12:04 am
cybernan
hi saanich
12:04 am
cybernan
owliest is so a word
12:05 am
saanichcat
hi nan! haven'y bumped into you for a while, how's it going?
12:05 am
saanichcat
yeah I agree re owliest
12:06 am
cybernan
same same -- just glad to be healthy right now
12:09 am
saanichcat
hmm yawning here already so off to bed, see you tomorrow nan
12:09 am
cybernan
lol - was just going to say the same thing - right behind you!
12:12 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:27 am
hurshy
ah that good ol' te5/12 babblet
12:27 am
hurshy
AND aa5/10
12:27 am
dizgrannie
thnx Hursh
12:28 am
hurshy
so, a woman in singapore who had COVID while pregnant, has now had the baby, and it has antibodies!
12:28 am
jessmom
don't forget the plurals
12:28 am
ursh
tried the aa with an ie ending - couldnt understand why it did not take - thanks hursh
12:30 am
mkg
isnt lowlies a word referring to people at the bottom of the social ladder?
12:30 am
hurshy
guess not, but, it could be
12:31 am
hurshy
just add one more letter
12:33 am
hurshy
dh 4 and 5, ick
12:34 am
hurshy
ooh i need that
12:46 am
hurshy
woohoo, found it!
12:53 am
hurshy
anyone doing well with the G? i have 3 of them
12:54 am
hurshy
mine are all go
12:54 am
lynxxx
a couple are i's
12:55 am
hurshy
thanks, got 2 gi now, so i guess that leaves one GO
12:56 am
jessmom
go6 maybe
12:56 am
hurshy
keep wanting it to be gondola
12:57 am
hurshy
yes it'll be the six
12:58 am
lynxxx
phonetic spelling of something rotted!
1:00 am
hurshy
haha ok got that now
1:11 am
hurshy
pretty stuck tho
1:14 am
hurshy
oho, there are my Ws
1:14 am
hurshy
the third 7 is either another D or a T
1:15 am
lynxxx
i have a da6 & 7
1:16 am
hurshy
yeah, one da7 was called
1:16 am
hurshy
and si7 and lo8
1:16 am
jessmom
must be a d
1:18 am
jessmom
another da7
1:18 am
hurshy
the one i have is a flower
1:21 am
hurshy
whew, got the other one
1:22 am
hurshy
any ts or tw?
1:32 am
hurshy
ok got the T at last
1:32 am
hurshy
just one D6 left now
1:38 am
lynxxx
you have the da6.21 connected to the d732?
1:38 am
hurshy
oh. that 7 was a plural too. ha
1:38 am
hurshy
i didn't. so that was it, yeah
1:38 am
hurshy
if you tied a rope to me, i'd be a dope on a rope
1:42 am
hurshy
sad little way to end. not with a bang, but with a whimper.
1:52 am
lynxxx
a few for tomorrow - bye all
5:55 am
mattygroves
I do not like today's grid
6:06 am
MollyL
How do you feel about green eggs and ham?
: D
6:14 am
mattygroves
I will not eat green eggs and ham! :)
7:00 am
aslindy
morning all
7:03 am
BzznBea
Good morming, lindy. How did you survive the no heat last night?
7:05 am
aslindy
I was warm enough. We have the furnace's fan on, so it' stayed 62 degrees, apparently that's the temp of the basement.
7:06 am
aslindy
waiting for the repairman, who was due 6 minutes ago
7:06 am
aslindy
he just arrived
7:06 am
aslindy
I will sit here with the dog, and mr lindy will answer the door
7:07 am
aslindy
how are you today, bea?
7:09 am
BzznBea
I'm good. Slept in this morning, not completey awake yet.
7:14 am
Scrabbler
I love when aa5/10 is in the grid.
7:14 am
aslindy
I don't know that word
7:14 am
aslindy
clue please?
7:14 am
BzznBea
Good morning, Scrabs.
7:15 am
Scrabbler
I don't remember the meaning but it is fun--2 same vowels, consonant, 2 same vowels
7:15 am
aslindy
thank you!
7:15 am
Scrabbler
I am also not completely awake, Bea.
