12:02 am
Rainiqui
flip and ge 7, 8
12:16 am
Rainiqui
ge 7 x2
12:16 am
Lizlin
And hi all
12:16 am
origami
Hey there,, liz
12:16 am
cybernan
hi all - this is a tough one for me
12:18 am
origami
I'll have to give it more than 16 minutes to decide :-)
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:20 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Licekty
12:20 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Licekty
12:20 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Licekty
12:20 am
Lizlin
Sorry about that - obviously really grateful!
12:21 am
JudyHall
Many thanks, Lickety ! Clues are an absolute necessity for me ... LOL
12:23 am
cybernan
going to tackle this in the morning -- good night all
12:23 am
origami
Good night nan
12:23 am
Lizlin
Sleep well, nna
12:24 am
origami
My bed beckons also ... see ya'll
12:24 am
Lizlin
Sleep well ori
12:26 am
Lizlin
Thanks Rain - wouldn't have tried extending that.
12:26 am
Rainiqui
welcomke Liz
12:26 am
Rainiqui
WELCOME
12:27 am
Rainiqui
is not a word
12:32 am
rururocks
poants
12:33 am
Rainiqui
LOL Ru !
12:58 am
UnikeTheHunter
Hint. N8. Quality of many percussion scores.
12:59 am
Lizlin
Thanks Unike
1:03 am
melonheadjujube
heh, tendu not accepted as a word. pfff
3:21 am
worzel
Yay nbt nbs - only took me an hour lol!!!
4:15 am
MollyL
Hello Ruby
4:15 am
rubyfoo
Hello Molly
4:16 am
rubyfoo
lt's another beautiful morning and l'm feeling fine
4:17 am
MollyL
Good. Glad you are feeling better.
4:18 am
rubyfoo
no talking forme!
4:28 am
aebmusica
the second do5/12....clue please
4:30 am
lorena_k
I have two do 5, one who gives medicine and one who admires
4:31 am
MollyL
I think she is looking for one who gives, as in to charity
4:31 am
MollyL
Or on who gives an organ
4:32 am
aebmusica
ty Molly
4:59 am
Biltong
stats for e in second column, third row, please?
5:27 am
rururocks
Dojohns
5:27 am
rururocks
Damn it
5:31 am
rururocks
Wrong organ i guess
6:00 am
rubyfoo
Pond pump is fixedand, just as l went outside to see it, my beautiful heron finished his carp (goldfish) lunch. l don't mind sharing
6:01 am
rubyfoo
This place is n animal Paradise!
7:20 am
MehNameIsHannah
phantom: doing
7:20 am
MehNameIsHannah
well there went my bus byeee
7:33 am
Kaplan the Magne
Look who's back from the beyond!
7:41 am
Christa
Good Monday Morning Babblers
7:41 am
bojazz
good morning, Christa
7:42 am
NatashaW
Methinks a cruel way to begin the week... TEN 8-letter words, and six 9s... but I gird my loins for the battle...er, babble.
7:58 am
Judi
Good morning, all. 17 U's! Ack!
8:03 am
NatashaW
Indeed Judi... plus the dict has thus far rejected 3 real words--Japanese noodle, a crush, and a shade of brown. Grrr.
8:04 am
bichon
I only have 4 u's
8:05 am
LuvWordGames
bich, do you have the ones relating to brining together
8:05 am
Judi
I've found 9, but it was physically exhausting.
8:05 am
LuvWordGames
"bringing" in mean
8:14 am
bichon
Got a 9 too
8:27 am
Judi
U's completed!
8:36 am
bichon
fu 5/18, pls
8:37 am
phaeton
a type of couch
8:37 am
LuvWordGames
thanks phae
8:52 am
cybernan
good morning everyone
9:02 am
phaeton
left side E stats pls
9:03 am
penquis
es 4/4 for one...
9:03 am
LuvWordGames
el 5/12, el 6/21 & el 7/32 I believe
9:04 am
phaeton
ty ...found some el's from there too
9:04 am
LuvWordGames
es 8/40
9:05 am
MLFAN17
luv clue pls?
9:05 am
penquis
ty luv...did not have that one...
9:05 am
Judi
Es8 is some sort of mineral, by the sound of it.
9:05 am
LuvWordGames
e + dbl. cons. + vowel + not day
9:08 am
LuvWordGames
any more clues needed before I head out?
9:08 am
phaeton
stats for a 9?
9:09 am
LuvWordGames
en 9/60
9:09 am
LuvWordGames
in 9/60-same word as en 9/60
9:09 am
LuvWordGames
ge 9/66
9:10 am
MLFAN17
I am looking for the en 9
9:10 am
MLFAN17
i have nbt will be back...poof
9:10 am
moolingwa
morning all
9:10 am
Judi
Those who sign checks, MLF>
9:11 am
penquis
hi mool...
9:11 am
moolingwa
hey pen, how's the great northeast this morning?
9:12 am
penquis
nice....sunny.....53 and a little breeze....
9:12 am
penquis
how is it in CO?
9:13 am
moolingwa
a little overcast this morning, but supposed to get to 80 today
9:13 am
moolingwa
yeah, it's warmed up quick
9:14 am
penquis
we had a colder than normal April so 50's seem nice...
9:15 am
moolingwa
yeah, I can imagine...the weather here tends to fluctuate pretty rapidly...can even had 60s in middle of winte
9:16 am
penquis
we had a long, snowy winter.....and cold spring so far....
9:19 am
moolingwa
yeah, was pretty ridiculous the amount of storms
9:22 am
mcurlschool
I just returned to Washington state from Vermont over the weekend and I'm freezing! it was muggy warm there and had an awesome thunderstorm except for the tornado watch that came with it!
9:23 am
penquis
Vermont was warm?
9:25 am
mcurlschool
well, warm for me I guess it was in the 70's on thurstday and upper 60's the remainder of my weekend, but I guess because of the mugginess it made it feel warmer to me.
9:26 am
penquis
well that's warm to me, too!.....my great nephew is in finals this week at UVM....
9:30 am
mcurlschool
I was there to watch granddaughter perform in the HS spring drama production. So glad I went. Looking forward to my return trip in July-August. She'll be performing with the Waterbury Festival Playhouse this summer
9:31 am
penquis
i went to the local candy shop and sent some goodies to the great nephew to help him through finals...
