12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:01 am
Pinikula
thx lickety! :)
12:01 am
Erda
Thank you, Lickety!
12:01 am
harpjane
thank you lickety!
12:02 am
Pinikula
thx une
12:04 am
Uneaixoise
tx pini!
12:07 am
torgone
nbt/nbs Heyas kids ..
12:08 am
torgone
Thanks cluers ..
12:10 am
dizgrannie
NBT/NBS
12:11 am
VolleymomDee
wtg diz!
12:11 am
flosey
hi everyone
12:12 am
dizgrannie
de 8 x 2
12:12 am
rururocks
hi flosey
12:12 am
dizgrannie
hi Flos
12:12 am
VolleymomDee
hi flosey
12:19 am
VolleymomDee
NBT NBS
12:20 am
cybernan
too tired for this tonight -- off to Vancouver tomorrow so don't know when I'll get back. Good night :-)
12:20 am
VolleymomDee
have a nice trip, nan
12:28 am
rururocks
to 7 in a whirlwind actually
12:31 am
flosey
thanks ru
12:32 am
rururocks
oooh found one of the de8
12:32 am
rururocks
7's I mean
12:33 am
VolleymomDee
still missing one 7 here
12:35 am
rururocks
found the second de 8
12:35 am
rururocks
thank you diz
12:40 am
rururocks
need a c 6
12:42 am
rururocks
got it
12:42 am
rururocks
finite!
12:43 am
VolleymomDee
wtg, ru!
12:43 am
VolleymomDee
found my last 7 finally de 7/40
12:46 am
flosey
not getting the second de8/60
12:47 am
rururocks
where high priests have falcons
12:48 am
VolleymomDee
de 7/40 group of parishes headed by one
12:49 am
VolleymomDee
1st 4 letters... person in charge of students in a high school or college
12:51 am
flosey
have that de7 tks Dee, need the second de8/60
12:51 am
flosey
have that de7 and 8
12:53 am
VolleymomDee
relating to the history of tithing
12:53 am
VolleymomDee
congrats, diz
12:55 am
flosey
got it, thanks Dee
12:55 am
VolleymomDee
wtg
1:01 am
flosey
going to get ready for bed, brb
1:38 am
flosey
fw but guess everyone's gone!!
4:27 am
worzel
Gooooooooood morning fellow Babblers xx
4:32 am
grannyrose
yahoo, worzel. hello my dearest man. how are you both? xoxox
4:33 am
worzel
Good morning Mum! We are both good and getting ready for a day out shopping. How are you and Dad ? xx
4:34 am
grannyrose
both doing okay, thanx. we hope to collect our brand new car this week. such a buzz!!
4:35 am
worzel
Wow nice one x I haven't driven a car for nearly five years now. Gives you such a sense of freedom doesn't it?
4:35 am
worzel
oh crap sorry lol
4:36 am
grannyrose
np's worzel, you were just asking after grandson no. one, right?
4:36 am
grannyrose
no. = number...
4:37 am
worzel
don't follow you there lol
4:37 am
worzel
oh now i get you!!!
4:37 am
grannyrose
our first grandson's name is de6...
4:38 am
grannyrose
he's not slow, he's my son .....
4:38 am
worzel
ma5/16 shouldn't be allowed - it's capitalised
4:41 am
worzel
Mum do you ever come on here at the other end of your 24 hours? I mean, I come on here in the morning (UK morning) and sometimes about 12 hours later in the evening. I never see you, just wandered x
4:42 am
grannyrose
usually come on at the flip for about 4-5 hours.
4:43 am
worzel
It's just that some of the people on here at the other end of the day are quite miserable sods really lol. One in particular was moaning the other night about people using the chatlog and complaining about people's mundane lives. I felt like telling her to turn the ****ing log off - she was really annoying me lol
4:44 am
grannyrose
and sometimes for about 1-2 hours before flip.
4:45 am
grannyrose
now son, it takes all kinds to keep this world of ours spinning. let them complain....maybe it makes them happy.
4:47 am
worzel
To be fair, though, she was continually sniping at the other players. If someone's got an issue with the chat they should just turn it off. It actually went on for about 1/2 hour and several people told her to turn off the chatlog and she said "why should I?" (fair enough) but then someone asked her to stop moaning at them and she also said "why should I?". It was quite rude really. I mean, I like a good moan but I try not to snipe at people lol x
4:48 am
grannyrose
absolutely, wor. and it sounds like the other babblers were handling appropriately.
4:48 am
worzel
I just kept me gob shut - an extreme rarity for me!!
4:53 am
worzel
Right I'm gonna pop off for a bit go and get some breakfast (or brekkie as I believe my antipodean friends call it!!) see you soon Mum xx
4:53 am
grannyrose
xoxox to you both
4:54 am
worzel
and to you both (Di sends her lovexx) see you soon xx
5:22 am
crosshair
Good morning, everyone:)
5:24 am
crosshair
Just a quick note that the emails continue to flood my email in-box, and I promise I shall get to them all. Babblers are the best!
5:37 am
crosshair
and now it is time for the staggeringly popular Crossy's tidbit of the day!!!!!
5:37 am
crosshair
Pistacchios Are dangerous to ship and if not stored proerly will spontaniously combust!! Pistachios have a tendency to self-heat, so storing too much of them together might be dangerous. It is recommended that pistachio kernels should not be stowed together with fibers or fibrous materials, because the oils accumulated by the pistachios might promote self-heating and spontaneous combustion.
Another thing that is important is that pistachios have to be as dry as possible, because just a little bit of moisture can start the self-heating process. To prevent it, you might also want to transport pistachios in low temperatures so that the process doesn't start and you don't have a bunch of fiery nuts in your hands.