7:15 am
aslindy
it's a small bushy tropical tree
7:18 am
Scrabbler
I will remember that for a few hours.
7:18 am
aslindy
lol me too
7:32 am
aslindy
ugh, not an easy or cheap furnace fix. might be better to buy a new one.
7:34 am
Scrabbler
Oh, home problems are aggravating...and expensive.
7:34 am
BzznBea
I'm sorry.
7:35 am
aslindy
no kidding. this year we had to repair our falling down ceiling, and replace a bunch of flooring. it's just a spendy year.
7:35 am
aslindy
oh, and the roof, but insurance paid for that because ha4 damage
7:53 am
hokie carla
howdy folks
7:56 am
Scrabbler
Hi Carla. Come stare at the grid with us.
7:57 am
BzznBea
Scrabs, did you have Thanksgiving with your mom?
7:57 am
hokie carla
LOL, already doing some of that. I was cruising right along on the top row until I hit the S. can't figure out where 7 more might be.
7:57 am
Scrabbler
Yes, my cousins roasted the turkey and I made everything else.
7:58 am
BzznBea
I'm sure she enjoyed the company.
7:58 am
Scrabbler
One cousin, actually.
7:59 am
hokie carla
had to just talk to my mom on the phone :(
7:59 am
Scrabbler
And lots of leftovers.
7:59 am
BzznBea
Uhoh...How is she?
7:59 am
hokie carla
but luckily my brother and his family were there
8:00 am
BzznBea
For Thanksgiving..
8:00 am
hokie carla
I meant on Thanksgiving. but yesterday I talked to her and she said she could barely walk. She has osteoporosis in her back really bad.
8:01 am
BzznBea
I made turkey salad from the last of the turkey. Only thing left is some cranberry sauce.
8:01 am
BzznBea
Does she use a walker?
8:01 am
hokie carla
I still have a little dressing and gravy left but that's it.
8:02 am
hokie carla
She has a quad cane and a rollator that my dad used. I think she uses the cane when she goes out to the mailbox and stuff.
8:03 am
BzznBea
My mom has been using her walker in the house more lately. Her knees have been hurting.
8:04 am
Scrabbler
My mother uses a walker and has a bad skeleton.
8:05 am
hokie carla
yeah, her knees are bad too. she recognizes things might be a little better if she could lose some weight but that's easier said than done.
8:07 am
BzznBea
Can't beleive there are that many W's in this grid.
8:08 am
hokie carla
hey bea, I'm looking at my LQS website right now - they have all kits 30% off for cyber Monday if you need any.
8:09 am
BzznBea
Send me the link. I ight not need anything now but maybe later.
8:10 am
Scrabbler
Argh, I finally passed halfway. This grid is tough. Enjoy the day.
8:11 am
hokie carla
here's a tinyurl - https://tinyurl.com/y2pa4xgv
8:12 am
hokie carla
bye scrabbs
8:18 am
hokie carla
how are that many D's? and FTR, distopia is not an alt sp
8:20 am
BzznBea
Still needing 6 of those D's.
8:20 am
hokie carla
I still need 8
8:21 am
hokie carla
oh, just found a flower combo
8:22 am
BzznBea
I need some food...
8:33 am
hokie carla
this is a little bit of a struggle. 45 left after first pass. think I will do some things.
8:37 am
rururocks
28 here..but very slow going now
8:40 am
BzznBea
Morning, ru.
8:40 am
rururocks
hiya bea
8:40 am
rururocks
glad you have a new computer
8:40 am
BzznBea
Me too. Once I get accustomed to it.
8:41 am
rururocks
i love my dell
8:41 am
rururocks
Microsoft 10 I'm not so crazy about
8:42 am
BzznBea
Not sure anyone is crazy about 10
8:43 am
rururocks
i really hate it.. so many issues with it
8:43 am
rururocks
i had to have my IT guy disable the One Note thing. it was making me insane
8:44 am
MollyL
I am not a fan of Windows 10
8:45 am
BzznBea
Hey, Molly!
8:46 am
rururocks
found my last p that was a bitch
8:47 am
Aloyisius
don't think my coffee is strong enough for help with this grid.. hi all
8:48 am
BzznBea
Morning, aloy.
