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FINAL SCORES

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ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
cosdem

i guess my comp clock is off.
12:00 am
harpjane

flip
12:01 am
lynxxx

ugh - middling size only. Rose - its lovely down here, just about to get into the garden again. Bye all
12:01 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:02 am
cosdem

O's done!
12:02 am
harpjane

thank you lickety!
12:02 am
VolleymomDee

flip; hi all hi cos, harp, lyn
12:02 am
melonheadjujube

hi, all and think you, Lickety!
12:02 am
cosdem

hi dee!
12:02 am
VolleymomDee

hi mel (((cos)))
12:03 am
puglet

Greetings Friends
12:03 am
cosdem

si 6/33
12:03 am
dizgrannie

za 6
12:04 am
harpjane

i have a zi6
12:04 am
cosdem

just found that too diz! :)
12:04 am
melonheadjujube

fi7
12:04 am
justafreep

zi7
12:04 am
VolleymomDee

za 6 x 2
12:04 am
justafreep

and za6 x 2
12:05 am
melonheadjujube

lot of symmetry in the grids lately. Makes nbt a bit more challenging.
12:05 am
cosdem

thanks justa and harp
12:05 am
VolleymomDee

fi 7 x 2
12:06 am
justafreep

ma7
12:06 am
melonheadjujube

la7
12:06 am
harpjane

nbt
12:07 am
melonheadjujube

tx VMD (:
12:08 am
torgone

pl9, 10
12:08 am
cosdem

irish not accepted but na4/9 and na5/20 is go figure
12:08 am
dizgrannie

tr 5, 8, 9
12:08 am
torgone

7, 9, 10 actually
12:08 am
rururocks

two pl 8's too
12:09 am
melonheadjujube

I want picotron to be a word.
12:11 am
VolleymomDee

pa 7
12:11 am
justafreep

pa8
12:11 am
dizgrannie

pt 7
12:13 am
cosdem

nbt
12:17 am
dizgrannie

NBT/NBS
12:18 am
cosdem

thanks diz for the tr8/9
12:18 am
dizgrannie

yw
12:18 am
cosdem

need the 10 still
12:19 am
VolleymomDee

nbt nbs
12:19 am
VolleymomDee

pl 10/84
12:19 am
dizgrannie

pl 7, 9, 10.
12:21 am
cosdem

thanks nbt nbs
12:21 am
dizgrannie

this time tomorrow we will have our Tasmanian g/kids here with us for 3 weeks.
12:22 am
VolleymomDee

how wonderful, diz!! Bet you won't sleep much tonight :)
12:22 am
melonheadjujube

lovely, dizg!
12:23 am
dizgrannie

LOL Dee....not me but our other 3 g/kids here
12:23 am
VolleymomDee

lol
12:23 am
dizgrannie

their ages are 13, 11, 8, 8 and 6
12:23 am
VolleymomDee

wtg cos
12:24 am
VolleymomDee

an 6 an 7
12:25 am
melonheadjujube

nbt. still stumped by the pl9/10
12:26 am
VolleymomDee

start with a map of how to do something (pl 4)... then add suffix "to be like"
12:26 am
VolleymomDee

than add suffix one who does it
12:27 am
melonheadjujube

actually I monkeyed around and got it, but tanks (:
12:27 am
melonheadjujube

nbt nbs
12:28 am
VolleymomDee

wtg!
12:28 am
VolleymomDee

si 7 si 8
12:28 am
cosdem

wtg melon :)
12:31 am
cosdem

i keep trying sinister
12:32 am
rururocks

cialis is in the grid.. does that mean this is a hard one?
12:34 am
melonheadjujube

hitting the hay, mediocrity eluded, but my head is ready to crash into the keyboard. 'nitey nite, all!
12:34 am
melonheadjujube

[poof]
12:34 am
Erda

groan, ruru.....
12:35 am
rururocks

:D sorry erda
12:35 am
Erda

It's OK...
12:36 am
Erda

airs
12:37 am
VolleymomDee

sa 7
12:41 am
VolleymomDee

to 7
12:41 am
rururocks

need a short break.. down to thirth
12:41 am
rururocks

ti
12:41 am
rururocks

30
12:43 am
VolleymomDee

very nice, ru
12:49 am
dizgrannie

As abolished....nearly forgot the buffalo and pl
12:49 am
VolleymomDee

ty diz
12:49 am
dizgrannie

yw
12:49 am
cosdem

i have 2 A's left.. bugging me
12:50 am
dizgrannie

Cos, an 6/7
12:51 am
cosdem

ok thats what im missing thanks looking
12:53 am
cosdem

got em thanks!
12:53 am
dizgrannie

BBL for my last 99
12:56 am
rururocks

ni 5/22 weirdo
12:56 am
VolleymomDee

ty ru looking
12:57 am
VolleymomDee

new one for me
12:57 am
cosdem

now im curious hmmm
12:57 am
VolleymomDee

stuck at 35 hmmm
12:57 am
cosdem

found it.. thanks weird
1:00 am
jillibus

hi all and ty dee for the pl4,7,9,10!
1:00 am
jillibus

yay melon
1:00 am
cosdem

hi jill
1:01 am
VolleymomDee

yqw jili and hi
1:02 am
VolleymomDee

still short 1 8 and a 7
1:02 am
rururocks

i'm missing one 8 and two 7's
1:04 am
VolleymomDee

my 7's: an, fi x 2, hi, la, ma, pa x 2; pl x2, pt, sa, si, to, zi
1:07 am
rururocks

sh7 dee
1:07 am
VolleymomDee

thx, ru
1:11 am
rururocks

have all the fours now
1:12 am
VolleymomDee

short one 4 ...
1:12 am
VolleymomDee

nice job, ru
1:12 am
flosey

hi everyone, just read back to see Dee's clue - my first 3 words pl7, 9, 10
1:12 am
VolleymomDee

missing 2 a's, 1 n, 1 i, and the rest s and p's
1:12 am
flosey

thanks Dee
1:12 am
VolleymomDee

wtg flosey!!!
1:13 am
rururocks

dee does the si 7 begin with a crime against god?
1:14 am
rururocks

never mind
1:14 am
rururocks

got it
1:14 am
rururocks

firejerks
1:14 am
VolleymomDee

yes... moral crime + shape mouth makes in exclamation + pi 4 (for the si 8)
1:15 am
rururocks

thanks dee. I blundered on it
1:15 am
VolleymomDee

nice!
1:15 am
rururocks

there's an aussie word in the grid
1:16 am
VolleymomDee

hoping tomorrow hubby can get to work for a bit... feeling claustrophobic after all these snow days...
1:17 am
flosey

thanks again Dee, for the si8
1:18 am
VolleymomDee

29 counties in Indiana were listed as "state of emergency" situations because of snow and frigid temps and blizzards...
1:18 am
VolleymomDee

yw, flosey
1:18 am
jillibus

hi flosey -- mine were too. How was bridge? How many?
1:19 am
jillibus

wd ruru
1:19 am
flosey

well Jilli, it was interesting
1:19 am
flosey

5 tables
1:19 am
rururocks

I bet it is freezing in Indiana
1:20 am
rururocks

do you have wind too dee?
1:20 am
jillibus

interesting? did the machines work?
1:21 am
VolleymomDee

negative 8 this morning; negative 11 now (windchill puts us at negative 33)
1:21 am
rururocks

wow
1:21 am
flosey

yes and winners were announced
1:21 am
jillibus

nbt/nbs
1:21 am
VolleymomDee

I think we hit records today, but haven't checked weather site today.
1:21 am
rururocks

I thought I had it bad.. i had to turn on the heat tonight :D
1:22 am
jbp

howdy all
1:22 am
jillibus

hi jbp
1:22 am
rururocks

hey JB
1:22 am
VolleymomDee

That IS bad for you. We had the fireplace on a lot this weekend to keep from feeling chilly. Too bad you aren't on Facebook, ru; I posted some photos.
1:22 am
jillibus

good, flosey -- but what was interesting?
1:23 am
rururocks

I think I'll avoid the facebook thing.. sounds kind of dicey to me
1:23 am
VolleymomDee

I am pretty careful who I "friend", and I have unfriended a bunch of folks. I am pretty selective.
1:23 am
jillibus

facebook isn't dicey if you use it right
1:24 am
grannyrose

and back into the real world...hello everyone. ;-)
1:24 am
rururocks

that's not what I hear
1:24 am
jillibus

I love it
1:24 am
VolleymomDee

I enjoy seeing photos of my friends and their families. Also nice to stay in touch with folks I haven't seen that I would like to catch up with (I ignore the others)
1:24 am
VolleymomDee

hi rose
1:24 am
jillibus

hi rose
1:24 am
VolleymomDee

Lot of controls you can use, ru, to avoid what you don't want to mess with.
1:25 am
grannyrose

hi dee, jilli, ruru, jbp, pugs
1:25 am
VolleymomDee

How are you doing, rose?
1:25 am
rururocks

hi gr welcome back
1:25 am
jillibus

I enjoy some very interesting articles people post, plus jokes, plus my contacts with Dane people who include a terrible punster in England you would enjoy, ru.
1:26 am
grannyrose

dee, every day a little better. with the cooler weather, swelling gone down heaps.
1:26 am
VolleymomDee

fabulous!
1:27 am
VolleymomDee

have you got all your paperwork sorted with the doc and disability, rose?
1:27 am
grannyrose

it's nice to have a selection of shoes to wear.was stuck in a pair of sandals with adjustable straps. and you, dee? how are you doing?
1:27 am
grannyrose

doing that on thursday, dee.
1:28 am
VolleymomDee

hideous with these 40 degree temp fluctuations... hoping this will all pass very soon
1:29 am
VolleymomDee

I have literally hibernated for over a week.... way too cold for me outside. Unfortunately, barometric pressure changes affect everything, whether I venture out or not.
1:29 am
grannyrose

awww, poor dee. i so understand, hun. the temps plummeted here, and FM in shins immediately started up again.
1:29 am
VolleymomDee

was telling ru right now it is -11 degrees F (with windchill -33)
1:30 am
grannyrose

ugh....i think you and i need to move into a pressure/temperature controlled bubble.
1:30 am
VolleymomDee

29 counties in IN were named "state of emergency" by governor today - due to temps, blizzard, etc.
1:31 am
VolleymomDee

LOL too true
1:31 am
VolleymomDee

my missing 8, ru is another pl 8
1:31 am
jbp

well, it's coming my way, so I plan to have so many layers on tomorrow that I look like the little brother in the Christmas story
1:31 am
grannyrose

oh, gosh, dee. how terrible! i hope all those living there are okay.
1:31 am
VolleymomDee

lol jb... very smart
1:32 am
grannyrose

*giggle* dee, do you have the missing pl8?
1:32 am
VolleymomDee

lots of churches have opened during the day from 7 AM to 4 PM as warming centers for the homeless... keep wondering what they do at night
1:32 am
jbp

(in a small, muffled voice: i can't put my arms down)
1:32 am
grannyrose

it's a very strange word.
1:33 am
grannyrose

lolol, jbp.
1:33 am
VolleymomDee

just found it...
1:33 am
grannyrose

weird as, hey?
1:34 am
VolleymomDee

lol really laughed at the po 6/24... pan + opp of lady
1:34 am
cosdem

plenty of them in colorado dee
1:34 am
flosey

remember that word from another grid - seems the 3rd letter should be s
1:34 am
grannyrose

the homeless are always a concern of mine. don and i help fund-raise as much as we can. plus we try to support financially as well. it's so sad...the stories we hear.
1:34 am
VolleymomDee

po 6's??
1:35 am
jbp

(cue cheech & chong soundtrack... yeah man, he's gonna make a deLIVery)
1:35 am
VolleymomDee

definitely, rose... truly scary, because so many are there by circumstances or sickness, not laziness, as is assumed
1:35 am
rururocks

Rose? Did you read about the Aussie...who was naked and had to be rescued from being stuck in a washing machine?
1:36 am
jillibus

fosey, please tell me what was interesting about bridge -- I have a writeup to do!
1:36 am
grannyrose

roflol, jbp...a cheech and chong fan....thought i would never meet another besides DH. howdy, stranger, nice to shake your hand...
1:36 am
jbp

are you making that up ruru?
1:36 am
rururocks

Nope
1:36 am
grannyrose

was his name No4, ruru?
1:37 am
jbp

well, I may have been a fan back in the day (which I will neither confirm, nor deny, while the nsa is listening/reading)
1:37 am
flosey

oh jilli, not really that interesting - perhaps more a fun attitude
1:37 am
rururocks

Dunno ...they had to lubricate him with olive oil to get him out
1:37 am
grannyrose

lol, jbp....
1:37 am
jillibus

Well, I have to go. I guess flosey is buried in the grid or something and not seeing my question.
1:38 am
grannyrose

oh, so his name was pop-eye, then
1:38 am
flosey

read back jilli
1:38 am
jbp

sounds like a darwin award wannabe
1:38 am
rururocks


1:39 am
flosey

ru, don't tell me you're speachless
1:39 am
VolleymomDee

fireworks
1:39 am
grannyrose

WTG FLOSEY!!!
1:39 am
flosey

wtg Dee
1:39 am
jbp

yay, Dee!
1:39 am
grannyrose

sorry, WTG DEE!!!
1:39 am
VolleymomDee

ty
1:40 am
grannyrose

yup, it looks like i rendered the ruru speechless
1:40 am
jillibus

sorry, flosey, guess I was the one buried in the grid. Lots of laughs? Blanche and Pat?
1:40 am
jbp

and so shall this day on the calendar be marked
1:40 am
flosey

no Blanche and Gilela
1:40 am
flosey

Gisela
1:41 am
jillibus

Well, that IS interesting!
1:41 am
rururocks

.I was just thinking of this poor guy having to have his friend call the police
1:41 am
jbp

nbt
1:42 am
jbp

I was thinking about how hard it will be to get the olive oil out of the dryer
1:42 am
jillibus

Flosey -- love your icon!
1:42 am
rururocks

Wonder if they wrote him a may-tag
1:42 am
jillibus

wtg jbp
1:42 am
jbp

who would like to cue me the 10, and any 9s or 8s?
1:43 am
jillibus

Bedtime for me -- goodnight all...*poof
1:43 am
jbp

nite jilli
1:43 am
rururocks

Night jilli..
1:43 am
VolleymomDee

check back thru the chat archive jb... lots of great clues tonight
1:43 am
VolleymomDee

nite jili
1:43 am
grannyrose

night jilli, rest well
1:44 am
jbp

k will do, thx!
1:44 am
VolleymomDee

I am off til the flip... stay safe & warm all; sleep well!!
1:45 am
grannyrose

jbp, pl9, pl**, to plot + vowel + sounds like the other half of sonny, then plural for pl10
1:45 am
jbp

great clue Rose, tyvvvm
1:45 am
grannyrose

night, dee, hope the pa4s settle for you.
1:45 am
jbp

would never have monkeyed that
1:46 am
puglet

thanks Rose
1:47 am
grannyrose

tr8, tr + double vowel + first 3 letters of keyboard instrument + mai*, post a letter
1:47 am
grannyrose

plural for tr9
1:47 am
jbp

well I am going to look these up and maybe someday get to use them for scrabble
1:47 am
jbp

thanks again
1:48 am
flosey

hi Pugs, are you having any of these nasty weather?
1:48 am
flosey

**this nasty weather
1:48 am
rururocks

Isn't the other half of sonny a tree?
1:48 am
grannyrose

pa7, pa*, pot for cooking + ***ce, not nephew + hook letter, plural for pa8
1:48 am
puglet

yes Flosey--strong winds and very cold temps
1:49 am
jbp

I would *swear* that I entered that already, but thanks for making it work for me, Rose. ;)
1:50 am
grannyrose

pl7, pl + remainder of a fire + more of suffix, plural for pl8,
1:51 am
jbp

I *knew* should have taken the basketweaving course, to have learned that one
1:51 am
rururocks

Tough room....
1:51 am
jbp

lais
1:51 am
grannyrose

other pl8, pl + remainder of fire + vowel + **, um, i don't know
1:51 am
jbp

shoot
1:51 am
jbp

sorry
1:52 am
grannyrose

pl8, p + ***n, big cat + elec****ic, uses electricity
1:52 am
jbp

the one pl with the first syllable sounding like what one does in water... it has the comparative ending?
1:53 am
grannyrose

yes, jbp
1:53 am
jbp

i'm struggling with that last one... let me sic the monkeys on it
1:54 am
flosey

can't get the last pl8, any clues ?
1:54 am
grannyrose

si7, si*, trespass,not good + **en, not shut + 2 vowels, then plural for si8
1:55 am
jbp

that one I got...
1:56 am
grannyrose

pl8, pl + **n,charged particle + **ick, halloween , or treat,+ not off
1:56 am
jbp

got it
1:56 am
jbp

tytytyty
1:56 am
flosey

thanks rose, great clue
1:57 am
jbp

with 99, I must to bed. but I will be back in full force tomorrow. :)
1:57 am
jbp

have a great day/night all!
1:57 am
Lizlin

Hi all. Thanks for all the lovely clues, Rose.
1:57 am
Lizlin

Sleep well jbp
1:57 am
joso

hi ho babbleland
1:57 am
puglet

bye jbp
1:57 am
puglet

Hi Liz
1:57 am
joso

g'night jbp
1:58 am
puglet

Hi Sir Joso
1:58 am
grannyrose

tr8, tr***, body of men in army + d***, on old telephone. plural for tr9
1:58 am
joso

evening mlady pug
1:58 am
grannyrose

night jbp. stay well, hun
1:58 am
Lizlin

Hope you are all well and keeping warm, including you in Melbourne, Rose!
1:59 am
grannyrose

and it's The Joso...your harem awaits, sir
1:59 am
puglet

Iam well and warm---how about you Liz
1:59 am
Lizlin

Cooler, thanks Pugs!
2:00 am
Lizlin

Slip
2:00 am
flosey

hi Joso
2:00 am
puglet

still storming there
2:00 am
grannyrose

liz, lynxx had a lovely day, and 45kms away we froze. go figure!!
2:00 am
joso

hey rose, liz flosey
2:01 am
joso

how is the weather in bc flosey?
2:01 am
puglet

I bet the cooler temps are good on your swelling --isnt it Rose
2:01 am
grannyrose

yes, pugs. swelling gone down dramatically.
2:01 am
flosey

no complaints, joso
2:02 am
puglet

thats really good Rose
2:02 am
puglet

and you Flosey, still feeling under the weather
2:03 am
joso

cool here, but the real cold seems to be north and south of us, in the eye of the cold huricane here
2:03 am
grannyrose

dinner nearly ready, need to leave for a bit...xoxox
2:03 am
flosey

no pugs, fine now thanks
2:03 am
puglet

Iam not sure of our temps yet--but I know its in the minuses
2:04 am
puglet

enjoy Rose and hurry back
2:04 am
flosey

oh dear, keep warm pugs
2:05 am
puglet

I do know its to warm up to 5 tomorrow--lol
2:05 am
Lizlin

iPads!!! Chat froze!
2:06 am
puglet

it dont like the cool down Liz--:)
2:09 am
Yvooria

hi all - how many words?
2:10 am
Lizlin

Perhaps you're right Pugs! Seriously though, it does that sometimes and I have to remember to refresh the page!
2:10 am
Lizlin

