Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, January 26, 2015

12:01 am

zoozzoom

Flip!

12:01 am

zoozzoom

Happy Australia DAy!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

bless you lickety!

12:02 am

zoozzoom

Thanks, Lickety!

12:02 am

cybernan

hi all -- feast or famine!

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi zoom; hi all...woweee!

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan

12:02 am

dizgrannie

ty ZOOOZ

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

hi diz

12:02 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Dee :-)

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

sm 7

12:05 am

Lizlin

Hi all and thanks Lickety

12:05 am

broll

sm 8

12:07 am

crayola

ma7

12:08 am

dizgrannie

bl8

12:08 am

cybernan

ma7 x2

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

ru 7 x 2

12:10 am

periwinkle

ba7

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

NBT NBS

12:12 am

periwinkle

wtg dee

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

ty, peri

12:13 am

flosey

sm7 x 2

12:13 am

flosey

and hi everyone

12:13 am

periwinkle

nbt/nbs

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

wtg peri!

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

br 7

12:14 am

periwinkle

ty

12:14 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:14 am

flosey

tks Dee

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey... yw flosey

12:16 am

zoozzoom

VE7

12:19 am

rururocks

ma 7 x 2 in case you have lost hem

12:19 am

rururocks

them

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

te 7

12:20 am

periwinkle

sa7x2

12:21 am

crayola

nbt/nbs

12:21 am

rururocks

sa7 x 3

12:22 am

rururocks

di7

12:22 am

flosey

ma7 x 3

12:23 am

dizgrannie

U's up turned

12:24 am

cybernan

br 7 x2

12:25 am

flosey

ma7 x 4

12:26 am

periwinkle

ma8

12:26 am

Digby the Westie

Wow! A nice juicy grid today!

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

br 7 x 2

12:31 am

periwinkle

da7

12:32 am

periwinkle

ba7

12:34 am

cybernan

calling it a night - not quite half way, but too tired to see anything more! a demain

12:35 am

periwinkle

ne7

12:36 am

cybernan

ru 7x2

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

ne 7 x 2

12:42 am

flosey

thanks Dee

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:43 am

flosey

tks nan for ru7s

12:48 am

periwinkle

st7

12:48 am

ARB

st 6/8

12:48 am

flosey

ra8 called?

12:49 am

zoozzoom

ST8

12:49 am

periwinkle

no

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

se 6 se 7 open...

12:50 am

rururocks

ti6 is your crown of glory dee

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

tr 7

12:53 am

rururocks

de7

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

ra 7

12:56 am

flosey

sm8

12:56 am

rururocks

ab7 x 2

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

ty, ru :)

12:59 am

ARB

ar 6/7/8

1:00 am

rururocks

closing up shop for the night with 400.. i'm too tired to finish

1:00 am

flosey

wow, well done ru

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

ty arb, nice find!

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well, ru

1:05 am

ARB

yw Dee

1:06 am

rururocks

es7

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

mu 7/36

1:07 am

rururocks

au7

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

nice find, ru

1:09 am

rururocks

ok..i'm really done for the night now :D

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

night :)

1:09 am

rururocks

<---such a word junkie

1:10 am

zoozzoom

Toodle pips, Ru :-)

1:29 am

flosey

many of these configurations of letters really aren't words, are they?

1:37 am

sprite

good morning all

1:38 am

flosey

hi Sprite

1:38 am

sprite

hi flosey :) Nice to see you, how are you?

1:38 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sprite :-)

1:38 am

flosey

whew, nailed all the B words

1:38 am

sprite

hi zooz, dear man! How are you and yours?

1:39 am

zoozzoom

All well here.And you?

1:40 am

sprite

am pretty good today, thanks :)

1:40 am

zoozzoom

Nice one, Flosey!

1:40 am

sprite

wow good job flosey!

1:40 am

flosey

good thanks Sprite, daughter has just completed all 40 proton therapy treatments, following cancerous tumour on her brain - all is well and no problems at all

1:40 am

flosey

we are well and truly blessed

1:41 am

sprite

am so glad it went well, flosey. Must have been pretty scary. *hug*

1:42 am

flosey

it was scary of course, but she sailed through it like a pro, had to have to proton therapy in States - not done in Canada yet, so went to Seattle, was able to drive home for weekends

1:42 am

flosey

about a 3 hour drive

1:43 am

sprite

you brought her up well, flosey... quite a courageous lady

1:43 am

flosey

ah sprite, she's a very strong person, morally and physically

1:44 am

flosey

and, with Skype, we were able to have 3 way chats quite frequently

1:45 am

sprite

skype is such a blessing in situations like that

1:46 am

flosey

her hubby was great throughout as well - and her 5 year old son took it all in stride

1:47 am

sprite

sounds like it is time for a family vacation now :)

1:48 am

flosey

they're just enjoying time together right now, coming over for a few days in another week

1:48 am

sprite

lovely. having them really there is even better than skype.

1:48 am

flosey

they buy a living Christmas tree, so they're bringing it over to plant here on the farm - along side last year's

1:50 am

sprite

I like that! When we still had Xmas trees, we 'leased' them. We have this firm that sells living trees, then takes them back after Xmas and replants them. You cannot cut out the top, but that is ok. And you get a discount voucher when you return your tree.

1:51 am

flosey

great idea

1:51 am

flosey

so you don't do Christmas trees now?

1:51 am

sprite

they have a success ratio of 80%, so that is pretty good

1:52 am

flosey

that's really great, Sprite

1:53 am

sprite

no we don't. The children are at friends' most of the time now, and my love and I don't like Xmas much. So nowadays we do some decoration, lots of candles and not much else.

1:56 am

flosey

we had friends in for supper tonight so set a table in front of the fireplace - along with candles, hubby loves doing this

1:56 am

sprite

that sounds wonderful, flosey

1:56 am

flosey

we do this even when we

1:56 am

flosey

are alone

1:58 am

sprite

I think that is great. When my love and I are alone, we usually do candles too. But setting the table... we tend to settle for a tv dinner, to be honest.

1:58 am

flosey

sorry babblers, if we're monopolizing the chat, will break for a bit

1:58 am

sprite

everybody is welcome to drop in at any time

1:59 am

flosey

but the ambience is so restful

2:00 am

sprite

so true. I think it is a good thing. You inspire me to put more effort into this next time.

2:01 am

flosey

good!

2:02 am

flosey

I changed my icon - if you click you see the change but here is same old

2:03 am

sprite

ohhh I love it!

2:03 am

flosey

tks

2:04 am

zoozzoom

If it is about the coffee.then i can see it in the chat log, Flosey :-)

2:04 am

flosey

really! thanks zooz

2:04 am

flosey

I still see the old one

2:05 am

sprite

yeah I do too, here in chat. It won't change until you refresh the whole page or the expert.

2:05 am

zoozzoom

If you right click within the chat log part.then refesh it should give you the new icon.

2:05 am

flosey

have been in and out of babble several times since changing it

2:08 am

sprite

you may have to refresh the pages where you change the icon as well. Back in the icon theme days, I refreshed twice in every page.

2:10 am

zoozzoom

Yay found 323 words.Need to rest my eyes a bit and have a cup of tea.

2:11 am

sprite

sounds like a plan, zooz. Enjoy!

2:13 am

flosey

strange! still the same

2:13 am

flosey

wtg Zooz, I have 245 - just over half way, should get to bed

2:14 am

flosey

but will find a few more!

2:15 am

sprite

I force-refreshed and now I see your black icon in chog as well, flosey

2:16 am

flosey

ah, how do you force-refresh?

2:16 am

sprite

on a windows, Control + F5.

2:16 am

flosey

will try

2:17 am

sprite

good luck :)

2:17 am

flosey

ah, here we are! thanks Sprite

2:17 am

sprite

yvw flosey. I love the icon.

2:18 am

flosey

me too, I love coffee

2:18 am

flosey

hot and strong

2:18 am

sprite

like our men :D

2:19 am

flosey

yup

2:21 am

sprite

brb, tel

2:25 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me.....spritey....come back!! waaahhh!!

2:25 am

flosey

hi Rose

2:26 am

grannyrose

hello dearest flosey. how is everything in your world?

2:26 am

flosey

everything is great, thanks, how about you?

2:28 am

grannyrose

lovely at the moment. weather has cooled somewhat. some sunshine with a light breeze.

2:28 am

sprite

backkkk... and I am a freakin' hero! Appointment for the dentist's on wednesday, ugh.

2:28 am

sprite

hi my darling rose :)

2:29 am

grannyrose

xoxoxox sprite, i am proud of you, sweetie.

2:29 am

flosey

good for you Sprite,

2:29 am

sprite

thanks. Am shaking in my boots tbh. Told them so too, lol, so they know... and understand... and will make sure I survive :)

2:31 am

flosey

is this just a normal nervousness about dental work Sprite? or are you undergoing heavy work?

2:31 am

grannyrose

* gentle huggles * sprite. just picture me there, holding your hand. what time on wednesday?

2:32 am

sprite

at 1.50 pm

2:32 am

sprite

flosey, my tooth broke off. And I have an intense fear of dentists. Part of my ptsd.

2:32 am

grannyrose

flosey, sprite and i share a morbid fear of dentists. to do with our past, something we are both working on all the time.

2:33 am

sprite

*quick check to see if 'intense' was in the grid... pfew, it isn't*

2:33 am

flosey

well, they aren't my best friends, but tolerate them

2:35 am

sprite

it is a known fact that people with abuse and/or incest in their pasts may develop a dentist phobia. Not really weird if you realise it is a stranger putting things in your mouth and hurting you.

2:38 am

grannyrose

it is also part of our constant nausea and gag reflex like you wouldn't believe.

2:38 am

flosey

interesting

2:39 am

flosey

but I'm falling asleep now, must get to bed, it's half past midnight

2:39 am

flosey

bb tomorrow

2:39 am

sprite

exactly. It is hell, lol. I literally sit here shaking just at the thought of having to go. And when I am there, I'll have to constantly check myself or I will dissociate and that is very much a no-go.

2:39 am

flosey

well past half way

2:39 am

sprite

sleep well, flosey, and sweet dreams!

2:39 am

grannyrose

flosey, i gag on the foam formed from toothpaste. makes for interesting morning rourine.

2:39 am

grannyrose

ugh....routine

2:40 am

flosey

ah rose, that would be difficult

2:40 am

sprite

oh that is funny, I have exactly the same thing. I can't stand the burn of toothpaste at all, too.

2:40 am

flosey

wow, but really must run before I sleep right here!

2:41 am

sprite

poor flosey, with the keyboard imprinted on her cheek ;)

2:41 am

grannyrose

i have to spit at least three times in three minutes in order to get the full time with my toothbrush. poor don gets really worried, especially when i forget to close the door.

2:42 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams flosey.

2:42 am

sprite

I had better do a thorough cleaning routine for the days to come, sigh. Mouthwater and all. I have slacked off with it and this is the result.

2:44 am

grannyrose

sprite, it isn't surprising. how about talking to your dentist? my friend only uses mouth wash. but all her teeth are straight. mine are all crooked and crowded together. so i have to brush...* sigh *

2:44 am

sprite

I will ask her (or him) on wednesday. I cannot stand mouthwater either, it burns so badly in my mouth.

2:45 am

grannyrose

try salt water?

2:45 am

sprite

that is an idea. I will ask, for sure.

2:47 am

grannyrose

perhaps then, salt water rinse, and flossing. it will definitely help i am sure

2:47 am

sprite

I'll suggest it. It is always better than nothing, right? Pffff am nauseated just talking about it, lol.

2:48 am

grannyrose

xoxox...col....okay no more...

2:48 am

sprite

how are you today, darling?

2:49 am

grannyrose

i ast outside again today and unravelled another knot of the yarn. i think don liked me being there.

2:49 am

sprite

I love it. You are a hero too, you know.

2:49 am

grannyrose

i took endone yesterday, so probably why i had a slightly better night.

2:50 am

sprite

good call. You really don't want to get stuck in the spiral of pain - no sleep - more pain - even less sleep

2:50 am

grannyrose

just one more knot to work on. am thinking i will finish the garment, then decide who it would suit.

2:51 am

sprite

that is wonderful, rose. As a tribute to Robyn. I don't know which size it will be, but I am sure you will find a worthy recipient.

2:51 am

grannyrose

our charity shops have odd balls of yarn for very low cost. i am thinking of buying them and knitting up garments for sale on our church stall.

2:52 am

sprite

that is so much fun. You could do children's stuff too, which is always fun to make and quick.

2:53 am

grannyrose

lol....once it is finished i will be calling for measurements. the one it fits, gets it. the yarn is several pastel colours. it will be very pretty and warm when finished.

2:53 am

sprite

is it wool? Or synthetic?

2:54 am

grannyrose

pure wool, sprite. i don't knot in synthetics. except by request.

2:54 am

grannyrose

lol...knit...but knot is good too

2:54 am

sprite

ah, that excludes me than, in advance! I cannot wear wool at all.

2:56 am

grannyrose

dinner ready. i'll be back in about 15 minutes. will you still be here?

2:56 am

sprite

yes I will, enjoy your meal!

2:57 am

grannyrose

cul8r....xoxox

3:09 am

grannyrose

and back...tummy nice and full again...

3:11 am

sprite

hi sweetie :) Wel bekome, as we say here.