9:32 am
moolingwa
I'm sure that will be greatly appreciated
9:32 am
mcurlschool
Goodies from family are always a good help with things like that!
9:32 am
penquis
yes, he messaged me and said that what i sent was perfect....he particularly liked the chocolate covered coffee beans....
9:33 am
penquis
it's his first year.....he said he can't wait to get back to Maine...
9:33 am
mcurlschool
thatks good.
9:33 am
moolingwa
where's he going to school?
9:34 am
penquis
UVM....he's majoring in microbiology, i think...wants to do research....he worked at a bio research lab in Bar Harbor two summers and loved it...
9:39 am
Judi
50 left. Time for a break. BBL.
9:40 am
mcurlschool
I was in Essex Junction. Son in law works for National Weather service. They've only lived there 2.5 years so still "new" to me. Have been at UVM medical center ER though. Great place
9:42 am
NatashaW
Burlington is lovely. Our son thought about going to UVM but ended up even further north at McGill this year. If you don't mind snow, ice, and cold, it is lovely!
9:43 am
mcurlschool
Exactly how I feel...they can keep their snow and such.
9:43 am
penquis
well Montreal has it's share, too, lol.....love Montreal...
9:43 am
mcurlschool
Gotta get to work.....bye all!
9:48 am
rururocks
anyone able to help on the te 9?
9:50 am
penquis
sorry, don't have it yet...
9:50 am
phaeton
ten...put clothes on end with a vowel
9:50 am
therealblah
te9 number + woman's attire + vowel
9:51 am
rururocks
thank you.. that one I couldn't find
9:51 am
rururocks
finished now.. thanks for your help
9:51 am
penquis
ah...a french word...
9:51 am
penquis
congrats, ru....
9:52 am
phaeton
I keep forgetting about the bottom T!
9:54 am
penquis
congrats....
9:54 am
phaeton
Crap! now I have to go do something real...lol Happy Babbling!
9:55 am
penquis
well i am off.....bbl to find my last 50...bye all....
9:58 am
MLFAN17
ty judi for the en 7/8
9:59 am
MLFAN17
ty for the te9
9:59 am
moolingwa
morning ML
9:59 am
MLFAN17
morning mool
10:00 am
moolingwa
how's your morning going?
10:00 am
MLFAN17
not bad thanks. how about yours?
10:00 am
moolingwa
moderate start to the week
10:01 am
MLFAN17
sounds like fun?
10:02 am
car.eeyore
add sometimes vowel to smallest of the litter
10:03 am
MLFAN17
hi car ty
10:03 am
car.eeyore
Hello, yvw
10:08 am
moolingwa
on my second conference call of the morning
10:33 am
MLFAN17
made it to 100 words
10:40 am
moolingwa
52 left here
11:10 am
cybernan
hi again
11:14 am
cybernan
first en 7 please?
11:17 am
Aloyisius
add a musical notation to opp. of beginning, nan
11:18 am
cybernan
ty aloy
11:18 am
Aloyisius
like the **** of a scale, do re mi fa .. yay
11:18 am
Aloyisius
fw and I'm headed off.. have a Marvy Monday all ! Poof
11:19 am
cybernan
grats aloy
11:40 am
TraderKate
hi everyone :)
11:47 am
bichon
ge 7/36, pls
11:48 am
bichon
first one
11:54 am
Uneaixoise
ge7 polite, often used to describe southern hospitality
11:55 am
Uneaixoise
oh, not the first one -- sorry
11:55 am
bichon
that's ok uNE
12:07 pm
rururocks
sounds like custodian at a school ge 7
12:08 pm
harpjane
good morning. What are the stats for the2nd row, 2nd column e please?
12:20 pm
rururocks
ec 4 is one
12:20 pm
rururocks
ey4 is the other
12:28 pm
bichon
re 5/12, pls
12:30 pm
NatashaW
bichon what you do to a lawn in spring?
12:33 pm
NatashaW
doesn't work on this grid...
12:33 pm
bichon
not mow, or trim
12:33 pm
NatashaW
keep looking... you'll find it
12:34 pm
bichon
ty Natasha
12:44 pm
NatashaW
in5,12?
12:45 pm
TraderKate
where are the ashes?
12:46 pm
NatashaW
ah, going THAT way... ! tx
12:47 pm
TraderKate
Hi Nat, sorry, it was all that popped in my head :/
12:47 pm
NatashaW
no, it's fine! I meant I was looking in the wrong direction on the grid... I get stuck only looking one way
12:48 pm
NatashaW
great clue, actually
12:48 pm
TraderKate
easy to do :)
12:48 pm
NatashaW
and hi Kate! Hope your weather is as gorgeous as ours is today. 68, sunny, dry
12:48 pm
TraderKate
and that's actually what it means too!
12:48 pm
rururocks
inashtray
12:48 pm
rururocks
damn it
12:49 pm
TraderKate
little cooler today, but warner tomorrow. Weare only about 60F today.
12:49 pm
TraderKate
hi ruru :)
12:49 pm
NatashaW
well you have all that lake effect...
12:49 pm
TraderKate
blue skies and sunshine, YAY!!!
12:50 pm
TraderKate
yes, I'm right at the lake, which can keep us a bit cooler. back up around 70 starting tomorrow.
12:54 pm
NatashaW
*!*-*!*
12:54 pm
TraderKate
WOOOT Natasha!
12:55 pm
NatashaW
your pointing me to babblexpert really helped move it along - thanks a thousand times!! Before I was double entering everything and scrolling up down and around... cumbersome!!
12:56 pm
NatashaW
I only wasted HALF my day on this today :-)
12:56 pm
TraderKate
Thank heaven for Lickety... I wouldn't complete most days without it
12:56 pm
NatashaW
I always start out without it but can never end without it
12:56 pm
TraderKate
Whatever will uoi do with all that extra time now ;)
12:57 pm
NatashaW
um... the work I'm being paid to do? We have our annual gala fundraiser a week from tonight and I haven't even started writing the script...
