Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, June 28, 2020

12:00 am

Rainiqui

ch 7

12:02 am

SueMagee

Ha7

12:04 am

SueMagee

Hi7

12:05 am

SueMagee

Ne6/7

12:06 am

rastapopolous

en7

12:08 am

jessmom

ta7/8

12:13 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:13 am

jessmom

se8

12:13 am

SueMagee

Hi, nan.

12:15 am

SueMagee

Ch7

12:16 am

mkg

re 7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

broll

da 7

12:22 am

marksdolly

ty Lickety!

12:22 am

cybernan

I think I'm missing a suffix -- seeing lots of 6's but not many 7's

12:24 am

gapeach

Thanks Lickety.

12:24 am

mkg

i also have a ton of sixes.

12:24 am

mkg

ty lickety

12:25 am

Lizlin

Hi all and thanks, Lickety

12:26 am

mkg

have 2 7s only and dont see the 8s

12:32 am

mkg

got se 8! from below

12:37 am

jessmom

ca7/8/9

12:47 am

dizgrannie

ca 9 x2

12:47 am

jessmom

te8/9

1:13 am

Q

Ok, got the Q's, I'm out.

1:16 am

jessmom

ra9

1:55 am

grannyrose

whoot !! and slid to the finish under 2 hours. nice grid with some lovely meaty words to find.

1:56 am

ursh

WTG Rose

2:00 am

grannyrose

thanx urshy. and how are you doing in your neck of the woods?

2:02 am

ursh

We are OK here - winter is upon us so lots of colds and flu and many cases of covid - we just try to be careful - use masks - avoid crowds and keep distance

2:06 am

grannyrose

atta girl urshy. it's all you can do. please take care of you.

2:23 am

ARB

c

4:27 am

aebmusica

first an6/18....clue please

4:28 am

aebmusica

dance

4:28 am

aebmusica

sorry

4:31 am

aebmusica

anyone out there????????

4:31 am

M3

me :)

4:32 am

aebmusica

do you have the first

4:32 am

aebmusica

an6/18? and Hi M3

4:33 am

M3

not yet sorry

4:33 am

aebmusica

that's okay.....thanks for answering me back.

4:34 am

aebmusica

I found it!

4:35 am

M3

well done can you clue it?

4:36 am

aebmusica

sure......plural of the an5/10 above it

4:37 am

M3

ty will go lookseee

4:43 am

aebmusica

did you find it, M3?

4:44 am

M3

no, distracted by the dogs, im dog sitting lol

4:45 am

aebmusica

my 2 little Westies are zoned out zzzzzzz.

4:47 am

frogface

Wow, how do you get a westie to chill out, mine is mental 24 7

4:49 am

aebmusica

my Brodie Jon is 11 yrs. old and his sister Florie Jean is 8 yrs. old

4:50 am

frogface

Oh, my Mac is 10 and he is starting to slow down a bit.

4:51 am

aebmusica

but it is 5:50 am here....so they are still in their night sleeping mode.

6:05 am

Sunrise

M3 An5/10 An and what is either side of your head then plural.

6:48 am

pabtrek

ritc h

6:59 am

periwinkle

good morning all. Only have se8. No 9's. help with any other 8 or a 9 please

7:00 am

BzznBea

I only have ra9.66 - compound word

7:01 am

periwinkle

ty looking

7:03 am

periwinkle

no luck yet. I am assuming it starts with rodent. am I right?

7:04 am

bichon

no, animal at the track

7:04 am

BzznBea

No, it starts with a comepetion

7:05 am

periwinkle

ok thanks

7:08 am

periwinkle

no luck

7:09 am

periwinkle

bbl

7:09 am

MollyL

Peri must need some coffee. I can only think of one animal at the track that starts with ra

7:10 am

mael

they compete with each other to win crowns, sometimes triple crowns

7:13 am

MollyL

It took me way longer than it should to find that se8. I was completely ignoring an obvious word.

7:17 am

spellit

fw

7:21 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats!!

7:28 am

roncook

Hi clue for the SE 8/60 please.

7:28 am

LuvWordGames

in order

7:30 am

LuvWordGames

when entering a combination into a safe you have to have the numbers in the correct se 8/60

7:30 am

MollyL

Or a se8 of events that leads to something

7:31 am

roncook

cannot see a q in grid

7:31 am

Uneaixoise

Tx for se8!!

7:35 am

roncook

i keep thinking sequence,

7:35 am

BzznBea

QU is in the upper right corner, ron

7:36 am

roncook

Duh !! i could`nt see the wood for trees.sorry to those who did`nt have it.

7:39 am

Uneaixoise

Hee hee :-)

7:40 am

mattygroves

Hi all. Please may I have stats for the lone E in the fourth row, last column, above the W?

7:41 am

MollyL

en7/40

7:41 am

MollyL

That one stumped me for a long time

7:41 am

MollyL

I predict it will be asked for a lot today

7:41 am

mattygroves

Is it a 'fake' (seldom used) word?

7:43 am

MollyL

I've never seen it before

7:43 am

MollyL

Probably because it is a botany word

7:44 am

mattygroves

Ah, so I'll likely get it, if I do, by luck rather than by design ;)

7:44 am

MollyL

Try odd compound words

7:48 am

mattygroves

Gotya - thank you - definitely an odd one

7:48 am

Trifioso

does it begin with not the beginning?

7:51 am

BzznBea

yes, trif

7:51 am

Trifioso

thank you

7:52 am

Trifioso

there it is! ty

7:59 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:04 am

dan2bit

good morning all! wow no grey tiles

8:04 am

MLFAN17

hi dan

8:05 am

LuvWordGames

hi MLF

8:07 am

Flask1

Hi everyone...its a good one today!

8:07 am

MLFAN17

hi luv

8:07 am

MLFAN17

hi flask

8:08 am

Flask1

Hey Ml....good to see you...

8:08 am

MLFAN17

same to you flask

8:09 am

Flask1

arse

8:10 am

MLFAN17

ty flask

8:14 am

MLFAN17

which e does the ec6 come from?

8:14 am

LuvWordGames

left

8:15 am

MLFAN17

looking ty luv

8:17 am

MLFAN17

luv can you clue it please?

8:17 am

LuvWordGames

ec + opp. of soft

8:18 am

MLFAN17

ty luv

8:18 am

MollyL

Cheers!

8:20 am

Flask1

Ooops!...sorry folks! Ml....as if I would call you that!!! ;)

8:21 am

MLFAN17

lol I didn't have it and am not insulted:0

8:24 am

Flask1

Well Ml...am so glad you found it...cos' we all need one!!...lol

8:24 am

MLFAN17

true

8:26 am

MLFAN17

I am not finding anything for the last column e's?

8:26 am

BzznBea

en7.40

8:26 am

MLFAN17

hi bzz

8:27 am

BzznBea

That is the single e.

8:27 am

MLFAN17

they are both single

8:28 am

BzznBea

Sorry. From the bottom e

8:32 am

Trifioso

i am curious as to how others approach solving. For example - I am working on the D right now. I will look in each direction for words, first four letters, then five, trying different letter combinations. You?

8:33 am

Trifioso

i know one of my sisters hits nbt, and then works through the grid alphabetically....

8:34 am

LuvWordGames

Initially I just look at the grid and put in any words that I see. Then I will look at individial letters to see if I can see anything further. I'm not as organized as you Trif

8:34 am

MLFAN17

I have tried alphabetically before with each letter in grid but I gave up

8:34 am

MLFAN17

luv I do that too

8:35 am

M3

i go fome left to righ top to bottom trying to get as many as possible. when i get more than half i go to the list

8:36 am

maggiej

I do what Luv does

8:36 am

Trifioso

i do try to hit nbt first, for sure....

8:37 am

MLFAN17

same here trif always try nbt and nbs first or at least nbt

8:37 am

Flask1

I try to get nbt first....then I just jump all over the place, kinda like a headless chicken..lol

8:37 am

Trifioso

thank you all for answering

8:37 am

MLFAN17

do that too flask

8:38 am

Flask1

but today...am working on all the biggies...with success, I must say....

8:39 am

MLFAN17

congrats flask I only have two of the 7s so far

8:40 am

MLFAN17

may I have a clue for the en7 pls?

8:41 am

Flask1

there's 3 Ml...

8:42 am

Flask1

still looking for the 3rd

8:42 am

MLFAN17

en 7/40

8:43 am

BzznBea

Finally grayed those C's.

8:44 am

Flask1

Molly clued it earlier....it's a compound...

8:44 am

MLFAN17

congrats bzz

8:45 am

Flask1

en + ch5/14

8:47 am

BzznBea

That is en7.36

8:47 am

Flask1

that was the en7.36

8:47 am

MLFAN17

I don't have that either

8:47 am

Flask1

the en7/40 is the compound

8:47 am

BzznBea

The en7.40 is not begining and The Gateway to West monumnet

8:48 am

Wendrie

what does nbt stand for?

8:48 am

MollyL

I am such a simpleton. That word always makes me think of McDonald's. : D

8:49 am

Flask1

No Blank Tiles

8:49 am

MollyL

NBS stands for no blank stats...no zeros in the word stats tiles. It is some odd "completion mark" that someone made up.

8:50 am

Wendrie

ah - ok

8:50 am

MollyL

Sorry, NBT

8:50 am

MLFAN17

ty molly

8:50 am

Wendrie

I start by typing words as I see them, then work through that list to add in plurals/suffixes and then start to go tile by tile

8:50 am

MLFAN17

now I have the en 7/40

8:51 am

Wendrie

thanks both :)

8:51 am

MLFAN17

found a en7/36

8:51 am

Flask1

en7.36 think of what Budhists do....not sing, but..

8:52 am

Flask1

YW Wendrie

8:52 am

MLFAN17

just found it

8:52 am

MLFAN17

still need a stats for the top e on last column?

8:53 am

penquis

i think it's en 6/18.....pl ending....

8:56 am

MLFAN17

ah ty pen

8:59 am

penquis

yw...

8:59 am

car.eeyore

Happy weekend everyone

8:59 am

Flask1

Hi Car

8:59 am

MLFAN17

I gtg will be back...

8:59 am

Flask1

bye ml

9:00 am

Flask1

weta

9:00 am

Flask1

sorry!

9:01 am

Scrabbler

Toss out a big word, haha.

9:02 am

Flask1

Oh no Scrabbler....not today....lol

9:02 am

Scrabbler

Alright, I dove in and am having fun with this big grid.

9:02 am

phaeton

your ch7 are very slim

9:03 am

car.eeyore

((Scrabbler))

9:03 am

Flask1

Yeh, I'm enjoying it too!

