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FINAL SCORES

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274 plain_lo
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244 grannyg
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224 coop1
223 jaianniah
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219 Leaf
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10 MissOmnibus

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:04 am
flosey

Hello - anyone else in here?
12:04 am
pugmama763

hi flose
12:04 am
rururocks

(echo.....)
12:04 am
dizgrannie

me here
12:04 am
Erda

Hello...
12:05 am
VolleymomDee

flip; hi all... hi erda, diz, ru, pug, flosey
12:05 am
Erda

Hiya Dee
12:05 am
flosey

jo Dee
12:05 am
flosey

oops, hi Dee
12:05 am
VolleymomDee

:)
12:06 am
cybernan

hi everyone
12:06 am
flosey

hi nan
12:07 am
pugmama763

da8 & wa 8
12:07 am
rururocks

la7
12:07 am
VolleymomDee

nice, pug, thx
12:08 am
rbud

ce 7 - howdy all
12:08 am
pugmama763

se7 & ar7
12:08 am
VolleymomDee

aw 7
12:09 am
VolleymomDee

hi rb
12:09 am
rururocks

la8
12:09 am
rbud

la7 x 2
12:10 am
flosey

ar7
12:10 am
dizgrannie

lw 4 & 5
12:11 am
flosey

thanks diz
12:11 am
negativeneil

we7
12:12 am
Erda

ba7
12:12 am
dizgrannie

ps 4
12:12 am
negativeneil

wa8
12:12 am
flosey

tks neil
12:13 am
flosey

and again, for the wa8
12:13 am
dizgrannie

NBT/NBS
12:13 am
dizgrannie

pe 7/8 if not called
12:15 am
rbud

nbt nbs also
12:15 am
negativeneil

yw flosey
12:16 am
negativeneil

x2 ;)
12:27 am
cybernan

not getting anywhere -- see you tomorrow
12:57 am
flosey

too sleepy tonight, 72 for tomorrow, good night everyone
1:09 am
harpjane

hello
1:10 am
grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me
1:11 am
harpjane

rabe is TOO a word. I eat it all the time.
1:13 am
grannyrose

lolol
1:14 am
harpjane

it is. look it up!
1:15 am
grannyrose

but it usually spelled raab
1:16 am
harpjane

oh, pk
1:16 am
harpjane

ok
1:17 am
grannyrose

but you are quite correct, it is just enable won't allow it. it it spelled both ways in the dictionary
1:19 am
harpjane

nbt
1:22 am
grannyrose

yay you harps
1:26 am
harpjane

nbs
1:27 am
grannyrose

well done harps.
1:33 am
sprite

good morning all
1:33 am
sprite

phantom: lentil
1:35 am
sprite

wow... dutch for someone who gives eating advice is in the grid. And it is an 8-letter word. Dietiste.
1:40 am
grannyrose

yahoo!! {{hugs}} dear sprite. sorry i wasn't here when you came in. was doing an on-line survey.
1:40 am
sprite

hi sweetie, *hugs* How was your day? Did you have a good time with your friend?
1:40 am
grannyrose

ummm, would you believe i tried it?
1:41 am
sprite

lolollllll oh yes I would. I can't help myself neither... always try everything that appears in chog.
1:41 am
grannyrose

day was so so. june is always good value, and don loves it when i bring home for him a piece of baked cheesecake.
1:42 am
sprite

so that was the good part... which part was bad? Pain?
1:42 am
sprite

and how about talking things out with Don about yesterday?
1:42 am
grannyrose

but for some reason, when i got home i was covered in perspiration and aching all over. had a nana nap which lasted nearly 2 hours.
1:43 am
grannyrose

don and i are all good.
1:43 am
sprite

ouch. Sounds like you overdid stuff the day before, with the bed and all.
1:43 am
sprite

and I am glad... I hope you spoke up for yourself and didn't just let it slide.
1:45 am
grannyrose

i honestly try to not overdo stuff, sprite.
1:46 am
sprite

I know, darling, it wasn't meant to sound reproaching at all. I know how hard it is to not overdo it. If only it would be the same every day, but it isn't.
1:47 am
sprite

phantom: pestilent
1:48 am
sprite

reproaching? Reproachful? Ugh.
1:50 am
grannyrose

i hear you, honey. i know you just want is best for me. and i love you for it.
1:50 am
sprite

absolutely. And it is mutual :)
1:51 am
grannyrose

reproachful in the instance.
1:51 am
grannyrose

ugh * this *
1:52 am
sprite

it always baffles me. Some days, we can do several chores, walk for a bit, cook dinner and still have some mileage left. And other days, it is one or two chores and wham, overdid stuff and hell to pay the days after.
1:52 am
sprite

thanks darling :) Sometimes I make such ugly mistakes, lol.
1:53 am
grannyrose

ikr??? it's crazy stuff. and you can't tell on the day that that is what is happening.
1:54 am
sprite

nope, it is only looking back that you can say, oh right, should have stopped before this or that. So frustrating.
1:54 am
grannyrose

btw, your command of english is waaaay better than my dutch.
1:55 am
sprite

*giggles* Duh... we learn english at school, from at least age 12, nowadays even before that. Your knowledge of dutch is only what rubs off of me, I bet :D
1:56 am
grannyrose

* rubs sprite frantically, hoping it is not the wrong way * roflol
1:57 am
sprite

roflollllll! Hmmmm.... a little lower.... a bit more to the left.... yessss *contented sigh*
1:57 am
grannyrose

* belly shaking laughing *
1:58 am
grannyrose

so long as you aren't moaning, i am safe, right?
1:58 am
sprite

:D
1:59 am
sprite

I slept really well last night. I feel actually up to my day of cooking.
1:59 am
grannyrose

spit polish dear, or should i use the brush?
2:00 am
sprite

hahahaha yes, I won't moan. Just the backrub will do :)
2:00 am
grannyrose

nice, hin. good for you. now remember, step,rest, step, rest
2:00 am
sprite

right. I will remember that. Eile mit Weile, as our eastern neighbours say.
2:04 am
sprite

phantom: diatribe
2:04 am
sprite

and dissent
2:06 am
grannyrose

lots of phantoms tonight/morning
2:06 am
sprite

indeed. I keep seeing new ones, lol.
2:07 am
sprite

am doing the 'doing without' ending now... so many phantoms there.
2:10 am
grannyrose

7 doing without words, and would you believe only one ending with the loch monster
2:10 am
grannyrose

such a waste of an ending.
2:10 am
sprite

for real? Ok, then I can give the monster a rest, at least, lol.
2:13 am
sprite

I really think 'doing without the eating regime" should be a word. As in she went di8 for 4 whole weeks before she started a new one.
2:15 am
grannyrose

*giggle*
2:16 am
sprite

hah. 7 doing without words found!
2:17 am
grannyrose

well done sprite
2:19 am
licketySplitAUS

extra word? any clues what it is?
2:20 am
grannyrose

se8 lickety
2:21 am
sprite

hi lickety :)
2:22 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
2:23 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
2:23 am
licketySplitAUS

Sorry - hit the wrong button - Clues coming again without that word that's not a real word
2:23 am
grannyrose

thanx lickety. it wasn't a problem for me.
2:24 am
licketySplitAUS

ok all good. Problem is, if I don't fix it - tomorrow wont run
2:24 am
sprite

thanks for keeping us in clues, Lickety. You are a daily blessing.
2:24 am
grannyrose

understood, lickety
2:29 am
sprite

lol... 8th word with doing without!
2:30 am
grannyrose

there is??
2:30 am
sprite

yeah, just found another one :)
2:32 am
grannyrose

which one? i still only count 7.
2:33 am
sprite

let me see... 3xA, D, L, T, 2xW
2:34 am
grannyrose

ummm sprite?? one is the loch monster ending
2:34 am
sprite

ouch ouch ouch. You are so right. *shamefaced*
2:35 am
grannyrose

special hugs for sprite
2:36 am
sprite

hehehe :) Thank you darling.
2:37 am
sprite

note to self: don't forget the solitary loch monster
2:39 am
sprite

fireflies
2:39 am
grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!!
2:39 am
sprite

very nice grid!
2:40 am
grannyrose

it was for me also. didn't hit lickety until about 25 left. i think i am improving.
2:40 am
sprite

time for me to eat my apples, and go off to shop. Once the shopping is done, I can more or less relax. Am gonna make a huge pan of soup today, easy dinner.
2:40 am
sprite

awesome, rose!
2:41 am
grannyrose

{{hugs}} my dear friend. i hope your day is good.xoxox
2:41 am
sprite

and you sleep well, my friend. *hugs* good night!
2:42 am
rolin

sprite .. are you still here?
2:43 am
grannyrose

nope, she has gone, rolin
2:45 am
rolin

hmmff... was gonna ask for a clue to the w without... i have the wa8...
2:46 am
grannyrose

it is actually we7/44. wa8 is the only one.we7, uses the loch monster ending.
2:48 am
rolin

aaahhh... ty rose
2:49 am
grannyrose

np's rolin
3:55 am
jaianniah

Hello, all...a long lost friend is peeking in!
4:01 am
jaianniah

can someone point me towards the ab words?
4:03 am
zoozzoom

A+ most of hat makes a chime+ vowel
4:03 am
zoozzoom

hat=what
4:03 am
zoozzoom

then plural for the AB6
4:04 am
zoozzoom

AB4 a+ put money on horses etc
4:05 am
jaianniah

thanx! nice to meet you!
4:05 am
zoozzoom

Welcome.Nice to meet you too :-)
4:54 am
grannyrose

g'day peeps. hello jaianniah. nice to meet you.
5:06 am
grannyrose

and i am outta here. pumpkin time. xoxox
5:35 am
gran

Last three - ba7/40, te 7/32 and 8/45 clues please
5:36 am
mattygroves

BA 7/40 - to serve good folk fine beer (at least the good ones do)
5:40 am
lynxxx

te7/8 think of the long icicles that hang from the roof of a cave - same ending
5:41 am
Uneaixoise

hmmmm ihave long icicles hanging from MY roof :-)
5:41 am
lynxxx

brrrr
5:41 am
Uneaixoise

morning, all
5:42 am
lynxxx

morning Une
5:43 am
suefrad625

ty lyn and matty
5:43 am
suefrad625

good morning all
5:43 am
lynxxx

hi Sue
5:43 am
Uneaixoise

currently a balmy 11 degrees
5:44 am
Uneaixoise

hi sue :-)
5:44 am
Uneaixoise

and matty and lynxxx :-)
5:44 am
lynxxx

while we are having another hot hot weekend ahead
5:45 am
Uneaixoise

crazy,eh?
5:47 am
crosshair

lol morning everyone:) tis a balmy MINUS 11F here this morn with a lovely breeze off the bay pushing the wind chill down to minus 22f:)
5:48 am
Uneaixoise

hey crossy :-)
5:48 am
lynxxx

hi Cross
5:49 am
Uneaixoise

i know i looked like a total nutjob at 5:00am standing in the ice and snow in my front yard as I took my dogs out one by one and BEGGED them to hurry up and pee! LOL
5:49 am
ivesy3

and here a warm -7, with windchills of -25 .
5:49 am
Uneaixoise

where do you live, ivesy?
5:49 am
lynxxx

gosh Une - anything to melt the snow
5:50 am
crosshair

melting snow with puppy power!
5:50 am
Uneaixoise

:-D
5:52 am
ivesy3

western ny, 50 miles south of buffalo
5:55 am
suefrad625

hello jaianniah and welcome
5:56 am
suefrad625

here we have 8f and feels like 0. Thank God for dog doors!
5:58 am
Uneaixoise

western ny . . . brrrrrr
6:00 am
crosshair

darn... all my windows are frozen shut again:(
6:00 am
sukee

Morning all, brrr
6:02 am
crosshair

Howdy, Sukee
6:02 am
suefrad625

School has been out here for the last WEEK!!!! arg. There goes spring break for the kids.
6:03 am
sukee