12:58 pm
TraderKate
I try to do the very small ones without it... then there'speole with really good memories that can do most without. I am in awe!
12:58 pm
NatashaW
I share the awe
12:58 pm
TraderKate
Uh oh.. what's the fund raiser for?
12:58 pm
NatashaW
I am a long way from that
12:59 pm
NatashaW
scholarships for 400+ immigrant and disadvantaged students in Israel... first ones in their families to get beyond high school
12:59 pm
TraderKate
I've seen ruru do a biggie sans Lickety... someone challenged him, and he took it up :)
12:59 pm
NatashaW
I'd believe anything where ruru is concerned
1:00 pm
TraderKate
admirable undertaking Nat :)
1:00 pm
NatashaW
the needs are real... I used to live there and saw for myself... everyone thinks of Israel as this rich developed country but there's a lot of parts that aren't...
1:00 pm
TraderKate
and now you know why we thank Lickety every night at the fip :D
1:01 pm
NatashaW
is Lickety separate from Dr. God? I'm a total newbie in knowing the behind-the-scenes stuff
1:03 pm
TraderKate
as far as I know they are completely different people.. They may know each other though. Lickety's in Oz, not sure, but think Dr. God is as well, htoughnot sure about that.
1:04 pm
TraderKate
They always present as separate peole, and I have no reason to doubt it. Think that Lickety use to play, so wrote the program for expert.
1:08 pm
doseffing
the good doctor is in Chicago
1:09 pm
doseffing
... half way and time to go ... luck to all
1:09 pm
TraderKate
TY dose... nice to know. Don't know where I got the idea..assume it must be something about his schedulem so avasilability seemed like Oz,but could be night shifter as well
1:10 pm
TraderKate
bye dose:)
1:11 pm
ch1212
Lickety is indeed a separate person from Dr. G. Before Lickety took on the clue list, there was another babbler who did it for a long time. Dr. G lives in the U.S. I believe.
1:11 pm
ch1212
I still remember when there was NO list anywhere (I feel old...)
1:13 pm
TraderKate
Hi ch :) I've been around for a while, but there has always been a Lickety. I think it was still in Beta when I started. I had to e-mail to get it. Can't imagine doing this without a list - well, not completing anyway :/
1:13 pm
NatashaW
Thanks for all the interesting background, folks!
1:14 pm
NatashaW
Nor I, Kate. And it isn't even so much the weird babblets that elude me as stupid obvious stuff like doing all the plurals and pts.
1:14 pm
ch1212
It was rare for me to finish back in 2005. At that time, we relied on the amazing clues from babblers like Haz.
1:15 pm
TraderKate
to say nothing of how cluttered the chog gets with clues and lists... :)
1:15 pm
NatashaW
if no one needs a clue right now, I'm going to <poof>
1:16 pm
TraderKate
bye Nat :)
Haz is amazing! Then there's Vollymom dee and a few of the grannies that can really tear up a grid, just WOW!
1:17 pm
NatashaW
BTW if anyone has a hankering to watch baby eaglets who just hatched last week get raised by their parents, visit dceaglecam.org. They are extremely cute and fluffy right now!
1:17 pm
NatashaW
bye for real now <poof>
1:17 pm
ch1212
Love the eaglecams! Thanks for posting.
1:17 pm
TraderKate
TY Nat asha :)
1:18 pm
zoozzoom
VollyMomDee does not seem to clue anymore.
1:19 pm
ch1212
I have not seen her in a long time. Nor Marigold. Marigold, Haz and Peri were babble elders when I joined.
1:20 pm
zoozzoom
Marigold will say hello to her sister, Peri at times but yes seldom is she in the chat log.
1:20 pm
TraderKate
babies bein fednow :) Hi zooz :)
1:20 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, TK :-)
1:23 pm
TraderKate
yes, VMD has been mostly lurking, from what I have seen :( sprite was another speedster... so many that leave me in awe! Didn't know marigold was peri's sister. Have never seen her chat much, just a clue once in a while.
1:25 pm
zoozzoom
I think VMD still does the grid but does not clue anymore due the some babblers being nasty to her about the Trump /Clinton saga.
1:27 pm
TraderKate
Sorry to hear that zooz. That's too bad. I loved her clues and she was nice to chat with as well. I looked not long ago to see who was online, and she was there. Hope she comes back to the chog.
1:28 pm
zoozzoom
Yes everytime I chatted to her here she was always a very nice person to talk to.
1:29 pm
zoozzoom
Like a lot of babblers here in fact :-)
1:31 pm
TraderKate
I do to, zooz. So many different backgrounds and interests... always lerning smething new. Babble keeps me thinking. I am friends with many on FB.
1:32 pm
TraderKate
How are you and your parents today zooz?
1:33 pm
zoozzoom
I am doing okay thanks, TK. Mother is doing better these last couple of days. Dad has moaned it is too cold and now we have had a lovely hot day he has moaned about that LOL
1:34 pm
zoozzoom
I loved todays weather! nice and warm.
1:35 pm
zoozzoom
Hope you are keeping well still, TK!
1:35 pm
TraderKate
LOL zooz, when you get old, you are entitled to be a bit fussier ;) Glad to hear they are doing well...was your mom ill? I am still trying to get caught up (without putting my foot in it)
1:36 pm
TraderKate
Doing much better since spring has finally arrive. Truth be told, it was a very bad winter for me...but you've likely seen all the moaning, so I needn't fill you in :)
1:36 pm
TraderKate
((hego)))!!!!
1:36 pm
zoozzoom
No worries about putting your foot in it, TK. I do ot say too much on here about parents ails. she has lots of pain when she eats. think it has something to do with gall stones.
1:37 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, Hego :-)
1:37 pm
hego
sorry to hear about your Mom Zooz.
1:38 pm
TraderKate
poor thing! Is there anything to be done about it zooz?
1:38 pm
zoozzoom
Next stage is to have cameras in both ends to see what is going on. Bless her.
1:38 pm
hego
gall stones are an easy fix.
1:38 pm
zoozzoom
Thanks, Hego. It is normally my dad that has the problems. I think they are taking it in turns lol
1:39 pm
TraderKate
at least they'll knock her out for that..she can have a nice nap while they figure it out. wouldn't they do an x-ray or MRI?