9:03 am

Scrabbler

Woohoo, TY.

9:03 am

phaeton

that's as big as I got

9:03 am

Scrabbler

Hi Car, how are you today?

9:03 am

car.eeyore

Tired by ok

9:03 am

car.eeyore

You?

9:03 am

car.eeyore

How is mom?

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Sad. A neighbor, my age, was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a death sentence. She wants to visit with my rabbits.

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Mom is not happy about me leaving for vacation on Friday.

9:05 am

car.eeyore

I am so sorry to hear that. I'm glad your bunnies can give your neighbor some joy and comfort though. They are wonderful

9:05 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I am very touched to provide comfort to her in her final months. I will let her come over whenever she wants.

9:06 am

car.eeyore

Oh my! You deserve your vacations so very much. I'm sorry it can't happen without some guilt.

9:07 am

Scrabbler

My mother gets especially needy and whiny before my vacations. I wish she could say, "You deserve time away and to have fun, have a great time."

9:07 am

car.eeyore

I'm not your mom, but....You deserve time away and I hope you have a wonderful time! Enjoy!

9:08 am

Scrabbler

TY! I need that.

9:08 am

phaeton

whew...halfway

9:08 am

car.eeyore

I will text it to you everyday if that will help :)

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Go phaeton, go!

9:09 am

Scrabbler

I won't have a cell signal in the mountains. Send it on FB.

9:09 am

car.eeyore

Ok!

9:09 am

car.eeyore

You know, this game moves along much better when I put my fingers on the right keys....coffee over here please!

9:10 am

Uneaixoise

Two big fat brown bunnies in my backyard, scrabs :-)

9:10 am

Flask1

Oh Scrabbler I know where you're coming from....my son is my carer....and when he takes time off for a break....I feel dreadful panicky....and fet like mad...but once he's gone, am ok!

9:10 am

car.eeyore

Bunnykins!

9:10 am

Scrabbler

So cute, Une! Say hello.

9:11 am

Scrabbler

Flask, my mother still has my sister, my brother, and 2 grandsons close by, but I am the oldest kid and the doc so I cannot leave her.

9:11 am

car.eeyore

My hubs and kids would try to get away every year for a week to get a break from caregiving. Unfortunately, every time we went away, mum ran into some health issue. Thank goodness my sisters were there to care for her, but we ended up dreading going away.

9:12 am

Scrabbler

I am in the guilt and read mode now.

9:12 am

Scrabbler

*dread

9:12 am

Flask1

It's really tough on BOTH sides

9:12 am

car.eeyore

What can I do to help? Anything?

9:13 am

Flask1

And it's nobodies fault!

9:13 am

Scrabbler

Send peace to my mother.

9:13 am

car.eeyore

Consider it done.

9:14 am

Scrabbler

To be 89 and completely dependent is tough.

9:19 am

car.eeyore

I can only imagine.

9:22 am

Scrabbler

People cope in different ways.

9:23 am

Flask1

Thats true Scrabbler....we all have our own mechanisms

9:23 am

Scrabbler

I vow to not be demanding and whiny if I become elderly.

9:24 am

car.eeyore

I wish it was that easy

9:24 am

Scrabbler

Yes, brains and spirits change.

9:25 am

HarryHood

good morning

9:25 am

HarryHood

lovely grid

9:25 am

Flask1

Oh I worry about it all the time...am very concious of how I behave towards my son....

9:25 am

Flask1

Hi Harry!

9:25 am

Scrabbler

Hi Harry, yes.

9:25 am

car.eeyore

Good morning Harry

9:26 am

Scrabbler

Very kind, Flask.

9:26 am

Flask1

its a fab grid!

9:26 am

Scrabbler

Look at that, there is a Q. I just noticed after finding 113 words.

9:27 am

Flask1

Oh Scrabbler it doesn't always work....but I realise I need him way more than he needs me....

9:28 am

Scrabbler

Peace to you, Flask.

9:29 am

dizgrannie

My Mum is 93 and has nurses come every morning and afternoon. I had to explain to her that her niece had passed away. She got very confused and started talking about the nieces' sister - after awhile I managed to get thru to her which niece I was talking about. Sometimes one has to be very, very patient when dealing with older folk. Just wish I lived closer

9:29 am

Flask1

Cheers m'dear...:-)

9:30 am

Scrabbler

Aw, grannie. It is tough for all involved.

9:30 am

dizgrannie

Scrabbler, it is

9:30 am

Flask1

If only getting old, was just that, but its not....sadly!

9:31 am

Scrabbler

Right side e stats, please?

9:32 am

car.eeyore

I'm looking for that right now as well

9:32 am

72 Temple Owl

your mother is fortunate to have you, scrabbler.

9:32 am

Scrabbler

Owl, there are 3 of us in town and we all do our part to help her.

9:32 am

Flask1

irate

9:32 am

M3

finally got all the H's

9:32 am

Flask1

sorry!

9:32 am

Scrabbler

TY, Flask, I missed that one. Good clue.

9:33 am

Flask1

lol....

9:33 am

M3

ty flask missed taht one

9:33 am

Scrabbler

Good work, M3, I need 13 more.

9:33 am

Uneaixoise

Would give anything to wave a magic want and have my mom back.....

9:33 am

72 Temple Owl

that's wonderfu;. my aunt's daughter is right nearby but her son traveloed from nj to fl to care for her

9:33 am

Uneaixoise

Wand, not want

9:34 am

Scrabbler

I enjoy the photos that you post, Une.

9:35 am

rururocks

You can have my mom une

9:35 am

car.eeyore

I hear that, Une...but I would want her the way she was before the Alzheimer's.

9:36 am

Uneaixoise

Right, car.....would want Mother back the way she was before the dementia......

9:37 am

Uneaixoise

When I dream about her, she's still healthy.......sigh

9:38 am

Scrabbler

Hi Ruru. How are you and Dylan?

9:38 am

rururocks

Hi Scrabs

9:38 am

car.eeyore

I'm still in the stressful dream phase. I have dreams that she needs me and I cannot get to her.

9:38 am

car.eeyore

HOWEVER, I see signs from her all the time around me.

9:38 am

rururocks

we're doing fine... he's loving this shelter in place thing

9:39 am

Uneaixoise

Aawwww, car......

9:39 am

car.eeyore

I understand that in time they will pass

9:40 am

periwinkle

hi all back from errands. finally found the ra9. feeling dumb but did not have the 2nd part and could not see it for the life of me

9:41 am

car.eeyore

Hi peri!

9:41 am

periwinkle

that is the only 9 I have. the only 8 I have is the se8 which I found pretty quickly

9:41 am

periwinkle

hey car!!!

9:41 am

Uneaixoise

I miss not being able to take bouquets of flowers to her

9:42 am

Scrabbler

TY, I will search, Peri.

9:42 am

Flask1

am hating these aitches

9:43 am

mattygroves

PB, Flask! :)

9:43 am

Uneaixoise

Me too, flask!!

9:43 am

Scrabbler

TY

9:44 am

Flask1

thats not in the grid, is it????

9:44 am

periwinkle

the singular is

9:44 am

Scrabbler

Yes, it is. Good clue, Flask.

9:45 am

MLFAN17

ty flask

9:45 am

Flask1

I can't see it....please help me...lol

9:46 am

car.eeyore

I'm not getting it either

9:46 am

Scrabbler

ai5/15

9:46 am

periwinkle

just type it even if you do not see it

9:46 am

Flask1

thanks peri!

9:47 am

periwinkle

there are two ca9 and I do not have either. there is ca/7/8/9 and another ca9

9:47 am

car.eeyore

I was looking for the E in the right column still :( Sorry

9:47 am

MLFAN17

I had the worst time with those car had to ask for clues

9:48 am

BzznBea

Those C's were tough ones.

9:48 am

Flask1

Oh my! that woke me up...

9:48 am

periwinkle

help with ta7/8 pls

9:48 am

MLFAN17

i just found a ca 6/21

9:48 am

Wendrie

Car - the ca/7/8/9 is an feline, with a vowel and then the hero of the '.... the great' children's books

9:49 am

BzznBea

ta7/8 start with sun brown and end with male name

9:49 am

Flask1

Wow! What a great clue Wend...

9:49 am

Wendrie

:)

9:50 am

periwinkle

not getting the end of your clue Wendrie

9:50 am

MLFAN17

i don't know the children's book either

9:50 am

Wendrie

the hero is a detective - the books are written by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

9:51 am

penquis

alternative....mr. hawthorne....

9:51 am

BzznBea

Nickname for Mr Hawthorne

9:51 am

HarryHood

ty all for the help. nbs now, but still missing the last lone E.

9:51 am

periwinkle

ty all. looked up that author

9:52 am

car.eeyore

That is what I have been trying to find. I am getting confused!

9:52 am

MLFAN17

ty for the a 8/9

9:52 am

periwinkle

the lone E. not beginning and think of McDonalds

9:52 am

Wendrie

Sorry Car, the clue was for Periwinkle

9:52 am

Scrabbler

Wendrie, I have the ca8 and 9 now.

9:52 am

MLFAN17

i think its a en7?

9:53 am

MLFAN17

right bzz?

9:53 am

periwinkle

just clued it MLF

9:53 am

rururocks

it is a plural en6

9:53 am

HarryHood

got it!

9:53 am

HarryHood

ty mlf

9:53 am

Flask1

Hi ruru

9:53 am

HarryHood

peri clued it - but I didn't realize it was a clue :)

9:53 am

MLFAN17

hi harry

9:53 am

72 Temple Owl

there is an a8/9?

9:54 am

MLFAN17

a what 8/9 owl?

9:54 am

HarryHood

hi mlf

9:54 am

Scrabbler

McDonald's farm or restaurant?

9:54 am

periwinkle

restaurant

9:54 am

MLFAN17

restaurant

9:54 am

penquis

symbol...

9:54 am

72 Temple Owl

mlf, i saw you type in thank you for a 8/9

9:55 am

HarryHood

120 to go. It's hard to work on one thing at a time in this grid

9:55 am

Flask1

Scrabb what a cat does with its back...when fighting

9:55 am

72 Temple Owl

so i am asking if there is an a8/9

9:55 am

Scrabbler

TY, penquis.

9:55 am

BzznBea

No a 8 or 9

9:55 am

penquis

yw...

9:55 am

periwinkle

got the ta8 ty

9:55 am

MLFAN17

oh that was ca lol

9:55 am

periwinkle

help with other ca9 please

9:56 am

72 Temple Owl

time to go. happy babbling to those happy babblers

9:56 am

Flask1

there are 2 x A8's

9:56 am

car.eeyore

HAGD TO

9:57 am

periwinkle

what are 2nd letters pls flask

9:57 am

Uneaixoise

Ne8......well groomed cows!!