8:48 am
rururocks
good morning alo
8:49 am
Aloyisius
didn't do as well as ru, 38 left after first pass
8:49 am
BzznBea
I've mansged to grey the top and bottom rows
8:50 am
Aloyisius
going back to find 6 more s's from the top
8:51 am
rururocks
found the 8
8:51 am
Aloyisius
h'mm, what does it start with ru?
8:53 am
Aloyisius
ty, will look
8:53 am
Aloyisius
and there it was!
8:53 am
Aloyisius
lol, was working off the wrong L
8:53 am
rururocks
top row grey now
8:55 am
rururocks
coffee is helping here
8:57 am
Aloyisius
li 4.4 may send a few to the pb today
8:58 am
rururocks
three g's and two h's.. cannot find them
8:58 am
rururocks
found the h's
8:59 am
rururocks
perifactor
8:59 am
Aloyisius
think I need your brand of coffee
8:59 am
BzznBea
Those g's are unusual ones
9:01 am
Aloyisius
monkeyed them!
9:05 am
rururocks
done.. tough grid
9:06 am
Aloyisius
wtg ru!
9:06 am
BzznBea
Congrats, ru.
9:18 am
Aloyisius
done here too, had to look up some weird w's. Happy Babbling everyone, am off to get some things done. Marvy Monday .. poof
9:30 am
hokie carla
well done, ru & aloy
9:31 am
hokie carla
I have put most of the wreaths and candles on the windows. sadly our new windows in the garage are painted shut. hopefully mr. homie can get them open.
9:33 am
BzznBea
I need to do some decorating too. But first, I need to declutter from my decluttering binge.
9:33 am
MollyL
Wow, it's way too early for Christmas decorating for me. I would be sick of it by the second week in December
9:34 am
hokie carla
now I have to wait until 5 to plug in the candles. had to move a lot of stuff out from in front of the bay window in my sewing room, so it's a mess right now.
9:34 am
BzznBea
We always put our tree up the first weekend of December.
9:35 am
BzznBea
Are your candles on a timer?
9:36 am
hokie carla
will wait until it dries out a little outside before we get our tree. have a fake tree for the living room for Hokie ornaments and a little tiny fake tree I take camping with us with ornaments from our travels. need to find a place for it since we're not going anywhere.
9:36 am
BzznBea
I've never understood the decorating tradition of a wreath and candle at every window.
9:36 am
hokie carla
yeah, bea, once you plug them in they turn on at that same time every day and then shut off after several hours.
9:37 am
BzznBea
Ours is always a real tree.
9:37 am
hokie carla
I don't know how it started, but I think it looks nice.
9:37 am
BzznBea
I bought some big candles on a timer. Wish I had more. May look on Amazon.
9:38 am
hokie carla
yeah, I had a big fake one for a while but then several years ago we started going to a tree farm in NC mountains on the way home from my parents' after Thanksgiving. Will have to just go to a lot here this year.
9:40 am
BzznBea
I put up five trees one year. Insanity!
9:40 am
hokie carla
that is crazy. :D
9:41 am
hokie carla
what do you think my missing A is from 2nd row?
9:43 am
hokie carla
no, I have that and it's a D ;)
9:43 am
marksdolly
good morning all!!!
9:43 am
hokie carla
dolly!
9:44 am
hokie carla
I have one
9:44 am
marksdolly
hi Hokie!"!!
9:44 am
BzznBea
There are two
9:45 am
hokie carla
hmm...looking
9:46 am
MollyL
One of the al5's is about as weird as Babble gets
9:46 am
marksdolly
the vowel dump one? LOL
9:46 am
hokie carla
I'm going to guess that's the one I can't find. LOL
9:46 am
BzznBea
I always think of it as the tony people.
9:47 am
hokie carla
I think of the one I have as top level celebrities
9:48 am
MollyL
Not the one I'm talking about
9:48 am
mkg
raining and i am not swimming today because of it. darn.
9:48 am
BzznBea
yes. The one you don't have is aka.
9:48 am
mkg
please send clue for the A bottom corner. ty. i dont like this grid.
