12:07 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:22 am
cybernan
hello everyone :)
12:23 am
pugmama763
nbt, nbs
12:31 am
vashongin
sorry,
12:32 am
vashongin
Gillie already got that
12:38 am
vashongin
re 6 x 9 if that helps
12:41 am
cybernan
not finding that sh 7 - only one I am missing
12:42 am
Lizlin
It's a pt, nan
12:42 am
SueMagee
Past tense, nan.
12:42 am
Lizlin
In case no one else has, I've emailed Lickety.
12:42 am
cybernan
ty -- I would never have thought to try a pt with that!
12:43 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:43 am
Lizlin
BBL. Have a good night / day everyone.
12:43 am
grannyrose
cooee and g'day from me
12:43 am
vashongin
ty, lickety
12:44 am
cybernan
hi rose -- not a good report tonight regarding the bush fires -- are you anywhere near Sydney?
12:45 am
grannyrose
no nan. but lickety is.
12:46 am
cybernan
not good
12:47 am
cybernan
hope he is OK
12:47 am
grannyrose
i believe the smoke is causing all sorts of problems too.
12:48 am
cybernan
I would imagine so -- the planes and helicopters can't always fly if the smoke is too thick
12:49 am
harpjane
sea bird
12:51 am
Nef
Good Evening, everyone. Those bush fires are so terrible-sounding; I cannot imagine how much land the fires have burnt there.
12:54 am
Kamanjah
I know what the folks in Australia are living through...I'm in No Calif, and we've had the worst fires ever the past three years. I hope everyone there is ok, or at least hanging in.
12:55 am
grannyrose
the cool break in the weather gave our firies a chance to back burn and clear thank heavens.
12:56 am
Kamanjah
Oh, that's good to hear, Rose. Cooler weather and a fire turning back on itself is a blessing for all the firefighters - and residents. I think Calif has sent a few crews over. I hope it is calming down a bit.
12:57 am
cybernan
wasn't it a back burn that got out of control near Sydney?
12:58 am
Nef
Kamanjah, I feel bad for everyone in these fire areas. I watched a documentary on PBS about the Campfire in Paradise, CA last year; & I hope I never have to be in fires like that ever!
12:58 am
Kamanjah
We had one "controlled burn" that they lost control of here...just up the hill several miles. Scary
1:01 am
Kamanjah
Where are you, Nef? That Camp Fire was a nightmare for so many. A friend lost his home...and had just lost his wife. He bought Dad's place when Dad had to go into assisted living. Bless Dad' soul, he's in heaven now, and won't have to live thru another fire.
1:03 am
cybernan
crashing now -- 45 for tomorrow
1:03 am
cybernan
good night everyone
1:04 am
Nef
Kamanjah, I'm in the frigid, frozen state of MN (in the Twin Cities). We don't see fires like that here in MN very often; although there was a fire somewhere in the western part of the state last spring I think? But it was easily controlled (things were just too wet here for it to grow.)
1:04 am
Nef
Niters, Cyber
1:04 am
Kamanjah
Night, Nan, sleep well.
1:06 am
grannyrose
sorry. our sunlight just went orange. went to check our firies site. no fire at the moment. it may be smoke drifting up from fires about 300kms away. (nearly 190 miles)
1:06 am
Kamanjah
Nef - you are in a totally different climate than Calif. We're in the Sierra foothills, at a low altitude. I just don't like snow. It's pretty to look at, but I don't want to live where it snows. I've been here nearly 20 years, and we've had two little dustings of snow, so it works for me.
1:07 am
grannyrose
sweet dreams nan. xox
1:09 am
Nef
yeah, totally different climate. Last winter we had record snows ans temps down to 30 below zero (F). My grandson had almost 2 weeks off from school due to the nasty weather. (Our son & grandson live with us right now)
1:09 am
Kamanjah
Rose, sorry to hear you're buried in smoke. That orange is so creepy! The smoke does drift for many miles
1:10 am
grannyrose
i've turned on the A/C as DH is asthmatic.
1:11 am
Nef
When there were fires 3 (?) years ago up in Canada (Alberta, maybe?) the sun here would turn both a bright orange and bloody red due to smoke in the airfare fires around a 1000 miles away.