5:38 am
Sugrraleona
Crosshair - a plethora of info - thank you . . :)
5:39 am
zoozzoom
Well i am amazed at that one, Crossy.Never knew that!
5:39 am
sukee
Morning all.
5:39 am
crosshair
Howdy, sukee
5:39 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Sukee :-)
5:39 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Crossy :-)
5:39 am
Scrabbler
Uh, oh. And what happens when pistachios travel through our guts?
5:39 am
crosshair
it is be kind to your nuts day.
5:39 am
sukee
I see that.
5:39 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Sugrraleona ;-)
5:40 am
ivesy3
guess i will be getting lots of kindness then
5:40 am
crosshair
Something to think about, scrabby:))
5:40 am
zoozzoom
Oh hahaha I like that one, Scrabs!
5:41 am
jwr
I didn't know all that about pistachios. I thought their noses just got longer when they told lies.
5:41 am
zoozzoom
I have soe dry roasted peanuts here, Crossy. But i am not going to be kind to them..lol
5:41 am
zoozzoom
LOL nice one, Jwr :-)
5:42 am
sukee
The only nuts I like these days are cashews.
5:42 am
crosshair
mmm..cashews....
5:42 am
Scrabbler
My favorite nut = almonds.
5:43 am
crosshair
Expensive as all heck for Planters brand! Almost 8 dollars for a tin!
5:43 am
sukee
I go bulk :)
5:43 am
jwr
My favorite nuts are some of the people who come a-chatting in the chog
5:43 am
zoozzoom
You are on fire today, Jwr!
5:43 am
crosshair
Well them, JWR, you shall never run out of nuts:)
5:44 am
jwr
I have good role models
5:44 am
crosshair
I am glad I can be of service:)
5:44 am
zoozzoom
I do like grilled flaked almonds, Scrabs, So yummy.
5:45 am
Scrabbler
Yes, jwr!
5:45 am
sukee
sometimes you feel like a nut...
5:45 am
crosshair
mmm.. toasted almond slivers on Cinese beef stir-fry...
5:45 am
jwr
You always are, crossy
5:46 am
crosshair
Chinese*
5:46 am
crosshair
I remember that chocolate bar commercial, sukee:)
5:46 am
Sugrraleona
My husband is married to a very rare NUT
5:48 am
jwr
oh no, not more food. It's 3:46 in the am. going hungry back to work, thinking about nuts with moustaches and detachable body parts. as usual - hi/bye and good babbling all.
5:48 am
crosshair
lol tc, jwr
5:48 am
zoozzoom
Have a good day/night, Jwr :-)
5:51 am
crosshair
There we go. JWR will never look at a shipment of pistachios the same way again:)
5:58 am
crosshair
Hairy-nosed dolphin alert!
5:58 am
sukee
I always forget that one.
5:59 am
Scrabbler
TY! I have been staring at the grid and seeing nothing.
6:00 am
crosshair
and ay4= a down sough sound of agreement
6:00 am
crosshair
or east coasters
6:01 am
crosshair
and ay+ not out
6:01 am
crosshair
lots of funny words today
6:02 am
sukee
still not getting the first ay
6:06 am
Scrabbler
ay + What the doctor tells you to say for a throat exam.
6:07 am
sukee
I tried every other combination I think.
6:09 am
sukee
Tired today, I think I woke up every hour last night.
6:11 am
zoozzoom
Must be worried about something, Sukee.
6:11 am
sukee
Cant think of anything really.
6:12 am
sukee
Maybe be spring fever :)
6:14 am
zoozzoom
It has started to warm up here.Spring is on its way!
6:15 am
Scrabbler
Our snow is melting. :-( Cross-country skiing will come to an end soon. Boohoo.
6:16 am
Scrabbler
Time to get ready for work. Bye kids.
6:17 am
zoozzoom
Have a good day at work, Scrabs :-)
6:19 am
crosshair
Springtime here as well. Going to go all the way up to 5C!!
6:19 am
sukee
I hope it is sunny today. It was overcast here all day yesterday. But the mildness is a welcome relief.
6:20 am
zoozzoom
Better than the -c I suppose. Can't wait for clocks to go forward on the 29th March.
6:20 am
sukee
My keyboard has gone French again :)
6:20 am
sukee
Our clocks already went forward.
6:20 am
zoozzoom
Yes I saw some people posting that here and in jigidi :-)
6:21 am
crosshair
lol, sukee. Use the keyboard icon in task bar and get it off french Canadian and use U.S
6:23 am
sukee
I dont have it on my task bar
6:23 am
crosshair
mm.. I will find another way.. 1 sec
6:24 am
sukee
Okay, I added it. It is set on US.
6:24 am
sukee
And it worked lol
6:25 am
crosshair
You can also go to control panel and select regional language setings
6:25 am
sukee
Today may be the day the cat goes out on the balcony. He has threatened over the past couple of days but if there his a hint of wind he won't go out.
6:26 am
crosshair
Ours are indoor kitties. Too many flat cats pasted on the road that runs outside of our place.
6:26 am
sukee
Well, we are on the 9th floor.
6:27 am
sukee
I have edging so he can't slide underneath and he never jumps up.
6:27 am
crosshair
lol. that helps
6:27 am
crosshair
We are on ground floor and have a patio
6:28 am
crosshair
unfortunately people above seem to take great delight in duping crap off their balconies
6:28 am
crosshair
dumping
6:28 am
crosshair
Beer bottle, empty smoke packs,water, dust, dirt, broken glass they just sweep it over instead of using dust pan
6:29 am
sukee
Yes they do that here too. I heard someone complaining to the super about dog dropping being swept off onto their balcony. I get the odd cigarette butt or paper.
6:30 am
sukee
And, there is what looks like a teatowel on my balcony now.