9:48 am
hokie carla
duh, thanks, bea
9:49 am
BzznBea
Two bottom corners'
9:49 am
hokie carla
oh, but that's not the right A
9:50 am
marksdolly
do you have the word that starts with 2 vowels and ends in 2 vowels, w/1 const in between?
9:50 am
mkg
oops, the right bottom corner. ty. i have two of the other corner words already. ty.
9:50 am
hokie carla
no, will try that now, thx
9:50 am
BzznBea
do you have aw4 and 5?
9:50 am
marksdolly
can be pl as well
9:51 am
BzznBea
bottom a is aa4.4
9:51 am
MollyL
Like I said, as weird as Babble gets. Yet someone commented earlier that they love when it is in the grid.
9:52 am
mkg
ty bea. got it. but these others are too difficult.
9:52 am
mkg
aw is if you leave the army without permission right?
9:52 am
hokie carla
and it's a 5/10? so the consonant is a 1? seems like I've tried everything according to dolly's clue. will try all combos again.
9:53 am
mkg
wasted x. too bad.
9:53 am
marksdolly
yes it's a 5/10
9:53 am
BzznBea
The one dolly clued comes from the bottom row
9:53 am
hokie carla
oh. well I need 2 from there, so that makes sense since she said pl too.
9:54 am
hokie carla
but that does change my trying things
9:54 am
mkg
carla i also dont have this one. it is al 5 correct?
9:54 am
hokie carla
ok, got those, thx all
9:54 am
hokie carla
no, mkg, it is aa5/10
9:55 am
BzznBea
The al5.10 comes from 2nd row A
9:55 am
mkg
i just got an al 5 10 but not sure it is correct one.
9:55 am
mkg
oooh sorry. will see if i can find it.
9:56 am
hokie carla
I just have one A left out of all the A tiles, and it's 2nd row.
9:56 am
jzw
Good lawd! those aa words!
9:56 am
hokie carla
I'm going to start saying those are my favorite too. :D
9:56 am
BzznBea
Do you have 2 al5,10
9:57 am
mkg
i have one al 5 10.
9:57 am
hokie carla
yes, but one is from 4th row
9:57 am
mkg
that is what i have. one from 4th row.
9:58 am
hokie carla
that must be it, thx
9:58 am
mkg
just got another al 5 10! add an A to a L word. thats all.
9:59 am
mkg
i think it is a term for a ship, that is slightly to one side
9:59 am
BzznBea
All A's grey now?
9:59 am
hokie carla
apparently means below deck
10:00 am
hokie carla
ok, next question. why doesn't british english spell it lasiest?
10:00 am
marksdolly
because it doesn't spell like we do? ;)
10:00 am
Haz1558
What word are you talking about, carla?
10:01 am
hokie carla
no, we spell it laziest, but I didn't think they use z's
10:01 am
hokie carla
except for Haz. Haz uses z's. :D
10:01 am
Haz1558
Rubbish.
10:02 am
Haz1558
Zebra in the zoo, anyone?
10:02 am
Haz1558
We don't change chastise to chastize, however.
10:02 am
hokie carla
rubbish is one of my fave british words, too. I try to use it often.
10:02 am
hokie carla
we use chastise, don't we?
10:02 am
Haz1558
We spell laziest, laziest because it is the superlative of lazy. Simple pimple.
10:02 am
marksdolly
when I lived in Mass, they say rubbish instead of trash
10:05 am
hokie carla
I have 2 dh, does anyone have more?
10:07 am
mkg
i have two also.
10:07 am
mkg
anyone have any da words? list shows many
10:08 am
marksdolly
yes think of flowers Mkg
10:08 am
hokie carla
ooh, just found the 8
10:08 am
mkg
i tried that and must be spelling them wrong.
10:08 am
BzznBea
Then why do you want to know the words if you are at the list?
10:09 am
mkg
just went to list now bea.
10:10 am
mkg
i dont like using the list.
10:10 am
mkg
off for the day. bue.
10:13 am
hokie carla
just need 1 P to gray out 1st column
10:14 am
hokie carla
from happy days?