Hi Yvooria - 225 words
2:10 am
flosey

hi Yvooria,
2:10 am
puglet

Hi Yv good to see you back
2:10 am
Lizlin

1 x 10, 2 x 9 and 6 x 8 letters
2:10 am
Lizlin

Using computer now for a while so can chat a bit more.
2:11 am
puglet

did you enjoy your holidays and traveling
2:11 am
Lizlin

How are things with you now Pugs. Still peaceful?
2:11 am
Yvooria

yes, good visits and travels.... but picked up this silly cold
2:11 am
Lizlin

Not good, Yvooria - feel better soon.
2:11 am
gapeach

Hey there, Yvooria. Hope you are feeling much better.
2:12 am
Lizlin

Hi Peach
2:12 am
puglet

yep :) ------------because of the weather the courthouse is shut down so he still sits in jail--and Iam not at all sad about it
2:12 am
puglet

Hey Peach
2:13 am
Lizlin

Stay happy and safe, Pugs.
2:13 am
Yvooria

not yet peach, but it won't stay forever
2:13 am
puglet

I am really trying and ty Liz
2:13 am
gapeach

Hey there, puglet
2:14 am
Lizlin

Make the most of it, while you can.
2:14 am
gapeach

Hi there, Lizlin.
2:22 am
gapeach

brb
2:26 am
rururocks

Who is in jail pugs?
2:26 am
puglet

my husband
2:26 am
gapeach

I'm back.
2:27 am
rururocks


What? Why?
2:27 am
puglet

He has a bad drinking problem
2:28 am
rururocks

Oh so sorry to hear that.
2:28 am
joso

your hubby is in jail and you are just saying so now, way to bury the lead pug
2:28 am
puglet

when he pals with Jim Beam he gets nasty and mean
2:28 am
puglet

this happen saturday evening
2:29 am
rururocks

He didn't harm you did he?
2:29 am
joso

is he in jail just for being drunk, or are there other charges pug?
2:31 am
puglet

no not this time (hes has stopped punching for some years but his words are as bad if not worse) and he alway takes off to drink
2:31 am
puglet

he got picked up for plubic intox
2:32 am
rururocks

Well then jail is the right place for him
2:32 am
flosey

ah pugs, so sorry to hear
2:33 am
puglet

yep and due to the weather he cant go to court for a set bail because its closed :)
2:34 am
rururocks

I really understand
2:34 am
joso

my sympathies pug, I take it leaving him is to awkward to manage, well I hope you get 100' of snow
2:34 am
puglet

thanks Flosey, but Iam not sad at all where hes at---and I dont mean to be mean about it but its a relief
2:35 am
Lizlin

BBS - just skyping with England. So I didn't just disappear!
2:35 am
flosey

am sure it must be - just knowing he's safe there and unable to get any more drink
2:37 am
puglet

Iam going to try to find some answers for myself and make plans to exclude him from my life
2:37 am
sprite

good morning all :)
Pug, ask the police to just keep him there!
2:37 am
flosey

I had an alcoholic aunt - I loved her dearly, a wonderful woman, just had trouble controlling it - became quite involved with AA which helped her
2:37 am
puglet

Hey ya Sprite!
2:38 am
bfdeele

Change the locks on the doors, find a lawyer, and throw his sorry butt out
2:38 am
joso

hey sprite
2:38 am
grannyrose

back, yeah, pugs. you are safe, and so is your sis. for that we are thankful. and hellooo spritey {{hugs}}
2:38 am
rururocks

Consider going to aa..meetings or codependent aa..meetings called ACA..meetings
2:38 am
sprite

A-freakin'-men, bfdeele. Pug, you are so strong and courageous to start taking those steps.
2:39 am
flosey

good morning sprite
2:39 am
sprite

hiya rose *hugs* How are ya, hun?
2:39 am
sprite

hi joso and ruru and flosey and Liz *hugs*
2:40 am
grannyrose

every day a little better, thanx, hun. and you, sprite? how are you doing, sweetie?
2:40 am
rururocks

Hi
2:40 am
sprite

I am fine. Glad you are getting better day by day. A big *hug* for you to help you on your way to feeling chipper :)
2:41 am
puglet

we been through the AA--prison a few times --hospital and so on and nothing has helped
2:41 am
bfdeele

I went the Alanon route. Finally decided that AA is enabling these people. Everyone must make their own decisions but that program is for the people who drink not the ones who are harmed. Alcoholics are drunks with money.
2:42 am
grannyrose

lolol, you all know how much fang wants to get her hands on her part of the inheritance? well, she's gone and done it now...she has taken off interstate for a week, which is going to delay probate for another week...as co-executor she has to be here for the will to be handed over to don's lawyer...
2:42 am
rururocks

Alanon...was what I was trying to think of
2:43 am
sprite

oh roflollll rose! How... poetically just :)
2:43 am
joso

glad you are inching towards good health rose, wish it was faster but at least it is going in the right direction.
2:43 am
rururocks

It didn't help you bf?...
2:43 am
grannyrose

*giggle* sprite, ain't it just?
2:43 am
joso

pug, if there is anyway I can help let me know
2:44 am
puglet

I use to look upon it as someone with the illness like cancer or what not--but Iam just tired of it---I feel bad about breaking vows I made , but it seems its a oneway street and Iam at the end of it
2:44 am
puglet

thanks guys and I will Joso
2:45 am
grannyrose

pugs, please also look at how he has broken his vows...and know God sees what he has down to you, and God does not like it.
2:45 am
sprite

pug, darling, he broke his vows a long time ago and more times than you can count. You cannot save a marriage all by yourself, it takes two. You are doing the right thing by exploring the possibilities for excluding him of your life.
2:45 am
sprite

snap, rose
2:46 am
grannyrose

your husband promised to cherish you, and i don't see a lot of cherishing going on, dear.
2:47 am
joso

I think you are right, vows are supposed to be two way, if he is not trying they are broken already, and if he is doing AA meetings and trying is one thing, if he is getting pissed when he wants and apologizing after without any positive steps is another.
2:47 am
puglet

you all are right and I have nothing on the inside any longer
2:48 am
flosey

don't see it as turning your back on him pugs, seems that's what he has done to you
2:48 am
bfdeele

It helped me to come to terms with the reality of someone who loved to drink and used his "sickness" as an excuse. We are talking about an intelligent man who was a VP in a national company. He learned all the words and used them to manipulate the people trying to help him. Drinking is a deal breaker. He hit me one time and he ended up on the floor when I hit him with the fireplace poker and called the police. It was the last time I have ever talked to him. No one deserves to be married to someone who abuses with fists or words. Get rid of him and bring some peace into your life.
2:48 am
joso

you may have nothing on the inside for him pug, but you have lots on the inside
2:48 am
Jivingjenny0

good morning all from a very wet Oxford. Can I have a clue for the 10 please
2:48 am
Jivingjenny0

good morning all from a very wet Oxford. Can I have a clue for the 10 please
2:49 am
sprite

and it may be an illness, but unlike with cancer it also is a choice. He chooses to grab the bottle and drink from it. He isn't doing all he possibly can to not drink. So no reason to let him harm you and your sister in the process.
2:50 am
sprite

power to you, bfdeele. You are one strong person, and I don't mean physically.
2:50 am
grannyrose

jenny, pl9, pl**, to plot + van***, disappear + **, um, i don't know. plural for pl10
2:50 am
sprite

hello Jjenny! Sorry, I just started, can't help yet.
2:50 am
puglet

everyone of you are right and no he dosent try.
2:50 am
rururocks

Holy sh... bf...that is sage advice
2:51 am
puglet

Iam happy bf you got out of it
2:52 am
rururocks

*note to self. ..don't buy BF..A fireplace kit for xmas*
2:52 am
puglet

when I look back Iam sick at all the things Ive lost due to his drinking not counting all the money for court and lawyers and so on---
2:52 am
grannyrose

yeah, bf.my first husband was like that. we were counselled for domestic violence. he also learnt all the words, fed them back to counsellors, and i looked a right idiot because i insisted he had not improved.
2:52 am
bfdeele

It makes me so angry to see lovely, intelligent women defend their stupid husbands/ I didn't mean to be so loud. Pugs you can get out of it too. It won't be easy but you work for you and take it a step at a time. Everyone here loves you and wants you to be safe and happy.
2:52 am
sprite

ruru, I'd say as long as you don't abuse bfdeele, you are safe.
2:52 am
Jivingjenny0

thanks rose
2:54 am
rururocks

I would never ever hit a woman.
2:54 am
puglet

I did about the same thing a couple of years ago but I got hold of a iron fence post but the law wanted to arrest me--so the law isnt always for us
2:54 am
bfdeele

I am such a quiet person, usually, and I promise that I won't hit anyone of my babble buddies.
2:54 am
sprite

<--- I am with bfdeele
2:55 am
sprite

I know you wouldn't, ruru. Our babble men here are good people. Very good people.
2:55 am
joso

note to self, must pick up a fireplace kit for pug's belated x-mas gift
2:56 am
Lizlin

Back again :)
2:56 am
bfdeele

Pugs. Get a lawyer. Go to the police station and let them that you are holding them responsible for your safety. A man killed his wife in our neighborhood before all of my doings and the polce did a complete turn around about protecting women.
2:56 am
puglet

they just push you to the point you snap and its a scarey thing to get to that point
2:56 am
joso

rehi liz
2:57 am
Lizlin

rehi joso and everyone - I like that word!
2:57 am
Lizlin

Shame the grid doesn't!
2:57 am
joso

yes pug, get a lawyer, there is a time for experts and this is one of them
2:58 am
sprite

hi Liz, wb :)
2:59 am
Lizlin

Hi sprite - hope all's well with you.
2:59 am
bfdeele

I must go now and finish my words. Pugs try meditation and exercising. You work on you and get your self better.
2:59 am
puglet

I plan to do some changes but right at the minute everything is shut down
2:59 am
sprite

very good advice here, pug. *hugs* You take it all and sort it out, and do things in you time in your way, one step at a time. We will help all we can.
2:59 am
puglet

thanks bf --I will
3:00 am
sprite

I am fine, Liz :) Am glad you enjoyed the space puzzle, lol. Evillish, was'nt it.
3:00 am
puglet

I know Sprite and I thank you all very very much
3:01 am
Lizlin

It was evil - as you said, the planets were easy but the black with stars! I resorted to a shape sort in the end!
3:01 am
puglet

yes it is! all that black
3:01 am
Lizlin

Have just started on the clogs - edge complete!
3:01 am
sprite

me too, Liz!
3:02 am
sprite

aw nice... I am kind of partial to my dutch themes, of course.
3:02 am
Lizlin

It's actually the sorting that takes so long!
3:02 am
Lizlin

I love Delft - might tackle that soon.
3:03 am
sprite

I always think that at the start of a puzzle. Sorting out the edge takes time. But it is so nice to start the rest of the puzzle with the frame ready.
3:03 am
Lizlin

I have to do that first. But if there's a strong colour or pattern, I might do that as I come across the pieces.
3:04 am
EmaMaria

sa
3:04 am
flosey

I always do them that way sprite
3:04 am
puglet

Liz, do you have puzzles there too
3:04 am
sprite

that is nice, Liz. I usually do the strong colours or patterns right after the frame.
3:05 am
Lizlin

No pugs - I keep thinking about adding some whales but haven't done so yet.
3:05 am
puglet

Hi Ema
3:05 am
sprite

good to know, flosey! I often see the times some people can manage and realise I am such a slowpoke at jigsaws. But I like doing them at leasure.
3:05 am
sprite

hi EmaMaria
3:05 am
puglet

do you Flosey
3:05 am
EmaMaria

Hi sorry about the random two letters!
3:05 am
Lizlin

And hi from me too!
3:05 am
sprite

oh nice! Great theme, Liz. I hope you will.
3:06 am
Lizlin

I'd copy your idea of a composite, if it's OK with you, and use some of our photos.
3:06 am
flosey

must get to bed, starting to fade, goodnight everyone and Pugs, just remember all the support here is very real and sincere, stay strong, hugs
3:07 am
Lizlin

Sleep well Flosey
3:07 am
puglet

night Flosey and thanks very much
3:07 am
sprite

of course, Liz, perfectly ok with me, I'd love doing one of whales. Will be looking forward to working yours.
3:07 am
joso

g'nite flosey, rest well
3:07 am
sprite

night flosey, sleep well *hugs*
3:07 am
Lizlin

I'll let you know when I do it.
3:07 am
sprite

great, Liz!
3:07 am
flosey

thanks Liz, fading fast, and g'nite pugs, joso, al
3:08 am
puglet

Joso do you work puzzles too
3:08 am
gapeach

Sweet dreams, flosey.
3:09 am
Lizlin

Is it just me finding this grid quite slow going?
3:09 am
sprite

let me see... nope, not just you, Liz. Only 62 words in so far so that is slow for starters.
3:09 am
puglet

Iam always slow cause I talk too much--lol
3:10 am
sprite

one of the very few things I can still multitask on... babbling and chatting and doing some email/internet stuff
3:10 am
Lizlin

Just half way here but not finding it easy. Rose's fantastic clues earlier were a great way to start the grid. Don't usually look at clues early on but I'm glad I did with those words.
3:10 am
puglet

I was working on getting all the 4's---have 77 so far
3:11 am
Lizlin

20 more than me!
3:11 am
sprite

oh I am happily plodding along. Too many clues early on kind of ruin my fun, even with a tough grid.
3:11 am
sprite

wow, nice going pug
3:11 am
puglet

I need 95 more words all together
3:11 am
Lizlin

Usually I'd say the same but today I was OK with it!
3:12 am
puglet

they go to fast for me to catch them all
3:12 am
puglet

after I get all I can then I will go back to check them out
3:12 am
Lizlin

Usually the next morning, which is early afternoon babble time, I'll start to scroll looking for clues!
3:14 am
sprite

guess I will never get used to the fact that 'ronin' is not accepted (while shogun is)
3:14 am
lynxxx

Hello all
3:14 am
Lizlin

Hi Lyn
3:14 am
sprite

hi lyn :) xxx
3:15 am
sprite

oh and daimyo is accepted too. So unfair.
3:15 am
puglet

Hi lyn
3:15 am
Lizlin

Still haven't got over gnasher not being accepted! My teeth are my gnashers!
3:15 am
sprite

also very very unfair, Liz
3:15 am
Lizlin

As everyone always says, enable accepts what it accepts!
3:16 am
Lizlin

Keep trying oasis - even though I've got the o's and I know it's not in the grid!
3:16 am
sprite

enable can't be predicted or reasoned with, only learned by heart, grin
3:16 am
gapeach

Hi there, lynxxx.
3:16 am
sprite

very close phantom, that
3:16 am
o-o

Life is unfair. Why would games be?
3:16 am
Lizlin

lol
3:17 am
Lizlin

Hi o-o
3:17 am
lynxxx

hi Peach
3:17 am
puglet

morning OO
3:17 am
sprite

true o-o, lol. Glad to see you. Was just thinking I missed you.
3:17 am
o-o

Hello
3:18 am
puglet

is that the coat of many colors? OO
3:18 am
Lizlin

Almost time for dinner, so be well everyone and enjoy your days (evening Lyn). Hugs.
3:18 am
gapeach

Hi there, o-o.
3:19 am
Lizlin

I'll be back in a couple of hours, I would think.
3:19 am
puglet

bye Liz
3:19 am
lynxxx

bye Liz - see you later
3:19 am
gapeach

Bye, Liz. Have a wonderful evening.
3:19 am
sprite

oh o-o, I love your profile text!
3:19 am
puglet

did Rose take leave and I missed her
3:19 am
sprite

bye Liz, have a good one *hug*
3:20 am
sprite

pug, maybe rose is getting the meds ready and all?
3:22 am
lynxxx

BBL Stew is driving me nuts
3:22 am
sprite

lol poor lyn. Bye xxx
3:23 am
puglet

Is stew a animal or child or hubby
3:23 am
sprite

a dog, pug.
3:24 am
sprite

a greyhound, if I am not mistaken. One of those race models dogs.
3:24 am
puglet

OO, are you okay? not feeling up to talking this morning? then thats okay ---hugs friend
3:25 am
puglet

ahh--thanks Sprite
3:25 am
puglet

Hows your hip Sprite--still hurting you
3:26 am
sprite

yeah. Stupid body. Still refuses to adapt to my soaring mind, lol.
3:27 am
puglet

maybe in time it will catch up
3:27 am
sprite

who knows. More likely, my mind will adapt, grin.
3:30 am
grannyrose

hokay, meds ready, found the clean 'jammies, lamps turned on...lol, sprite you know my routine almost as well as i do.xoxox
3:30 am
sprite

*lubs rose very much*
3:31 am
puglet

shes a mind reader--lol
3:31 am
grannyrose

not much a mind to read, ;-(
3:31 am
sprite

*giggles* That is ok, not much of a mind to read with either here
3:32 am
puglet

now Rose we know better
3:32 am
grannyrose

*thinks* sprite must be bored if shes reading my mind..lolol
3:32 am
sprite

no way, rose. You are never boring.
3:32 am
puglet

its still minus 13 and windchill 25 -40 below but it is to warm up by 4pm to a big 5!
3:33 am
grannyrose

hey ya o-o. love your icon and your 'statement' for the day.
3:33 am
sprite

that is at least a little better, pug
3:33 am
sprite

yeah me too, rose. The poor ronin in the grid could wear one of those.
3:33 am
puglet

yes its improving
3:33 am
grannyrose

wow, pugs, a heat wave...better get the bikini on...
3:34 am
puglet

lol--guess it is a heatwave from the last 2 days
3:35 am
puglet

you got yours on Rose
3:35 am
grannyrose

be careful you don't break out in prickly heat. maybe go out and roll in the snow....
3:35 am
grannyrose

yeah, pugs, on my big toe...lolol
3:36 am
puglet

that sounds more like OO's role
3:36 am
sprite

*pictures puglet frolicking around in bikini in the snow*
3:36 am
joso

oh snow swimming, such a bracing sport
3:36 am
puglet

I think you would look cool in a bikini and biker boots
3:36 am
grannyrose

oh, don't sprite, you know the mind can be a fragile thing....
3:36 am
sprite

o-o is still strapped to the hammock just to stay bed-borne, I think
3:37 am
gapeach

o-o, loved the message.
3:37 am
puglet

cant leave Sprite out---shes got to put hers on too
3:37 am
sprite

hi peach, great one, isn't it? I copied it and emailed it to my love.
3:37 am
puglet

oh and theres Peach too to join us
3:38 am
sprite

I can do the biker boots, pug. Not the bikini though :)
3:38 am
gapeach

Yeah, sprite, it is a good one.....he does have a message that all of us can use.
3:39 am
sprite

sure does. KISS is the message! :)
3:39 am
grannyrose

hi peach, hun.
3:39 am
gapeach

My bikini days are long gone, puglet. But thanks for asking.
3:39 am
gapeach

Hey there, rose.
3:40 am
puglet

now Sprite, you cant look any different than Rose or I
3:40 am
puglet

I never did have one
3:40 am
grannyrose

oooh, like KISSing....no fair peach, get it on, girl....
3:40 am
sprite

errrr welllll I think I do. Severely obese here.
3:41 am
grannyrose

*rapidly stuffs bikini into post bag and sends it express to pugs*
3:41 am
puglet