6:30 am
crosshair
Soon, once the mound of snow outside my patio door is gone, I will have to go out there with 2 or 3 garbage bags and a rake and clean it all up
6:30 am
sukee
Well, we have landscape guys who seem to clean it up.
6:31 am
sukee
I would like to move to a first floor apartment though. Hopefully with my next apartment.
6:31 am
zoozzoom
Amazes me why people act like that.No respect for others at all.
6:31 am
crosshair
I do not hold my breath for that round here. Too much dangerous broken glass laying round every spring
6:32 am
crosshair
But, saying all that I LOVE my first floor apt
6:33 am
sukee
Would like not to have to worry about elevators and fire alarms, etc :)
6:33 am
crosshair
The mrs has a bistro table all set up and some solar night-lights and a small outdoor rug. It is quite nice to sit out there with a cuppa in the morning and enjoy the sunrise
6:34 am
sukee
I have a table but don't sit out much, the highway is too close.
6:34 am
crosshair
I have been in this place 21 years now and have used the elevator exactly twice:)
6:36 am
crosshair
Plus I do not have to schlep the recycle bins all the way down:)
6:37 am
crosshair
Have a friend on the 4th floor that annoys me to no end. She just dumps all the recycle down the garbage chute with everything else;(
6:38 am
sukee
I admit I have done that occasionally. I do have 3 bags filled with recycling I still need to take down though :)
6:39 am
crosshair
it is amazing. We are a family of three, and we fill one of those standard sized blue bins twice a week!
6:39 am
sukee
I have 3 year old wine bottles...
6:39 am
crosshair
lol. Saving them for a rainy day?
6:41 am
sukee
I clean it all up once in a while :) I am determined this spring to finally get rid of all the recycling and keep taking it down at least weekly.
6:42 am
sukee
I also have a pile of half chewed cardboard boxes I have to throw out too.
6:42 am
sukee
My mobility issues put me off :) I know, lousy excuse.
6:43 am
zoozzoom
Did you run out of food, Crossy..lol
6:43 am
sukee
Breakfast time, talk later.
6:44 am
crosshair
Run out of food??.. no, lots of food. I just make it my mission to recycle everything possible
6:45 am
crosshair
I even rinse out toothpaste tubes and recycle those
6:47 am
zoozzoom
Sorry that was meant for, Sukee.When she said she had half chewed cardboard.I was just being silly..lol
6:48 am
crosshair
lol. got you:)
6:48 am
crosshair
She has a nasty cardboard habit:) Time for an intervention;)
6:57 am
zoozzoom
I some parts of the UK they have about five different bins to put recycled rubbish into foe collection each week/two weekly cycles.
6:57 am
Trifioso
good morning friends. Quelle horreur - I am OUT OF COFFEE
6:57 am
crosshair
it is the way to go. We all have to catch up with Sweden
6:58 am
crosshair
NO COFFEE???!!
6:58 am
Trifioso
NO COFFEEE
6:58 am
zoozzoom
Could try a nice cup of tea!
6:58 am
crosshair
lol, my beloved is a coffee feind, but I am more of a tea person.
6:59 am
crosshair
Coffee hurts crossy's tummy:(
6:59 am
Trifioso
I only have herbal tea on hand. Still adjusting to time change, and teaching extra class after school. This is NOT going to be a good day
6:59 am
zoozzoom
Same here, Crossy.Do like a nice cup of tea :-)
7:00 am
crosshair
Well, I must head to class. The kids have 2 days to get all their work in before the exam, and it is panic time!!
7:00 am
Trifioso
wahoo for panic! have a good one, crossy dear
7:00 am
crosshair
tc all and happy babbling!
7:01 am
zoozzoom
Come on, Trif, think positive thoughts.It is going to be a great day.The children will all behave :-)
7:01 am
zoozzoom
Have a good one,Crossy :-)
7:01 am
Trifioso
you haven't spent much time in a middle school, have you zooz? lol
7:02 am
zoozzoom
I did for a bout fours years, Trif :-)
7:26 am
bichon
It's going to be 55 degrees today. Unbelievable
7:33 am
zoozzoom
Yes it has warmed up here too, Bichon :-)
7:33 am
zoozzoom
Anout time too!
7:33 am
bichon
Let's hear it for spring!
7:54 am
wvteach
halfway, NBT and NBS - time for a breakfast break
8:24 am
Haz1558
ro6 - r plus what looks like a misspelling of the weepy vegetable.
8:26 am
Aloyisius
ty Haz.. so nice to see you again! Hi all
8:27 am
Haz1558
Hello, Aloy.
8:29 am
phaeton
hello...need stats for any of the O's please?
8:29 am
wvteach
OC 5/12, OD 4/5, OR 4/5
8:29 am
crosshair
Howdy, alloy. I am sitting at the school now, and it is the last 2 days before the exam. The attrition rate is terrible. Out of a starting class of 30 students we are are sitting here today with 5 survivors. the rest have been dropped or they have quit:(.. sorry six students. One just showed up, sat down, and promptly fell asleep at his work station;(
8:30 am
Aloyisius
hi phaeton.. or4.11 is fun
8:31 am
Aloyisius
wow crossy.. why so many dropping out? Tough course? Mean teacher? uncomfortable desks?
8:31 am
phaeton
ty alloy...that helped
8:31 am
crosshair
lazy students
8:31 am
phaeton
I do have the on4
8:32 am
crosshair
the desks must be comfortable. student #7 is already snoring up a storm...
8:32 am
Aloyisius
ah, not willing to work.. sad
8:32 am
phaeton
someone else is paying the tuition, so they don't care
8:33 am
crosshair
Yup; they live with mummy and daddy still and have a roof over their heads and three squares a day...