10:15 am
BzznBea
There are two thou
10:15 am
hokie carla
I guess ponte is a proper noun
10:16 am
hokie carla
ok, I guess it is the other then :D
10:16 am
hokie carla
nm, haha
10:16 am
hokie carla
but ponte is a knit fabric if anyone is wondering
10:18 am
BzznBea
you can plural that
10:18 am
hokie carla
yeah, that's why I was laughing at myself
10:18 am
hokie carla
1st col gray!
10:19 am
BzznBea
It is raining buckets and wind blowing hard here.
10:19 am
hokie carla
have also finally gotten half of each tile
10:19 am
BzznBea
Carla, have you seen mlf lately?
10:20 am
hokie carla
yeah, we had a lot of rain (street flooded again) this morning and it's very windy now.
10:20 am
hokie carla
I think she was here yesterday or the day before.
10:21 am
hokie carla
she has stated she is only playing for a little bit each day because the website says "not secure".
10:23 am
BzznBea
Is she talking about expert?
10:24 am
MollyL
Nope, here. This site is not secure.
10:24 am
hokie carla
no, the main site says that, but it's only an issue if you use this same password elsewhere too. we explained that but I think she is still uncomfortable.
10:24 am
BzznBea
I see. But not really...
10:25 am
hokie carla
but only playing a few minutes a day doesn't really do anything, if a hacker is stealing passwords, he/she will steal from a list of registered users, not who is actually online at the time.
10:25 am
MollyL
I'm not sure I understand the thought process. Whether you play a little or a lot, the site is not secure.
10:26 am
BzznBea
That's what I'm thinking. And why even play if you feel it is not secure?
10:26 am
Haz1558
MLfan has had a long history of being suspicious of internet security, she's had hackings etc but isn't happy to pay for antivirus etc.
10:28 am
hokie carla
getting dark out like it's about to pour
10:29 am
BzznBea
It stopped here for now.
10:29 am
hokie carla
but nothing on the radar
10:29 am
BzznBea
I need to get something done...
10:29 am
BzznBea
See you all tomorrow.
10:30 am
marksdolly
tata Bea
10:30 am
hokie carla
yep, getting back to work here. 28 left for later.
10:32 am
MollyL
We have had rain all day. It made going back to work after 4 days off even more bleak.
10:32 am
marksdolly
and we are soooo dry here
11:08 am
origami
I wish we would get some rain here. I am tired of watering!
11:14 am
moolingwa
morning all
11:16 am
hokie carla
moo!
11:16 am
moolingwa
happy December eve!
11:17 am
hokie carla
oh, thanks. you, too.
11:18 am
hokie carla
just sat back down to look for more. 28 left, so you can catch up very quickly
11:18 am
moolingwa
halfway
11:18 am
moolingwa
68 left
11:19 am
hokie carla
oh, just made up a w that took
11:20 am
periwinkle
hi all 68 left here too
11:20 am
moolingwa
47 here now
11:20 am
hokie carla
peri!
11:21 am
periwinkle
carla!!
11:21 am
hokie carla
27 here
11:22 am
hokie carla
3 4's left, I suppose I will look for those
11:22 am
moolingwa
31 left...5 of them are 4s
11:23 am
hokie carla
I did find the 8 all on my own, so at least I have that today. :D
11:25 am
hokie carla
there's one 4
11:25 am
hokie carla
and a 5, 25 left!
11:27 am
moolingwa
25 to go too :)
11:27 am
periwinkle
54 here :(
11:28 am
moolingwa
24 too :)
11:28 am
periwinkle
Icant keep up with you 2
11:28 am
hokie carla
I'm about to come to a screeching halt and he will keep going.
11:31 am
hokie carla
bye peri
11:32 am
hokie carla
I gotta take the dog out. still 23.
11:33 am
MollyL
Yeah, the Moolingwa and Carla show is pretty exclusive.
11:34 am
moolingwa
naw, everyone's welcome :)
11:35 am
MollyL
No, I mean Peri said she couldn't keep up. You two basically talk to each other and very quickly.
