Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, March 14, 2020

12:04 am

justafreep

ou7

12:07 am

cybernan

stair

12:08 am

Rainiqui

fu 7

12:12 am

marksdolly

up 7

12:12 am

marksdolly

amis

12:13 am

harpjane

oh good another big one

12:15 am

harpjane

one of my favorite words--those funny formations at Mono Lake

12:17 am

harpjane

i see myself

12:17 am

marksdolly

why ty Jane :)

12:17 am

harpjane

penalty box, marks

12:18 am

marksdolly

for me?

12:18 am

cybernan

not seeing that lone u

12:19 am

harpjane

it's greek to me nan

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

marksdolly

it's a 4 letter one nana

12:19 am

jessmom

ut4

12:19 am

harpjane

thank you lickety

12:20 am

marksdolly

ty lickety!

12:20 am

cybernan

ty jess

12:21 am

jessmom

yw

12:23 am

cybernan

off to bed -- need to be at the grocery store tomorrow before the hordes have the place cleaned out. Wish people would listen to what the authorities are telling them -- there is absolutely no need to hoard.

12:23 am

marksdolly

gn nan!

12:23 am

marksdolly

sleep tight

12:34 am

marksdolly

ta 8

12:55 am

rbud

thanks!

4:59 am

MollyL

If we learn nothing else from this virus experience, I hope it is this. Companies need to get real about paid sick leave. Many people go to work sick because they can't afford unpaid time off. And that is a major contributor to how disease spreads.

5:02 am

A*n*i*t*a

you are absolutely right Molly, well said.

5:02 am

A*n*i*t*a

you are absolutely right Molly, well said.

5:03 am

Buggie

Even here in France where we do have okay sick leave, there’s a delay where you’re not entitled to anything. For a lot of people that’s 3 days. If you’re off less than that, no paid leave. More than that and those first days aren’t paid.

5:04 am

MollyL

People seem to have lost the common sense to stay home when they are sick. I see people in the grocery store all the time who are obviously suffering from some respiratory ailment. I always hope it is just allergies.

5:05 am

MollyL

Many companies do not extend paid leave for 90 days. What? People are supposed to magically not be sick for those 90 days?

5:14 am

lynnet

Most small businesses are running on thin margins. Where is the money going to come from if you have to pay employees who are too sick to work?

5:29 am

Buggie

Here it’s social security that pays for sick leave. That’s what it’s there for, taking care of you when you’re ill

6:01 am

periwinkle

good morning all

6:06 am

sukee

Hi peri.

6:37 am

BzznBea

Morning, friends. Nive size grid today.

6:52 am

MollyL

The grocery store was insane this morning. Empty bins in the produce section (no broccoli), empty shelves everywhere (not just the toilet paper)

6:53 am

M3

The UK is the Same, not sure why everyone is panic buying. Home delivery are still taking place.

6:54 am

bichon

Costco had things, but the shelves had an empty look

6:54 am

MollyL

Home delivery is just as sparse as regular shopping. The people who do the delivering are picking from the same shelves you are.

6:54 am

MollyL

Costco must be creepy looking with an "empty look"

6:55 am

M3

We have where houses dedicated to online shopper such as Ocado. Amazon also have huge ware houses over the county, Food is still being produced and entering the country, I realy dont understand it.!

6:55 am

bichon

Some Costcos and BJ's had lines out the door

6:56 am

MollyL

The people who aer totally screwed are the people who live paycheck to paycheck and don't have extra money to shell out for stocking up on things

6:57 am

MollyL

Are...pardon me...not enough coffee this morning. And yes, the coffee shelf was pretty empty as well.

6:58 am

M3

Our elderly will also struggle as they get their money weekly and live week to week.

7:08 am

MollyL

People need to look out for each other. If you have a disabled or elderly neighbor, see how you can help them.

7:10 am

ItalianGreyhound

Here, Walmart aisles were empty, but local grocery is well stocked

7:30 am

MollyL

I want to go buy six cases of vodka and then start a rumor that drinking vodka prevents getting corona virus. Then sit on the side of the road selling bottles of vodka for 100 dollars a piece. : D

7:31 am

BzznBea

You would fit right in to our neighborhood.

7:38 am

BzznBea

This is not an easy grid...

7:46 am

welki

'morning, babblers

7:47 am

BzznBea

Good morning, welki.

7:47 am

NatashaW

I had hoped to get home delivery from WF but they've discontinued it due to demand. Make sense? Too many people want it so no one gets it. I guess that's "fair"...

7:48 am

BzznBea

What is WF?

7:48 am

welki

home delivery's been suspended from most places here

7:48 am

NatashaW

I do think the panic stems from the realization that something we've all taken for granted - ready availability of food - may no longer be the case.

7:48 am

NatashaW

WF Whole Foods, sorry.

7:49 am

BzznBea

Got it.

7:49 am

NatashaW

The suspension of home delivery will really make things tough for those of us not gifted with youth and health

7:50 am

M3

There is also a theory that buying big item like loo paper makes you feel like your back in power!

7:51 am

NatashaW

I still say, buy a bidet attachment. Loo paper is horribly bad for the planet (they're cutting down virgin forest in Canada to manufacture it) and doesn't even do a very good job!

7:52 am

NatashaW

We spent $50 at Home Depot on a Brondell FreshSpa last year. No electric, no plumber needed. Love it!

7:52 am

BzznBea

Is that a hose attachment, Natasha?

7:54 am

NatashaW

It attaches under the toilet seat and you hook it up to the cold (and some models, hot water under the sink if the toilet is close enough). It sprays your bum and has a dial to control temp (if you have hot/cold) and water pressure (some like it gentle, some less so). Basically you take a shower without getting in the shower.

7:54 am

NatashaW

Go on Youtube and search on bidet, or Brondell, or Tushy to see how these things operate.

7:55 am

BzznBea

Thanks. I will.

7:55 am

NatashaW

There are very very fancy whole-seat models with heated seats and lights that play Bach or the Beatles (kidding), but those need electric power and cost $500 or more

7:56 am

NatashaW

Try to get one with dual temp. "Ambient temp" is fine in warmer weather but on a cold morning in January you might prefer to mix in a bit of warm water. However you do need to have your hot water source (sink) close enough to the toilet for that to work.

8:02 am

welki

chat went quiet as we're all watching fresh spa videos :)

8:02 am

NatashaW

hahahaha welki

8:02 am

72 Temple Owl

monring

8:02 am

welki

hi owl

8:03 am

MLFAN17

hello all

8:03 am

welki

hi mlf

8:04 am

MLFAN17

hi welk

8:04 am

72 Temple Owl

forth

8:06 am

welki

i guess no one at enable ever got the stuck paper out of a copy machine

8:06 am

BzznBea

LOL!

8:07 am

MLFAN17

I just woke up about 15 min ago or so

8:10 am

NatashaW

(still trying to find welki's reference in the grid, but it's hard enough finding the words enable allows, and still annoyed that 'hitman' isn't one of 'em)

8:11 am

BzznBea

I think she was refering to un + bread spread

8:11 am

NatashaW

thx bea. Feel dumb but I'll survive.

8:11 am

72 Temple Owl

small grid for a long boring day. i may be forced to do housework

8:12 am

NatashaW

OMG the horror Owl!

8:12 am

MLFAN17

i am glad its over 200 but its kinda slow going.. Hubby and i are going to be bored out of our minds too

8:12 am

welki

i've been trying to empty closets of old clothing - the kidney foundation probably has my address in their gps

8:12 am

welki

well not 'old,' but unused clothing

8:12 am

72 Temple Owl

really. i vacuumed yesterday. will hang linens out today

8:12 am

MLFAN17

gently used?

8:12 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, it's time to declutter.

8:13 am

NatashaW

Card-carrying introverts don't have the boredom problem. Too many books still not read!

8:13 am

MLFAN17

First column N stats pls?

8:13 am

NatashaW

ne4,6/ne6,27

8:14 am

welki

very gently used, mlf - work clothes, mostly

8:14 am

72 Temple Owl

well, the library is closed till APril

8:14 am

MLFAN17

natasha i would attempt to read a book today, but i already know i wont succeed

8:14 am

NatashaW

Have Kindle, can download

8:14 am

MLFAN17

welk ohh

8:14 am

72 Temple Owl

i have the book "outliers". if i knew the library would close i would have stocked up

8:14 am

MLFAN17

ty natasha

8:15 am

72 Temple Owl

i have the second season of the crown. i disinfected it as soon as i brought it home. netflix will make a killing

8:16 am

MLFAN17

owl do you have any books at home you haven't read at all?

8:16 am

dan2bit

hello all! the 2bit family have returned from our African sojourn. We are not infected (at least as of Monday, thanks to the Egyptian Health Ministry), and very grateful to be back, despite the panic

8:16 am

MLFAN17

natasha Does kindle have a lot of free books to read?

8:16 am

72 Temple Owl

no but and i've been cleaning out what i do have. time for the classics i guess

8:17 am

NatashaW

War and Peace or Anna Karenina (my personal faves) can keep a body going for yonks

8:17 am

BzznBea

Everyone needs to get outside and get fresh air and sunshine today....Well, everyday, but especially today.

8:17 am

MLFAN17

owl sounds like fun:)

8:17 am

72 Temple Owl

our county's cases began with a pediatric cardiologist who visited egypt and saw patients for four days before being rushed to intensive care. he and his wife are still critical.

8:18 am

NatashaW

Via Kindle you can borrow digital books from your local library. IF your library subscribes to it, you can also watch great films and documentaries via their free Kanopy site.

8:18 am

BzznBea

Glad you are backsafe and sound, dan. I'm sure you had a wonderful time.

8:18 am

NatashaW

Oh geez Dan that is awful. Glad you and yours are safe.

8:18 am

72 Temple Owl

showing that early symptoms are mild or non existent

8:18 am

MLFAN17

bzz hubby and i went outside day before yesterday. supposed to rain today but probably later

8:18 am

72 Temple Owl

tali

8:19 am

MLFAN17

i found a 7:)

8:19 am

NatashaW

Which is why I DO NOT GET why Trump and other world leaders who've been exposed aren't getting tested "because I'm not showing symptoms" DUH you can be a carrier for days prior to becoming symptomatic.

8:19 am

BzznBea

I use my public libraries app to downlaod books all the time. Haven't been to the library in a long time.

8:20 am

72 Temple Owl

who knows? they may have been.

8:20 am

MLFAN17

bzz when hubby and i first got here when got a library card and looked around for a bit. Haven't used it since

8:20 am

72 Temple Owl

it is time for me to do something. meant to and now it's too late, time flies.

