Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, April 9, 2020

12:00 am

Sam Snead

Flop

12:02 am

Rainiqui

qu 8 and 9

12:03 am

justafreep

ro7

12:04 am

jessmom

to8

12:04 am

justafreep

te7

12:05 am

justafreep

te7 x 2

12:05 am

justafreep

te8

12:07 am

weegee

dr7

12:07 am

justafreep

ad7

12:11 am

jessmom

st7/8

12:15 am

harpjane

sea eagle

12:16 am

weegee

en7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

harpjane

thank you lickety

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty Lickety

12:20 am

marksdolly

tree

12:21 am

marksdolly

su 9

12:21 am

marksdolly

toad

12:22 am

harpjane

thanks for the amphibian

12:23 am

marksdolly

lol\

12:23 am

marksdolly

went a long w/the bird

12:29 am

marksdolly

61 left, gonna call it a night, happy babbling :)

1:27 am

gapeach

May I please have a clue for te7-28 the 3rd one? Thanks

1:32 am

broll

2 sets of double letters, peach

1:32 am

gapeach

Thanks much.

1:42 am

broll

yw

1:46 am

aebmusica

pr8.....clue please

1:48 am

aebmusica

nm

1:48 am

gapeach

Sorry, I don't have it,aeb.

1:49 am

aebmusica

thanks peach found it on my own

1:50 am

gapeach

you are smarter than I.

1:54 am

gapeach

See y'all later.

4:39 am

Atalante

yawwwwwn

4:39 am

M3

Good Morning All, :)

4:40 am

M3

Coffee? atalante :)

4:41 am

Atalante

tea :)

4:52 am

Atalante

I don't know where all these big words are hiding

4:58 am

MollyL

The 9

4:58 am

MollyL

The 9 letter words are all weird

5:01 am

Atalante

oh dear

5:44 am

lynxxx

Hi Ata - one compound looks like a US word to me...another some men who work in a very very large pit. Buit it just refuses to make that en7.40 into a 9

6:03 am

sammysmom

since when is enquirer not a word >>?? i am reading the cincinnati enquirer with my coffee

6:04 am

sukee

But the real word is with an i

6:17 am

sukee

Never mind my comment, I think I was still asleep

6:47 am

lynxxx

I think a person IS with i Sukee

6:52 am

mael

how is paneer not a word? come on enable

6:53 am

lynxxx

perhaps not considered common enough foreign word (which it is of course)

6:56 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

6:56 am

Uneaixoise

Hey, Scrabs et al

6:56 am

BzznBea

Good morning, scrabs.

6:57 am

lynxxx

hi Scrabs

7:06 am

dan2bit

on the other hand, enable comes through with the latin plural for fish tank. morning all!

7:07 am

BzznBea

Morning, dan. I had just found that and the 8.

7:09 am

Scrabbler

TY and hello , Dan

7:09 am

dan2bit

Scrabbs! how goes your practice these days?

7:12 am

Scrabbler

Slow and scary every day. Every patient/parent encounter could be a meeting with COVID-19.

7:13 am

periwinkle

good morning all

7:14 am

Scrabbler

Hi Peri

7:14 am

lynxxx

Have you got sufficient PPE supplies Scrabs? PS God Bless

7:14 am

BzznBea

Morning, peri.

7:14 am

dan2bit

right of course. well you are in our thoughts and prayers here - flattening the curve

7:14 am

lynxxx

hi Pe4.5

7:14 am

Scrabbler

Masks, yes. We don't wear full PPE as if a phone triage suggests COVID we send the kid to the children's hospital.

7:15 am

Scrabbler

A partner just became ill overnight so we are all extra terrified right now.

7:16 am

Scrabbler

So instead of being off I will head into the office soon..

7:16 am

dan2bit

my cousin is a nurse at a free clinic in Milwaukee - they have basically transitioned to only urgent care (with some telemedical checkins on chronic care patients), and every sniffle from staff keeps someone home. Oh wow hoping for a quick recovery

7:17 am

Scrabbler

The lag between time of infection and onset of symptoms, as well as nonsymptomatic infections, make this illness very scary.

7:17 am

lynxxx

I'm off for the night. Goodnight all. Best wishes to you all in the States - it seems like a nightmare over there

7:18 am

Scrabbler

earn

7:18 am

Scrabbler

nare

7:18 am

Scrabbler

One free clue. YW.

7:18 am

MollyL

2Bit, every time I see your icon picture, I imagine how it must make your delivery folks smile. Your girlile is the best.

7:18 am

Scrabbler

It is, lynxxx, and I must go now.

7:18 am

MollyL

*Girlie

7:18 am

dan2bit

be well Scrabbs <3

7:19 am

dan2bit

thanks Molly! we are in need of a post-rain touch-up.

7:22 am

dan2bit

I have a new job starting the end of the month, and I will start without ever having met any of my coworkers in person. I have to go today to my old office to pick up my personal effects, but there is no one to give my work phone and laptop to, so IT will send me a box to my house. small problems in this weird new way of the world

7:24 am

MollyL

You are fortunate to have a new job. Not many companies are hiring these days. Good luck.