11:37 am
hokie carla
we were talking to peri too
11:39 am
hokie carla
anyhoo, my current stats: SSSS T DDDD LL WWWWWW P HH GGG - 2 4s, 10 5s, 9 6s, 2 7s
11:40 am
moolingwa
A,D,D,D,G,G,G,L,P,S,S,S,S,S,T,W,W,W,W,\nW - I think
11:40 am
hokie carla
pretty similar
11:40 am
moolingwa
got a w
11:41 am
moolingwa
20 to go
11:42 am
moolingwa
10 6s to go...and 2 7s
11:43 am
moolingwa
found a couple of s's
11:44 am
hokie carla
nice. still haven't found anything else. will probably have to list.
11:45 am
moolingwa
yeah, they were odd words
11:45 am
bichon
gi 5/16, pls
11:45 am
moolingwa
don't have that one yet
11:45 am
hokie carla
don't have either
11:45 am
moolingwa
oh nm, found it
11:46 am
moolingwa
perhaps something you'd say when you're about to short change some one? ;)
11:47 am
moolingwa
not a great clue I'm sorry
11:47 am
hokie carla
oh, got it finally
11:49 am
hokie carla
oh, an alt sp of a tunic worn over armor, how did I not know that?
11:49 am
moolingwa
yeah, you are after all the armour expert around here
11:49 am
moolingwa
with your gorets and greaves
11:50 am
moolingwa
gorgets
11:50 am
moolingwa
lot of g words in armour apparently
11:50 am
hokie carla
was just about to correct you on that
11:50 am
moolingwa
yeah, would expect nothing less
11:51 am
moolingwa
I see the Indian festival of lights is back in the board
11:51 am
moolingwa
okay back in a few...16 to go
11:52 am
hokie carla
and former politician stevenson
11:52 am
hokie carla
bye, still working on 21
12:04 pm
hokie carla
phantom gondola
12:23 pm
dan2bit
italian horror film "The Phantom Gondola"
12:25 pm
hokie carla
haha
1:00 pm
hokie carla
went to the lickety and still struggling with the D's
1:03 pm
hokie carla
and the G
1:06 pm
hokie carla
and the H's. LOL.
1:06 pm
hokie carla
well at least I can say I didn't miss easy words
1:06 pm
hokie carla
ok, my missing L's were incredibly easy
1:07 pm
HarryHood
missing the bottom L
1:07 pm
hokie carla
that's the 8
1:07 pm
HarryHood
oh . is it normal?
1:08 pm
HarryHood
got it!
1:08 pm
HarryHood
nbt :) but still have no 7s hahah
1:08 pm
hokie carla
I actually found it on my own (yes, this is the 3rd time I'm declaring that in the chat before someone else says it)
1:12 pm
HarryHood
44 to go. gotta get some grading done. bbl!
1:12 pm
hokie carla
ha, my last 2 4's were the same word but different first letter
1:13 pm
hokie carla
ok, 9 left still. ugh.
1:16 pm
MollyL
Did you hear Carla found the 8 on her own? Yes, she really found it on her own. Found the 8 on her own. What a clever girl. Don't you wish you were Carla?
1:34 pm
hokie carla
yes, "someone else" = Molly
1:35 pm
MollyL
I thought if it was worth saying three times, it was worth saying five times.
2:02 pm
JaxH66
That was the first word I found this morning with no help at all.
2:07 pm
hokie carla
you should tell it again a few more times
2:21 pm
periwinkle
I only have da7 help with other 7's pls.
2:21 pm
periwinkle
carla and mool thought you both would be finished by now
2:22 pm
hokie carla
peri, I still have 7 left with the you know what!
2:22 pm
hokie carla
and 2 of those are the other 2 7's
2:22 pm
periwinkle
47 left here
2:22 pm
periwinkle
no list yet
2:23 pm
hokie carla
is the da7 you have a flower? because there is another I can't find
2:28 pm
hokie carla
I swear I've tried everything. going to have to look it up.
2:29 pm
hokie carla
well, it's foreign money if that helps (ok, it's only going to help moo)
2:30 pm
periwinkle
the other 7 is si7 which I do not have
2:30 pm
hokie carla
and I could've sworn I tried that
2:30 pm
periwinkle
will go to list soon
2:30 pm
hokie carla
well, there is an si6/7 and I know the first 4 letters and still couldn't get it.