1:39 pm
hego
That happens with older couples.
1:39 pm
zoozzoom
Try telling my mother that. She is as bad a my dad they will not have any knife type operations what so ever.
1:40 pm
zoozzoom
My dad has a massive hernia but will not do anything about it.
1:40 pm
TraderKate
don't they have an utrasound sort of machine that can break up gall stones (don't know for sure...)
1:41 pm
TraderKate
oh dear :( is dad trussed like a Christmas goose?
1:42 pm
TraderKate
hego, isn't there an ultrasonic thingy to break up some kind of stomes?
1:42 pm
zoozzoom
Mother is having more tests in the next couple of weeks to determine what to do next. Dad just holds the area and says he is fine. But you can see he is in pain. Stubborn.
1:42 pm
hego
Best thing for bad gall bladder is to yank it out.
1:43 pm
TraderKate
but if she won't undergo surgery... :/
1:43 pm
hego
Had mine out years ago. Easy peasy.
1:43 pm
zoozzoom
I said that, Hego. I told her to have the out and be in pain for a couple of weeks and no more pain. Rather than month and months of pain.
1:43 pm
TraderKate
do let us know how they get along zooz.
1:44 pm
hego
The surgery now is almost painless.
1:44 pm
zoozzoom
Will do.
1:44 pm
TraderKate
they just do a keyhole incision now, is that so?
1:44 pm
hego
two little incisions.
1:45 pm
zoozzoom
I told her that it would be just a litlle hole made. Did not tell her there would be two holes.
1:46 pm
zoozzoom
Yes, TK, keyhole surgery.
1:46 pm
TraderKate
lol, son't tell her zooz... afterward, just tell her maths aren't your forte ;)
1:47 pm
hego
Half my family has had it done.
1:47 pm
zoozzoom
Well math is not my forte LOL
1:47 pm
hego
We tend to bad gall bladders.
1:47 pm
TraderKate
perfect! :D
1:48 pm
zoozzoom
How are you keeping, Hego? Not seen you for a while.
1:49 pm
hego
I'm in and out Zooz.
1:49 pm
mattygroves
Evening all. May I please have stats for the E in the left column?
1:49 pm
zoozzoom
Busy is good!
1:50 pm
zoozzoom
EL 5 & 6
1:50 pm
zoozzoom
EL 5/12 & EL 6/21
1:50 pm
TraderKate
hi matty :)
1:50 pm
mattygroves
Ah, brilliant, thanks. Should have seen those!
1:50 pm
mattygroves
Been enjoying the rare bank holiday sunshine, Zooz?
1:51 pm
zoozzoom
Welcome :-)
1:51 pm
zoozzoom
Most certainly have, Matty! Loved it!
1:51 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, Mool :-)
1:51 pm
mattygroves
Me too! It makes a real change to have a whole bank holiday weekend of unbroken sunshine
1:52 pm
TraderKate
hi mool :)
bank holiday in the UK today? Lucky; enjoy the weather!
1:53 pm
moolingwa
hi kate....when is it not a bank holiday on a monday in the UK?
1:53 pm
mattygroves
Yarp - we have another at the end of the month as well. HEre's hoping the weather holds up
1:53 pm
zoozzoom
Should be cooler weather again by wednesday though :-(
1:54 pm
mattygroves
I know. Bummer
1:54 pm
TraderKate
:) LOL, as it should be mool... plenty of time to toil whenit is dreary winter ;)
1:54 pm
moolingwa
hey hego, happy monday
1:55 pm
TraderKate
We have Victoria Day to look forward to soon.. unofficial kick off to summer in Canada :D
1:56 pm
zoozzoom
Hope it is a good one, TK!
1:56 pm
TraderKate
It had better be... JK, it is almost always nice. and we have fireworks too!
1:58 pm
TraderKate
(It's also planting time for gardens in most of the country...)
2:00 pm
zoozzoom
What will you be planting?
2:00 pm
mkg
hi all. clues for any 9s or 8s. ty
2:02 pm
zoozzoom
If I try the word donut one more time I will go mad.
2:02 pm
TraderKate
haha zooz. here too ;)
hi mkg :)
2:03 pm
Soodle
After 10 months of incessant rain and cold, yesterday & today were just beautiful Spring days. Barbeques were buzzing, horrible bare white legs were unashamedly exposed...And that was just Chez Soodle :-)
2:03 pm
zoozzoom
LOL Had a good time then, Soodle :-)
2:03 pm
TraderKate
tomatoes, beans, peppers, melon, beets, garlic..boring stuff..and the landscaping job continues...that will take years.
2:04 pm
zoozzoom
Nothing boring about vegetables, TK!
2:04 pm
TraderKate
((soodles)) !!!
2:04 pm
hego
Soodle pops in and out like a gopher.
2:04 pm
TraderKate
there's nothng like a home-grown tomato... heaven!
2:05 pm
Soodle
((((Hugs all round)))) :-)
2:05 pm
zoozzoom
Agreed, TK!
2:05 pm
mael
just came back inside from planting tomatoes too
2:05 pm
hego
There she is!
2:05 pm
zoozzoom
*Hugs back at you*
2:06 pm
zoozzoom
Hope you get some nice ones, Mael!
2:06 pm
TraderKate
I'll have some annuals to pot up in badkets and urns. Then will look to the yard and get in a few more of the structural plants. Still have a few troublesome trees that need to be gone.
2:06 pm
TraderKate
hi mael :)
2:06 pm
mael
just sauce tomatoes today, twice as many as I planted last year. We ran out of sauce last month and that won't happen again!
2:07 pm
TraderKate
you must be in warmer climes to plant out so soon mael.
2:07 pm
zoozzoom
Getting rid of trees can get expensive, TK!
2:07 pm
mael
I'm outside of boston, it's been hot
2:08 pm
TraderKate
(the horror, picturing mael out of sauce...) there, there... ;)
2:08 pm
Soodle
Our Babble frien Bugsaw is coming over here in September.... Another Babble meet-up!!! I am so lookinf forward to meeting her :-)
2:08 pm
mael
technically I should have waited until next week but I'm leaving for italy on wed and I wanted them in the ground :)
2:08 pm
TraderKate
yes, that's the reason for the slow pace. landlors is not wealthy man, so I do things slowlu and on the cheap whenever I can...