8:21 am

dan2bit

TO wow. We were quarantined one morning because we were on a downstream version of the upstream Nile river cruise where the whole boat got infected - they went through and swabbed all the passengers before we could disembark

8:21 am

MLFAN17

natasha he isn't shewing symptoms, but he got tested yesterday or today

8:21 am

72 Temple Owl

i think i will focus my concern in myself and my family and friends. i really couldn't give a rat's ass if they were or wer not tested.

8:21 am

MLFAN17

owl meant to do what?

8:22 am

NatashaW

I do give a rat's ass because he keeps standing close to Anthony Fauci.

8:22 am

MLFAN17

bzz, i was nervous watching him on tv yesterday, he kept shaking people's hands

8:22 am

72 Temple Owl

okie dokie, time to go.

8:22 am

NatashaW

bye owl.

8:23 am

MLFAN17

Third column m stats pls?

8:23 am

welki

natasha, i use my library to download books, too - i use Libby, but some e-readers come with Overdrive installed

8:23 am

welki

later, owl

8:23 am

72 Temple Owl

catch you later, welk. you know the drill

8:23 am

NatashaW

Yes, I have Overdrive also

8:23 am

welki

yes, yes i do :)

8:23 am

BzznBea

I use overdrive.

8:24 am

BzznBea

mi5.14, mlf

8:24 am

MollyL

MLF, I don't get why you were nervous seeing Trump shake hands. Didn't you say you go to Walmart and don't use the sanitizer wipes before shopping?

8:24 am

periwinkle

help with the 8 pls. I use overdrive as well

8:25 am

BzznBea

ta8.45

8:25 am

NatashaW

it's a compound peri

8:25 am

periwinkle

I know the stats just not seeing the word

8:25 am

BzznBea

It is a copound?

8:26 am

BzznBea

compound

8:26 am

periwinkle

I thought it might be a compound. looking

8:26 am

MLFAN17

i just wheel around

8:26 am

MLFAN17

but i understand

8:26 am

BzznBea

It is an object thought to have maigical powers.

8:26 am

NatashaW

maybe compound is the wrong term for it but it involves a common ending for compound words...

8:27 am

NatashaW

there ya go, bea nailed it

8:27 am

welki

well, the ta 8 is not a flower guy *lol*

8:27 am

periwinkle

ah ty ty Bea and Natasha

8:27 am

MollyL

We touch dozens to a hundred things a day without sanitizing first. Door knobs and handles, payment machines, shopping carts, elevator buttons. If something is that contagious, we are all doomed.

8:28 am

MLFAN17

does it begin with what some animals wag?

8:28 am

NatashaW

It is that contagious which is why the prediction is that 30-70% will get it

8:28 am

BzznBea

No, mlf

8:28 am

MLFAN17

ty bea

8:29 am

MLFAN17

oh not that easy bzz?lol

8:30 am

MLFAN17

clue the mi 5/14 pls?

8:31 am

welki

like something really tinyscopic with a different vowel at the end

8:32 am

MLFAN17

ty welk

8:32 am

BzznBea

I read a lot of historical fiction. One of the books I read not long ago was set in Philadelphia during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. While I am reading the fiction, I read a lot of non-fiction about the time, events even what the fashion was during the time.

8:32 am

MLFAN17

nbt

8:32 am

welki

i do that, too, bea - but i look of the art and music of the period

8:33 am

NatashaW

Did you read the John Barry book about that Bea? Really interesting if terrifying

8:33 am

welki

look up, not of

8:33 am

periwinkle

I only have ou7 help with other 7s pls

8:34 am

BzznBea

It was interesting to find that just before the outbreak in Philadelphia, they had a huge parade. Most people were infected then.

8:34 am

NatashaW

Yes, that's why they had to shovel bodies into pits in Philly...

8:34 am

MLFAN17

peri that is the only one i have too

8:34 am

NatashaW

Which is why I am so happy they canned the St. Patrick's Day parade in NYC

8:34 am

BzznBea

At the same time in St. Louis, they canceled their parade an had fewer cases and deaths.

8:35 am

NatashaW

Yes, exactly Bea! Social distancing WORKS.

8:35 am

BzznBea

up7.36

8:35 am

periwinkle

I know there is up7 ad fu7 but not seeing them

8:35 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

8:35 am

periwinkle

don't know first two letters of last 7

8:36 am

BzznBea

You might want to go to the second story for the up7

8:36 am

NatashaW

which I never knew could be used in a singular form

8:36 am

periwinkle

ty for up7 thought it ended in an s

8:37 am

BzznBea

Me either, Natash. Always bugs me.

8:37 am

MLFAN17

natasha i was just about to say doesn't it end in s?

8:37 am

MLFAN17

i am not getting the 8?

8:38 am

NatashaW

need to keep an open mind about this as about so many things right now...

8:38 am

NatashaW

bea clued it below Mlfan

8:38 am

NatashaW

an item that is thought to have magical powers

8:38 am

periwinkle

bbl reading American Dirt

8:39 am

BzznBea

In the 1918 pandemic, they also found that those who hid away in their houses to avoid the virus, often died from it. Those that got out and got fresh air and sunshine on a regular basis were less likely to get the virus.

8:40 am

MollyL

A good way to use clues is to type them into a Google search and add the word "crossword". The ta8 comes right up

8:40 am

NatashaW

Yikes, forgot that. Well, we still go to the dog park every day, keeping a nice distance of course from any other visitors

8:41 am

MollyL

I agree, Bea. I am a firm believer in fresh air and sunshine for healthy humans. People are indoors way too much.

8:41 am

BzznBea

Viruses like cold, dry air to keep alive. Sunshine kills viruses.

8:41 am

NatashaW

Also forced air heating and cooling does nothing good for your lungs

8:42 am

BzznBea

Not to mention that sunshine improves your mood. A happy person is a well person.

8:43 am

NatashaW

Everything here (outside DC) is in full bloom - magnolias, daffodils, forsythia. Haven't checked CherryBlossom cam yet but imagine they're well along.

8:44 am

BzznBea

My mom has COPD. We are very cautious with her around. I have not let her get out in public for over a month just because of the Type A flu. But, she sits outside on days the sun is shining even if she has to wrap in a coat an blanket.

8:45 am

BzznBea

Get some fresh air and sunshine, folks. I'm done with my PSA for today =)

8:46 am

mattygroves

I live in England. Sunshine is in short supply ;)

8:47 am

BzznBea

But even if there is clou cover, you can still benefit.

8:50 am

welki

It's -20C here right now - even the dog doesn't want to go outside *lol*

8:50 am

NatashaW

oooh brrrr

8:50 am

BzznBea

Well, yes...there is that exception. =)

8:50 am

MollyL

Oh Natasha, haven't you heard? All the cherry blossom festivities will probably be cancelled as well.

8:51 am

NatashaW

Yes of course they will but there used to be a live cam feed so you could see them remotely

8:51 am

NatashaW

Can't seem to find that now however. Maybe it got turned off due to budget cuts

8:51 am

NatashaW

NPS reports 70% bloom

8:52 am

sukee

And we have a huge St. Patrick's Day party that takes place at the University, people come from all over. The police as telling them to stay home, but they won't. Getting drunk is more important.

8:52 am

NatashaW

Not sure how they'll keep people from congregating around the Tidal Basin though. Hope folks are smart enough to give it a miss this year

8:52 am

dan2bit

our neighborhood has a few Yoshinos in it, just a few miles inland from the Tidal Basin - they are well along

8:53 am

NatashaW

Are you over in Kenwood dan?

8:56 am

dan2bit

Falls Church, near Lake Barcroft

8:59 am

NatashaW

Got it! bbl. I'm about to attend my synagogue's virtual Shabbat services on Zoom.

9:13 am

MollyL

Virtual church, we really are living in the quarantine age

9:36 am

wvteach

our church is beginning this Sunday offering streaming online services for those who want it

9:42 am

LuvWordGames

phantom: author

9:42 am

MLFAN17

hi wv

9:42 am

MLFAN17

hi luv

9:43 am

LuvWordGames

hi MLF

9:49 am

wvteach

hello all

9:49 am

LuvWordGames

hi wv

9:49 am

welki

hi teach, luv

9:50 am

LuvWordGames

hi welki

9:50 am

welki

i think it's great that congregations are streaming services - it'll help those who are housebound feel connected

9:55 am

Scrabbler

Hi kids.

9:55 am

BzznBea

Morning, scrabs.

9:55 am

LuvWordGames

hi Scrabs

9:55 am

hokie carla

ha! I found the russian ruler today!

9:56 am

LuvWordGames

thanks carla, I hadn't found it yet :-)

9:56 am

BzznBea

LOL! YEA! Carla!

9:56 am

Scrabbler

TY

9:56 am

hokie carla

found in 10 words or less :D

9:57 am

welki

hey scrabs - how're you holding up?

9:59 am

Scrabbler

Right now = bad migraine. Overall, so much uncertainty. I need to keep my 88 year old mother safe, I need to not be ill or quarantined, I need to keep my patients safe and well.

10:00 am

BzznBea

I'm sure you are overwhelmed. I've been thinking about you.

10:01 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 8 or 7s? ty. sorry to take you away from the other discussions.

10:01 am

Scrabbler

I read the updated CDC info every day.

10:01 am

LuvWordGames

ta 8/45 is a good luck charm

10:01 am

BzznBea

8 is ta8.45 - an object with magical powers.

10:02 am

rururocks

thank you bea

10:02 am

Scrabbler

Thanks

10:02 am

M3

oh i got that thank for the clue

10:02 am

BzznBea

A 7 is up7.36 - Go to the second story

10:02 am

welki

oh, scrabbler - so much stress

10:03 am

mkg

ty got it.

10:03 am

mkg

got the 8 too. ty/

10:03 am

mkg

any clues for the M bottom row? ty

10:03 am

BzznBea

mi5 - very small

10:05 am

mkg

got it! ty

10:05 am

mkg

i thought it was only with an o ending.....ty

10:06 am

mkg

how about the N first column? any clues?

10:07 am

mkg

oops just got one. ty anyway

10:07 am

BzznBea

ne4.6 and ne6.27

10:08 am

Scrabbler

TY, Bea

10:09 am

BzznBea

Carla, is Mr. Homie back yet?

10:09 am

mkg

ty. got both ne words. ty

10:11 am

mkg

any other clues for 7s? ty

10:12 am

BzznBea

ou7.32 type of boat at the end

10:14 am

mkg

got it. ty

10:18 am

hokie carla

mr. homie is back on Mon, I think

10:20 am

cybernan

8:20 am and grocery shopping done, put away and tea made - that has to be a record for me!