9:57 am

Flask1

AR8/50 and AR8/40

9:57 am

periwinkle

ty looking

9:57 am

HarryHood

ty for that une

9:58 am

LeslieAnn

lol thanks unea

9:58 am

periwinkle

foun the ar8/40 ty

9:58 am

Flask1

like that clue Une...

9:58 am

car.eeyore

ty

9:59 am

72 Temple Owl

bye car.

9:59 am

periwinkle

that ne8 clue went over my head

9:59 am

periwinkle

got the ne8 odd word ty

9:59 am

MLFAN17

i have no idea peri

10:00 am

periwinkle

clever clue now that I found it. is compound word mlf

10:00 am

MLFAN17

oh you got it

10:01 am

mkg

hi all.

10:01 am

MLFAN17

ohhh lol

10:01 am

car.eeyore

Need to take a break and make some cookie dough. Have a great day everyone!

10:01 am

MLFAN17

hi mkg

10:01 am

HarryHood

good morning mkg

10:01 am

Scrabbler

Bye, Car.

10:03 am

mkg

i need more help with the ne 8 word. dont get the well groomed cows. not seeing them in grid. ty.

10:03 am

LeslieAnn

it's a compound word, mkg

10:03 am

Flask1

tidy cows...its a compound

10:04 am

Scrabbler

ne4 + he4

10:04 am

mkg

it is the cow word i dont get.

10:04 am

penquis

group of cows...

10:04 am

mkg

ok got it now. ty scrabbler

10:04 am

therealblah

a group of cows is a he 4

10:04 am

Flask1

what do you call a group of cows???

10:04 am

mkg

ty

10:04 am

Scrabbler

162 down and I have had enough. Enjoy the day.

10:05 am

LeslieAnn

late for dinner? lol

10:05 am

therealblah

let's pile on mkg! :)

10:05 am

HarryHood

by scrab

10:05 am

Flask1

bye Scrabbler...

10:05 am

rururocks

don't forget the rd therea

10:05 am

mkg

could i have a clue or two for the ar 8s? two of them listed below but dont see any clues.

10:05 am

mkg

ty

10:06 am

Flask1

ar + ch6/24

10:07 am

mkg

ty flask. got one of them.

10:08 am

HarryHood

100 to go! bbl

10:09 am

Wendrie

MKG the other ar relates to poison

10:09 am

mkg

how about 9s? any clues there? ty

10:09 am

Wendrie

fireworks!

10:09 am

LeslieAnn

nice work wendrie!

10:09 am

Flask1

Congrats Wend

10:09 am

BzznBea

All through the chat, mkg.

10:10 am

LeslieAnn

bzzn i liked your commentary about your granddaughter's slime yesterday, but you were already gone when i popped in

10:10 am

Flask1

AR + SE6/18

10:11 am

BzznBea

She loves her slime...

10:11 am

LeslieAnn

my nephew (6) thinks bodily functions are the most hilarious thing on earth so for christmas he got a game called "don't step in it" where you make playdoh dog poop and walk through a "yard" blindfolded

10:12 am

LeslieAnn

he thinks it is amazing. kids are weird.

10:14 am

Flask1

neath

10:17 am

mkg

i just reviewed the chat and dont get any 9s from there......darn.

10:18 am

mkg

trying to find the ca ones but confused.......it says ca + vowel.........dont see that.

10:18 am

Flask1

the 9's are CA...CA...RA...and TE

10:19 am

mkg

oh i just got it! ty. ty for stats flask. ty

10:19 am

Flask1

yw

10:20 am

Flask1

dante

10:20 am

BzznBea

FW here...da6/7 were my last.

10:20 am

mkg

yeah bea!

10:20 am

Flask1

sorry...again...:(

10:20 am

LeslieAnn

nice work bea

10:20 am

mkg

dante

10:21 am

mkg

dante is not aword flask. so no apology needed.

10:21 am

Flask1

well done bzzn

10:21 am

Flask1

:)

10:40 am

MLFAN17

ty for the ar 8 /40

10:42 am

amelu0218

sheesh, the Es are eluding me, lol.

10:43 am

LeslieAnn

amelu, i only have easy ones, except en7, what a witch does

10:49 am

MLFAN17

I had the worst time trying ot get at least one word from the two es in last column

11:07 am

Flask1

can someone please tell me if its possible to change my password on here??

11:08 am

penquis

just go to My Account and change your password....

11:10 am

DS927

Just be careful to change it to something you don't use anywhere else. It's a non-secure site.

11:10 am

JaxH66

I've just changed mine for that reason. Been meaning to do it for ages

11:10 am

Flask1

Thanks for that DS927...

11:11 am

Flask1

Hi Jax

11:11 am

DS927

:-)

11:11 am

JaxH66

Hi Flask

11:11 am

Flask1

you too pen....ty

11:12 am

penquis

yw...

11:13 am

Flask1

Well...now I have to change it again, after that sound advice....what a fool I am....

11:15 am

Dorens

i only use the password i use here.. only here.. all of our passwords have been stolen and posted on some site for spamming because Dr. G won't make this a secure site for some reason. He keeps saying he will but doesn't ever do it

11:15 am

Flask1

ok...all done!

11:16 am

LeslieAnn

phew that was a rough 200 ... to the list i go

11:17 am

Flask1

What a shame Dorens, especially when there are so many very regular, and long time players here.....

11:17 am

MollyL

It doesn't matter if you change your password. It will just be stolen again until the site is secure.

11:17 am

LeslieAnn

that's why flask changed it to something not on other accounts ...

11:18 am

LeslieAnn

i remember a convo with dr. g saying that he is actually losing money on this site so i don't think upgrades are at the top of his to-do list

11:18 am

MollyL

For people who don't share a computer, I recommend that you stay logged in. I do. People make comments all the time about how I am "always here". Wrong. I j just don't log out, therefore I don't have to enter my password when I play.

11:19 am

Flask1

Not making it a secure site, does it have to dowith the cost,do you think??

11:19 am

MollyL

Well, you can't make money on a site when you don't charge people to join.

11:19 am

Flask1

I don't log out either...

11:20 am

LeslieAnn

ok but you're also always here molly lol

11:20 am

amelu0218

I do the same, Molly/Flask

11:21 am

MollyL

"Always here" indicates that I am playing 24/7. I have a life, and a job and a home to take care of. So no, not always here.

11:22 am

amelu0218

I think he has an initial $15 fee to go "pro"? Unless he no longer charges that... It's been a hot minute since I joined, lol.

11:22 am

Flask1

Sure has amel...lolol

11:23 am

Dorens

he no longer charges the $15 Amelu

11:24 am

MollyL

I really wish he did still charge. It would keep out all the multiple identities.

11:25 am

amelu0218

true that, Molly. I didn't realize he no longer charged (why would I? I already paid, lol).

11:26 am

Flask1

Can't help thinking, its a very kind thing that Dr. G does and he also puts up the clues too....all for nothing...and so many of us get such pleasure from it and friendships!

11:26 am

hokie carla

I think I paid $10 way back but it was optional

11:26 am

zoozzoom

Lickety is the one who puts up the clues. Not DrG.

11:26 am

hokie carla

maybe it was $15, looks like we joined at the same time, amelu

11:26 am

Flask1

yes....I remember paid for it too....it was not a lot....

11:27 am

Flask1

a lot of us joined around the same time....

11:28 am

amelu0218

I'm pretty sure mine was $15. Could play but not have the word stats (like I said, hot minute ago so don't sue me if I misspeak, lol)

11:28 am

rururocks

i agree a charge would eliminate a lot of the riff raff that shows up here from time to time

11:28 am

rururocks

(hires an attorney to sue Amelu)

11:28 am

hokie carla

I already had an account but then got the pro when it was offered, which I assume was Aug '05.

11:28 am

Flask1

Hi zooz.....ok I as wrong....I really know nothing about the set up!

11:28 am

amelu0218

LOL! Dammit Janet!

11:29 am

zoozzoom

I feel it would stop trolls but not someone who is hell bent on ruining it for others. They would just pay for another account.

11:30 am

rururocks

but at least Dr. G would make extra money off the people who are bent... er I mean hell bent

11:30 am

Flask1

OMG....what a piece of nonsense....some folk are so sad!

11:30 am

Flask1

lol ru

11:31 am

hokie carla

I had no idea the pro option wasn't here or necessary anymore

11:31 am

zoozzoom

This topic was discussed a year or so ago and a lot of people felt that the reason why the fee was dropped was that Dr.G could then not feel obliged to pay for the upkeep of the site as in making it a secure website etc

11:31 am

rururocks

I asked Dr. G about it too once.. he shrugged it off and said the younger generation won't pay money for games and just move on

11:32 am

serenitynow

Hello.

11:32 am

zoozzoom

I am skint but I am still willing to pay a yearly subscription to pay.

11:33 am

zoozzoom

To play*

11:33 am

rururocks

what's skint zooz?

11:33 am

zoozzoom

Poor, Rur.

11:34 am

Flask1

lol....no money ru

11:34 am

zoozzoom

Ruru* sorry this chatpad is playing up.

11:34 am

rururocks

OH

11:35 am

rururocks

I'd pay a yearly subscription too zooz..

11:35 am

amelu0218

Yup, ru, I can see that... and concur, zooz, I pay for stupider stuff regularly... would be glad to pay a yearly fee to be troll-less and on a more secure site/server...

11:36 am

amelu0218

not that we'll ever be troll-less but...

11:36 am

rururocks

I don't think it would eliminate the multiple identities at all, but at least it would cost them extra dough

11:37 am

zoozzoom

You could reverse the wording and have it as less trolls haha!

11:38 am

rururocks

I don't know what it is about this game that draws the attention of so many trolls

11:38 am

amelu0218

truth! but it would eliminate some as they don't have banking accounts to sign up with... (unless their 'rents have given them access, some are stoopid like that)

11:39 am

Flask1

I would be prepared to pay for it too, and just like amelu....I spend too much on sillier games....

11:39 am

zoozzoom

Probably the reason being that you can chat live and get an instantreaction. I tend to shut up when A troll is about. aNot give them the satisfaction.

11:40 am

rururocks

i generally don't chat with real trolls here either

11:41 am

MollyL

I agree with Zoom. It's the chat feature. All the old internet chat rooms and discussion boards folded when Facebook took over.

11:41 am

MLFAN17

flask do you play game on a phone or other device?