2:09 pm
hego
Jealous of Mael going to Italy....
2:10 pm
TraderKate
as long as the overnight temps are good, you'll be fine mael. We still have a chance of frost this early - even with 70F degree days.
2:10 pm
zoozzoom
I think she is in for a good time then, Soodle!
2:11 pm
TraderKate
Bugs is cming? How lucky you both are soodles. That will be so much fun! I am very jealous. raise a glass or ten fojr me ;)
2:11 pm
hego
Soodle, you will love Bugs. She's a sweetie. And very smart.
2:11 pm
TraderKate
How long are you going for mael? and where?
2:11 pm
Soodle
Well, Zooz, we aim to please!!!! Previous Babble meet ups here have been spectacularly successful!
2:12 pm
Soodle
How lovely to hear that, Hego!!! Not one bit surprised, but delighted to hear it!
2:16 pm
hego
Nothing but the best people here today!
2:16 pm
Soodle
Babble meet ups are really special to me. Two so far, and both were fantastic. Babblers in person are the best!
2:17 pm
hego
I agree Soodle!
2:17 pm
rururocks
bugsaw is great. a great human being
2:17 pm
hego
I've never been disappointed by a Babbler.
2:19 pm
TraderKate
hi origami :)
2:21 pm
rururocks
bugsaw gets me to laugh which is great since I'm so serious all the time
2:22 pm
TraderKate
Yes, really ruru.. you need to let yur hair down once in a while!
2:22 pm
zoozzoom
Pun the other one, Ru!
2:24 pm
TraderKate
are you encouraging him zooz? he'll go on a spree given half a chance.
2:34 pm
TraderKate
bye hego, hope you can come back later!
2:42 pm
TraderKate
off to take another whack at sudoku :) bbs
2:42 pm
zoozzoom
Take care, TK :-)
3:29 pm
TraderKate
Hi cos :)
3:31 pm
TraderKate
you need anything origami? Im going to head back to sudoku for more brain exercises ;)
3:31 pm
cosdem
i had to identify his body today and sign the papers to burn him
3:32 pm
origami
i'm good Kate. Thanks!
3:32 pm
origami
Oh, that was hard, Cos.
3:32 pm
TraderKate
(((cos))) rough day, he buddy? are you alone now?
3:36 pm
Nef
Hi cos (((Cos))) hugs & prayers for you.
3:37 pm
TraderKate
Hi Nef :)
3:37 pm
cosdem
yea m alone
3:38 pm
cosdem
so I need to vent. A bit personal. Anyone mind?
3:38 pm
TraderKate
can you rustle up some company or go visit people... not sure this is a good time for you be be without friends.
3:39 pm
TraderKate
scream your head off cos...
3:39 pm
cosdem
For the first time in years I feel at peace.
3:39 pm
cosdem
I am off my anxiety meds. I no longer need them.
3:39 pm
Nef
You can vent, cos. (If you want to do it privately, I'll listen)
3:40 pm
cosdem
I no longer worry about the dogs. I used to worry he would pass out and leave them out which he has many times.
3:40 pm
Nef
Are you doing okay caring for them?
3:40 pm
cosdem
I am not scared to come home to find a dead body on the couch. I do noT have to check his breathing every hour to make sure.
3:40 pm
cosdem
Oh they are being fed and taken out. Plenty of treats too
3:41 pm
cosdem
And I can go out with friends without question.
3:41 pm
cosdem
I love Ryan. I want him back. But his alcoholism destroyed both of us. I am feeling like my old self now. Is that awful?
3:42 pm
cosdem
I havent been called a POS in 15 days.
3:42 pm
TraderKate
Not at all. You two went through heaven and hell together. Yuo are justified in your feeling. Hope you are not feeling guilty7 or disloual for them.
3:42 pm
cosdem
I stayed with him for 15 years. I finally gave up back in December and told hm to go ahead and kill himself with alcoohol. I'm done.
3:43 pm
cosdem
lol if you knew how many times he threatened to kick me out of the house.. and now its mine... idk how i feel about thar
3:43 pm
TraderKate
you are liberating yourself cos :)
3:43 pm
Nef
(((cos))) It was his choice to drink. You weren't making him drink
3:43 pm
cosdem
I saw him today. I felt nothing.
3:44 pm
Nef
You saw his body; his spirit was gone
3:44 pm
TraderKate
I am happy to hear that you are able to discuss your complicasted relationship with new eyes cos.
3:44 pm
cosdem
then again it wasn't him really
3:45 pm
cosdem
I havent felt like i was married for years it was just like a roommate situation
3:45 pm
cosdem
I was lonely. Now I dont have to be.
3:45 pm
Nef
And his body was the weak part of him; that's the part that craved the drink
3:46 pm
cosdem
theres something else making this more complicated
3:46 pm
cosdem
lol it'll make my life sound like a soap
3:46 pm
Nef
it's okay, cos
3:46 pm
origami
Grief can be cyclic, Cos. So don't be surprised if your feelings change again.
3:47 pm
cosdem
i met someone 3 years ago
3:47 pm
TraderKate
alcohol destroys relationships - leaving only the shell. I'm glad you're here discussing this.. must say, I didn't expect this so soon.
3:47 pm
doseffing
... good ... remember that ... you can mourn the past but you can't regret it ... ... you can only remember what was good and learn from what wasn't ...
3:47 pm
cosdem
orgami i expect myself to break down in hysterics tomorrow or something..
3:48 pm
cosdem
this guy I met.. we didnt u know.. we just met. but nothing else..
3:48 pm
cosdem
weve been talking 3 years someone i could vent to
3:48 pm
TraderKate
Noted the "met someone " comment...
Is the fumeral tomorrow cos?