They cancelled all the school buses here and closed the schools.
6:03 am
suefrad625

The south is just not made for cold weather
6:03 am
crosshair

Really? why? you getting lots of snow?
6:03 am
suefrad625

who me?
6:03 am
sukee

No, just because of the cold.
6:04 am
crosshair

They do not cancel just for cold here. As long as the buses will start the kids must go
6:04 am
Uneaixoise

schools have been cancelled here as well -- bus routes VERY treacherous
6:04 am
suefrad625

no, ice from Monday and cold since. some roads have ice on them so no go.
6:05 am
sukee

Of course, it probably has something to do with it being Friday.
6:05 am
crosshair

Yup, ever the school board loves a long weekend:)
6:07 am
sukee

I had accidentally left the stove on overnight, I just had it on very low though so no problems. I won't do it again though.
6:08 am
sukee

It helps to warm up my apartment a bit.
6:08 am
crosshair

I remember as a teen working for an independent dairy up north, and how on winter days when they knew it was going to drop below minus 50c they wouldeither bring the batteries of all the trucks inside for the night, or keep one truck running all night long to boost the others in the morning
6:09 am
Uneaixoise

on local tv news they just showed over 50 mailboxes trashed by snowblower clearing ice and snow along the shoulder of one of our county roads . . . jeezomeez
6:09 am
sukee

Was the driver not paying attention?
6:09 am
Uneaixoise

will be repaired at expense of Tennessee Dept of Transportation
6:10 am
Uneaixoise

couldn't see them due to heavy blowing snow
6:11 am
crosshair

lol, une. Years ago we used to have a plow guy who seemed to take great delight in shearing off mail box posts. that is why many people on the marrower secondary roads have those boxes set up on long boom posts that just hang out near the road and are attached to a post further inside the property line
6:11 am
suefrad625

in NY we never got off school. You walked through it all.
6:11 am
crosshair

We once threatened to put in a steel mailbox post and they said they would sue us for blade damage if we did
6:11 am
sukee

How often in -25C?
6:11 am
Uneaixoise

omg crossy!
6:12 am
Uneaixoise

sue, when i was i high school i never had an excuse -- lived 2 blocks away LOL
6:12 am
crosshair

Nothing worse than living right next door to your school
6:14 am
suefrad625

i get that. Here, they close the schools. you are not given the choice. so instead the kids have Saturday school for 3 hours. Its a joke and a waste of time. I would rather they kept the kids 3 hours longer in the day and make the core classes longer for a week.
6:14 am
Uneaixoise

embarassing admission: my uncle in Louisiana sold me one of his repo cars for a dollar -- an old Chevy station wagon -- and I sometimes drove to school LOL
6:15 am
crosshair

here, they have been debating year-long schooling for a while now. Not sure if anything will come of it. Guess they want to process the kids faster;)
6:15 am
Uneaixoise

2 blocks away
6:16 am
crosshair

either that or move the break to winter so there is no down-time as the kids sit in class all summer i suppose
6:18 am
suefrad625

i could not find an N word...duh n4 slapped me itself
6:18 am
sukee

There were so many "snow" days here last year and again this year.
6:18 am
crosshair

In my class I sit and look at the 18-20 year old crwod ; they are the ones who only attend because they are missing two or three credits for their diploma and shake my head. 9 out of ten of the are a waste of space because they just do not care.
6:18 am
crosshair

crowd*
6:19 am
suefrad625

you would think with technology today, they would run online classes for snow days. It just irks me when we dont use the tools of today because people are stuck on yesterday.
6:20 am
crosshair

that is already happening in some schools here, sue
6:20 am
suefrad625

i get the college kids that dont come out in bad weather because they never had to before.
6:20 am
suefrad625

not here, because 3 kids dont have internet
6:20 am
sukee

Yes I have heard of some schools doing online classes here too.
6:20 am
crosshair

Kids get to bring a school laptop home that has camera and lessons all set up so they can create a virtual classroom
6:21 am
suefrad625

they can play xbox and be on their phones, but that is it.
6:21 am
sukee

That is another reason why the internet should be available to all. Like radio was, like TV was.
6:21 am
crosshair

Of course that does not work if you do not have internet as you say
6:21 am
suefrad625

there is a city here, Lexington NC, that has free internet for the whole city. that is the way to do it
6:22 am
suefrad625

it would cost a lot less then opening the schools and buses on the weekends
6:22 am
crosshair

yes, they pay for it with embedded advertisement sponsors. it is a win for all concerned
6:23 am
crosshair

Parts of Toronto have free internet zones
6:23 am
suefrad625

I am going to take that fight to facebook right now
6:23 am
crosshair

And there is one place the name of which I cannot remember that is turning their old phone booth into free wi-fi hot spots
6:23 am
sukee

When I lived in Toronto there was talk of the area around the university being wired for all.
6:24 am
sukee

Then again where I lived there were coffee shops on every corner, I probably would have been able to pick up free internet.
6:24 am
crosshair

I do know that Toronto U now give gids a e book readers with all the text books for their classes pre-loaded onto it.
6:25 am
crosshair

kids*
6:25 am
sukee

I guess U o T has to justify its high tuition :)
6:25 am
crosshair

No more having to pay 100 dollars just for one text book!
6:26 am
sukee

I was so stupid, I worked at the university for 12 years and only took 3 classes. I could have gotten my BA for free.
6:26 am
crosshair

I am taking ENG4U right now and it is my last class;)
6:27 am
sukee

So sad, a 3 year old in Toronto got outside in the middle of the night and froze to death yesterday.
6:27 am
crosshair

Big exam on Monday:))
6:27 am
sukee

Way to go crossy, good luck.
6:42 am
sukee

Breakfast time, see you later.
6:42 am
crosshair

tc sukee
6:56 am
zoozzoom

I have the WA8; PE8;TE8;DA8 what are the stats for the 5th one please?
6:59 am
ladycece920

it's la8/50 plural of the 7
7:00 am
zoozzoom

Many thanks, Ladycece920 :-)
7:00 am
ladycece920

yw
7:06 am
suefrad625

Would anybody mind if I post a lengthy post to have it read? I would love the feedback and corrections you would be willing to offer.
7:06 am
suefrad625

it is about school closings
7:09 am
suefrad625

and how is wabit not a word? I have heard it all my life. It must be a word what cant be found by Elmore Fudd
7:09 am
zoozzoom

Well I am okay with that, Sue,Not sure if there are many people on here at the moment for feedback..lol
7:15 am
car.eeyore

Good morning.
7:16 am
Uneaixoise

seems like you shouldn't be da8 if you're wa8 LOL!
7:16 am
zoozzoom

lol
7:16 am
zoozzoom

Hello, Car :-)
7:17 am
car.eeyore

Hello! TY for those 8's!
7:17 am
zoozzoom

I like your parrot photo, Car :-)
7:18 am
MollyL

Better to post something long in your profile, then ask people to read it
7:19 am
car.eeyore

It is there? I still see my Valentine weemee.
7:19 am
zoozzoom

If you right click inside the chat area that often refreshes it for you.
7:20 am
MollyL

It's too big for me to make out
7:21 am
zoozzoom

It is on the large size.
7:21 am
car.eeyore

Ooops.. Let me try to fix that.
7:22 am
MollyL

No complaints though. Anything but a weemee is fine with me.
7:22 am
doris123

ok , i give up been looking for TW6 and can i find it noooo please help
7:22 am
car.eeyore

What is that program called again where you can resize it?
7:23 am
MollyL

I use irfanview
7:24 am
MollyL

There is no tw6
7:27 am
car.eeyore

I am alsmost done....
7:28 am
zoozzoom

Good going, Car!
7:28 am
car.eeyore

Is that better? She looks fat, but it is smaller, right?
7:29 am
zoozzoom

Much better.She does not look fat to me.
7:29 am
MollyL

It is smaller
7:36 am
zoozzoom

Finally found the LA7 & 8
7:37 am
MollyL

Because you are a Smarty Pants
: D
7:37 am
car.eeyore

Hmmmmm I have a LA 7....
7:38 am
bichon

Me too
7:38 am
bichon

Good Morning
7:38 am
car.eeyore

Hello
7:38 am
zoozzoom

not the LA 7/44 it is the LA 7/36
7:39 am
bichon

me too
7:39 am
Read-Knit-Bake

morning to all. any clues for the second ab6. THX
7:39 am
zoozzoom

Think of part of a private lady part. Then end it with PT of comsume food.
7:39 am
Read-Knit-Bake

oops got it...thx
7:39 am
car.eeyore

Hello RKB! Are you still working in Norwell?
7:40 am
car.eeyore

TY
7:40 am
MollyL

Private lady part...hilarious : D
7:40 am
Read-Knit-Bake

I am.... tues and Thurs come by and see me. What a winter!!
7:40 am
zoozzoom

The clue I gave was for the LA 7/36
7:40 am
bichon

4th row e stats, pls
7:40 am
car.eeyore

My route takes me by there more often and I think of you every time I drive by!
7:40 am
bichon

Yes, have that one
7:41 am
zoozzoom

EN 6/16
7:41 am
BzznBea

en6
7:41 am
bichon

hmmm, hint pls
7:41 am
Read-Knit-Bake

Can't believe you remembered. there at 8:30 until almost close everyday... shorter hrs next week due to snow closings.
7:41 am
BzznBea

Get in the army
7:41 am
zoozzoom

EN + lickety
7:43 am
car.eeyore

I must now try to get my mom to her day program. She has dug in her heels this morning, so we will see how this goes....
7:43 am
Read-Knit-Bake

off to visit my Mom in Randolph...she has had leakage problems. A tough one for anyone to handle let alone an 88 yr old.
7:43 am
car.eeyore