11:42 am

MLFAN17

games

11:43 am

amelu0218

Flask, I spend more at my pub of choice on their crack machine and jukebox in a week than this would cost for a year, lol. (in case you're not familiar with the term, the crack machine is the touchscreen game on the corner = usually= of the bar)

11:43 am

MollyL

*Cancels my bulk email about amelu being on crack

11:43 am

Flask1

On my Laptop or Samsung Tablet..

11:43 am

MLFAN17

someone gifted me the upgrade here unfortunately I haven't used it for quite a while. between diff computers and things happening to some I guess I just deal with this site the way it is. But I don't mind

11:44 am

MLFAN17

flask oh:)

11:44 am

HarryHood

crack is old school.

11:44 am

amelu0218

LOL! Thanks Molly!

11:44 am

HarryHood

get with the times.

11:44 am

MLFAN17

sometimes I think our cat is on crack

11:44 am

jan

Thanks for the advice about changing passwords. I just did mine here. Ironically, I had changed most of my passwords earlier this year when my identity got stolen, as a result of my employer allowing all of the employee social security numbers and dates of birth to be on an unencrypted laptop, which an HR employee promptly lost on a bus...

11:44 am

MollyL

MLF, you ARE using the upgrade. Otherwise you would not be seeing the stats.

11:45 am

rururocks

I had my identity stolen in the Experian hack Jan.. it was 9 months of hell for me

11:45 am

MLFAN17

oh sorry

11:46 am

rururocks

i still haven't been compensated for all I went through I'm part of the lawsuit against experian

11:46 am

MLFAN17

i lost all my saved passwords a few years ago after a big update. i havent done anything to fix it

11:46 am

Flask1

Hacking is out n out theft....pure dishonesty....people are so horrible these days

11:47 am

amelu0218

good luck with that ruru!

11:47 am

MLFAN17

something else went wrong with computer as one of the sites i sed to play games on once me to update something and i know i don't need to

11:48 am

Flask1

Wow ru...I hope it ends in your favour

11:48 am

amelu0218

Concur again, flask, however even the gov't pays someone to do it.

11:48 am

MLFAN17

ruru how long has it been?

11:48 am

jan

I know the pain. Someone applied for unemployment benefits in my name a couple of weeks ago. I had frozen my credit info after the Experian hack, so I didn't have to do that again. But even filing a police report took me three weeks since so many people have been affected. Good luck with the law suit--check agencies suck, big time!

11:49 am

Flask1

Hacking and catfishing....only guttersnipes do these things!!

11:49 am

HarryHood

somebody filed my taxes a few years ago before I did. So I couldn't file - they may have gotten my refund too

11:49 am

HarryHood

It took ages to straighten out.

11:49 am

MLFAN17

Harry wow!

11:50 am

rururocks

i had to freeze my credit to for 7 years. I need to renew it in a few.. it's been about 4 years MLF

11:50 am

HarryHood

woo 80 to go!!!

11:50 am

Flask1

Geezo! These stories are horrifying

11:50 am

MLFAN17

congrats

11:50 am

MLFAN17

wow ruru

11:50 am

rururocks

I had to notify the IRS too harry, this guy was trying everything to get money in my name

11:50 am

MollyL

I keep hoping that no one will steal my identity because well, they wouldn't get much. : D

11:50 am

MLFAN17

sadly not uncommon flask

11:51 am

HarryHood

the IRS is useless in helping too. and you wait hours on hold

11:51 am

rururocks

i agree harry

11:51 am

Flask1

Same here Molly....am potless and not ashamed to admit it!!

11:51 am

rururocks

if someone stole you'

11:52 am

rururocks

if someone stole your identity molly, they'd have to watch every word they say

11:52 am

MollyL

I once had a boss who went on all kinds of junk sites and clicked on every link in every email. Her identity got stolen 3 times while I worked there. And she had a ton of money. Just not much internet sense.

11:52 am

Flask1

Ooooh ruru...

11:52 am

amelu0218

A$$hats are everywhere... I haven't been hit (yet, that I know of) but I'm sure my PII was stolen w/the huge gov't hack a couple of years ago... they paid for us all to have monitoring services for two years (or so it was stated at the time)â€¦ *shrug*

11:53 am

hurshy

doesn't matter how poor you are - they just take out new credit cards in your name and max them out!

11:53 am

jan

Add ransomware to that list of horrible online stuff. I had my computer cryptolocked a couple of years ago and lost all my data--including the automated backup. What bothered me the most was losing all my photos--most especially photos of my granddaughter. Luckily I had sent some of my favorites to other people by email attachment, so I could get those back. But, due to the threat of ransomeare, I now use two external harddrive backups, and disconnect them from the computer alternately.

11:53 am

HarryHood

that's pure evil Jan.

11:54 am

jan

Absolutely. They demanded money in bitcoin to unencrypt my data, but I refused. It only makes the crime more profitable...

11:55 am

HarryHood

75. progress is slowing...

11:56 am

jan

I think my computer got infected when I got an online automated sympathy card from a colleague in Russia. Apparently the criminals prepare "bait" stuff with hidden malware on it so that people will click on it and get infected with the cryptolock virus.

11:56 am

rururocks

some group is sending out sex ransom emails to babble players whose emails and passwords have been stolen.. Trif was mentioning it on facebook

11:56 am

amelu0218

*feeling the line of souls waiting to go to Hell getting backed up*

11:58 am

rururocks

those people have no soulds amelu

11:59 am

HarryHood

if "hench" isn't a word, how can one be a "henchman"

12:00 pm

amelu0218

there is that, ru, tho I'm pretty sure it's just a conscience that they lack...

12:01 pm

rururocks

scum of the earth types

12:02 pm

hurshy

have you guys seen The Night Manager? i think it does a great job of showing who the true scum of the earth are...

12:02 pm

cybernan

good morning all :)

12:02 pm

amelu0218

why do we not have a "like" or "thumbs up" button here??? ^5, lol

12:03 pm

HarryHood

70 to go! we've got lightning!

12:03 pm

MollyL

I haven't seen it. I'm not a big fan of British TV

12:03 pm

Flask1

I agree amelu...

12:03 pm

zoozzoom

And finished. Happy babbling everyone!

12:04 pm

amelu0218

enjoy your day, zooz!

12:04 pm

Flask1

Well done zooz

12:04 pm

MollyL

No like or thumbs up because it is really not hard to type "I agree" like Flask just did.

12:05 pm

jan

Like buttons just promote clique behavior, so I appreciate that Babble doesn't have them...

12:05 pm

amelu0218

Yes, yes it is, Molly, lol. We all want one click button gratification *halo*

12:06 pm

hurshy

and because once you have Like, then you end up wanting all sorts of other reactions - just see what happened with facebook. i like the choices there but i think it would add an unnecessary level of complication to babble chat! (i'm still waiting for fb to add an eyeroll reaction and an oooooooh that's so cute reaction tho! lol)

12:06 pm

rururocks

Oh we have clique behavior

12:06 pm

hurshy

of course, it's inevitable that online one is going to have click behavior ;)

12:06 pm

Flask1

Jan...sorry to disagree....but this place is very much clique(y)

12:07 pm

jan

Can't stop the insider-outside dynamic, but you don't have to feed it.

12:07 pm

hurshy

am i in a clique? which clique am i in?

12:07 pm

Flask1

Some people just can't help themselves

12:08 pm

Flask1

am certainly not....cos' very few babblers like me....but hey, I like me....

12:09 pm

amelu0218

Ok, so after posing the water slide question a couple of days ago, I went with a 40'L x 22'W x 22'H... I knew y'all were waiting on my decision with bated breath...

12:09 pm

rururocks

I missed that one amelu

12:10 pm

hurshy

me too, but thank you for knowing the right form of bated to use :D

12:11 pm

rururocks

Baited breath isnâ€™t wormy

12:11 pm

rururocks

Is

12:11 pm

Flask1

amelu don't you mean 40feet not inches??

12:11 pm

hurshy

' is feet, " is inches, so that is what she said

12:11 pm

amelu0218

' = foot, " = inches

12:12 pm

cybernan

Reading all the horror stories - the best insurance agains computer ransoming is to back up everything on an auxiliary hard drive (there are some good ones out there that cost less than $100 and are about 3" square in size) -- you just unplug it (USB)whenever you are not using it to back up files, which I do on a weekly basis, or a day of heavy use. I currently have 50 yrs of photographs (all UHD or HD size files) on mine and so far still have about 700 kb out of 1T free

12:12 pm

amelu0218

pinch, poke, you owe me a coke Hursh, lol

12:13 pm

hurshy

would you settle for an iced tea?

12:13 pm

amelu0218

as long as it's unsweet and has a shot of vodka in it, lol.

12:13 pm

hurshy

what's the other Q besides the regnant one?

12:14 pm

cybernan

a homonym, hurshy

12:14 pm

hurshy

oh thanks

12:14 pm

hurshy

dunno how i forgot that one :)

12:15 pm

hurshy

phantom: antenna

12:15 pm

Flask1

Hurshy I understood fine what amelu said....I just thought 40' is a bit small for a shoot

12:16 pm

hurshy

well then how come you said "feet not inches". i think this is just an eyesight/small print issue :D

12:17 pm

origami

I often wonder why you can have "tunas" and not "ahis." Good morning.

12:17 pm

MollyL

I thought the clique behavior comment was a joke...click behavior...clique behavior...get it?

12:17 pm

hurshy

she used a single quotation mark, indicating a forty foot slide

12:20 pm

Flask1

Ok so hang me....I made a mistake....and to amelu I apologise!!

12:20 pm

hurshy

we don't mind the mistake, just letting you know so you aren't confused :D

12:22 pm

rururocks

40 inches would be a teensy weensy slide

12:23 pm

jan

Maybe one for those bait-worms...

12:23 pm

hurshy

hence flask's original comment :)

12:23 pm

hurshy

oh dear, do i need to find a bunch of before- and/or against- words?

12:24 pm

jan

Well, if you do, then so do it, because I don't have any.

12:25 pm

rururocks

not really just two

12:25 pm

hurshy

well i need 9 more A words so that's what's worrying me

12:25 pm

hurshy

phantom: sentence

12:25 pm

hokie carla

I have 8 + 6 left

12:25 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I tried sentence earlier just to be sure

12:26 pm

rururocks

me too

12:26 pm

hokie carla

I was like, it has to be here, don't want to bother seeing it in my head first

12:27 pm

cybernan

anyone have stats for the lone e please?