2:31 pm
periwinkle
don;t have si6
2:31 pm
hokie carla
I assume the 7 is a plural of the 6 but maybe that's where I'm going wrong.
2:32 pm
hokie carla
finally monkeyed it!
2:33 pm
hokie carla
not sure how to clue without giving most of the letters. will just say it ends with one of freud's things
2:34 pm
periwinkle
Imonkeyed it too
2:34 pm
hokie carla
same ending for my missing H's
2:35 pm
hokie carla
now one G left
2:37 pm
periwinkle
go carla
2:37 pm
periwinkle
40 left tough grid bbl
2:37 pm
hokie carla
bye! at to look up the G. alt sp of another weird g
2:38 pm
welki
hi, all (and yeah, that g was a bugger)
2:39 pm
hokie carla
welki!
2:42 pm
dianedecoder
Hi, welki, peri ! :-)
2:42 pm
welki
hi diane :)
2:43 pm
dianedecoder
Yes, a tricky grid and I was going to give up Babble until after Christmas but just "gave it a peek" and was drawn in ! .....again !! :-)
2:43 pm
welki
so, what do you think, diane? headed for a full lockdown? or will jason kenney wimp out?
2:44 pm
welki
why give up babble?
2:44 pm
dianedecoder
I'm not sure welki....if I saw some immediate changes in the numbers I could go with what we have now, but there are STILL some unnecessary things that could close.
2:45 pm
dianedecoder
Yah, WHY give up BABBLE ??
2:46 pm
welki
almost 3500 new cases on saturday and sunday, and alberta is "leading" the country in infections. he may have waited too long :(
2:47 pm
dianedecoder
I have two designated visitors ( daughters) because I am now alone , but I will miss the other daughter as we can't change out for now.
2:48 pm
welki
for those not in canada, alberta has a population of about 4.3 million; our numbers are disproportionate to other provinces
2:49 pm
dianedecoder
I heard those numbers and my heart sank. I have a daughter and two granddaughters in the "medical world" and two have already been re-deployed several times.
2:50 pm
dianedecoder
I know you have the same situation going on in your immediate family.
2:50 pm
welki
other than my husband going to work, we've pretty much been isolated since this all began. frustrating to hear folks saying they refuse to follow restrictions during the holidays. (and i have a daughter and son in law who are front line medical workers, but in vermont - i understand how scary it is)
2:51 pm
welki
i'm tired of it all, too, but not so tired as to put myself and others at risk
2:52 pm
welki
my father in law passed away last week, in victoria - so here we stayed. my mother in law, the same day, was transferred to a long term care facility. and a good friend is with her husband, who is dying of kidney cancer. this year has been crap.
2:52 pm
dianedecoder
We were very careful when Wally was going through his journey, and although the strict measures were in place in March, April, etc. the family visiting was still allowed. I am quite willing to just stay IN~
2:54 pm
welki
the hospital and care center were very strict about visiting, even at end of life - by the time we would have gotten there, well, you know
2:55 pm
dianedecoder
Oh welkie, that is so sad. ( I have lots of family in Victoria and they are staying home, just quick trips by one in the family going for groceries.
2:56 pm
hokie carla
yeah, when my dad died in Aug. only one person at a time was allowed in his room. it was so far from parking, my brother had to wheel my mom to the room and then go back and wait in the car for her to say she was ready to leave. I think when they put him under hospice they said he could have like 5 in the room.
2:57 pm
welki
hard to stay positive when folks around me are suffering, but like the queen song, 'the show must go on'
2:57 pm
Uneaixoise
So very sorry, Welki :-(
2:57 pm
hokie carla
and sorry about your in-laws, welki.
2:58 pm
welki
thanks. we're okay, my kids and grandkids are okay - we'll get through it
2:58 pm
welki
i remember what a struggle it was for you, hokie - shitty times
3:00 pm
welki
okay, now that i've dumped my holiday cheer in the chat, let's move on to ... what? baby goats!
3:00 pm
dianedecoder
I hink this has touched so many of us personally. We WILL get through it.