3:11 am

grannyrose

thanxd ea

3:11 am

grannyrose

thanxd ea

3:11 am

grannyrose

ugh...aaaaggghhhh

3:12 am

grannyrose

thanx dear

3:13 am

sprite

*giggles* Cobi, a dear friend of mine, just told me to take the heck a calming pill. So... oxazepam inside of me.

3:14 am

grannyrose

good idea cobi...you the woman!!!!

3:15 am

sprite

lol. I have those pills sitting here and I hardly remember to take them. Always try to battle panic the hard way. Must learn to allow myself some compassion.

3:15 am

grannyrose

like me with the endone sprite

3:16 am

sprite

yes, it is the same thing really. We tend to be too hard on ourselves, don't we

3:18 am

grannyrose

soooooo....pull them out....leave them in an obvious place.

3:18 am

sprite

just did, grin. On my desk now, and instructed by cobi to keep up the dose until wednesday.

3:20 am

grannyrose

i carry a sheet of endone in my handbag. that way i know i don't have far to find them.

3:21 am

sprite

I usually can manage without them. But right now, I can't, so there. Will take them and be good to myself :)

3:21 am

grannyrose

good for you, dear

3:27 am

sprite

ohhhh! My son just found me an amazing voice artist! He makes a capella versions of all kinds of popular songs. Check out Peter Hollens.
http://tinyurl.com/bxcefgf

3:33 am

grannyrose

doing it

3:35 am

grannyrose

wow!!! he's good

3:35 am

sprite

isn't he just! I am playing other songs and wow, he does it every time.

3:36 am

grannyrose

all of his singing is great.

3:38 am

sprite

and that for my son, lol. Who usually is more into heavy music... don't know the name of his preferred style, but it is loud and has this constant beat, lol

3:38 am

grannyrose

doof-doof.....

3:39 am

sprite

lol yes, exactly. He really surprised me with this.

3:40 am

sprite

oh I remembered. It is hardstyle.

3:41 am

grannyrose

* nodding head * doof-doof dear, just renamed...lol

3:41 am

sprite

lollll so true

3:43 am

grannyrose

i am actually starting to get excited about taking up my knitting again. the most complicated patterns have never fazed me. i knit my ex and aran jacket, and also a scandinavian pattern jacket..

3:44 am

grannyrose

the jumper i was knitting for robyn had small panels of 6 different patterns.

3:44 am

sprite

this one too, rose:
http://tinyurl.com/ofn2ary

3:44 am

sprite

oh it is the same with me, rose! I try everything and it always works out. Have you ever tried Fair Isle knitting?

3:45 am

grannyrose

one of my fave tunes

3:45 am

grannyrose

the child's jumper with only one sleeve to go is fair isle.

3:46 am

sprite

I think that is my favorite kind of knitting. I designed and knitted a sweater for my love with it. He wears it all the time in winter.

3:46 am

grannyrose

it is in brilliant scarlet, grey, cream and a soft green.

3:48 am

sprite

ohhh sounds pretty! Omg rose... I can picture us... knitting and chatting, or knitting and watching a dvd... soooo relaxed!

3:49 am

Lizlin

Hi there, my friends and hugs to you both

3:50 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} liz girl

3:50 am

sprite

hi Liz! *hugs*

3:50 am

Lizlin

Just got a couple of minutes, while hubby's photographing a tree frog, which has settled in the bird's water outside.

3:51 am

sprite

oh cool! Have the neighbours calmed down?

3:51 am

grannyrose

ia am so loving these bigger grids. watch this one though. that s as a plural gets quite a work-out.

3:52 am

Lizlin

Yes, they're quiet at the moment. They went on quite late that evening but no noise since then.

3:52 am

grannyrose

the s on the bottom row. i missed so many purals...i felt such a dill.

3:52 am

sprite

sprite's babbling rule # 3: always plural and past-tense everything

3:53 am

Lizlin

I haven't checked through yet. Found 305 so far. Will check through in a couple of hours before bed.

3:54 am

grannyrose

it's probably my technique. i work ti4 by ti4 each row from left to right. i try to get as many as i can from each ti4.

3:55 am

Lizlin

I prefer grids up to about 250 words - can't really be bothered when it's plurals, pt, comparatives etc. Also they take me too long and I'm too self competitive and don't like to give up.

3:55 am

Lizlin

I randomly look for words until I can't find more, then I will be more logical.

3:55 am

sprite

so organised! I just type in what I see until I hit a wall. Usually at 2/3 or 3/4. Then I try to grey out some tough tiles.

3:56 am

grannyrose

liz, that is a terrific number to have found.

3:56 am

Lizlin

306 - but now back to Buzzcocks, then Coast Australia :)

3:57 am

Lizlin

OK 5 more minutes, while lovely hubby makes tea.

3:57 am

sprite

buzzcocks? Owwwwkay....

3:57 am

grannyrose

sprite...the ocd takes over....lol....or as don would say...cdo as the letters are now in alphabetical order.

3:58 am

zoozzoom

Never mind the.

3:58 am

Lizlin

Have you had a lovely Australia Day, Rose?

3:58 am

Lizlin

Hi, Zooz

3:58 am

sprite

lol yes rose :)

3:58 am

sprite

hi zooz welcome back

3:58 am

zoozzoom

Hello, LIz & Rose.Happy Australia Day!

3:58 am

Lizlin

Never Mind the Buzzcocks - UK pop quiz - used to be much funnier - more ad-lib. Now a bit scripted and not as funny but has its moments.

3:59 am

zoozzoom

Thanks, Sprite!

3:59 am

Lizlin

Thanks Zooz

3:59 am

sprite

happy australia day to you both

3:59 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Sprite

4:00 am

Lizlin

2 years an Aussie citizen today :)

4:00 am

grannyrose

just another day, liz. don called it invasion day...to which i said...consider what it would have been like if another nation had settled here. our indigenous people miss that point totally. and i personally did not invade this country. why do i have to pay the price?

4:00 am

sprite

gratz Liz !

4:00 am

grannyrose

hey ya zooz

4:01 am

Andree

yay liz, i have been an aussie for over 50 years now

4:01 am

Lizlin

I'm still a newbie then!

4:02 am

sprite

gratz Andree, and happy Australian day to you too

4:02 am

Lizlin

Australia Day to me is my anniversary as much as anything else!

4:02 am

Andree

thx sprite

4:02 am

Lizlin

Really hot again today.

4:02 am

grannyrose

xoxox andree. hello dear one.

4:02 am

grannyrose

xoxox andree. hello dear one.

4:03 am

grannyrose

oh, my...did i come on too strong?

4:03 am

Lizlin

No! Not at all - made me laugh!

4:03 am

zoozzoom

lol

4:03 am

sprite

no sweetie. I was just thinking of a response. Don't really have one. *hugs*

4:04 am

Andree

it was cool here first cool day in weeks and some lovely rain for the garden

4:04 am

Lizlin

I was just thinking convicts :)

4:05 am

grannyrose

please don't get me wrong...i truly sympathise with the sufferings of our indigenous people. i cannot help them all.

4:05 am

Lizlin

We had rain and more and more rain on Friday!

4:05 am

Lizlin

Hasn't been cool here for a couple of months now.

4:05 am

Lizlin

Of course Rose. I understand that and also sympathise.

4:06 am

sprite

fireflies

4:06 am

Lizlin

OK - BBL hugs to all.

4:06 am

grannyrose

can you imagine if the spanish had settled here? think of the spanish iniquisition....just imagine our natives trying to stand up to that.

4:06 am

Lizlin

Congrats, Sprite :)

4:06 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!! you rock

4:06 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Sprite!

4:06 am

Andree

yay sprite

4:06 am

zoozzoom

I still need 14 more.

4:06 am

grannyrose

xoxox liz

4:07 am

Andree

wa6/33 please

4:07 am

sprite

go go gooo zooz

4:07 am

sprite

wa + it will cost you a bu****

4:07 am

grannyrose

andree, fairy's stick + first two letters of not more

4:08 am

Andree

thx sprite

4:08 am

grannyrose

gooooo zooz

4:08 am

Andree

and rose

4:10 am

sprite

am off to do some householdy stuff. *hugs* to you all. And may you all have a blessed day and a peaceful night :)

4:10 am

zoozzoom

Toodle pips, Sprite :-)

4:10 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} sprite. i hope you have a good day.

4:11 am

Andree

ve7/40 please

4:12 am

zoozzoom

Room in a church, Andree.

4:13 am

grannyrose

start with ve4, sleeveless jumper + egyptian sun god + first letter of not high

4:14 am

Andree

thx rose

4:14 am

grannyrose

np's andree

4:19 am

grannyrose

going to get meds ready. bbl.

4:20 am

zoozzoom

If i don't see you when you return, Rose.Have a great sleep :-)

4:22 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 8s? i only have sm 8, opp of dumbest

4:24 am

juniperberet

ar8 = ar + hay + holy person abbreviation

4:24 am

Andree

thats the only 8 i have mkg

4:24 am

juniperberet

bl8 = (most) unable to see

4:25 am

zoozzoom

ST8 Use a vessel to drain all the water off + PT

4:25 am

juniperberet

With zooz's clue, that's all the 8s I have, still two short.

4:27 am

zoozzoom

RA8 rodent + on paper you write between them.. plural

4:28 am

zoozzoom

MA 8 most of the red planet minus the S + on paper you write between them.

4:28 am

juniperberet

ty zooz!

4:28 am

Andree

thx all

4:28 am

zoozzoom

Welcome.

4:29 am

Andree

not getting the ar clue tho

4:29 am

grannyrose

ar8, most fertile of labd

4:30 am

grannyrose

sorry, ar8, apparently a powerful medieval crossbow.

4:31 am

mkg

i dont have that ar and i dont seem to find it even with the clues. darn.

4:32 am

grannyrose

ar8, ar + sheep's wool or hay bundled together + abbreviation for another word for a road

4:32 am

mkg

ar and then hay? i assume the hay is the st5 word. so i am not getting the word

4:32 am

juniperberet

hay can be stacked or ba4 'd

4:33 am

mkg

got the ba word. but this is a ar 6.

4:34 am

grannyrose

okay, mkg...ar + second letter + beer + abbreviation for another word for road.

4:34 am

mkg

i got it!!!!!!!! all 8s are now mine. and 8 is grey.ty all for super clues.

4:34 am

grannyrose

ar6, ar + can do

4:34 am

grannyrose

whoot mkg. xoxox hin

4:34 am

juniperberet

well done mkg, it was tricksy because it came on the heels of the land related ones.

4:38 am

juniperberet

I love these big grids but today I feel like I've been typing forever and still have 73 left.

4:39 am

zoozzoom

I too love big grids. I take little breaks to refresh my eyes. Normally does the trick..lol

4:39 am

grannyrose

juniper, plural and past tense. the s in the bottom row gets a good work out

4:42 am

juniperberet

It's the plurals that get me most times.

4:43 am

grannyrose

me too juniper

4:43 am

zoozzoom

And fireworks for me!

4:43 am

juniperberet

wtg, zooz

4:44 am

Andree

yay zooz

4:44 am

Andree

teste

4:44 am

Andree

oops

4:45 am

zoozzoom

Time for me to do other things.Happy babbling everyone.

4:45 am

juniperberet

hagd, zooz, thanks again for the 8s.

4:47 am

grannyrose

WTG ZOZO!!

4:47 am

grannyrose

* zooz *

4:56 am

grannyrose

watching a doco on cliff young. he was incredible.

5:18 am

grannyrose

it is so past my bedtime.....xoxox to all who follow. enjoy the grid. don't forget to pluralise and past tense.

5:18 am

grannyrose

goodnight

5:24 am

pippingeek

wow, it's like they knew we had a snow day coming

5:32 am

sukee

Morning all.

5:33 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

5:33 am

Lizlin

Hi Sukee

5:34 am

sukee

Hi Liz

6:09 am

Lizlin

400 down - leaving the rest until tomorrow. Enjoy your day, Sukee and others.

6:10 am

sukee

Take care.

6:11 am

Lizlin

You too.

6:11 am

car.eeyore

Yahoooo! Good morning all!

6:11 am

sukee

Hi car.

6:12 am

sukee

I'm off to make breakfast.

6:12 am

car.eeyore

Yummmm

6:26 am

redshoes

So, my ex broke into my apartment and tried to choke me to death. Police just left. How's everyone else getting along?

6:27 am

car.eeyore

OMG! I'm so sorry to hear that. You ok?

6:27 am

pabtrek

Are you okay Red? Did they arrest him? Do you have someplace safe to go?

6:27 am

redshoes

Shaking like a leaf. He's been arrested.

6:28 am

redshoes

I'm terrified, actually. Sorry. Can't think of anyone I can talk to about it right now except y'all.

6:28 am

pabtrek

(((redshoes))) That's quite all right. Talk away.

6:29 am

bojazz

maybe on the way to jail he'll try to escape and they'll shoot the sob...

6:30 am

redshoes

My poor roommate just moved here (to this city ... state, even!) a month ago today.

6:30 am

redshoes

I feel so bad. She's got to be terrified, too.

6:30 am

redshoes

My throat hurts. A lot.

6:31 am

pabtrek

At least she was there. I assume she called the police.

6:31 am

pabtrek

Maybe you should go to the hospital. Your throat could start to swell after all that abuse.

6:31 am

redshoes

No. I was able to break away and he left the room and I called them. I tried to yell for help, but she sleeps with a fan on.