7:26 am

dan2bit

thank you! definitely a blessing

7:56 am

Sugrraleona

hmm - how come gato is accepted but perro is not? LOL

8:02 am

MollyL

Gato is not accepted

8:10 am

hokie carla

many spanish words are, many are not. you should just always try all the ones you know

8:11 am

Atalante

good job I only know about 3

8:11 am

MollyL

Same with French words. But man, Enable sure does love those Scot words.

8:12 am

hokie carla

yep

8:12 am

Atalante

I should know more of those

8:13 am

Atalante

it has a few good welsh words too

8:13 am

Deeha

I think a descendant of Robert Burns compiled it

8:15 am

hokie carla

name that proper noun - TX billionaire who ran for president

8:15 am

MollyL

I think a nerd pack of old men in black socks and sandals, who love foreign currency and oddball mammals compiled it.

8:15 am

MollyL

Perot

8:15 am

BzznBea

Perrot?

8:15 am

Deeha

think you are right Molly

8:16 am

hokie carla

ding ding - too easy

8:17 am

BzznBea

What is the first thing you will when we no longer have to worry about the virus?

8:17 am

rbud

go to my library!

8:18 am

rbud

I knew that answer right away, haha - I miss the library.

8:19 am

wvteach

family gathering at our favorite restaurant

8:20 am

wvteach

go out to a live concert

8:20 am

BzznBea

rbud, I borrow books from my library through my tablet. But, yes, browsing the shelves is a definite.

8:21 am

BzznBea

That's what my choice is too, teach. See my grandkids and eat some mexican food at a restaurant.

8:22 am

hokie carla

I haven't been to a library since I moved to this county in 2007. I don't even know where it is. But I prefer to read on my Kindle.

8:22 am

rbud

oh, I've never done any e-reading, but this might finally make that happen. We'll see - I got a big stack of books from the Goodwill a couple of days before they closed down, so good for a while.

8:22 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:23 am

wvteach

good morning mlf

8:23 am

Atalante

go to my local ice cream shop

8:23 am

MLFAN17

I barely started and greyed out a letter already

8:23 am

chrisk

Hi - joining in on the reading conversation. If you get a library card you can check out ebooks from many different libraries.

8:23 am

rbud

well, no e-booking - unless you count reading "The Handmaid's Tale" on my pc screen, haha.

8:24 am

MollyL

Me, I'll be getting a pedicure.

8:24 am

hokie carla

I have the left O grayed out, mlfan ;)

8:24 am

MLFAN17

good morning wv.. my husband's friend told me that areas of wv had some very high/strong winds this week?

8:24 am

MLFAN17

rbud the full book?

8:24 am

MollyL

Forecast in the DC Metro today is for 50 MPH winds.

8:25 am

MLFAN17

hokie I have 4th column bottom a greyed out

8:25 am

MollyL

So far, nothing.

8:25 am

hokie carla

honestly I can't even think of doing anything without worrying about the virus

8:25 am

rbud

yes, it's in several locations online.

8:25 am

BzznBea

I've always loved the library. Any library. You can always count on the library being the same any where you go. It has been my safe place since I was able to read.

8:25 am

BzznBea

I know, Carla.

8:26 am

MLFAN17

rbud free?

8:26 am

BzznBea

And I'm with you, Molly. A pedi for sure!

8:26 am

hokie carla

we ate supper outside last night and then sat out there a while. as soon as I went in the wind picked up like crazy.

8:26 am

wvteach

we didn't get any strong winds here - but north of us in PA and east of us got some damaging winds, brought down some trees

8:26 am

rbud

yes. Let me find my link and tiny it, I'll put it here.

8:26 am

MLFAN17

molly I saw on a weather report this AM in the next few days their could be some bad storms?

8:26 am

MollyL

I refuse to overdo the worry about this thing. I will take the appropriate precautions and hope for the best.

8:27 am

MLFAN17

on East coast and some in South

8:27 am

BzznBea

We had a huge thunderstorm last night around 5pm.

8:27 am

MLFAN17

if you can give me the name I can google it

8:27 am

hokie carla

I wish I could live like that but as patti smythe sang, I am the worrier. ok, she actually sang warrior, but I changed it.

8:27 am

MLFAN17

bzz I heard a loud fast thunderstorm during the night

8:28 am

rbud

"The Handmaid's Tale": https://tinyurl.com/w2tkcgf

8:28 am

MollyL

I can't live my life a slave to worry. Life is too short and I would miss too much if I did.

8:28 am

hokie carla

we had rain overnight but I have no idea if there was thunder and lightning involved

8:29 am

MollyL

I tried watching The Handmaid'

8:29 am

MLFAN17

rbud do you know the name of the website?

8:29 am

MollyL

The Handmaid's Tale but it was a little too twisted for me.

8:29 am

MLFAN17

do I need to register?

8:30 am

rbud

fortunately the book is fairly short. No need to register, at least I didn't have to.

8:30 am

MLFAN17

hokie i think i heard a little thunder but the rain came down fast!

8:30 am

hokie carla

I got the book before the show came out but haven't read it yet. the show came out and I was like, maybe I don't want to read.

8:30 am

BzznBea

I'm taking my mom for a drive today. Going to take Emma to the vet in

8:30 am

MLFAN17

cool rbud ty

8:30 am

BzznBea

Raleigh and deliver masks.