3:02 pm
hokie carla
LOL, who are you kidding, baby goats are awesome!
3:06 pm
welki
yes, yes they are :D
3:31 pm
welki
well, that was nice! diane called :)
3:31 pm
HarryHood
that's nice :) amazing to think that you screen ppl actually have voices!
3:32 pm
HarryHood
sorry to hear about your loss welki
3:33 pm
welki
thanks, harry - and yes, it's nice to put a voice to the screen "persona." in person is better, though
3:34 pm
HarryHood
someday
3:34 pm
welki
we've been geographically close a few times in the past, we'll count it as a meet :)
3:36 pm
welki
might have even run into you in queens or new brunswick (or at the doubletree!)
3:38 pm
HarryHood
I was pretty busy at the doubletree, getting married and all.....and drinking beer :)
3:38 pm
welki
me, i was eating cookies
3:38 pm
HarryHood
ooh cookies
3:39 pm
welki
time to go - have a fb sale to make in a little while
3:39 pm
HarryHood
7 to go. I fear we are going to lose power later, trying to finish now
3:39 pm
HarryHood
bye welki
3:40 pm
HarryHood
stay well
3:40 pm
welki
bye, you too
4:24 pm
allyall
nbt and got the 8.
5:59 pm
Trifioso
hello friends
6:12 pm
periwinkle
hi Trif
6:12 pm
periwinkle
help with last wa5 or last wa6 please
6:13 pm
Trifioso
I like your profile - I was just thinking about dear ruby yesterday....
6:16 pm
periwinkle
found the wa5 and wa6
6:17 pm
periwinkle
and done, bye Trif happy babbling
6:40 pm
MollyL
Ruby made many good friends here. We all miss her.
6:41 pm
MollyL
*Waves to Ruby in The Summerlands
7:44 pm
Trifioso
is the lo8 a compound, please?
7:45 pm
Trifioso
no. it is not. thank you, psychic cluer
7:50 pm
hokie carla
hey, did you hear I found it all by myself. LOL, I kill me.
7:59 pm
wht
Does anyone have a clue for the la5?
8:00 pm
wht
nm. Just found it myself.
8:03 pm
wht
And now fireworks.
8:10 pm
welki
what did you find all by yourself, hokie?
8:17 pm
cybernan
hi everyone - down to 4: go 6 please?
8:18 pm
dan2bit
go nan go
8:19 pm
cybernan
like the icon welki
8:19 pm
cybernan
or li 6?
8:21 pm
cybernan
nm - found the li
8:21 pm
cybernan
but still looking for the go
8:23 pm
cybernan
found *!*~*!*
8:24 pm
dan2bit
hooray! 5 left here, all D's
8:25 pm
cybernan
want some help?
8:25 pm
Uneaixoise
3 here!
8:26 pm
Uneaixoise
Congrats Nan!
8:26 pm
cybernan
ty une and dan
8:26 pm
dan2bit
finished! it was the flower and friends
8:26 pm
dan2bit
go Une go
8:26 pm
dan2bit
and the gambian coin
8:27 pm
Uneaixoise
2.....
8:27 pm
cybernan
is that what that 6-7 is
8:27 pm
cybernan
all da's une
8:29 pm
cybernan
what are you looking for une?
8:29 pm
Uneaixoise
1.....
8:30 pm
Uneaixoise
Last one
8:30 pm
cybernan
wa + fibs
8:31 pm
Uneaixoise
Yay! Fw!!
8:31 pm
Uneaixoise
Thanks!
8:31 pm
cybernan
grats une -- back at the flip
8:32 pm
dan2bit
yes the da + anagram of boat wind catcher is a coin from Gambia
9:32 pm
allyall
bottom two rows finished and 4s done. 26 left. feeling hopeful.
10:08 pm
allyall
3 left... help on the wa 6 ?
10:21 pm
allyall
found it
10:27 pm
allyall
fireworks
10:36 pm
mixi6
go6? clue please?
10:43 pm
ursh
go+not yes+tele**one
11:16 pm
Jacula
Everyone done, or clues needed? I'm just here waiting for the next grid.
11:57 pm
maggiej
la 5/6 if you are still available