Oh goodness. Drive safely.
7:43 am
Read-Knit-Bake

take car car.eeyore
7:43 am
car.eeyore

you too! see you next week!
7:43 am
bichon

ty zooz, Bea
7:44 am
zoozzoom

Welcome.
7:44 am
BzznBea

yw
7:44 am
MollyL

They finally called a two hour delay for schools here due to the cold. I guess they finally figured out that 1 degree temperatures are too cold for walkers and kids waiting for buses.
7:45 am
car.eeyore

Oh that is horrible. Hubby was just commenting that it is too cold out there. He is using water to unice the door and got a little bit on his finger. It was already starting to feel numb after about a minute.
7:46 am
zoozzoom

Sounds like you are all living in one big freezer...Brrrrrr!
7:46 am
car.eeyore

Pretty much. HAGD. see you in a bit.
7:46 am
phaeton

try -17 for morning lows.
7:46 am
zoozzoom

Toodle pips, Car :-)
7:47 am
zoozzoom

I know i would not last long in those cold temps.
7:48 am
phaeton

I think just about every school in MI is closed today.
7:49 am
BzznBea

My morning routine has been disrupted by not having cold water in any of the three bathrooms despite leaving water running last night.
7:49 am
zoozzoom

With the cost of energy these days.I hate to think what all your energy bills are going to be like this winter!
7:49 am
phaeton

Bummer Bea
7:52 am
josephjames

do you mean your pipes have frozen?
7:52 am
phaeton

we have a well, so no water bills
7:53 am
BzznBea

Yes, our cold water pipes have frozen.
7:53 am
josephjames

I hope that they don't burst on you
7:54 am
BzznBea

Me too! We just got the walls repainted from last winter's break.
7:54 am
BzznBea

Living in a 150 year old house is always an adventure.
7:55 am
josephjames

Sounds like you need more insulation around the pipes
7:55 am
bichon

We have an unheated basement and the pipes have never frozen. Lucky I guess
7:56 am
BzznBea

Yes, I think Hubs will have to give more insulation consideration this summer.
7:57 am
phaeton

stats for the 8? please
7:57 am
BzznBea

We usually don't have winters this cold. But two in a row makes you think differently.
7:57 am
MollyL

Oh but I bet your house is charming Bea. They don't make them like they used to.
7:58 am
BzznBea

da8
7:58 am
phaeton

ty
7:58 am
MollyL

My bet is that the insulation companies and window replacement companies are going to rake in big cash this Spring.
7:59 am
BzznBea

I keep reminding myself how charming it is, Molly.
8:00 am
doris123

sorry got it wrong..... looking for TR6 i can`t find it help !
8:00 am
MollyL

In a perfect world, I would love to have a house that old. With plenty of money to upgrade certain things.
: D
8:00 am
BzznBea

Especially since my bed is in the dining room and my dressers are in the hallway. Everything has a heavy coating of plaster dust...
8:01 am
zoozzoom

TR 5 & 6 A strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
8:02 am
phaeton

ty zooz
8:02 am
zoozzoom

Welcome :-)
8:03 am
doris123

have the 5 but cant find something to go with it
8:03 am
zoozzoom

it is a plural.
8:03 am
BzznBea

plural
8:04 am
phaeton

doris..use a different L
8:05 am
doris123

ohh ty see it now ty all
8:05 am
phaeton

yw
8:07 am
mattygroves

I have the 5/12 - it's a type of flour
8:08 am
phaeton

the 5/12 what?
8:08 am
mattygroves

Sorry Phae - that was meant to go into an IM window, not here.
8:08 am
phaeton

lol
8:10 am
phaeton

now I have to see if I have a 'flour' word. :-)
8:10 am
MollyL

*Waits for Babble gossip to accidentally get posted in chat
8:12 am
suefrad625

I asked before but had to leave. Can i post a long post for you all to critique? would anyone mind. It is about school closings.
8:12 am
mattygroves

:D I know people who have got into real trouble mixing their chat windows
8:12 am
MollyL

Sue, better to post it in your profile and ask folks to read it. That way it doesn't take up chat room
8:13 am
MollyL

Yes Matty. That is like hitting the SEND ALL button on an email that is NOT meant to go to ALL
8:15 am
suefrad625

ok, done. can you all look at my profile and offer assistance in a letter?
8:16 am
MollyL

The problem with "computer classrooms" is that for many children, it requires parental assistance. And sadly, many parents are not willing to do that.
8:17 am
josephjames

They also now have Solar Roadways that can be installed where they would melt snow as it lands and snow would no longer be a driving problem. I can't wait until lots of cities and towns start installing.
8:18 am
MollyL

I think a lot of municipal governments would balk at providing free computers and free internet.
8:19 am
phaeton

When schools close, it is hard for parents that work to find someone to care for their kids, much less find someone to 'j
8:19 am
phaeton

home school them...
8:20 am
mattygroves

To be fair, though, the essay doesn't seem (sorry, I did skim) to be suggesting permanent home schooling, only in certain circumstances?
8:21 am
MollyL

Yes Matty, but it still requires that students have internet, computers and parents who will help them.
8:21 am
phaeton

or some type of supervision.
8:23 am
suefrad625

no parents. Maybe this would be for 4th grade and up. They all can play xbox
8:24 am
suefrad625

I remember not being able to spell a word and my mother handing me a dictionary. It learned to rely on myself to find answers.
8:26 am
MollyL

Severe weather is going to impact the school year. There is no way around that. I think a more reasonable approach is to amend school year requirements in years where there is a lot of severe weather.
8:26 am
suefrad625

supervision would be installed on the computer through software. And remember, they are school computers so they can be monitored. They will be signing an agreement before taking it.
8:26 am
josephjames

There is a way around it - Solar Roadways
8:27 am
MollyL

Well, let me know when places like rural North Carolina and rural Kentucky can afford to install solar roadways.
8:27 am
suefrad625

but joseph here in NC there are areas that are way out in the boonies
8:27 am
suefrad625

sorry molly i didnt see your post.
8:28 am
josephjames

Well eventually every road in the country should be changed to Solar Roadways. It will solve so many different problems.
8:29 am
suefrad625

joseph, here they close schools if it rains too much do to flooding of bridges. What then?
8:29 am
MollyL

So would flying cars, but we haven't seen that happen yet
8:29 am
suefrad625

no, we all work from home in some capacity, why not bring it to the students. This week when the college was closed i assigned online work.
8:30 am
josephjames

The solar roadways have built in drainage. I suppose there would still be times when it would not be enough and you would have flooding. I mean, I vacillate between optimism at this new technology, and figuring if society doesn't collapse we're doing really well.
8:30 am
suefrad625

well, something to think about. I need to go into the 10f and get a lawnmower. bbl
8:30 am
MollyL

Online work may be the answer for high school and college students. I don't see it being a viable solution for elementary school kids though.
8:32 am
suefrad625

molly, they play on phones and computers all the time. I am not saying for k-2nd, but after that they are on computers at school.
8:33 am
suefrad625

and you are right, some parents wont help...but they are the ones who dont help their student any other time. We should be give the chance and opportunity.
8:35 am
MollyL

I think the biggest problem would be getting governments to agree to pay for internet and computers.
8:42 am
josephjames

Or getting them not to spy on the kids through the internet and computers they've paid for.
8:43 am
Sam

I think, first, it would be sad to take snow days away from kids. Also, many, if not most parents still have to go to work when schools close. If the kids are too young to stay home alone, they either take them to work with them, or drop them off at someone else's house, which would remove them from their computers. I think our kids are regimented and surveilled enough as it is. Let them play in the snow.
8:50 am
MollyL

I agree Sam
8:52 am
mattygroves

Yes, but when you have as many snow days as parts of the US have been having, the days have to be made up
8:53 am
phaeton

maybe they should switch and have school in the summer and vacation in the winter.
8:53 am
MollyL

The days don't have to be made up if the schools amend their school year requirements for years (and there are not many) with many closing days.
8:56 am
penquis

schools here build in 3-5 snow days...if they go over those, then they go to school longer in June....this year, our town had three days off early in the winter because of snow related power problems....now they have had a total of 8 days off because of weather....they will cancel a teacher workshop for one day....and will go longer in June....but the State Commissioner of Education can also "forgive" a few days...
8:56 am
phaeton

the feds upped the time kids have to be in school. some schools extended their hours and some extended the days. Some state govs took snow days a way to meet the standards
8:58 am
MollyL

As far as I know, the school year requirement is still betweeen 175 and 180 days in the US
8:59 am
penquis

correct here, molly....
8:59 am
penquis

i think ours is 175 student days....teachers work longer...
9:00 am
HarryHood

ours is 180. but I teach at a private school so we don't make it up.
9:00 am
HarryHood

halfway!
9:00 am
HarryHood

can I get a clue for any of the lone tiles? I'm missing all three
9:00 am
phaeton

this was back in the 90's, could have changed since then.
9:01 am
phaeton

es4/4
9:01 am
phaeton

ra5/16
9:01 am
penquis

are you asking for clues, phae?
9:01 am
HarryHood

got tthem thnks!
9:02 am
penquis

sorry....missed Harry's questiion...
9:02 am
phaeton

no...ra5/16 is mad dog disease
9:02 am
phaeton

en6...to join
9:02 am
phaeton

es4 is a plural letter
9:02 am
HarryHood

nbt! ty!
9:03 am
phaeton

yw Harry
9:05 am
HarryHood

bbl
9:06 am
MollyL

I think way too much of a deal is made over "missed school days". Some years, like this one, are going to have a lot of weather cancellations. You just work around that and move on.
9:08 am
penquis

that's what we have done for years... ;o)
9:13 am
MollyL

The only thing I take issue with in that bit that was posted in Sue's profile is that schools close "when there is a bit of snow". It makes it sound like schools just close on a whim. Careful consideration is taken when schools are closed and it is always with the safety of students in mind.
9:14 am
Judi

Good morning, all. Hope everyone is staying warm and cozy.
9:14 am
penquis

yes, and it's good to remember that not all states have good snow removal equipment....and drivers who know how to drive in snow and ice....
9:14 am
penquis

hi judi...
9:14 am
hego

Hi All..
9:14 am
phaeton

clue for the la8? please
9:14 am
MollyL

Exactly Pen.
9:14 am
penquis

and what looks like nothing on a main road is often much more hazardous on country roads...
9:15 am
penquis

hi hego...
9:15 am
penquis

don't have the la 8 yet....sorry...
9:15 am
hego

hiya
9:15 am
MollyL

And there are the kids who must walk to school to be considered.
9:16 am
hego

I have a 7
9:16 am
MollyL

la8...extend female genitalia word
9:16 am
penquis

same here...
9:16 am
hego

Did not see that....
9:16 am
MollyL

Or "private lady parts" as Zoom calls them
: D
9:16 am
phaeton

got it...tried that a few times, must have been misspelling it
9:17 am
hego

Gotta love Zooz
9:17 am
penquis

yes....we have had two pedestrians hit by hit and run drivers this winter in a town of only 7600....they were walking on the side of roads because the sidewalks were not plowed yet....
9:17 am
penquis

ty molly...
9:17 am
hego

That's how Stephen King got hit.
9:18 am
Judi

Surprised Ruru has not appeared at the mention of "lady parts".
9:18 am
hego

Does that happen a lot in Maine?
9:18 am
MollyL

We had a student killed on an icy road not far from where I live. She was crossing the street, trying to get to school.
9:18 am
hego