8:31 am

hokie carla

I'm sure your mom will like to get out

8:31 am

rbud

can't say it was a happy book, for sure. But I figured there was so much hoopla about the show, I'd at least read it and know what the heck it was about.

8:31 am

Judi

Good morning, all. Ever take a sip of coffee and then immediately have to yawn. Decisions, decisions.

8:31 am

BzznBea

Yes, she is looking forward to it. She wants to see more trees than what is in our backyard. =)

8:32 am

BzznBea

Morning, Judi.

8:32 am

MLFAN17

judi hmm interesting thought

8:33 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have the r on the 4th column?

8:34 am

BzznBea

re5.10

8:34 am

Judi

Bea - it reasulted in a swallow, yawn, burp sequence.

8:34 am

BzznBea

Yes, I know that response. Then I would have to sneeze 8 times.

8:34 am

hokie carla

these q's are not jumping out at me. found 1.

8:35 am

Judi

They all start out with water, if that helps, Carla.

8:35 am

MLFAN17

not seeing it

8:35 am

BzznBea

Those are the A at the top

8:36 am

MLFAN17

hokie probably the same q word i have

8:36 am

BzznBea

re5.10 is from the past

8:36 am

MLFAN17

have 2 now

8:36 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

8:38 am

BzznBea

There is an 8 and 9 in the qu's.

8:39 am

MLFAN17

oh great ty bzz.. i gtg i will be back

8:41 am

hokie carla

wow, 3 9's in this grid

8:57 am

Judi

Blah. This day is dragging.

8:57 am

BzznBea

It's not even 10 yet, Judi.

8:57 am

Judi

My point exactly.

8:58 am

Judi

56 left. BBL.

9:02 am

Atalante

any clues for the not QU9?

9:03 am

BzznBea

Ones who mine rocks?

9:03 am

hokie carla

ugh, I knew it had to be related to that but couldn't put it together, thx

9:04 am

Atalante

huh I assumed that was the qu

9:04 am

BzznBea

So you have the qu9 but looking for the other 9's?

9:04 am

hokie carla

I misunderstood your ?, so maybe bea did too. you wanted the other 2 9's besides the qu?

9:05 am

Atalante

yep

9:05 am

BzznBea

su9.72 and pr9.60

9:05 am

Atalante

sorry that was clear in my head lol

9:10 am

Atalante

what the heck does that su9 mean

9:12 am

hokie carla

not supertoer

9:12 am

BzznBea

interstate travel here in the US.

9:12 am

BzznBea

Maybe you don't have them in Scotland.

9:12 am

hokie carla

ooh, found it

9:13 am

Atalante

huh I always assumed that was just interstate roads. I only know the I5 :D

9:13 am

rururocks

asphalt with xray vision ata

9:13 am

Atalante

we have 1 motorway in scotland ...

9:13 am

hokie carla

we have a bunch around me but they are called ___st___s

9:14 am

Vicuna

I've never heard anyone use the word su9. Only su5highway.

9:14 am

BzznBea

How are you doing today, ru?

9:14 am

hokie carla

these are regular 4 lanes that they've removed any left turns, so you have to go further and u-turn

9:15 am

Atalante

4 lanes .... I think we have 1 road with 3 lanes in scotland :D

9:15 am

Atalante

Vi :D

9:15 am

rururocks

i'm ok bea.. just bored out of my mind.. i've never been housebound before

9:15 am

Atalante

maybe 2

9:15 am

Vicuna

Hello, Ata. Hello, all!

9:15 am

rururocks

I've been bound in the house but not the other way around

9:15 am

BzznBea

That is the craziest thing about NC...go to the stoplight and make a uturn.

9:16 am

hokie carla

even my tiny town in VA has a 4 lane going through it, ata

9:16 am

BzznBea

Yes, I'n bored too even though I have tons to do. How can that be?

9:17 am

Atalante

the main road here up the east coast of scotland has 2 lanes ....

9:17 am

Atalante

we are a v small place

9:17 am

hokie carla

I'm going to rearrange my sewing room today. after pulling out the industrial straight stitch machine I had been trying to sell, I decided to keep it. so now I gotta make room

9:18 am

hokie carla

you are talking 1 lane in each direction, correct?

9:18 am

Atalante

yep we have little roads

9:18 am

Vicuna

I should be using this opportunity to clean my "studio." But I haven't gotten bored enough for that yet!

9:18 am

BzznBea

Once I get the all the masks made, I'm going to clean my sewing room. That never happens.

9:19 am

Atalante

vi, I'm doing a very silly cartoon of my D&D party. better than no art :)

9:19 am

BzznBea

I also need to figure out what to do with all the scraps I've created from cutting masks.

9:19 am

hokie carla

I have another batch going right now waiting for stage 2 of sewing.

9:20 am

hokie carla

I have thrown mine in a box to stuff something. I have in the past used scraps to stuff a draft dodger for my front door and a cube shaped ottoman.

9:20 am

Vicuna

Ha, sounds fun. And as you say, always good to be doing something, even if it's not "serious."
We have a family D&D game going.

9:21 am

BzznBea

I've also been gifted 20 bird seed bags that I am goint to make tote bags from.