Iam in the same boat as Sprite
3:41 am
sprite

I hope it is one of strong women brandishing fire irons, rose.
3:43 am
grannyrose

lolol, we need a strong woman to get a bikini over these hips. never mind the boobs...*sigh* those were the days.
3:43 am
puglet

I need one that really really stretches and I mean big time too
3:43 am
sprite

ah well, I never liked bikinis anyway. One good dive and... right. Stupid swimming wear.
3:43 am
grannyrose

nope, not going there, pugs...
3:44 am
puglet

thank you Rose
3:45 am
joso

they are not ment for swimming sprite
3:45 am
sprite

I bought myself one of those nice bathing suits with a small skirt attached. I feel much better now when I go swimming.
3:45 am
sprite

lol joso, just for unwrapping?
3:45 am
joso

:)
3:45 am
rbud

I liked bikinis for about a week one summer about 40 years ago...
3:46 am
puglet

I cant swim at all
3:46 am
sprite

lol rbud, and hi!
3:46 am
grannyrose

cooee rbud.
3:46 am
snags

now ladies, picture this, a very mature woman isn't wearing a bra or top of any kind, and so uses her elastic waist band pants pulled up over her sagging boobs to "cover" them up.......... an email sent to me with that picture..........
3:46 am
puglet

Hi rbud
3:46 am
sprite

not at all? Ok... that is weird to me. Here in the netherlands everybody can swim. Guess we have to, being such a water country.
3:46 am
grannyrose

course you can, pugs. walking underwater in a pool counts as swimming, right gang?
3:47 am
sprite

argh snags... sounds very uncomfortable!
3:47 am
puglet

lol snag--hi and not a pretty pic in the mind
3:47 am
snags

lol actually, it was an eye stopper for sure!!
3:47 am
sprite

so, pug... we need to get rich.... then get you over here... and we will teach you how to swim and we will have a wonderful time.
3:48 am
grannyrose

egad, snags, and the lower region looks like????
3:48 am
snags

not pretty either.
3:48 am
snags

:)
3:48 am
puglet

we would at that Sprite
3:49 am
puglet

brb--coffee as you can guess
3:49 am
snags

good luck ............... going back to bed to HOPEFULLY sleep
3:49 am
grannyrose

sweet dreams, snags
3:50 am
sprite

there is this cartoon of maxime where she says she was scared in the morning because when getting up she had this piercing pain in her chest. But it was only her stepping on her nipples.
3:50 am
sprite

I want coffee too. Have to make it myself though if I want some. Guess I should do that.
3:50 am
sprite

good night snags
3:51 am
grannyrose

oh,oh, oh, forgot. we both had to have fasting blood tests done this morning. and on our way home at about 9:30am, we stopped to have breakfast. was so yummy...it was the first time i felt like brekky in ages.
3:52 am
sprite

oh wow rose! Very good! And a very good sign that you start feeling like breakfast again and enjoying an outing with your love. Spots of sunlight, dear friend.
3:53 am
o-o

I never eat unless there is food around ....
3:53 am
grannyrose

yes, sprite. but not good for the weight conscious. but i thought, what the hey? for once, let us relax and enjoy a slow beginning to the day.
3:54 am
sprite

however weird it may sound, rose, incidentally doing something like that may actually help you lose weight.
3:54 am
grannyrose

lol, o-o...and therein lies my problem. i am on the seafood diet..i see food...and eat it. *sigh*
3:54 am
sprite

sounds familiar, o-o.
3:54 am
sprite

lol rose!
3:58 am
puglet

Iam all set now
3:59 am
sprite

smells good, pug
3:59 am
puglet

did you get yours
3:59 am
sprite

no not yet
3:59 am
grannyrose

wb, pugs. when you left for your coffee, it reminded me of the delicious coffee don and i had at our breakfast this morning.
3:59 am
o-o

I often go to an all you can eat buffet ... what is strange to me is they provided containers to take food home .... I asked for enuf containers to eat for a month ... they thought that a bit much
4:00 am
grannyrose

how unreasonable, o-o
4:00 am
puglet

nothing like a good cup of coffee in the mornings
4:00 am
o-o

people take food to feed their pets
4:01 am
puglet

OO, I bet you are a skinny minni
4:01 am
grannyrose

or two, pugs. i actually had two this morning.
4:01 am
puglet

and what do you feed
4:02 am
o-o

my pet rock is low maintenance
4:02 am
puglet

you dont drink coffee at home Rose
4:02 am
sprite

very strange... just a month, that isn't all you can eat.
4:03 am
o-o

doc told me I needed to lose weight ... so I trimmed my beard
4:03 am
sprite

your pet rock is the smart one, I seem to remember, o-o? The one able to tell the weather?
4:03 am
puglet

does it have aname OO
4:03 am
sprite

lol
4:03 am
gapeach

bbl
4:03 am
sprite

bye for now, peach
4:03 am
grannyrose

only instant once/day. we do have freshly ground beans, but the blend don uses is not what i like. *shrug* i can go without.
4:04 am
puglet

bye for now then Peach
4:04 am
grannyrose

see you, peach
4:04 am
sprite

I like the instant wiener melange we have here. Am not really a coffee lover, most of the time.
4:04 am
puglet

I drink instant too
4:04 am
rubyfoo

to everybody: Please forgive my meltdown yesterday. I needed to vent, but shouldn't have taken of advantage of your kind ers.
4:04 am
grannyrose

o-o, if you say your rock is called bull winkle, i'm leaving.lol
4:05 am
puglet

with our rusty water a coffee pot dont last long
4:05 am
sprite

hiya ruby, it wasn't that bad, now was it? Or wait... am confused with the day before, I wasn't here yesterday.
4:05 am
grannyrose

aww, darling ruby....what melt-down? anyone else notice a melt-down?
4:05 am
puglet

Hi Ruby and np and no need to be sorry--thats what we are here for as friends
4:06 am
rubyfoo

I just hit the wall and lost it!
4:06 am
sprite

aw ruby, it happens! You are in a rotten situation and pretty much alone, so you are entitled to a rant now and then.
4:07 am
joso

how do you loose a wall
4:07 am
puglet

its not like you didnt have cause to Ruby
4:07 am
grannyrose

ruby, and have you found the wall again, dear? you need it to hold up the roof.
4:07 am
rubyfoo

I built my house of straw, joso
4:07 am
sprite

and then she huffed and she puffed
4:08 am
grannyrose

*wails* i wanna bring ruby home to my place....
4:08 am
rubyfoo

dealing with all the police and gendarmes in French was just too hard
4:08 am
joso

wasn't here, but we all have our off days ruby
4:08 am
sprite

what happened? Did they have to bring your husband home?
4:09 am
rubyfoo

husband fell on Saturday and then had his wallet containing ALL his papers stolen at the supermarket.
4:09 am
rubyfoo

I had to file police reports even though not so muc money was gone, but because of his identity card and American social security card
4:10 am
sprite

oh dear! That is really bad. I remember you telling us he drove you crazy by saying he is such a burden to you.
4:10 am
rubyfoo

so you can imagine
4:11 am
joso

yes, nothing can wind someone up like having to deal with a good solid bureaucracy
4:11 am
sprite

so frustrating, having to deal with all that kind of stuff. Red tape alore, no doubt.
4:12 am
rubyfoo

and in French!
4:12 am
joso

I imagine the french have mastered bureaucracy
4:12 am
sprite

I think so too, yes
4:13 am
rubyfoo

nyway, I am embarrassed to be likve that in front of my friends
4:13 am
grannyrose

*pours ruby a LARGE glass of the best red available* here, darling, slurp deep and long. rose is here
4:13 am
puglet

you didnt bother me one little bit Ruby
4:14 am
rubyfoo

thank you all
4:14 am
puglet

I too was embarrassed by my own story of woes
4:14 am
sprite

there, fireflies. Some pretty weird words in this one! Lickety to the rescue for the last few.
4:15 am
grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!!
4:15 am
puglet

w2g Sprite!
4:15 am
rubyfoo

speaking of wine, shiraz is a phantom
4:15 am
rubyfoo

yay sprite
4:15 am
sprite

no need, pug. We all share some of our woes here and find support with eachother. That is what friends are for. We cannot be supportive if we don't know what is going on, now can we?
4:15 am
joso

congrats sprite
4:15 am
puglet

and congrats to Rose and Joso and OO
4:15 am
grannyrose

there's our ruby....hugs and kisses sweetheart
4:16 am
puglet

no, guess not Sprite
4:17 am
sprite

pug, you wouldn't want us to keep still about our issues. And we don't want you to do that either. Or ruby. Tell us, so we can be there for one another.
4:18 am
grannyrose

yay, sprite. that's exactly how it should work. there are some who object to how we share, others who do not understand our sense of humour. their loss, our gain.
4:18 am
puglet

well I do gab -- lol
4:18 am
joso

congrats to me?
4:18 am
puglet

for fws
4:18 am
rubyfoo

maybe just for being you, joso
4:18 am
grannyrose

you not done yet, joso?
4:19 am
sprite

too bad for them, rose :)
4:19 am
joso

31 to go
4:19 am
sprite

Yay for joso being joso :)
4:19 am
joso

that i can manage
4:19 am
puglet

what big plans do you have for the day Sprite
4:20 am
grannyrose

absolutely. and when i wander into their circle i am harangued. *sigh*
4:20 am
sprite

you are the only one who can, joso
4:20 am
rbud

our water is frozen, I could use a little sympathy, lol! such a drag. 9 people at the moment and one bathroom, yuck... lots of water hauling in plastic jugs just to flush... did some dishes last night with pans of hot water from the stove...
4:20 am
sprite

big plans? I am going to put on my indoor slippers. Then I go make a cup of coffee. And then I think I will find some more hands to use for one of your puzzles :)
4:21 am
sprite

rose, who did and when? That is so stupid.
4:21 am
grannyrose

must remember to shut my mouth...eeek, rbud.
4:21 am
sprite

omg rbud, that is awfully uncomfortable :(
4:21 am
rbud

think it's frozen OUTSIDE the house, it's so cold here. don't have any idea how to deal with it. Spring thaw!
4:21 am
rubyfoo

aargh, rbud.
4:21 am
rubyfoo

aargh, rbud.
4:21 am
puglet

oh Iam sorry for you Rbud---Ive been so afraid ours would or the electic go out
4:21 am
rubyfoo

What a worse than horrible inconvenience
4:22 am
rbud

this was with letting water run at night in hopes of avoiding such a thing.
4:22 am
puglet

are you all alone Rbud
4:22 am
sprite

don't shut your mouth, rose. Keep talking to us. We love it. And you.
4:22 am
grannyrose

sprite, it's not important. i look at my disabilities and laugh. i try not to dwell on them, but make light of them, or joke. others it seems finds that incomprehensible.
4:22 am
sprite

am really sorry, rbud. Such a rotten thing.
4:23 am
rbud

might as well be, the kids and their friends are next to useless. But no, some of them have helped haul water. Soon we'll send a few home and get down to only the usual 6 people here, sigh.
4:23 am
rubyfoo

how cold is it there, rbud?
4:23 am
puglet

Rose, you know you are important and like Sprite says
4:24 am
sprite

ah well, rose, some people have a different sense of humour maybe. I enjoy the jokes we make... much better than nagging about our disabilities and dive down into depression.
4:24 am
rbud

had to put our two outdoor doggies on our closed-in porch, too cold for them outside, and they fight and fuss all the time over bites of food, etc. :P
4:24 am
grannyrose

egad, 9 people to keep clean....over here we have moisturised wipes which can be used for hygiene
4:25 am
grannyrose

no babies actually in my house, but i have packets of them on hand. very useful.
4:25 am
rbud

It was 20 deg F below yesterday AM, got up to 9 below for the "high". 28 year record low high temp.
4:25 am
sprite

argh rbud! Enervating sound, that.
4:25 am
joso

oh rose, you are such a terrible person. you should wander around moaning and complaining more, like a dickens ghost, get some chains too, try this " wo is me, oooooh woaaaa"
4:25 am
grannyrose

poor doggies...
4:25 am
rbud

not counting the wind chill.
4:25 am
rubyfoo

send those kids home! you have enough on your hands
4:25 am
puglet

lol Joso
4:25 am
sprite

roflolllllllllll joso
4:26 am
grannyrose

roflol, joso....and wring my hands, and bitch about my man.....
4:26 am
sprite

dear gods, rbud, that is SO cold. What are you doing to keep warm? Except hauling water?
4:26 am
puglet

better yet Rbud--go to their homes--lol
4:26 am
rbud

our daughter's BF's two boys have been here since before Christmas, were supposed to go home this last weekend, roads too dangerous.
4:26 am
rubyfoo

that sounds fair, and take all the dogs with you!
4:27 am
sprite

maybe you should tell them you are beginning to be much more dangerous than the roads, rbud ;)
4:27 am
rbud

hahaha!! have already threatened to move in with some of hubby's friends for a while.
4:27 am
sprite

oh yeah, rose, bitch about the husband too, of course. And start every post after someone's advice with "BUT..."
4:28 am
sprite

sounds like a plan to me, rbud.
4:28 am
rbud

Think they're going to try to take the boys today, but I know the state police are still warning all to avoid unnecessary travel.
4:28 am
joso

that's it rose, and for a change of pace you can sing a old style country song
4:28 am
grannyrose

oooh, naughty, sprite.
4:29 am
puglet

you got a song in mind for her to sing Joso
4:29 am
grannyrose

omg, joso....and wail in bflat minor i suppose.
4:29 am
rbud

all schools closed going on second day, some already saying closed till at least Friday. Supposed to get up to freezing then, a heat wave! :P
4:29 am
grannyrose

how about...these boots are made for walking...?
4:29 am
o-o

I went out earlier this morning with a fan and blew it back at the wind
4:30 am
rubyfoo

ty for making me smile, kids, and I have our ood weather (sunny and cold) to be thankful for
4:30 am
grannyrose

oh no, o-o. tooo funny
4:30 am
rubyfoo

*woof*
4:30 am
puglet

its -13 here rbud with the windchill 25-40 below--so you must be in the same weather trap as I
4:30 am
grannyrose

later dearest ruby. hope your dayis kind to you
4:31 am
rbud

Just want all to be safe, I can stand the boys a few more days if the roads are bad and the weather is life-threatening.
4:31 am
puglet

bye Ruby
4:31 am
sprite

lol o-o!
4:32 am
rbud

a "mere" 100 miles to their home up in Chicago, but that's ages creeping on slick and snowy roads in white-out conditions
4:32 am
sprite

I hear you, rbud. Of course. It is just such a complicated situation, having to care for so many people with no water available. And no heat? Or do you have fires?
4:32 am
puglet

yeah its too bad to send them out
4:32 am
rbud

think so, puglet, that darn "polar vortex" or whatever they're calling it. :P
4:32 am
sprite

bye ruby, have a good one, dear
4:32 am
joso

just send them out to build a snow fort rbud, they might not bother you again
4:33 am
rbud

Oh, we have plenty of heat, thank goodness, but so far all attempts to thaw our waterline have failed.
4:33 am
sprite

thank God you can keep warm
4:33 am
puglet

its suppose to lift from us tonight
4:34 am
puglet

do you know where its froze at outside
4:34 am
sprite

*grins* evil, joso.
4:34 am
o-o

I am so full of hot air, I opened my mouth and soon had half a dozen icicles hanging from my nose
4:34 am
sprite

hehehe... quite a picture you conjure there, o-o
4:35 am
grannyrose

oh, wish i could think of a come back to that, o-o...laughing too hard
4:35 am
puglet

thats kind of the picture I have of old man winter OO
4:35 am
rbud

LOL, o-o!! guessing probably frozen in the area where the gas line got relocated this last summer, thinking the soil didn't get packed back very well, water line runs along with it, maybe air pockets?
4:36 am
grannyrose

hey you guys...remember weeks ago when i was biting my nails on the left hand??
4:36 am
sprite

ok, off with me, gonna make me a coffee, start a load of laundry and find some more hands.
I wish you all a blessed day and a peaceful night. *hugs*
4:36 am
sprite

oh, yes rose?
4:36 am
rbud

hugs, sprite! ♥
4:37 am
grannyrose

well 2 are back to normal, the other two are nearly there. does that tell you how much my stress levels have dropped?
4:37 am
puglet

hugs and bye Sprite--that sounds more fun then being here with us :(-----lol
4:37 am
sprite

amazing, rose. You are so strong and courageous. Climbing up from the bottom this soon! Am so glad.
4:37 am
grannyrose

nowgo and have that long awaited coffee, dear sprite. bless you, dear.
4:38 am
puglet

that is soooo good Rose---are these your real nails or the fake ones
4:38 am
sprite

pug, being with you would be a lot more fun for sure! *hugs* (and *poof*)
4:39 am
grannyrose

*shakes head* real nails/my natural nails...finally. i never did get around to getting the fake ones. just tried to resist nibbling.
4:39 am
puglet

lol--I just had to ask :)
4:40 am
rbud

going to try and shovel out the library today, at least we can get water there and use a working bathroom. didn't even try to open it yesterday, too muchh shoveling involved.
4:40 am
grannyrose

get the kids onto it, rbud. make it a challenge
4:40 am
joso

so soon you will be able to give them the finger without being ashamed about your nails, well done rose
4:40 am
o-o

try some ten penny na 5 ... might cure you of the urge
4:41 am
rbud

at least I hope the bathroom there is still working, haven't been there since early Sat., lol
4:41 am
puglet

how do you have snow in the library Rbud
4:41 am
rbud

hahaha, I just mean the walkway, parking area (the part that leads to the walkway), the stairs, the deck... lots to shovel.
4:42 am
rbud

not gonna try to get the handicapped ramp cleaned off, no one ever uses it.
4:42 am
puglet

put those kids to work I say
4:43 am
rbud

well, I will surely try to convince them. Our son got hurt Saturday, just major bruises and aches, so he's whining and not working much around here at the moment.
4:43 am
o-o

just wait a few months and the problem will take care of itself
4:44 am
grannyrose

listen to pugs and me, rbud. cook up a batch of cookies, and tell them for every 6" they get a cookie.
4:44 am
puglet

roto
4:44 am
puglet

oops sorry
4:45 am
rbud

we had a lovely big snow blower that would have helped a lot, but the throttle broke Sunday when it was getting a lot of use, darn it - BEFORE they got to the library with it.
4:45 am
rbud

hubs still trying to fix that.
4:46 am
rbud

cookies! good idea, might have a clean bowl and cookie sheet. I hate washing dishes with no running water.
4:47 am
rbud