1:11 am
Kamanjah
Nef, I swear, I couldn't handle -30. I can barely handle +30! There aren't enough clothes for minus 30!
1:12 am
Nef
It is creepy to see the sun turn colors like that!
1:12 am
Nef
(Kamanjah, the secret is you dress in layers -- and layers and layers!
1:13 am
Kamanjah
Rose, be sure to change those filters as soon as they get color - we go thru one every three weeks in normal weather, so I'm sure you know...just don't want the AC to go out!
1:13 am
Nef
I hope the A/C helps him Rose!
1:14 am
grannyrose
thanx kam. will get DH to check them in the morning. he did clean them a few weeks ago and we have used the A/C only the once since then. should be okay.
1:14 am
Kamanjah
Nef, I have layers and layers, couldn't do it. I spent my first 44 years in Southern Calif. My body doesn't know how to get warm, even with four layers! I guess I'd need 6-8 layers where you are, lol! And new outer layers to fit over all those under layers.
1:16 am
Kamanjah
Rose, you have filters you can clean? All I've found for our AC are disposables.
1:17 am
Nef
Oh, man! It's already 1:20 AM here; I got on line to look something up and stopped in Babble first!
I need to get to bed!
1:18 am
Kamanjah
Sleep well!
1:18 am
grannyrose
yes kam. the filters are re-usable. we went for that model specifically as we knew how much we would be using the A/C a lot.
1:18 am
grannyrose
lolll nef...sweet dreams honey. xox
1:19 am
Nef
Kamanjah, if you live here, you acclimatize. (That does not mean you "like" it though!) If you come visit in the windter here; you *WILL* be cold!
1:19 am
Nef
Good night; stay safe, everyone.
1:19 am
Kamanjah
Nef, I've been in No Calif for 20 years, and I still get too cold!
1:20 am
Kamanjah
Rose, could you email me info on washable filters? Thanks! I haven't found any in the size we need.
1:25 am
grannyrose
i see what i can find. what size do you need and what brand/model is your A/C?
1:28 am
Kamanjah
Heck if I know brand/model - it's on the roof. I think the filters are 18"x18" - so we have inches vs cm happening. I'll see what I can find - we just talked to a guy about fixing our chimney from when the tree fell...and have his card so we can have him out to check out the unit before it gets hot again. He'll know, so I'll ask him next time he comes out.
1:29 am
Kamanjah
Don't worry about it...honestly! You have enough!
1:32 am
grannyrose
are you sure? i don't mind at all. perhaps if you can take a pic on your phone and send me it. Don may be able to work it out for us.
1:33 am
Kamanjah
I'm not going up on the roof!! I'm too old for that nonsense. The younger guys can get paid to go up there! Michael was up there a couple of weeks ago, and I told him NO MORE! We can hire younger people who have good balance to do those jobs!
1:35 am
Kamanjah
We need the unit checked out - it has run perfectly for years and years, so it needs to be checked anyway. I don't want to have a heat wave hit and the AC go out, so we are being proactive now.
1:38 am
grannyrose
i didn't mean for you to go up on the roof, silly. see if you can get a pic from either of your yards.
1:38 am
Kamanjah
Son's an electrician...
1:39 am
Kamanjah
haha, I forgot to move the cursor
1:39 am
grannyrose
*giggle*
1:39 am
grannyrose
nice side-stepping..
1:40 am
Kamanjah
It's a gray box on the roof, I haven't a clue. I was just told to be sure to change the filter often. It went out on me the first year I lived here - I had no idea about how often to change filters - in So Calif, it was about twice a year. Not every three weeks!
1:42 am
Kamanjah
We will just have the pro check it out now that we have his card and have talked with him. All set!
1:42 am
grannyrose
okay sweetie. the offer is still there. xox
1:43 am
Kamanjah
Thanks! And thanks to Don too.
1:45 am
gapeach
Hey, y'all. I was thinking about Flosey last night and I can't remember seeing her. Has anyone seen her?
1:48 am
grannyrose
not for ages peach.
1:49 am
grannyrose
do you have email?
1:49 am
gapeach
Wonder if Molly would know?
1:50 am
grannyrose
do you have Flosey's email? i have and could email her.
1:51 am
gapeach
I don't have it, Rose. That would be great if you could get through to her. Thanks much.