12:27 pm

hokie carla

2 lone e's, I have neither

12:28 pm

rururocks

which lone e

12:28 pm

hurshy

upper one is plural of related on the maternal side

12:28 pm

cybernan

on the right, please

12:28 pm

cybernan

right bottom one

12:28 pm

rururocks

which lone e on the right

12:28 pm

hokie carla

lol, they are both on the right

12:28 pm

hokie carla

nan - check your glasses

12:28 pm

rururocks

en7/40

12:29 pm

amelu0218

Yes, 18 foot high (wish my knees luck with that) and 40 feet long w/landing pool at end. This is a new one for me. The one I usually get is out for repairs as someone messed up the ladder on it... I guess it doesn't hurt (much) to try new things, lol.

12:30 pm

cybernan

ah - the one I don't have, ty

12:31 pm

hokie carla

I tried that en7 as an en6 (cons. missing from middle) at least 3x earlier

12:31 pm

rururocks

have to go grocery shopping for the ex.. you all have fun now y'hear

12:31 pm

hokie carla

byeeee, ru

12:31 pm

rururocks

toodle pips

12:31 pm

cybernan

bye ru

12:32 pm

Flask1

bye ru

12:32 pm

hurshy

i do not seeeee it

12:33 pm

Flask1

am gone too.....enjoy the rest of the grid, everyone!!

12:34 pm

hurshy

bye flask!

12:34 pm

cybernan

a clue please carla?

12:34 pm

hokie carla

why are the c's on the right so difficult?

12:34 pm

cybernan

bye flask

12:34 pm

hokie carla

for what?

12:34 pm

hurshy

the en7

12:34 pm

hokie carla

think mcdonald's

12:35 pm

hokie carla

and not the beginning

12:35 pm

amelu0218

I think I'm also going to get a couple of grand ($$) in fireworks... I haven't done either (slide/fireworks) in a couple of years... kinda jones-ingâ€¦ the 4 grandkids' bdays are all in range from July 5 to Aug 11, so this is my "play" gift for them... Hey, what's a Mawmaw to do if not do the occasional gratuitous spoiling?

12:36 pm

cybernan

ty carla

12:36 pm

hokie carla

np

12:36 pm

hurshy

oh dear

12:37 pm

hurshy

fireworks cause a lot of distress to animals, veterans and others with PTSD, and sometimes babies too

12:37 pm

hurshy

i do believe they make silent ones now though if you can get those

12:37 pm

cybernan

at least they can social distance and watch fireworks for their birthdays, Amelu

12:38 pm

phaeton

hello...help with the se8 pls

12:38 pm

hokie carla

they are illegal in NC but not SC so we have plenty every year around us

12:38 pm

hurshy

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8... is fibonacci's se8

12:39 pm

hokie carla

I don't have any 8 yet phae, but will look

12:39 pm

sammysmom

stuck on en 6 /18 ??

12:39 pm

hokie carla

nm, thx

12:39 pm

cybernan

only 3 of our grandchildren are age 10 and under - their parents are taking them on camping trips all summer to keep them occupied.

12:39 pm

montreal13

a plural for the EN6 mom

12:40 pm

hokie carla

sammysmom, I have one that is a pl. of en5/10

12:40 pm

cybernan

only en 6/18 I have is a plural 5

12:40 pm

MLFAN17

I just thought that I had wished the word sentence was in the grid lol

12:40 pm

sammysmom

thanks carla

12:40 pm

hokie carla

np

12:40 pm

phaeton

doh!!

12:41 pm

hokie carla

ok, I have ce4 x 2 on right c. does anyone have the other 3?

12:41 pm

phaeton

Thank you hurshy...FW

12:41 pm

MLFAN17

hokie I only have 1 c word for the last column c

12:42 pm

hurshy

well, they all have to be ce

12:42 pm

phaeton

ce6 & 7?

12:42 pm

hurshy

ain't no CN words (I HOPE!!!)

12:42 pm

hokie carla

are those regular words, phae or weirdos?

12:43 pm

hurshy

not exactly regular, not TOOOOO horribly weird

12:43 pm

hurshy

weird enough i don't know what they mean

12:43 pm

phaeton

kinda normal but not every day words

12:43 pm

hurshy

but not crwth weird

12:43 pm

MLFAN17

is the 7 a pl?

12:43 pm

phaeton

they're chemical

12:43 pm

phaeton

yes mlf

12:44 pm

hokie carla

so, kinda normal for you two probably means super weird to me. oh, chemical. I think I see now.

12:44 pm

hurshy

when he was like 4 my nephew wrote a rap song "don't spray chemicals in your eye, you will go blind! ch- ch- chemicals... ch- ch- chemicals..."

12:44 pm

amelu0218

They do. I have neighbors who have horses and I always let them know well in advance of when I'm shooting them off. They usually load them into their trailer and take them up to the horse arena until we're done (NLT 2200/10PM). I have neighbors who call and tell us to move the launch area to the left or right because there is a tree blocking their view, lol. But, yes, I am very cognizant of our neighbor's livestock/sensibilities (PTSD) and always give a heads up.

12:44 pm

hokie carla

lol, no, not centane

12:44 pm

hokie carla

which would be 7/8 instead of 6/7 :D

12:44 pm

MLFAN17

i got them!

12:45 pm

hurshy

so close hokie

12:46 pm

hokie carla

took me a while to drop the letter, but got them. now just one c there.

12:47 pm

hurshy

ditto

12:47 pm

hokie carla

just dying to close out that last col. ;)

12:47 pm

MLFAN17

hokie 3 ce7s

12:48 pm

MLFAN17

same here hokie

12:49 pm

MLFAN17

are the ce7s all pl?

12:49 pm

hokie carla

one has to be from the other c then

12:49 pm

hurshy

are there any TW words?

12:50 pm

hokie carla

haven't found any but I still need 5 from that t

12:50 pm

hurshy

i only need one

12:50 pm

hurshy

te8 and 9 come from there and that was exciting to find

12:51 pm

MLFAN17

no tw words

12:51 pm

hokie carla

hmm, regular words then? or the exciting part was you finding weird ones?

12:51 pm

hurshy

mk thanks

12:51 pm

MLFAN17

which te is it for the 8/9?

12:52 pm

hurshy

well, they are probably related to a habit or wont. one often sees them with at- before the other t, taking roll

12:52 pm

hokie carla

she just said the bottom t

12:52 pm

hurshy

also sounds like it could be a native american name, for someone who knows a particular number of choreographed movements

12:53 pm

hokie carla

LOL, was just thinking something the title of an Agatha Christie book might do

12:54 pm

hurshy

anyone here fans of inspector morse/lewis shows?

12:54 pm

hokie carla

mlfan, found a ce7 pl from other c

12:54 pm

hokie carla

have not seen, hurshy

12:54 pm

MLFAN17

i have two ce7 both pl

12:55 pm

MLFAN17

is it a 32?

12:55 pm

hokie carla

yes

12:55 pm

MLFAN17

okay so all 3 are 32

12:56 pm

hokie carla

tried tenrec just for good measure

12:56 pm

MLFAN17

the one i am missing is a lone ce7

12:57 pm

periwinkle

help with the te8/9 pls

12:57 pm

hurshy

i just gave three different clues for them peri :) scroll down just a tad

12:57 pm

hokie carla

number + * with wolves

12:57 pm

MLFAN17

its a compound word

12:57 pm

amelu0218

Also, we are on 10 acres and 600 feet off the road, 500 from our closest neighbors... We have other neighbors who ride their bikes over when we do fireworks, have had main road passers-by who have come to make sure we were not on fire and stayed to watch the show (we generally do a bon fire - read into that "burn trees that are in a 10' tall pile" and the light can be seen from 1/4 mile from the main road), have had the Po-po called on us (who pulled into our driveway and got out to enjoy the show, as well) because the individual thought we may be at war, lol. This will not be my first rodeo but thank you for stating your concerns, Hursh, sometimes people don't think of that.

12:57 pm

MLFAN17

i just found it

12:58 pm

periwinkle

got it thanks hurshy

12:58 pm

periwinkle

got them even

12:58 pm

hurshy

i'm glad you think about it amelu.

12:58 pm

cybernan

ty carla - would never have thought of that ending with anything other than a y

12:59 pm

periwinkle

I have the ca9 that ends in a mans name. help with other ca9 pls

1:00 pm

hokie carla

I don't have either, sorry, peri

1:01 pm

MLFAN17

i don't have it peri

1:01 pm

periwinkle

bbl

1:02 pm

hokie carla

ok, what are my missing 2 d's?

1:02 pm

MLFAN17

i am missing 8 so have no idea

1:03 pm

hokie carla

I have a couple of weird ones - rhymes with * Baron Cohen

1:03 pm

MLFAN17

missing 6 now

1:03 pm

hokie carla

ooh, finished the H's

1:04 pm

MLFAN17

i didn't finish the right side c yet either

1:04 pm

hokie carla

I lied, still have one in the upper left

1:04 pm

hokie carla

me either, I just moved on

1:04 pm

amelu0218

yep, Hursh. We have ex-military friends who have PTSD. Sometimes they feel up to it, sometimes not. I still offer them the option to come out... I've also had a friend's grandchild who had to watch from inside the cab of their truck because she got scared with the noise... I do my best to make sure all are comfortable and feel secure... even if they have to sit on the couch and look out the living room/den windows...

1:05 pm

hurshy

i wish they'd just switch to ONLY making silent ones, now that that's a thing, and then there would be no problems at all!

1:05 pm

hokie carla

I have never heard of that

1:05 pm

hokie carla

no pun intended

1:05 pm

hurshy

haha

1:06 pm

amelu0218

Not really, tho. The lights at night are as bad as the noise for some people.

1:06 pm

hurshy

oh, i didn't know that.

1:06 pm

hokie carla

there's something out there that will bother anyone

1:07 pm

MollyL

Wow, I want to go to amelu's for 4th of July

1:07 pm

hurshy

it's probably the most hot-button issue for me. i don't know why, i'm not in one of the affected categories, but when i hear fireworks my heart just fills with anger.

1:08 pm

amelu0218

Heh! I'm postponing it to the 25th of July and you're more than welcome, lol. That's why the Po-po will get called again this year...

1:08 pm

cybernan

private fireworks are illegal here -- only ones we have are put on by the city and are fired from a barge in the middle of the lake --- not even that if the forest fire hazard is too high as it was last year.

1:09 pm

amelu0218

Everybody knows that when they see the "smiley face" rockets - yes, that's a for real thing - the show is over. They can stay for the fire but no more wiz-bang-pop for the season.

1:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway done, woot

1:11 pm

hurshy

good job, gwen! exterminate!!!

1:13 pm

MollyL

Wow, anger at fireworks for no reason?