Judi, me too.
9:18 am
penquis

no, not usually....but we are pretty good at keeping sidewalks clean....this winter, it's been hard to keep up....
9:19 am
hego

I can imagine.
9:20 am
penquis

in Portland, they had to find another spot to dump the snow because the pile was so high, it impeded planes at the jetport...
9:20 am
hego

cheez!
9:21 am
Judi

They had to resort to dumping it in the harbor in Boston. Just add tea!
9:21 am
Ouwachita

how many words today?
9:21 am
MollyL

Flame throwers...we all need flame throwers...
9:21 am
penquis

ewwww....lots of salt and dirt in snow....
9:21 am
penquis

178...
9:21 am
hego

Boston has used a melting machine too.
9:22 am
Ouwachita

thanks penquis
9:22 am
penquis

some places have trucks that turn it into water....boston does, i think...
9:22 am
mkg

hi all. clues for 8s very welcome.
9:22 am
hego

Penq, they tried to keep that to a minimum.
9:22 am
Ouwachita

here they dump the snow into the river
9:22 am
hego

Yes they do.
9:22 am
Judi

Then what do they do with the water? Into the sewer run-off?
9:23 am
hego

yes Judi
9:23 am
penquis

don't know...
9:23 am
hego

It would go there anyway.
9:23 am
Judi

Well, when you think about it, there's dirt and sand and salt in most rivers anyway.
9:24 am
Judi

Going to be lots of flooding in the spring, I predict.
9:24 am
penquis

some ecosystems are pretty vulnerable to changes, though...
9:24 am
MollyL

Yes, remember everyone, the sky is falling
9:24 am
hego

there is also oil and road dirt involved.
9:25 am
penquis

very true...
9:25 am
Judi

*opens umbrella*
9:25 am
penquis

we had statewide flooding in 1987....my school was closed 3 days....but some places were closed a week because bridges collapsed....
9:27 am
MollyL

When it snows in Jerusalem, you know it's an ugly winter
9:27 am
hego

It is kind of verging on the biblical, though.
9:29 am
MollyL

But be afraid of global warming...be very afraid...
9:29 am
MollyL

: D
9:29 am
mkg

it snows every year in jerusalem. it is cold and jerusalem is high up. perhaps there was more snow this year, but i can tell you it snows most years.
9:30 am
hego

interesting mkg
9:30 am
Judi

Global Henny Penny Syndrome.
9:32 am
hego

Tell it to the polar b***s
9:32 am
Judi

We should relocate the polar be4/5 to Boston.
9:32 am
Judi

Lots of snow. Food rich environment.
9:32 am
hego

:)
9:34 am
Douglas

I'm hoping that the e word on the fourth row isn't a common word. Clues anyone?
9:34 am
penquis

think of joining the army....
9:35 am
penquis

circular words are tough...
9:35 am
Douglas

Oh. yes. quite. NBT!
9:35 am
hego

Just got the joining the army reference.
9:36 am
hego

believed it for a mo.
9:36 am
hego

believed it for a mo.
9:37 am
penquis

hahahah....
9:37 am
hego

:)
9:40 am
MollyL

Pen, if you have any swamp land in Florida you want to sell...
9:40 am
penquis

ha!....
9:41 am
penquis

i actually have a five acre parcel in a nice rural area -- 20 minutes from a small city -- to sell.... ;o)
9:41 am
hego

Um...no ty
9:43 am
hego

I can do Florida one week a year.
9:43 am
Judi

Up sell, Pen. Throw in the 8 feet of snow for free with that parcel.
9:44 am
penquis

good idea, judi!
9:44 am
hego

that could work!
9:45 am
Judi

Snow castle for sale on large private lot. Will sculpt to buyer's specs.
9:46 am
hego

But hurry! Melting fast!
9:46 am
penquis

yes!.....could build the buyer an igloo!
9:46 am
penquis

not melting here too soon, hego...
9:46 am
hego

sadly
9:51 am
Judi

45 left. Time for a break.
9:52 am
MimiCat

I wish I could bring you all here to Phoenix. We had 80 degrees all last week and upper 70's this week and next. I feel so bad for all my friends in the awful cold and snow.
9:52 am
penquis

thanks, mimi....i will think of you... :o)
9:52 am
hego

ty Mimi, I will head south next week.
9:53 am
MimiCat

Just spoke to a friend in Cincinnati and it's -15 there with snow. I've lived in it both there and in Michigan, so I do remember.
9:53 am
MimiCat

Hego, you know that Florida is pretty cold now, too. Aloy is there.
9:54 am
mkg

there is definitely global warming from all i see. and stephen hawking says our planet has just 1000 years to go because the sun is getting weaker and because we have destroyed the planet. so that is his take.
9:54 am
MimiCat

Of course, considering your weather, it will probably still feel balmy.
9:54 am
tabbycat

I'm in Florida and it was 32 this morning, but will be 75 tomorrow
9:54 am
mkg

enjoy the weather mimi
9:54 am
hego

It will warm up in a few days
9:54 am
penquis

it's 10 here but the sun is shining....
9:55 am
hego

Penq is it windy there?
9:55 am
MimiCat

Hoping I can enjoy it now. Had major oral surgery last week and have been in PAIN. Had 18 teeth extracted and fit with dentures....really awful.
9:55 am
hego

Poor Mimi. :(
9:55 am
mkg

i am not doing so well with this grid. any clues for the 8s other than female body parts?
9:56 am
penquis

pe 8 is a plural.....think of a small flashlight...
9:56 am
hego

ty Penq
9:57 am
penquis

and wa 8....to be without skin bumps....;o)
9:57 am
mkg

ty pen. got the pe 8
9:57 am
harpjane

hi mkg, this is the Georgia O'Keefe grid, isn't it?
9:57 am
penquis

well i am off....bbl to find the last 35....
9:58 am
penquis

yw....bye!
9:58 am
mkg

got the wa. ty.
9:58 am
hego

bye Penq
9:58 am
mkg

what do you mean georgia o'keefe? not getting it harp
9:58 am
hego

lol Jane. Good one.
10:00 am
mkg

why am i not getting the okeefe reference? you mean to that one 8, the la?
10:01 am
harpjane

let's just say she painted a lot of orchids....
10:01 am
hego

a lot of her flowers looked like lady parts.
10:02 am
hego

must go bbl
10:03 am
jaxx7

Latin for lips, mkg
10:03 am
jaxx7

Build on that
10:03 am
mael

to be fair, a lot of flowers are lady parts
10:03 am
harpjane

does the we7 build off the 4?
10:04 am
jaxx7

Quite true. It is a plant genus
10:05 am
harpjane

flowers and electrical sockets
10:05 am
mael

no, harp
10:06 am
jaxx7

electrical sockets?
10:07 am
mael

stats for the R?
10:07 am
tabbycat

r 5/16
10:07 am
harpjane

ra5, danger, that bat might be ra5
10:07 am
mael

thanks tabbycat :)
10:08 am
mael

hah, thanks, I was actually looking for ra... the disease
10:08 am
tabbycat

yw
10:09 am
harpjane

sorry, i just realized you asked for stats not a clue
10:09 am
jaxx7

Reluctantly, have to go and unpick Navy blue Aran knitting while there is natural light. Trust my awkward son-in-law to want a sweater in navy.
10:10 am
mael

harp, it's quite alright!
10:10 am
mael

so, who else is dreaming of gardening and spring?
10:13 am
MollyL

Me, me, me
10:13 am
harpjane

not me, i want to ski for another month
10:15 am
car.eeyore

Hello again
10:16 am
mael

fair enough, harp! But Molly, I can't wait to go outside and start digging around. Or even just go outside and be able to see the ground
10:16 am
mael

... which may not be until July at this rate
10:17 am
harpjane

help with the be 5667?
10:17 am
harpjane

(unless it's a fish)
10:21 am
car.eeyore

The 5 & 6 sounds like the beginning of a star, or a creepy character played by Michael Keaton, but don't say his name three times.
10:21 am
harpjane

thanks
10:25 am
car.eeyore

The other 6 & 7 are BE + the letters of what a man wears around his neck, but mix them up; plural for the 7
10:27 am
MollyL

I hear you Mael. There is nothing likable about bitter cold and snow. It's depressing.
10:27 am
harpjane

We had a Real Winter last year and I loved the challenge. But we didn't get as much as you guys have.
10:28 am
harpjane

be-dickey?
10:28 am
MLFAN17

that clue isnt working for me either
10:30 am
MLFAN17

First column E?
10:31 am
mael

es4/4
10:31 am
car.eeyore

ES 4/4
10:31 am
chrisk

think - men wear a suit and ***
10:31 am
MLFAN17

never mind make that the third column bottom E stats please?
10:31 am
car.eeyore

en 6/18
10:31 am
chrisk

that should be suits and ****
10:32 am
MLFAN17

thanks car
10:32 am
MLFAN17

nbt
10:34 am
MLFAN17

i just got da 8/45:)
10:34 am
harpjane

we7?
10:35 am
tabbycat

the state of being damp
10:35 am
MLFAN17

ty tabby
10:35 am
MLFAN17

nbt and nbs
10:36 am
tabbycat

yw
10:38 am
MollyL

There is an extra S in that be7 word, that is why the neckwear clue isn't working
10:44 am
Douglas

Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;
For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.
10:45 am
Douglas

It was in yesterday's grid too
10:55 am
Shirlockc

lovely, douglas
11:01 am
dianedecoder

I like it too :-)
11:03 am
cybernan

good morning, everyone
11:04 am
MLFAN17

hello again
11:04 am
dianedecoder

hi, nan and MLF
11:04 am
MLFAN17

hi dian
11:16 am
bichon

Did I hear the word gardening. This snow ain't melting til April, if that
11:18 am
MollyL