9:21 am

Atalante

our weekly one has turned into a daily one at the moment

9:22 am

Vicuna

I sew my scraps (of quilting fabrics, anyway) into hand-pieced crazy quilts. It gives me something to work on while I'm in meetings. No plan, just add one piece at a time and it gets bigger and bigger until it's big enough, and then I finish it.

9:22 am

hokie carla

I want to get back to making athletic clothes. I have enough fabric for a month's gym wardrobe

9:22 am

hokie carla

you hand sew them, vicuna?

9:23 am

BzznBea

Carla, I cut mine into precut sizes. I've even got a bin that contains 2"x2". I want to make a postage stamp quilt.

9:23 am

MLFAN17

hello

9:23 am

Vicuna

These little crazy quilts, yes. The quilts I make "for real" I do by machine.

9:23 am

BzznBea

I've done that too, Vicuna.

9:24 am

hokie carla

I have 2 finished tops I made and need to quilt plus, 10 that my grandmother left finished and unquilted that I told my mom I would finish and give to the cousins. but there's just not enough time!

9:24 am

BzznBea

I've also been using those bits for quilt as you go to back fabric baskets and totes.

9:24 am

MLFAN17

bzz Probably because you don't want to do those things?

9:25 am

MLFAN17

U stats pls?

9:25 am

MollyL

You people who get along well with a needle and thread amaze me. That has never been the case for me. And sewing machines? Forget it. They break when they see me coming.

9:25 am

hokie carla

I think I might just straight line quilt the ones my grandmother made, though I did buy a baptist fan stencil. I know she used to do baptist fan a lot, but I've never used stencil and chalk.

9:25 am

hokie carla

I have ut5 & 7, mlfan

9:25 am

BzznBea

ur.4.5

9:26 am

Vicuna

I don't enjoy the actual quilting part of quilts, just the piecing of the tops. So I just do the minimum of quilting.

9:26 am

Atalante

up6

9:26 am

MLFAN17

molly I watch quilting and sewing shows on tv all the time. I cant sew and the patience you need to make quilts/do sewing projects I cant deal with it

9:26 am

hokie carla

same. exception was I made a t-shirt quilt and FMQ around all the designs and that was fun.

9:26 am

Vicuna

Usually just quilt in the ditch, and as little as possible to keep it safely together.

9:27 am

BzznBea

Same with me, Vicuna. And I know I could do free motion quilting, but I just don't want to practice.

9:27 am

MLFAN17

is it a female word?

9:27 am

hokie carla

thx for the up

9:27 am

BzznBea

ut5 is

9:27 am

hokie carla

ut's are female

9:27 am

BzznBea

and ut7 is

9:28 am

MLFAN17

oh found the up ty

9:28 am

BzznBea

two up6's

9:28 am

hokie carla

thx, bea. u's finished!

9:30 am

MLFAN17

found that ut5

9:30 am

hokie carla

the 7 is like a description, an adj version

9:30 am

MLFAN17

I have up ro4 clue for the other one pls?

9:31 am

hokie carla

not up front

9:31 am

BzznBea

To raise as in children

9:31 am

LuvWordGames

up + another word for behind

9:31 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

9:32 am

MLFAN17

hokie description of?

9:32 am

hokie carla

the ut

9:32 am

Atalante

is the pr9 a normal word?

9:33 am

BzznBea

No, it is not, Ata.

9:34 am

MLFAN17

am missing one u word

9:34 am

Atalante

of course not lol

9:34 am

BzznBea

Do you have the ur4, mlf?

9:34 am

MLFAN17

u words done

9:34 am

MLFAN17

ata I don't have it

9:35 am

MLFAN17

any of them

9:37 am

BzznBea

pr9 starts with before

9:37 am

Vicuna

Well, pr9 is a normal word if you're Roman.

9:37 am

Dorens

misspelled Roman guard

9:37 am

Atalante

ty Vi!

9:37 am

hokie carla

it just so happens I'm not

9:37 am

BzznBea

Yes, you are right, Vicuna

9:38 am

Dorens

missing an A

9:38 am

Atalante

yes that missing A is very nnoying

9:38 am

Dorens

and good morning

9:38 am

Atalante

hi dorens!

9:39 am

BzznBea

Carla, it ends with the era named after a British queen.

9:41 am

Dorens

am still on line 1 hr 38 minutes and counting trying to cancel Alaskan cruise I had booked with my kids and grandkids for this summer

9:41 am

Dorens

am still on line 1 hr 38 minutes and counting trying to cancel Alaskan cruise I had booked with my kids and grandkids for this summer

9:41 am

hokie carla

lol, was trying to end it that way before but couldn't make my brain go down to that e

9:41 am

Vicuna

Oof, that's painful, Doren.

9:42 am

MollyL

The travel industry must be in big trouble right about now.

9:42 am

hokie carla

I am still waiting for my vrbo refund. the owner said all his renters got their refund but me and then the system got way backed up.

9:42 am

MLFAN17

ty doren googled that clue and got the pr9

9:43 am

BzznBea

You know it, Molly. They have planes lined up nose to tail everywhere.

9:43 am

Dorens

the world turned upside down

9:43 am

hokie carla

if the virus threat ever passes, travel industry will be the first to rebound IMO. everyone will want to get somewhere away!

9:44 am

MLFAN17

everyone and everything is out of wack!