I know I have the makings of a big batch of my favorite cookies... hmmm... good thought!
4:47 am
grannyrose

rbud, spit on it, and wipe it down with a tissue...lolol...besides the warmth from the oven would be good.
4:47 am
rbud

we're all sort of sweet deprived, too, with the bad roads.
4:48 am
rbud

us ladies keep looking for choklit!
4:48 am
joso

bribing kids is so cost efective
4:48 am
grannyrose

there you go, rbud. two things addressed in one blow, so to speak.
4:48 am
rbud

:D
4:48 am
grannyrose

listen to the joso, rbud. lolol
4:50 am
rbud

been sitting here listening to folks going up and down the stairs to the bathroom, probably about time to pour in another gallon. Three trips in 40 minutes. Four people upstairs, five of us downstairs.
4:51 am
rbud

at least the drains still work, thank goodness! :\
4:51 am
grannyrose

oh...and the kids could help you make the cookies...there you are, entertainment and bribes all in one swift action...lol
4:52 am
grannyrose

ugh, don't even think it, rbud. frozen excrement...yuck!!
4:52 am
rbud

house a total mess, had to uncover the trapdoors to the crawl space for heaters, stuff piled about. Fun, fun, fun. Back door unusable, frozen piled snow outside it. Trekking around the house to feed my birdies.
4:53 am
grannyrose

hugs, rbud. hope you can stay sane, hun. it must be horrible for you.
4:54 am
rbud

one trapdoor strategically located right under my dresser, sigh...
4:54 am
puglet

put a heater down there and a champer-pot and HIDE
4:55 am
rbud

oh, it's not so terrible, kind of like camping out. Just worried about the possibility of cracked pipes when the thaw comes. That would really get expensive, and the ground's too frozen to dig if it's outside. Could be grim.
4:58 am
joso

I had 3 days without heat or power, but we had water
4:58 am
rbud

and the cats, oh, dear, they just don't get that they shouldn't be allowed outside, too cold! a couple of them are driving us nuts yowling at the doors. Plus one "new" one that we had to move in so the dogs could be in its former porch area. It does NOT get along well with other cats.
4:59 am
rbud

Another day of attempted thawing today, will move the heater closer to the foundation if I can get someone to crawl done there and refill it and move it. Here's hoping! :)
4:59 am
grannyrose

ouch, rbud. now animals are in the equation. and it's hard to cater to their needs and demands. poor you!!
5:05 am
rbud

yes, the big doggie boys drink a lot of water. and one is scared of the new situation, have to shove him out the door, then convince him to come back. Good thing the older one's been through this before, he gets it.
5:06 am
puglet

reset time
5:10 am
puglet

Rose how many ri4 do you have
5:11 am
o-o

there are three and one 5, a pl
5:12 am
puglet

thanks OO--I need one of those to complete all my fours
5:13 am
puglet

and got it!
5:14 am
o-o

some new words for me in this one
5:14 am
o-o

quite a few end in "ish"
5:14 am
puglet

I got 78 biggies to get yet
5:15 am
puglet

okay, thanks
5:21 am
puglet

OO, a friend gave me a number that might pay me for caring for my sister. Until they open up offices I cant do anything. But Iam hoping they can help me to take a step to help myself
5:26 am
puglet

bye Rose and OO--dogs are wanting to go out---if I dont catch you all later see you in the morning/evening---hugs and love
5:30 am
rbud

oh, good luck with that number, pugs, have a good day! stay warm. (((hugs)))
5:30 am
rbud

sizier
5:31 am
rbud

i'll be darned, it IS a word, would never have thought. Off to PB, hope there's hot choklit! :)
5:31 am
rbud

(and a nice warm working bathroom, lol!)
5:33 am
o-o

some close to pseudowords
5:33 am
crosshair

good morning my friends:)) ..brrr..tis nippy out and our blizzard continues!
5:33 am
joso

morning crosey
5:34 am
crosshair

howdy,joso , long time ,no see
5:35 am
joso

yes, had some computer probs, exasperated by holidays and icestorms
5:36 am
crosshair

understand it well.pretty stormy up here atm as well
5:38 am
joso

yes, you seem to be getting the worst of it today
5:38 am
crosshair

our blizzard warnings and wind chill warnings continue..
5:39 am
crosshair

another foot of snow fell last night as well
5:39 am
o-o

having a heat wave here .... only -twenties
5:39 am
crosshair

that is nice indeed ,o-o
5:42 am
o-o

Glad you agreed to take the snow
5:43 am
joso

good for business up there, keep the ski slopes covered
5:43 am
crosshair

no problem. What is another foot when there is alrady umpteen feet already on the ground?
5:43 am
o-o

Does anyone try to clear the roads?
5:44 am
crosshair

yes, they are covered, but we need the citiots to be able to get up here
5:44 am
crosshair

actually the main roads are not too bad ,o-o , it is the major highways north and south and the secondaries that are bad
5:45 am
joso

best roads in the world, plowed with these huge saftey banks running along each side
5:46 am
o-o

you need the roads open too .. tankers need to get there to keep you supplied
5:46 am
crosshair

lol, you should see our snowbanks, joso. you almost have to send someone out at the intersections to see if the coast is clear
5:46 am
crosshair

we do. all our gasoline comes from the city
5:47 am
crosshair

reminds me, I should fill the jeep today
5:48 am
crosshair

what we what is the citiots up here already skiing then it snowing so bad they cannot drive home:)) . they can stay here and spend money
5:48 am
joso

my first year of winter driving was done up there, very forgiving environment, skid out, run into a snowbank, back up, carry on.
5:49 am
crosshair

it can be joso,but you can also skid off the road and down an embankments,into a ditch, through a fence and into a farmers apple orchard
5:49 am
crosshair

or just turn turtle in a deep ditch
5:49 am
joso

managed to avoid that
5:49 am
crosshair

saw 2 of those yesterday
5:52 am
o-o

Too many here drive with the phone on their ear or texting .... one-handed in stuff like this is not good enoufh
5:52 am
joso

did pinwheel my dad's Pontiac down the road into a snowbank and sudden, total, surprising, blackness. tried the doors and that was hopeless, then tied reverse, no problem
5:53 am
crosshair

if no one parked too close to me in the parking lot last night, I should be able to get out, but even with my 4wd, I need room for slippage when the snow is this deep
5:53 am
crosshair

driving and using the cell phone like that is illegal here, o-o
5:54 am
o-o

it is illegal here too but not enforced very well
5:55 am
crosshair

what the police are starting to do at collisions is checking both parties cell phone records and cell tower pings and they get caught that way and take the rap for everything
6:01 am
o-o

On a more positive note, only 352 days until Christmas
6:01 am
rbud

there's a Russian video floating around facebook showing a near collision situation, one driver gets out, pulls open the door on the other car, wrestles the other driver's cell phone away from him or her, slams it to the ground, stomps it - pretty funny. have felt the same many times.
6:04 am
o-o

What do you use to keep you station clean, Crossy, and where do you put the snow?
6:07 am
rbud

he must have "drifted" away? ;)
6:08 am
rbud

here in the nearest town of any size, they've taken to filling the fairgrounds with piles of snow from the town streets. The kids love it, climb and sled till thaw on the "hills"
6:08 am
o-o

or slogged ... to check the status of snow and his jeep
6:09 am
o-o

parents perhaps love that the kids love it
6:11 am
rbud

at least it's reasonably safe for sledding, in our tiny town the best sled hill ends up crossing a street at the bottom, can result in near misses. :P
6:13 am
rbud

seems to be an abnormally large amount of little boys in town these last couple of years, too, several families with all boys have moved in. Small town, only about 350 people.
6:14 am
rbud

so lots of daredevil sledding, snowboarding, biking, skateboarding... have to watch for them year round, you never know.
6:15 am
rbud

second best sled hill ends at the top of our driveway. often see the boys still sailing on down, into our yard. about a two block run if they do it right.
6:17 am
o-o

I did some of that many years ago
6:19 am
o-o

North Dakota has a lot of towns that size.
6:20 am
rbud

they all know our son, he's 22 now, but still goes out there and builds a big snow ramp at least once a winter, and snowboards a bit. then they all try it on their sleds, really catch some air. (the more danger the better, you know...) :P
6:21 am
rbud

scares the daylights out of me!
6:25 am
NonoNanette

ni
6:26 am
o-o

Hello
6:30 am
crosshair

I am back. o-o we have designated areas to pile the snow.
6:30 am
crosshair

kids love it. some of the piles are 25 feet high now
6:32 am
crosshair

as kids we used to tunnel into the sides of the mounds and make snow caves. mum would give us hell, because if the thing collapsed around us, they would not find us till spring lol
6:35 am
periwinkle

good morning all. another sleepless night. help with the la7 and ma7 pls
6:35 am
periwinkle

it is 3 degrees here
6:36 am
o-o

la 7 is a pl
6:36 am
rbud

I have a word I would say means "like a guy" for my ma7, and my la7 is a pl for la6, maybe "one who wields a whip"?
6:39 am
periwinkle

ty rbud, did not try that ending for the ma7
6:40 am
rbud

think I've only ever heard it used in old blues songs, lol
6:41 am
periwinkle

not seeing the la7
6:41 am
periwinkle

need to go back to bed to see if I can get some sleep
6:42 am
crosshair

there we go:)) tea and toast;))
6:42 am
BzznBea

Good Morning all.
6:42 am
rbud

extension of the part of your eye you apply mascara to.
6:42 am
o-o

Yikes! I forgot to do that today
6:43 am
rbud

la 4, 6, 7
6:43 am
periwinkle

ty rbud, did not have the base word
6:43 am
periwinkle

haha o-o
6:43 am
periwinkle

bbl
6:43 am
rbud

lol, o-o! be sure and do so before you go sledding! ;)
6:44 am
crosshair

do not know if I should even bother trying to go into class today or just say to hell with it and strap on the snowshoes for an hour or 2:)
6:44 am
rbud

and there's my over half, nbt, nbs... happy medium achieved, off I go. Happy babbling all, have the best warmest days y'all can manage! :)
6:45 am
crosshair

tc rbud
6:45 am
o-o

be well, rbud
6:45 am
o-o

no skipping class ...
6:45 am
rbud

you too, crossy, careful out there. s'long, o-o! back to attempted pipe thawing here. :P
6:46 am
crosshair

yester days it was the teachers and a grand total of 4 students in the entire school incliding myself
6:46 am
o-o

you got a lot of attention I imagine
6:47 am
crosshair

the rule of thumb here on snow days is that if the school is open but no busses are running, no new material is taught that day
6:47 am
o-o

makes sense
6:50 am
BzznBea

Hope every one is staying warm.
6:53 am
o-o

Hello, Bea doing just fine ... hope you are too
6:55 am
BzznBea

Life is good on the beach...Even if it is freezing.
6:55 am
NonoNanette

sr
7:02 am
MollyL

Life is always better at the beach.
7:02 am
BzznBea

Indeed, Molly. Good morning.
7:04 am
Uneaixoise

just took my dogs out to pee --ONE DEGREE - yowser! LOL
7:05 am
MollyL

Yep, 1 degree here too with wind chills at -14
7:06 am
BzznBea

Nice icon today, Molly.
7:06 am
Uneaixoise

yes, tres cute, molly :-)
7:07 am
MollyL

: )
7:07 am
crosshair

lol,temps are dropping now! if I am going to shovel the jeep off,i best get out there. minus 20c(minus 2 or 3 American) and falling. do not even want to look at the wind chill values
7:08 am
Uneaixoise

take care crossy!
7:08 am
crosshair

i may be ok or i may be back for the day shortly.tc my friends.
7:09 am
crosshair

poink!
7:15 am
BzznBea

Cat.2 is here to help this morning.
7:35 am
car.eeyore

Good morning!!!!!
7:36 am
zoozzoom

Hello, Car :-)
7:36 am
car.eeyore

Hello everyone!
7:37 am
Anniebrook

Hi car. and hello everyone
7:38 am
car.eeyore

Hi!
7:38 am
zoozzoom

Hello, Annie :-)
7:39 am
MollyL

*Hands the Babble tiara to Annie since she is in the grid today*
7:39 am
MollyL

Cheesecake for all!!
7:39 am
car.eeyore

Hoorah!
7:39 am
zoozzoom

Nice..hope it is chocolate cheese cake :-)
7:39 am
Anniebrook

*puts the tiara on*
7:40 am
Anniebrook

*puts coffee and cream on the sideboard*
7:40 am
car.eeyore

Yum!
7:41 am
MollyL

*Adds another log to the fire*
7:43 am
ivesy3

good morning.. -6 here..-32 windchill..everything closed...
7:44 am
zoozzoom

Hello, Ivesy, try and keep warm..brrr
7:45 am
car.eeyore

Hi!
7:45 am
ivesy3

trying. lol.. have everything covered to keep out wind..parts of thruway have closed. no travel where i live...
7:45 am
MollyL

It's 1 degree here, and yet our idiot school system is open. I hope parents complain loudly.
7:45 am
car.eeyore

Very cold here too.
7:46 am
ivesy3

they closed our schools yesterday.. but boss waited till this morning to close library...
7:47 am
crosshair

well,i am back. every single school in the county is shut down. At least the jeep is all cleaned off and warmed up. I can do pharmacy runs for people in my building at least
7:47 am
car.eeyore

Hi Crossy!
7:47 am
crosshair

car!!
7:47 am
zoozzoom

And fireworks here......I do hope everyone in these extreme cold conditions try and keep safe and warm...baye for now.
7:48 am
car.eeyore

Well done Zooz!!!!!
7:48 am
crosshair

tc zooz
7:48 am
car.eeyore

Bye!
7:48 am
zoozzoom

You are a kind man, Crossy.......*poof*
7:48 am
car.eeyore

brb....
7:49 am
wvteach

good morning all
7:50 am
Anniebrook

morning, teach
7:50 am
crosshair

howdy teach:)
7:50 am
crosshair

howdy annie
7:50 am
Anniebrook

hi crossy
7:50 am
crosshair

and now it is time for crossy,s tidbit of the day!!
7:50 am
wvteach

hello crossy and annie
7:50 am
crosshair

The former Rolling Stones' bassist, Bill Wyman, began a relationship with thirteen-year-old Mandy Smith, when he was forty-seven. They married six years later in 1989, but divorced after less than two years. Not long after the divorce, Bill's thirty-year-old son, Stephen, married Mandy Smith's mother, Patsy, age forty-six.
7:52 am
Mubner

Good one, Crossy.
7:53 am
car.eeyore

Craziness!
7:53 am
Anniebrook

name that proper noun....Hollywood opera star, Mario
7:53 am
crosshair

it's only rock and roll:)
7:54 am
MollyL

Lanza
7:54 am
Anniebrook

ding ding ding!
7:57 am
Babs1

well my real name is in the puzzle today...name of a Hawaiian fruit, but not in the dictionary used by Babble apparently..
7:58 am
crosshair

poi,poai,poa...poo-poo cannot remember
7:59 am
MollyL

Lord, I hope her real name is not poo-poo
7:59 am
crosshair

I hope so as well
7:59 am
car.eeyore

ponzie?
8:01 am
MollyL

Noni?
8:01 am
Babs1

That's it Molly :-)
8:02 am
car.eeyore

Yay!
8:02 am
MollyL

*Gives Noni a Babble tiara*
8:02 am
crosshair

change the last vowel
8:02 am
crosshair

for no4
8:02 am
Babs1

thanks, molly!
8:02 am
car.eeyore

and add the plural for no 5!
8:02 am
crosshair

and pl
8:03 am
crosshair

snap car
8:03 am
car.eeyore

:)
8:04 am
car.eeyore

kitty cuddle!!!!
8:04 am
MollyL

Just goes to show how horribly fickle Enable is. It recognizes the Hawaiian goose, but not the Hawaiian fruit.
8:09 am
car.eeyore

Have to get ready to go to the docs. Have a great day everyone!
8:19 am
crosshair

and now it is time for crossy's poem of the day!!
8:19 am
crosshair

A Cautionary Tale: Consider the auk;
Becoming extinct because he forgot how to fly, and could only walk.
Consider man, who may well become extinct
Because he forgot how to walk and learned how to fly before he thinked.- Ogden Nash
8:19 am
Scrabbler

TY, Crossy.
8:20 am
crosshair

thinked? lol
8:20 am
crosshair

hje was reaching with that one
8:21 am
Scrabbler

Blizzard hit Buffalo area yesterday and everything is shut down--all major routes closed last night at 8. Driving bans in most towns.
8:22 am
Scrabbler

Minus 9F here, wind chill of minus 31 here, so no cross-country skiing or snowshoeing for Scrabbler.
8:23 am
chj

4 degrees F in Connecticut....hope my car starts this morning
8:23 am
Scrabbler

I hope so too, chj.
8:23 am
crosshair

hovering right at 0F here wind chill around minus 35 or so
8:24 am
crosshair

no snowshoes for crossy today either
8:24 am
crosshair

no school either
8:24 am
Scrabbler

Schools and businesses are closed.
8:26 am
crosshair

our grocery store and pharmacy are open but everything else is pretty much closed
8:26 am
crosshair

I already did one pharmacy run for a lady in our building. the jeep is all cleaned off and raring to go lol
8:26 am
chj

don't think my poor little car has ever been this cold in it's 9 years
8:27 am
Aloyisius

brrrr, am not going to complain about our temp in the 30's this morning! Hi everyone
8:27 am
crosshair

howdy, aloy
8:28 am
Aloyisius

this grid is a challenge, for me at least.. hitting a wall earlier than usual
8:28 am
Judi

Good morning, fellow polar vortex dwellers!
8:28 am
Scrabbler

Hi Aloy and Judi
8:28 am
Aloyisius

hi Judi
8:29 am
Scrabbler

Me too, Aloy--stuck after finding 44.
8:29 am
crosshair

polar vortex?? lol. we just call it winter time:))
8:30 am
rururocks

It's all the fault of those green bay fans wearing the frozen tundra hats. ..
8:30 am
Judi