Oh too bad. We should have some melting this weekend.
11:18 am
periwinkle

hi all, it was 8 degrees when I got up this am. supposed to be a high of 18 degrees! I am staying inside and keeping warm
11:18 am
Anniebrook

it 2 degrees here this morning
11:18 am
bichon

You lucky southeners
11:19 am
Anniebrook

*was
11:20 am
bichon

Yes when I went out with the fluffies for a walk at 7 AM it was around 0
11:21 am
MLFAN17

peri sounds like the temps here in nc
11:21 am
HarryHood

nice thing is it's so cold that the leaks in the hallway have slowed down
11:21 am
periwinkle

it is supposed to be in the 30's tomorrow and in the 40's on Sunday.
11:22 am
Anniebrook

bichon, my daughter that lives in wilton, the house lost power
11:22 am
cybernan

4 celcius here -- have to get hubby out to finish pruning the grapes for me.
11:22 am
bichon

Why? Because of the high wind?
11:22 am
bichon

Pruning grapes, how can you find them?
11:22 am
cybernan

what do you mean how can I find them?
11:23 am
Anniebrook

I think so..she just left a message that she has no power and will call later
11:23 am
periwinkle

I am missing one 8. I have da,la,pe and wa
11:23 am
bichon

Does she have alternative heating?
11:23 am
MLFAN17

are the 3 ar words related?
11:23 am
Anniebrook

bichon, I dont know
11:24 am
Anniebrook

bichon, I guess the fireplace will help for now
11:24 am
HarryHood

mlf - one is a pl of other, third is unrelated
11:24 am
mixi6

frist two ar are related
11:24 am
cybernan

ar's begin with the same 3 letters
11:24 am
periwinkle

they all start with the same 3 letters
11:24 am
HarryHood

what a helpful bunch we are :)
11:24 am
MLFAN17

thanks all
11:25 am
bichon

We can close off our kitchen and there is a fireplace in there. But I don't know what that would do in such extreme cold
11:25 am
MLFAN17

i got the 7
11:25 am
cybernan

bich -- don't understand your comment about the grapes
11:25 am
MLFAN17

all 3 found
11:26 am
bichon

aren't they buried in snow?
11:26 am
MLFAN17

bichon you could stay in the room where the fireplace is and get seem direct heat on you. I would love a fireplace in these temps
11:26 am
cybernan

we don't have any snow -- temps have been getting up to 10C during the day -- forsythia, lilacs and roses by the front door are in bud
11:27 am
MLFAN17

but a real one not gas. electric one... maybe
11:27 am
bichon

A fireplace will emit only so much heat. And we have a cathedral ceiling in th kitchen. We could keep the stove going
11:27 am
mixi6

where in NC mlfan?
11:28 am
bichon

Where are you in Canada, thought you were around Calgary
11:28 am
MollyL

I have a fairly small fireplace and it puts out a lot of heat.
11:28 am
MLFAN17

near the border of va(southern part of va)
11:28 am
mixi6

FW
11:28 am
cybernan

no -- in the Okanagan Valley -- northern tip of the sonoran desert that begins in AZ
11:29 am
MLFAN17

an hour from that
11:29 am
MLFAN17

no sory 2 hrs
11:29 am
MLFAN17

half hour from winston salem
11:29 am
mixi6

I'm in Chapel Hill
11:30 am
bichon

doh, nan
11:30 am
bichon

I am baking bread now and the kitchen is really toasty
11:30 am
MLFAN17

mixi you aer an hour to the right of me
11:30 am
MLFAN17

mixi you aer an hour to the right of me
11:31 am
cybernan

this both the napa valley and the silicon valley of the north! -- mild winters with very little snow.
11:32 am
bichon

You have the best of both climates
11:33 am
mixi6

dub out winter boots today and then gave them to the thrift store. My feet have gotten bigger in the last 25 years.
11:33 am
rururocks

?? your feet are still growing?
11:34 am
cybernan

yes -- our town is a year round resort area -- 3 ski resorts in the mountains nearby and a huge lake and numerous golf courses for the summer
11:34 am
mixi6

gone from a size 7 to 8, so I guess so.
11:34 am
rururocks

wow
11:35 am
bichon

Don't you go back to Kelown in the summer?
11:35 am
cybernan

we live in Kelowna
11:35 am
mattygroves

I have two words left - no doubt very easy, but I have things to do and they're keeping me glued to my chair - I need an se5/12 and se6/18
11:36 am
bichon

I'm confused nan. You live in Arizona in the winter and Canada in the summer
11:36 am
mixi6

se5 the day natty,
11:37 am
mixi6

for a group of six (alt. spelling).
11:38 am
mattygroves

O jave tje 5/10...
11:38 am
mattygroves

I have the 5/10, that should have said...
11:38 am
rururocks

se 5/12 is a religious order plural
11:38 am
mattygroves

Thanks for the six!!!
11:38 am
cybernan

no we don't live in AZ -- we sometimes rent a place in AZ for 2 or 3 months during the winter, though
11:39 am
mattygroves

I'm an idiot - I could have sworn I tried that. anyway, have a good evening all
11:39 am
cybernan

either there or in CA
11:41 am
periwinkle

help with the te8 pls
11:42 am
HarryHood

pl of te7
11:42 am
MLFAN17

at5?
11:42 am
HarryHood

ends in ceramic square bathroom wall adornment
11:42 am
periwinkle

I don't have the te7 but looking
11:42 am
rururocks

off center mlf
11:43 am
cybernan

the northern tip of the sonoran desert is in southern BC
11:43 am
MLFAN17

duh ty andhello ruru
11:43 am
cybernan

is that what was confusing you?
11:43 am
MLFAN17

dont understand the te clue?
11:44 am
HarryHood

if it were ta7 it would be one who understands by feeling
11:44 am
bichon

I am very confused, how could the Sonoran desert reach up to BC. Am I totally out of the loop
11:45 am
HarryHood

or t+ a missile is a proj******
11:46 am
MLFAN17

still lost me
11:47 am
cybernan

look at a map --- it does extend that far north - the southern end of the Okanagan Valley is mostly scrub pine, sagebrush and cacti on very sandy soil.
11:47 am
bichon

Looked it up nan, I am dumbfounded
11:49 am
cybernan

that isn't working, harry -- is there an extra letter in there somewhere?
11:49 am
MLFAN17

cyber which one do you need?
11:49 am
rururocks

te 7 ends in not loose .. misspelled
11:49 am
HarryHood

doh! sorry - switch the last consonant to a cross
11:49 am
cybernan

te 8
11:49 am
HarryHood

*blush*
11:50 am
rururocks

*check harry's med cabinet*
11:50 am
HarryHood

it's the neurontin - it's making me dopey
11:50 am
cybernan

ah - ty harry
11:50 am
rururocks

LOL
11:50 am
MLFAN17

ah got them ty ruru and all i also used Morewords to get it
11:51 am
HarryHood

aw6?
11:52 am
MLFAN17

harry aw plus l 4/4
11:52 am
MLFAN17

le 4/4
11:52 am
rururocks

kind of like no sting bandaids harry
11:52 am
HarryHood

ty
11:52 am
HarryHood

2 left
11:52 am
MLFAN17

lol ruru
11:53 am
helensgirlkid

Thanks cybernan- it's fascinating to see the connections we miss because we look at borders not geography!
11:53 am
Anniebrook

that was funny, ru
11:54 am
rururocks

:D
11:54 am
MLFAN17

ti7?
11:54 am
MLFAN17

nm
11:54 am
HarryHood

without a cravat
11:55 am
HarryHood

last word li7?
11:55 am
rururocks

like a thing you're allowed to drive with an extra vowel
11:57 am
HarryHood

ty done!
11:57 am
HarryHood

good day all!
11:57 am
Anniebrook

congrats, Harry! and stay warm
11:59 am
cybernan

remember the converstion about spelling? --- took me forever to find the pe 7-8 because we spell it with a ght :(
11:59 am
MLFAN17

ty ruru
12:01 pm
cybernan

allowed to drive or to drive with?
12:01 pm
rururocks

drive with
12:02 pm
rururocks

or to be quiet for dyslexics with an extra vowel :D
12:02 pm
cybernan

mmm - that's what I thought, but not getting anywhere with it
12:02 pm
Anniebrook

nan, pe 6/21 is a rock, usu. not spelled ending with ght
12:03 pm
cybernan

ah -- ok -- not into geology, so wasn't aware of the rock
12:04 pm
MLFAN17

cyber can you reclue the word you are talking about at 11:59 please?
12:05 pm
cybernan

coming up with liesent and lissent
12:06 pm
cybernan

and liesens from those clues -- none of which are the word
12:06 pm
Anniebrook

nan, drop one of the double consonants and add a vowel at the end
12:07 pm
MLFAN17

cyber it ends in an e
12:07 pm
cybernan

ty annie
12:07 pm
MLFAN17

se 4/4 is in the word
12:07 pm
cybernan

whew! --- not liking this grid much
12:09 pm
MollyL

A driver's li...has a C in it...hence the confusion
12:09 pm
MLFAN17

molly yes we both tried to use the c
12:13 pm
MLFAN17

can i get help with both te 5/10's please?
12:13 pm
rururocks

<---loves the confusion
12:14 pm
cybernan

2nd sp 6, please?
12:14 pm
MLFAN17

keeps us on our toes doesnt it ruru?
12:15 pm
MLFAN17

cyber i have sp 6 that is a plural?
12:15 pm
cybernan

yes me too, mlf
12:15 pm
MLFAN17

is it a 6/21 you need?
12:16 pm
cybernan

both are 6/21's
12:16 pm
MLFAN17

oh that figures sorry i only have the one
12:18 pm
MollyL

Ah, just another reason to ♥ Ruru
12:19 pm
rururocks

:D..
12:20 pm
rururocks

I can't find anything else.. crap
12:20 pm
cybernan

ruru - even after listing I am having trouble finding what I need
12:20 pm
cybernan

have 11 to go and stuck
12:21 pm
MLFAN17

i have slowed down quite a bit as ell
12:21 pm
MLFAN17

cyber what else do you need?
12:23 pm
cybernan

2nd ab 6 please?
12:23 pm
cybernan

nm - found it
12:24 pm
rururocks

think I need a break.. see you later.
12:25 pm
cybernan

ba 7, please? - know it is not a pear!
12:26 pm
cybernan

got it
12:27 pm
MLFAN17

and i know its not part of a brand of a wine cooler
12:27 pm
cybernan

you are closer than a pear though, mlf --- drinks anyone?
12:28 pm
MLFAN17

pear?
12:29 pm
cybernan

bartlet pear -- actually I think it is bartlett
12:29 pm
MLFAN17

i tried that word as well
12:30 pm
cybernan

ba 7: root word for the person who calls 'time gentlemen please'
12:30 pm
MLFAN17

time gentlemen please??
12:31 pm
MLFAN17

i got it
12:31 pm
cybernan

pe 5/12, please?
12:32 pm
MLFAN17

i got to go but will be back
12:37 pm
cybernan

down to pe 5 and last pe 6 - help please?
12:39 pm
MollyL

Oh they must have polite ba7ers in Canada
12:40 pm
cybernan

last pe 6, please?
12:40 pm
cybernan

british tradition in pubs, molly
12:41 pm
cybernan

called about 15 min. before last beverages can be served
12:45 pm
cybernan

guess I will have to consult a 2 z
12:47 pm
MollyL

Well yeah, we have last call here in these United States. But it's not all about gentlemen. Ladies are now in bars as well. New fangled thing we've come up with.
12:48 pm
cybernan

as I said -- tradition -- dating back to before unescorted women were allowed in bars
12:48 pm
cybernan

more in pubs than bars
12:48 pm
cybernan

do you have a clue for the last pe 6, please?
12:49 pm
cybernan

got it -- something mexican or spanish I guess
12:50 pm
cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - bye all - hagd
12:50 pm
MollyL