6:32 am

redshoes

I sleep with earplugs, so I didn't even know he was there until he tried to get into bed with me.

6:32 am

pabtrek

Oh boy. Well, it's a good thing you got away from him.

6:34 am

redshoes

The police kept asking if I needed an ambulance and how I was doing. Seeing as how I've never been strangled before, I don't have a good basis for comparison as to how injured I might be.

6:34 am

Anniebrook

OMG, I just came on and I am so sorry, red. You should go to an ER and have this on file at the hospital

6:35 am

redshoes

I've never had anything like this happen to me before.

6:35 am

redshoes

I don't have insurance.

6:36 am

Anniebrook

Call the police and ask them for a domestic abuse line that you can call

6:36 am

redshoes

I'm just finally feeling less traumatized over my sister's suicide two years ago and now I'm jumpy and horrible all over again.

6:36 am

redshoes

They gave me information to call. I will later this morning.

6:37 am

Anniebrook

Please call them as soon as you can.

6:37 am

Uneaixoise

good lord, red, i am so so sorry this happened to you!!!

6:37 am

redshoes

I will. Thank you Anniebrook. Thank you everyone.

6:38 am

pabtrek

Yes I agree with Annie. Call them now. They will have information for you. Maybe some help for the er.

6:40 am

car.eeyore

I would call them right away. You need to see a doctor and have this on record.

6:40 am

redshoes

Okay. The police took pictures and stuff too.

6:40 am

redshoes

But knowing the internal damage would be good.

6:41 am

ivesy3

red, the er cannot refuse to treat you even with no inusrance

6:45 am

car.eeyore

I'm surprised the police didn't make you go.

6:45 am

car.eeyore

they should have taken you by ambulance.

6:45 am

redshoes

Thanks everyone. I'm going to find someone to go with me. I just can't do this alone. I appreciate everyone.

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

take care and keep up posted!

6:46 am

Anniebrook

red, you will be okay. Just get to an er. Let us know what is happening

6:46 am

MollyL

I'm wondering why EMTs were not sent to the scene since an attack was reported.

6:46 am

car.eeyore

{{redshoes}} my thoughts and prayers are with you

6:46 am

redshoes

Thanks. Will do. Bye for now.

6:46 am

car.eeyore

Exactly what i was thinking Molly

6:54 am

Trifioso

good morning friends!

6:55 am

car.eeyore

Hello my Luv!

6:56 am

Norma

v

6:58 am

Trifioso

woot - nbt without having to think much. WIN

6:58 am

car.eeyore

Like a Boss!

6:59 am

car.eeyore

I am halfway through!

6:59 am

car.eeyore

Interview today...think good thoughts!

6:59 am

Trifioso

go car go!!!

6:59 am

Trifioso

((((good thoughts))) = pastoral center?

6:59 am

car.eeyore

Yes

7:00 am

Trifioso

I'm calling the oil guys at 8 :15 - please keep good thoughts for me too!

7:00 am

car.eeyore

You betcha!

7:00 am

car.eeyore

And keep in mind, we have the generator now.

7:00 am

redshoes

Update: Going to a friend's house and she's going to take me to the ER.

7:00 am

Trifioso

im so embarrassed....

7:01 am

Trifioso

sounds like a good plan, red - get all the documentation you can get. There should be a warrant out for him NOW

7:02 am

redshoes

He's been arrested.

7:02 am

Trifioso

excellent

7:03 am

car.eeyore

Trif...please to be texting me Secundo's address?

7:03 am

redshoes

Will update again later. Thanks all. Bye again for now.

7:04 am

Trifioso

okay.

7:04 am

Trifioso

WOOOOT - I have a snow day tomorrow! Just got the official nod

7:04 am

car.eeyore

Sweeeeeeet! Norwell will, of course, wait until tomorrow morning....

7:05 am

car.eeyore

LOL...the Mall Cop is in the grid!

7:05 am

ivesy3

de 7/32 plz

7:05 am

car.eeyore

Good lord...wa4 to take mom during this storm and give us a break?

7:06 am

car.eeyore

Will look with you ivesy.

7:06 am

doseffing

... get off a locomotive

7:06 am

car.eeyore

ty doseffing

7:06 am

ivesy3

tyvm..

7:07 am

Trifioso

Wa4 to pay all my bills?

7:07 am

car.eeyore

Sure!

7:08 am

MollyL

The snow has been kind of a non event here so far. But it' is coming down now and I'm concerned that everyone went to work and school and the PM commute is going to be a disaster.

7:08 am

Trifioso

in all honesty, it's likely to be VERY cold the next few days at my house....I would take mom in a heart beat, but in as much as we will likely be heading to your house, what's the point?

7:08 am

Trifioso

where are you molly?

7:08 am

MollyL

DC Metro

7:09 am

Trifioso

I thought this storm was coming down from the north? I'm so clueless

7:09 am

car.eeyore

Oh boy...they should let them out early in staggered shifts.

7:09 am

Trifioso

nbs

7:09 am

car.eeyore

:)

7:10 am

car.eeyore

What is the expected snowfall, Molly? We are looking at 2-3 feet

7:10 am

doseffing

... the cold comes from the north ... the snow almost always comes from the midwest

7:10 am

doseffing

... even our snow

7:10 am

MollyL

If you look at a weather map the pattern is down from the north and then it starts to move west

7:10 am

Trifioso

One thing that is really cute - we have a brand new student that just arrived here from last week, from Brazil. She doesn't speak a single word of English, but we have a translator for her. She had never seen snow before last week. Her excitement and wonder is rather endearing.

7:11 am

car.eeyore

Oh, sweet!

7:11 am

Trifioso

shes adorable

7:11 am

MollyL

I'm sure I would still have all my child like wonder about snow if I didn't have to shovel it and drive in it

7:11 am

doseffing

... they'll learn ... ... the joy of the first snow seldom lasts to the second snow

7:11 am

car.eeyore

True dat.

7:11 am

Trifioso

and it was SUPER pretty out this weekend

7:11 am

Anniebrook

She will have something to tell her grandchildren and children

7:11 am

Trifioso

I agree, molly, but her enthusiasm is rather cheering

7:12 am

car.eeyore

<---- still loves it each and every time it snows.

7:12 am

MollyL

<---Still hates every cold, freezing moment of it

7:13 am

Trifioso

<----- looking forward to Florida trip in February

7:13 am

car.eeyore

<---- is really hoping Hubby will take all of us when he goes to get his mother. We can fly back and he can drives with her.

7:14 am

Trifioso

when is that, car?

7:14 am

car.eeyore

March

7:14 am

MollyL

I need to become a travel agent for Babble players. You people travel more than any group I know.

7:14 am

car.eeyore

We need our own jet!

7:14 am

Trifioso

what is norwells policy on kids missing school for vacation these days? I only ask because it's a VERY hot topic right now - lots of schools are flat out banning it

7:15 am

Trifioso

I think it's just that there are so many of us, molly. I never, ever EVER get to go anywhere. I haven't been on vacation - a real one - in YEARS

7:15 am

MollyL

I once invented a funeral for a fictional Aunt Lucia when my kids went to Saint Lucia with their Dad

7:15 am

car.eeyore

I have no id4. I think if the student does all the work it shouldnt' matter...like we used to do.

7:15 am

car.eeyore

LOL

7:15 am

Trifioso

Aunt Lucia!!! That is BRILLIANT

7:16 am

Trifioso

I am inventing a fictional, doctor approved illness to cover the two days of school I will miss.

7:16 am

car.eeyore

Ok...need to get Dylan on the bus and mom to CareWell. Talk to you later.

7:16 am

MollyL

I will give you that Trif. You have struggled with finances like a few of us here, so this must be a real treat for you.

7:16 am

doseffing

... vacations during the school year are a bad idea ... ... but how do you ban it? ...

7:16 am

Trifioso

bye honey

7:16 am

Trifioso

thank you molly. I know you understand

7:17 am

MollyL

They don't ban it, but it counts as an unexcused absence

7:17 am

Trifioso

I am not sure what the actual policies are, dos - I think the schools that are trying to ban it are basically refusing to let students make up the missed work, and are ordering teachers not to give the kids work to take with them

7:19 am

doseffing

... I can see not letting them take any make up tests .. a little harsh but I can see it ... ... but I don't understand not giving them work to take with them ... ... tell them your kid has pneumonia and will be off school for two weeks ... they'll give you work for that ... (okay you need an agreeable doctor) ...

7:20 am

MollyL

Unexcused absence + inability to make up missed work can equal a kid not moving into the next grade. I still don't think parents take it seriously though.

7:22 am

doseffing

... are we talking a publicly funded school or a private school? ... if it's private then they can establish their own rules and you sign on when your kid enters the school ... ... but a public school? ... I could fail a kid but that's the parent's choice ... ... (okay, I know we don't fail kids anymore)

7:23 am

doseffing

... oh well ... to each community own choice ... ... got my morning one third done ... must get on with the day ... .. good luck to all

7:26 am

Wolvie

holy moly lol- good morning all- good day for large grid- snowy. still wont finish one this big :-)

7:42 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito!! monkeys are ready to pass out! whew!

7:42 am

phaeton

wtg lbd

7:44 am

lbdawger

wolvie, it's big but not that bad of a grid. had to use the list at 40 tho, noggin and fingers weren't working well together.

7:44 am

lbdawger

ty, phae

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, dawg!!

7:44 am

Wolvie

just back- good to know lbd- and congrats :-) was getting coffee and such :-)

7:45 am

periwinkle

good morning all. I am loving this big grid. I found 284 at the flip

7:45 am

periwinkle

But I have misplaced my glasses. Help!!

7:45 am

MLFAN17

congrats peri

7:45 am

periwinkle

I don't need them at the computer or to read but use them to watch tv and drive.

7:45 am

periwinkle

ty

7:46 am

Anniebrook

congrats, dawg and hi peri

7:46 am

periwinkle

wtg lbd

7:47 am

lbdawger

ty, ty, ty. I wish it were a snowy day and I was off, I would have savoured this grid, but thankfully it is a fairly easy one, and Lickety is up! :)

7:47 am

Uneaixoise

got down to last 8 last nite about 20 minutes before flip and . . . lost internet connection. . . aaarrrgghh!!

7:48 am

periwinkle

:( Une

7:48 am

Wolvie

8 words left? lol une- sorry about the net

7:48 am

periwinkle

we got a dusting of snow but much more is predicted for later

7:48 am

Wolvie

well glad lickety is up- will check it out later- just 100 words in so far :-)

7:48 am

Uneaixoise

connection returned at 11:58 . . . sheesh

7:49 am

Wolvie

:-)

7:50 am

phaeton

Stats on an 8 please...anyone will do

7:50 am

Anniebrook

bl8/55

7:50 am

periwinkle

bl8/55

7:51 am

MLFAN17

4th column n and ku please?

7:51 am

periwinkle

haha Annie

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

ar8.50

7:51 am

phaeton

ty peri

7:51 am

periwinkle

help with the ar8 pls

7:51 am

Anniebrook

peri, tell me why you are laughing?

7:51 am

Anniebrook

Oh, I see

7:51 am

periwinkle

because we both clued the bl8 at the same time

7:52 am

MLFAN17

ty for the bl8

7:52 am

Uneaixoise

ar + a ba++ of cotton + abbrev for road

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Yes, I see it now

7:52 am

periwinkle

arbalerd

7:52 am

MLFAN17

n and u sorry

7:52 am

Uneaixoise

LOLOL word meaning SAME as road

7:52 am

Wolvie

:D

7:52 am

periwinkle

I figured that out. ty Une

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

7:53 am

MLFAN17

nbs

7:53 am

MLFAN17

nbs

7:54 am

lbdawger

hagd everyone, off to the shower then to work.

7:54 am

Wolvie

ttfn dawg :-)

7:54 am

Uneaixoise

later, dawg :-)

7:54 am

Anniebrook

bye dawg, have a peaceful day

7:54 am

phaeton

Une...sa4 is in the grid

7:54 am

Wolvie

i am off and on to chores here- so hagd in chat all :-)

7:55 am

MLFAN17

stats for the n and u on the 4th column please?

7:55 am

periwinkle

ni4

7:55 am

periwinkle

ur4/5

7:55 am

phaeton

ni4/5, ni5/12

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

annie, are you ready for the apocalyptic snow predicted for your area??

7:55 am

MLFAN17

ty phae

7:56 am

phaeton

ur5/12

7:56 am

Uneaixoise

have ur 5 6 5 6 4

7:57 am

MLFAN17

can i get a clue for any of the ur words please i am not finiding any of them?

7:57 am

Uneaixoise

ur + consumed food, and plural

7:58 am

MLFAN17

ty all for the u help

7:58 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

7:58 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

7:58 am

phaeton

ur4...part of little dipper constelation

7:58 am

periwinkle

I also have um5/6/6

7:59 am

MLFAN17

ty phae

7:59 am

periwinkle

bbs

7:59 am

Anniebrook

thanks, peri

7:59 am

phaeton

yw...peri - does that mean there are 2 um5's

8:02 am

Uneaixoise

um 6 5 6 6 -- but don't have them :-)

8:02 am

Anniebrook

Im getting the red box of doom, see you la5

8:02 am

phaeton

ty Une...have one um5...starts like what you would use in the rain

8:02 am

phaeton

then pl

8:03 am

Uneaixoise

ok, um5: um + boob support and plural

8:04 am

Uneaixoise

um6 repeat first 4 letters and add Mr. Gore

8:04 am

o-o

de 7,32 please

8:05 am

Uneaixoise

don't have it yet -- sorry

8:06 am

bojazz

de 7/32 - de + rail conveyance

8:06 am

o-o

thank you

8:07 am

Uneaixoise

tx jazz!