8:50 am
crosshair
Howdy, Harp
8:50 am
Aloyisius
hi harp
8:51 am
josephjames
Does anyone have any of the 8 letter words?
8:51 am
MLFAN17
not me .. still working on nbt
8:52 am
MLFAN17
2nd column O?
8:52 am
wvteach
OD 4/5 - common babblet
8:55 am
josephjames
Thanks wvteach
8:55 am
MLFAN17
is this grid slow going for anyone else ?
8:56 am
josephjames
I thought it is good except for C and D
8:57 am
MLFAN17
Third column O and E ?
8:57 am
josephjames
or4/5
8:57 am
josephjames
ea4/4
8:58 am
MLFAN17
ty joseph got the o
8:58 am
MLFAN17
and the e
8:58 am
Uneaixoise
de8 de + a dollar is 100 ***ts + M*** Tyler Moore
8:59 am
josephjames
Thank you Uneaixoise
9:00 am
crosshair
ty for de8, Une:)
9:01 am
Uneaixoise
yw :-)
9:03 am
MLFAN17
nbt and nbs
9:03 am
MLFAN17
(does not like this grid)
9:04 am
Uneaixoise
de8 de6/24 + if at first you don't succeed, t** t** again :-)
9:04 am
Uneaixoise
(the first de6-- church person)
9:05 am
Aloyisius
chuckling to self.. for the longest time, I thought the lyrics to the song were "my BODY lies over the oc.5.12"
9:05 am
Aloyisius
my body lies over the sea..
9:05 am
josephjames
Thank you again
9:08 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with ac8 pls
9:08 am
periwinkle
meant ca8
9:08 am
Aloyisius
past tense, peri of a shipping box
9:09 am
periwinkle
ty Aloy
9:15 am
Aloyisius
time to go.. Happy Babbling, hagd all
9:16 am
harpjane
half way, finally
10:24 am
dianedecoder
Good morning, hego :-)
10:25 am
hego
Hi diane. :)
10:26 am
car.eeyore
Hello everyone
10:26 am
car.eeyore
Sun is shining...grass is peeking out through the snow...life is good!
10:26 am
car.eeyore
I cannot find you on Trivia Crack. If you see me, start a game!
10:27 am
hego
Okay, will do!
10:27 am
hego
I'm loving it!
10:27 am
car.eeyore
Me too! So much fun! I do a weekly "coven challenge" with all my lady friends too!
10:28 am
car.eeyore
Wheee! Found an 8!
10:29 am
hego
clap clap clap!
10:29 am
car.eeyore
Small victories!
10:32 am
car.eeyore
Bertie is extremely active today...climbing all over her cage!
10:32 am
hego
spring is in the air!
10:32 am
car.eeyore
Thank goodness
10:33 am
car.eeyore
And now she is belching....
10:35 am
car.eeyore
Stats please for the E in the right column?
10:37 am
car.eeyore
Ugh. TY
10:50 am
rururocks
*puts on Stevie Wonder music*
10:50 am
crosshair
Howdy again, my friends:)
10:50 am
hego
because....
10:51 am
crosshair
Howdy, hego:))
10:52 am
crosshair
He just likes ole Stevie:)
10:52 am
car.eeyore
As am we.
10:53 am
crosshair
lol car. You sound like some of the papers I have had to edit today:)
10:53 am
rururocks
I thought if car.ee was blind she might as well have music to feel the grid by
10:53 am
72 Temple Owl
ok...why is my local news showing me breaking news of a tanker truck fire on I-94 in Dearborn, MI? Not enough bad news locally today?
10:53 am
car.eeyore
We use that phrase in our family...it equals "me too"
10:54 am
hego
I see Ruru.
10:54 am
crosshair
This grid is making me blind as well. pass me a cane:)
10:54 am
72 Temple Owl
hi hego. snow gone yet?
10:55 am
car.eeyore
I heard the most upsetting news yesterday. 4 ODs from heroin in the same town in MA since Thursday :(
10:55 am
hego
pretty much
10:56 am
car.eeyore
The heroin situation is scaring the crap out of me as they have now produced some that looks like candy.
10:56 am
72 Temple Owl
mine is lingering under the clothesline. I am itching to get to that line - spring cleaning is beginning.
10:57 am
hego
If I had young kids, I would feel the same, Car.
10:57 am
gramma
RO 6/24? please.
10:57 am
72 Temple Owl
it is a bad drug, and big in the burbs and with working people. drugs go in and out of fashion and it is the drug odu jour in the east.
10:58 am
car.eeyore
Horrible.
10:59 am
gramma
My son is in rehab out in Utah awaiting his court date.
11:00 am
car.eeyore
I am so sorry to hear that Gramma.
11:00 am
rururocks
heroin and coke are equally bad.. both scary drugs
11:00 am
rururocks
Heroin is making a huge comeback I read
11:00 am
car.eeyore
I will keep him in my prayers.
11:01 am
hego
60% of American paper money bears traces of cocaine.
11:01 am
gramma
It has been many years and this is his 5th rehab. He really seems to want to be sober. He just can't accomplish it yet.
11:01 am
hego
Rur it's very cheap.
11:01 am
dianedecoder
Good morning to everyone signed on recently....just reading the last few comments and this drug situation makes me sad too :-(
11:02 am
hego
Gramma hugs to you and yours. It's a tough road.
11:02 am
gramma
His is a lost generation. Way too many of his friends have died and left families, wives, husbands and little children to plow on without them.
11:02 am
dianedecoder
One of my granddaughters ( age 23 ) told me that oxycodone is major problem with the young people in our community.
11:03 am
gramma
That's how it starts.
11:03 am
72 Temple Owl
phila police have just been quipped with the antidote pen. One cop brought back two in ten days.