I know, Crossy. Where do they keep coming up with these sensational adjectives for weather? It used to just be a "cold snap".
8:30 am
crosshair

hairy nosed dolphin alert
8:30 am
Scrabbler

Meteorologists love using big terms and creating drama.
8:30 am
Aloyisius

well, I found the dolphin ; for a change, there is no volcano
8:30 am
Scrabbler

Haha, Ruru
8:31 am
crosshair

it is winter. if it goes below minus 50 we can make up poetic names for it
8:31 am
Scrabbler

True, Judi. "cold snap" "snowstorm"
8:31 am
hego

forgot the name of the damned dolphin. rats!
8:31 am
Aloyisius

hi ruru
8:31 am
Scrabbler

Buon giorno, Hego.
8:32 am
hego

ciao scrabs
8:32 am
Aloyisius

howdy hego
8:32 am
Aloyisius

alpo is too proper, but I'll try anything
8:32 am
hego

that's the spirit!
8:33 am
crosshair

once as a child, when we lived up north, I remember a day when it was minus 47f and my da had brought the battery in from the VW bug the night before and covered the engine with a old blanket, but it was all for naught as the frost plugs were blown out of the little old engine
8:33 am
rururocks

Aloy's..dog is helping her with the grid..
8:33 am
crosshair

do not even thing new cars even have frost plugs
8:34 am
hego

Hi ruru
8:34 am
Aloyisius

too too cold!
8:34 am
Judi

I think you can still get frost plugs from The Hair Club for Men.
8:34 am
rururocks

Gmail
8:34 am
crosshair

lol. judi
8:34 am
rururocks

Good morning ..auto correct
8:34 am
Scrabbler

Haha, Judi
8:34 am
crosshair

howdy ru
8:35 am
hego

ruru, you missed Molly's island of ungotten joles.
8:35 am
hego

jokes
8:35 am
crosshair

those temps are when you get down on your hands and knees and thank whoever for the wood stove and the kerosene lamps
8:35 am
rururocks

What's that?
8:36 am
hego

I think she made it up, it was her icon one day.
8:36 am
Scrabbler

I cross-country skied yesterday before the storm really hit and when I exited the woods the cold wind hit my face. Ouch!
8:36 am
Aloyisius

whew, monkey found a word in pl5 sight
8:36 am
hego

We decided you were a contributor.
8:36 am
rururocks

Oh..
8:36 am
crosshair

when I saw her icon,it was the babble for dummies booklet
8:37 am
hego

Hey, Crossy that would be a good Dummies book!
8:37 am
crosshair

reminds me, 6 months has gone by and it is time for a new wolf icon for crossy
8:37 am
Scrabbler

I am using the comparative ending for many words.
8:38 am
hego

right Scrabs
8:39 am
Aloyisius

splish, s - pl5, I was taking a bath, extend for two more
8:39 am
hego

must go. Off to PT. Keep warm Friends!!
8:39 am
Aloyisius

no, three more!
8:39 am
Aloyisius

you too, hego.. hagd!
8:39 am
Scrabbler

TY, Aloy
8:39 am
Aloyisius

all on a Saturday night..
8:39 am
Scrabbler

Bye Hego
8:41 am
Aloyisius

do you have to go into work today, Scrabbler?
8:41 am
crosshair

ty for the pl words aloy
8:41 am
Aloyisius

yvw, hands monkey another banana
8:42 am
crosshair

my monkey is in a coma
8:42 am
Scrabbler

I am off on Tuesdays (except I work one evening session each month) and I typically shop for my mother and go to her house. But eh blizzard and driving bans prevent me from doing so. My sister lives a mile away and can help, if needed.
8:43 am
Aloyisius

am glad you don't have to go out on the roads
8:43 am
Scrabbler

I stocked up my mother's fridge and cupboards pretty well last week.
8:43 am
crosshair

mm, just heard on the radio that the police are advising everyone to stay off the roads except for snow clearing and emergency vehicles
8:43 am
Aloyisius

apricot is all messed up, too bad
8:44 am
Scrabbler

Even the ski resort across the valley is closed!
8:44 am
Aloyisius

to + hawaian dish for to5.12
8:45 am
Aloyisius

so is the one near us in NE Ohio
8:45 am
crosshair

tbh, when I was checking the school and doing the pharmacy runs,the main roads were not that bad. secondarys,the 400 series hwys and parking lots and smaller side roads are where the real horror is today
8:46 am
crosshair

ty for to word aloy
8:46 am
Scrabbler

TY for to5
8:47 am
Aloyisius

yw, still pulling teeth but down to 62 - want to reach 56 before listing
8:47 am
crosshair

back in a bit
8:47 am
Scrabbler

I am down to 140, haha
8:47 am
Sam

As an old mechanic and VW rebuilder, I cannot sit idly by and watch someone talk about frost plugs in a VW bug. These were air-cooled engines and did not have frost plugs. These are found only in water-cooled motors. I'll go back to lurking now.
8:48 am
Aloyisius

says a quick hello to
s
8:48 am
Aloyisius

Sam.. hi there
8:48 am
Scrabbler

Nothing wrong with offering a correction, Sam. You can stay around.
8:48 am
Riverdance

good morning everyone - I am finding this a tough grid
8:48 am
Scrabbler

It is tough for a large grid, River.
8:49 am
Aloyisius

hi River, me too!
8:49 am
Judi

No, that's good, Sam. We love little factoids like that.
8:49 am
Sam

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and can't be persuaded to say it.
8:49 am
Scrabbler

se5= type of killer, like Ted Bundy
8:49 am
Riverdance

I guess we are having a heat wave here compared to you all.....it is 8 degrees now
8:49 am
Scrabbler

Minus 9 here
8:49 am
Aloyisius

whew, break out the fans
8:50 am
Judi

*passes sun block to River *
8:50 am
Aloyisius

brb.. maybe brain needs some blood glucose..
8:51 am
Aloyisius

or caffeine
8:52 am
Scrabbler

I need breakfast. BBS.
8:55 am
Scrabbler

Back with yogurt + walnuts + strawberries.
8:55 am
o-o

How many light bulbs does it take to change a filament?
8:56 am
mkg

hi all. any clues for the 10?
8:56 am
Scrabbler

Tell us, o-o. I cannot guess that punchline.
8:57 am
Scrabbler

pl10
8:57 am
Aloyisius

back with goat cheese on toasted light wheat Eng. muffin
8:57 am
o-o

I have no idea!
8:57 am
Aloyisius

hi o-o and mkg
8:57 am
Scrabbler

Aha, o-o.
8:57 am
Scrabbler

But I do not have it, mkg.
8:57 am
mkg

hi.
8:57 am
Aloyisius

neither do I
8:57 am
o-o

Hello, Aloy ... does goat cheese have a beard?
8:58 am
Aloyisius

h'mm, let me munch and ponder, o-o (-:
9:00 am
o-o

pl 4/5; 7/36; 9/66; 10/84
9:01 am
o-o

a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance
9:02 am
Aloyisius

ty, o-o, thinking hard now
9:02 am
o-o

add a perch, trout or bullhead: f***
9:02 am
mkg

must all be from the pl 4.
9:02 am
o-o

add the one who does the pl 7 and pl
9:02 am
Aloyisius

got 'em.. tyvm
9:03 am
Aloyisius

had the 7.36 but didn't try extending
9:04 am
mkg

got them all. take the pl 4 and add ending like what you eat on is a plate but it is also a di**. so take 3 last letters from that d word and add to the pl 4. then make it more so and plural.
9:04 am
mkg

meaning is to give a smooth finish. from old english.
9:07 am
Scrabbler

TY
9:08 am
o-o

p + cowboy **** LaRue; extend with a sea eagle: **n; pl; and add the comparative affix to pl 5
9:08 am
Aloyisius

annie is in the grid
9:09 am
Aloyisius

LaRue must have been before my time, but that is ok
9:09 am
Aloyisius

pepe lapeu
9:10 am
o-o

pl + most of greek letter meaning little + ***ald Reagan
9:10 am
o-o

google LaRue
9:11 am
o-o

and a pt 7/36
9:11 am
Aloyisius

poisonous word
9:12 am
Scrabbler

Got it, TY
9:13 am
o-o

si 7 - transgression: si*; and karl marx quote about the narcotic and religion ... ****te; 8 is a pl
9:14 am
Aloyisius

vn, ty, got those o-o, pretty words
9:15 am
o-o

tv show F + tr 5/12; add old movie, d*** M for murder; pl
9:20 am
kalea

on
9:20 am
o-o

a 1954 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings
9:27 am
o-o

pa 6/21 -- add the comparative to a cooking utensil; pl it; the second 7 doubles middle consonant and pl
9:27 am
Aloyisius

bbl.. must get something in the mailbox before I miss the mailman.. ty for the clues, o-o
9:27 am
Scrabbler

I didn't try the one consonant pa- word. TY.
9:28 am
o-o

tried the bactrian and the dromedary
9:28 am
o-o

and not the dromedary, that is
9:29 am
gran

Last three -pa/6/21; pl 8/45; to 6/18 clues please
9:30 am
PastorJ

lol, o-o! of course I went looking for 'camel' before I got your joke!
9:33 am
Scrabbler

pl8/45 = pl + charged particles are **ns + elms are **ees + preposition
9:33 am
Scrabbler

I don't get the dromedary joke. I am dense and too literal.
9:34 am
Riverdance

thanks scrabbs - must get back to work now - saving last 61 for later - have a great day all
9:35 am
o-o

bactrian has two humps; dromedary one
9:35 am
Scrabbler

Bye, river
9:38 am
Scrabbler

My eyes need a break.
9:39 am
o-o

to 6/18 - add comparative to to*y orlando and dawn
9:43 am
o-o

or, better musculature from training
9:51 am
lbdawger

gm, everyone! tadone and finito!
9:53 am
wvteach

congrats dawger
9:54 am
gran

Still not getting yhe clues for t0 6/18
9:55 am
gran

'the'
9:57 am
mixi6

hi all 5 left.
9:57 am
wvteach

go mixi go
9:57 am
o-o

heavy weight and comparative
9:59 am
o-o

2000 pounds and ier
10:08 am
bichon

Mornin' an thanks for some great clues
10:22 am
lbdawger

must run some errands, bbl to chat, I hope.
10:33 am
harpjane

hi
11:00 am
MLFAN17

hi
11:04 am
periwinkle

72 days til spring!
11:05 am
MLFAN17

2nd olumn O stats please?
11:05 am
MLFAN17

NEVER MIND
11:06 am
MLFAN17

4th column N stats please?
11:08 am
ivesy3

wow went up to 1 degree here woooeeeee
11:09 am
wvteach

NA 4/9 and 5/20 - government in Germany
11:09 am
MLFAN17

ivesy we are below freezing too and its not supposed to reach that today either
11:09 am
MLFAN17

ty wv
11:10 am
ivesy3

awful isnt it..the wind is horrible..
11:11 am
MLFAN17

we had wind here yesterday just really cold in NC today
11:12 am
ivesy3

so far we didnt get alot of snow.or it would be a blizzard..lake effect snow still is on till tomorrow morning.
11:12 am
MollyL

*Counting the days to Spring with Peri*
11:12 am
wvteach

still below zero here - at least the last time I looked
11:12 am
MLFAN17

is the pa 8 something i should know?
11:12 am
MLFAN17

YIKES wv
11:13 am
MLFAN17

no snow expected her e unfortunately
11:13 am
wvteach

PA 8 - baskets used to carry things in hikling and portaging
11:13 am
wvteach

where are you in NC?
11:14 am
MLFAN17

wv is that a 7/8 pa?
11:14 am
MLFAN17

i am upper middle of the state about two hours from the southern part of Va
11:14 am
bichon

It's really warm here in CT, about 10 degrees
11:14 am
wvteach

PA 6/7/7/8 - double the middle consonant of first 6/7 for 7/8
11:14 am
ivesy3

wow bichon,,heat wave!
11:14 am
MLFAN17

WOW bichon so summerike...not lol
11:15 am
MLFAN17

yes wv i got the pa 7/8
11:15 am
wvteach

we are supposed to be in 40s and 50s this weekend if we can make it through today and tonight
11:15 am
bichon

actually, I'm wrong, it's gotten up to 12
11:16 am
MLFAN17

wv we are suppoted to be in the 20s as the day progress's
11:17 am
wvteach

high today is supposed to be only 9 degrees with a low of 6 tonight
11:17 am
phandmd

We have 9 degrees here.
11:17 am
bichon

Are you in the mountains teach?
11:17 am
MLFAN17

wv ugghh
11:17 am
wvteach

started below zero this morning with schools closed and many things cancelled
11:17 am
MLFAN17

can someone clue the 9 please PL?
11:18 am
wvteach

do u have the 10?
11:18 am
MLFAN17

nope
11:18 am
wvteach

there is TR 8/9 and PL 9/10
11:19 am
MLFAN17

wv do you have snow on the ground?
11:20 am
MLFAN17

i just got TR 8/9
11:20 am
wvteach

PL 4/7/9/10 - all look related but not sure what 7/9/10 mean - PL 4 - to create ideas of what you want to do - add ending like plate d*** for the 7- add comparative for the 9, pl for the 10
11:20 am
ivesy3

i think our whole city is shut down..no unnecessary travel
11:21 am
wvteach

we got snow yesterday so it is still there - got a good snow last Friday and the kids enjoyed sledding on Saturday - have a good hill right here
11:21 am
bichon

tyvm teach for the pl's
11:22 am
flosey

pl7, 9 and 10 are continuations of pl4
11:22 am
bichon

Where is dunkirk NY? Ivesey
11:22 am
MLFAN17

ty wv got all those!
11:22 am
flosey

have never heard the words expressed in that way
11:22 am
MLFAN17

nbt and nbs
11:23 am
ivesy3

we are about 50 miles south of buffalo. near lake erie
11:23 am
bichon

near Scrabs, the really cold place.
11:23 am
ivesy3

yes i believe she isnt to far from me
11:23 am
flosey

oh sorry teach, didn't read full comment
11:24 am
ivesy3

the last time it was this bad was 1996. so we have been spoiled.
11:25 am
ivesy3

need a break from this horrible grid..bbl.have good day/nite all keep warm..
11:29 am
flosey

time for second coffee and read the morning news
11:29 am
flosey

bbl
11:44 am
crosshair

mmm, Crossy's famouse home made chicken noodle soup is in the slow cooker
12:06 pm
cosdem

hi all. here for a hour before i have to get ready for work
12:09 pm
crosshair

howdy cos
12:16 pm
cosdem

ugh I cant find the ni5/10
12:18 pm
cosdem

found it
12:23 pm
crosshair

whew! just got from another pharmacy run for a lady in our building and it is getting downright evil out there and just heard on the radio that the public works dept is pulling the plows off the road till the blizzard has abated somewhat
12:24 pm
cosdem

aww nice of u to do that!
12:24 pm
crosshair

got in*
12:26 pm
crosshair

well,cos I love testing my new rides limits anyways and out of a total of 40 apt units in this building, there is only one other fella in a 4x4 half ton truck and myself still able to get to the main road from the parking lot. you do what you can:)
12:26 pm
cosdem

people always come together at times of disaster.. no matter what
12:26 pm
cosdem

gives me a glimmer of hope
12:27 pm
crosshair

and between you,me and the fencepost, I get a real charge out of putting my jeep in 4wd high and blasting through the snow drits;)
12:28 pm
crosshair

had to put somecardboard in the grill however, because snow was getting into the engine
12:28 pm
cosdem

I bought a car a few months ago - and Im very happy I chose that cause of 4x4!
12:29 pm
crosshair

crossy hugs his jeep;)))
12:29 pm
crosshair

indeed, cosdem, it makes a world of difference
12:29 pm
sammysmom

yay cross. you go!!... i want to taker my jimmy out and walter wont let me.. i have wheel also
12:30 pm
cosdem

where I work is all uphill from where I live so... 4x4 is necessary as I am an "essential employee" which means snow days I have to go in regardless if school open or not
12:30 pm
crosshair

bad walter!! this is the best time to take a old gmc jimmy out!! but toss your winter kit in before you go!
12:30 pm
crosshair

we have a rare event here, cosdem in that EVERY single school in our area is closed,period. to staff and teachers as well
12:31 pm
rubyfoo

wow, you guys are all really suffering! We are lucky here. It's chilly (6C I the daytime, 0C at night) but sunny in the afternoons
12:31 pm
crosshair

((ruby))
12:31 pm
crosshair

it is quite widespread here atm, ruby
12:32 pm
cosdem

ptomai n
12:32 pm
rubyfoo

{{crossy}} and it's even Tuesday
12:32 pm
cosdem

sorry :(
12:32 pm
crosshair

it is!!
12:32 pm
rubyfoo

my sister in NY can't walk out her front door
12:32 pm
crosshair

nice try cos ptomaine would be a awesome grid word
12:32 pm
sammysmom

it is loaded wioth all kinds of stuff but he says a 74 year old woman with no reason to do so is NOT going out and since he outweighs me by 100 lbs i guess he is gonna win this one... the brat
12:32 pm
rubyfoo

ty ty cos!
12:32 pm
cosdem

we have heat wave today. 10 yesterday. 60 today. 20 tomorrow.
12:33 pm
cosdem

lol glad to help ruby
12:33 pm
crosshair

sammysmom,i would love to see you behind the wheel of that jimmy with an evil grin on yer face,blasting through the snowdrifts
12:33 pm
sammysmom

heh heh
12:34 pm
crosshair

wight now,rubys, we are at minus 18c with a wind chill of minus 30c ;) wish I was with you
12:34 pm
crosshair

right*
12:35 pm
rubyfoo

and I made a huge chicken soup for dinner (husand wouldn't eat it, so he had last night's chili)
12:35 pm
crosshair

I have a famouse crossy home made chicken soup in the slow cooker as we speak;))
12:36 pm
rubyfoo

do you use root vegetables? Mine has utabaga, turnip, carrots, onion, celery, dill and parsley, just like my mother used to make
12:36 pm
crosshair

mine has califour,carrots and some broccoli and I use egg noodles
12:37 pm
crosshair

various spices and herbs and celery
12:37 pm
rubyfoo

I guess that means you're not Jewish! lol
12:37 pm
cosdem

P's done!
12:37 pm
crosshair

lol, no, ruby, not jewish, my bacon forbids it
12:38 pm
rubyfoo

hahah
12:38 pm
crosshair

but a good old fashioned chicken soup neverless
12:38 pm
sammysmom

so i will sit here and sulk with a bowl of my turkey sloup that i made from the christmas turkey.. i make a gallon pot and what is left gets frozen in 2 cup batches for lunches,,,,,,,,, dammmm down to three... time for me to make pea soup with the hambone that i saved
12:39 pm
sammysmom