9:44 am

Atalante

wish it had, Id be in new zealand

9:44 am

hokie carla

yeah, but isn't it about to get cold in NZ?

9:44 am

Dorens

i'm not sure about the cruiselines. NOT interested in credit for a cruise at this point. maybe ever

9:44 am

rururocks

yeah.. i guess i have to look into cancelling my vacation in Canada this summer

9:45 am

Atalante

got to be warmer than here!

9:45 am

Dorens

it's hard to know, ru. We booked a house in MV to substitute for the cruise. But now who knows?

9:45 am

hokie carla

we took a cruise a few years ago and half my family didn't like it so we never went again. I'm good not doing it again now.

9:46 am

rururocks

i know .. i was thinking i'd contact the owner and wait until late May or June to make a final decision

9:46 am

hokie carla

I just need the campgrounds to open back up

9:46 am

Vicuna

Ha ha, Ata. I'd be in the ocean, so I'm better off this way. It would be a bit of a swim to Perth.

9:46 am

rururocks

i'm never doing a cruise.. ugh.. not my thing

9:46 am

MollyL

I think the cruise industry will be the hardest hit.

9:47 am

hokie carla

my husband was very resistant from the get-go because he's terrified of norovirus.

9:47 am

MollyL

I have never understood the appeal, Ru.

9:47 am

Atalante

it always amazes me that I'm on about the same latitude as Juneau

9:47 am

Dorens

Owner of our MV house is lovely, said we could wait till May and see how things are doing I'm sorry for her and all the folks who depend on shortterm rental income right now

9:47 am

Vicuna

Yeah, Europe is super far north by American standards.

9:48 am

hokie carla

I liked it okay, but have had motion sickness my whole life and it's really bad now. took bonine every day of the cruise and was fine but not sure I could do that now.

9:48 am

Vicuna

Oops, PB for me.

9:48 am

BzznBea

I'm done here. Any clues before I go?

9:48 am

hokie carla

nice

9:48 am

hokie carla

have a good day, bea

9:49 am

Dorens

Cruises are/were best way to efficiently see much of Alaska. But we're not interested anymore. I will say though that the Crystal Cruise I did few years ago of the Greek Islands was spectacular. And not one of those behemoth ships

9:49 am

Vicuna

Yay for BzznBea!
I have 29 to go and will head off to other things for now. Bye, all.

9:49 am

Atalante

bye vi!

9:49 am

Dorens

Bye Vi, bye bea

9:50 am

hokie carla

my friend & I were talking about doing the HI cruise with families when our youngests graduate in '21, but now I don't think so.

9:50 am

BzznBea

Auf Wiedersehen, ya'll.

9:50 am

rururocks

i'd rather just borrow someone's yacht doren :D

9:50 am

hokie carla

I definitely could not do a yacht

9:50 am

Dorens

well, if you have that option..................

9:51 am

rururocks

i don't.. but i'm game to meet people who do :D

9:53 am

hokie carla

well I'm stuck with 51 left. guess I will get to work for a while and come back. TTFN

10:02 am

MollyL

We have charter yachts around here, but I am sure it is insane expensive

10:07 am

MLFAN17

does the aq 8 start with aq4 for water?

10:08 am

MLFAN17

oops will be back..

10:11 am

phandmd

so fun news... I tested positive! On a positive note, I don't feel terrible!

10:12 am

rururocks

oh great phan.. i hope it doesn't progress

10:12 am

Aloyisius

aww, sorry phand, but yay for your immune system. How were you able to be tested? My SIL is pretty sure he has it, but can't get tested

10:13 am

penquis

glad to hear that you are feeling ok ....

10:13 am

MollyL

I'm sure you will be okay Phan. I'm rooting for you.

10:13 am

72 Temple Owl

what made you get tested

10:13 am

phandmd

I had symptoms and I work in a nursing home that had positive test results. Husband cannot yet get tested as he does not have any symptoms.

10:14 am

72 Temple Owl

i was thinking about you the other day. i'm sorry

10:14 am

rururocks

yikes..

10:14 am

MollyL

I wonder how many people will get this, have mild symptoms, and not get tested.

10:15 am

Aloyisius

Molly, I think that is the best outcome bc then one has some immunity

10:18 am

72 Temple Owl

except NO ONE can predict the outcome if one is infected.

10:18 am

Aloyisius

Meanwhile, we can hope for a vaccine to be developed

10:19 am

Aloyisius

that is what I meant, that the only thing one suffers is mild symptoms

10:20 am

72 Temple Owl

dorens are you still here?

10:27 am

hokie carla

my friends that are in their mid 50s are almost over it, but then I heard a girl from my oldest's class (so 19 yo) had it and now has pneumonia but is expected to recover fully. my husband says he wants to get it, to get it over with, but that's the thing, you have no idea how it will affect you or your family.

10:30 am

phandmd

That is true! You can't predict. I am worried for my husband who has high BP

10:31 am

LisaG

Even healthy people that are surviving are not surviving the same. there is potential for breathing issues for life, scarring of hte lungs, etc. Just because they aren't dying does not mean it is still "better" to get it

10:31 am

moolingwa

morning all

10:31 am

72 Temple Owl

it's just been announced that school is done for the year.

10:32 am

72 Temple Owl

remote learning is encouraged, but not mandatory.