11:03 am
gramma
When the doctors cracked down on Oxy people found heroin
11:04 am
car.eeyore
After all this "education" and "awareness" it makes me shudder.
11:04 am
gramma
My son was given oxy in college for a sports related injury and quickly became addicted
11:04 am
hego
I must go. Best to All today.
11:04 am
car.eeyore
You too.
11:05 am
gramma
Then the same doctors who helped feed this epidemic have washed their hands of the addicts. They won't treat them.
11:05 am
car.eeyore
Something similar happened to my friend's nephew...got injured in the Gulf, they put him on oxy, and now he is in jail for robbing a bank.
11:05 am
Anniebrook
Scary news. I have 2 grandsons (14 and 16) really scary to read this.
11:05 am
dianedecoder
Have a great day, hego ! I'm also going..... to take pictures of all the blooms that are popping up all over here in my home away from home!
11:05 am
car.eeyore
I know, Annie.
11:05 am
gramma
Kids don't fear heroin like we did.
11:06 am
car.eeyore
Oooh! Have fun Diane!
11:06 am
car.eeyore
But that is what puzzles me...why not? People are dropping like flies from the stuff.
11:06 am
Anniebrook
Young kids think they are indestructible and immortal.
11:07 am
gramma
They sometimes like to walk the edge. They think they are better than the drug. Surprise, it gets you.
11:08 am
car.eeyore
But all the education and awareness, etc is supposed to point out that they are NOT indestructible. Something is failing along the way.
11:09 am
Anniebrook
I think peer pressure plays a big role. Showing off
11:09 am
car.eeyore
I just don't get it.
11:09 am
car.eeyore
And I did a LOT of stupid stuff as a teen.
11:09 am
gramma
Remember the movie Reefer Madness? When we discovered that was a joke all bets were off. Drugs became fun and recreational tools.
11:11 am
kalea
If I may interject........I have been taking classes in child and youth development......they now know that the teenage brain is physiologically and psychologically different from the adult brain.......our logic is different from theirs
11:11 am
gramma
okay, I need to get back to work so I can earn the money to pay for another rehab stint. How about a clue for my last word? RO6, please.
11:12 am
car.eeyore
I don' t have it yet...looking....
11:12 am
Anniebrook
gramma, I wish your son succeeds this time.
11:14 am
car.eeyore
Have to scoot...HAGD {{hugs}} all around
11:15 am
Anniebrook
bye car.
11:15 am
72 Temple Owl
bye, car and all. library time.
11:15 am
gramma
Thank you. I pray for him all the time. He will ptobably end up in prison. He was caught shooting heroin in a bathroom at a mall. He had 2 twists on him so the charges went from a 3rd degree felony to a 2nd degree - intent to distribute - then bumped to a 1st degree because the mall is a drug free zone. So possibly 3o years in prison! Same as rapists and murderers. Utah has a problem and they are very strict. It breaks my heart.
11:15 am
Anniebrook
bye Owl
11:17 am
Anniebrook
so sad to read this, gramma. hang in there.
11:18 am
gramma
I have to. It's hard and it affects the whole family. Only one sibling will still talk to him. So much hurt and pain.
11:19 am
gramma
See you all later. Sorry I jumped in and dragged everyone down.
11:19 am
Anniebrook
You didnt drag anyone down. We all pray and feel for you.
11:23 am
Michnick
Hi all, I haven't jumped in probably close to a year. I don't know if anyone even remembers me. I just have to say, Gramma that my heart breaks for you. As much as us Baby Boomers grew up in a drug culture with a party mentality, "hard" drugs was a red line most of us didn't cross. What changed?
11:29 am
Michnick
Well, It's good to be back, but I must run. Gramma, you and your son are in my prayers.
11:34 am
Alleyn58
Ca8 hint pls
11:38 am
kalea
most welcome
12:37 pm
bichon
hint for the ca 6, pls
12:39 pm
dc43
ca6 is a box
12:45 pm
bichon
re 6/21, pls
12:52 pm
Anniebrook
can I get a clue for the 4th de 6/24 please
12:52 pm
Anniebrook
I am finding this grid difficult
12:53 pm
Anniebrook
never mind, I found it
12:54 pm
Bugsaw
sorry Annie. I don't hve it either
12:54 pm
Anniebrook
Hi Bug
1:11 pm
Anniebrook
anyone have a clue for ca 6/27?
1:16 pm
Bugsaw
in old cowboy shows the bad guys always got themselves trapped in a box ca****
1:17 pm
Anniebrook
the only word I can think of is caboose
1:17 pm
Bugsaw
it is a valley without a back exit
1:18 pm
hego
Annie, the Grand Ca++++
1:18 pm
MollyL
Annie, there is a "Grand" one in Arizona
1:18 pm
Anniebrook
got it, thanks you 3
1:18 pm
Bugsaw
way better clue
1:18 pm
Anniebrook
Molly, Love your profile
1:20 pm
Anniebrook
I cant seem to get a handle on this grid...taking a break
1:22 pm
EvaNadine
::tiptoes into chog::
::whispers hello from doorway::
1:23 pm
Quiltergirl
luyll
1:23 pm
Quiltergirl
Ullli
1:24 pm
EvaNadine
g'd'afternoon, hego :)
1:25 pm
hego
Good to see you!
1:25 pm
EvaNadine
and you as well. :)
1:25 pm
EvaNadine
work keeps me pretty swamped these days, but i try to swing in and lurk a bit whenever i have a moment to come up for air.
1:26 pm
hego
Nice to know you're still around here.
1:33 pm
Quiltergirl
Hi I am quilter girl. Is there another?
1:33 pm
Uneaixoise
good to see you indeed! :-)
1:34 pm
EvaNadine
hello UNE!