10:20 am

cybernan

good morning, all :)

10:20 am

hokie carla

unless they check prices to see if they can come back Sun.

10:21 am

Scrabbler

Good for you, Nan. By the time I get to the supermarket there will probably be no food.

10:21 am

hokie carla

I went yesterday morning. most food products were still there.

10:22 am

Scrabbler

I hope the shelves were restocked.

10:22 am

hokie carla

I bought eggs and then came home and saw I already have an extra eggs. so now I have like 3 dozen eggs.

10:22 am

welki

eggs keep for a long time - omelets forever!

10:22 am

Scrabbler

Lots of omelets for you...or baked goods.

10:22 am

cybernan

I did go in yesterday on my way home, Scrabs - most of the shelves were empty. Even at 7:30 am there was a 20 person line-up at the check out.

10:23 am

hokie carla

yep, plus I buy pasteurized and they last longer

10:23 am

hokie carla

plan to do some baking as well

10:23 am

cybernan

*7:30 this morning, that is

10:23 am

welki

^5 scrabs

10:23 am

rururocks

were you shell-shocked hokie?

10:23 am

hokie carla

I think I cracked under the food shopping pressure

10:24 am

welki

i bake a lot of bread - when i went shopping yesterday, all the white flour was gone, all that was left were huge bags of multigrain (which is fine with me)

10:24 am

rururocks

i think a lot of people are scrambling for eggs

10:25 am

Scrabbler

You have beat me to the best puns

10:25 am

cybernan

I don't understand all this stock piling -- if you are in isolation, you can just pick up the phone to call in your order and when it is ready, a stock person will bring it out to your car and load it in the trunk.

10:25 am

Scrabbler

True, Nan.

10:26 am

rururocks

now we aren't sure you'll soufle hokie

10:26 am

welki

here, the store pick ups have been suspended

10:27 am

cybernan

I hope the snowbirds realize that they will be asked to go into self-imposed isolation for 2 weeks on their return and should buy their groceries before they cross the line.

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

i am scrambling to figure out what to do for exercise now that gyms are closed.

10:27 am

welki

alcohol, owl. exercise that elbow.

10:27 am

BzznBea

I think some stores have suspended here too.

10:27 am

rururocks

:D welki

10:28 am

Scrabbler

I fear that my YMCA will close. It is such a viral place for families and kids to play.

10:28 am

72 Temple Owl

funny...this county is shut down, yet food lines are minimal.

10:28 am

cybernan

there are exercise programs that you can work out with on you tube

10:28 am

BzznBea

Got to youtube, owl. All kinds of exercise you can do.

10:28 am

72 Temple Owl

all gyms, consert venues, theaters, schools and non esential retail are closed.

10:28 am

BzznBea

Get out an walk for 30 minutes.

10:29 am

welki

vital and viral, scrabs

10:29 am

bichon

I'm canceling my trip to see grandkids in CA next month

10:29 am

72 Temple Owl

i am sure, bea, but one has to maintian the level one has. just walking and lifting a few one pound cans will not do.

10:29 am

cybernan

worst part about early morning shopping, I discovered, is that the wine shop doesn't open until 9:00 am

10:29 am

72 Temple Owl

i canno trun, dr's orders

10:30 am

BzznBea

Well, it is better than just sitting there doing nothing and worrying about it.

10:32 am

Scrabbler

Hahaha, I am laughing at my typo, welki!

10:33 am

72 Temple Owl

that would be true if i WERE just sitting around. you don''t know me; if you did you would know i am onw of the most active persons you'd know

10:33 am

origami

Good morning, folks

10:33 am

Scrabbler

Hi origami

10:35 am

rururocks

i'm doing 50 miles a week on my bike.. that's helping me

10:35 am

rururocks

hi ori

10:36 am

origami

Is there still enough snow for you to snowshoe Scrabs?

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

hey welk, where's the bunny when we need her?

10:36 am

origami

Hi ru - that's a lot of miles

10:36 am

bichon

hi origami, scrabs, ru

10:36 am

hurshy

hi

10:36 am

origami

Hiya bichon

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

good for you, ru. no sitting around and worrying for you! :)

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

hi hursh

10:37 am

origami

Hi hurshy

10:37 am

hurshy

i might have the thing

10:38 am

rururocks

i can't run either bad knees but biking and swimming are good for me

10:38 am

rururocks

what ? really hursh

10:38 am

origami

Oh, no hursh

10:38 am

Scrabbler

Our snow is almost gone. I hiked with microspikes last weekend on icy trails.

10:38 am

hurshy

well it started with a cough and i thought hopefully it is just a cold but now i do have a slight fever

10:38 am

Scrabbler

Uh, oh, Hurshy.

10:39 am

rururocks

can you get tested soon hursh

10:39 am

hurshy

i doubt it ru, and i am not old enough to be worried, i have no underlying conditions, am very healthy in general

10:39 am

hurshy

i just need to not spread it

10:39 am

origami

How poorly do you feel?

10:39 am

72 Temple Owl

i don't like swimming. i do pump - full body weight workout- and youga and zumba. i am so bummed that all my side gigs volunteering are suspended.

10:39 am

cybernan

so are you self-isolating then?

10:39 am

hurshy

yeah

10:40 am

M3

the test is nasty it goes up the nose to the back of the throat.

10:40 am

rururocks

i hope dr g santitizes the chat later :D

10:40 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry to hear this, hursh. have you called your doctor?

10:40 am

hurshy

but the fact that i have it means it's already in other people in my town, as i haven't had contact with anyone with known case or travel or anything

10:40 am

cybernan

I hope whatever it is, you are over it soon

10:40 am

welki

owl, can you do those exercise routines with videos?

10:40 am

hurshy

i'm not worried about myself

10:41 am

welki

here's hoping you just have a mild flu, and not covid19

10:41 am

cybernan

hi welki -- good pic of the 3 sisters

10:41 am

hurshy

well i had a flu shot in the fall

10:41 am

hurshy

but i suppose there could be a new mutation

10:41 am

welki

thanks

10:41 am

72 Temple Owl

naw, still using crap notebook. btw anyone try FB today? what is it's problem?

10:42 am

hurshy

i've had no problem with fb

10:42 am

hokie carla

I think the flu shot wasn't effective against the flu strains out this year

10:42 am

hokie carla

hope you feel better soon, hurshy

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

and for the good news of the day- it's PI DAY!!!

10:42 am

origami

Hopefully just a col, hurshy

10:42 am

hurshy

but tomorrow is the Ides of March lol

10:42 am

origami

*cold

10:43 am

hokie carla

hmm, what kind of pie should I make

10:43 am

welki

*teleports her wii to owl*

---lord knows all it does here is collect dust

10:43 am

hurshy

apple

10:43 am

welki

pie for pi day!

10:43 am

BzznBea

I'm making cheese and onion pie.

10:44 am

rururocks

never had that bea

10:44 am

hokie carla

well, I did buy a bag of honey crisp yesterday. not sure how good that would be. also will have to make a GF crust from scratch as I don't have any premade.

10:44 am

BzznBea

Yummy!

10:44 am

hokie carla

I'm eating leftover GF pizza right now, guess I could count that

10:45 am

origami

Is that a quiche bea?

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

just saw a lovely banan cream pie made on good morning america

10:45 am

BzznBea

Yes, that is certainly a pie.

10:45 am

rururocks

i wish i could bake.. i suck at it

10:45 am

hurshy

banoffee pie!!!

10:45 am

BzznBea

No, it is a savory two crust pie.

10:45 am

hokie carla

yum, love banana cream pie. I don't have any bananas.

10:46 am

hokie carla

probably have all the ingredients for a chocolate pb pie

10:46 am

M3

clue for the tu.4 /5 my monkey is tired :)

10:47 am

BzznBea

tu + small being verb

10:47 am

MollyL

Mmm, I love savory pies. Sounds good Bea.

10:48 am

BzznBea

I also do a lot of galettes. Both savory and sweet.

10:48 am

hokie carla

I love baking and I've never even heard of that

10:48 am

rururocks

i'm stopping with sugar now.. pies are out.

10:49 am

BzznBea

You have never heard of a galette?

10:49 am

welki

how about a chess pie, hokie?

10:49 am

hokie carla

lol, I have Murder, She Wrote on and Robert Stack is playing one of the characters. as someone who grew up watching Unsolved Mysteries, it's just weird hearing him.

10:49 am

rururocks

you can only eat chess pie at knight

10:50 am

akazev

In Prague. Czech ,mate,

10:50 am

hokie carla

does chess pie have cream cheese? I don't have any of that on hand. my mom made chess squares all the time, they were what paula deen calls ooey gooey butter cakes

10:51 am

rururocks

chess pie do people pawn all over them?

10:52 am

72 Temple Owl

i love chess pie. no cream cheese

10:52 am

welki

no, no cream cheese - it's a custard

10:52 am

BzznBea

So the drink of the day is a Quarantini. Just like a martini but you drink it alone...

10:52 am

72 Temple Owl

no cheese at all in chess pie. if you want to make one, look up Gle Gand's recipe. it's the bomb

10:52 am

rururocks

i had a martini yesterday.. just what the dr ordered

10:52 am

hokie carla

I'll have to check a recipe out for that.

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

GALE GAND. sorry

10:53 am

IndiaJan

morning everyone!

10:53 am

hokie carla

morning, jan

10:53 am

BzznBea

I love a dirty martini.

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

hurshy, have you called your doctor?

10:53 am

hokie carla

but is it the bomb diggity? or the bomb . com?

10:53 am

BzznBea

Morning, Jan.

10:54 am

welki

hi jan

10:54 am

BzznBea

I have 16 left for later...

10:55 am

welki

i like a martini with spicy olives - bombay saphhire

10:55 am

rururocks

i tried hendricks for the first time.. it was ok.. not my fave... i like drier gin

10:55 am

welki

i want to try hendricks, but i really like the sapphire and balk at the last minute

10:55 am

hokie carla

I have 104 left for later ;)

10:56 am

rururocks

try the botanist welki if you like bombay

10:56 am

welki

thanks for that ru - glad i balked :D

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

i love a good martini.

10:57 am

rururocks

its' gin from scotland

10:57 am

72 Temple Owl

i will take a lemon drop but must not be sweet. just a touch.