3 gallon pot that is
12:39 pm
crosshair

mmmmmmmmmmmmm. I make a deadly good French Canadian spit pea soup with ham
12:39 pm
sammysmom

love that stuff
12:39 pm
rubyfoo

my snowbird neighbor from Dublin fell yesterday, not while skiing, and broke his wrist. What a rotten thing to happen on his holiday
12:39 pm
Erda

who gets to spit in it?
12:39 pm
crosshair

wife hates that kind of soup however,so I do not get it often:((
12:40 pm
crosshair

split*
12:40 pm
rubyfoo

I sent home some chicken soup for him, figuring it would make the bones knit faster
12:40 pm
Erda

better
12:40 pm
crosshair

that is too bad,ruby. and writs breaks are slow to heal;((
12:40 pm
crosshair

I had faith in you being able to translate my typing,erda
12:40 pm
rubyfoo

he's diabetic, so it makes things more complicated as far as pain control etcc
12:41 pm
Erda

yeah; I still couldn't resist...
12:41 pm
sammysmom

i use lots of celery onions carots garlic and anything green that i can find
12:41 pm
crosshair

what pain meds are forbidden to diabetics, ruby?
12:42 pm
rubyfoo

many, evidently, but I don't know the details
12:42 pm
rubyfoo

his wife says he's in a lot of pain and he is a brave guy
12:47 pm
cosdem

does anyone have the lasdt sa7?
12:49 pm
rubyfoo

not me
12:49 pm
rubyfoo

slip
12:49 pm
rubyfoo

whoops, sorry
12:49 pm
cosdem

thanks ruby we're even now :)
12:50 pm
Anniebrook

back again, was out, brutally cold and windy
12:50 pm
rubyfoo

{{annie}} giving you soe chicken soup
12:50 pm
sammysmom

tree joice + either
12:51 pm
Anniebrook

((ruby)) I love homemade chicken soup, thanks!!!
12:51 pm
cosdem

thanks!
12:51 pm
rubyfoo

I tried for my mother's recipe, but it's never as good as he**
12:52 pm
Anniebrook

Hi cos, sammys, crossy
12:52 pm
crosshair

howdy ,annie
12:52 pm
cosdem

hi annie
12:52 pm
Anniebrook

same here, ruby, I use the same ingredients but he4 was better or is it the memories that play into the soup
12:53 pm
crosshair

notice how we never, ever, ever make soup as good as our mothers did?
12:53 pm
rubyfoo

that's a sad fact, crossy, but annie may be right about the memories
12:54 pm
crosshair

I think so as well:)
12:54 pm
crosshair

i can still see my mum in her Jackie kennedy doo and the scarf in her hair, dishing out home made soup and grilled cheese for my lunch:))
12:55 pm
Anniebrook

My daughter is a very good cook. When I am at her house and we do not go to a restaurant I enjoy her cooking very much.
12:58 pm
crosshair

even to this day in my mind i can still smell all the hair pray they used to use back then. it is a wonder all those cfc,s did not float the house off its foundation lol
12:58 pm
crosshair

spray
12:59 pm
cosdem

fireworks!
12:59 pm
Anniebrook

YAY for cosdem !!!
1:00 pm
sammysmom

you mean like aqua net? i kept a can it is packed away in the attic with other stuff for my kids to ket a kick out of at a future family party
1:01 pm
crosshair

it was wild stuff sammysmom. i swear my dad must of had to buy it by the case
1:01 pm
rubyfoo

when we were young, if my sister saw a spider, she would spray it with hair spray
1:01 pm
sammysmom

yup.. aqua net and chanel #5.. i could not have lived with out them
1:02 pm
crosshair

i remember those chanel No5 bottles. things held about a quart of perfume lol
1:02 pm
crosshair

and her talc box!!
1:02 pm
Anniebrook

I need a clue for the first li 6/18 please
1:02 pm
sammysmom

yup
1:03 pm
crosshair

lavender talc with a great big puff applicator
1:03 pm
rubyfoo

good night everybody, just reached half but no nbt or nbs
1:03 pm
Anniebrook

my favorite perfume was Joy
1:03 pm
rubyfoo

tant pis!
1:03 pm
crosshair

gn ruby tuesday
1:03 pm
Anniebrook

sweet dreams, ruby
1:03 pm
sammysmom

yup and clubman talc for the men .. i still use it
1:04 pm
MollyL

li6...means to coordinate between two parties
1:04 pm
Anniebrook

thanks! Molly
1:07 pm
Anniebrook

in
1:07 pm
crosshair

ty, molly
1:14 pm
Dorens

po
1:14 pm
Dorens

po
1:15 pm
Anniebrook

Hi Dorens
1:16 pm
Dorens

o
1:25 pm
72 Temple Owl

hello, everyone
1:25 pm
Anniebrook

Hello Owl :)
1:26 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi annie. i am thinking i want to go out. or at least start the car
1:27 pm
Anniebrook

My car started today. It is brutally cold out there, dress warmly if you go out.
1:27 pm
72 Temple Owl

i thouht i saw doren
1:27 pm
Anniebrook

shes lurking but throwing out letters here and there
1:28 pm
72 Temple Owl

:)
1:32 pm
bichon

back to this yucky grid. I only have 53 words. Going to have to list.
1:33 pm
Anniebrook

hi bichon :)
1:34 pm
bichon

Hi Annie. Just got back in the house and very glad of that. I am so thankful I live in a heated house and have foo.
1:34 pm
Anniebrook

bichon, Yes Im grateful for that too.
1:38 pm
72 Temple Owl

heck, i am going out. why not? need to run the car. later, gators
1:38 pm
Anniebrook

have fun, stay warm
2:02 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

nbt and happy blizzard all
2:18 pm
periwinkle

hello all
2:18 pm
periwinkle

I did not venture out today
2:31 pm
bichon

I did peri, several time to walk the dogs.
2:40 pm
Aloyisius

just finished a batch of spinach/tortellini soup.. now I'm propping up my feet and finding 34 more - hi all
2:40 pm
bichon

hi Aloy
2:41 pm
Aloyisius

hi bichon.. happy to say that all the $$$ medicine has really helped daughter's bichon.. he is doing fine now
2:42 pm
bichon

What was wrong with the Bichon?
2:43 pm
Aloyisius

he has the same condition as JFK.. starts with an A, can't think of it.. help
2:43 pm
bichon

Addisons
2:43 pm
bichon

So he's on steroids?
2:44 pm
Aloyisius

yes, Addison's.. he has his own pill box, RX delivered to the door, a bunch of pills to take each day
2:45 pm
Aloyisius

a veterinary pharmacy in Phoenix.. imagine!
2:47 pm
bichon

Sounds good. I just looked it up on line. Most sufferers are female and Bichons aren't the most common breed to have it
2:47 pm
Aloyisius

you still have to watch him like a hawk - he will raid the garbage, etc.. insatiable appetitie
2:47 pm
Aloyisius

appetite, i.e.
2:47 pm
Aloyisius

Oliver is a male.. and he is oversized for a bichon, but he is purebred
2:47 pm
bichon

I have to say that is true of all the dogs I have had. Any scrap falling to the floor is immediately consumed.
2:48 pm
bichon

Bichons can be bigger or smaller. I'm fostering a 10.6 lb female now. Where was he bred?
2:48 pm
Aloyisius

lol, they also have two weimeranas, don't know how to spell, and the floor stays spotless
2:48 pm
bichon

The one I am fostering has papers, but she came from a puppy mill
2:49 pm
MLFAN17

hello again
2:49 pm
Aloyisius

hi MLF
2:49 pm
MLFAN17

hi aloy
2:50 pm
Aloyisius

you are a fan of ML?
2:50 pm
MLFAN17

that depends on if you know what ML stands for or not. its not Maple Leaf
2:50 pm
Aloyisius

umm, not Milwaukee Lakers
2:51 pm
Aloyisius

Milwaukee Lager?
2:51 pm
MLFAN17

no a singer/actor actually
2:51 pm
Aloyisius

Lipton won't work, too proper
2:52 pm
MLFAN17

too bad huh aloy
2:52 pm
Aloyisius

ooh.. let me think, a male singer?
2:52 pm
MLFAN17

yes
2:52 pm
Riverdance

only here for a second but found the guy that sells the ganga
2:53 pm
Aloyisius

hi River
2:53 pm
bichon

? River
2:53 pm
Riverdance

just finishing up my day at work with a bit of babble
2:53 pm
Riverdance

or it may be spelled with a j
2:53 pm
Riverdance

jamaican weed
2:54 pm
Aloyisius

I just found a fat body, li6.24.. our Lab had one or two
2:54 pm
Riverdance

po 6/24 bichon
2:55 pm
Aloyisius

lol, now I know what you mean, River!
2:55 pm
bichon

Yes, I do have that word
2:56 pm
Riverdance

of course I know nothing about that stuff
2:56 pm
Aloyisius

right, River.. right
2:57 pm
bichon

sa 6/21? pls
2:57 pm
Riverdance

I dont have it
2:57 pm
Aloyisius

don't have it, sorry.. can look tho
2:57 pm
bichon

got it, weird word
2:58 pm
Riverdance

OK time to go - must pick up my friends son from school - see you all tomorrow
2:58 pm
Aloyisius

love those weirdos
2:58 pm
Aloyisius

bye, River
2:58 pm
ChrissieDee

sa + double consonant+ surgical procedure
2:58 pm
bichon

but I don't have the 7
2:58 pm
Aloyisius

got it too, agree
2:59 pm
MLFAN17

aloy do u know who ml is yet?
3:00 pm
Aloyisius

is he a rock star?
3:00 pm
ChrissieDee

Is it Michael L.... MLF?
3:01 pm
Aloyisius

sa7: to the tree exudate, add a vegetable that makes you cry but delete the last vowel in it
3:02 pm
bichon

tyvm Aloy
3:02 pm
jaxx7

Po 6 in British pub is the guy who collects the used glasses, nothing to do with weed.
3:02 pm
ChrissieDee

Nice clue Aloy
3:02 pm
MLFAN17

yes aloy he is
3:02 pm
Aloyisius

h'mm... has he been in a movie?
3:02 pm
Aloyisius

tx, jaxx
3:03 pm
MLFAN17

movies
3:03 pm
Aloyisius

trying to think of that Cleveland star
3:04 pm
Aloyisius

not Michael Landry
3:05 pm
Aloyisius

uncle, I cry uncle
3:17 pm
MollyL

Here is a reach...Meat Loaf
3:18 pm
hego

Michael Landon?
3:18 pm
Aloyisius

great guess, Molly
3:18 pm
Aloyisius

oh, Michael Landon was the name I couldn't think of .. ty hego
3:18 pm
hego

lol yw
3:19 pm
MollyL

*Tries to picture Michael Landon as a rock star* Not working
3:19 pm
hego

Ah, heck!
3:20 pm
MollyL

Although, rock star is a stretch for Meat Loaf too.
: D
3:20 pm
hego

:)
3:21 pm
Aloyisius

MLF should put an end to our misery and tell us; maybe he was before our time, lol
3:21 pm
hego

I doubt that Aloy.
3:21 pm
hego

Strongly doubt it.
3:21 pm
Aloyisius

evil cackling here
3:22 pm
hego

cackle, cackle
3:22 pm
bichon

I think he's about 12
3:25 pm
hego

Okay, who's got the pt 7?
3:25 pm
Aloyisius

poisonous word, hego
3:25 pm
hego

Hmm....
3:26 pm
Aloyisius

rhymes with a type of lettuce
3:26 pm
hego

Aha! ty aloy
3:26 pm
Aloyisius

wtg hego
3:27 pm
hego

:)
3:27 pm
bichon

to 7/32? pls
3:27 pm
Aloyisius

maybe MLF should tell us what generation ML comes from
3:28 pm
hego

He ain't talking.
3:28 pm
MollyL

to + double consonant + ends like what ran away with the spoon
3:28 pm
Aloyisius

kind of like 2000 lbs, bichon
3:28 pm
bichon

I chastised him yesterday for his immature manner. But, don't think it helped
3:28 pm
hego

ty Molly
3:29 pm
bichon

tyvm Molly
3:29 pm
MollyL

No fun to lay down a "guess it" like that and then leave
3:29 pm
Aloyisius

fw
3:29 pm
hego

YAY!!! Aloy!!!
3:30 pm
bichon

Woot Aloy
3:31 pm
Aloyisius

not an easy grid today, any clues needed before I go fix the rest of the supper? Haven't figured out what to fix with the tortellini soup yet
3:31 pm
MollyL

si6/33 is the "Enable is on drugs" word of the day
3:31 pm
hego

salad
3:31 pm
hego

Molly what its it?
3:32 pm
Aloyisius

ty hego.. a soup and salad supper with garlic bread on the side.. problem solved
3:32 pm
hego

voila!
3:32 pm
Aloyisius

ok, happy Babbling all.. ci4 for now (-:
3:32 pm
MollyL

si6/33 involves the high point tile and a comparative ending
3:33 pm
hego

Aloy, hints for pl, 8,9,10?
3:33 pm
hego

um, 7, 9,10
3:33 pm
hego

ty Molly
3:35 pm
hego

nm, got them
3:35 pm
hego

very weird
3:37 pm
periwinkle

alloy,that spinachand tortalinni soup sounds good
3:37 pm
periwinkle

I am defrosting some of my butter bean soup for dinner
3:39 pm
hego

bbl
3:39 pm
MollyL

Anything hot/warm sounds good today.
3:39 pm
bichon

Mr. Bich has a meeting so I'm having turkey burgers
3:42 pm
wvteach

made a pot of bean soup wioth ham for dinner tonight - kept kitchen warm this afternoon
3:43 pm
periwinkle

no ham in my bean soup
3:44 pm
MollyL

I run a full tea kettle every hour or so when it's this cold to keep humidity in the air.
3:45 pm
periwinkle

good idea
3:45 pm
periwinkle

I was thinking of getting a humidifier formy bedroom. it is very dry there
3:45 pm
periwinkle

I am drinking a lot of hot tea
3:46 pm
MollyL

I have a humidifier in the bedroom and it makes a world of difference.
3:46 pm
periwinkle

I am not sure what kind of get
3:46 pm
periwinkle

but I am definitely going to look into it
3:46 pm
periwinkle

what kind do you have, Molly?
3:47 pm
MollyL

It's a Homemedics Cool Mist. 20 bucks at Amazon. It's just a small bed side one. Does the trick though.
3:48 pm
periwinkle

ok, thanks
3:48 pm
periwinkle

will check that out, ty Molls
3:48 pm
Mary

I just got one bout a month ago, it's a Vicks humidifier. I first got a Vicks vaporizer for about $20. didn't like it so got the humidifier for about $40. Does make a lot of difference sleeping at night
3:49 pm
MollyL

CVS also sells a personal humidifier that works with a bottle of water. That also works well.
3:49 pm
periwinkle

I think I saw those in Rite Aide, Mary
3:49 pm
crosshair

my humidifier is the old style most of you remember from 30 years ago. has the water chamber and part that shoots the steam around with the little space by the spout you put vicks vap-o- rub for when the kids are sick
3:50 pm
Mary

Only thing is that you have to clean it once a week with vinegar cause it gets calcium build-up
3:50 pm
periwinkle

we had one of those when we were kids, crossy
3:50 pm
periwinkle

I bet it will help me sleep better
3:51 pm
bichon

We had one, around 1950 which boiled water
3:51 pm
periwinkle

they probably have them at Bed, Bath and Beyond
3:52 pm
bichon

hi 7, pls
3:52 pm
periwinkle

ro5 pls
3:53 pm
periwinkle

bichon, it is a pl with a double consonant in the middle
3:53 pm
bichon

Italian of yore
3:53 pm
periwinkle

duh ty
3:53 pm
MollyL

hi7 sounds like noises horses make
3:53 pm
doseffing

... ro ,,, from the eternal city
3:53 pm
periwinkle

need a break, bbs
3:54 pm
bichon

ty Molly
4:00 pm
phandmd

good evening.
4:00 pm
phandmd

just got back from National Airport. Dropped of the kids, hopefully their flight takes off for San Diego in about 30 mins.
4:01 pm
phandmd

just checked the status, it says they are boarding. That should be a good sign...
4:06 pm
MollyL

I'm sipping a hot whiskey (recipe I got from a nice Irish man on this site) It's just the thing for this ridiculous cold weather.
4:07 pm
phandmd

Sounds lovely, Molly.
4:10 pm
bichon

Isn't it bad to rink alcohol when it's cold out?
4:10 pm
MollyL

Bich, come on, like bad ever stopped me.
: D
4:11 pm
MollyL

I don't think a shot will hurt you. The whole bottle is another matter entirely.
4:15 pm
penquis

i was thinking of getting a glass of sherry...
4:17 pm
phandmd

DI IT!
4:18 pm
phandmd

I mean, DO IT!
4:18 pm
penquis

lol....
4:18 pm
ch1212

That's okay, phanmd... an md's writing is always difficult to read ;)
4:19 pm
penquis

lol...
4:19 pm
phandmd

I am not an MD, I live in MD...
4:19 pm
phandmd

Actually, I am a nurse...
4:19 pm
ch1212

I know .. I was just having fun with the letters :)
4:20 pm
mom23

I found a chilled Cosmo warmed me right up earlier! Also made me very tired, so ended up taking a little nap ;-P It's cold here in central FL, ya' know!
4:20 pm
phandmd

:)
4:21 pm
Mary

ok you talked me into it, just made myself a vodka gimlet
4:21 pm
ch1212

Now I'm thinking about a hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps
4:22 pm
Mary

it's okay, it's after 4 PM here, in fact 4:20
4:22 pm
mom23

And it's always 5 o'clock somewhere!
4:22 pm
ch1212

:)
4:22 pm
penquis

with the wind chill here it is 5 below zero right now and going down....
4:23 pm
mom23

I don't recall ever seeing it specified whether it had to be 5 AM or PM! (hic)
4:23 pm
phandmd

Well, it looks like they are on their way, 5 mins early even!
4:24 pm
penquis

i have my sherry....and my heated throw on my lap... ;o)
4:24 pm
Mary

I thought it was after 4:00 PM cocktail hour. By the way we are having a heat wave so my iced drink is okay. It is now 3 above with wind chill of 16 below.
4:27 pm
mom23

Sounds comfy, pen! That's the way to thumb your nose at that polar vortex!
4:27 pm
penquis

it is comfy!... :oD
4:28 pm
phandmd

I was just looking up Hot toddy receipes. I thought it was hot apple cider and rum. I was wrong...
4:29 pm
bichon