10:36 am

phandmd

Oh wow! Your in Wash State, right?

10:37 am

penquis

it looks like our schools will not reopen either....

10:37 am

penquis

Maine here...

10:38 am

MollyL

People, please, consult your physicians for accurate information on this virus. The internet is not a fountain of truth.

10:39 am

MollyL

School closings for the rest of the year are going to cripple school based day care centers.

10:51 am

bichon

I went to BJ's today and forgot my mask and gloves

10:51 am

phandmd

Wash your hands and don't touch your face

10:52 am

phandmd

not touching your face is the #1 way to avoid getting sick...

10:52 am

phandmd

But then again, maybe don't listen to me, I have it...

10:53 am

phandmd

But I work in a high exposure field so...

10:53 am

phandmd

rane

10:53 am

phandmd

opps

10:53 am

MLFAN17

phan try putting a word in from the grid some of us might not have please??:Dlol

10:54 am

MLFAN17

aq 8 clue please?

10:54 am

moolingwa

more than one fish tank

10:55 am

MLFAN17

hi mool!

10:56 am

wvteach

that just gave me AQ 7

10:56 am

hokie carla

ooh, thx, moo. got 2fer

10:57 am

MLFAN17

I don't have eihter

10:57 am

MLFAN17

either

10:57 am

hokie carla

wait, are there two aq8

10:57 am

MLFAN17

got the 8!

10:58 am

hokie carla

nm, I finished that a

10:58 am

MLFAN17

4 5 7 8 aq words

10:58 am

MLFAN17

greyed that a

10:59 am

wvteach

AQ 7 - pl of fish tanks, AQ 8 - person born under a sign of zodiac

11:02 am

MollyL

As a person who is constantly touching her face, I am doomed. I do wash my hands and use sanitizer a lot though.

11:02 am

MollyL

I never used sanitizer before now. It is killing my hands.

11:02 am

MLFAN17

I too touch much face a lot

11:02 am

MLFAN17

molly. just use soap or hand soap

11:03 am

MLFAN17

liquid soap

11:03 am

bichon

I do as well

11:03 am

hokie carla

I struggle with keeping my hands off my face as well. use the inside of my shirt a lot now.

11:03 am

jaxx7

make sure you follow the 20 second rule. repeats of Happy Birthday to you

11:04 am

MLFAN17

hokie I do both

11:04 am

MLFAN17

i have heard you can sing it once while washing your hands and you should be fine?

11:04 am

72 Temple Owl

pre 9 pls?

11:04 am

jaxx7

twice

11:05 am

wvteach

20 sec. supposed to be one chorus of country Roaads

11:05 am

hokie carla

lol, that's what they teach in wv?

11:05 am

jaxx7

depends if you are a Glenn campbell fan

11:05 am

hokie carla

true story: I grew up in SW VA and sing it that way

11:06 am

MollyL

I am limiting what I expose myself to on-line. The Doom and Gloom-ers are starting to wear me out.

11:06 am

hokie carla

did he write that? cause John Denver popularized it.

11:06 am

hokie carla

yeah, same, Molly

11:06 am

jaxx7

It is the ones who still insist on going out and having visitors that do my head in

11:07 am

wvteach

Two other people wrote it and gave it to John Denver who gets credit for writing it - now the fourth state song of WV even though there are geogrpahical errors in it

11:07 am

MLFAN17

i saw an article(did not read it) that said you can get it from pets. i checked the cdc page and they said no

11:07 am

MLFAN17

i also heard on tv a few days ago you cannot give or get it from pets

11:07 am

jaxx7

There is a zoo with 7 tigers with it.

11:08 am

MLFAN17

seriously jaxx?

11:08 am

hokie carla

yes, I heard a tiger caught it from a zookeeper in NY

11:08 am

MollyL

As far as the singing thing goes, it depends on how fast you sing. I just did both songs (Happy Birthday and Country Roads) and they both timed out at 16 seconds.

11:08 am

MLFAN17

wv i thought he did write it?

11:09 am

MLFAN17

molly i thought the same thing too

11:09 am

hokie carla

but I also read that they could carry the germs on their fur.

11:09 am

hokie carla

I was walking my dog one day and some lady had to pet him so then I had to come home and give him a bath

11:09 am

jaxx7

According to one of our news channels. there was a chap writing about his experience in China when he had Covid 19 and his kitten died alongside him. He, however, survived

11:11 am

hokie carla

okay, back to work here. TTFN

11:11 am

MollyL

Really folks, the less news you listen to right now, the better. It is fodder for anxiety.

11:12 am

jaxx7

Someone recommended one bulletin from the Government and one news bulletin a day. Otherwise you could go crazy with all the conflicting information

11:12 am

wvteach

Bill Danoff and his wife, Taffy Nivert, wrote the classic song with help from Denver. They were in VA and they were writing about the winding roads of VA.

11:13 am

MLFAN17

not the winding mountain ro4s of wv?

11:13 am

wvteach

The song also sings about the Shennadoah river and the Blue ridge Mts. which are both in VA

11:14 am

MLFAN17

molly the cdc page says no that it cant happen

11:14 am

MLFAN17

the blue ridge pts are part of wv too ?

11:15 am

MollyL

No that what can't happen?