1:52 am
grannyrose
ooohhh. and ruby is on-line now. xox ruby.
1:53 am
gapeach
Oh, Hey there Ruby. Would love to hear from you.
2:06 am
gapeach
Critter is demanding attention. I'll check my emain
2:06 am
gapeach
Critter is demanding attention. I'll check my emain
2:06 am
gapeach
in a few minutes.
4:48 am
rubyfoo
back for a bit
4:49 am
rubyfoo
I miss you all
4:54 am
MollyL
What's up Ruby?
4:55 am
rubyfoo
having a very hard time
4:56 am
MollyL
I'm sorry to hear that. I will send good thoughts your way.
4:57 am
rubyfoo
thank you; I Don't know why my letters to you never go through
5:53 am
Uneaixoise
Hugs to you, Ruby. XXXOOO
6:19 am
BzznBea
Just a few S words today...
6:22 am
Uneaixoise
Indeed! LOL
6:32 am
godthaab
Name that Proper Noun: Greek city
6:38 am
godthaab
Yay! You win an Acropolis!!!
7:00 am
periwinkle
good morning. help with N in left column pls
7:01 am
LuvWordGames
ne 4/4
7:01 am
periwinkle
sheesh thought I had typed that ty
7:01 am
LuvWordGames
yw :-)
7:06 am
LuvWordGames
just finished, any clues needed?
7:15 am
Uneaixoise
Congrats!!
7:43 am
hokie carla
just got here but wondering how there are 19 L's
7:45 am
mkg
clues for one of the 7s please.
7:46 am
BzznBea
Ke7 plural of in who is ke4/8
7:47 am
hokie carla
I have fo7 which is pl of fo6 - from biochem
7:48 am
hokie carla
ugh, 12 K's?
7:53 am
BzznBea
I didn't think the Ks were bad.
7:57 am
BzznBea
I've greyed all the SSSSSS!
7:58 am
BzznBea
46 left for later...
7:58 am
BzznBea
46 left for later...
8:01 am
hokie carla
I still have miles of S's to go before I sleep
8:41 am
Judi
Greetings, y'all.
8:42 am
MLFAN17
last column greyed:)
8:44 am
MLFAN17
is fo7 a pl or a pt?
8:45 am
MLFAN17
hi phae ty will look
8:48 am
MLFAN17
phae can I get a clue pls?
8:48 am
phaeton
fo and not early
8:48 am
MLFAN17
i just monkeyed two so 7's
8:48 am
phaeton
that is the fo6
8:51 am
Judi
I don't like this grid very much.
8:52 am
MLFAN17
not my favorite but yesterday's was pretty bad
8:56 am
MLFAN17
good question phae i am looking too
8:56 am
hokie carla
I just monkeyed it but no idea how to clue without giving it away
8:56 am
hurshy
kh + win a gold m***l at the olympics
8:56 am
hokie carla
there you go
8:56 am
hurshy
yeah awkward trying to clue that
8:56 am
phaeton
ty hurshy
8:57 am
MLFAN17
ty hurshy
8:57 am
rururocks
kh5 is syrian orange cheese
8:59 am
MLFAN17
middle column vowels any one have any stats for any of them?
8:59 am
hurshy
orange as in the color or is it flavored with orange??
8:59 am
MLFAN17
i got the first o
8:59 am
hokie carla
oo4, ee4, ol5
8:59 am
hurshy
oo4/5, os4/4
9:00 am
hokie carla
I mean, not 33
9:00 am
hurshy
ek4/8 and ek4/9
9:00 am
hurshy
oh4/6 and ol5/12
9:00 am
MLFAN17
ty for the ek hokie
9:01 am
rururocks
actually kh 5's are great for Trunk shows
9:02 am
hokie carla
had to click the def to get that joke
9:03 am
MLFAN17
too many sh words
9:04 am
hokie carla
well done
9:04 am
MLFAN17
congrats phae
9:04 am
phaeton
clues wanted?
9:04 am
hokie carla
still chugging along here but thanks
9:04 am
hurshy
i have two kh, is that all?