Nan, are you British?
12:50 pm
cybernan

no - Candian of Scottish descent
12:51 pm
cybernan

*do visit a few pubs when we are in the UK, however
1:03 pm
flosey

good (late) morning everyone
1:04 pm
flosey

guess everyone's finished!
1:05 pm
Kaplan the Magne

naah
1:05 pm
flosey

hi Kap
1:06 pm
flosey

have not read that book Kap, but will look for it, tks
1:09 pm
Shirlockc

aw6? does it have to do with wonder?
1:10 pm
flosey

Shir, if you have aw7, drop a vowel
1:10 pm
MollyL

It has not more at the end
1:10 pm
flosey

aw7 does have to do with wonder
1:11 pm
flosey

or lack of
1:11 pm
Shirlockc

thx flosey, lame word tho
1:11 pm
flosey

agree
1:12 pm
flosey

does anyone have a clue for te7 please
1:15 pm
MollyL

Ends with a word that sounds like not loose
1:15 pm
flosey

thanks Molly
1:19 pm
Shirlockc

first la7?
1:20 pm
flosey

Shirl, do you have the second la5/14? it continues from that
1:21 pm
Shirlockc

interesting, i was trying to extend that la5, will keep trying
1:21 pm
Shirlockc

got it, thx again flo
1:26 pm
flosey

wy, and oopsie!! gotta run bbl
1:27 pm
flosey

**yw
1:30 pm
redshoes

You know you're in for some fun when the positive forecast is only a "few" hours of ice.
1:53 pm
penquis

i am back....without frostbite, thank goodness!
1:53 pm
hego

Where did you go?
1:54 pm
penquis

i forgot that it was school vacation week and the senior exercise class was not being held...nice lady let me walk on the treadmill for a half hour instead....nice because I am not a Y member...
1:55 pm
hego

nice!
1:55 pm
penquis

then i went to the yarn shop and the grocery store....did a little shoveling when i got back...the wind blew the snow all over the walkway....
1:55 pm
penquis

10 degrees and windy....kinda nippy....
1:55 pm
hego

I was out also. It was a balmy 16.
1:55 pm
penquis

bought some stuff to make a chili tomorrow...glad i got it done today...
1:56 pm
hego

Just out long enough to stave off starvation.
1:57 pm
penquis

yup....nice because there weren't many people at the grocery store...
1:57 pm
movieman

the 2nd ab6 plz
1:58 pm
hego

Hi MM. don't have that baby.
1:58 pm
penquis

i have one that is a plural but it is probably the first one...
1:58 pm
hego

yes
1:59 pm
hego

Penq, do you list at all?
1:59 pm
penquis

although it might not be the second....i have ab 6/24....
1:59 pm
hego

there are 2 of those
1:59 pm
penquis

oh yes, hego, i usually list....just put it off as long as i can....i am down to 33 now...
2:00 pm
hego

Me too.
2:10 pm
penquis

does someone still need the ab 6?
2:10 pm
hego

me ! me!
2:11 pm
penquis

same first for letters.....add two vowels...
2:11 pm
hego

ty
2:11 pm
penquis

yw...
2:15 pm
penquis

i was just thinking about how people play games with themselves when working on a grid....nbt, nbs....find all the four letter words first....look for word families....work from one tile stat to the next....etc...
2:16 pm
hego

We all have our style.
2:17 pm
bichon

I just grab as many as I can when I first start. And I look for clues on the chog
2:17 pm
sammysmom

stuck on the te 7/32 ??
2:17 pm
penquis

yes...it's part of what makes this game interesting to me...
2:17 pm
penquis

te 7 is a plural...ends with the mineral ending....
2:18 pm
hego

smom te cons and not loose.
2:18 pm
penquis

it's not a plural but it can be pluralized...
2:18 pm
hego

no it has a plural
2:19 pm
sammysmom

< bangs head againt the wall......... thanks
2:20 pm
hego

ouch!
2:20 pm
penquis

there are several of those mineral ending words...
2:21 pm
MollyL

Pen, I'm glad there were not many people at the grocery store when you went. All the idiots were there when I went. What is it with people who feel the need to ram your butt with their grocery cart when they are behind you in line?
2:21 pm
penquis

hate that!....i was surprised that it was kinda dead there...
2:22 pm
hego

Or run up your heels
2:22 pm
penquis

yes!
2:22 pm
sammysmom

it is an american supermarket sport molly, akin to whipping into a handicapped parking place in front of someone who is really handicpped
2:23 pm
sammysmom

i actually hade someone MOVE ME WHEELCHAIR in the market when i stood up to reach a top shelf
2:24 pm
hego

Oh Lord!
2:25 pm
penquis

how awful....i went shopping in Germany once and someone kept trying to take something out of my basket....
2:25 pm
hego

Having had some orthopedic surgeries, I have had experience as a handicapped shopper and, boy, was it enlightening.
2:25 pm
MollyL

And then there are the people who are too busy yapping on their cell phones to pay attention to what they are doing.
2:26 pm
hego

Oh, Molly, my favorite, those.
2:26 pm
MollyL

SMom, I would love to have been there to hear the earful you gave the person who moved your wheelchair
: D
2:27 pm
bichon

No matter where you go in this world, there's always someone doing soming with a smart phone
2:28 pm
penquis

i have a dumb phone.. ;o)
2:28 pm
MollyL

I want to know what the hell these people did before the cell phones that they seem surgically attached to. And yes Pen, I have a dumb phone too. It just makes phone calls, fancy that.
2:29 pm
bichon

I have a smart phone for one reason, it has GPS
2:29 pm
penquis

i have 3000 minutes on my dumb phone....costs me $9 a month....i just don't make that many calls...
2:29 pm
MollyL

I have GPS on my phone and it's not a smart phone.
2:29 pm
penquis

i do have a GPS for my car...
2:29 pm
hego

I have an iphone but I don't walk around stores talking on it.
2:30 pm
bichon

I have Google navigate and Waze
2:30 pm
penquis

i don't like the idea that i am that available....my phone is usually off....if i am out and about, i am doing stuff....don't want to talk on the phone....
2:31 pm
bichon

You don't have to take the call.
2:31 pm
penquis

true, but i would have to fumble to find the phone and turn it off.... ;o)
2:32 pm
MollyL

Nope, just let it go to voice mail. I do it all the time.
2:32 pm
penquis

i don't have children or elderly spouse or parents to worry about...
2:32 pm
hego

Me too
2:32 pm
hego

I always answer husbans and kids.
2:33 pm
MollyL

People look at me like I'm a freak when my phone rings in the grocery store and I don't answer it.
2:33 pm
hego

husband
2:44 pm
Anniebrook

pray tell, what is a "dumb phone"?
2:45 pm
hego

not a smart phone
2:45 pm
penquis

no internet access...
2:45 pm
penquis

no cute apps..
2:45 pm
Anniebrook

I have a dumb phone, then
2:45 pm
hego

no gps
2:45 pm
hego

it just makes calls
2:45 pm
Anniebrook

I def. have a dumb phone
2:46 pm
hego

:)
2:46 pm
Anniebrook

BUT I have a Kindle
2:46 pm
Anniebrook

a basic Kindle
2:47 pm
penquis

oh i have lots of tech toys....i have an iTouch, iPad, laptop....love my tech....just don't have a smart phone....
2:47 pm
hego

I have that too and I LOVE it.
2:47 pm
penquis

also have a nook....
2:48 pm
Anniebrook

When I go somewhere where I know I will have to wait, my Kindle goes with me
2:48 pm
penquis

my iTouch goes with me....grocery list, reading available, games to play...
2:49 pm
penquis

fits in my pocket....don't carry a purse...
2:49 pm
hego

I used to do that annie, but my iphone has a Kindle app. So I can access all my books on my phone!
2:49 pm
Anniebrook

nice
2:51 pm
penquis

down to 25....going to have to list....hit a stone wall....
2:53 pm
penquis

ooo....just found a few more....
2:53 pm
Anniebrook

go pen go!
2:53 pm
hego

wtg Penq!
2:53 pm
penquis

:oD
2:58 pm
hego

bbl....
2:58 pm
penquis

bye...
2:58 pm
penquis

i keep wanting to type essential...
3:00 pm
Anniebrook

can I get a clue for la 7/36 ?
3:00 pm
penquis

extend the female body part...
3:01 pm
Anniebrook

thanks, pen
3:02 pm
penquis

yw...
3:13 pm
Douglas

I have 4 words or completion on every tile. Woo-hoo!
3:14 pm
penquis

great!
3:31 pm
Bethjt

Penquis -- extend the female body part??? I just fell on the floor laughing...
3:32 pm
MollyL

