollyL
Ends in autos
6:46 pm
rururocks
tr + vowel + auto
6:46 pm
MollyL
Ru and I are doing synchronized cluing
6:47 pm
rururocks
Don't count on the Russian Judges Molly
6:48 pm
penquis
i am done... :oD
6:48 pm
MollyL
I don't count on any of the judges here at Babble.
6:48 pm
rururocks
YAAAAAAAAAAAA PENQUIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6:48 pm
MollyL
PEN IS DONE!!! RING THE CHURCH BELLS!!!
6:49 pm
penquis
ty ty ty!!!....*bowing low*....
6:51 pm
cybernan
with enable in mind, I think most of you wll appreciate Yankovic's speil on Word Crimes:
6:57 pm
MollyL
Oh dear God, Weird Al has finally done something educational. I'll even forgive him for putting it to that heinous Robin Thicke song.
6:58 pm
cybernan
http://youtu.be/8Gv0H-vPoDc
7:00 pm
Soodle
Bwah ha ha Nan
7:02 pm
Soodle
Hauling the old Soodle bones off to bed now. Goodnight all. And thanks for the company.
7:06 pm
MollyL
Goodnight gobaloon Mother. Sleep well and hope boyo is passed out somewhere safe.
7:07 pm
penquis
going to try to download something....bye all!
7:10 pm
MollyL
You should never write words with numbers, unless you're 7, or your name is Prince...I love it.
7:11 pm
cybernan
*!* ta da *!*
7:11 pm
cybernan
family is back - gotta run
7:39 pm
CadFan
Lil help with the first ac 5/12 please
7:42 pm
rururocks
squirrel food ac 5
7:42 pm
CadFan
Oh for heavens' sake.. THANKS
7:49 pm
MollyL
Ru, much as I know preseason doesn't mean a thing, it's nice to see football on again. *Hi to all the football haters*
7:50 pm
rururocks
football is on tonight?
7:50 pm
rururocks
I thought it was next week
7:50 pm
rururocks
I can't wait for the season to begin
7:50 pm
MollyL
Jets and the Bills tonight, it's on NBC.com
7:51 pm
rururocks
oh cool.. i'll check it out.. thanks..
7:52 pm
MollyL
Giants and the Bills
7:52 pm
rururocks
do you get the mets and the Yankees confused too ?
7:52 pm
MollyL
All those New York teams look alike to me
: D
7:52 pm
rururocks
LOLOLOL read your mind
7:53 pm
MollyL
I probably would if I watched more baseball
7:57 pm
rururocks
be back later.. going to make some dinner
8:04 pm
Jillyjill
Hello again babbleworld! Back to finish...53 to go!
8:14 pm
bichon
We just watched the first episode of "The HOnorable Woman" on Sundance. It's a British show. Anyone here watch it?
8:14 pm
Jillyjill
Saw the previews, but no. Was it good?
8:15 pm
bichon
It's good, but very confusing.
8:16 pm
Jillyjill
Story line confusing?
8:17 pm
bichon
It seems to be purposely confusing. I need to read a synopsis.
8:18 pm
Jillyjill
Hmmm, now I'm i ntrigued!
8:18 pm
Uneaixoise
plan to watch it On Demand but haven't yet -- had read exactly what you're saying, that it's very complicated
8:19 pm
bichon
Cinematography is great.
8:19 pm
Uneaixoise
and she's a terrific actress!
8:19 pm
bichon
She sure is
8:19 pm
godthaab
FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!!
8:20 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats!!
8:20 pm
bichon
4 left here
8:21 pm
Uneaixoise
7 here . . .
8:21 pm
Jillyjill
WooT WooT WooT godthaab!
8:21 pm
Jillyjill
20 here...you all will beat me!
8:22 pm
bichon
FW. HAGN all
8:22 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats!!!
8:22 pm
Jillyjill
WooT WooT WooT bichon1
8:27 pm
forwardbyfaith
The two e words- a mistake
8:28 pm
Uneaixoise
FW!!! back at the flip :-)
8:29 pm
Jillyjill
<---!!FW
8:30 pm
Jillyjill
And WooT WooT WooT une!!
8:32 pm
Jillyjill
Heading out....see you all tomorrow!
9:42 pm
Digby the Westie
Hooray! Fireworks! Been a long time since I've seen them!
9:47 pm
rururocks
congrats digby.. sorry about your loss of your loved westie
9:49 pm
Digby the Westie
Thanks Ruru for the congrats and the kind words.
9:49 pm
rururocks
I can tell he was a once in a lifetime dog. I understand
9:53 pm
Digby the Westie
My husband and I doted on him, he was our special little buddy. Although he thought he was the boss, of course!
9:53 pm
rururocks
westie's boss everybody
9:54 pm
Digby the Westie
Quite the personality!!!
9:55 pm
rururocks
i trained with someone that showed her westie.. he was a total character
9:56 pm
Digby the Westie
That's one of the traits we loved about him, his feistiness and stubborness, but he was also sweet and loving too! They really are something!
9:56 pm
rururocks
super smart dogs and very stubborn
9:57 pm
rururocks
I have a new dog.. but I'll never get over the loss of my last dog
9:58 pm
Digby the Westie
What kind was your last dog and what do you have now?
9:58 pm
rururocks
golden retrievers
9:59 pm
Digby the Westie
Ohhh, so beautiful and fun!
9:59 pm
rururocks
he's a lot of fun.. very silly dog
10:00 pm
Digby the Westie
Well behaved too, I imagine.
10:00 pm
rururocks
hmmm.. not really
10:00 pm
rururocks
he gets into things..he's a little destructive
10:00 pm
rururocks
I have to watch him like a hawk
10:01 pm
Digby the Westie
LOL what's his name?
10:01 pm
rururocks
he's a nephew of my last dog
10:01 pm
rururocks
and the total polar opposite of my last dog
10:02 pm
rururocks
nice to have you coming back though
10:02 pm
rururocks
it's nice to see really nice people come back after they've been away
10:03 pm
Digby the Westie
Thanks again Ruru it's nice to be back to some really nice people too!!!!!
10:04 pm
rururocks
congrats on finishing..i'm heading out for our last walk of the day.. take care
10:08 pm
Dorens
hello from the vineyard
10:16 pm
rururocks
Hey doren at marthas?