8:07 am

mattygroves

Does anyone have the ab6/24 and 7/36 - I have the 8, thanks to an earlier clue...

8:07 am

phaeton

ty jazz...that gave me a lot of words

8:08 am

Uneaixoise

ab + not early, plural, pt

8:08 am

bojazz

ab = tardy and past tense

8:08 am

Uneaixoise

off to watch rafa's match! byeee

8:08 am

phaeton

ab6...more of the ab4

8:09 am

phaeton

matty...clue for the ab8?

8:18 am

MollyL

It's an ar8...ar + what hay is squared into + abbreviation for what you drive on

8:20 am

MollyL

ab6 ends in not early and then plural and past tense

8:21 am

MollyL

Oh duh, I should read the chat before I post a clue, sorry

8:24 am

Trifioso

hello again friends.

8:24 am

Trifioso

I appreciate the day off tomorrow, but man - having to squeeze into one day what I had three to do is a challenge!

8:30 am

mattygroves

Hi, sorry - got distracted

8:31 am

MollyL

Oh but it will be so satisfying when you are relaxing in front of a roaring fire with a hot toddy in hand.

8:31 am

mattygroves

And sorry, that should have been the ar6 and 7 I was after - distraction is bad - naughty matty!

8:32 am

Trifioso

there is that, molly...mind you, if the power goes out, that roaring fire will be my ONLY source of heat, so there is that

8:37 am

MollyL

Oh sadly, I have been there and done that. It's cozy and appealing for a short time. Alas, that wears off as the hours of no power drag on.

8:38 am

MollyL

On the up side, the beer stays cold. : D

8:39 am

Trifioso

indeed. A bigger issue for me is that I have a well - no power, no flushing. UGH. I fill a bathtub with water before every storm, but still....

8:43 am

periwinkle

I found my glasses!!

8:43 am

Trifioso

hi there peri! Huzzah!!!

8:44 am

periwinkle

:)

8:44 am

periwinkle

I have 4/6 of the 8's. I need help with ra8 and st8 pls

8:45 am

Trifioso

waned

8:45 am

Trifioso

oops

8:45 am

Uneaixoise

st8 is pt of st 6/18 (st + wet stuff from the sky)

8:45 am

periwinkle

Merci, Une

8:45 am

Uneaixoise

:D

8:47 am

josephjames

Hey look there's beer here

8:47 am

bojazz

Rafa's out already??

8:47 am

bojazz

mate

8:47 am

bojazz

oooooooooooooooops

8:49 am

Trifioso

bell is going to ring...see you

8:50 am

MollyL

No power, no flushing. *Makes a mental note to be grateful for flushing the next time the power goes out.

8:50 am

periwinkle

indeed, Molls

8:51 am

MollyL

I did remember to be grateful for indoor plumbing a while back when it was 9 degrees when I woke up in the morning.

8:54 am

Uneaixoise

noooo Rafa's going strong -- waiting for his next match (in a bit)

8:55 am

periwinkle

help with the ve7 pls and the ra8 too

8:55 am

Uneaixoise

(v. Tomas Berdych)

8:56 am

periwinkle

nm

8:56 am

MollyL

Man, you just can't beat that nm

8:57 am

Uneaixoise

Molly LOL

8:57 am

periwinkle

ok, 15o left, bbl

8:58 am

Uneaixoise

see ya, peri :-)

9:01 am

Uneaixoise

115 to go -- BBL

9:06 am

hego

I see molly has brought the perfect thing for a cold snowy day.

9:13 am

bojazz

go Rafa!

9:18 am

josephjames

Could people please not say nm, other people might still want the clue

9:18 am

hego

so ask JJ

9:19 am

josephjames

I would have liked the ve7

9:19 am

MollyL

Yeah, generally someone just chimes in with "I still need that"

9:19 am

josephjames

Please

9:23 am

LuvWordGames

ve 7, add another cons. in the 1st ve 6/27

9:23 am

josephjames

Thank you very much

9:24 am

LuvWordGames

yw joseph

9:25 am

josephjames

Come to notice I do also need the ra8

9:26 am

MollyL

rodent + what you get in to do a conga

9:26 am

MollyL

And plural

9:27 am

hego

picturing a rodent conga l4.

9:27 am

josephjames

Thanks

9:29 am

MollyL

Nasty grid. In the bottom corner is Aruba and rum while it snows away outside.

9:29 am

josephjames

Hey I just remembered about ar6 land from like, elementary school

9:29 am

hego

now, that's a nice picture!

9:31 am

car.eeyore

Hello!

9:31 am

hego

Hello Car

9:31 am

MollyL

*Runs from the Weemee invasion

9:32 am

car.eeyore

Oh, thank you for reminding me to change to my Valentine weemee, Molly!

9:32 am

hego

weemees rule!!

9:32 am

hego

Hey! I forgot about that!

9:36 am

MollyL

Do you two still subscribe to Tiger Beat?

9:36 am

hego

Not anymore.

9:36 am

car.eeyore

No, once Shaun Cassidy and Duran and Duran were done, so was I. <sigh<

9:37 am

hego

lol

9:37 am

hego

laundry......

9:47 am

car.eeyore

Its a pre-blizzard miracle...I found all the N's!

9:49 am

hego

Yay for Car!

9:49 am

NANCY

Clue for ar 7 32 please

9:53 am

Judi

Good morning, all. Yikes! Another huge grid!

9:53 am

phaeton

pt the ar5/10 before it

9:54 am

praise2him

Hello all

9:55 am

phaeton

hi praise

9:56 am

hego

Hi Judi and Phae.

9:56 am

car.eeyore

Hello all

9:56 am

praise2him

watching it snow and glad I am not out in it today :)

9:56 am

hego

and praise

9:58 am

car.eeyore

I need that AR 5/10 pleae?

9:58 am

car.eeyore

*please

9:59 am

phaeton

bablblet...ar...repeat cons and ** you know

9:59 am

car.eeyore

ty for both!

9:59 am

phaeton

yw

10:00 am

mattygroves

Can anyone guide me on the ar6/24 and 7.36 after (the first two ar words)?

10:01 am

NANCY

Thanks got it

10:01 am

MollyL

ar + when someone can do for themselves they are ......bodied

10:02 am

mattygroves

Ah hah. thanks Molly

10:02 am

car.eeyore

ty

10:06 am

car.eeyore

Is the WA 7/56 a word that I should know?

10:11 am

phaeton

sort of...a piece of paper is wa7...to crinkle up

10:14 am

phaeton

done...clues needed?

10:14 am

car.eeyore

Congrats Phae! The TM please?

10:14 am

hego

WOW!!! I'm impressed!!

10:14 am

phaeton

tm and es4

10:15 am

phaeton

lickety and morewords...;-)

10:15 am

hego

ty Phae

10:15 am

phaeton

yw

10:16 am

car.eeyore

ty

10:17 am

MollyL

Yes, not too hard to find the tm at morewords when there are only two tm6's there : D

10:19 am

phaeton

maybe...but morewords is my last resort, try to not use it til the very end.

10:19 am

hego

desparation staion. lol

10:20 am

phaeton

yep...but it keeps the hair on my head lol

10:20 am

phaeton

hagd all

10:20 am

hego

bye phae

10:20 am

MimiCat

Hi, everyone...back from the dead. Just am getting over the 3-week flu...almost went to the hospital twice...just awful.

10:21 am

car.eeyore

Hi Mimi, so glad you are on the mend

10:21 am

hego

aw too bad Mimi.

10:21 am

MollyL

Mimi! Your survived!

10:21 am

car.eeyore

Off to my job interview. Keep good thoughts!

10:22 am

MimiCat

This will be the first day I, hopefully, can stay up all day. A friend of mine in Cincinnati and one in Atlanta also had it...we wondered how we spread it through the phone!

10:22 am

hego

good luck!

10:22 am

MimiCat

Good luck, car!

10:22 am

MimiCat

The good news is I couldn't eat a morsel for two weeks so I probably lost some weight!

10:23 am

MollyL

You didn't eat for two weeks?

10:23 am

hego

oh, my

10:23 am

MimiCat

If any of you feel like you're getting it, take the Tamiflu immediately as it might help. But this is a particularly virulent strain and more than one doctor told me it was lasting for 3 weeks.

10:24 am

MimiCat

Nope...not a bite...just liquids and some V8 Fusion.

10:24 am

MollyL

No wonder it took you three weeks to get over it

10:24 am

Judi

Uhg. Sounds awful, Mimi. Glad you are finally feeling better.

10:24 am

MimiCat

The weird thing was that I wasn't even hungry during that time...still only eating very little once or twice a day...half a sandwich, etc.

10:25 am

MimiCat

Babble is welcoming me back with this fabulous big grid!

10:25 am

Judi

The viral di4. Not recommended.

10:25 am

Mary

The only good thing, Mimi, is that you probably lost weight

10:26 am

MollyL

No Judi, not at all. Extremely bad for you not to eat solids for that long.

10:28 am

Judi

Not so awful to go without solid foods, as long as you have sufficient liquid to keep you hydrated.

10:28 am

MimiCat

I didn't do it on purpose, I just couldn't eat. Now trying to get strength back. Thank goodness my daughter get tabs on me and brought things over and helped care for my cats. I have a neighbor below me who is a nursing student and one across the breezeway who also helped. Feel fortunate that way. I wouldn't let them come in until I was pretty sure I wasn't contagious anymore and so far none of them got sick.

10:29 am

MollyL

I don't know, unless you are hospitalized and getting the proper balance of nutrients, that sounds pretty bad.

10:29 am

hego

true Judi

10:29 am

MimiCat

That's right, Judi....a person can go quite some time without eating but must keep the fluids going constantly. I made sure not to dehydrate.

10:29 am

hego

the human body is very resilient

10:30 am

MimiCat

I'm one tough old broad.

10:30 am

hego

yes, you are.

10:30 am

Judi

What doesn't kill us makes us stronger (usually).

10:30 am

MollyL

Yeah but doesn't that increase your down time and make it take longer to defeat an illness?

10:31 am

hego

not necessarily

10:31 am

hego

There are a lot of variables.

10:31 am

MollyL

I'm sorry but I call BS on "what doesn't kill us makes us stronger" and "God never gives you more than you can handle"

10:32 am

hego

It would make you pretty weak, though

10:32 am

MollyL

Oh good. Then I will start recommending the starvation diet to my friends.

10:32 am

MimiCat

Apparently with this one it doesn't seem to matter...it's 3 weeks of misery regardless. The first few things I did eat gave me the runs. This flu starts as respiratory and goes fully systemic. I still have a little fever when I wake in the morning...odd.

10:32 am

hego

you can be nourished on liquids.

10:32 am

hego

We do it in the hospital all the time.

10:32 am

Judi

Milkshakes for everyone!

10:33 am

MollyL

That's too bad Mimi. The flu going around here seems to be mainly respiratory.

10:33 am

MimiCat

Funny thing is I was supposed to go on the HCG diet that first week!

10:33 am

hego

lol Judi

10:33 am

MimiCat

The V8 Fusion juice my daughter brought me really revived me.

10:34 am

MimiCat

But I couldn't work so lost 3 weeks of pay plus the doc I transcribed was on vacation for 2 weeks before that. No paycheck for 5 weeks...ouch. Thankfully, I have a small buffer.

10:36 am

MollyL

Well Mimi, you should be all ready for HCG. My friend calls it "starving yourself on hormones" : D

10:37 am

Judi

What is HCG diet?

10:38 am

MollyL

500 calories a day with injections of human chorionic gonadotropin

10:38 am

MimiCat

Yep---500 calories a day with restrictions on what you can eat...no sugar, no fruit, mostly lean protein and veggies. But I'm ready...I've decided I agree with the saying "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels."

10:38 am

hego

I don't buy that

10:38 am

MimiCat

It's basically human growth hormone that you take sublingually once a day to burn the fat instead of the body taking from muscle due to the low calorie count.

10:38 am

MollyL

I don't buy that either

10:38 am

Judi

Yike! 500 cals a day is skimpy. Is this a prep for surgery or something?

10:39 am

MollyL

I also think there are healthier ways to lose weight

10:40 am

hego

madness!

10:40 am

hego

last ba 7 anyone?

10:40 am

MimiCat

No, and you can only be on it for two months either consecutively or separated by a month. I'm doing it under the supervision of a doctor. The lady who handles this diet lost 80 lbs. Apparently, it's routine to lose 20 pounds the 1st month and 20 more the second and then you start eating more but still with restrictions.

10:40 am

Judi

Has this been sanctioned by your doctor, Mimi? Sounds very extreme.

10:40 am

MollyL

Most people gain the weight right back after they go off it. You can't maintain that kind of diet forever.

10:41 am

MimiCat

Molly, I've tried and tried and just cannot seem to lose so I figure keeping all this weight on is doing more harm that two months on that diet.

10:41 am

hego

a fatal flaw

10:41 am

hego

I've never seen anyone keep the weight off.