1:13 pm

hurshy

for the reason that they force me to hear them, and that i know that they affect others badly, would be the reason

1:14 pm

amelu0218

We live in a rural area. We're considered county so while we can only buy fireworks 30 days out of the year (15 up to Jul 4th and 15 up to New Years) there is no ordinance dictating when we can light them off... we had to do one in August one year because we were under a burn ban through the month of July... think that's when the Po-po visited...

1:14 pm

hokie carla

do you also have anger for balloon releases? you should

1:14 pm

hurshy

yeah, those are bad for wildlife

1:15 pm

hurshy

i got off gum because that chokes birds

1:15 pm

MollyL

I think fireworks are beautiful. I love them. Pretty colored lights in the night sky. You said you were not in the affected categories Hursh, that is why I said no reason.

1:15 pm

hurshy

not being severely affected myself does not, to me, equate to no reason.

1:15 pm

hokie carla

you could just swallow the gum

1:16 pm

hokie carla

the smell of syrup very negatively affects me but no one cares about that

1:16 pm

hokie carla

as does honeysuckle

1:16 pm

hurshy

syrup? interesting. my sister it's the smells of oranges, cinnamon, and peanut butter...

1:16 pm

hokie carla

and fritos

1:17 pm

hurshy

oh yeah i hate the smell of honeysuckle! it's so gross.

1:17 pm

MollyL

Okay then, sorry I said no reason. Continue feeling anger towards fireworks.

1:17 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I don't get how people love it

1:18 pm

hokie carla

my point is, there's something that bothers everyone and who decides what is bad and what isn't

1:18 pm

amelu0218

Oh, loose balloons and WalMart bags piss me off... At least our trash is in one area and we take care of it. After Katrina the freaking blue WalMart bags were EVERYWHERE, stuck in trees, ditches, almost anywhere one could imagine. Balloons? I've never thought those were good, lol. I think even at six years old I inherently knew that they would become a hazard to our wildlife....

1:18 pm

hurshy

well if i find out something bothers someone, i try to make sure not to do it around them or when/where it can affect them

1:18 pm

hurshy

like i don't bake snickerdoodles when my sister is visiting

1:19 pm

hokie carla

and the paper lantern balloons are bad too

1:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

easy, if it bothers YOU is is an aboninnation but if it bothers OTHER people who gives a shit! (sarcasm, y'all)

1:19 pm

MollyL

Whoa, I am not deciding anything. I had just never heard anyone say they felt anger towards fireworks before.

1:20 pm

hurshy

i don't really understand the mentality that finds out that some people (or animals/environment) are badly affected by something and doesn't care and just wants to do what they want anyway

1:20 pm

hokie carla

this is the land/time of outrage, Molly. people feel anger towards everything.

1:20 pm

hurshy

amelu is doing a good job of being sensitive and aware

1:22 pm

hokie carla

wow, it's past lunch time here. BBL.

1:24 pm

amelu0218

I can totally see the anger against fireworks, I just don't feel it. And, like I said, I do my best to make sure everyone who has livestock (only horses now, all cows are gone) is aware of events. There are only 20 homes in my area so it's not difficult to notify them, lol. Not being defensive, just saying not everyone is irresponsible and inconsiderate.

1:24 pm

amelu0218

Thank you, Hurshy. I appreciate that.

1:24 pm

hurshy

well thank you for being one of the sensitive ones :)

1:25 pm

hurshy

and it sounds like you just do it fourth of july anyway? people seem to set them off any and every day in many place i've lived. no holiday required.

1:27 pm

amelu0218

I'm still gonna do what I want to do, lol! I just try to make sure anyone (or their critters) who may be disturbed by it are made aware in advance...

1:34 pm

MollyL

Nice of you to let people know what will be up at your place, so they can act accordingly. Sounds like it will be a fun day. Enjoy!

1:34 pm

amelu0218

We can only buy for 15 days every 6 months... Jun 15 > Jul 6 then Dec 15 > Jan 1... there is no ordinance prohibiting when they are fired off. Only a burn ban (drought situation) can stop you (if you're smart)â€¦ also, if, for whatever reason, you catch your field on fire and the FD has to come out, you can be fined... last I heard $500 here... We try to make sure we have enough people (have had in excess of 75 folks some times, lol) to help us watch the burn factor. Knock on wood, have had no runaway fires to date, either from the bon fire or from the fireworks...

1:36 pm

MollyL

I love festive people. Especially people who are festive on July 4th. You seem to know how to celebrate safely.

1:36 pm

amelu0218

Thanks Molly, it always is... my biggest problem is that even tho I tell people to eat first or bring food with them, I end up spending the day in the kitchen making 'finger food'... I guess I'm just used to teenagers hanging out and don't give them the credit that they're now adults, lol.

1:39 pm

amelu0218

When I spend that much $$ I love to share the experience, but I want all to be able to enjoy and make it home safely... Any and all are welcome to sleep on my floor, couch, pop a tent, whatever, as long as they stay safe.

1:40 pm

hurshy

i only just worked up the courage to strike a match within the last year. when i was a kid i was afraid to even hold a lit candle in special services at church where everyone had one. i guess i really took that "don't play with fire" advice to heart. well, that and i've always had generalized anxiety disorder.

1:44 pm

hokie carla

ha! finished the D!

1:44 pm

amelu0218

I'm sorry Hursh. Fire can be frightening. Our house suffered from a lightning strike and burned to the ground in '93. My son slept at the foot of my bed when it stormed for quite a while after that. I do empathize with you.

1:44 pm

hurshy

so what were those last two, hokie?

1:45 pm

hokie carla

similar to the other weird ones but with different letter combo in the middle

1:45 pm

hurshy

i was glad they held the electric company in california liable for the Paradise fire

1:45 pm

hurshy

gosh i'm sorry you had that happen amelu

1:45 pm

hokie carla

looks like it is an alt sp of the other 2

1:46 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that is horrible amelu

1:46 pm

hurshy

thanks hokie!

1:46 pm

hokie carla

np

1:46 pm

hokie carla

name that proper noun - SNL cast member who played Debbie Downer

1:47 pm

cybernan

name that proper noun - city in France

1:47 pm

hokie carla

still need 7 + 6 A's

1:47 pm

hokie carla

cannes

1:47 pm

hokie carla

cannes I get it right?

1:47 pm

cybernan

that's one of them carla :)

1:48 pm

amelu0218

Nah, God decided I didn't clean house fast enough after my divorce (had a room full of his possessions) and took care of the problem for me. It's amazing what one can do from a clean slate.

1:48 pm

cybernan

there is another beginning with ca

1:48 pm

hokie carla

Taris (I kill me)

1:49 pm

hurshy

wish i were as resilient as you, lol

1:50 pm

hurshy

i'm stumped cnan, can't wait to hear what it is

1:51 pm

cybernan

Cahors

1:51 pm

hurshy

i thought of that but didn't know if it was actually a place or just looked frenchish and sounded plausible

1:54 pm

hokie carla

still need an H from the top

1:54 pm

hurshy

ditto

1:54 pm

cybernan

There is an old fortified bridge over the river Lot there

1:54 pm

hokie carla

and an R from the bottom

1:54 pm

hurshy

2 of those

1:55 pm

hokie carla

I'm guessing it's an re

1:55 pm

hurshy

well, i need 37 words so that's a lot of a lot of things

1:55 pm

hokie carla

Ha! I need 64, but trying to wrap up the tiles I just need 1 on.

1:56 pm

hurshy

brain ... cement... gears...

1:57 pm

hokie carla

phantom retch

1:59 pm

hokie carla

I have it4/6 and it 5/12. is the other i something easy I'm missing?

1:59 pm

HarryHood

yes

1:59 pm

HarryHood

would you like the stats?

2:00 pm

hokie carla

hmm, yes please

2:00 pm

HarryHood

ir5/10

2:00 pm

hokie carla

thx, I am ir5 about this

2:00 pm

HarryHood

yeah, figured.

2:01 pm

hokie carla

how are you doing on the a's, harry? wondering if the large number I can't find are weird or not.

2:01 pm

HarryHood

8 remaining up top, 3 on bottom

2:03 pm

hokie carla

ok, so probably weird ones. bea probably finished them easy.

2:03 pm

HarryHood

hah.

2:04 pm

hokie carla

proper noun alert - 80s video game console

2:04 pm

HarryHood

I'm about to throw in the towel and list at 68. simply not finding any more

2:04 pm

hokie carla

I am at 63. still have 8 4's so will try that first.

2:06 pm

HarryHood

just got 2 more :)

2:06 pm

HarryHood

and 2 more alt spellings of those 2 :)

2:06 pm

hokie carla

nice

2:07 pm

HarryHood

finished the D!

2:07 pm

hokie carla

it does give a feeling of accomplishment :D

2:08 pm

HarryHood

got it down to 60 now wheeee

2:09 pm

hokie carla

found a 4 and an a (2 different words)

2:09 pm

cybernan

ne 8 please?

2:09 pm

hokie carla

nope, not here

2:09 pm

HarryHood

ru's clue was a fastidious cow, or something like that

2:10 pm

HarryHood

group of cows more like.

2:10 pm

hokie carla

weird word, thx

2:11 pm

cybernan

ty harry

2:11 pm

hokie carla

shocked I am that it's an obsolete word!

2:11 pm

HarryHood

56.

2:11 pm

hokie carla

you are flying now. just 60 here

2:12 pm

HarryHood

got lucky with a few.

2:13 pm

HarryHood

finished Hs!

2:14 pm

hokie carla

I need one from upper - any weird ones? (besides h5)

2:14 pm

hokie carla

ho5

2:14 pm

HarryHood

you have all the variants of the israeli dance?

2:15 pm

HarryHood

and the come hi6 look?

2:15 pm

hokie carla

prob not, I thought that was spanish hour. I have ho4 and pl. is there more than 2? I do have hi6.

2:16 pm

hurshy

thanks harry!

2:16 pm

HarryHood

put a non-sounding cons at the end of ho4

2:16 pm

HarryHood

yw hursh

2:16 pm

hurshy

yeah hokie a letter that sara may or may not have at the end of her name

2:17 pm

hokie carla

got it, thx

2:17 pm

hokie carla

H's hammered!

2:17 pm

HarryHood

yay

2:18 pm

cybernan

ra 9 please?

2:18 pm

hurshy

"perks up ea4*

2:18 pm

HarryHood

I only have ca9

2:19 pm

hokie carla

which r? missing one from bottom and 4 from top.

2:20 pm

HarryHood

it has to be the bottom

2:20 pm

HarryHood

I'm gray on top

2:20 pm

hokie carla

it's not ratch6, like fat ch6 :D

2:20 pm

hurshy

ok then what's ca9? :D

2:21 pm

HarryHood

usually preceded by a con, hursh

2:21 pm

hokie carla

apparently there are 2 but I don't have either

2:21 pm

HarryHood

was abbrevieated "cat" in unix

2:21 pm

hurshy

thank you harry!