9:04 am
MLFAN17
nah i wont keep you phae lol
9:05 am
hokie carla
that's one more than I have, hurshy
9:05 am
phaeton
yes hursh
9:05 am
hurshy
there's a kh4/9 hokie
9:05 am
rururocks
only 2 kh
9:05 am
MLFAN17
yes only 2
9:05 am
hokie carla
gracias
9:05 am
rururocks
ke for all the rest of the k's
9:06 am
MLFAN17
i gtg will be back...
9:06 am
hokie carla
thx, I still have 4 left
9:06 am
Judi
The K's were'nt too bad. I still hated them, tho.
9:07 am
hurshy
i just finished my ks with that information :D
9:07 am
hurshy
10 words left
9:07 am
hurshy
pretty smooth grid
9:07 am
rururocks
(pours Judi a bowl of Special K's for breakfast)
9:07 am
hurshy
phantom: sneer
9:08 am
hokie carla
yeah, I tried sneer just in case i couldn't see it
9:08 am
hurshy
i have al4 and 5, and at4, what's the other a word?
9:09 am
phaeton
two al5's
9:09 am
hurshy
ahhh thanks
9:09 am
hurshy
four fo and 2 fu, which do i need more of?
9:09 am
hokie carla
argh, I was missing that too
9:09 am
hokie carla
I have 6 fo
9:09 am
hurshy
make that 5 fo and 2 fu
9:09 am
hurshy
thanks hokie
9:10 am
hurshy
2 he or 3?
9:10 am
hurshy
3, silly me that was very fishy
9:10 am
hokie carla
okay, I have 5 ke4, ke6, 7, 5. what do I need?
9:11 am
hokie carla
oh, I have 2 ke5
9:11 am
hurshy
now in very christmassy fashion, i have left
3 little S
2 tiny T
and an RRRRRRRRR word
9:11 am
hurshy
2 ke6 hokie
9:11 am
phaeton
2 ke6; 2 ke5
9:11 am
hokie carla
I still have 60 to go!
9:12 am
hokie carla
thx, phaeton. will look for the other 6
9:12 am
hurshy
6 sk, or more? 2 sn, or more?
9:12 am
hokie carla
got it, thx (and hurshy, just saw your post)
9:13 am
cybernan
good morning :)
9:13 am
hokie carla
'sup, nan
9:14 am
phaeton
anagram the 2nd sk5
9:14 am
cybernan
me -- couldn't sleep!
9:14 am
hurshy
thank you phae!
9:14 am
hurshy
morning cnan!
9:14 am
hurshy
10 so, or 11?
9:14 am
hokie carla
I am nowhere near finishing the s's but that helped, thx phae
9:18 am
hurshy
aha, ok, an sh
9:18 am
hokie carla
okey doke, time for the gym. 51 left for later.
9:19 am
hurshy
and it is not the 7 for i have all the 7s
9:19 am
Dorens
you mean hokie doke
9:19 am
hurshy
hahaha good one dorens :D
9:23 am
hurshy
my monkeys say they don't see any more sh words
9:23 am
hurshy
bad monkeys
9:24 am
cybernan
monkey no see kh 5 here
9:24 am
hurshy
scroll down, was clued recently
9:24 am
hurshy
oh, no, is off the screen already
9:24 am
hurshy
kh + win a gold m***l at the olympics
9:25 am
cybernan
ty hurshy
9:25 am
phaeton
the sh's are pretty normal words do you have the sh5/14?
9:26 am
hurshy
my rilla really likes it when i sit up in bed and have my legs bent. first she'll perch on the mountain, then she likes to go under the covers in the tent
9:26 am
hurshy
i have one sh5/14, yes
9:27 am
phaeton
4 sh6's; 5sh4; 11 sh5; and you have the sh7
9:27 am
Judi
* assumes "Rilla" is short for Gorilla *
9:27 am
hurshy
and i've checked my plurals and past te6
9:27 am
hurshy
Rilla is short for Marilla, not Gorilla
9:28 am
hurshy
ok it's a sh5 then
9:28 am
Judi
That's a much better name for a cat.
9:28 am
Judi
My Viv likes to do the exact same thing.
9:28 am
phaeton
they are all sh/12 except the 14
9:29 am
hurshy
she is named after Rilla of Ingleside, Anne of Green Gables' daughter whom she named Bertha Marilla Blythe in honor of her birth mother and her adoptive ... lady, lol
9:29 am
phaeton
someone who does the footwear?