10:41 am

MimiCat

Yes, my cardiologist even said it was OK. Since I didn't gain this weight by bad eating habits I shouldn't have too much trouble keeping it off.

10:42 am

MimiCat

The lady who's administering the diet at doctor's office has kept it off for 6 years.

10:42 am

Jeff7

rumba

10:42 am

Jeff7

bale

10:42 am

Jeff7

d

10:42 am

Jeff7

sorry!

10:42 am

hego

that makes one, Mimi

10:42 am

bichon

Happy snow everyone

10:42 am

Judi

Righty-o, Jeff! Thanks!

10:42 am

Jeff7

sorry

10:42 am

Jeff7

must be the snow worry here on LI!!

10:43 am

MimiCat

I'll be 2 the, hego!

10:43 am

MimiCat

Are all you easterners braced for the blizzard? Sounds really bad.

10:43 am

Judi

Well, best of luck on that diet, Mimi. I wish you much success. I'd be chewing the upholstery after day one.

10:44 am

crosshair

((mimi))

10:44 am

hego

hi Crossy

10:44 am

MimiCat

((crossy))!!!!!

10:44 am

crosshair

howdy, hego

10:44 am

welki

hi folks

10:45 am

crosshair

be careful with that diet, mimi. 500 cal/day sounds pretty extreme!

10:45 am

hego

hi Welki

10:45 am

Jeff7

Mimi-my wife went from 210 to 105 lbs over the course of about 3 years and has kept it off so it can be done, just not easily

10:45 am

MollyL

Mimi, are you sure with all of your health problems that this is the right diet for you?

10:45 am

MimiCat

There are also shots once a week with extra nutrients and a nutrient supplement.

10:45 am

Jeff7

the maintenance is hard

10:46 am

hego

Jeff, she did not use this kind of diet.

10:46 am

MimiCat

If I start feeling bad, I'll quit. But my cardiologist cleared it and that's really the only health issue I have. I appreciate the concern, though.

10:46 am

crosshair

I am lazy. I do not do starvation diets, i just add more exercise till the weight comes off on its own

10:46 am

hego

The fact that she took 3 years is what makes it successful.

10:46 am

hego

She changed her lifestyle.

10:47 am

hego

Crossy, that's the smart way.

10:47 am

MimiCat

Right now I'm just hoping I can stay up all day today for the first time in 3 weeks!

10:47 am

hego

good luck Mimi

10:48 am

crosshair

3 hours of snowshoeing or hiking and the pounds just melt off!:)

10:48 am

MimiCat

I would be exercising several times a day if I could but can't do so with this weight...too hard on my heart.

10:48 am

crosshair

I am glad you are felling a bit better, mimi

10:48 am

hego

Take walks Mimi. Great for your heart.

10:49 am

MollyL

Sorry Mimi. You have mentioned thyroid problems and hormone imbalance, so I assumed it was more than your heart.

10:49 am

MimiCat

OK--gotta catch up on emails. When I looked after 2 weeks I had 1198!!! Just deleted everything...if there's something important they can get back to me! Good to see everyone and take care in the storm. Hugs all around.

10:49 am

hego

Wish Scrabs was here for this.

10:50 am

MimiCat

Turns out the thyroid is fine and my other hormones came back as fine, too. Cannot believe these old ovaries are still producing!

10:50 am

crosshair

tc ((Mimi))

10:50 am

MollyL

I don't know, call me crazy, but eat less and exercise more always seems to work if I want to lose weight.

10:51 am

Judi

Keep chasing those men, Molly!

10:51 am

crosshair

You are one bottle short in your survival kit. One must always have a spare, just in case.

10:51 am

hego

Everybody wants easy answers.

10:51 am

hego

there you go, Judi!

10:52 am

MimiCat

Once I start losing I can increase exercise and will do so. I was trying that before and couldn't lose. Just doing small things like walking and going up and down the stairs but I wasn't able to do enough.

10:52 am

crosshair

I shall root for you Mimi!

10:52 am

MimiCat

Thanks, crossy....you're the best!

10:53 am

MimiCat

Bye again, all.

10:53 am

BzznBea

I tried eat less, exercise more until I was totally consumed by it. Would lose a couple of pounds in a month.

10:53 am

crosshair

I should get back to work as well. later all!...poink!

10:53 am

hego

couple of pounds a month is progress, Bea.

10:54 am

BzznBea

The dr. finally listened to what I was saying. Turned out I was insulin resistant. Started taking meds for that and the pounds started falling of.

10:54 am

hego

aha!

10:55 am

BzznBea

It was progress, but not for the amount and type of exercise I was doing.

10:55 am

MollyL

Good for you Bea. Doctors seldom really listen to what you are saying. I'm glad you drove the point home.

10:55 am

hego

Glad you found an answer.

10:56 am

BzznBea

Me too!

10:56 am

hego

:)

10:59 am

BzznBea

Anyone seeing snow yet?

10:59 am

hego

lots

10:59 am

Judi

Snowing like gangbusters here in Delaware.

11:00 am

MollyL

We've had steady light snow all day. North of here is getting it worse.

11:00 am

hego

and guess where I live.

11:00 am

BzznBea

North of Molly?

11:01 am

hego

uh huh

11:02 am

Judi

I think we're only supposed to get 8-10 inches. But here that might as well be 2 feet. Doom, panic and closings will befall us by this afternoon.

11:02 am

hego

18 to 24

11:03 am

Judi

Time for lunch! *POOF*

11:04 am

hego

me too!

11:08 am

Bassist

Snowing heavily here too.

11:10 am

MollyL

I love my weather guy. He does a "bread-o-meter" (how much panic bread will be bought) and carmaggedon (how backed up the traffic will be) when we have major snow storms.

11:11 am

bichon

I would even get into my car today to go to the sstore. We got everything yesterday and the snow blower is all powered up.

11:11 am

bichon

*wouldn't

11:12 am

BzznBea

Back to the sewing machine...bzzz

11:13 am

MollyL

Oh Bich, you're actually using the snow blower now?
: D

11:16 am

bichon

Now that Mr. Bich is retired he can do that. I'll find other things to do.

11:18 am

PMS

t

11:22 am

MollyL

Good for you Bich. Keep him busy and out of your way.
: D

11:23 am

bichon

I'm planning on that. But I have to show that I've done real work in the house.

11:24 am

MollyL

Why? Do you get graded on that?

11:25 am

bichon

There's always the "I do more around here than you do"

11:25 am

MollyL

Oh no, too bad.

11:26 am

bichon

I'll have to do something very redeeming

11:27 am

MollyL

I'm sure you do plenty of redeeming things.

11:27 am

bichon

I think I do.

11:31 am

rururocks

*looks at piles of coupons at Bichon's house*

11:31 am

MollyL

It's unfortunate when your effort is not appreciated.

11:32 am

bichon

I don't think they are unappreciated, it's just never enough. I don't pay that much attention to it.

11:33 am

rururocks

<---knows about the "it's never enough rule"

11:33 am

MollyL

Better off not paying attention to it. Who needs to feel like what they do is never enough?

11:33 am

periwinkle

help with the ra8 pls

11:33 am

bichon

It's not really a big deal to me.

11:34 am

bichon

rodent + stand in a **** + pl

11:34 am

MollyL

Ru, that is sad. Most women would think they had died and gone to heaven with a husband who cooks for them and brings them coffee in bed.

11:34 am

periwinkle

ok got the first part not sure of the 2nd

11:35 am

MollyL

A conga....

11:35 am

bichon

you have to stand in **** at the bus stop or bank

11:35 am

periwinkle

got them ty bichon

11:35 am

rururocks

ratdrum

11:35 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

11:35 am

rururocks

damn it

11:35 am

bichon

yw peri

11:36 am

bichon

One think I do that he does appreciate is walk the dog in the early AM.

11:42 am

Anniebrook

I just came back..snowing and blowing here. Went to the supermarket. Everyone was calm and pleasant. We expect 12-18 inches. Oy.

11:42 am

MollyL

Glad you checked in Annie. And glad you are stocked up and home, safe and warm.

11:43 am

Anniebrook

Thanks so much, Molly. You stay safe too.

11:43 am

MollyL

Oh we're good here. Turned out to just be "conversational" snow. That i can take.

11:44 am

Anniebrook

Im used to this kind of weather in NY. Bobby should be home soon.

11:47 am

MollyL

Good. Nice to have your loved ones in, out of the storm.

11:48 am

rururocks

no storms out here

11:48 am

Anniebrook

ruru, I love your icon

11:52 am

MollyL

Playing Babble by the pool, Ru?

11:57 am

rururocks

too cool for the pool today unfortunately

11:57 am

MollyL

Aw, poor baby. *giggle*

11:57 am

rururocks

:D annie.. there are some really funny ones.. i'm posting another later.. that is really hysterical

11:58 am

MollyL

I'm delusional about this Superbowl. I keep trying to figure out a way that both teams will lose. My dislike for New England and Seattle knows no bounds.

11:59 am

rururocks

<--hoping for a tie

12:03 pm

MollyL

Can there be a tie in the Superbowl? If so I am going to light candles and start saying novenas.

12:04 pm

hego

<----does not like this grid.

12:04 pm

hego

M's and b's are never good news.

12:05 pm

hego

No, Molly no ties. They will play till they drop.

12:06 pm

MollyL

February 3, 2015...headline...well, the New England Patriots and The Seattle Seagirls are still playing and so far, no winner. New England keeps trying to deflate the footballs, but keeps getting caught.

12:07 pm

hego

lolol!!!

12:08 pm

rururocks

that's new England flatriots

12:08 pm

MollyL

Rumor has it that the fifth string (children of all the players) will be called in soon.

12:08 pm

hego

:D

12:08 pm

Anniebrook

Love it!

12:14 pm

hego

Lunch!

12:14 pm

MollyL

Ru, make note of that please.

12:18 pm

Anniebrook

189 left, be back la5

12:18 pm

rururocks

*duly noted* and she just ate a little while ago too

12:18 pm

crosshair

Darn, we are going to miss all that lovely snow our eastern friends are about to get;( We are only due for a few inches of fresh powder at best;(

12:19 pm

MollyL

Oh no! Maybe she should go on the HCG diet.

12:34 pm

periwinkle

HCG diet?

12:49 pm

mkg

hi a ll.

12:49 pm

mkg

hi a ll.

12:50 pm

mkg

hi all.

12:50 pm

Anniebrook

hi mkg

12:54 pm

mkg

hi annie. i am still not half way. ugh.

12:55 pm

Anniebrook

Im just a little past halfway

12:55 pm

Anniebrook

still struggling with the bl's

12:55 pm

mkg

great annie.

12:56 pm

mkg

ewes

12:56 pm

mkg

oops. sorry

12:56 pm

mkg

oops. sorry

12:56 pm

Anniebrook

a freebie

12:58 pm

mkg

half way now. whew.

1:03 pm

Anniebrook

yay

1:03 pm

bichon

I'm pulling my hair out over the b's

1:04 pm

bichon

Annie, how have you prepared for the blizzard?

1:04 pm

hego

Bichon will be ba 4.

1:06 pm

bichon

was that a hint hego?

1:06 pm

hego

could be.

1:07 pm

MollyL

I think people just enjoy talking in grid speak

1:07 pm

hego

if you don't have it yet.

1:07 pm

hego

Sure, Molly, I do it even when I'm not here.

1:07 pm

bichon

I don't know what you mean hego

1:07 pm

Anniebrook

bichon, I went out earlier and shopped. It is snowing very heavily here and blowing.

1:08 pm

hego

Pulling your hair out. Just a jole.

1:08 pm

hego

joke

1:09 pm

bichon

We've had a break from the light snow earlier. Now it's coming down again. Just got a warning on my phone from the city

1:10 pm

Anniebrook

bichon, are you prepared for the blizzard?

1:10 pm

Anniebrook

and hego too.

1:11 pm

MollyL

WARNING! WARNING! BUY ALL THE BREAD, MILK AND TOILET PAPER YOU CAN FIND AND RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!

1:11 pm

hego

You forgot diapers!

1:12 pm

Anniebrook

and liquor

1:12 pm

hego

That really is important!

1:12 pm

bichon

diapers for me, not yet

1:12 pm

MollyL

The city does not take liquor and diapers into account.

1:13 pm

bichon

My biggest problem with the blizzard is having cleared space for the fluffs to eliminate

1:13 pm

MollyL

I was told earlier that my one bottle of Jameson wasn't enough. It's plenty for me since I don't do hard core drinking.

1:14 pm

MollyL

Well shit, Bich. : D

1:14 pm

Jeff7

Molly-we have the NY Post here so we never need extra toilet paper lol

1:14 pm

robwhy

just showed up for the first time today, ugh I hate these huge boards

1:14 pm

hego

lol Jeff!

1:15 pm

BzznBea

Finally through the Bs!

1:15 pm

bichon

We have a video of our driveway after we had 3 feet of snow. The street hadn't been plowed. The fluffs were running around joyfully

1:15 pm

hego

Yay1 for Bea!!

1:15 pm

BzznBea

You all make me want to run to the grocery store even though we are not expecting a storm.

1:16 pm

hego

It's madness here Bea.

1:16 pm

Deeha

I love it when you throw a sno0wball for a dog, they run in the right direction then get totally confused!!

1:16 pm

hego

:)

1:17 pm

bichon

Do you ever have blizzards in Britain Deeha?