Dirty, dirty girls : D
3:33 pm
Bethjt

You betcha Molly
3:33 pm
MollyL

Well, it beats being an old lady sipping tea
: P
3:34 pm
Bethjt

Hey, I may be an old lady but no tea sipping going on here. ;)
3:34 pm
penquis

it worked, didn't it?... ;o)
3:34 pm
Bethjt

That it did Penquis
3:40 pm
Anniebrook

was away from keyboard, yes, pen, it def. worked
3:42 pm
MollyL

Annie has gotten all hip and texty using "def".
: D
Soon she will be using "prob"
3:42 pm
Anniebrook

or prolly, LOL
3:49 pm
penquis

didn't have any dry sac.....but i did find some Ghiradelli hot chocolate mix and some marshmallows!....can't get warm since my sortie...
3:53 pm
mkg

hi all. stuck with 99 words left. ugh. any super great tough word clues out there? i have three 8s: the la, pe and wa. what are other two and clues please? that will for sure give me other words too.
3:53 pm
mkg

ty
3:56 pm
mkg

clue for the R word for R in last column please?
3:57 pm
penquis

ra 5.....what a mad dog is...
3:57 pm
penquis

te 8....ends with mineral ending (not loose)...
3:59 pm
mkg

ty got ra.
3:59 pm
mkg

te. hmmm. what is beginning?
3:59 pm
penquis

the guy who helps you at work is the te*h guy...
4:00 pm
suefrad625

the geek
4:00 pm
penquis

are the last two be words a combo?
4:00 pm
mkg

ok so te and the guy is three letters. still stumped.
4:01 pm
suefrad625

not loose is a great clue. alt spelling
4:01 pm
suefrad625

this womens breasts
4:01 pm
mkg

i got the word!!!!!!!! yeah! ty for good clues.
4:01 pm
suefrad625

this, think
4:01 pm
suefrad625

this, think
lol
4:01 pm
mkg

te* guy and then not loose. super clues.
4:01 pm
suefrad625

lol
4:01 pm
mkg

ty.
4:02 pm
mkg

anyone have last 8?????????
4:03 pm
penquis

yes...someone without a gal or guy to go out with...da 8
4:03 pm
mkg

ty pen. got it.
4:03 pm
mkg

all 8s are done.
4:03 pm
mkg

and i am more than half way so ta for now.
4:03 pm
mkg

ty for super clues.
4:04 pm
penquis

yw..
4:05 pm
penquis

sue....were you saying something to me??
4:08 pm
penquis

are the last be 6 & 7 a combo?
4:13 pm
bichon

yes pen, and they are not known words
4:13 pm
penquis

ah..ty...makes me feel a hair better...
4:24 pm
penquis

i give up....can someone please clue the last be 6/24?
4:25 pm
bichon

did you get them pen, I can give you a rather lame hint
4:25 pm
penquis

please!
4:27 pm
lynxxx

be & anagram of mens neckwear (I think Bichon has nodded off)
4:28 pm
bichon

in Vegas you might make a be* + the starship Enterpr***. Pl it for the 7
4:28 pm
bichon

I have not nodded off, but would like to
4:29 pm
penquis

ty....of course, i thought i had tried that, lol....i am done!
4:29 pm
bichon

Woot pen!
4:29 pm
lynxxx

Yay for Pen
4:29 pm
penquis

ty ty!
4:30 pm
bichon

li 7, pls
4:31 pm
MollyL

TITT! Pen pulls a TITT : D
4:31 pm
penquis

li + i **** an email to someone i know + vowel...
4:31 pm
penquis

yes, TTIT!
4:32 pm
bichon

ty pen, 5 left
4:32 pm
penquis

cool!
4:33 pm
bichon

1 left
4:33 pm
bichon

FW and hagn all
4:34 pm
lynxxx

congrats and bye Bichon
4:34 pm
Uneaixoise

congrats, bichon!
4:40 pm
penquis

congrats!
5:03 pm
Raja

ciao all
5:10 pm
phandmd

hello
5:11 pm
penquis

hi...
5:12 pm
phandmd

how goes it, Pen?
5:15 pm
penquis

ok here....really cold but ok....
5:16 pm
phandmd

really cold here as well. This morning driving to work, my car said it was O degrees F. How cold is it where you are?
5:16 pm
penquis

well i went out at noontime and it was 10 and windy....
5:17 pm
phandmd

brrrr! It was a few degrees warmer than that here at about that time. And windy too!
5:17 pm
penquis

i was bundled up like Charlie Brown...
5:18 pm
penquis

snow tomorrow night...but we could have some sleet....3-6 inches perhaps...
5:18 pm
phandmd

we are supposedly getting up to 5 inces of snow and 0.1 inch of ice. All day tomorrow.
5:18 pm
phandmd

I guess that is the same storm system.
5:18 pm
penquis

i don't need to go out until Monday noon....but i was hoping to go to the movies on Sunday afternoon....
5:18 pm
penquis

bummer.....
5:19 pm
phandmd

I don't have to work on Saturday, but I do on Sunday.
5:21 pm
penquis

perhaps it will be better on Sunday ...
5:21 pm
phandmd

I am sure it will be.
5:21 pm
phandmd

well, as sure as anyone can be.
5:23 pm
penquis

good....i went to an exercise class at the Y today...forgot that it was not going to be held because it's school vacation week here....luckily the lady at the desk offered to let me use a treadmill instead.....so i walked a mile and a half....felt better for it!
5:24 pm
penquis

and my view from there was great....frozen harbor....
5:24 pm
phandmd

very nice. Glad it worked out for you.
5:29 pm
penquis

i just uploaded a pic of my view outside the Y....shows the frozen harbor.....the dark blue line in the distance is the open water...just refresh my pic...
5:30 pm
phandmd

so I just refreshed babble, that didn't do it. I tried clicking on your pic. I guess I will try closing out and coming back in.
5:31 pm
penquis

open my pic....right click on the window and choose refresh...
5:32 pm
phandmd

Thank you, Pen, you taught me something today!
5:32 pm
phandmd

Very nice view!
5:32 pm
penquis

ty....this is about a mile and a half from where i live...
5:33 pm
phandmd

very nice. I bet that is a lovely walk on a nice spring day! Where abouts in Maine are you?
5:33 pm
penquis

there is a boardwalk around the harbor that you can access in good weather...
5:33 pm
penquis

i am in the midcoast...Rockland....
5:34 pm
phandmd

that would be south of Bar Harbor?
5:34 pm
penquis

yes.....between there and Portland on the coast...
5:35 pm
penquis

about halfway if you are driving....shorter distance if you could go by boat...
5:35 pm
penquis

i am near Camden....
5:35 pm
MollyL

Oh my God, I just fainted. Penquis changed her icon.
5:36 pm
penquis

well i wanted to show phan my frozen harbor....
5:36 pm
phandmd

I see. We went to Bar Harbor about 10 years ago for an anniversary. My grandparents honeymooned there and returned every year. So, I wanted to see it. So beautiful!
5:36 pm
MollyL

Oh...so the frog will be back...I kind of like the change of scenery...
5:36 pm
penquis

don't worry, molly.....the frog will be back!
5:37 pm
MollyL

I wasn't...really...worried...
5:37 pm
penquis

yes, Bar Harbor is very nice....my area is also beautiful....a few very scenic peninsulas in my area...
5:37 pm
penquis

and lots of islands...
5:38 pm
phandmd

As we drove through Maine, I thought it was lovely!
5:38 pm
penquis

i would not want to live far from the ocean, i don't think....there is something soothing about it....
5:39 pm
phandmd

yes I agree. I do wish I lived much closer. we are about 3 hours away.
5:40 pm
phandmd

But I do live in a lake community, and that is nice.
5:40 pm
MollyL

There is a lake community in Frederick?
5:40 pm
phandmd

Yup, there is!
5:40 pm
phandmd

It's a man made lake.
5:40 pm
phandmd

Lake Linganore
5:41 pm
maccafixx

2nd ab 6/24?
5:41 pm
penquis

a lake is nice....my brother lives on a nice lake....11 miles long...
5:41 pm
MollyL

I didn't think Lake LIganore was in Frederick. And wow, are you ever lucky to live there.
5:41 pm
MollyL

Linganore
5:42 pm
phandmd

Yes, I do agree, Molly. 20 or so years ago when we were looking here, we saw a killdeer crossing the road. I had to move here for the wildlif.
5:42 pm
BzznBea

Add two vowels to the end of the first four letters in the word above it.
5:43 pm
maccafixx

ty BzznBea!
5:43 pm
BzznBea

yw
5:43 pm
phandmd

is the DA 8 a compound word building on the 4/5 above it?
5:44 pm
MollyL

You lead a charmed life, Phan.
5:44 pm
BzznBea

yes
5:44 pm
phandmd

got it, thanks!
5:45 pm
phandmd

Yes, Molly, there are a lot of great things in my life.
6:10 pm
BzznBea

we7?
6:11 pm
BzznBea

nm
6:27 pm
MollyL

It seems to take between 30 seconds and a minute for the "nm"
6:30 pm
penquis

sounds about right... ;o)
6:31 pm
penquis

ugh....now the news is talking about snow rage...
6:31 pm
wht

Good evening Babblers
6:32 pm
penquis

hi
6:32 pm
wht

Pen, I like you harbor pictures.
6:33 pm
penquis

thanks....it is where i went to exercise today....the Y overlooks the harbor...
6:33 pm
wht

They are talking now about some strange new form of weather, this weekend. Something called rain. I hear you don't have to shovel it, but I am not sure such a thing exists.
6:34 pm
penquis

yes, we might get some here on the coast ....or sleet....or 3-6 in. of snow on Sunday night....
6:34 pm
wht

Or, mosty likely, all of the above.
6:34 pm
MollyL

I don't know how you folks survive without snow blowers with all the snow you get.
6:35 pm
penquis

i use a shovel...the plow guy does the parking lot....just have to dig out my car....and sometimes i shovel the walkway....
6:36 pm
MollyL

Pen, isn't your apartment complex responsible for the walkway?
6:36 pm
wht

We have a snow-blower that we share with 3 of our neighbors.
6:36 pm
penquis

nope....they don't think so....i think if they get a lawsuit from someone who falls, they might reconsider....
6:36 pm
MollyL

Aw, Wht. it's like a little snow commune.
6:37 pm
penquis

we have to shovel or the mailman won't deliver to the mailboxes....
6:37 pm
wht

And we don't usually get this much snow. At least not all at once.
6:37 pm
penquis

that's a nice plan, wht....
6:38 pm
wht

It works out pretty well. We split the cost of maintanence and then each take our turns.
6:40 pm
MollyL

It's nice that you have neighbors who will go in on something like that.
6:41 pm
lbdawger

hello, anyone have the 2nd ab6?
6:41 pm
penquis

lb...same first four letters....add two vowels...
6:42 pm
lbdawger

ty, penq
6:42 pm
penquis

yw
6:43 pm
wht

It started when our neighbor who was in his 80's at the time, offered to buy us a snow blower if we would take care of his driveway. We said we would split the cost with him. Then other neighbors wanted in on the deal. The first man died this year at 95, and one other person has gone into a nursing home, so now there are 4 left.
6:43 pm
wht

clue for the li7 please.
6:44 pm
penquis

li + i **** an email to a friend today.... add vowel...
6:44 pm
periwinkle

don't have it wht
6:45 pm
periwinkle

help with the ba7 pls
6:45 pm
wht

ty pen
6:45 pm
periwinkle

ty pen
6:45 pm
wht

It is what the liquor server does, peri
6:45 pm
penquis

ba 7.....to take car of the drinking place...mix drinks...
6:46 pm
periwinkle

ty wht
6:46 pm
periwinkle

ty pen
6:46 pm
penquis

yw
6:48 pm
wht

clue for the last pe6?
6:49 pm
penquis

pe + not dark...
6:49 pm
penquis

no....pe + *** a table + vowel....
6:50 pm
wht

ty pen. That is Spanish money. I should have seen that.
6:50 pm
phandmd

So, anyone want to give me a little professional advise?
6:52 pm
penquis

on what?
6:53 pm
phandmd

So, I lost it at work the other day with a couple of patients (they are mom and daughter in the same room) I will type up the story.
6:54 pm
MollyL

I can't wait to see how a mom and daughter end up in the same room at a nursing home.
6:58 pm
penquis

can't believe my TV options include "Preachers of Detroit" and "Hot Tub Time Machine".....ugh....
6:58 pm
periwinkle

did anyone watch the Odd Couple last night?
6:58 pm
penquis

no
6:59 pm
wht

clue for the sp6,21
6:59 pm
periwinkle

I did'nt watch it. had no intention of watching it. just wondering
7:00 pm
penquis

sp + hawaiians give you l***.....add vowel...
7:02 pm
wht

ty penq
7:03 pm
penquis

yw
7:04 pm
72 Temple Owl

hello
7:05 pm
wht

Hi TO.
7:05 pm
penquis

hi...
7:08 pm
phandmd

So when they first got to my unit, they didn't like me. I am a floating nurse and didn't do things they way the other nurse does) But I demonstrated that I care about what I do and therefore them, so they began to like me. Even saying that "We may have gotten off on the wrong foot, but we sure have made up for that."