10:57 am

rururocks

i do need to have some sapphire around the house.. thanks for mentioning it

10:57 am

hokie carla

alright, pie planning will have to wa4. taking the dog for a walk. TTFN

10:58 am

rururocks

it's raining here.. i'm just going to finish my taxes today

10:58 am

IndiaJan

i like greylock gin...cant find it in canada tho so i try to take a couple bottles back after US visits

10:58 am

welki

there's a local botanical called lovebird - on the list of things i want to try, but probably never will. now i can put 'botanist' on there, too (do i resist change? nooooo - yesssss)

10:59 am

rururocks

(the botanist makes the BEST G & T also)

11:00 am

welki

and i just happened to buy some tonic the other day - and have a bunch of limes

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

hurshy,call the doctor and monitor your temp. i hope you feel better. whatever you have it sound miserable.

11:00 am

IndiaJan

gin and tonic is my drink of choice.

11:00 am

welki

later, folks - going to pretend to clean for a little while

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

bye all. i am going to wash linens and hand them on the line. love that fresh smell. later.

11:06 am

rururocks

bye TO

11:08 am

MLFAN17

India I love gin and tonic

11:09 am

bichon

I like Coke Zero

11:10 am

MLFAN17

I didn't read anything specific just the headline of different webpages. Kelly Rpa was having Botox done(as usual) and was siting there making jokes about the virus

11:13 am

clg47

I like, like, like Hendrick's even though I rarely have any. Gin & tonic, salty dog all great drinks for a sit in the sun. Today it is 33 F so I will have a glass of red wine with diner and plan my summer garden.

11:14 am

rururocks

i could see it with a cucumber lime gin drink.. that would work.. it just wasn't dry enough for my palate though

11:15 am

IndiaJan

its 82F here already...

11:15 am

IndiaJan

so there are some GT’s planned for later

11:17 am

periwinkle

gin and tonic is my drink of choice as well. I like regular Bombay

11:18 am

periwinkle

Pretend to clean,I like that idea

11:20 am

periwinkle

help with 7's pls. I have ou and up

11:20 am

periwinkle

hi folks

11:20 am

rururocks

good morning peri

11:21 am

cybernan

those are the ones I have peri

11:22 am

periwinkle

ru your picture made me chuckle

11:22 am

rururocks

:D

11:23 am

rururocks

i literally cannot wait for nan to find the wa6 ..

11:24 am

periwinkle

I need the wa6

11:26 am

mattygroves

Native American currency, Peri.

11:26 am

clg47

a unit of trade by the First Nation.

11:26 am

cybernan

something you needed to buy on the reserve ru?

11:27 am

periwinkle

ty all

11:28 am

MollyL

I think he though you were going to throw a fit about the word, Nan. : D

11:30 am

cybernan

no - I just throw fits about words that are not recognized english or poor english. Biggest bugbear right now is adding ed to nouns

11:31 am

mattygroves

You must love today's cr4 ;)

11:33 am

cybernan

getting frustrated with his one - off to the list

11:38 am

PastorJ

cr4: (plural of) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

11:45 am

sammysmom

damn,damn,damn, my library is closed !!

11:46 am

sammysmom

is tjhis corona crap really worse than other viruses ??

11:47 am

sammysmom

screw the penalty box... this old lady is maaaaaad

11:48 am

bichon

Think we're going to get used to a whole lot of inconveniences

11:48 am

PastorJ

From what I've read from health professionals, it is somewhat worse. But the main problem is that when it gets out of control it overwhelms the area's hospitals. People die because they need ventilators or other lifesaving equipment and there are not enough available. So the idea is to separate people to slow the spread and help the health care system's ability to help those who are sick.

11:48 am

Deeha

I wonder how many people die every year of ordinary flu and pneumonia without having this pnic

11:49 am

Haz1558

It's a completely new virus, no-one has any immunity to it. The lockdowns are to prevent it spreading so that it doesn't affect older people who will take a more severe form which could be life-threatening.

11:49 am

Deeha

we cant get a doctors appointment now they arent doing 'face to face'.

11:50 am

sammysmom

i do believe ther media hype is a form lf terrorism

11:50 am

MollyL

I agree SMom.

11:51 am

Haz1558

Doctors aren't doing face to face to prevent them from possibly becoming infected and then passing it on.

11:53 am

bichon

That hasn't happened here, yet. Never would have believed that schools would be closed

11:53 am

bichon

su 5/18, pls

11:53 am

MollyL

The real test is going to be getting people to stay home. Most people are used to being constantly on the go. Here, schools and daycare are closed for two weeks. There are going to be a lot of stir crazy kids and parents pretty soon.

11:54 am

MollyL

My doctors office sent out a notice asking people to call first. They are trying to limit their face to face contact and rightfully so.

11:55 am

PastorJ

They aren't doing face to face until they have reason to think the person doesn't just have normal flu or cold symptoms, which are different - again, to help prevent the system being overwhelmed. If we care about each other, we need to agree to being shut down in every way possible, not to prevent the spread but to slow it to a manageable pace. Most of us will get it, but many more will die if we let it just happen with no controls. I hate my library and my church and many other things being closed, but I'm trying to take the long view.

11:56 am

cybernan

I think the same thing is happening here - normally one has to make an appointment to get a prescription renewal -- yesterday, I just phoned in and the Doc sent the renewal over to the pharmacy for me

11:56 am

Deeha

if places are closed now for two weeks what will happen at the end of those two weeks? A miracle cure? Everyone better?

11:57 am

Haz1558

The aim of shutdown is to try to contain transmission so that the health service isn't overwhelmed. Read up on 'Flatten the curve' to see what they mean. And it's not dieting tips.

11:57 am

bichon

I'm afraid schools will be closed for the rest of the year

11:57 am

cybernan

hopefully it will slow the spread of the disease down deeha -- my understanding is that it more easily spread than the flu

11:58 am

Haz1558

Information is readily available online, it will help to read it and then understand what is happening.

11:58 am

Mubner

I live on Whidbey Island, WA. We can call local hospital with symptoms, hospital will advise if virus is suspect, then there is a drive thru for the swabbing. Test results 7-10 days

11:58 am

cybernan

our schools are closed for march break right now and undergoing thorough cleanings -- I wouldn't be surprised to hear at the end of the week that school closures have been extended.

12:00 pm

MollyL

Pastor J, good advice.

12:00 pm

cybernan

I'm surprised Whidbey hasn't sealed itself off from Seattle!

12:01 pm

Mubner

We've had it here for nearly three weeks

12:01 pm

bichon

They're going to have to have on line school

12:02 pm

cybernan

oh -- didn't know that - we have friends who live there that we met on a cruise 10 years ago -- will have to send a note and see how they are doing.

12:03 pm

Mubner

I'm in the high risk category so I'm doing the self imposed quarantine, interesting experience - sneak out early for perishables, so far so good.

12:04 pm

cybernan

yes and obiously they are in the same age category

12:04 pm

Soodle

My sister is a GP & saw her first case yesterday. A heretofore very fit & healthy 22 yr old. My sister (a very level-headed person) was aghast at the severity of this patient’s symptoms.

12:04 pm

Sam

What happened on the cruise ships that were quarantined with confirmed Covid19 aboard? Does anyone know? I can't find any coherent info.

12:05 pm

bichon

I's scary to young people so sick. 'm 73 and scared

12:06 pm

cybernan

everyone has either been hospitalized or sent to quarantine on army bases, depending on their test results

12:06 pm

Deeha

went to my supermarket today. Aisle of tin veg compltely empty. Who would ever have thought of a supermarket running out of red kidney beans!! I bet people that have never eaten a tinned vegetable in their lives are stocking up. Whats it all about?How long do they think they will 'self isolate. And what is it about toilet Rolls?!!

12:07 pm

cybernan

I don't think the crew of the ship that docked at Oaklands is being allowed to leave the ship

12:08 pm

cybernan

lol - I think everyone is making chili! - almost out of kidney beans, diced tomatoes and corn here as well

12:08 pm

Deeha

perhaps thats why they need the toilet rolls!!

12:10 pm

Soodle

Most supermarket chains here & in the UK had stockpiled vast quantities of produce in case there was a hard crash-out Brexit. Silver linings....

12:12 pm

MollyL

An article I read recently said the toilet paper shortage should be short lived. Supply = demand and all that.

12:13 pm

bichon

/

12:14 pm

MollyL

I normally buy only fresh vegetables. But when I went to the store this morning and the fresh produce was depleted (no carrots, no broccoli, no cabbage...the weekend before St. Patrick's Day) I bought some canned and frozen vegetables.

12:15 pm

MollyL

Luckily, when I tried another store, they had cabbage. So we will have corned beef with the usual trimmings on Tuesday.

12:15 pm

Soodle

Our friend Ruby tells me she is very poorly. She hasn’t left her bedroom in two weeks. She seems very low. I’m sure a prayer, good thought etc would be appreciated.

12:16 pm

cybernan

ty for passing that on, soodle

12:16 pm

MollyL

Oh, God bless our Ruby. Prayers and good thoughts going out for her.

12:17 pm

Deeha

my brother once asked if I liked corned beef? I said no. He said 'I used to hit you during the war if you didnt eat your corned beef'.Thats probably why I dont like it. I associate with a beating!!!

12:23 pm

Judi

Greetings, all. Thanks for posting about Ruby, Soodle. I was thinking of her yesterday. Prayers forthcoming.

12:30 pm

fuzzybunny

While I don't post often, my best wishes go out to Ruby. She is a cherished member of this community. Ruby, I hope you feel better soon!

12:37 pm

amelu0218

my concerns about schools closing are what is going to happen to the children qualify for free meals (how/what will they eat) and how are parents going to stay home from work with them (and still get paid) if they can't telework? I think they should be cautious when making the choice to shut down schools and not have knee jerk reactions. We already have (I think) 12 districts in our state that have shut down and 3 cases (last I checked) of the virus statewide. I know that some schools have extended spring break (hopefully for the same reason stated earlier, a good sanitizing scrub of facilities) but I do hope administrators weigh the impacts carefully before making a decision. There a lot of special needs children who will suffer because of knee jerk reactions... *off my soapbox* Thanks for the 411 on Ruby, Soodle. Please share if you hear of any changes. I hope she can pull herself out of her funk but I know when one can't do what they usually do (and feel like poop) it's easy to sit in a corner in the dark...

12:38 pm

amelu0218

sorry for the book.

12:38 pm

Judi

That is a concern, amelu. Hopefullyt he food banks are stocked up and can fill the needs of the families with school children who rely on school meals.

12:38 pm

Deeha

all very well to 'deep clean' schools - all goes out the window when the grubby little kids come back in???