9:29 am
hurshy
yeah i have that
9:30 am
hurshy
rhymes with what you eat soup with, in case anyone is curious
9:30 am
hurshy
ok that leaves the 2 T and the 1 R
9:30 am
phaeton
was just trying to clue that...lol
9:30 am
hurshy
obs the R are all re
9:31 am
phaeton
gotta scoot...hagd!
9:32 am
hurshy
bye phae, thanks
9:32 am
hurshy
aha, that was a missing pt
9:32 am
hurshy
that means Ts are 4 and 5 letters
9:35 am
hurshy
i have 8 te, 5 th, and 6 to, if anyone has all the ts and wants to tell me what i am missing :D
9:36 am
cybernan
lickety's list has been posted, hurshy
9:37 am
hurshy
well, sure, but seems a shame to get it with only two words left lol
9:37 am
hurshy
THERE THEY ARE - soy protein white food icky yucky
9:37 am
hurshy
which means there are 8 to words, if anyone finds that useful
9:38 am
cybernan
stuck on the first re 6/21
9:38 am
hurshy
it looks kinda spanish
9:38 am
saanichcat
a grey-green colour
9:39 am
hurshy
apparently it is a greyish green colour, who knew
9:39 am
hurshy
well perhaps saanichcat knew lol
9:39 am
cybernan
*!*~*!* ty hurshy
9:40 am
cybernan
going to see if I can catch a few more zzz's - hagd everyone
9:41 am
hurshy
conundrum: need to turn up the heat, but, need to get out of bed to do that, which will mean getting colder before i get warmer
9:42 am
NatashaW
In winter I swear by my "British warm" filled with boiling water under the covers.
9:42 am
MLFAN17
I hate that hurshy
9:44 am
MLFAN17
help with the sn words pls?
9:45 am
hurshy
one is a 4 letter babblet that we have rather often
9:45 am
NatashaW
the longer one sounds like the bad guys in a Dr Seuss book
9:45 am
NatashaW
the ones with stars on their bellies
9:45 am
hurshy
the other is a 6 and sounds like a dr. seuss word
9:45 am
NatashaW
heehee hurshy
9:46 am
NatashaW
s +man's name
9:46 am
NatashaW
is the short sn
9:46 am
hurshy
crazy idea: get a star tattooed on one's belly in honour of said seuss
9:46 am
MLFAN17
I got the sn 4
9:48 am
MLFAN17
does the other have a double vowel?
9:48 am
NatashaW
yes it does
9:49 am
MLFAN17
ty go tit
9:49 am
MLFAN17
and yes it does sound kind of dr seussish
9:50 am
NatashaW
FW. Clues anyone?
9:51 am
NatashaW
Grid today has a higher than usual percentage of actual words
9:52 am
NatashaW
Either that or I've started imagining babblets are actual words :-)
9:52 am
NatashaW
OK gonna stop talking to myself here and skedaddle. HAGD all!
11:13 am
hokie carla
you remind me of Jeff Goldblum in one of the Jurassic Parks "and here I am, uh, talking to myself" or something like that ;)
11:13 am
hokie carla
I am throwing in the towel with 34 left and going to the list. too much going on with the S's
11:16 am
hokie carla
hmm, somehow I didn't have any to's even though I'm quite sure I did
11:19 am
moolingwa
down to 8 here, think I may be able to finish this one
11:20 am
hokie carla
you can do it!
11:22 am
hokie carla
just found another one I know I already entered
11:28 am
hokie carla
fireworks!
11:30 am
bichon
wtg carla
11:38 am
MLFAN17
the s words are killing me
11:39 am
MLFAN17
SO 5 clue pls?
11:42 am
bichon
pl of the word before it
11:43 am
MLFAN17
duh ty bichon and hello to you:)
11:44 am
bichon
yvw and hi
11:48 am
moolingwa
6 to go
11:59 am
bichon
sh 5/12, 7th one, pls
12:02 pm
penquis
can you narrow it down a little? I have not listed...
12:03 pm
bichon
It's after pl of what you wear on your feet
12:04 pm
penquis
ah....well i have the pt of light emission....probably not the one you are looking for....
12:04 pm
bichon
yes, it is, tyvm pen
12:11 pm
penquis
congrats...