3:48 pm
Nef
you may, cos; but don't forget: that's part of how grief works
3:48 pm
cosdem
he happens to be my neighbor lol oh god
3:48 pm
cosdem
its such a mess my life lol
3:49 pm
cosdem
but ryan slept on the couch i was in the bedroom. he never said he loved me for 3 years
3:49 pm
Deeha
it is a terrible thing to say cos but I know how you feel. \i alweays made a joke saying if John goes first look up at the funeral and if you see a plane going over I'll be on it!It wasn't quite like that the first rtimefor 35 years I was free to be myself and make my own choices. Time for you to do it too cos and good luck to you
3:49 pm
Nef
cos; it would be wise not to get involved right now; try to remain friends because this is wya too soon for another relationship.
3:50 pm
cosdem
but i refused to leave him. I made a vow to him and God and gay people fought so hard for the right to get married. i couldnt leave him.. oh Nef, i m nt getting involevd with anyone im too vulnerable
3:50 pm
cosdem
im in no shape mentally or emotionally for that
3:50 pm
doseffing
... good ... vent to him and let him vent to you ... maybe something good happens maybe it doesn't ... ...
3:50 pm
cosdem
im just saying him next door makes it complicated u know?
3:51 pm
origami
It's good you recognize you are vulnerable now.
3:51 pm
Nef
thanks (you know I - for one- would worry about that)
3:51 pm
Nef
dose said it right
3:51 pm
cosdem
but he respects that.. he hasnt said anything or done anythng.. i just been hanging with him in his yard
3:52 pm
cosdem
oh oh oh guess what happened this morning?
3:52 pm
cosdem
the shower in the master bedroom broke. no water coming out.
3:52 pm
Nef
Is that the 2nd shower now?
3:53 pm
Nef
(I thought you said the shower broke the other day)
3:53 pm
cosdem
oh by the way if anyones interested...
3:53 pm
TraderKate
well, just watch that he isn't turning into the swooping vulture you joked aboit the other day... you're right. It will take a good deal of time for you to get everything sorted out emotionally. If you think you might want something real with this guy later, you need those boundaries firmly in place.
3:53 pm
cosdem
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obitua\nries/colorado-springs-co/ryan-corwin-7\n841439
3:54 pm
cosdem
agreed kate
3:55 pm
TraderKate
2 x /n alery
3:55 pm
TraderKate
alert*
3:55 pm
Nef
So now you have to get both showers fixed.
Do you have hard water there?
3:56 pm
cosdem
no im stressed lol
3:57 pm
bichon
se 8/40, pls
3:58 pm
Nef
cos, the reason I asked is that hard water can have so much calcium in it that it can plug shower heads.
3:59 pm
cosdem
hmm ok. thank you
3:59 pm
cosdem
i asked a friend whos husband is a plumber just now too
3:59 pm
TraderKate
sounds like thecomponent of SSRIbich.
4:00 pm
Deeha
looked up definition bichon and it is late in developing
4:00 pm
Nef
If you have hard water, you'd just have to unscrew the showerhead from the pipe and soak the showerhead in vinegar (I use warm vinegar because it works faster)
4:00 pm
cosdem
ugh sorry for scrrwing up chat
4:00 pm
TraderKate
it will fix itself cos, n worries
4:00 pm
TraderKate
ends with prong of fork
4:01 pm
Deeha
just put a new poem on my profile that might amuse you
4:01 pm
cosdem
oh ok thanks ill tryt hat!
4:01 pm
Nef
cos the website took me to an ad & then sites to look up criminal records!
4:01 pm
TraderKate
so the funeral isn't until the 11th?
4:02 pm
cosdem
cremated today
4:02 pm
cosdem
i had to go sign to give permission like 4 hours ago
4:02 pm
TraderKate
that was private though cos... today, I mean?
4:02 pm
cosdem
lemme try shorturl
4:02 pm
cosdem
try this http://alturl.com/izrqb
4:03 pm
cosdem
yes just 4 of us, his mom, his bro, me and his best friend from childhood
4:03 pm
Nef
cute poem, Deeha! :-)
4:03 pm
TraderKate
there were x baclslasj n's in the addres Nef, you have tjo take them out...
4:03 pm
cosdem
but i was the one who had to sign to give the go ahead to brn his body ugh
4:04 pm
cosdem
despite all our problems i miss him terribly
4:05 pm
Deeha
something I found that helped oddly enough cos was to move all the furniture around
4:06 pm
TraderKate
I'll bet you do cos... you are used to having someone around - god or bad. Yu will be creating a new normal.. and you certainly are entitled to miss him - especially the old Ryan - from when you two were new <3
4:06 pm
bichon
se 8/40, pls
4:06 pm
cosdem
he was 34 years old. 34!
4:07 pm
TraderKate
ends with fork prong bichon
4:07 pm
Nef
That's a good idea, Deeha; changing something in the space may help, cos.
4:07 pm
Deeha
is that the same one? se + decay + not out + vowel
4:07 pm
TraderKate
same one
4:08 pm
TraderKate
he may have been 34 cos, but his body was pretty ravaged :(
age is just a number.
4:09 pm
Nef
It never makes sense when someone young dies.
No matter what, it's downright senseless; even
if they "lived right"
4:12 pm
cosdem
ok im selfish maybe but u never expect this to happen in your 30s
4:13 pm
TraderKate
don't see how that makes you selfish cos...34 is very young these days. It's not the1400s any more...
4:14 pm
mixi6
it's very sad for someone so young, cos.
4:15 pm
cosdem
ugh just sent a request to FB to memorialize ryan's page so they will stop sending me game requests with his name
4:15 pm
TraderKate
So, you're feeling serene now cos? When did this start?
4:15 pm
Nef
cos, the body can't hold up to repeated abuse
like that. I told you about my brother; he's also
gone through DT's 3 times & has liver disease.
He's now 65; but looks much older.
4:17 pm
cosdem
im not serene im a roller coaster lol
4:17 pm
zoozzoom
My brother passed away when he was 53 through drink.
4:17 pm
cosdem
brb neighbor here wanting to grill out
4:17 pm
TraderKate
a bit concerned with the quick turna around.. and leaving off the meds so quickly...
4:19 pm
zoozzoom
Some anxiety tablets are okay to leave off but anti-depressants are not.
4:19 pm
Nef
I don't know what meds he was on or the
amount he's been on.
4:22 pm
TraderKate
I scrolled back he said he left off the anti anxierty, didn't say anything about anti depressants. Even anti anxiety should be tapered - especiall if higher dose or daily use for an extended period.