12:39 pm

MollyL

I have the same concerns Amelu. Employers are not going to pay people for extended periods where their kids have no school and no childcare. The economic impact of that is going to be huge.

12:39 pm

Judi

Corona Virus is especially dangerous to young children and elderly people. I can see closing down elementary and middle schools. High schools? Not so much.

12:40 pm

amelu0218

FMLA is great and all that but one has to use available leave first, then go w/o pay.

12:41 pm

MollyL

States that are deciding to close schools need to take those kids who depend on school food into consideration. But I don't think they did.

12:42 pm

MollyL

No income + no food is going to = chaos sooner than later.

12:45 pm

cybernan

food bank supplies are down here -- people too busy stocking their own larders! Thank goodness for people like Jim Pattison who step up and donate truckloads of food from their stores.

12:47 pm

Judi

Help they neighbors, people. Spare some squares.

12:48 pm

MollyL

If there was ever a time to look out for each other, it is now. I am sickened by the social media photos I see of people sitting on a throne they built out of boxes of hoarded toilet paper.

12:49 pm

mirandapan

I can speak for Colorado only, but school districts here are offering meals, no vouchers required. They are offered to go and are available by drive-by. Paid sick leave bill had been passed. I'm in the high risk category and my husband, with two blood cancers, in the very high risk category, so I"m deeply grateful for all those observing social distancing, and flattening the curve.

12:49 pm

mirandapan

rout

12:50 pm

mirandapan

...sorry. Which is why I seldom post....

12:50 pm

cybernan

last pa 6 please?

12:51 pm

LeslieAnn

no problem miranda. glad you are around folks who are taking it seriously!

12:51 pm

Deeha

wow good old Colorado. All my American family live there. Nice to know they live in a caring State

12:52 pm

clg47

My area also has a plan for meals and paid leave. Just listened to the White House Coronavirus task force update. A statement was made to lean into the facts, prioritize and 'no more bickering!'

12:52 pm

LeslieAnn

i know right molly. the TP hoarding thing doesn't even make sense, it's just a herd mentality thing

12:53 pm

Jindigo

I will speak for Montgomery County in Maryland. They will have grab and go lunches at Elem, Middle and High schools for any child 18 and under. As for the hourly / seasonal employees they will be paid for loss time.

12:58 pm

Deeha

mispair- what you do with socks when you are sorting the laundry!!

12:58 pm

spellit

pa6 A pope is not out!

1:02 pm

Deeha

took me a while but I got it spellit!

1:04 pm

Deeha

so many 'nearly' words in this grid

1:07 pm

M3

@deeha i have a huge basket of odd socks and once a month i tip them out on the bed and pair them, its quite relaxing!

1:13 pm

rbud

ty for the pa 6 clue, got it!

1:28 pm

bichon

cr 5/16, pls

1:29 pm

aebmusica

th6....clue please

1:32 pm

mcurlschool

at my little school district here in wa state, we are still in the planning stages for what it so come. still have school on monday but after that we're done for 6 weeks. meals are number one on the planning list but so many things still unclear. Just have to wait and see.

1:37 pm

aebmusica

nvm

1:39 pm

rbud

cr 5 (and pl) - girls are known to buy a little hot iron tool to put a cr5 in their hair - makes little bitty waves

1:39 pm

rbud

didn't have the th6, but now you've got me lookin'! ;)

1:41 pm

aebmusica

it is like a girl's name said with a lisp.

1:41 pm

bichon

ty rud

1:42 pm

rbud

yw

1:45 pm

rbud

ah! got the th6, thanks

1:46 pm

bichon

what is it rud, pls

1:48 pm

rbud

aeb was right, it's like a girl's name - like the gal in "Pretty Woman" - but it starts with "th"

1:53 pm

rbud

maybe I should say "Pretty Woman" - the movie, not the song, haha!

1:56 pm

gemini_J13

and the actress not the character

2:05 pm

hurshy

sigh

2:07 pm

LeslieAnn

hursh! name that proper noun

2:07 pm

hurshy

coronavirus

2:07 pm

LeslieAnn

lol

2:07 pm

LeslieAnn

creatures of the fireswamp

2:07 pm

hurshy

i'm not kidding i think i have it

2:07 pm

hurshy

ROUS

2:08 pm

LeslieAnn

ding ding ding!

2:08 pm

LeslieAnn

sorry you're not feeling well

2:09 pm

hurshy

and i just read that even though it hasn't passed to pets so FAR you should stay away from them and have someone else care for them cause they can't yet be SURE it won't

2:09 pm

hurshy

and i haven't got anyone to care for them

2:10 pm

LeslieAnn

that seems like a little much

2:16 pm

MollyL

Hurshy, do you have a confirmed diagnosis?

2:30 pm

Mary

tu4/5 pls

2:31 pm

LeslieAnn

tu + "to be"

2:31 pm

Mary

upic

2:31 pm

Mary

sorry

2:38 pm

amelu0218

@ Deeha/M3, I don't wear matching socks, problem solved, lol. (Sorry, stepped away for a bit)

2:41 pm

origami

How is "unjam" not a word? I have to do it to the copy machine all the time!

2:43 pm

Mary

I have tried everything for the tu and still can't get it. another clue?

2:43 pm

LeslieAnn

it uses the "u" to the upper left, mary

2:44 pm

Mary

Oh, the dawn finally came. thank you

2:44 pm

LeslieAnn

yw

2:45 pm

MollyL

*Loves a non-conformist who doesn't wear matching socks

2:47 pm

hurshy

no molly, i doubt i can get tested

2:47 pm

hurshy

i just have fever and aches and cough

2:48 pm

hurshy

probably the cats will be fine

2:51 pm

cybernan

fr 6 please?

2:51 pm

LeslieAnn

if pet transmission is even possible, it seems a better idea to keep them with you instead of exposing them to more people and animals

2:54 pm

cybernan

do you have any congestion in the lungs hurshy?

2:54 pm

LeslieAnn

sorry nan don't have it yet

2:54 pm

zoozzoom

Well the caronavirus started out in animals first then jumped across to human contamination.So I would assume pets can catch it too.

2:56 pm

LeslieAnn

i misspoke, zooz - i meant it is possible, hasn't been confirmed yet. hursh is worried about her pets.

2:57 pm

Kamanjah

I saw an article earlier that a pug in Italy tested positive - the owner had it. The dog didn't show any symptoms though.

2:57 pm

cybernan

didn't it start with contaminated bats in a Wuhan market? - not surprising having seen some of those Chinese markets

2:58 pm

BzznBea

fr6 is most of the letters of a word that means the feeling of being upset or annoyed.

2:59 pm

cybernan

ty bea

3:00 pm

BzznBea

yw

3:02 pm

BzznBea

I had great plans for today...

3:02 pm

LeslieAnn

finishing the grid is a great plan

3:04 pm

BzznBea

Yes, but there were a couple other things on the list.

3:04 pm

LeslieAnn

well can't do them now, gotta go to the pb ;)

3:05 pm

BzznBea

Great! They are serving Quarantinis in there...

3:06 pm

LeslieAnn

warm whisky?

3:06 pm

MollyL

Hursh, have you called your doctor? My doctors office has asked that people call in if they suspect they have the virus.

3:06 pm

LeslieAnn

my elderly sober father always tells me to take a shot of whiskey if i'm feeling sick lol

3:06 pm

MollyL

Quantinis, good one Bea. : D

3:07 pm

BzznBea

Martinis served in isolation. =)

3:07 pm

MollyL

Liquor is great for ridding the system of what doesn't need to be there. : D

3:08 pm

BzznBea

My mom used to give us hot toddys when we had terrible colds. Warm orange juice laced heavily with what vodka or bourbon. I remember having it when I was ten.

3:09 pm

amelu0218

LOL, Molly! A friend at the pub in which I hang out said much the same. She said 'We drink too much alcohol to be sick! That bug would try to hit us and turn around and run!'

3:10 pm

BzznBea

I have a recipe for hand sanitizer that calls for essential oils and Everclear.

3:11 pm

amelu0218

My bartender made that yesterday for herself for work! Why go with 90% alcohol when you can 190%, lol.

3:12 pm

amelu0218

Just don't rub your eyes after you use it!

3:12 pm

zoozzoom

Anything over 60% alcohol will kill the virus so I have heard.

3:13 pm

LeslieAnn

well, i guess, for science

3:13 pm

MollyL

Bacardi 151 for everyone!

3:14 pm

zoozzoom

My sister and dad are having a shot of whisky in there coke once a day. To keep the virus away so they have told themselves lol

3:14 pm

MollyL

Seriously Hursh, if you think you have the virus, call your doctor. But remember, there are all kinds of upper respiratory infections.

3:14 pm

zoozzoom

Their*

3:15 pm

MollyL

Zoom's clan are party animals. : D

3:15 pm

MollyL

New sampler...A Shot A Day, Keeps The Virus Away

3:17 pm

LeslieAnn

fl6?

3:17 pm

zoozzoom

For most healthy people the coronavirus will give mildish symptoms. It is people with health issues, Heart problems, breathing problems. low immune system etc that it will hit the hardest. That being said I still would not want it.

3:18 pm

zoozzoom

Intesinal gas.

3:18 pm

LeslieAnn

oh, excuse me!

3:18 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

3:19 pm

Dorens

shouldn't there be a colon on that sentence zooz?

3:19 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

3:19 pm

Dorens

hahaha

3:19 pm

Dorens

I stole that from Ru .. he uses it all the time

3:20 pm

zoozzoom

Full of wind that man! 🤣

3:21 pm

LeslieAnn

that's what you'll get from an old fart

3:24 pm

zoozzoom

Well that "Trumps" them all, LeslieAnn! :-)

3:25 pm

LeslieAnn

haha. i'm assuming ru won't be offended due to it being a pun

3:25 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

3:26 pm

LeslieAnn

hey bowie

3:26 pm

zoozzoom

Ruru appreciates a good pun. He would be disappointed he could not join in.

3:26 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Trif :-)

3:27 pm

BzznBea

Hello Trif.

3:27 pm

zoozzoom

Finished! Time for me to go. Happy babbling everyone!

3:27 pm

BzznBea

Nice to see you. It's been a while.

3:27 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats zooz!

3:28 pm

Trifioso

indeed. being that I am now off school for two weeks, minimum, hopefully I will have more babble time!

3:29 pm

BzznBea

Crazy times, isn't it? How are you children doing?

3:30 pm

Trifioso

they are fine. one working from her apartment, one home from college, one the only person going to his workplace.

3:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

it seems i have worked this grid for hours and still need 71

3:31 pm

Trifioso

actually, primo dodged a HUGE bullet last night, for which I am profoundly grateful. He lives in a complex made up of old factory buildings. Last night the one next time to him caught fire and burned to the ground. His building was spared. It was SCARY.

3:32 pm

LeslieAnn

oh no!

3:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my!

3:32 pm

BzznBea

OMG! That is scary! Glad he is safe.

3:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

those old converted buildings are cool but i sometimes wonder

3:33 pm

Trifioso

really scary. And, since it was in Rhode Island, HIGHLY suspicious - apparently the (empty, thank god) building sold last week for a "record price" -- and burned to the ground days later? Hmmmmmm

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

is RI a hotbed of arson for profit?

3:33 pm

BzznBea

That is interesting...

3:34 pm

LeslieAnn

TO i am enjoying your pic! did you take it?

3:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

no, i would be happy if the virus would kill them off. and the squirrels, too. they will now probably take over the world. or at least my yard. :D

3:36 pm

BzznBea

Wow!

3:36 pm

cybernan

back again -- will finish this sometime today

3:36 pm

BzznBea

I have 7 left, nan.

3:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

glad to hear he is ok, trif. scary indeed.

3:38 pm

cybernan

lets hope they can't catch it TO - I think they are infesting every yard in the country - and just think - another month and there will be new little bambis running around

3:38 pm

MollyL

Oh, I would be sad if deer got killed off. The hunters are bad enough.

3:39 pm

Trifioso

thanks everyone. Rhode Island is just.....oh, it never changes. For a start, they have the finest politicians money can buy. It all goes from there.

3:39 pm

cybernan

you obviously don't have deer camping out in your yard and eating your veggies, Molly

3:39 pm

BzznBea

We are the ones invading the deers space.

3:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

i know. they are just rampant here. the squireels, howver... the only thing that seems to scare them off is my recording od a dalek.

3:39 pm

LeslieAnn

mi6? the last one, not the general sense of foreboding

3:40 pm

MollyL

Exactly Bea.

3:40 pm

cybernan

looking for tht one too

3:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hear an early symptom is loss of sense of humor

3:40 pm

BzznBea

mi6 - not hit the bull's eye.

3:40 pm

LeslieAnn

well if you are threatening to exterminate them to i would understand that!

3:41 pm

cybernan

ty bea

3:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

and i must away. later and have fun. if you can

3:41 pm

BzznBea

Early symptom of what?

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

hahaha LA

3:42 pm

cybernan

mi 5/14 that follows the foreboding word please?

3:42 pm

LeslieAnn

aha thank you bzzn

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

they will get used to it and not budge

3:42 pm

BzznBea

Is that the very small word, nan?

3:42 pm

LeslieAnn

m + three vowels + consonant nan

3:43 pm

LeslieAnn

it's from the bottom m

3:43 pm

cybernan

ty les

3:43 pm

LeslieAnn

i'm almost done, my clues are becoming increasingly uninspired

3:44 pm

cybernan

they work, so not knocking it :)

3:46 pm

ChampFit

thank you for that. I'd like to lodge a complaint against that word. I call bullpoop!

3:46 pm

LeslieAnn

done! does anyone need any boring clues?

3:47 pm

cybernan

no thanks - still have 45 to find

3:49 pm

LeslieAnn

ok well loving chatting today. have a good night all!

3:49 pm

MollyL

I will join Champ in her call, but I'm calling it bullshit. Seriously, how many words are there for the sound a cat makes?

3:50 pm

cybernan

looks like as many as you can dream up :D

3:50 pm

cybernan

bye les - ty for the help

3:52 pm

BzznBea

Well, as a Crazy Cat Lady, I can say there are many more than can be spelled. =)

3:54 pm

ChampFit

It's the last letter that annoys me. I'll take the funky vowels all swapped around, but that L is egregious!

3:55 pm

cybernan

is

4:00 pm

BzznBea

Over and out...See you all tomorrow...

4:01 pm

cybernan

bye bea

4:01 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks for the help and ty lickety

4:02 pm

cybernan

agreed champ --- an r at the end, I could live with

4:02 pm

cybernan

bye everyone - back at the flip :)

4:24 pm

MollyL

Egregious is a great word : D

4:27 pm

periwinkle

it is Molly

4:27 pm

periwinkle

first mi5/14 I protest

4:27 pm

periwinkle

never saw a cat sound spelled that way

4:28 pm

periwinkle

making vegetable stock

4:28 pm

periwinkle

thought I was almost done this grid still 67 to go. bbl

4:33 pm

Trifioso

how is everyone holding up in babble land? everyone doing okay?

4:39 pm

grannyrose

good morning everyone. sad news about our beloved ruby. she has become too weak to move from her bed. she tells me she thinks she has 6-12 months. she is unable to communicate properly too. if you have her email please don't expect an answer.

4:42 pm

grannyrose

her pain is well controlled. i do not know about her pups. didn't want to push her with too many questions. soodle received a similar response to me wherein Ruby says goodbye.

4:43 pm

MollyL

Sending big love to Ruby. She is one of the best people I have "met" on the internet.

4:46 pm

Trifioso

oh poor ruby! She is SUCH a treasure. I am sorry to read this news.

4:50 pm

grannyrose

anyone wishing to send a message to Ruby could first send it to me. i will then combine them into one email for Ruby to read.

5:01 pm

grannyrose

it is Sunday morning here and i have an appointment with the Big Guy above. i will check in when i come home. please pass the news along. i just thought that a combined email would be like a great big Get Well card for Ruby. it might lift her spirit if she knows how much she is loved and honoured here in Babbleland.

5:02 pm

mkg

not getting the mi 6 word to not hit the bulls eye. clue please?

5:03 pm

mkg

are churches open in australia? here everything is closed.

5:05 pm

mummy

Please pass on my best wishes to Ruby xx

5:07 pm

Dorens

that is going to be very bad news for her dogs i think

5:09 pm

saanichcat

mkg: this last three letters are "ready, ***, fire"

5:18 pm

stidmama

hello all....

5:24 pm

ch1212

Hi stidmama. Are you healthy? (Kind of the new greeting here in Washington state ;)

5:25 pm

stidmama

LOL yes, ch, I am well - Tom has a bit of a sniffle though (he was fine yesterday morning...), so we are self-isolating atm

5:25 pm

stidmama

you?

5:25 pm

stidmama

I am sad schools are closing, I will miss my students!!!!

5:26 pm

ch1212

We're self isolating too. My beloved works at a library, and they are all closed now, along with all schools.

5:26 pm

stidmama

Good thing for babble and streaming videos, eh?

5:28 pm

ch1212

Oh YES. And books, of course. Husband is out in the yard, working on xeriscaping it. He'd planned to start later in the year, but has the time now.

5:28 pm

ch1212

How many cases in your county?

5:29 pm

stidmama

Yep. In between doing whatever I am required to do while school is "out" (no idea what that will be yet...), I will be freed of the two hours' commuting time so will be able to do a little more around the house.

5:29 pm

ch1212

We have 568 in the state as of yesterday, and 130+ in my county.

5:30 pm

ch1212

2 hours?! Oh, I'm sorry. Glad you will have some time to relish.

5:30 pm

stidmama

Where I live, several, where I teach so far only one. I suspect the count where I teach is actually much higher, but with a low-income population they aren't as likely to seek medical attention.

5:31 pm

ch1212

Good point -- and with over 80% of the cases being mild, combined with the restrictions on testing, it's likely we have thousands of cases in our area.

5:31 pm

stidmama

I don't mind the drive usually - I listen to the radio and get to think about things. :-) I am not fond of it when it's snowy or icy, though! It was actually snowing a bit but not sticking today.

5:33 pm

stidmama

We are actually supposed to have one more day of kids in the classroom (at least that was the plan yesterday when we left); I brought my plants and foods home just in case. I don't know if any kids will even show up. I had a much-reduced class yesterday already.

5:34 pm

ch1212

Yes, the deadline for schools closing is the 16th, I think. Ours closed last week until at least April 24.

5:35 pm

Uneaixoise

Oohhh, such sad news about our Ruby....please send her lots and lots of love from moi!

5:36 pm

Kotah

Stidmama, where in WA do u live? We"re in Moses Lake. We've only had one death in Grant County, but people are going crazy at Walmart and Costco. You'd think it was the Apocalypse!

5:37 pm

ch1212

I did see the most hilarious cartoon today: two people standing inside a circular tower of toilet paper rolls, and the one guy says, "That will coronavirus out!"

5:38 pm

stidmama

I live on the Salish Sea, Kotah, I teach on the coast. My inlaws are in the tri-cities. I went shopping on Thursday after school at Costco (we were actually due for our bi-weekly supply run), and it wasn't horrible. Some items were completely gone, others were low, but the people were being polite and helpful, and patient. SO patient! Long lines at checkout, but everyone being kind and gentle.

5:40 pm

ch1212

I hope and pray that lasts, stidmama. It's the same here - everyone is bonding together. There's a new group of volunteer stay-at-home moms willing to provide childcare since the kiddos are suddenly out of school. We have volunteers who post on our community facebook page that they will run errands for seniors or health-compromised people who shouldn't leave the house. It's so beautiful.

5:41 pm

ch1212

I stand corrected -- new stats - 642 confirmed cases as of today.

5:42 pm

stidmama

I am so glad you have a good community, ch! Ours is similarly supportive - on our little peninsula it seems we are fairly isolated until something happens and then everyone comes out of the woodwork and pulls together. We'll make it through this.

5:43 pm

Kotah

That's so good to hear. Our neighborhood has banded together too just like ch1212. Ch1212, a

5:43 pm

ch1212

We all will, indeed. {{ sending hugs from a safe six feet .... okay, virtual hug }} stay healthy.

5:43 pm

origami

Hi Stids - haven't see you n a while.

5:44 pm

origami

People are organizing here in the neighborhood to help folks whoa re more vulnerable - picking up prescriptions, grocery shopping, etc.

5:44 pm

Kotah

ch1212, where are you in WA?

5:45 pm

stidmama

hey origami - I have been lurking a lot the last couple months. But since I am apparently on extended work from home, I am back for my socialization "fix" ;-)

5:45 pm

stidmama

yes, (((safe hugs))) LOL

5:47 pm

origami

Is your school shutting down? It's happening here (but I understand they are only closing for 3 days to disinfect the campuses).

5:51 pm

MollyL

Origami, Nice to hear that people in your community are organizing to help those who need help.

5:52 pm

origami

It is nice. I live near a very poor neighborhood that is a food desert, so I expect there to be quite a few people needing groceries (not wanting to ride buses).