12:22 pm
MollyL
Dr. Ian Malcolm: There's, another example. See, here I'm now by myself, uh, er, talking to myself. That's, that's chaos theory.
12:33 pm
moolingwa
life will find a way
12:35 pm
hokie carla
thank you!
12:35 pm
moolingwa
sheesh, sheesh doesn't work
12:38 pm
hokie carla
that is close to one though
1:18 pm
jbp
clue for the N in the first column, middle row, please?
1:19 pm
hokie carla
ne4/4 babblet
1:21 pm
jbp
hmmm, i've got my monkeys on it
1:22 pm
jbp
OH, the hawaiian goose!
1:23 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi jbp
1:25 pm
jbp
is there snow where you are, or you, Carla?
1:25 pm
hokie carla
nope, 64 degrees right now! rainy though
1:26 pm
jbp
ah, yes, you're in NC, right? I remember wearing shorts in Dec. when I lived there
1:27 pm
jbp
the snow from a few weeks ago had pretty much melted, leaving a grey landscape. But we got more today. sadly, there will be sleet & freezing rain on top, so it's not fun snow.
1:27 pm
hokie carla
I think last year we had a snow in Dec, but usually they are in Jan or Feb
1:27 pm
jbp
my idjit dog likes to just sit in the back yard. in the snow. for hours. watching squirrels
1:28 pm
jbp
well, wherever you are, stay cozy!
1:28 pm
hokie carla
you too!
1:29 pm
jbp
i'm off to retrieve the hound.
3:56 pm
Uneaixoise
Re7 clue please
5:22 pm
periwinkle
first re6/18 pls
5:23 pm
JaxH66
Part of milk
5:24 pm
periwinkle
hmm don't drink milk looking
5:25 pm
JaxH66
Sorry it’s used to curdle milk
5:26 pm
periwinkle
got it ty
5:32 pm
JaxH66
Al5/12 please
5:40 pm
MollyL
Plural of the singer
5:42 pm
JaxH66
Got that one it’s the first al5 I need
5:45 pm
MollyL
Sorry, didn't read the points. It is a bad spelling of "al5 he was the favorite, he didn't win the race"
5:46 pm
MollyL
Or stick a consonant in the middle of the singer
5:46 pm
MollyL
And it would be "al8 he didn't win the race..."
5:47 pm
JaxH66
Thanks got it
5:47 pm
MollyL
Sorry for the crappy cluing. This cold is wearing me out.
6:09 pm
JaxH66
2nd la5/12 please
6:47 pm
JaxH66
2nd er5/10 please
6:50 pm
JaxH66
NM found it. Fireworks
7:02 pm
Uneaixoise
Congrats!
7:03 pm
BzznBea
A day from he4/4 And if you are looking for that word in the grid, don't bother. Twenty words left and I have nothing in the ta4/8...again, don't bother...
7:04 pm
dan2bit
evening all! finished the right column
7:04 pm
MollyL
Blessings to Bea. Hope tomorrow is better.
7:05 pm
BzznBea
Molly, I hope your cold is better tomorrow. Rest, fluids and blah,blah,blah...=)
7:06 pm
BzznBea
Night all!
7:41 pm
wvteach
stats for 2nd column pls
7:44 pm
wvteach
2nd column E pls
7:48 pm
harpjane
er4/4 and 5/510 for the top one
7:50 pm
wvteach
sorry needed the 3rd column
7:58 pm
LadyFeline
Not sure if this is a good clue, but it's an expression you say might when you are alarmed or surprised with the 2 middle letters switched around.
7:58 pm
LadyFeline
*might say when you are alarmed.
9:18 pm
dan2bit
firewords! thanks lickety and all cluers. kh5/22 was my last - k + anagram for beginning of a trail
10:26 pm
cherlyq
well work tomorrow did not finish
11:20 pm
mamabook3
help with re6/21 please
11:23 pm
grannyrose
re6/21. re + first part of a tranquiliser + most of not night
11:24 pm
mamabook3
thank you granny!!
11:36 pm
mamabook3
last se 6/18... any clues? my last one for fw
11:38 pm
ursh
add a cons to the word above
11:38 pm
mamabook3
got it! Fireworks!
11:38 pm
ursh
oop sorry no wrong clue
11:38 pm
mamabook3
thanks anyways ursh... have a good night