1:34 pm
Quiltergirl
Deacon
1:35 pm
Uneaixoise
nice icon, eva LOL
1:35 pm
EvaNadine
i made that my icon ages ago...
it was true then, and it remains true now. :)
3:03 pm
Anniebrook
back again, clue for ce 6/24 please
3:04 pm
hego
Annie, it's the tree with an extra cons.
3:04 pm
Anniebrook
thanks, hego
3:06 pm
Anniebrook
Im begging for clues today
3:06 pm
Anniebrook
do 6/24 please
3:07 pm
hego
It's a strange grid.
3:07 pm
hego
do 6 Are you the master of your do 6?
3:08 pm
Anniebrook
thanks, I missing words I should be seeing *sigh*
3:08 pm
hego
there, there.
3:08 pm
Anniebrook
:), now I feel better
3:09 pm
Anniebrook
Finally, done
3:10 pm
hego
WTG!! Annie!!
3:10 pm
Anniebrook
Thanks for your help, hego...going to watch the news
3:27 pm
car.eeyore
Hello again
3:27 pm
penquis
hi car...
3:27 pm
car.eeyore
Clue please for CE 6/24?
3:28 pm
dianedecoder
ce + mild expletive
3:28 pm
dianedecoder
of mend a sock ;-)
3:29 pm
car.eeyore
LOL! I was using "damn"! TY
3:29 pm
dianedecoder
lol...I call that a medium expletive !
3:30 pm
car.eeyore
And clues please for CA 6/24 and CA 6/24 are also needed.
3:30 pm
car.eeyore
Please and thank you.
3:31 pm
dianedecoder
just getting to my D's now
3:39 pm
dianedecoder
ca 6 is ca - vowel - medical suffix usually meaning tumour or swelling
3:40 pm
dianedecoder
ca 8 is putting the previous ca into a past tense action or describing something IN one
3:41 pm
car.eeyore
I have that CA 6 and 8, but thank you!
3:42 pm
dianedecoder
what other ca did you mean? You asked for two ca 6/24s
3:43 pm
car.eeyore
Oh good grief! I'm sorry! The CA 6/27
3:44 pm
dianedecoder
:-) deep. deep place usually between mountains
3:45 pm
car.eeyore
Can't see the normal words anymore...TY!
3:45 pm
dianedecoder
right now I am very near to one of reddish rock in Az..... very grand indeed!
3:45 pm
car.eeyore
Lovely!
3:46 pm
stidgmere
are there normal words in this grid?
3:46 pm
car.eeyore
Yup. Just found the TO 7/32...its a twister!
3:48 pm
stidgmere
good for you car!!
3:48 pm
dianedecoder
Ah!!..... thank you as I didn't have that one. BBL as it's time to get the bread into the oven.
3:48 pm
car.eeyore
TY for all of your help today!
3:49 pm
stidgmere
We tried an Irish cheese today from Trader Joe's. It's a cheddar with porter mixed in so it looks like stained glass windows. Very sharp and nice.
3:50 pm
car.eeyore
Yummmers
3:50 pm
car.eeyore
Clue please for RO 6/24?
3:50 pm
stidgmere
I like trying foods for the first time. I don't think I would like the Mars trip as I think they will have a boring diet.
3:51 pm
stidgmere
no ros yet.
3:51 pm
car.eeyore
I'm down to 3, so let me know if I can assist you.
3:53 pm
car.eeyore
OK...down to 1...
3:59 pm
car.eeyore
grrrrrr
4:00 pm
stidgmere
which one?
4:01 pm
car.eeyore
Same, RO 6
4:01 pm
stidgmere
I have 58 left and am still going through the grid for the first time.
4:01 pm
car.eeyore
Good lord...bird just flapped her wings...feathers fluttering all over the place.
4:01 pm
car.eeyore
Good job!
4:01 pm
stidgmere
lll try for the ro.
4:01 pm
stidgmere
what bird?
4:01 pm
car.eeyore
Our parrot, Bertie
4:03 pm
stidgmere
Hmm. May he knows the ro word.
4:04 pm
car.eeyore
Got it! Fireworks!
4:04 pm
stidgmere
Congrats car!!
4:05 pm
penquis
congrats!
4:05 pm
car.eeyore
It sounds like the name of the "famous" surf shop done in Florida...everyone seeems to have a shirt that says it!
4:05 pm
car.eeyore
* down in Florida
4:05 pm
stidgmere
Thanks car. I'll think about surf shops I know about. Hmm. None.
4:05 pm
bleugirl2
got it!
4:06 pm
car.eeyore
If you want a clue, I am happy to do so
4:06 pm
car.eeyore
WTG bleugirl!
4:06 pm
bleugirl2
rhymes with p diddy's clothing line sort of
4:06 pm
car.eeyore
Now THAT I have no idea of!
4:06 pm
car.eeyore
I like to wear something in a low cut flannel....
4:07 pm
stidgmere
Oh. I'll just monkey it or not.
4:07 pm
penquis
i know less about rap than i know about surfing, lol...
4:07 pm
lynxxx
also ends like the Grand Ca****. Morning all
4:07 pm
car.eeyore
Good morning Lynxxx
4:11 pm
car.eeyore
I am off. Have a great day/evening everyone!
4:11 pm
penquis
i am done...
4:12 pm
lynxxx
bye Car - and congrats Pen
4:36 pm
bichon
ro 6/24, pls and hi y'all
4:38 pm
penquis
look at lynx's post at 4:07...
4:42 pm
bichon
sorry, don't understand the clue
4:45 pm
Uneaixoise
Lynxxx --was just watching an incredible video of an Australian lyrebird! WOW!
4:51 pm
penquis
bichon....ro 6 rhymes with the natural wonder, the Grand Ca****....