5:54 pm

stidmama

All schools in Washington are closing (last possible day for classes is the 17th), no exceptions. Oregon will also be shutting down for a while. My understanding is that most districts are going to try to continue to provide lunches to kids who need them, but the actual delivery methods are still up in the air.

6:05 pm

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for the n in the first column please?

6:05 pm

penquis

ne 4/6 and ne 6/27....both related...

6:06 pm

MollyL

I'm glad some areas are making arrangements for kids in need to be fed.

6:06 pm

JaxH66

Thanks pen got them

6:14 pm

penquis

yw...

6:30 pm

penquis

i am done....heading out....goodnight all....

6:39 pm

stidmama

sweet dream penquis

6:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

stiddy

6:44 pm

stidmama

hello TO! how's life back there?

6:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

It's ok. closing up for a couple of weeks gives time to pause, and reflect. as well as do the yardwork, etc.

6:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

how are you? it sounds just awful out of control there.

6:46 pm

stidmama

642 positive cases in my state... up to 40 deaths. :-( I worry because stidkid#2 is working as a security guard in a low-income healthcare clinic near the worst-hit areas.

6:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

as a matter of fact, i should contact my cousin in vancouver.

6:47 pm

stidmama

So far Tom and I are doing okay, he has what appears to be a cold, but I am checking his temp regularly just to be sure. I won't go back to school on Monday (the last day for kids) if his temp goes above 100 this weekend.

6:47 pm

stidmama

Tom just called his dad on the other side of the state.

6:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

i can understand your concern. i was at an event where someone who was asymptomatic later tested +. Phila health dept says risk is low. 5 more days to go for the all clear.

6:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh yes, how are they? It's been so long

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am almost afraid to ask.

6:49 pm

stidmama

They are okay - his mom's in a dementia place now, which was a wrenching (but necessary) decision. His dad is good. But they are well over 80 so we worry about them.

6:49 pm

stidmama

thanks for asking

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am so sorry. i liked gmere

6:50 pm

stidmama

My parents are both well - no illness, and are self-isolating for now so they stay that way.

6:50 pm

stidmama

Gmere (my mom) is fine! :-)

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

my brother and family are one town over from NJ epicenter.

6:50 pm

stidmama

oh, you must be concerned for them!

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am keeping busy, spending time outdoors, trying to eat well and get enough sleep to keep my health up.

6:51 pm

Buggie

Hello... Ooooh we’re on lockdown here. They just announced this evening that everything is shut except for pharmacies, food shops, petrol stations and newsagents (mainly because they’re the ones who sell cigarettes here, I think).

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank god my SI is no longer in chemo i would be frantic

6:51 pm

stidmama

Hello buggie, my Tom was just telling me about that --- at least you'll still be able to get food.

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

same here. but the bars are open.

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

i wish you the best, bug.

6:52 pm

stidmama

Good idea, TO -- glad to hear your SI is past chemo -- hope all will be well

6:52 pm

periwinkle

hi stiddy, hi all

6:52 pm

periwinkle

help with sa5/12 pls

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

the gyms are closed. i wonder if i get a refund? i miss the gym.

6:53 pm

stidmama

((((safe hugs for peri)))) hello all

6:53 pm

stidmama

I don't have that one yet peri

6:53 pm

Buggie

thanks. no bars, no restaurants, no cinemas, no nothing. A huge portion of the population is suddenly without work. And lots more have to stay at home because they have kids and there’s no more school...

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

so nice to see you, stid.

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, i am voluntering with my county for a safety net agency. seniors who used to go to the senior center for meals now must have them delivered and drivers are needed.

6:54 pm

stidmama

I think it means salty, peri? ends like an adjective

6:55 pm

periwinkle

ok looking

6:55 pm

periwinkle

found it ty stiddy

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

a way to keep busy in a good way.

6:56 pm

stidmama

:-) happy to help peri

6:56 pm

stidmama

down to 68. Need an eyeball break. Be well all -- (((more safe hugs)))

6:56 pm

stidmama

*poof*

6:56 pm

PMS

Could I please have clues for wa6,42 and mi,24.

6:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

there's still a ned to feed kids who qualify for free lunches, even thought schools are closed.

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

this grid is endless. time to finish or gie up,

6:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

before i do, is there a post i can look for to get news of Ruby?

7:00 pm

Lizlin

Post from Rose

7:00 pm

Lizlin

grannyrose
good morning everyone. sad news about our beloved ruby. she has become too weak to move from her bed. she tells me she thinks she has 6-12 months. she is unable to communicate properly too. if you have her email please don't expect an answer.

7:01 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all

7:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, liz. i take it she is still at home?

7:02 pm

Lizlin

As far as I know. Back in a minute - need to put some sheets on to wash.

7:09 pm

Lizlin

Tough grid.

7:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

longest 219 words ever

7:20 pm

origami

Ruby wrote to me a couple of days ago that she is on hospice at home now. So, at least people are coming in daily and she has some much-needed support.

7:20 pm

Lizlin

13 left - all 5s and 6s. Resorting to morewords. Too frustrating now not to finish.

7:21 pm

Lizlin

How is the capital city of France a word? Even the dictionary shows it as a proper noun in every definition!

7:22 pm

Lizlin

I know - Enable is what it is!

7:35 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks - thanks to cluers, Lickety and Morewords. Good luck everyone. BBL>

7:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

up 7 pls?

8:00 pm

SuzeeQ24

Clue for up7,36 please

8:01 pm

ChampFit

It's something you walk on...usually plural.

8:01 pm

rururocks

how you get to the second level bedroom

8:01 pm

ChampFit

I'd like to register a complaint about that one too...!!!

8:02 pm

rururocks

you are preachin' to the choir here champ

8:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank you. and good night!

8:03 pm

ChampFit

Yw...congrats!

8:05 pm

SuzeeQ24

Ty champ....think I tried everything but that

8:06 pm

ChampFit

Because it makes no sense! So dumb....

8:06 pm

rururocks

<is chopped liver

8:07 pm

ChampFit

:)

8:11 pm

SuzeeQ24

Pretty sure looks I'm not going to get this game finished

8:12 pm

SuzeeQ24

Hard enough on my pc,really hard on tissue

8:12 pm

ChampFit

Not sure if I will either...

8:12 pm

SuzeeQ24

Tablet

8:17 pm

origami

You have tissue Suzee? :D

8:17 pm

SuzeeQ24

Typo,lol

8:20 pm

origami

:D

8:36 pm

grannyrose

cooee. home again. i see that people have caught my news on Ruby. i will repeat my offer here. if anyone would like to send a message to Ruby, you can send it to me first. i will then forward all the messages to Ruby as one email. sort of like a big Thinking of You card from the Babble community.

8:36 pm

ChampFit

All hail Morewords! FW. See you all tomorrow.

8:41 pm

mixi6

Sorry to hear about Ruby.

8:42 pm

grannyrose

it's very sad , Mixi, but not unexpected. at least her pain is under control now.

8:51 pm

origami

It infuriated me that she wasn't getting the pain relief (or assistance) she needed! I am very glad she is on hospice at home now.

8:53 pm

grannyrose

agreed ori. the number of times i wished, and still do, that i could just walk out of here and be there with her.

8:53 pm

grannyrose

at least i got to visit with her three years ago. i am so glad i did so.

9:05 pm

Bugsaw

Thanks for being the intermediary, grannyrose.

9:12 pm

grannyrose

np's bugs. i will keep checking in and gathering messages. i can cut and past messages left here too.

9:12 pm

Bugsaw

I sent one to your email.

9:13 pm

Bugsaw

I am sure the Hospice workers will read them for her. They should provide some comfort from a distance.

9:16 pm

grannyrose

DH has suggested i print them all too and send a hard copy to her as well. just in case.

9:16 pm

origami

That's a good idea, rose. I would suggest printing them in very large font, as that is how she communicates these days.

9:24 pm

origami

So now there are folks in my neighborhood asking online for baby wipes because the stores are "wiped" out. Geesh, people. Leave the baby wipes for people with babies.

9:26 pm

helenkeller

Hmmmm . . . wonder how people wiped babies before 'baby wipes' came along?

9:28 pm

origami

With a wash cloth no doubt. The same folks are asking for old towels to make them. It's just ridiculous that people are buying them up.

9:31 pm

helenkeller

I was being sarcastic. No baby wipes is such a First World problem.

9:32 pm

origami

I am up to my neck in first world problems :D

9:33 pm

helenkeller

LOL Chill out, relax.

9:50 pm

stidmama

hello all

9:52 pm

grannyrose

yo mama !! how you be, honey? i saw you are stuck at home.

9:53 pm

stidmama

I am well, gr, thanks! Please add my love to that of everyone for Ruby.

9:53 pm

grannyrose

n's honey.

9:54 pm

grannyrose

and done. xox

9:54 pm

stidmama

I am already boooooored, and it's only the first day. Just envisioning the 6 weeks of being at home. *sigh* Hoping none of it will include health issues so that we can venture out in support of others sooner than later.

9:54 pm

stidmama

YAY gr!

9:55 pm

hurshy

six weeks? are you in WA state?

9:55 pm

stidmama

yes hursy

9:55 pm

stidmama

And teaching so my kiddos went home Friday thinking they would see my on Monday but I am not so sure they will...

9:56 pm

rururocks

i kind of doubt that stid

9:56 pm

stidmama

hey ruru

9:56 pm

grannyrose

the latest is that the more sunshine and fresh air you can get, the better it is for you. like that is new !! they treated victims of the spanish flu like that and apparently they recovered very quickly.

9:57 pm

grannyrose

hey my man, ruru.

9:57 pm

stidmama

LOL true! and when spring arrives (it snowed a little today) then I will be outside as much as possible

9:58 pm

rururocks

hi gr

9:58 pm

rururocks

so sorry to hear about hospice for ruby, but i've been expecting it i guess

9:58 pm

grannyrose

our churches are still open but there is to be no after service cuppa. just out the door ASAP. and the vicar is not allowed to be assisted at all when it comes to the eucharist.

9:59 pm

rururocks

i have no idea what that means GR.. i'm not religious

9:59 pm

mixi6

the local church is doing video church, no parish people.

9:59 pm

grannyrose

yes, ruru. did you see i am collecting any well wishes to send in one email to her?

9:59 pm

stidmama

Canceling coffee hour means it's serious, ruru...

10:00 pm

rururocks

yes.. i saw that earlier Gr..