Finally this endless grid is over.
4:30 pm
MollyL

*Note to self: Don't ask for a hot toddy at Phan's house*
4:30 pm
phandmd

congrats, Bichon.
4:30 pm
phandmd

I still have 47 words left.
4:31 pm
phandmd

why, Molly, don't you think hot apple cider with rum sounds good?
4:31 pm
penquis

congrats, bichon!
4:32 pm
MollyL

I'm not a rum lover.
4:32 pm
phandmd

Oh, I see.
4:32 pm
phandmd

I am not a whiskey lover...
4:32 pm
penquis

i like your icon, molly...
4:33 pm
penquis

i can drink just about anything, lol....
4:33 pm
phandmd

True confessions of an alcholic...
4:33 pm
phandmd

haha, my last comment was actually directed at me, though it looks as if it could be directed at Pen...
4:33 pm
penquis

when i went to Russia in the mid nineties, i brought back a two liter plastic coke bottle filled with vodka from my friend's still.....it was wonderful!
4:33 pm
penquis

lol, phan....
4:37 pm
mom23

What did you drink the second night you were back from Russia, pen?!
4:37 pm
penquis

lolol....
4:37 pm
phandmd

only managed to dwindle down to 43 words to find. Gonna search the log for some clues...
4:37 pm
penquis

i nursed that bottle a long time....saved it for special family occasions...
4:39 pm
mom23

Well, kids, it's time to break for dinner -- and I didn't have to cook it! YAY! Happy Babbling (and sipping!)
4:41 pm
penquis

bye!
4:49 pm
penquis

can i get STATS for the 10 letter word please?
4:49 pm
lynxxx

pl10.84
4:50 pm
penquis

ty!
4:54 pm
crosshair

home made soup is ready. who wants a bowl? i also have parmesain /poppy seed/ onion bread to go with it
4:54 pm
penquis

yum...count me in...
4:56 pm
kje

lone right h?
4:56 pm
phandmd

Crossy, that sounds delishious!
4:56 pm
lynxxx

more like our irish friend
4:57 pm
BzznBea

ha6/36
4:57 pm
phandmd

I need that one to, Kje
4:57 pm
kje

ty!
4:57 pm
penquis

more smoggish...
4:57 pm
kje

is she irish?
4:57 pm
lynxxx

who was concerned she hadn't 'seen' you Hursh
4:57 pm
lynxxx

? isn't she?
4:58 pm
phandmd

oops, too...
4:58 pm
kje

dunno - I thought she lived in england, but I am likely wrong
4:58 pm
lynxxx

def lives in Ireland
4:58 pm
phandmd

Thanks for asking for the clue, Kje, and for the clue, Pen.
4:58 pm
kje

good clue
4:58 pm
penquis

yw
4:58 pm
kje

ah, ok... I should pay more attention!
5:00 pm
crosshair

lol,have no idea what you all are talking about
5:01 pm
lynxxx

The other irish Babbler aside from Soodle Cross
5:01 pm
speedfreak

any help with the pl10
5:02 pm
crosshair

ahh the lone h= more diffused vision
5:02 pm
crosshair

got it
5:02 pm
phandmd

Speed, do you have the pl 7/36?
5:02 pm
speedfreak

no
5:03 pm
lynxxx

pl & vwl & a person who completes this grid is a fi******
5:03 pm
speedfreak

planisher
5:03 pm
speedfreak

shoot sorry
5:03 pm
lynxxx

excellent!
5:03 pm
crosshair

that would be it
5:03 pm
speedfreak

stupid stupid stupid
5:04 pm
crosshair

we all do it from time to time
5:04 pm
hego

the s's are driving me crazy!
5:04 pm
lynxxx

lol - don't be so hard on yourself - we all do it
5:04 pm
hego

I may not finish today.
5:04 pm
hego

I think I'll take a tantrum!!!!!
5:05 pm
uusue2

hi all!
5:05 pm
hego

sa 6 ,7 anyone, pls
5:05 pm
crosshair

suze!!
5:05 pm
hego

Hi sue
5:05 pm
lynxxx

hi Sue
5:06 pm
phandmd

sa + double consonant + abbreviation for a surgical proceedure
5:06 pm
uusue2

just got back from the doctor's with my son - apparently he has some eye damage from the new year's eve fight
5:06 pm
hego

ty phan
5:06 pm
crosshair

ty phand
5:06 pm
phandmd

SA 7 = tree resin + most of a white root - the last vowel.
5:07 pm
phandmd

So sorry to hear that, Sue.
5:07 pm
hego

ty phan
5:07 pm
hego

Oh, sue, so sorry.
5:07 pm
phandmd

may I have a clue for the AN 6/21 please
5:07 pm
crosshair

i am sorry to hear that suze. what does the eye doc say about it?
5:08 pm
uusue2

he shouldn't do sports or wiggle it too much; right now it is ok but he is running a risk of a retinal tear or detachment
5:09 pm
uusue2

and he has a list of things to watch out for that will take us back there in a hurry; otherwise they'll check him again in a month
5:09 pm
crosshair

will it heal over time if he babies it?
5:10 pm
uusue2

it should, crossy
5:10 pm
phandmd

well, that is positive. Do you think he will be able to baby his eyes enough?
5:10 pm
uusue2

although the vitreous gel is deteriorating in a way that wouldn't be expected until he was 60 or so, apparently this has no real consequences
5:10 pm
crosshair

sounds to me like it was a severe beating and he was but one or 2 punches away from something severe. he should count himself lucky and maybe stay out of the bars
5:11 pm
uusue2

I think so, phand, although some eye movement is unavoidable
5:11 pm
uusue2

yes, and not drink so much either!!
5:11 pm
lynxxx

an6.21 ends like book of knowledge encyc.....
5:11 pm
phandmd

yes, it is...
5:11 pm
lbdawger

An + perfect place it****
5:12 pm
lynxxx

hi Dawg
5:12 pm
phandmd

thanks so much, Lynx and lbd.
5:12 pm
lbdawger

Ut**** I hate AUTO CORRECT.
5:12 pm
phandmd

interesting that I needed that clue when talking about vision...
5:13 pm
crosshair

ty lbd
5:13 pm
lbdawger

Hi Lyn and everyone
5:13 pm
uusue2

indeed, phand :-)
5:13 pm
penquis

phan...i did not get your sa 7 clue...
5:14 pm
phandmd

ok. um. tree resin + 2 different prepositions?
5:15 pm
penquis

ty...
5:15 pm
lbdawger

Tree blood not off not out
5:15 pm
penquis

ty...
5:16 pm
phandmd

AP 5/12?
5:16 pm
BzznBea

A + place ships dock
5:17 pm
phandmd

Thanks, Bzz
5:17 pm
BzznBea

yw
5:18 pm
crosshair

ty lbd
5:18 pm
phandmd

Yes! I figured out the co 5/14 6/24 pair on my own!
5:19 pm
uusue2

yay phan!
5:21 pm
phandmd

the 2nd FI 7 pls?
5:21 pm
phandmd

nm, I figured it out too
5:25 pm
penquis

is it a plural?
5:25 pm
penquis

haven't listed..
5:26 pm
phandmd

no, it is a comparitive
5:26 pm
penquis

ah...i have that one, too...
5:26 pm
phandmd

the 1st LI 6/18?
5:27 pm
lynxxx

means to communicate with or work with
5:27 pm
penquis

hard to clue....what you do to bridge the gap between one party and another...
5:28 pm
phandmd

I am just not getting the right letter combos...
5:29 pm
lynxxx

li * pr**** the lord
5:29 pm
MollyL

Same second and fourth letter
5:30 pm
lynxxx

sorry..... li & pr**** the Lord
5:31 pm
phandmd

got it! Thanks so much, Lynx
5:31 pm
lynxxx

yw
5:34 pm
lynxxx

If you got the an6/7, you will get the si7/8. This is a tough grid
5:35 pm
phandmd

I agree, Lynx, this is a tough grid.
5:35 pm
phandmd

the 2nd LI 6/18?
5:35 pm
lynxxx

Morewords is getting a good workout here
5:35 pm
penquis

ty lynx...
5:36 pm
lynxxx

li6.18 not more curvy
5:36 pm
phandmd

thanks, again.
5:44 pm
lynxxx

and done..took me 2 hours longer than I expected! anyone dpoing this without Lickety and Morewords is a hero in my book. Bye all
5:44 pm
crosshair

yaaa for lynx!
5:48 pm
phandmd

Yippee, Lynxx!
5:49 pm
phandmd

LI 6/21?
5:50 pm
penquis

sorry...don't have it...
5:50 pm
penquis

congrats, lynx!
5:54 pm
MollyL

li6...one of what you kiss with + last three of what you put flowers in
5:55 pm
phandmd

thanks, Molly!
5:55 pm
penquis

ty molly
6:04 pm
penquis

it's hard to believe that i have yet to find 22 four letter words!
6:05 pm
MollyL

More sherry
6:06 pm
penquis

lol....eating my salmon now....
6:06 pm
penquis

fish is brain food, right??
6:06 pm
stidgmere

Just starting after a very quiet Tuesday at home. Starting to think about taxes.
6:07 pm
MollyL

Hi Gran Mere
6:08 pm
stidgmere

Hello Molly. Happy New Year to you. I don't think we've chatted since 2014 began.
6:09 pm
Lizlin

Hi all :)
6:09 pm
Lizlin

Still hoping that you are all keeping safe and warm in the big US freeze!
6:09 pm
MollyL

Happy New year to you, Gran Pere and Murphy. Hope it brings lots of good things into your lives.
6:10 pm
stidgmere

Hello Lizlin. WE are some of those shades of grey that the great Northwest is know for. I think I only need black, brown, and white on my palette today.
6:10 pm
penquis

hi mere and liz...
6:11 pm
stidgmere

Hi penquis.
6:11 pm
MimiCat

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year!
6:12 pm
penquis

hi mimi...
6:12 pm
Lizlin

Hi Mimi
6:12 pm
MimiCat

Hi, pen!
6:12 pm
penquis

ditto to all...
6:12 pm
MimiCat

((Liz))
6:12 pm
Lizlin

Tough grid :(
6:13 pm
Lizlin

And from me if I've not said it to you before (but I've said it lots of times!)
6:13 pm
MimiCat

I've just worked a 12-hour day---nothing else will seem tough tonight!
6:13 pm
stidgmere

Indeen, liz. sometimes one just knows the grid has a malevolent bent.
6:13 pm
Lizlin

Poor thing, Mimi. Must be exhausted.
6:13 pm
Lizlin

Malevolent and beyond!
6:14 pm
MimiCat

Yes, am tired and having a martini. But not complaining...happy to be working again and making enough money to pay all bills and even enjoy myself. I just got a digital camera and will be taking pics of my new balcony tropical paradise and posting.
6:14 pm
Lizlin

How come na 4 / 9 isn't a proper noun? Silly enable!!!!
6:15 pm
stidgmere

Good for you Mimi. Good honest work is a triumph.
6:15 pm
Lizlin

Looking forward to seeing the balcony pics.
6:15 pm
jwr

ever hear of a soup-na--?
6:15 pm
phandmd

1st MA 5/12?
6:16 pm
MimiCat

I had to spend way too long without money, stid, so now I work every day...no days off...and it's great.
6:16 pm
Lizlin

Yes, jwr and if I think about it, it's just a noun but still ...!
6:16 pm
Lizlin

Glad you're happy with things, Mimi. Just don't overdo it!
6:16 pm
stidgmere

No money is rough. So happy you have some spending cash, now.
6:16 pm
penquis

phan....do you have food from God?....haven't listed...
6:17 pm
phandmd

yes, I have that, something before that
6:17 pm
penquis

don't have it then...
6:17 pm
Lizlin

Don't have it yet phan but have the word before it too.
6:18 pm
jwr

Liz - it's just come into common parlance as describing one who has those characteristics, not necessarily in a political sense
6:18 pm
penquis

craziness??
6:18 pm
MimiCat

The benefit from going through something like that (along with a heart attack) is that I take NOTHING for granted now. So grateful for my life these days.
6:18 pm
MollyL

ma5...a craze or fad
6:18 pm
Lizlin

Yes I know - it was just an immediate reaction.
6:18 pm
stidgmere

looking for ambrosia. Oh, food from not food of.
6:18 pm
Lizlin

Thanks Molly, just found it.
6:18 pm
jwr

understood
6:18 pm
periwinkle

help with mo6/24 pl
6:19 pm
MimiCat

Now if I can get some of this weight off, I just might get myself a boy toy! Where men are concerned, these days I no longer want to "own," just "rent."
6:19 pm
penquis

sorry, don't have it...
6:19 pm
Lizlin

Me neither.
6:19 pm
MimiCat

Molly---no hello for me?
6:19 pm
Lizlin

Still missing 41!
6:19 pm
MollyL

Like the one before it Peri, but ends with last three of what the spoon ran away with
6:19 pm
penquis

nice clue...
6:19 pm
periwinkle

ty Molls
6:20 pm
Lizlin

Thanks again.
6:20 pm
crosshair

and now by popular demand, it is time for crossy's famous quote of the day!!!
6:20 pm
phandmd

thanks, Molly
6:20 pm
Lizlin

Hi Crossy.
6:20 pm
crosshair

" if you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea" - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
6:20 pm
crosshair

howdy,liz
6:21 pm
MimiCat

((crossy)) You are waxing poetic tonight---love it!
6:21 pm
stidgmere

Very nice quote. I do love The Little Prince.
6:21 pm
crosshair

((mimi))
6:21 pm
Lizlin

Love The Little Prince :)
6:21 pm
periwinkle

I love the Little Prince too
6:22 pm
Lizlin

Can't remember how many times I got it from the library in primary school.
6:22 pm
stidgmere

Did you ever read his story about the mail pilot who gets lost at night over Brazil? So sad.
6:23 pm
periwinkle

I may still have a copy somewhere
6:23 pm
Lizlin

Haven't read that one.
6:23 pm
MimiCat

Did he have a volleball for a friend, stid?!! Sorry...couldn't resist.
6:23 pm
MimiCat

volleyball, that is.
6:24 pm
crosshair

seems there is a museum of the little prince in Hakone Japan
6:25 pm
MimiCat

Sure prefer that to anime!
6:25 pm
stidgmere

No Wilson in that story because he never floated about.
6:26 pm
MimiCat

Having a martini...my mind is playing wonderful, strange tricks now...well...maybe just strange...
6:27 pm
hego

Hello, dear Ladies
6:27 pm
Lizlin

Hi hego
6:27 pm
MimiCat

((hego))
6:27 pm
hego

Hi Liz
6:27 pm
hego

((mimi))
6:28 pm
MimiCat

Crossy is here, too, hego...but don't think he'll mind being in the group of ladies.
6:28 pm
hego

I have all the hard words left.
6:28 pm
hego

Crossy gets it.
6:28 pm
stidgmere

Hi hego. Hope you are enjoying balmy weather. We are feeling like a B movie with dark and windy night approaching. Footsteps muffled by the drizzling rain.
6:29 pm
MimiCat

And I'll just bet always has......
6:29 pm
hego

Mimi, we are freezing our tails off here.
6:29 pm
hego

Hi Stid
6:29 pm
periwinkle

here too, hego
6:29 pm
penquis

hi hego...
6:29 pm
hego

Hi Peri
6:29 pm
periwinkle

hi all
6:30 pm
hego

Penq, do you have water now?
6:30 pm
MimiCat

It's actually cold here for us---just in the 60s today. Yeah, I know...that's nothing. Expecting rain perhaps Thurs. I SO hope for rain!
6:30 pm
stidgmere

Well. Then you must do what is necessary to keep warm. I'm sure you will have some fun in the mix, too.
6:30 pm
hego

stidgmere knows me well. lol
6:31 pm
penquis

yes, hego...plumber came on Friday afternoon and fixed the problem....
6:31 pm
crosshair

minus 3 F here mimi. wanna come make a snowman with crossy?
6:31 pm
hego

what was it?
6:31 pm
penquis

it's cold again today...10 degrees and windy...
6:31 pm
hego

I doubt it Crossy
6:31 pm
MimiCat

I would LOVE that, crossy!
6:31 pm
hego

and your blue wolf is lovely
6:31 pm
penquis

he said there was a problem down in the basement (as I had told the landlord who did not believe me)....
6:32 pm
MimiCat

At least you have your love to keep you warm, crossy. I must rely on memories...
6:32 pm
hego

I remember Penq.
6:32 pm
crosshair

hehe:) would have to get you acclimatized first i am thinking
6:32 pm
stidgmere

Pipes and freezing do not make a good combination.
6:32 pm
crosshair

mimi, we would get you a date up at the ski hill to keep you warm for an evening
6:33 pm
MimiCat

Not necessary, crossy---the hot flashes would keep me warmer than I want to be.
6:33 pm
hego

lol mimi
6:33 pm
MimiCat

That's a thought, crossy...as I said earlier, when it comes to men, just want to rent now, not own...perfect!
6:34 pm
hego

Mimi, you devil
6:34 pm
crosshair

yup.will show mimi the fun of après skiing
6:35 pm
periwinkle

1st sh6/21 pls
6:35 pm
hego

bad, bad
6:35 pm
MimiCat

Hego, did you see my post yesterday about the Rita Rudner (comedienne) remark? She said she believes all us mature women with our hot flashes is the main reason for global warming....well, they certainly warm MY globes...
6:35 pm
crosshair

never fear, we will hook you up
6:36 pm
MimiCat

Hey, I was an owner for 23 years...kept breaking down..too expensive to fix...so now, just keep trading them in for new ones!
6:36 pm
crosshair

lol. i say to my beloved all the time: " hot and cold enough for you dear/"
6:36 pm
hego

lol, love Rita!
6:36 pm
MimiCat

That's absolutely right on, crossy!
6:37 pm
MimiCat

I may not even wait for the lawsuit to settle in May, crossy---just might visit early in the Spring...can you and your lady handle that?
6:37 pm
hego

you don't want to go where he lives too early Mimi.
6:38 pm
MimiCat

Hego, she has a new video out (available on Netflix) called "Rita Rudner, Live in Las Vegas." So funny. My other big fav is Paula Poundstone but she's hard to find anywhere.
6:38 pm
72 Temple Owl

hello all
6:38 pm
hego

love Paula too.
6:38 pm
hego

Hi TO
6:38 pm
MimiCat

I should actually go now, hego....might be the only place I can stay cool....except for the "apres ski" of course.
6:39 pm
crosshair

we can handle that. we will set you up in this lovely B&B on Blue Mountain and take you out on the water for a tour of Georgian bay
6:39 pm
MimiCat

Hey, TO!
6:39 pm
MimiCat

Dreaming of Georgian Bay, crossy.....
6:40 pm
MimiCat

And---looking forward to a crossy breakfast. I LOVE breakfast but never really fix it for myself.
6:40 pm
crosshair

just wait till the ice is out on the bay.. about may or so
6:40 pm
crosshair

mmm..crossy breffast
6:40 pm
hego

I will go there myself some day. Maybe next year.
6:40 pm
MimiCat

My birthday is May 14th---how about me spending it with you and your lovely wife?
6:41 pm
penquis

peri....that sh word is a woman's name....
6:41 pm
MimiCat

Hego, we need to get a posse together and invade Canada---starting with crossy!
6:41 pm
crosshair

there ya go mimi:)
6:41 pm
crosshair

lol@ invading canada
6:42 pm
MimiCat

Liz would know the sh lady's word name!
6:42 pm
hego

I invaded western Ca last year, time for the middle.
6:43 pm
MimiCat

Oh, the invasions I have experienced in my life....BTW, the book is coming along....being completely candid...whoa.
6:43 pm
72 Temple Owl

hello hego, mimi
6:45 pm
crosshair

well,get ready, mimi, because round here breakfast is THE meal of the day. Everything else is an afterthought. Sometimes the breakfast prep has so many things going on that it evolves into a brunch of epic size
6:46 pm
MimiCat