1:17 pm

BzznBea

I might need to make a store run anyway. Stock up on stuf to deal with the stomach virus that I think is about to hit our house.

1:19 pm

Deeha

Not in our bit - the South East - we have had heavy snows with animal feed being taken to farms by helicopter but not for a few years. We didn't get any last year and so far none this year. Mind you we get a few centimeters and the country closes down!!

1:20 pm

Anniebrook

B's busted

1:21 pm

MLFAN17

VE7?

1:21 pm

hego

congrats!

1:23 pm

redshoes

Hello all. Update on being assaulted with the intent to kill by my ex last night/this morning: Went to the ER and I'm okay. He's arrested and charged with a lot of stuff. I got a restraining order and bail is set for $76,000. My throat still hurts (choked).

1:23 pm

helensgirlkid

deeha, there's a video up (Dodo, I think) of a dog that has caught on enough to stand where the snowball will go, and try to catch it - occasionally successfully!

1:23 pm

Deeha

I'll look for that

1:23 pm

MLFAN17

red that is awful. Glad you are okay now:)

1:23 pm

helensgirlkid

redshoes - all my sympathy.

1:24 pm

hego

Redshoes glad you're okay!

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

1:24 pm

helensgirlkid

Also - maybe talk to someone about more protection than a restraining order.

1:24 pm

Deeha

omg Red that is awful. Get well soon

1:25 pm

MLFAN17

is their a court date red?

1:25 pm

redshoes

No court date yet.

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

do everything you can to keep him in jail no one deserves to be treated like that

1:26 pm

redshoes

I can't have any firearms, but I may need to get a nice heavy baseball bat or something. Honestly, if I had a weapon last night, I'm pretty sure he would have gotten control of it and used it on me.

1:27 pm

hego

good thinking

1:27 pm

MLFAN17

no red then that would have meant you would let him win and he could just do these thingss all over again to someone else

1:27 pm

Deeha

I have to admit I fo watch a lot of these American real crime shows and your sentencing is a lot better than ours. We give people 'life' for murder and they are out on probation in 6 years.

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

that kind of thing has happened here in the US too deeha

1:29 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

v7 help please??

1:31 pm

cybernan

ve 7: the ve virgins with an extra consonant near the end

1:31 pm

redshoes

He'll be away for a bit, at least. I just hope they can get him help.

1:31 pm

cybernan

*in the middle actually

1:31 pm

MLFAN17

get him hellp for what?

1:31 pm

MLFAN17

cyber what do you mean by virgins?

1:32 pm

cybernan

ve 6 virgins -- add a letter in the midle

1:32 pm

redshoes

Now to rest, I think. I'm exhausted and it helps knowing he won't be released anytime soon.

1:32 pm

Deeha

got the ve thanks

1:33 pm

MLFAN17

take a long nap red

1:33 pm

cybernan

if you don't know that phrase then begin with a sleeveless coat

1:33 pm

cybernan

yw deeha

1:33 pm

bubba218

ve7 greek seer, ve***** virgin, or part of a mans three piece suit, + cross letter + mr gore

1:34 pm

Deeha

hope he gets help on how to avoid blows from a baseball bat!!

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

isnt that a ve6?

1:35 pm

cybernan

i said, ve 6 with and extra letter added in the middle

1:35 pm

cybernan

that makes 7

1:36 pm

MLFAN17

got ti

1:36 pm

MLFAN17

you are right cyber wsnt thinking my mistake

1:40 pm

MLFAN17

NE 6/21?

1:43 pm

cybernan

extend bird's home

1:44 pm

MLFAN17

duh ty cyber

1:48 pm

cybernan

an

1:52 pm

cybernan

ar 6/24, please

1:53 pm

mattygroves

Land that can be cultivated, cyber

1:53 pm

Wolvie

hi all back to finish- ar plus can do :-)

1:54 pm

cybernan

ty matty

1:55 pm

cybernan

ar 8, please?

1:57 pm

mattygroves

OK, that one's weird. AR + a stack (often squarish) of hay, plus the abbreviation for saint

1:58 pm

cybernan

ty matty

1:58 pm

mattygroves

Can you help with the au6/30 and 7/44?

2:00 pm

cybernan

s

2:00 pm

Mary

au + to past tense of to bid on an item & pl

2:00 pm

cybernan

sorry -- looking for them as well

2:01 pm

Mary

sorry forget the first "to"

2:02 pm

Mary

daws

2:02 pm

Mary

pb for me sorry

2:03 pm

pippingeek

hi!

2:03 pm

cybernan

ty mary

2:03 pm

cybernan

as 6, please?

2:04 pm

mattygroves

Thank you!

2:05 pm

mattygroves

Should the as6/18 be dead obvious to me?

2:05 pm

Mary

as + to follow a hiking ***i* (path)

2:05 pm

cybernan

duh - ty

2:05 pm

mattygroves

Yep, it should have been. Thanks :)

2:06 pm

cybernan

off for lunch and physio - back in a couple of hours

2:08 pm

bichon

Yes, the people in the South of the USA panice when they get an inch of snow

2:08 pm

bichon

Back from getting gas for the snow blower.

2:08 pm

penquis

expecting 18-24 inches here tonight...

2:09 pm

Bassist

Is that a hedgedog, bichon?

2:10 pm

hego

hi Penq, here too.

2:10 pm

penquis

hi hego...

2:10 pm

Bassist

a hedgehog is not a hedge trimmed in the shape of a pig, usually. LOL

2:12 pm

penquis

charging the laptop....i will have all day tomorrow to work on the newsletter...

2:13 pm

MollyL

The people in the south of the US don't have plows and snow removal for their roads and highways. There is a good reason that they panic.

2:13 pm

penquis

and they don't have a lot of experience driving in snow...

2:14 pm

MollyL

The people in the north of the US don't have the snow removal for their roads that the Canadians do. Hence the difference in how snow is perceived.

2:18 pm

pippingeek

it's true. i was always terrified of snow and ice in Georgia because people were super dangerous on the roads even tho I can drive fine in snow

2:19 pm

penquis

yes, it's always the other guys that you worry about...

2:20 pm

pippingeek

i mean, sometimes it's me, but if it's legit dangerous i generally don't go out

2:20 pm

penquis

same here...

2:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

2:21 pm

penquis

hi....

2:22 pm

pippingeek

hi jmc

2:22 pm

penquis

wens

2:22 pm

penquis

oops...

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

ty pen

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

2:22 pm

pippingeek

my cat is confused and fascinated by the snow

2:22 pm

penquis

yw....a welcome present... ;o)

2:22 pm

jmcnrick

my cat took one look and said "are you nuts?"

2:23 pm

pippingeek

the snowflakes are cool though, little squat six-pointed st4s

2:25 pm

pippingeek

mainly i'm just glad i was out of work by noon so now i can be snug at home

2:25 pm

penquis

i dread the shoveling out....especially with tendonitis in my forearm....ugh....

2:27 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

2:27 pm

jmcnrick

that may be a new record for me

2:27 pm

pippingeek

nice!

2:28 pm

jmcnrick

*beams*

2:29 pm

bichon

My icon is a topiary of a Bichon Frise

2:29 pm

MollyL

My biggest problem with driving in snow is the 4 wheel drive idiots who think they can just whip right along.

2:29 pm

jmcnrick

i plan on staying home

2:30 pm

penquis

agreed, molly...

2:30 pm

jmcnrick

that is just about always my plan for heavy snow

2:30 pm

pippingeek

i always end up being the only one who can get anywhere when transit stops and roads aren't plowed, because i can bike if need be

2:31 pm

pippingeek

but home is best

2:31 pm

MollyL

Heavy snow? Did they change the forecast? I was just out and it's looking pretty tame to me.

2:31 pm

MollyL

There is no way in hell I would ride a bike in the snow.

2:31 pm

jmcnrick

tonight is supposed to be 4 to 5 inches. . . anything i have to shovel is heavy to me . . .:D

2:32 pm

pippingeek

give it another couple hours and it will get heavier, the majority of the snowfall will be after sundown

2:32 pm

jmcnrick

motorcycle???

2:32 pm

HarryHood

I plan on shoveling tonight before I go to bed and AM as soon as I wake up

2:32 pm

HarryHood

try to minimize the stress on my back

2:33 pm

pippingeek

no, bicycle. mountain bikes can get around in it, but not skinny tires

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

good plan harry

2:33 pm

penquis

can't do it tonight....snow won't arrive until i am sleeping....everything here will be closed tomorrow...

2:33 pm

pippingeek

test

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

ah. . . my boy is an urban biker and does that too

2:33 pm

pippingeek

grr, sorry, pb for me

2:33 pm

HarryHood

pen do you read Dave Epstein's blog on Maine weather?

2:34 pm

HarryHood

and his twitter updates

2:34 pm

MollyL

Well, it's a good thing I stopped and bought all the bread, milk and toilet paper in the store then.

2:34 pm

penquis

no, harry...

2:34 pm

jmcnrick

i thought you were just te**ing the microphone pip

2:34 pm

HarryHood

https://twitter.com/growingwisdom

2:34 pm

penquis

ty...

2:35 pm

jmcnrick

haha the woman in line after me yesterday looked like she bought out the entire paper products aisle

2:35 pm

MollyL

Uh, still...no way you would catch me on a bicycle in the snow. No, no, no siree.

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

shucks you can hardly catch me on a bicycle on a cool sunny day on flat land anymore

2:37 pm

MollyL

I was in line at the grocery store before one of our really big snowstorms in 2010. The woman I was talking to said, "if this line doesn't start moving, I'm going to get a six-pack of beer and we are going to drink it right here."

2:37 pm

MollyL

Kindred spirit

2:38 pm

penquis

i went to the store this afternoon and it was very busy...

2:38 pm

HarryHood

I didn't buy anything before the storm - but my wife went to the library yesterday and it was mobbed - people here stock up on books in case the power goes out :)

2:39 pm

bichon

I just went out for gas for the snow blower and the first station I went to was out of regular unleaded

2:39 pm

penquis

i needed bread....bought some sushi, eggs, an avocado...

2:39 pm

pippingeek

yes, ours was busy too.even the russians buy bread and milk! and farmer cheese...

2:40 pm

bichon

We've never lost power in a snow storm, but ice storms, yes

2:40 pm

MollyL

Ah, nice to know people still read real books.

2:40 pm

pippingeek

that's one nice thing here, all the power lines in my area are underground, so we don't lose power for weather

2:40 pm

MollyL

Bich, you must not get that wet, heavy snow that takes down power lines.

2:40 pm

penquis

my lines are underground, too, so I rarely lose power...

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

i have plenty to read on my shelves. . . i am going through them and reading them and then deciding if i am going to read them and again and if not I get rid of them. . . it has been fun. . .

2:41 pm

penquis

this snow is supposed to be light here.....quite cold....

2:41 pm

bichon

Our lines are underground.

2:41 pm

HarryHood

In CT we'd lose power for days at a time. It was quite inconvenient

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

bich doesn't live in the DC area where all the lines go down all the time

2:42 pm

bichon

If it's really bad wet snow, then the lines might go down elsewhere

2:42 pm

MollyL

*Planning to spend the night in the PB for all my use of line in the chat*

2:42 pm

HarryHood

nbt:)

2:44 pm

penquis

use of line?....did you say line?..... ;o)

2:44 pm

jmcnrick

good point molls. . . hows the Jack supply in there?. . . *looks in cabinet*

2:44 pm

MollyL

I'm the same way about books. I stopped using the library years ago and started collecting the books I will keep and read over and over again.

2:44 pm

MollyL

I keep the PB bar well stocked. No worries.

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

*whew* hate to have to go out to the liquor store for the PB

2:46 pm

jmcnrick

haha i am actually getting rid of books more than adding. . . but if i find a good book in a series I do fill out the series. . . i figure when i am on a fixed income i can read them all again. . .

2:46 pm

MollyL

I only need one bottle of Irish myself to get me through a snow storm and then some. Apparently some people here require a lot more liquor than that. Bless their livers.

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

hehe my liver and i are getting along just fine. . .

2:48 pm

MollyL

I got rid of all the superfluous books the last time I moved. That is when I decided to only keep the books that I consider "keepers". Good Will got lots of boxes of books. I like to donate them, so others may read.

2:49 pm

penquis

same here...

2:49 pm

HarryHood

285 to go. going to lie down for a bit...perhaps bbl

2:50 pm

MollyL

*Puts a warm blanket on Harry

2:56 pm

jmcnrick

haven't moved in 30+ years so books have built up. . . i try to sell them first and then give them to better world books which sells and donates books. www.betterworldbooks.com/â€Ž

2:57 pm

pippingeek

okay, i need the I for nbt, and clues? or at least stats?

2:57 pm

pippingeek

(trying not to list till nbt, but i am failing miserably)

2:57 pm

penquis

il 4...

2:59 pm

pippingeek

ty pen! i get the hard anatomy words like la6 but miss the easy ones like that

3:00 pm

penquis

yw...

3:05 pm

MollyL

*Stuffs comment about hard anatomy

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

wd molls

3:10 pm

jmcnrick

<==neatly avoided comment about molls stuffing hard anatomy

3:11 pm

MollyL

Someone got it! What do you know.

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

i always get it i just don't always comment :-/

3:14 pm

MollyL

**Refrains from comment about how people should make note of what they understand**

3:15 pm

funhs

after 200 migraine takes over

3:16 pm

penquis

i am down to 125, so i am going to take a break....bbl to finish....