4:52 pm
bichon
ok, I thought she meant Grand Canal
4:54 pm
penquis
ah....glad you found it...
5:13 pm
penquis
hi phan...
5:14 pm
phandmd
how are you today?
5:14 pm
penquis
fine, thanks....you?
5:15 pm
phandmd
good. Finally getting to a place where I am not dwelling on those 2 women at work that hate me, and dwelling on the ones that like/love me.
5:17 pm
phandmd
sometimes being a perfectionist really sucks!
5:17 pm
penquis
very true...i can relate...
5:19 pm
phandmd
Oh, and the surgeon doesn't reccommend surgery for my shoulder! (which I basically knew would be the case, but still...)
5:19 pm
penquis
nice!....
5:21 pm
penquis
i had leg pain on Monday....for no apparent reason....gone now....i think it was shin splints, but i am not sure...
5:23 pm
phandmd
could well be.
5:23 pm
penquis
wasn't fun....
5:24 pm
phandmd
glad it's gone now.
5:26 pm
lbuxx
can someone clue the CE/6 please?
5:26 pm
penquis
me, too!....especially since I am going to Spain at the end of next week...
5:26 pm
penquis
ce + mild expletive...(not my clue)
5:28 pm
lbuxx
thank you! but what a weird word!
5:33 pm
mimizodiac
radome
5:45 pm
penquis
hello mimi....type under the grid where it says "Add Word"....
5:45 pm
ChampFit
Would someone please clue the o in the 3rd column, second row? Apparently i'm blind...
5:47 pm
penquis
or 4...uses two high point letters...
5:47 pm
penquis
or 4/5....
5:48 pm
ChampFit
Thank you!
5:48 pm
penquis
the 4/5 is the second one...
5:48 pm
ChampFit
Didn't know either of those words...thanks!
5:49 pm
penquis
yw....one is an antelope....don't know what the other one means...
5:50 pm
ChampFit
something to do with the mouth...just looked at the definition.
5:51 pm
penquis
ah...never heard of it...
5:52 pm
penquis
but i have seen it here before...
5:52 pm
ChampFit
i'm sure...it was my only blank tile, and i just couldn't see anything. Hard grid for me.
5:53 pm
penquis
not a fun one....
5:53 pm
penquis
lots of vowels...
5:55 pm
phandmd
can I have a clue for the O in the far right column?
5:56 pm
ChampFit
It looks like "stubborn", but missing a letter.
5:57 pm
ChampFit
meant that it means stubborn, not "looks like"
5:57 pm
zoozzoom
OC 5/12 think of large amounts of water
5:57 pm
ChampFit
Crud...sorry!
5:58 pm
zoozzoom
Or OC 5/12 another word for the sea.
5:59 pm
phandmd
thank you! ummm, I think I need to be fish slapped...
6:00 pm
zoozzoom
lol hey it happens to most of us here :-)
6:01 pm
phandmd
the first CA 4/6 is my great nephew
s
6:02 pm
zoozzoom
That is a good name!
6:02 pm
zoozzoom
Champfit..just saw your recipe for Unstuffed Cabbage in your profile.Sounds really yummy!
6:03 pm
ChampFit
Very strong...I like it!
6:04 pm
zoozzoom
I wouls change the garlic powder to freshly chopped garlic.Apart from that it sounds great!
6:10 pm
zoozzoom
Time to read my book.Happy babbling everyone.Toodle pips for now :-)
6:34 pm
penquis
anyone here with computer expertise?
6:36 pm
ch1212
what do you need, pen?
6:37 pm
penquis
i have a laptop...and the cursor will activate a link when it is on that spot whether i have clicked on it or not....driving me crazy....
6:37 pm
penquis
the laptop is only about 6 mos. old...
6:39 pm
ch1212
I have had the issue too. I usually restart, and that fixes it for a while. That said, google the problem using your laptop's brand name, and see what solutions others have come up with. Another thing I did was not use the cursor pad when I was on a page with a lot of links, which is not a solution.
6:39 pm
ch1212
Wish I could be of more help, sorry.
6:40 pm
penquis
no problem....thanks for the tips....i have googled but need to be more specific....got lots of Apple posts...mine is a Dell....
6:43 pm
MollyL
Have you checked your mouse settings in your control panel?
6:43 pm
ch1212
god idea, molly!
6:44 pm
rururocks
maybe your laptop needs a lapdog
6:45 pm
HarryHood
nomein: chinese noodles without pork, chicken, beef or tofu
6:45 pm
penquis
yes, i have checked them and they were pretty much centered....
6:45 pm
rururocks
How Chu Mein?
6:46 pm
HarryHood
I have four blank tiles - all of them Os. How crazy is that?
6:47 pm
HarryHood
oops! make that 3
6:50 pm
HarryHood
ok - I'm halfway and nbs, but could I get a clue for either lone O?
6:51 pm
MollyL
My guess is that you disabled your mouse by accidentally hitting a keyboard function. If you look around at "turn on mouse using keyboard functions" you might find what you are looking for. Also, Dell help boards may be of some use.
6:52 pm
ch1212
bottom o - O5 - sea
6:52 pm
HarryHood
aah! ty
6:54 pm
penquis
my touch pad works ok....only problem is that when the cursor comes to rest on something, it often works as if i had clicked there (e.g., opens another window)....it seems to click on it's own!...not always but often enough to aggravate....
6:56 pm
ch1212
The other lone O is an O4
6:57 pm
HarryHood
got it!
6:58 pm
penquis
go, harry!
6:58 pm
MollyL
That kind of issue gets resolved in your Device Settings in your Control Panel.
6:59 pm
HarryHood
44 to go....bbl
7:01 pm
penquis
any suggestions as to what direction to move the markers in the touchpad settings?
7:01 pm
ch1212
Thanks, Molly -- I will try that on my laptop.