4:23 pm
TraderKate
one of the --pams or ---lams, surely. clonazepam or alprazolam likely?
4:25 pm
zoozzoom
For anxiety I take propranolol.
4:25 pm
bichon
te 5/12, pls
4:27 pm
Nef
sorry, bichon, I don't have it yet but am looking
4:27 pm
zoozzoom
TE + not out + consonant
4:28 pm
Nef
thanks, zoozz
4:28 pm
TraderKate
I just looked into that zooz. Interesting - off label use of a beta blocker! Does it work well for you?
4:28 pm
kje
actually, very common use of a BB
4:29 pm
TraderKate
as I see kje.. had no idea!
4:29 pm
kje
and safer profile than the benzos... kudos to your doc, zoozz
4:30 pm
Nef
propranolol has been used for several decades by speakers and others who are afraid to get up in front of crowds or that type of thing.
4:30 pm
zoozzoom
Seems to work for me, TK. does make me feel a bit sick at times though.
4:30 pm
zoozzoom
Thanks, Kje :-)
4:31 pm
TraderKate
I saw that.. Nef. Very interesting for social anxieties will like ly read more later.
4:31 pm
Nef
I've known several people who have used it sporadically for anxiety like that.
4:31 pm
TraderKate
even if you rake with food zooz? Might it be the anxiety itself giving uou a wobbly tummy?
4:31 pm
bichon
I use Prozac for4 OCD
4:32 pm
TraderKate
does that do the trick for you bich?
4:32 pm
TraderKate
good gried... take**
4:32 pm
bichon
Yes, very much so
4:33 pm
TraderKate
glad you found just the right thing for you :)
4:34 pm
zoozzoom
Could be, TK I am not too good with large crowds or being squashed up in a lift with people etc.
4:34 pm
bichon
It took a long time and a great doctor.
4:35 pm
TraderKate
Hopefully you don't have to deal with that too often zooz..
4:36 pm
TraderKate
It seem s to take so long to find just the right drug in just the right do4...
4:38 pm
zoozzoom
ஜ۩۞۩ஜ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S ஜ۩۞۩ஜ
4:39 pm
zoozzoom
At long last! Had to use morewords for the SC 8 ,9 & 9
4:39 pm
TraderKate
Wooooot zooz, congrats!
4:39 pm
zoozzoom
Hope you all have a great day and wonderful evening! Hope to see you all again soon. Bye for now!
4:40 pm
TraderKate
byeee zooz enjoy the rest of your night
4:42 pm
origami
Off to paint - see ya' later
4:43 pm
kje
speaking of meds... name that proper no4 - antipsychotic
4:43 pm
TraderKate
bye origami :)
anyone needs stats or a cl 4? wandering back to sudoku for a bit
4:44 pm
TraderKate
well, serequel isn;t it... ;)
4:44 pm
kje
I'm puttering along, TK - but thanks anyway
4:45 pm
TraderKate
hunting the drug... :/
4:46 pm
kje
not common except in true psychosis, so prob don't know it... but I tried it anyway! no-go
4:46 pm
Nef
I can't guess it either
4:46 pm
TraderKate
what was it..guesing it starts with sero?
4:46 pm
kje
starts with ge
4:47 pm
TraderKate
hmmm...
4:48 pm
Deeha
tried it kje it doesnt work!!
4:48 pm
Nef
never heard of it, kje. (But I've always disliked psych)
4:49 pm
kje
wow, the lower s is tougher than I would think... usually sail through s's
4:50 pm
TraderKate
jsut doing a quick read on it now... used ong term with another mood stabiliser like lithium.
4:50 pm
Nef
I need to do some chores now; BBL! (165 words left to find; too many interruptions here now to really think.)
4:50 pm
kje
sorry, nef... didn't mean to distract!
4:50 pm
TraderKate
bye Nef.
4:53 pm
TraderKate
okay. I will leave kje in putter mode and wander joff to sudolu for a bit. bbs
4:55 pm
kje
need a snack and break myself - bbl
4:59 pm
bichon
un 6/21, third one, pls
5:00 pm
doseffing
.. not ripped?
5:01 pm
bichon
that5's the last one
5:04 pm
doseffing
... my third one is now ... to unroll fishing line
5:10 pm
aebmusica
sc8/45......clue please
5:11 pm
doseffing
... ends with a flower .... condition of the liver after too much drinking for too long
5:12 pm
aebmusica
ty dode
5:19 pm
aebmusica
I mean doss
5:19 pm
doseffing
... I've been called worse ... ... no problem
5:27 pm
cybernan
back again - to finish this time I hope -- some really questionable "words" in this one.
5:33 pm
MollyL
I thought setont was pretty good
: )
5:35 pm
aebmusica
te9....clue please
5:36 pm
cybernan
don't have it
5:36 pm
cybernan
sc 9 please - 2nd one
5:38 pm
aebmusica
liver disease from alcoholism
5:38 pm
jaymil
Clue pl for se 8/40. Ty!
5:38 pm
cybernan
looking for the one after that, aeb
5:39 pm
aebmusica
same 5 letters+ vowel + metal
5:39 pm
cybernan
se + decay + ending like fork part
5:41 pm
cybernan
do both sc 9's have to do with liver disease? --- if so, I can't figure out how the 2nd one ends
5:42 pm
periwinkle
me either nan
5:42 pm
jaymil
Change last 3 letters of sc
5:42 pm
periwinkle
help with es8 pls
5:43 pm
periwinkle
I got the other sc9 ty
5:44 pm
cybernan
es 8: gas company (spelled differently than in the states) + not day
5:45 pm
periwinkle
ty nan
5:47 pm
MollyL
es4 gas stations used to exist in the US. No more. We folks who live in these united states are familiar with that gas company name.
5:55 pm
cybernan
to 7 please
5:55 pm
cybernan
nm - spotted it
5:58 pm
cybernan
un 7/36 please?
5:58 pm
kje
take clothes off
5:59 pm
cybernan
duh - ty kje
5:59 pm
kje
yw - there are 2 7/36 - the other is a plural
6:01 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* thanks for the help
6:01 pm
cybernan
sure glad lickety was here today
6:01 pm
kje
can you clue te9, cyber?