3:18 pm

MollyL

Well Pen, at least you don't have a migraine.

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

come over and i will show you my journal molls ;-)

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

sorry to hear you have a migraine funhs

3:22 pm

jmcnrick

bye penq

3:22 pm

funhs

me too

3:27 pm

jmcnrick

well i am gone for a while to figure out tx unemployment taxes bbl

3:36 pm

MollyL

Oh good. Because all those unemployed people living on scant income need to have that pittance taxed.

3:48 pm

MLFAN17

hello

3:53 pm

MLFAN17

i need the ne5 above the ne 6/30?

3:55 pm

BzznBea

ne5 - a post on stairs

3:55 pm

zoozzoom

Not old + vowel + letter.

3:55 pm

MLFAN17

ty bzz and zooz

4:00 pm

MollyL

Bea, are you and I the only one who knows what that means? : D

4:01 pm

MollyL

Hi Z + two vowels + consonant
: P

4:01 pm

BzznBea

Maybe. That is a landing place in our house.

4:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi,all. they've downgraded out snow forecast, but it will still be brutal.

4:04 pm

MLFAN17

owl downgraded to what?

4:04 pm

MLFAN17

inches or feet?

4:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

6-10

4:05 pm

MLFAN17

how much do you have now?

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

h,,, we got about three the other day, not about an inch +

4:06 pm

MLFAN17

sounds like you got pretty lucky:)

4:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

there will be blizzard conditions, though, that is the problem.

4:07 pm

MLFAN17

ugghh

4:08 pm

MLFAN17

high winds right?

4:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes

4:08 pm

MLFAN17

will temps stay above freezing during the day or overnight?

4:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

no, we willbe getting way down for days.

4:10 pm

MLFAN17

ugghh that is not good

4:12 pm

MLFAN17

do you have enough eggs, milk,bread and cookies to last you until the weather gets better?:)

4:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. i could feed a family of four for days. :)

4:13 pm

MollyL

Forget about that, is you liquor cabinet stocked?

4:13 pm

MLFAN17

owl that is awesome!

4:14 pm

MLFAN17

i would not want to be stuck in a house in a storm passed out

4:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

molly: i've run out of chocolate liquer to go with the vanilla vodka. i may have to resort t housework,

4:14 pm

MollyL

Well, you don't drink so much that you pass out

4:15 pm

MLFAN17

liquer and vodka will do the trick .. well owl the housework might get done but not quite the way you wanted it to lol

4:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

they are really not yet sure about this storm, it had yet to develop off the coast

4:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

fan: jsu tgettting it done is a win.

4:16 pm

MLFAN17

hmm interesting storm

4:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think i will make chili for theneighbor wh till dig me out.

4:17 pm

MLFAN17

ah that is my hubby's job

4:17 pm

MollyL

Nice to have a husband who cooks for you

4:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is easy if you train them right.

4:18 pm

MLFAN17

he has to i dont cook at all but i can use the microwave

4:18 pm

MLFAN17

my husband has worked as a cook at different places

4:21 pm

BzznBea

Seems this grid is endless...

4:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is slower than yesterday's . but i am stilllistless and clueless. stopping soon to figure out dinner.

4:23 pm

MollyL

Whoo boy! All you have to do is say "I don't cook, but I can use the microwave?" All those years I was doing it all wrong.

4:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol.

4:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think there is a bit more to it.

4:25 pm

MollyL

No, it sounds simple to me.

4:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

nap time.

4:48 pm

bichon

That makes me sleepy

5:01 pm

Anniebrook

back again

5:12 pm

MollyL

Nasty, norrible, freezing, sleety stuff out there. Glad to be home.

5:13 pm

MollyL

Or horrible

5:18 pm

cybernan

hi all :-)

5:18 pm

BzznBea

Did you have to drive in it, Molly?

5:18 pm

cybernan

reading the chat, I'm glad to be here!

5:20 pm

MollyL

Yes Bea, not fun.

5:21 pm

BzznBea

Glad you are home safe.

5:21 pm

MollyL

Thanks, me too

5:22 pm

Anniebrook

glad youre home, Molly. Im taking a break.

5:28 pm

ivesy3

glad you made it safely molly..for a change we arent on this storms radar..

5:28 pm

bichon

Mr. Bich home, daughter home at her house. All is well with the world

5:30 pm

MollyL

Glad to hear your loved ones are accounted for, Bich.
Ivesy, glad to hear you are not living in snow hell.

5:31 pm

cybernan

how big an area is your storm covering?

5:31 pm

phandmd

hello, all.

5:32 pm

BzznBea

New York to Maine

5:32 pm

cybernan

hi phand -- think I'm invisible ;-)

5:32 pm

Minveryork

Hi to all babblers! Hope you are all home safe and sound!

5:33 pm

phandmd

how are you, nan?

5:33 pm

cybernan

huge then -- think the weather is pretty bad in Montreal as well

5:34 pm

MollyL

Nan, how did you get invisible in one minute?

5:34 pm

cybernan

getting more moblity every day, ty, phand

5:34 pm

phandmd

that's great.

5:35 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go

5:36 pm

MollyL

Hi Min, are you getting snow?

5:36 pm

cybernan

yes it was only 1 or 2 minutes -- just seemed like a long time

5:36 pm

MollyL

(Everyone pay attention to Nan) : D

5:37 pm

Minveryork

It started at 8:00 this morning as light flurries but I think it's heavier now.No school for me tomorrow so that's nice

5:37 pm

MollyL

Pajama day for Min : )

5:38 pm

cybernan

signed in 18 minutes ago

5:39 pm

Minveryork

Actually, I had pajama day yesterday so not sure I should have another one so soon. However,I do love my PJ days!

5:39 pm

phandmd

two of my last 3 days have been pajama days. but then, I haven't been feeling well...

5:40 pm

cybernan

sorry to hear that phand -- a touch of the flu?

5:40 pm

MollyL

Phan, you are still sick??

5:41 pm

phandmd

not sure really. No fever, no vomitting, no diarrhea. But have waves of nausea and pain in my stomach area.

5:41 pm

Minveryork

Wishing you a speedy recovery phandmd!

5:42 pm

ivesy3

have relatives in new jers. near new york city and conn... they are all in line of snow...sorry for them..happy not us.. lol

5:43 pm

cybernan

saltines and decarbonated ginger ale -- and maybe a zantac or some other antacid?

5:43 pm

phandmd

it's been snowing all day here and all we have is about 1/2 inch!

5:43 pm

Minveryork

Wonder if there's a li4/4 to get ito the Penalty Box ivesy3

5:43 pm

MollyL

Hasn't it been weeks for you being sick, Phan?

5:43 pm

Minveryork

*into

5:44 pm

phandmd

pretty much, Molly. I got sick right after Christmas. Was sick most of the next 2 weeks, was better enough to travel to Mexico from the 15th-20th. This started on Saturday

5:45 pm

ivesy3

oopsie any food in there?

5:45 pm

Minveryork

Guess you can't blame it on the water in Mexico.How was your trip to Mexico phandmd?That's cool you we4/8 there

5:46 pm

MollyL

Sick...better for Mexico...sick again. Sounds like a good strategy.

5:47 pm

Minveryork

ivesy3, think MollyL put some Jameson in the Penalty Box

5:47 pm

phandmd

No can't blame it on the water. We went to Cabo, to an all inclusive resort. It was nice, but would have preferred the weather to be slightly warmer... And the food to be better.

Snorkeling was really nice though, saw lots of different fish.

5:47 pm

phandmd

also got to see some whales.

5:48 pm

ivesy3

sounds like a good reason to be there lol

5:48 pm

phandmd

I guess, Molly, except, I would prefer to feel better than I do. Working when not well, is not fun.

5:49 pm

Minveryork

I wonder if you saw my hubby in Mexico (referring to the whales)

5:49 pm

phandmd

haha, Min.

5:49 pm

cybernan

de 7, please

5:50 pm

BzznBea

get off the locomotive, nan

5:51 pm

cybernan

duh - ty, bea

5:51 pm

MollyL

Well Phan, it seemed like a nice break between sick.

5:51 pm

BzznBea

yw

5:52 pm

phandmd

true story.

5:57 pm

cybernan

es 7, please?

5:58 pm

MollyL

es + most of not false + Mr Gore

6:03 pm

cybernan

ty molly - couldn't find my way around that one

6:11 pm

Lizlin

Hi all :)

6:12 pm

cybernan

hi liz

6:12 pm

periwinkle

hi all 50 left here

6:12 pm

Lizlin

back to try and finish off my last 64

6:12 pm

Lizlin

Hi Peri and Nan

6:12 pm

cybernan

hi peri

6:13 pm

periwinkle

I am glad that my sister,bro in law and I are retired.

6:13 pm

Lizlin

Gives you time to do grids and not face snow???

6:13 pm

jzw

batting down the hatches

6:13 pm

MollyL

??

6:14 pm

periwinkle

I miss the money but not driving in bad weather. I worked in hospitals that never closed.

6:14 pm

Lizlin

Keep safe all of you - I've read about the impending snow storm.

6:14 pm

periwinkle

I will face the snow tomorrow. hopefully the forecast is wrong.

6:15 pm

Lizlin

I really don't miss driving to work in the snow. I may whinge about the humidity we sometimes have, but I'll take that any day over snow, frost and fog.

6:15 pm

periwinkle

I have been through worst storms in my life

6:16 pm

penquis

we are expecting 18-24 inches here....i won't be going anywhere!

6:16 pm

Lizlin

It was always the idiots that freaked me, driving in snow - including one guy avoiding the traffic jam by driving on pavement - regardless of pedestrians!

6:16 pm

periwinkle

6-10 inches predicted here

6:17 pm

stidgmere

Hello all. Just starting and finding 468 words somewhat daunting.

6:17 pm

periwinkle

not a bad grid

6:17 pm

cybernan

scariest of all --- the ones who drive on bad roads still holding cell phones to their ears

6:17 pm

Lizlin

Hi Stidg. I found the grid easy up until about 70 words from the end.

6:17 pm

Lizlin

Very true, Nan - I hate that even in good driving conditions!

6:18 pm

cybernan

hi stidg

6:18 pm

periwinkle

they are just idiots, nan

6:18 pm

stidgmere

Wow, I shall be typing my little fingers to the bone, in that case. Glad to hear there are some apparant words! The monkeys are always tedious.

6:19 pm

Lizlin

Too many of them around - driving idiots that is - especially here. Amazed by really poor standard of driving.

6:19 pm

rururocks

I'd rather see a phone than someone doing their lipstick

6:20 pm

periwinkle

it is bad enough that they talk on their phone in good weather. it is actually against the law to do that here. I hate driving in front of one of these morons.

6:20 pm

penquis

i would rather see someone with both hands on the wheel... ;o)

6:20 pm

Lizlin

Lipstick only takes one hands. Mobile phones two. One to hold the phone, one for the hand gestures!

6:20 pm

Lizlin

It's against the law here too and in the UK.

6:21 pm

rururocks

apparently liz hasn't seen transvestite road rage in SF like I have

6:21 pm

cybernan

better to be in front, than behind

6:21 pm

Lizlin

Long time since I was in SF :(

6:21 pm

rururocks

I'd rather be behind.. but that's just me :D

6:22 pm

Lizlin

Except when they drive much to close to you, Nan. I think I'd rather be behind and hope no one cuts in in front of me.

6:22 pm

Lizlin

*too (a pet hate of mine getting that wrong)

6:23 pm

MollyL

*Cues up Back Door Man for Ru

6:23 pm

Lizlin

LOL

6:23 pm

Lizlin

Really? ba 7/40 is one word?

6:24 pm

Lizlin

Not the hairless one!

6:25 pm

rururocks

you mean folically challenged liz?

6:26 pm

Lizlin

Not that one! The one that looks after drinks - really, one word?

6:26 pm

Lizlin

folically challenged is good. I'll have to remember that.

6:26 pm

MollyL

It's what you do when you take care of that spot

6:27 pm

MollyL

As in, "I can ba7 for you tonight"

6:27 pm

Lizlin

I knew what it meant. Just thought of it reversed and 2 words.

6:28 pm

MollyL

<---Spent a lot of time t-ing B

6:28 pm

Lizlin

As the icon shows ...

6:28 pm

penquis

common enough word here...

6:28 pm

Lizlin

No offence to Jameson but I'd prefer Scotch - single malt.

6:29 pm

periwinkle

16 S words left

6:29 pm

MollyL

Yes Pen, it must be that US vs Brit difference

6:29 pm

Lizlin

I guess I've heard of it but like I said, as 2 words. Anyway, I've got the word and have finally finished the bs.

6:29 pm

periwinkle

bbs to finish

6:30 pm

MollyL

English people generally don't care for anything Irish

6:30 pm

Lizlin

Not true - at least not here! Just prefer the drink!

6:31 pm

Lizlin

Next time we go across the world, I want to go to Ireland, particularly the SW coast.

6:33 pm

cybernan

mmm - irish coffee, bushmill's irish cream....

6:34 pm

Lizlin

Now I could go for that but again, would probably prefer brandy in the coffee ;)

6:34 pm

Lizlin

However, when I go to Ireland, I'll drink jamesons and Irish coffee :)

6:35 pm

cybernan

ever tried it with brown sugar, drambui, single malt and cream

6:35 pm

Lizlin

de 6/21 pls - before the getting off the transport one.