7:21 pm
joansiebone
RECAN
7:22 pm
harpjane
hello 43 to go
7:23 pm
phandmd
go, Harp, go!
7:23 pm
joansiebone
my cursor just hopped into the chat box must be all the computer talk going on!!! Sorry
7:24 pm
ch1212
phan, it looks like a medical word. ca + vowel + sarc***
7:25 pm
ch1212
clue for no6/27 please?
7:25 pm
phandmd
thanks, CH
7:26 pm
penquis
no + 36 in. is a **rd + o** to billie joe...
7:26 pm
phandmd
does the DE 8/60 build off the 6/24?
7:26 pm
harpjane
yes, phan
7:27 pm
ch1212
pen! Thank you! That was my last word. I have to scoot to start dinner, but back later to clue.
7:27 pm
penquis
congrats!
7:27 pm
harpjane
nice to see you ch1212~
7:28 pm
ch1212
ditto harp {{{ hugs }}}
And on that note, bye all!
7:28 pm
harpjane
(basking)
7:29 pm
phandmd
sigh, I see there are more than one 8/60. I was refering to the first one... I don't think it does build off the first 6
7:30 pm
harpjane
the other de8 is related to ten years, I think. I don't have the 6
7:32 pm
harpjane
there is a 5 before the de8, not related
7:32 pm
phandmd
I am just not seeing it.
7:32 pm
penquis
the first de 8 builds off the de 6 before it...uses high point letter..
7:33 pm
phandmd
I am just not seeing it.
7:33 pm
penquis
the second de 8 does not build off the word before it...
7:33 pm
phandmd
ah got the first, thanks, Pen.
7:33 pm
harpjane
think tenth anniversary for a roman
7:37 pm
rururocks
depolanski
7:37 pm
rururocks
damn it
7:37 pm
harpjane
ruru you rock!
7:38 pm
harpjane
de+ a 100 year old is a ***et**ian + 3points
7:39 pm
rururocks
dedeadnry
7:39 pm
harpjane
(give or take a letter....)
7:39 pm
rururocks
damn it
7:40 pm
phandmd
thanks, Harp.
7:40 pm
harpjane
ruru DON'T MAKE ME COME DOWN THERE!
7:41 pm
Dorens
what is he up to now?
hello, all
7:41 pm
harpjane
(let's see how smartypants ruru like to clue.....)
7:41 pm
rururocks
*nuthin'*
7:42 pm
rururocks
hi ms D
7:42 pm
rururocks
ra6.. ra + a place where football is played
7:43 pm
harpjane
ra-field?
7:43 pm
rururocks
at least in new orleans
7:43 pm
rururocks
I deserved that
7:45 pm
Dorens
<---blissfuly not listed yet. (ignorance is bliss)
7:49 pm
jimmel
ro6 ends like ca6/27
7:49 pm
rururocks
ro 6 is crossing mr regan with a vegetable
7:49 pm
Dorens
right, and rhymes with the odiferous white vegetable.
7:49 pm
rururocks
oh.. he was a vegetable too
7:52 pm
harpjane
one left and I refuse to ask for help
7:54 pm
rururocks
*whistles*
7:54 pm
rururocks
hopes it is the no 6/27
7:55 pm
Dorens
i have that one ...
7:55 pm
harpjane
did it, done buh BYE
7:55 pm
penquis
congrats!
7:55 pm
rururocks
buhhhhh bye harp
7:56 pm
rururocks
I think i'll go for a walk..it's really nice out
7:56 pm
Dorens
it was actually really nice here too!!
7:59 pm
rururocks
great.. about time!
7:59 pm
Dorens
don't believe it will last though (guess I'm a glass half-empty kinda gal)
8:02 pm
rururocks
oh.. how could you not help being a half glass kind of gal being a Capricorn?
8:02 pm
Dorens
i didn't realize that was one of our defining characteristics...
8:04 pm
rururocks
don't get me started :d
8:04 pm
rururocks
just clued below doc
8:04 pm
Dorens
rhymes with the weepy veg
8:05 pm
rururocks
Mrs Reagan's vegetable
8:07 pm
Dorens
i'm done. enjoy your walk ru. have a nice evening kj. see y'all another day.
8:12 pm
Douglas
Storm of the X-Men is almost in the grid. Well, her original name. Well, almost
8:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
de6/27 pls?
8:29 pm
penquis
de + not even one....**** a one!
8:32 pm
penquis
not a great clue....
9:10 pm
bleugirl2
De 8/60 second one
9:33 pm
bleugirl2
FIREWORXXX!!!
10:08 pm
Marc Freeman
ra6/24, please?
10:12 pm
grannyrose
ra6, ra + rounded top of building
10:13 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks got it
10:14 pm
grannyrose
a pleasure as always, marc
10:15 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks again
10:26 pm
mkg
hi all. i could use clues for the 8s. please.
10:27 pm
HarryHood
I only have one - pt of ca6/21
10:28 pm
mkg
i dont get the de 8 clue below. any further help?
10:33 pm
grannyrose
de8/60, de6, church official + title of book, catcher in the **e
10:34 pm
grannyrose
de8/60, de + most of small coin, 1/100th of a dollar + last of yellow bird
10:46 pm
HarryHood
could I pls have a clue for on5?
10:48 pm
grannyrose
WTG HARRY!!!
11:54 pm
harpjane
hello ALL
11:56 pm
grannyrose
G'DAY HARP
11:56 pm
grannyrose
sorry, didn't know caps lock was on.
11:57 pm
harpjane
Granny, I just did the same thing...
11:57 pm
grannyrose
like our rubyfoo it would appear we have wayward pinkies on the left hand...
11:59 pm
grannyrose
* waves to ruru *