11:16 am

MLFAN17

animals cant get the virus or give it to anyone

11:16 am

MollyL

I didn't comment on the animals thing

11:17 am

MLFAN17

i know but their are articles and this zoo thing but not wha cdc says so who knows

11:19 am

hokie carla

waiting for my lunch to heat up. we got it from animals, so it must be zoonotic, right?

11:19 am

wvteach

not really - the border between WV and VA is along the highest point in the mountains. Allegheny Mountains are the western side in WV. Blue ridge Mts are the eastern side in VA

11:19 am

MLFAN17

we?

11:19 am

MollyL

The whole bat thing has been taken back.

11:19 am

hokie carla

also, I grew up in the mts. of VA, wvteach, so now I don't feel bad about changing the chorus when I sing it to "southwest virginia"

11:20 am

MLFAN17

wv ohh you know your geography beter then i do lol

11:20 am

hokie carla

oh really? see, I don't follow anything.

11:20 am

MLFAN17

lol hokie

11:21 am

MLFAN17

hokie any plans to go back for good?

11:21 am

MollyL

Again, what you read on the internet is not rock solid truth. The CDC site may be more fact based than others. And the CDC site does mention animals that have tested positive.

11:23 am

MollyL

Was Carla being overly cautious giving her dog a bath after some random person pet him? I don't think so. We are not supposed to be touching each other, or the pets of others.

11:23 am

M3

whos licking their cats lol

11:24 am

MollyL

Huh?

11:24 am

cybernan

warning -- get out of the program before you wipe down your keyboard --- it screws everything up!

11:25 am

cybernan

now that I've rebooted -- good morning :)

11:25 am

MollyL

Why are you wiping down your keyboard? Are you afraid you are going to give yourself the virus? : D

11:25 am

MLFAN17

cyber yeah that might help

11:25 am

MLFAN17

glad you are back:)

11:26 am

MollyL

I only clean keyboards when computers are turned off.

11:26 am

cybernan

recommended - possibly have a virus on my hands from touching other things

11:28 am

cybernan

Cleaning keyboards, touchpads, doorknobs , handles, handrails and taps on a daily basis is being recommended here.

11:39 am

JBsAnno

My phantoms so far: superior, parrot, steroid

11:40 am

Gadget

Why can't I get any O's?!

11:41 am

M3

op.5 type of show/music

11:44 am

Uneaixoise

Or4 scraps

11:45 am

Gadget

Thanks!

11:45 am

Uneaixoise

Yw!

11:55 am

periwinkle

I have eq7 but cannot get it to accept eq9 which is inmy scrabble dictionary but apparently not in Enable's

11:55 am

periwinkle

I meant en7

11:56 am

periwinkle

is there an en9?

11:56 am

hokie carla

no, pr, qu, su

11:57 am

periwinkle

thanks

11:58 am

periwinkle

help wih su9 or pr9 pls

11:59 am

hokie carla

su9 is compound - a great street

11:59 am

periwinkle

ty, carla

11:59 am

hokie carla

pr9 is roman I'm told, but not the usual spelling

12:00 pm

Uneaixoise

Great clue!!!! Tx!!

12:00 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:03 pm

Uneaixoise

Pr6 + writer Fleming

12:07 pm

Uneaixoise

Clue for qu9?

12:11 pm

gramma

people that work in a rock mine

12:11 pm

JBsAnno

Une- "rockers" :)

12:11 pm

gramma

pe 5/12 and pe 6/21? please

12:13 pm

gramma

Got the 5 just looking for the6

12:14 pm

gramma

nm

12:14 pm

JBsAnno

Gramma - add a vowel to the pe 5/12 you just got

12:14 pm

gramma

thanks but I got it.

12:16 pm

JBsAnno

Right before I hit send! :) BBL

12:17 pm

gramma

Good effort. I appreciate it. 6 left

12:27 pm

hokie carla

have just realized my gray hairs have doubled during this. guess stress and anxiety really do give them to you.

12:28 pm

hokie carla

don't worry, I don't believe the old wives' tale and plucked them all out

12:30 pm

welki

hi hokie - my hair is 'self-frosted,' the gal who cuts it says she couldnt' do a better job of it herself

12:30 pm

gramma

last 2 re 6 and re 7. Help, please

12:30 pm

hokie carla

I have 2 re6 but no 7

12:30 pm

welki

they might be the person and persons who brought you up

12:31 pm

hokie carla

thx, welki. I had the ro versions of that but did not see re.

12:32 pm

gramma

nanny?

12:32 pm

welki

ugh - nothing like allergies to convince me that it's not allergies :)

12:32 pm

hokie carla

now off to walk the dog! still have 45 to go here.

12:32 pm

gramma

Ohh

12:32 pm

gramma

TY fireworks.

12:34 pm

hokie carla

I have non-allergic rhinitis, so I literally have throat-clearing, sneezing, runny nose like all year round, but it is always worse in the spring, as it is right now.

12:35 pm

welki

if we walked together (of course, in proper socially distant fashion), we'd get a really wide berth :)

12:35 pm

gramma

see you all tomorrow

12:35 pm

welki

bye, gramma

12:36 pm

hokie carla

yep :D

12:36 pm

hokie carla

bye, gramma

12:46 pm

MollyL

A lot of people struggle with seasonal allergies at this time of year. The pollen is off the charts around here and my eyes are itchy every day.