10:01 pm

hurshy

i have a sickness, fever and aches and cough, but of course no real way to know if it is IT or a flu or what. i did have a flu shot in the fall but someone earlier said they heard it may not have been on target for the strains we ended up having or something

10:01 pm

grannyrose

ruru, the after service cuppa gives the congregation a chance to catch up with one another. we have a tea or coffee, and there is usually finger food to share. but as food can become easily contaminated our hierarchy have ruled we are not to do that for the time being.

10:02 pm

stidmama

If they test for flu and it isn't, then it's likely the new virus. If it is flu, then you can get antiviral support...

10:02 pm

mixi6

i read 80% of people with IT, have only a mild case.

10:02 pm

grannyrose

hurshy, can you be checked and soon?

10:02 pm

stidmama

I am sorry you are ill hurshy -- I had the flu earlier this year despite being vaccinated, but it was over a little earlier than I expected so I think I had partial immunity.

10:03 pm

hurshy

well it's saturday so i didn't do anything about it. my doctors won't be open til monday and i def wasn't feeling up to driving farther away for any reason

10:03 pm

NatashaW

But it sucks if you're in the other 20%. Granny, please send my love to Ruby in your message. She and I hit it off a while back. Hospice at home can actually help her feel better and DO better. So I'm glad to hear although of course sorry for the reason.

10:04 pm

hurshy

i am not old or immuno-compromised so i'm not fearing for my life or anything

10:04 pm

grannyrose

i am one of the fortunate few. every time i have the flu vax it boosts my immune system to the point where i don't even catch a cold any more. haven't done so for nearly 20 years.

10:05 pm

rururocks

i never get sick, but i did get sick twice last year.. so i'm not sure what i've been doing wrong

10:06 pm

grannyrose

and done Natasha

10:06 pm

hurshy

i have a second source of stress going on so that's just a little hard

10:06 pm

stidmama

It was the same when I got the flu, hurshy -- Tom was out of town the first few days so by the time there was someone who could have driven me in it was too late for the antiviral and I was getting better.

10:06 pm

stidmama

I am sorry you are stressed out hurshy

10:07 pm

mixi6

I think I had a cold last year. never had the flu.

10:08 pm

grannyrose

stress can be such a huge contributing factor to magnifying ailments. it is actually the underlying cause of all my anaphylactic reactions.

10:08 pm

rururocks

i caught viral bronchitis on an airplane some asshole was coughing and hacking on the plane right behind me all flight

10:08 pm

hurshy

i don't typically get sick much either. did not miss any days of teaching the last two years for illness, only for professional development that was required.

10:09 pm

hurshy

but this year moving and working as a sub i'm exposed to so many more different kids

10:09 pm

hurshy

makes sense that i'd be more likely to catch things

10:09 pm

rururocks

if you are sick.. DON'T FLY.. don't take the trip.. stay home

10:10 pm

stidmama

Subbing was stressful, I also got sick a lot when I subbed.

10:10 pm

grannyrose

i hear you, ruru. the same thing applies to work, anything really. if you are unwell, and at risk of infecting others, STAY AWAY.

10:11 pm

rururocks

agreed

10:11 pm

hurshy

it's odd how many bosses are still being difficult about it "don't come in if you're sick" but also "but if you don't come in we're not paying you" and like idk seem to have still this basic orientation that people who don't work when sick are somehow weak or lazy and just trying to get out of work

10:12 pm

stidmama

Exactly, ruru. We are ready to self-isolate already. I hope to go in on Monday, but that depends on Tom's allergy/cold not straying into other symptoms

10:12 pm

stidmama

If he gets worse, then I will assume I need to stay away from everyone, too.

10:12 pm

hurshy

i thought your schools were closed - ours are for next week but i can't imagine it will last just one week when the quarantine is for 2

10:13 pm

grannyrose

oh for heavens sake, mama, take care of you. have you boosted your own immune system yet? or am i teaching grandma how to suck eggs?

10:14 pm

origami

I am pretty relaxed, HK. It just distresses me when there are people in need. Whether it is first world need or not :D

10:14 pm

grannyrose

hurshy, it's all about slowing the progress of infection to allow the health facilities to cope.

10:14 pm

stidmama

Our schools are scheduled to be open on Monday (that was what we were told yesterday) but some nearby districts are open only for kids to pick up their personal belongings, so I don't know if things will change.

10:14 pm

rururocks

amen ori.. if someone needs help.. do it

10:15 pm

stidmama

gr, I am FINE. I am getting over a sinus infection, but otherwise doing well. Only use the wheelchair at school and when out running errands.

10:16 pm

stidmama

I am happy to be able to walk around the house freely now.

10:16 pm

grannyrose

i can hardly believe the reports coming out of Italy. i heard that they are only resuscitating those under 60. they say the over 60's have too many co-morbidities and will tax their health care too much.

10:16 pm

stidmama

I am so very sad about the extremely high mortality rate in Europe. My heart aches for their families and communities.

10:16 pm

rururocks

wheelchair? WTH?

10:17 pm

stidmama

my stupid hips, ruru -- too much pain to walk long distances even with crutches.

10:17 pm

grannyrose

oh dear, ruru. you are out of the loop. mama, please bring him up to speed.

10:17 pm

rururocks

ouch.. so sorry to hear that..

10:17 pm

stidmama

surgery not an option and with the current health situation I am not making any more appointments in medical settings for a while.

10:18 pm

rururocks

is it arthritic ?

10:18 pm

grannyrose

good idea, mama. no risk taking, you hear??

10:18 pm

stidmama

Anyway, I have been a MUCH better (nicer/happier) teacher since I am not in pain, and apparently my students think they have the "cool" teacher because sometimes I pretend I am driving a Lamborghini through the halls.... ;-)

10:19 pm

stidmama

not arthritis according to the rheumatologist, but only got an MRI in Jan and haven't been able to schedule with ortho again // eventually I suppose it'll get sorted out

10:20 pm

stidmama

LOL enough about me. What lovely delicacies have you been creating lately?

10:20 pm

grannyrose

now you have the wheelchair, much better to take the time, find out the results when you can later. if it was anythig terrible, the rooms would have contacted you immediately.

10:21 pm

rururocks

i'm actually looking at property up your way Stid..

10:25 pm

origami

I'm considering moving to Washington also. For people in my income bracket there are some good properties.

10:26 pm

stidmama

oh, that would be SO nice, ruru (after the pandemic, of course!) I would love to meet you in person. Jillibus thought very highly of you. :-)

10:27 pm

stidmama

Origami, come on up! We could have extra babble meetups...

10:27 pm

origami

That would be awesome :D

10:29 pm

stidmama

Oh! just saw this on fb, the Met is going to stream some operas over the next couple weeks. <3 https://operawire.com/metropolitan-ope\nra-to-offer-up-nightly-met-opera-strea\nms/?fbclid=IwAR3GmW0vXXJ-Tgo5N5Og8llHq\nHl39UekddXQL2m5-RsW1I5n8i0PNSD263I

10:29 pm

origami

I remember when you posted on FB that the wheelchair was actually freeing for you. That you felt so much better using it. That was great.

10:30 pm

stidmama

Oh yes, origami, AND I am getting so strong -- inclines at school that were impossible for me at the beginning of the school year are now quite reasonable. :-) *flexes impressive biceps*

10:31 pm

origami

Go Stids!!

10:32 pm

stidmama

unfortunately, my hiatus from babble has significantly reduced my brain power....

10:32 pm

origami

Do you look like Rosie the Riveter now?

10:33 pm

stidmama

No, far too gray and wrinkly!

10:33 pm

origami

Rosie in middle age :D

10:33 pm

stidmama

(late middle age...)

10:35 pm

origami

By the numbers, I am now a senior :D I actually get discounts. That doesn't really make up for it :D

10:36 pm

stidmama

WOW! I am impressed. We get calls from senior scams all the time, but that's because they have my Tom confused with an older man of the same name. LOL

10:38 pm

origami

I get stuff in the mail all the time :D Wait until you are over 60. It is relentless.

10:38 pm

rururocks

Ha

10:38 pm

rururocks

So true

10:39 pm

rururocks

I am so glad i got to meet jilli several times. A great woman in everyway

10:42 pm

origami

I would have loved to meet her. She seemed so smart, strong and funny! Her Facebook posts always had me cracking up. Sharp until the end she was.

10:42 pm

stidmama

She was simply wonderful. I loved how no-nonsense she was, and yet how kind and gentle.

10:44 pm

origami

I really appreciated her love of dogs. I hold in high esteem anybody who really loves dogs.

10:45 pm

stidmama

Yes. She didn't approve of my poorly-behaved pups, but she loved them anyway and gave me very good advice.

10:46 pm

rururocks

Sharp doesn’t quite cover it. She had a razor sharp wit

10:46 pm

origami

Everybody loves my poorly behaved dogs. They are old, but very exuberant in their affections.

10:48 pm

origami

Yes, she was Ru.

10:48 pm

stidmama

My dogs are always rescues... their prior lives an unknown; they come with baggage and since I am not at home all day long it's very difficult to get them properly retrained.

10:50 pm

origami

I always have 'second-hand" dogs. The horses I have had were second-hand also. They were a little more difficult to deal with. I have great respect for animals bigger, more messed up and dumber than I am.

10:51 pm

stidmama

:-D

10:52 pm

stidmama

well, I am stuck with 57 words remaining. I am also tired.... so I shall bid you-all adieu for tonight. Be safe, wash your hands, and treat everyone with kindness. *poof*

10:53 pm

origami

Good night, stids. Nice to see you.

10:58 pm

origami

I'm giving up on this grid. Going to go listen to some Led Zeppelin and paint. Take care all.

11:26 pm

SuzeeQ24

Clue for mi5,14 please

11:28 pm

SuzeeQ24

Anyone?

11:38 pm

Christine

Suzee024 no definition for MI-5/14, but add a vowel (suffix), and MI-6/24, is noxious effluence!

11:40 pm

SuzeeQ24

Not sure if I understand that

11:42 pm

Christine

Um, I'm thinking of nasty mists, hovering over bogs 'n places ...

11:43 pm

SuzeeQ24

Think I have that one

11:43 pm

grannyrose

two mi5/14. first one mi + ch*** is a deep ravine

11:43 pm

Christine

It's from the lower M, if that helps?

11:43 pm

SuzeeQ24

Also the first 14 Ptarmigan one

11:44 pm

grannyrose

second mi5/14. mi + h***, pull along

11:45 pm

grannyrose

sorry i realise there are three mi5/14. the third one is mi + ***dle, baby's bed

11:47 pm

SuzeeQ24

It was the second one....ty both....now I can go to sleep

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