2:21 pm

HarryHood

adding one thing onto another

2:21 pm

HarryHood

yw

2:22 pm

hurshy

i got it with just the con clue lol :D

2:22 pm

HarryHood

wow!

2:22 pm

hokie carla

unfortunately I don't know unix

2:23 pm

hokie carla

I'm not like the girl in Jurassic Park. or was that Linux?

2:23 pm

HarryHood

carla: ca + number + pt of consume

2:23 pm

HarryHood

linux is just a variant of unix.

2:23 pm

hurshy

but with an L

2:23 pm

cybernan

was any of that chat a clue for the ra 9?

2:24 pm

HarryHood

no sorry nan :(

2:25 pm

hokie carla

just didn't rem. the actual JP quote

2:26 pm

hokie carla

so what about the other ca9?

2:26 pm

HarryHood

phew. 46 to go. I've had it for now.

2:26 pm

hokie carla

wow, 56 still here

2:26 pm

HarryHood

it's my only 9, carla

2:27 pm

Vicuna

ra9 - thoroughbred

2:27 pm

hokie carla

for goodness sakes, thanks vicuna

2:27 pm

hokie carla

was trying to make something compound with that

2:27 pm

HarryHood

hah. ty vic

2:28 pm

Vicuna

I never see the compounds.

2:28 pm

hokie carla

me either

2:28 pm

hokie carla

I should've just scrolled through the h's and then it might've hit me.

2:30 pm

Vicuna

Did you hear about poor hokie? Struck down by a speeding ra9. =o

2:30 pm

hurshy

compounds are nice cause they are usually easy to clue

2:30 pm

hurshy

thanks vi

2:30 pm

wvteach

stats for bottom E in right olumn please

2:30 pm

HarryHood

44 for later. bye all

2:30 pm

hokie carla

I definitely lost $$ on that one

2:31 pm

hokie carla

bye harry

2:31 pm

Vicuna

Bye, Harry.

2:31 pm

hurshy

en7/40

2:32 pm

cybernan

ty for the ra 9 -- not feeling to brilliant right now :(

2:33 pm

hokie carla

are you asking hurshy? is it a different one than I clued earlier?

2:34 pm

hurshy

i'm telling wv teach the states

2:34 pm

hurshy

stats

2:34 pm

cybernan

en 7/40 = last hoop

2:34 pm

hokie carla

I completely missed wv's post and wasn't sure where yours came from

2:35 pm

hurshy

:D

2:35 pm

hurshy

the other ca9 could ALMOST be catharsis

2:35 pm

cybernan

going to shut up now -- should read the entire chat - didn't realize only stats were wanted, sorry

2:36 pm

hokie carla

phantom cadence

2:37 pm

Vicuna

Alas, catherd is not a valid word. Sometimes I feel like one.

2:37 pm

hokie carla

canew /= alt sp of canoe

2:41 pm

hokie carla

still 3 missing 4's. 49 left. seem to have hit a wall.

2:46 pm

Vicuna

Well, I'm not feeling scintillating at the moment. Hopefully I'll be brighter later.

2:48 pm

hokie carla

went to the list. of course 2 of the 4's were a's that I should have gotten.

2:50 pm

cybernan

through the list - 11 left - mostly 6, 7 and 8's

2:52 pm

hurshy

clue the other c hokie?

2:52 pm

cybernan

stumped on the ar 8 -- keep seeing architect

2:52 pm

hurshy

the other c9 i mean

2:52 pm

hurshy

get off your **** and do some work + man's name

2:52 pm

hokie carla

will have to find it first. will look now that I see its position on the list.

2:53 pm

cybernan

have that one hurshy -- looking for the first one: ar 8/50

2:53 pm

hurshy

ah well, how was i to know there were two of them, lol

2:54 pm

cybernan

found it -- ar + french piece of furniture

2:54 pm

hurshy

thanks :D

2:54 pm

hokie carla

if only I knew any french

2:55 pm

cybernan

and there is still the ca 9/66

2:55 pm

mixi6

Lounge

2:55 pm

hokie carla

ah, I did have that already

2:55 pm

cybernan

think of piece of boudoir furniture, carla

2:55 pm

dan2bit

archair is only 7 letters :-)

2:55 pm

hokie carla

hey, don't use more french to describe french! :D

2:56 pm

ChampFit

Great clue, thx!

2:56 pm

mixi6

I tried that first dan

2:58 pm

hokie carla

alas, my laptop is dying. TTFN

3:01 pm

cybernan

does anyone have a clue for the first ca 9 please?

3:03 pm

hurshy

maybe if we believe and throw fairy dust a clue will appear

3:04 pm

hurshy

but, if it is first, then maybe that means third letter is N

3:06 pm

cybernan

it follows the cafeteria, so I think it has the same first 4 letters

3:14 pm

mirandapan

out from lurking to see if nan has found Ca9. You are right about first 4 letters. You can also google another word for spanish fly and it should show up.

3:14 pm

hurshy

thanks miranda

3:17 pm

mirandapan

YW--also, the last 5 letters are what's on top of your head that you comb (rearranged) plus cons. usually indicating plural.

3:18 pm

MollyL

For those of us who don't know about Spanish flies...
equine pace + last three of France capital

3:20 pm

mirandapan

I think that leaves out one letter. Molly?

3:20 pm

mirandapan

or two?

3:22 pm

cybernan

ty molly

3:23 pm

MollyL

Yes it does leave out one letter. You have to stick a consonant in between. Glad you got it Nan.

3:25 pm

cybernan

stilll have 7 to go, but need a break

3:30 pm

HarryHood

done. last 40 with the list.

3:31 pm

cybernan

3 c's left here 2x6 and a 7

3:34 pm

HarryHood

need help?

3:36 pm

HarryHood

bye all :)

3:42 pm

hurshy

doh! how did i miss what a baby bird does?

4:21 pm

PMS

nt

6:02 pm

mkg

i am not getting the clues for the ca 9. i have one: the one starting with the meow animal. the other one i am stumped. i get the ending letters. otherwise help!

6:03 pm

penquis

what you bet on at the track....

6:06 pm

mkg

i just finally got the ca 9! whew. ty.

6:07 pm

penquis

yw...

6:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

en 7/40 pls?

6:11 pm

penquis

en + McDonalds' symbol...

6:12 pm

penquis

sorry.....should say finis+ the symbol....

6:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:16 pm

penquis

yw..

6:17 pm

Uneaixoise

Clue for the ca9?

6:17 pm

penquis

i only have the second one....

6:19 pm

penquis

do you need a clue for that one?

6:25 pm

Uneaixoise

90 to go.....

6:25 pm

penquis

i have 9 left....

6:26 pm

lynxxx

Morning all.

6:27 pm

Uneaixoise

Impressive, pen!!

6:27 pm

penquis

hi lyn....ty, une...

6:27 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey lynxxx :-)

6:28 pm

lynxxx

That ca9.66 = 2nd ca4.5 & Beatle George less R O N

6:34 pm

penquis

ty...

6:35 pm

penquis

can anyone clue the se 8?

6:35 pm

rururocks

Numbers in a row pen

6:35 pm

dan2bit

1.2.3 is a number se8

6:36 pm

penquis

ah...ty....forgot all about the Q....

6:36 pm

rururocks

(Prevents pen from smacking her forehead)

6:37 pm

penquis

ty ru....i needed that...

6:37 pm

penquis

i am left with 4....As and Ts....

6:40 pm

penquis

is the first ar 8 a compound word?

6:41 pm

lynxxx

no

6:42 pm

penquis

ty

6:47 pm

penquis

I am done....

6:47 pm

lynxxx

Yay!!!

6:47 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo pen!

6:47 pm

dan2bit

could have a clue for the en7.40 that comes from the lone E in the fourth row?

6:49 pm

penquis

i clued it at 6:12....

6:49 pm

penquis

ty, dan and lyn....

6:51 pm

dan2bit

got it pen ty! had to read both clues twice

6:52 pm

penquis

good....

6:53 pm

dan2bit

finished here as well. good grid for a Sunday

6:55 pm

penquis

congrats....

6:55 pm

lynxxx

Me too - bye all

6:55 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all....

7:06 pm

harpjane

stats for the lone E please? Either one?

7:07 pm

Lizlin

Good morning. I think one of the e's is en 7/40

7:08 pm

Tigereye

The top one is en 6/18

7:18 pm

harpjane

stats for the lower N please?

7:19 pm

Lizlin

ne 4/5

7:19 pm

Tigereye

ne 4/5 ne 6/21 ne 7/32

7:19 pm

harpjane

thanks

7:32 pm

origami

There's a na 4 and 5 as well

7:34 pm

origami

But, since there is ony 3 from that n there is something not quite right :D

7:34 pm

origami

Doh. I am sorry. Wrong n on my part.

8:16 pm

phandmd

good evening...

8:16 pm

Trifioso

hello phan, and everyone else too - happily listening to much needed rain pouring down

8:17 pm

phandmd

THat's pleasant, Tri

8:17 pm

phandmd

how are you?

8:21 pm

Trifioso

im just fine . you?

8:25 pm

origami

Hi phan

8:25 pm

origami

Trif, are you out of isolation, now?

8:25 pm

Trifioso

yes!!! I have been negative since last saturday - happily so!

8:27 pm

phandmd

Yes, I am good too, thank you. I had to take a Covid test at work, I am interested in learning the result, it has been since just after Easter since I have been better.

8:34 pm

Trifioso

thats an awfully long time, I am sorry to read that you have been so unwell

8:34 pm

phandmd

No. I have been well since just after Easter. I am recovered.

8:34 pm

Trifioso

ahhh, i get it.

8:35 pm

Trifioso

do you feel you will have any of the lasting effects?

8:37 pm

phandmd

No. I don't. I have been fine since...

8:52 pm

Trifioso

thank goodness!

8:52 pm

phandmd

I regularly take Vit D. which is thought to be protective against the virus.

8:53 pm

phandmd

Yes, I am very thankful. Thank you!

9:16 pm

rururocks

i sure hope I don't get it

9:29 pm

grannyrose

good news that Trif and Phan are recovered. DH was swabbed last week. negative thank heavens. i am very worried with this new outbreak here in my state. it is thought that the younger gen, gen. millenials, are now becoming complacent with hand hygiene and social distancing. a third of all our new cases are from that generation.