Maybe I can chip in with my family recipe of Swiss Eggs...unbelievably rich and amazingly good.
6:46 pm
hego

what time?
6:46 pm
crosshair

swiss eggs..interesting
6:46 pm
MimiCat

LOL, hego.
6:46 pm
hego

they have holes in them and yodel.
6:47 pm
crosshair

well, if anything breakfasty that i make ends up with a hole in it, it gets filled with cheese
6:47 pm
MimiCat

The recipe sounded disgusting to me when my bio mother told me about it, but it's wonderful. Ingredients: shredded swiss, eggs, sour cream/brown sugar mixture...bake. Truly amazing.
6:48 pm
72 Temple Owl

so they are baked whole eggs?
6:48 pm
crosshair

i know this type of egg cooking,you take all the ingredients and use muffin tins or lasagna dishes
6:49 pm
72 Temple Owl

sort of like baked shirred eggs?
6:49 pm
MimiCat

You lay down the cheese in a loaf pain, make little indentations and put a whole egg into each indentation, salt and pepper, cover with the sour cream/brown sugar mixture and bake until eggs are set....yum.
6:49 pm
MimiCat

About 6 eggs per loaf pain.
6:49 pm
hego

sounds great.
6:49 pm
MimiCat

pan...sorry..martini kicking in.
6:50 pm
crosshair

i used to do an amazing egg bake with smoked ham, cheese, bits of diced onion and lots of eggs,just butter up the cups and fill em up and bake em
6:50 pm
MimiCat

One of the few things I actually gained from meeting my biological mother.
6:50 pm
hego

yum :P
6:51 pm
hego

Oh, Mimi
6:51 pm
crosshair

or i could make you crossys famouse English bacon and egg pie
6:51 pm
hego

Sorry, must go. G'nite All.
6:51 pm
Lizlin

sounds yummy! Making me hungry and I've just had brekky!
6:51 pm
72 Temple Owl

it sounds good except i cannot tolerate eggs if not scrambled.
6:52 pm
crosshair

i like eggs any way you can thing except for eggs bennie
6:52 pm
crosshair

think of*
6:52 pm
Lizlin

Just spotted the sh - girl's name. LOL - when I read back what you'd written I spotted it! Obviously not a true Aussie yet!
6:52 pm
MimiCat

Now I'm really hungry. Have a big pot of my chicken spaghetti ready that I made yesterday. Must go have dinner and another martini. Hey, crossy, try eggs bennie with bearnaise sauce instead of hollandaise...really good and better, I think.
6:52 pm
Lizlin

Have a good evening Mimi - hugs.
6:53 pm
MimiCat

See how we're always thinking of you, Liz?!
6:53 pm
72 Temple Owl

chicken spaghetti?
6:53 pm
crosshair

tc ((mimi)) watch those martini,s they sneak up on you
6:53 pm
Lizlin

LOL Mimi! And there I was hanging out washing!!!
6:54 pm
MimiCat

TO, if you want the recipe, email me and I'll send...easy, inexpensive and better the 2nd and 3rd days. Made it up myself.
6:54 pm
crosshair

cannot find the girls name
6:54 pm
Lizlin

It's not Bruce!
6:54 pm
Lizlin

And it's in the top left corner!
6:54 pm
crosshair

nm got it
6:54 pm
crosshair

slang for aussie female
6:54 pm
MimiCat

Nah, the martinis don't have a chance....I'm ready for 'em! the girls name is what Aussies call women, crossy.
6:55 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty mimi
6:55 pm
crosshair

lots of ladies names in here an4
6:56 pm
Lizlin

A girlie grid!
6:56 pm
MimiCat

I have made an avocation out of creating recipes with few ingredients, not many steps, inexpensive and really good, TO...glad to send several to you if you like...they're all stored in the computer, so easy to do. Just email me at catjdesigns@yahoo.com.
6:57 pm
MimiCat

A girlie word show, if you will, Liz!
6:57 pm
Lizlin

:)
6:58 pm
phandmd

may I have a clue for the NI 5/10 please
6:58 pm
MimiCat

OK---gotta go eat and feed the cats. Had so much fun with this chat---many of my favorite people here tonight, so I'm happy. See you later and hugs all around.
6:58 pm
Lizlin

Hugs mimi :)
7:01 pm
Lizlin

BBL for final 20 words. Enjoy your evenings.
7:02 pm
72 Temple Owl

bye, liz
7:02 pm
Lizlin

ni + se 4 for the ni 5 / 6 - sorry just saw your request, phan.
7:05 pm
phandmd

Thanks Liz, I used the wrong vowel order...
7:16 pm
gapeach

Evening everyone.
7:17 pm
gapeach

May I please have a clue for sh6-21 the 1st? Thanks
7:18 pm
penquis

woman's name
7:19 pm
penquis

hi peach
7:19 pm
gapeach

Hi pen.
7:20 pm
penquis

sh...woman's name....
7:21 pm
72 Temple Owl

phantom: portico
7:22 pm
penquis

my phantom is ammonia...
7:24 pm
gapeach

A woman's name....golly, still looking.
7:24 pm
gapeach

shiela
7:25 pm
gapeach

Gosh, thanks so much, pen. Couldn't see it for looking....LOL
7:26 pm
penquis

yw...
7:26 pm
penquis

can someone clue the pt word please?
7:27 pm
phandmd

the 3rd PA 5/12?
7:27 pm
phandmd

PT + a vowel + ma 4/4
7:28 pm
penquis

like the word meaning to laud someone, but drop the second vowel...
7:28 pm
penquis

ty
7:28 pm
penquis

sorry....meant to say drop the second CONSONANT...
7:29 pm
phandmd

thanks, Pen.
7:30 pm
penquis

yw
7:42 pm
penquis

i don't think i am going to finish this grid....i am at a complete standstill with 14 left....
7:43 pm
lbdawger

whatcha need, pen?
7:43 pm
penquis

too many, lol....how about tr 9/60?
7:43 pm
o-o

How are the roses doing, lb?
7:44 pm
lbdawger

ice roses, o-o
7:45 pm
lbdawger

tr5/12 + me, myself and * + mr. gore
7:45 pm
lbdawger

make mr gore a plural
7:45 pm
penquis

ty....got them...
7:45 pm
lbdawger

are you staying warm, o-o?
7:46 pm
lbdawger

yw, pen
7:47 pm
o-o

Yes. 27 on the plus side predicted for Friday
7:48 pm
lbdawger

heat wave!
7:49 pm
o-o

The wind has been the tool of great discomfort
7:50 pm
lbdawger

I heard the windchill has been brutal up in your neck of the woods along with those in Minnesota.
7:51 pm
o-o

minuses in the fifties at times
7:52 pm
gapeach

May I please have a clue for an6-21? Thanks
7:52 pm
lbdawger

brrrrrr
7:52 pm
lbdawger

an + perfect place ut****
7:52 pm
penquis

an + idyllic place, ut****....
7:53 pm
gapeach

Thanks so much, lbd and pen.
7:54 pm
penquis

yw
7:54 pm
lbdawger

weather liars say it's 24 here. warming up to 28 by midnight.
7:55 pm
lbdawger

must go for a bit. hope to bbl.
8:04 pm
penquis

pl 8/45 anyone?
8:05 pm
Alycia

have a pa8/45 but not a pl
8:06 pm
penquis

yes, i have that one....need the pl 8...
8:09 pm
phandmd

pl + 2/3 small particles + 2/3 of 3 + not off
8:10 pm
penquis

ty phan...got it...
8:11 pm
gapeach

That was a good clue, phand. I was trying, but it was turning out to be so nutty.
8:12 pm
penquis

last ni word?...ni 5?
8:13 pm
gapeach

Sorry, don't have it yet.
8:15 pm
penquis

got it....ni + last letter + you are, i **....
8:15 pm
gapeach

Ah, thanks so much, pen.
8:16 pm
penquis

yw....sounds like a cold medicine.... ;o)
8:16 pm
gapeach

yep.
8:19 pm
penquis

hi 7/32?
8:21 pm
o-o

h + pl of Pearl of country fame: m******
8:21 pm
penquis

ty o-o....got it..
8:22 pm
gapeach

Thanks o-o.
8:24 pm
gapeach

checking on laundry....brb
8:31 pm
penquis

can't find my last word...si 6/33?
8:37 pm
mab

si 6 is larger
8:37 pm
mab

medium is too small, needs to be si6
8:38 pm
mab

high point letter
8:38 pm
mab

superlative ending
8:39 pm
mab

no, not superlative....
8:39 pm
mab

just more
8:39 pm
o-o

comparative
8:40 pm
mab

thank you.
8:40 pm
mab

my 7-part clue
8:42 pm
o-o

not a word found in casual conversations
8:44 pm
o-o


8:44 pm
o-o

See the ha 6/36
8:45 pm
Bugsaw

is it even a word oo?
8:46 pm
o-o

Apparently so .... Enable is a dictionary of integrity
8:46 pm
penquis

got it....thanks....means thick, viscous...
8:46 pm
Bugsaw

but lots of times when I get a word and look up the definition, Google sites have never heard of it
8:46 pm
penquis

i am done, thank goodness...did not like this grid...
8:47 pm
penquis

i just clicked on the question mark next to the word...
8:47 pm
Bugsaw

well done penquis!
8:47 pm
mab

ah. i like it and am going to use it to mean bigger. as in: another, bartender, and make it si6
8:47 pm
penquis

tyvm!
8:49 pm
Bugsaw

finally found it mab. Thanks for working so hard for us
8:50 pm
mab

how are you healing bugsaw?
8:51 pm
Bugsaw

much better thanks mab. I see the doctor tomorrow to find out when I can put pressure on the foot and start my rehab. I will be so happy when I can drive!
8:51 pm
mab

oh that's very good news!
8:51 pm
gramma

Saddest day Ever! I felt victorious when I found a word using Morewords.
8:52 pm
Bugsaw

are you keeping well?
8:52 pm
mab

will be thinking of you tomorrow.
8:52 pm
Bugsaw

poor gramma. It has happened to me too
8:53 pm
gramma

Really?
8:54 pm
Bugsaw

as I said to o-0, too many of the words that are used in babble are scientific words that are not in my field/fields
8:55 pm
gramma

I think I have been over-served. I couldn't find a word to save my soul.
8:56 pm
Bugsaw

this is prooving to be a stinky grid all right
8:56 pm
o-o

I have accepted the premise what I view as words is of no consequence ... the only consequential is adding agglomerations of letters deemed to be words by Enable to the list ...
8:57 pm
gramma

G'night all. See you on the morrow
8:58 pm
penquis

g'nite...
8:58 pm
Bugsaw

good philosophy o-o but I like to learn new word that I could use occasionally
8:58 pm
Bugsaw

Nit gramma
8:59 pm
phandmd

may I have a clue for the SI 6/33 please
8:59 pm
phandmd

nm, I figured it out!
9:00 pm
phandmd

and finally FW!
9:00 pm
penquis

congrats!
9:01 pm
Bugsaw

pawell done phandmd
9:02 pm
Bugsaw

sorry, well done I meant
9:14 pm
phandmd

anyone need clues?
9:14 pm
gapeach

Congrats, pen!
9:15 pm
Bugsaw

is the pl 7,9,10 related and would one clue help me?
9:17 pm
o-o

start with the pl 4/5 - a course of action
9:17 pm
phandmd

yes, add the last 3 ltrs of the thing that ran away with the spoon to the 4/5 and add on to that
9:17 pm
lbdawger

pl4.5 + kinda ending
9:17 pm
o-o

add a flounder or bass: f*** for the 7/36
9:17 pm
gapeach

congrats, phandmd!
9:18 pm
Bugsaw

ty o-o stilll thinking for more
9:18 pm
lbdawger

add one who does to the end of the 7 then plural
9:19 pm
Bugsaw

o for pete's sake those aren't what I call real words! but thanks
9:19 pm
o-o

then add the one who is doing the pl 7/36 for the 9.66; pl it
9:23 pm
lbdawger

several obscure, odd and down right weird words in today's grid.
9:23 pm
Bugsaw

for sure lbd
9:24 pm
o-o

A pseudoword is a unit of speech or text that appears to be an actual word in a certain language (at least superficially), while in fact it has no meaning in the lexicon. It is a kind of non-lexical vocable. Enable has real words no matter how unreal the words may seem.
9:28 pm
o-o

A pseudoword also is known as a jibberwacky or wug word
9:35 pm
lbdawger

Jibberwacky, what a fun word!
9:46 pm
o-o

Not to be confused with "Jabberwocky," a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass.
9:49 pm
o-o

Twas bryllyg, and ye slythy toves
Did gyre and gymble in ye wabe:
All mimsy were ye borogoves;
And ye mome raths outgrabe.
9:49 pm
lbdawger

that's exactly what I thought it was at first glance.
9:55 pm
o-o

Word choice can be such a dilemma. A word of precision may be unknown to the other conversant. A less precise word may lead to confusion.
9:59 pm
lbdawger

well, not to confuse anyone, I'm going to go to bed. sweet sleeps everyone! stay warm! or cool depending on your location. see you all tomorrow.
9:59 pm
Bugsaw

sleep well lbd
10:18 pm
Mary

help pls, sa6/21 & 7/32
10:21 pm
penquis

sa* Francisco + not yes + consonant
10:22 pm
penquis

sa + ping ***g + not out...
10:23 pm
Mary

tyvm finally finished good nite all
10:24 pm
penquis

congrats....g''nite...
10:25 pm
penquis

heading to bed...g'nite to anyone who is still here...
10:28 pm
phandmd

g'night Pen. I am off to bed to
10:28 pm
phandmd

too...
10:41 pm
harpjane

oops, I still have 166 to go....
10:56 pm
harpjane

the first mo5?
10:58 pm
joso

mo5 many ms lisas
11:02 pm
harpjane

thanks
11:08 pm
harpjane

pi5/14?
11:11 pm
rururocks

pi + small bed
11:11 pm
harpjane

thanks po6/21?
11:11 pm
rururocks

weed smoker?
11:12 pm
rururocks

ganja hombre?
11:12 pm
rururocks

never mind
11:12 pm
rururocks

not horsies
11:12 pm
harpjane

nah, that's the 6/24, of course I knew that one!
11:12 pm
rururocks

smaller than horsies
11:13 pm
harpjane

thanks
11:13 pm
rururocks

yw
11:14 pm
harpjane

I probably won't finish, i still need 113
11:14 pm
harpjane

dang, i had a good record--almost 60 days of finishing each grid
11:14 pm
rururocks

only a couple a minute harp
11:15 pm
harpjane

will try
11:16 pm
harpjane

hi7?
11:18 pm
rururocks

add a w and you have a group of horses talking
11:19 pm
harpjane

thanks and lol
11:21 pm
grannyrose

g'day from me. ruru, nice to see you, mate. i expected you to be completely whacked tonight. how many miles did you drive today? and hello to you also, jane.
11:22 pm
rururocks

I am whacked
11:22 pm
rururocks

i drove almost 400 miles
11:22 pm
grannyrose

poor man....do you ache all over too? wow! no wonder you are whacked!!
11:26 pm
rururocks

i ache all over
11:26 pm
rururocks

had some wine with dinner.. now a bit relaxed
11:26 pm
harpjane

ro5?
11:27 pm
grannyrose

friends ro***s lend me your ears, i come to bury caesar
11:28 pm
harpjane

thanks
11:28 pm
kje

li6/21?
11:29 pm
grannyrose

sorry, i missed out...countrymen
11:29 pm
kje

nm
11:29 pm
grannyrose

*giggle* kje, don't you hate it when that happens?
11:30 pm
rururocks

especially as a doctor?
11:30 pm
rururocks

:D
11:30 pm
rururocks

guess you don't have to run panels :D
11:30 pm
grannyrose

lol, ruru
11:31 pm
harpjane

the first si5?
11:31 pm
grannyrose

plural?
11:33 pm
harpjane

lol oops ty
11:33 pm
rururocks

doc is ignoring me
11:34 pm
kje

in grid
11:37 pm
harpjane

the first to5/12?
11:37 pm
torgone

be rgman
11:37 pm
rururocks

to + hawaiian desert
11:37 pm
rururocks

to + not woman
11:38 pm
grannyrose

like the ro5, jane
11:38 pm
rururocks

et tu brutus?
11:38 pm
harpjane

thanks, I must not want to think about males tonight!
11:38 pm
rururocks

??
11:39 pm
grannyrose

ruru, ro5, to5 both ends the same
11:39 pm
harpjane

think about it ruru.....
11:41 pm
harpjane

the first am5?
11:41 pm
grannyrose

you must be tired, ruru. your brain not working on all 8 cylinders.
11:42 pm
grannyrose

am + ***gara falls, popular holiday place.
11:42 pm
kje

FW
11:42 pm
kje

and off to be for me - hagn all
11:43 pm
grannyrose

night, kje. hope you rest well
11:45 pm
harpjane

no5/12? sorry to be such a pest....
11:45 pm
grannyrose

no + short word for a friend
11:45 pm
grannyrose

and you are not a pest, dear, at all
11:46 pm
harpjane

glad to hear it, it's just taht i'd really like to keep my finishing streak going....
11:47 pm
harpjane

an6/21?
11:47 pm
grannyrose

an + **eration, surgery + 2 vowels
11:48 pm
harpjane

and as6?
11:48 pm
grannyrose

more like the remnants of a fire
11:49 pm
harpjane

thanks
11:53 pm
harpjane

the last si6?
11:54 pm
grannyrose

aagghhh, it's hard
11:55 pm
grannyrose

si + last letter of alphabet + you use a dr***, to dry wet washing.
11:56 pm
joso

742
11:56 pm
harpjane

to7?
11:57 pm
grannyrose

to + double consonant + i w*** someone would tell DH to leave me alone.
11:57 pm
joso

to7, to6 said with a stutter
11:58 pm
rururocks

more like a ton :D
11:58 pm
joso

and DH stop tickling rose
11:58 pm
rururocks

go don do
11:58 pm
rururocks

go
11:59 pm
harpjane

I'm so close.......
11:59 pm
grannyrose

raspberries to you ruru
11:59 pm
joso

yet so far
11:59 pm
rururocks

:D