6:35 pm

Lizlin

No, that sounds lovely.

6:36 pm

cybernan

heat the brown sugar, a dab of butter, drambui and scotch just til the first wisp of steam appears, add coffee and whipped cream on top

6:36 pm

Lizlin

Found it.

6:37 pm

Lizlin

Thanks, nan. That really sounds good.

6:37 pm

Lizlin

Hubby drooling too.

6:38 pm

cybernan

yw

6:38 pm

cybernan

always good on a snowy winter evening

6:38 pm

Lizlin

Hmm! Will either have to suffer in the heat, or to wait until a trip to the UK / Ireland.

6:42 pm

cybernan

or crank up the a/c

6:42 pm

Lizlin

Or go to Melbourne!

6:42 pm

Lizlin

Think crank up the a/c sounds the best idea in the short term.

6:45 pm

Lizlin

Can't believe how many plurals I've missed - and I thought I'd be so aware of them.

6:45 pm

rururocks

I think I'm losing my grip on this game :D

6:46 pm

Lizlin

Not you, Ru. Never.

6:46 pm

cybernan

can't believe all the words I thought I'd entered but hadn't

6:46 pm

MimiCat

Popping in to see if I can get a few more. Three weeks of being down with the flu...just awful. At one point the only thing I was worried about is that I WOULDN'T die.

6:47 pm

Lizlin

Hi Mimi - long time no see. So sorry to read you've been so unwell. hope you're feeling much, much better really soon

6:47 pm

MimiCat

Not even a morsel of food for two weeks...just liquids so I wouldn't dehydrate. Got a jump start on the weight loss campaign, I guess.

6:48 pm

Lizlin

Not a good way to lose weight :(

6:48 pm

cybernan

hi mimi

6:48 pm

MimiCat

((Liz)) Today was my first day totally up and at computer. Planning to work tomorrow. I've lost 5 weeks of pay since my doc was on vacation for two weeks and then I had this terrible flu for 3..ouch.

6:48 pm

cybernan

tm 6, please? - no way I'm going to monkey that one

6:48 pm

MimiCat

Hi, nan! Your drink concoction sounds heavenly...will definitely be trying that!

6:49 pm

jaxx7

Hi, Mimi. Flu can leave you depressed as well. Folk say oh I have had flu but you know when you have it.

6:49 pm

Lizlin

No idea how to clue it. It's a curly one. I remembered it from more words. There are only 2 tm's in more words.

6:50 pm

Lizlin

Oh Mimi - that's a long time to be off work and a lot of pay to miss out on.

6:50 pm

cybernan

1tsp brown sugar, 1/2 tsp butter, 1/2 oz drambuie, 1 oz single malt

6:50 pm

Lizlin

tm 6 - tm + plural of letter before t

6:50 pm

MimiCat

Hi, jaxx! I spoke with a couple of doctors who said this was a particularly virulent strain and was taking people 3 weeks to get over it and nothing can be done but treat the symptoms. Luckily, I already had antibiotics in preparation for the oral surgery I had to cancel so I took those so as not to get a secondary infection like pneumonia.

6:51 pm

MimiCat

Yes it is, Liz, but fortunately I have a bit of a buffer if I need it. Just put that money aside and forget it's there.

6:51 pm

Lizlin

What oral surgery do you need?

6:51 pm

cybernan

ty liz

6:51 pm

Lizlin

yw

6:52 pm

MollyL

Always good to have a buffer

6:52 pm

MimiCat

MANY extractions and then dentures....not looking forward to it. Had an accident a couple of years ago where I toppled down a flight of stairs, bounced on my face on the way down and then landed on marble at the bottom....lucky I'm alive.

6:52 pm

jaxx7

Still, work or no work take it very easy. Listen to your body. I have been there and had pneumonia too. It takes quite a while to feel yourself again.

6:53 pm

Lizlin

Good advice from Jaxx :)

6:53 pm

jaxx7

You are one tough lady. I am surprised the flu virus could get a hold. lol

6:54 pm

MimiCat

That's why I "tested" myself today by staying up and at the computer. Luckily, I work at home so I can spread the work out if I need to.

6:55 pm

MimiCat

Yep, Jaxx...I'm one tough old broad all right! Almost died 3 times already. I figure God does not want me up there criticizing the way he's running things...it's like "Leave her down there, I don't need the grief." So I figure I'll be real freakin' old before I die!

6:55 pm

Aloyisius

(( Mimi )).. so sorry to hear that you have been ill ! Wishing you a quick recovery, sounds like you are on the mend.. my internet is so bad, so I haven't been chatting.. it goes on and off and it is hard to finish a grid much less chat.. hope you get this message!

6:55 pm

jaxx7

Just don't try to get there too soon!

6:56 pm

stidgmere

Nice to see you jaxx, aloyisius and mimi as well as liz on the chog.

6:56 pm

jaxx7

slated

6:56 pm

MimiCat

((Aloy)) I wasn't on internet for over two weeks. When I checked my email finally I had 1198 emails! Just scanned and mostly deleted the rest.

6:56 pm

stidgmere

Just chatted with stidmama on her way home from work She does love it so.

6:56 pm

jaxx7

My usual free word. Enjoy

6:56 pm

Lizlin

So good that she's happy in her job.

6:58 pm

jaxx7

A non word - I mistyped

6:58 pm

MimiCat

OK--been up all day and not seeing any more words, so going to lie down and rest in prep for tomorrow. Good to see everyone...I've missed you all!!! Hugs.

6:58 pm

stidgmere

well, work really is (in my mind) a vocation.

6:58 pm

Lizlin

As long as you love what you're doing. That's the way it should be.

6:58 pm

jaxx7

Take care of yourself, mimi. G'night

6:59 pm

Lizlin

Sleep well Mimi and feel better soon.

6:59 pm

stidgmere

Bye mimi!

7:01 pm

cybernan

bye mimi

7:02 pm

Lizlin

Off for a walk. Back later for my last 15 words. Enjoy your evenings and good luck with the grid.

7:04 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

7:05 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

7:06 pm

MollyL

No thanks Nan! Bye!!

7:07 pm

cybernan

bye everyone - back at the flip :-)

7:07 pm

Aloyisius

congrats nan.. and bye to mimi, just got back on

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, all

7:41 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Owl :)

7:41 pm

penquis

hi...

7:44 pm

Anniebrook

There is something I cant figure out...can I get a clue for st 5/10 after the things that hold flowers up

7:45 pm

MollyL

s + camp dwelling

7:45 pm

penquis

st + not straight, but b***....

7:45 pm

Anniebrook

Oh for pete's sake, thanks, pen and Molly

7:46 pm

rururocks

scabin

7:46 pm

rururocks

damn it

7:46 pm

penquis

yw...

7:54 pm

MollyL

Ru, it was s* not s*...G*t a g*ip

7:56 pm

rururocks

crap.. I always get confused with the * clues

7:56 pm

rururocks

<--found his last b.. HUGE APPLAUSE

7:57 pm

MollyL

*Holds up Bic lighter*

7:57 pm

MollyL

The b's were a b*t*h

8:00 pm

penquis

last de 6/21?

8:01 pm

rururocks

de + not de pepper

8:01 pm

Matches

need clue for de y/32

8:01 pm

penquis

ty...never think of that one...

8:01 pm

Matches

that should be de 7/32

8:01 pm

penquis

true!

8:02 pm

o-o

add rail conveyance

8:02 pm

Matches

grest clue and fireworks

8:02 pm

penquis

no...ru was correct....o-o is cluing the de 7/32....had that one, but ty, o-o....

8:03 pm

MollyL

Matches asked for the de7/32

8:03 pm

penquis

oh, yes....didn't see her post....sorry

8:04 pm

MollyL

*Sends Penquis to Remedial Chat Reading 101*

8:05 pm

rururocks

40 m's.. omg

8:06 pm

penquis

*thinking glasses would be better*....

8:06 pm

MollyL

*Fans Ru gently* giggle

8:07 pm

rururocks

xoxoxoxox ((((( molly ))))))

8:29 pm

rururocks

waves to snowbound doren

8:32 pm

pippingeek

howdy gang

8:32 pm

pippingeek

no work tomorrow so i get to stay up late babbling

8:32 pm

penquis

hi...

8:38 pm

pippingeek

pen, are you included in the storm?

8:39 pm

penquis

yes, 18-24 in....

8:40 pm

pippingeek

it will be interesting to see what we actually get after all the cautionary planning and warnings

8:41 pm

pippingeek

a friend posted a photo of her local whole foods with the shelves literally empty of all produce

8:41 pm

pippingeek

i've never seen such a thing

8:42 pm

penquis

well unless one expects flooding, snow is usuallyl taken care of in a day or so....

8:42 pm

pippingeek

exacrly

8:43 pm

penquis

i would worry more about the cold....i could eat less for a few days, lol....

9:00 pm

penquis

ne 6/21?

9:00 pm

pippingeek

past tense of bird bed?

9:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

you nj/ny & ne folks seem to be in fr it. awaiting updated forecast

9:01 pm

penquis

dang....i know i entered that earlier today...

9:03 pm

pippingeek

right now it's windy but nothing falling. lots of plow traffic

9:04 pm

stidgmere

Good night to all. I'll be thinking of you and hoping you are all safe, and sound.

9:05 pm

pippingeek

gnight gmere

9:05 pm

penquis

g'nite...

9:05 pm

wht

Good evening Babblers

9:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

nj has mandated that no one be on its roads after 11PM. we have, thankfully, been downgraded, but then again, the storm has not yet intensified

9:06 pm

penquis

i am done!....amen....

9:06 pm

wht

Here in Boston, they are closing the roads at midnight.

9:06 pm

pippingeek

here too. deblasio made a big deal of the fact that delivery bicycles are not emergency vehicles, and everyone should take care of things before then

9:07 pm

wht

wtg penq

9:07 pm

pippingeek

hooray pen!

9:07 pm

wht

But so far the snow is not too bad.

9:08 pm

wht

The governor just said, "When you wake up in the morning, it will look like you are in a blizzard."

9:08 pm

pippingeek

that sounds fair. i guess we are in the calm before the storm

9:08 pm

pippingeek

the wind today has been pretty intense

9:09 pm

pippingeek

have you guys gotten the cool star shaped snowflakes?

9:09 pm

wht

I haven't gone out to look.

9:10 pm

penquis

ty ty...

9:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't think it'sdoindanthing yet

9:11 pm

wht

They are calling for gusts of over 67 mph on Nantucket

9:11 pm

wht

Glad I am not there.

9:11 pm

pippingeek

http://tinyurl.com/m9sycxu

9:12 pm

pippingeek

i think it was mainly a new york area thing, it was cool to walk out of work and see what looked like star-shaped confetti on the ground. like cupcake sprinkles!

9:17 pm

penquis

we are expecting gusts to 50 mph or more also...

9:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

stay warm and safe,all. good night

9:23 pm

pippingeek

you too TO

9:24 pm

wht

good night TO

9:29 pm

wht

Fireworks

9:29 pm

pippingeek

congrats wht

9:29 pm

penquis

congrats!

9:31 pm

wht

Does anyone need clues before I go?

9:32 pm

wht

The weathermen here are getting all excited because the heavy snow is just starting to get here.

9:33 pm

wht

Good night all. Stay warm and dry.

9:43 pm

pippingeek

night wht

10:00 pm

pippingeek

whew, fewer than 100 left

10:03 pm

Minveryork

Hello pippingeek!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

10:07 pm

doseffing

... well there's 755 .... and that still leaves more that one hundred .. and I don't feel like listing that many ... ... oh well ... ... a good night for everyone ... and luck to those who struggle on ...

10:09 pm

pippingeek

hi min, good night doseffing

10:10 pm

pippingeek

i am feeling grid fatigue, but it's not like i have to rest up for work tomorrow, what with the storm

10:13 pm

Minveryork

I gave up on grid with 220 words left, but story is in profile

10:15 pm

pippingeek

very nice, ty min!

10:16 pm

pippingeek

down to 71, using a list, but plugging away

10:18 pm

o-o

I only had trouble with the words I could not find ... maybe 300 ...

10:19 pm

pippingeek

o-o, those are usually the ones that get me too!

10:30 pm

Uneaixoise

can't believe it -- rafa was doing so great and now he's losing to

10:30 pm

Uneaixoise

berdych 6-2, 6-0 :-(

10:32 pm

Minveryork

Hello o-o!How are you doing today? Welcome to the chog.

10:32 pm

pippingeek

hi une

10:32 pm

Uneaixoise

hey pip

10:32 pm

Minveryork

Hello Uneaixoise! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

10:34 pm

Uneaixoise

finishing last 18

10:40 pm

pippingeek

11. just ready to be done

10:45 pm

Uneaixoise

yep

10:50 pm

pippingeek

any clues for ar8?

10:51 pm

pippingeek

found it, fw. and bed!

10:54 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations pippingeek on your fireworks!Good for U!

11:09 pm

Minveryork

I need to go to bed now. I wonder what I will wake up to?

11:10 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I will see you tomorrow.

11:53 pm

dizgrannie

hopefully another biggie.....say 567? lol

11:54 pm

grannyrose

diz, go wash your fingers for typing that....lol

11:56 pm

dizgrannie

hehehe Rose

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

prolly a small one - hope not

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