9:30 pm

rururocks

the 20-30 year olds here are also screwing up things

9:33 pm

grannyrose

i remember being that age. i felt immortal. the same i guess but their actions or lack of them, are affecting more than just themselves.

9:34 pm

rururocks

i've really be good since early March.. i've been super careful as a rule

9:36 pm

grannyrose

ditto ruru. i carry a small bottle of sanitiser with me. when i am out and about, i sanitise my hands before i get into the car. also taking the time to rub some on handles etc .

9:37 pm

grannyrose

there is also a bottle on the table near our front door. we both sanitise as we come into the house.

9:38 pm

rururocks

i've been wearing vinyl gloves when I go out shopping and a mask. and then wash my hands at home before touching anything.

9:40 pm

rururocks

Trying to avoid being stupid as roadkill if you know what I mean

9:42 pm

grannyrose

ruru, i have to ask you as i know you will be up front and straight with me.

9:43 pm

grannyrose

is all we are seeing on the news a maority of people or a minority of people who are being so pig-headed about masks etc.

9:43 pm

grannyrose

*majority*

9:44 pm

grannyrose

i mean a hundred people can look like a thousand when filmed from the correct angle.

9:45 pm

Kamanjah

I'm not seeing good compliance with mask-wearing in our area at all.

9:46 pm

grannyrose

hey Kam. and these are educated people? people with an IQ higher than a toilet seat?

9:48 pm

Kamanjah

I wonder - but I've come to the conclusion that the more conservative one's political views, the less likely they are to wear a mask. This comes from the arguments on the local town bulletin board on FB. The liberals are arguing for wearing masks, and the conservatives are balking.

9:48 pm

Kamanjah

How a mask can be a political issue is beyond me, but that's what I see on a daily basis.

9:49 pm

bookwomen

just came back to finish and will offer my two cents. I live in the south but in a very well educated area, Most people here are rocket scientists and we are liberal and very few wear masks which is why our numbers are very high. I cannot understand it. My family who lives the north say everyone is wearing masks. It is baffling

9:49 pm

Kamanjah

I had to decline attending a graduation party for a dear friend's daughter - they ended up with over 55 people there, all hugging and mugging for the cameras.

9:50 pm

grannyrose

to make health a political issue is beyond my understanding. health is health. politics are politics. the two do not mix well.

9:51 pm

grannyrose

well then, it's not politics. with Kam, the Libs want the masks, with book, the libs don't want masks.

9:52 pm

grannyrose

Kam, that's scary honey.

9:53 pm

grannyrose

what worries me the most, is the number of people who are either asymptomatic, or have very mild symptoms and are testing positive.

9:53 pm

bookwomen

other parts of our state maybe political but not our county. But now we really have no governor. She has been hiding since May. She is letting the local officials fend for themselves

9:53 pm

Kamanjah

It could be the locale - I'm in a rural county in the Sierra foothills in Calif, and conservatives are a majority here - and they're the ones arguing "my body, my choice" about masks, yet they are not pro-choice when it comes to other issues.

9:55 pm

Kamanjah

I only leave the house about once every three weeks to stock up on things Michael doesn't think to get - he's always out shopping for something, and drives me crazy. He swears he won't get sick, which makes me roll my eyes.

9:56 pm

grannyrose

that's worrying Kam.

9:57 pm

bookwomen

I think it is locale. Here I think it is that for so long we stayed home did the social distance and we had no cases so everyone thought everything was good. We are staying in. Only go out every two weeks and yes I wear a mask and gloves

9:57 pm

grannyrose

book, your governor....does she have other health issues?

9:58 pm

bookwomen

beside being brain dead? lol other than being old I am not sure since she has been hiding. They are keeping her quiet on Covid and the protests.

10:00 pm

grannyrose

again, maybe politics. not wanting her to seem to "side" with either party? on this issue??

10:02 pm

bookwomen

she is a republican and at the beginning she was going against many of the other republican talking points. so it could be

10:03 pm

grannyrose

yeah certainly looks like it. her common sense over-ruling her party line.

10:05 pm

Kamanjah

I just heard that our governor has been spotted "hiding out" in a rural area of Montana. Don't know if it's true, but he's kinda hard to miss, even with a mask.

10:05 pm

grannyrose

what a crazy world!! like i said, politics should have nothing to do with heath issues. just do what is best for everyone. several of the protesters here have now been tested positive.

10:07 pm

bookwomen

It is which is why I stay in my bubble, playing babble, reading and working from home. Glad I have a big yard so we can "get" outside

10:10 pm

rururocks

to answer your question gr.. in certain areas of the US people are not wearing masks and not honoring distancing and people are getting sick it's alarming

10:14 pm

rururocks

texas, florida, are among the worst offenders

10:15 pm

rururocks

even here in California in the central valley there's been another shut down of restaurants and such

10:16 pm

rururocks

the county where I live has a few hot spots but overall is pretty low compared to other areas of the state

10:19 pm

bookwomen

firewords. thanks for the chat. back to my bubble.

10:21 pm

origami

The number of new cases daily in the US is alarming. Of course, according to he idiot in chief, it is just because we are doing testing.

10:22 pm

rururocks

i'm counting the months.. i hope that biden wins in a landslide now.. i really do

10:23 pm

rururocks

what a black mark on the history of our country

10:25 pm

origami

No kidding, ru.

10:25 pm

Kamanjah

Agree, ru.

10:37 pm

grannyrose

ori, your remark re testing just makes me giggle. we saw on the news about not wanting to test because it adds to the number of cases...that is so grade kindergarten i couldn't believe an adult was saying those words.

10:38 pm

grannyrose

and thanx ruru. i knew you would help me and i trust what you say, as i do Kam and book. it just does my head in when i hear and see what adults are doing.

10:39 pm

grannyrose

is there nothing you as citizens can do about this child in a man's body? is there n precedent you can fall back on??

10:44 pm

origami

Nothing except vote him out, granny.

10:45 pm

grannyrose

well then i wish you all the very best. though i do see and hear how many voting places have been closed thus limiting access for people to vote.

10:47 pm

origami

Oh, yes. This is a serious problem. It started two years ago. They closed down a lot of voting places. Two years ago I stood in line for 2 1/5 hours to vote. I live in a predominantly minority populated area. Hmmm ... couldn't have been a deliberate maneuver, eh?

10:48 pm

origami

*2 1/2 rather

10:55 pm

grannyrose

i'm guessing come November there will be a lot of mini buses going to and fro from voting sites.

10:58 pm

origami

I don't know gr. I am in favor of vote-by-mail, which is an option here in California now. But the Republican party opposes it because they want to suppress voter turnout. Obviously they know that large voting numbers are not in their favor.

11:01 pm

grannyrose

over here, voting by mail is only an option if you are not going to be "at home" on the day. we do have absentee voting, which means we can vote before the day, in person, because we won't be home. otherwise, we are expected to turn up on the day, come rain or shine, and vote.

11:04 pm

grannyrose

our voting is compulsory too. i am okay with that. it's just like brushing your teeth. can be unpleasant but necessary if you want healthy teeth, or a healthy government.

11:04 pm

Kamanjah

Ori, I thought we were totally by mail in Calif now? Or maybe just my county. For the primary, we could go drop off our mailed ballots, but all ballots were mailed. They only had a few drop spots, which made the drive to drop off your ballot much further than to the old voting locations.

11:08 pm

origami

Yes, I think vote by mail is state-wide. But I believe you can still go to polling places if you want. The Republican Party will contest the vote in CA. We shall see.

11:09 pm

origami

Interesting that it is compulsory there gr. That would never fly here.

11:10 pm

grannyrose

oh... i have to tell you guys..... stidmama and i had the most amazing time together on video chat a few hours ago. it was lovely to actually see and hear her in real time.

11:11 pm

grannyrose

yes, i know ori. question... if it was compulsory.....would you still vote?

11:12 pm

origami

Oh, yes, I would. I have voted in every election since I was 18 years old ... many moons ago.

11:14 pm

grannyrose

you wouldn't think to protest that it was compulsory?

11:15 pm

grannyrose

loll... i think i'll get a t-shirt printed... don't blame me... i voted.

11:17 pm

grannyrose

compulsory voting is just our way of life.it started in 1924, for national voting.

11:20 pm

origami

No, I would not protest that. Although I can think of a lot of reasons many people would.

11:34 pm

grannyrose

ori, a writer, Judith Brett, has written a book called From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage. very interesting read on our voting system.

11:42 pm

grannyrose

if you're into that sort of thing, of course. there is a reasonably good synopsis on-line too.

11:46 pm

Kamanjah

What's the penalty is one doesn't vote, Rose? I can't imagine not voting, but one thing I hate about the system in Calif is the propositions - people read the synopsis and vote based on that instead of the actual wording of the new law. We've had some ugly things pass that people complained about later - I've seen many say "I wish I had read the whole thing." I hope they've learned, but the presentation of the proposition is definitely not neutral.

11:51 pm

grannyrose

a fine, not much if you want to be a conscientious objector i guess. but i'm too frugal to waste money on fines.if you don't pay the fine costs start to escalate.

11:52 pm

Gillie

You can require someone to vote, but you can't force them to make an informed choice.

11:53 pm

stidmama

(((((GR)))))). hello all, just getting logged in. LOL what do you supposed my chances are?

11:53 pm

grannyrose

if you have a valid reason like i was knocked over by a car on my way to vote, and was in the ER there is no fine.

11:53 pm

grannyrose

XXXXXXX stiddy !!

11:54 pm

stidmama

;-) Still rousing rabble, Rose?

11:54 pm

grannyrose

of course, stiddy. as always... loll

11:55 pm

grannyrose

with these nails do you expect anything less ??

11:55 pm

stidmama

Having just spoken with Rose, the worst penalty for not voting would be her look... WAY worse than my triple-patented *stern mama look*

11:55 pm

stidmama

Rose has the most AMAZING persimmon-orange nails today.

11:55 pm

mcurlschool

I fear the stern mama look!

11:56 pm

grannyrose

ROFLOLLLL stiddy !! i'm not that bad, truly i'm not.

11:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

64 to go, argh

11:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

guess for next grid: 86

11:56 pm

grannyrose

oh dear Gwen.

11:57 pm

grannyrose

gwen... go wash your hands for typing that.

11:57 pm

stidmama

mcurl! (((((((((((hugs)))))))))). I miss you SO MUCH!!!

11:57 pm

mcurlschool

MISS YOU TOOOOOO

11:58 pm

m9f9l

Hi all.

11:58 pm

m9f9l

Oohhh. i need to update my photo. Had a new grandbaby 2 weeks ago

11:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

lol grannyrose

11:59 pm

grannyrose

congrats m9191

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