6:02 pm
cybernan
number + ladies' garment + vowel
6:03 pm
cybernan
anything else before I leave?
6:04 pm
kje
no, ty... have 21 left
6:04 pm
cybernan
enjoy the rest of the day then -- back at the flip
6:19 pm
mkg
any 8s or 9s please nan,
6:21 pm
lynxxx
en7/8 compound. finish and a very short letter
6:22 pm
lynxxx
en7/8/9/8 - what you used to do when you signed your name on the back of a cheque/check
6:27 pm
moolingwa
and there's an alternate spelling
6:27 pm
lynxxx
es8.40 the trading name for a US gas/petrol company add a rock ending
6:28 pm
lynxxx
oh - TY for the alternate
6:28 pm
moolingwa
except that us oil company is called something else in the US :)
6:29 pm
moolingwa
the double consonant is different
6:30 pm
moolingwa
the only other 9 I have is number + clothing item + vowel
6:30 pm
lynxxx
Exxon? what is their trading name in the States?
6:30 pm
penquis
the first four letters of that word....
6:30 pm
moolingwa
that's their trading name in the US, but you need the english/antipodean name
6:30 pm
penquis
is the old name....Exxon is the new...
6:32 pm
Lizlin
Good morning all
6:33 pm
Lizlin
ge 9 - more of the ge 7
6:33 pm
lynxxx
even more ge7.36
6:33 pm
wvteach
GE 9 - more GE 7
6:33 pm
Lizlin
That was my reaction yesterday.
6:33 pm
penquis
one more time....all together now... ;o)
6:33 pm
mkg
i got them all lynxx
6:33 pm
Lizlin
Congrats, kje
6:34 pm
kje
any clues before I run?
6:34 pm
kje
only have a minute
6:34 pm
Lizlin
I'm fine thanks - for now.
6:34 pm
kje
anyone here a backpacker?
6:34 pm
penquis
congrats...
6:34 pm
lynxxx
better get your running shoes on then but thanks
6:36 pm
mkg
need F word clues. ty
6:36 pm
wvteach
used to backpack when we were younger
6:36 pm
mkg
nm got three of them. ty anyway
6:36 pm
Lizlin
fu 5/18 - type of bed
6:36 pm
TraderKate
sofa-bed?
6:36 pm
mkg
we used to backpack.
6:37 pm
mkg
but not at age 70.
6:37 pm
mkg
ty for fu. that is the one i was missing. ty
6:37 pm
mkg
how about E words for the E's in second column? both of them? i have zeros.
6:39 pm
lynxxx
god of love
6:39 pm
lynxxx
e & the flower
6:39 pm
TraderKate
ES 4/4
6:39 pm
TraderKate
EU 4/6
6:40 pm
TraderKate
THat's EY 4/6 not eu...
6:40 pm
Lizlin
Don't have an eu word, Kate
6:40 pm
Lizlin
Ah! Have that :)
6:41 pm
mkg
got them. great clues. ty
6:41 pm
TraderKate
NO EU.. EY (typo) it reverted the edit I made. lagging had to reload several times here
6:42 pm
mkg
any further clues for 9s or 8s?
6:43 pm
penquis
the sc 8/9 and similar 9 are hard to clue....
6:43 pm
mkg
will look..................but didnt see before so doubt will see now without clues. ty
6:44 pm
penquis
s + a priest or minister is a ****ic + sugar ending....
6:44 pm
penquis
plural also...
6:44 pm
TraderKate
EC 4/6 is the other from the bottom E 2nd column
6:44 pm
penquis
andd the other has same first 6 letters...add can metal...
6:45 pm
mkg
ty got both e words from that e.
6:45 pm
mkg
sugar ending? as in ie?????????
6:46 pm
penquis
think chemical words....like listed ingredients....
6:46 pm
mkg
the metal of the cans. ty.
6:49 pm
Lizlin
Any clues before I go?
6:49 pm
penquis
congrats...
6:50 pm
penquis
is the te 7/28 (first one) a compound word?
6:50 pm
Lizlin
No - that was my last word - ends similar to one of the sc 9s
6:50 pm
penquis
ok, ty....
6:52 pm
Lizlin
Have a good day / evening everyone. Back around flip time.
6:52 pm
penquis
bye liz...
6:57 pm
penquis
i am done...
7:09 pm
MollyL
*Takes the cue that is it alright to overtly congratulate Pen for finishing : D
7:11 pm
MollyL
It is a joke
7:11 pm
lynxxx
really? or just another snide remark?
7:13 pm
MollyL
No, just a joke, that Ru and I have had going on with Pen for a long time.
7:15 pm
penquis
a subdued clapping would be nice, ty.... ;o)
7:15 pm
MollyL
Thanks Pen, I knew you would get it.
7:17 pm
penquis
well i am heading out....tired tonight....goodnight all....
7:21 pm
UnikeTheHunter
F-7. Guys who pump gas.
7:23 pm
UnikeTheHunter
U-7. Get naked.
7:24 pm
MollyL
Goodnight Pen. Thanks for having a sense of humor.
7:31 pm
rururocks
Someone has their cranky pants on
7:36 pm
MollyL
No shit. Bitter, bitter, bitter.
7:48 pm
hurshy
phantom: donut
7:54 pm
72 Temple Owl
gee, thanks.
7:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
cuteya
9:02 pm
HarryHood
woo found a 9!
9:10 pm
HarryHood
74 left. going to the list.
9:41 pm
HarryHood
done! hagn!
9:42 pm
Nef
Yay, Harry!!! WTG!!!
9:47 pm
wht
Does anyone have a clue for the es8?
9:48 pm
grannyrose
es8. es + not daughter + chemical ending
9:48 pm
Nef
I don't have it yet,wht; but I will look
9:49 pm
wht
ty granny. Looks like it should be an oil bearing rock given the first 4 letters.
9:49 pm
Nef
thanks granny
10:14 pm
wht
And that's fireworks.
10:14 pm
wht
Have a good night all.
10:18 pm
Nef
WTG, wht!!! YAY!!!
11:25 pm
TraderKate
Hi everyone :)