And things were going on fine for a couple of weeks. Then suddenly, they started to hate me again. I have no idea what happened to change things for them, but they just did.

I even tried to find out how I could fix things again. Now in general, I don't care if someone doesn't like me or not, but this situation made me feel a little insecure, I mean I do like being liked.

So then, this past Sunday, we put Bagheera to sleep, I worked on Tuesday and had them as a patient. I was giving them their medication, legally, I am supposed to stay in the room until the medication is taken. I brought the Mom's in first and then was going to get the daughter's right outside their door, but the internet went down and so I left to get another medication list.
When I went in the room to give the daughter her meds, I was waiting. The mother said "You didn't wait while I took my medicine" I explained that the situation prevented me from doing that . Then she said I was the only one that ever stayed in their room while they took their medication. I started to explain that legally I am supposed to and the Mother gave a childish response, mocking what I was saying.

I snapped, and said F-it, (but I said the word) and started to walk out of the room. Mom said F you too, and stopped and said that I didn't say F- you, I said F it.

Then while I was in the hall outside their room, the were talking about how gloomy I was. So, to make matters worse, I went in the room and said "Yeah, I am gloomy, you wanna know why I am gllomy? Cuz I just put my cat down" Then the mother goes all sarcastic and says "oh Boo Hoo." In a very childish tone.

So what I want advise on is how to keep my cool when I feel piled up on. I mean I usually do, but once in awhile, I can't
7:11 pm
penquis

well when you are really mad about something, you can try to count instead of speaking to give yourself time to calm down a little....sounds simplistic but it can help....
7:11 pm
wht

That sounds like a tough situation, phan.
7:11 pm
wht

Fireworks
7:12 pm
phandmd

congrats, WHT
7:12 pm
penquis

i would also try to remind myself that I am glad I am not them....
7:12 pm
penquis

congrats!
7:13 pm
phandmd

That is true, Pen, I am glad I am not them.

Postive side effect of the incident, They don't talk to me, and allow me to do what needs to be done, and they don't complain to me anymore. But they don't even answer my simple questions either.
7:15 pm
penquis

well it sounds better than having them talk to you....if it's something important, you can always say "Fine, I will let the doctor know that you would not respond to my medical questions."....
7:16 pm
phandmd

yeah
7:17 pm
penquis

don't fall into the trap of cajoling, repeatedly asking, etc....gives control to them....
7:20 pm
phandmd

yeah. I need to maintain control, and I do that by keeping myself professional.
7:21 pm
penquis

good going!....take my advice with a grain of salt, but it reminded me of dealing with children.....no use arguing, cajoling, etc....stay matter of fact with them.....hard, but ....
7:21 pm
penquis

meant, hard to do, but more effective than emotional responses....
7:22 pm
phandmd

very hard. I didn't do well with my kids in that regard. lol
7:22 pm
penquis

take a few deep breaths before you walk in their room....
7:25 pm
wht

This is why I work with compters, phand.
7:25 pm
phandmd

yeah, that's what I have been doing since for the last 2 days.
7:26 pm
penquis

well that's pretty much all you can do....
7:27 pm
phandmd

And I have been doing my best to cluster my care to minimize my need to interact with them.
7:27 pm
penquis

people who are miserable to others are usually miserable themselves....
7:30 pm
phandmd

indeed!
7:32 pm
penquis

it's odd that a mother and daughter would be in the same room, isn't it?....
7:37 pm
phandmd

It's what they want. Not sure of the exact reason they are both in the home at the same time. But that's why they ended up on my unit. They were upstairs in separate rooms.
7:40 pm
penquis

are they permanent residents?
7:40 pm
phandmd

don't even know that. I sure hope not!
7:41 pm
penquis

yes!
7:48 pm
wht

Good night all. Happy Babbling all.
7:49 pm
72 Temple Owl

wht///,y computerisgoinghaywiretonight
7:49 pm
penquis

g'nite!
7:54 pm
72 Temple Owl

phan?
8:08 pm
Mary

hi all, clue pls for the 2nd ab6/24, have the plural one
8:09 pm
phandmd

yes, TO?
8:12 pm
nrkii

ab6 ... start out as 16th president, but change 6th letter to vowel
8:12 pm
nrkii

and hi all!
8:15 pm
phandmd

Hi, nrkii!
8:15 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi nrk
8:17 pm
72 Temple Owl

phan, read your post. ilearned something to do when emotion overtakes you. drop something,like a pen ot pencil. when you bend to pick it up, you buy time to compose yourself.
8:19 pm
phandmd

that's a good piece of advice. I will try to remember that.
8:20 pm
Mary

ty nrkii, had to work on that one
8:21 pm
72 Temple Owl

my laptop is dying. paid $150 and it was fine for one day
8:22 pm
phandmd

that's no fun, TO. Sorry.
8:24 pm
72 Temple Owl

watching satnight live anniversary show
8:25 pm
72 Temple Owl

ce 5/16 pls?
8:31 pm
dcseain

drop a letter from ce7.32
8:31 pm
dcseain

oops, that was the 6,
8:32 pm
dcseain

latin plural with no singular -- sort of like 'trash' in spanish.
8:33 pm
72 Temple Owl

i quit. bad enough i am in safe mode and cannot post to thelist
8:35 pm
72 Temple Owl

are you a hardware or a software guy
8:35 pm
72 Temple Owl

and en 6?
8:37 pm
grannyrose

g'day TO en6, to go into the army
8:37 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty
8:48 pm
72 Temple Owl

te7/32?
8:53 pm
grannyrose

te7, t + half of reflected sound +naughty word for breast + wind direction
8:53 pm
stidmama

sneaky GR, not logged in for IM... :-)
8:53 pm
stidmama

hey all!
8:54 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty
8:54 pm
stidmama

Tom is getting supper ready for us. I am completely beat. Have to go in tomorrow to clean up and organize for next week (but expect next week will be pretty smooth, all in all).
8:54 pm
stidmama

how has your week been?
8:54 pm
72 Temple Owl

i've ignored that c consistently
8:55 pm
grannyrose

lol, g'day stiddie. logging in m ow dear
8:56 pm
stidmama

okay, will check in there, too, GR

how bad is the snow, TO and seain?
8:56 pm
grannyrose

ups and downs stiddie
8:57 pm
72 Temple Owl

no snow today
8:57 pm
phandmd

we are expecting up to 5 inches, plus some ice after that.
8:57 pm
stidmama

no snow is good, I think -- it sure seems cold back there! Hey phand!
8:57 pm
phandmd

that would be tomorrow...
8:58 pm
phandmd

Hey there Stidmama
9:01 pm
penquis

hello again...back from wordsplay....
9:02 pm
penquis

expecting 3-6 in. tomorrow night....thought it was Sunday night....but no....
9:03 pm
stidmama

too much snow, penquis
9:03 pm
stidmama

you can stop now... LOL
9:03 pm
penquis

yes, too much for me!
9:04 pm
72 Temple Owl

li 7 pls?
9:05 pm
penquis

li + i **** my friend an email + vowel....
9:06 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty
9:06 pm
harpjane

ab5?
9:06 pm
72 Temple Owl

ce6/21?
9:07 pm
grannyrose

ab5, ab + anagram eel
9:07 pm
harpjane

grand ce**** statio
9:08 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty ce 5/16?
9:08 pm
harpjane

or rather, gran ce6/21 statio
9:08 pm
harpjane

thanks
9:08 pm
stidmama

hey harpjane
9:08 pm
harpjane

ce5/1 6, someone the paparazzi would like
9:09 pm
harpjane

his stid
9:09 pm
penquis

on the news i heard that some towns are having to give warnings to people who shovel snow into the streets....
9:09 pm
grannyrose

TO, ce5, abbreviated star or top sportsperson.
9:10 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty again
9:12 pm
72 Temple Owl

i must go, this laptop is going again. happy babblilng
9:12 pm
penquis

bye, TO....
9:12 pm
stidmama

later TP
9:12 pm
stidmama

oops. TO!!!!
9:13 pm
harpjane

the second ab6? not getting the president thing
9:14 pm
72 Temple Owl

how is the house, stiddy?
9:14 pm
penquis

ab word...same first four letters plus two vowels...
9:15 pm
grannyrose

ab6, mr lincoln + most of not truth teller
9:15 pm
stidmama

It is comfortable, TO -- starting to feel like a home now. :-) Hasn't been cold a lot this year, but back in November and December on the couple of weeks we had real cold temps it was quite comfortable.
9:15 pm
harpjane

oh, the president's NICKNAME! ty
9:15 pm
72 Temple Owl

god!
9:15 pm
72 Temple Owl

oops, meant good. gtg, this thing is dying
9:16 pm
stidmama

:-) have a lovely weekend, TO
9:28 pm
stidmama

well, I was willing to keep trying, but at exactly halfway I am falling asleep. Hope you will all have a good weekend. Spring is only a few weeks away now! *poof*
9:29 pm
grannyrose

sweet dreams, stiddie. xoxoxox
10:26 pm
helenary

Hi all. please the te7 and I guess its plural
10:28 pm
helenary

all good...gottit
11:13 pm
harpjane

two to go
11:14 pm
speedfreak

can someone help with the second ab6/24 thanks
11:14 pm
torgone

You want fries with that?
11:14 pm
grannyrose

yay harps. gooooooo!!
11:15 pm
harpjane

1
11:15 pm
grannyrose

ab6, nickname for mr lincoln + most of untruthful person
11:15 pm
harpjane

Cane's brother plus two vowells
11:16 pm
speedfreak

thanks granny and harpjane
11:16 pm
harpjane

fini thanks for all the help!
11:16 pm
grannyrose

WTG HARPJANE!!!!!
11:18 pm
torgone

Yay jane!
11:54 pm
cybernan

hello everyone
11:54 pm
torgone

Heya nan ..
12:00 am
torgone

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