12:54 pm

mixi6

We are in pine pollen season. We went out last night and got carry out. ON the way home it poured. When we got home it hadn't rained at all. I was hoping it would wash some of the pine pollen out of the air.

1:15 pm

MLFAN17

mixi it rained here in my area sometime before 5 am

1:18 pm

MLFAN17

help with the re 6/7 he ones who brough you up isn't helping me?

1:29 pm

MollyL

You sometimes call your ass your ____end. Make it a one who does and plural. Please don't spell the word in the chat.

1:29 pm

moolingwa

butt people?

1:30 pm

MollyL

Yes, I believe Bertha was one them.

1:32 pm

MLFAN17

strange the 7 wouldn't take but finally did

1:32 pm

MLFAN17

ty

1:32 pm

rbud

oddly enough, I actually thought of it originally as a horse, they re4 up on their hind legs, and if one does, he is a re6.

1:32 pm

moolingwa

pain in the ass

1:32 pm

MLFAN17

pita!

1:33 pm

moolingwa

now that you bring it up rbud, I'm not sure that I think about the definition when I find a word for the most part

1:34 pm

rbud

hahaha, I remember that about Bertha!

1:35 pm

rbud

well, the part about if a horse does it is probably not really in use as a word, so kind of silly of me to mention it. But it worked for me.

1:35 pm

MollyL

The most common use of it that way is to re4 it's ugly head. But the original clue that did not light the bulb was about re4ing children.

1:35 pm

moolingwa

Well it made sense to me when I thought about it

1:36 pm

periwinkle

is there more than on pr6?

1:36 pm

moolingwa

I have 2 so far

1:36 pm

MollyL

Yes two

1:36 pm

moolingwa

still plenty of P's to eat for me

1:37 pm

periwinkle

I am looking for the pr9 must have the wrong pr6 then

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

ty peri

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

yes you do

1:38 pm

periwinkle

tough grid for me

1:39 pm

MollyL

Peri, before + a hill or rocky peak

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

its not easy that's for sure

1:39 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

1:39 pm

periwinkle

and the pr9

1:41 pm

MLFAN17

or5 clue pls?

1:42 pm

moolingwa

a promotion for bauxite? ;)

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

bauxite?

1:43 pm

moolingwa

stuff that you smelt to get aluminium

1:43 pm

rbud

hahaha, wow, that worked for me, mool. I used to be good at rebus puzzles - maybe that's why

1:44 pm

moolingwa

I must admit I've used it before, but I do enjoy those kinds

1:44 pm

MLFAN17

i have no idea mool sorry

1:44 pm

moolingwa

perhaps it's what an irishman might do with a book?

1:44 pm

moolingwa

have also used that one too

1:45 pm

rbud

haha! I like that one, too.

1:45 pm

cybernan

hi again - groceries and butcher order picked up, wiped off and stored --- what a pain!

1:46 pm

periwinkle

pr8 pls

1:46 pm

MLFAN17

sounds like you have been having fun cyber?

1:48 pm

rbud

I watched a video the other day where a guy was showing how to deal with takeout burgers and such - open the paper wrapper with gloves on and drop the burger upside down on a plate, toss the paper - it was kinda funny. Though I got the point of course.

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

peri starts with prefix for before and ends in vic******days or clothes?

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

rbud now that's the way to do it!lol

1:49 pm

periwinkle

I don't get the last part of your clue mlf

1:50 pm

MLFAN17

middle is ***nado

1:50 pm

MLFAN17

ends in libra**** a person in charge of books

1:52 pm

periwinkle

isn't that the pr9

1:53 pm

MLFAN17

No pr 8 only the pr9

1:53 pm

periwinkle

I have the pr9 already ty

1:53 pm

periwinkle

I am missing 4 8's and lots of other words. 60 words to find

1:59 pm

rbud

I have aq 7 and 8, qu 8 and 9, st 8, and to 8. Still need two. Happy to clue if you pick the ones you need.

1:59 pm

rbud

(still need two 8's, I mean)

2:00 pm

moolingwa

51 left here

2:01 pm

moolingwa

the pr 9 could also be someone from one of South Africa's capitals :)

2:03 pm

hokie carla

I was thinking of the dude with the blade legs who murdered his girlfriend, but that was pistorius or something

2:04 pm

hokie carla

is ar6 a regular word? I can't seem to find it.

2:05 pm

moolingwa

yep, regular word

2:05 pm

moolingwa

you may want to look "back" at your words

2:06 pm

cybernan

behind in payments minus last letter

2:07 pm

hokie carla

thx

2:09 pm

hokie carla

surprised en8/9 is not allowed

2:10 pm

cybernan

can't put more rubber on your tires either

2:10 pm

moolingwa

yeah, it is odd

2:10 pm

hokie carla

well, that is a real word too! (re8)

2:11 pm

moolingwa

you normally can nan, but if I'm not mistaken the tiles don't quite allow you to do it

2:11 pm

cybernan

lol - just realized you probably can with the tires - it's a phantom

2:11 pm

moolingwa

yep

2:11 pm

hokie carla

:D

2:11 pm

moolingwa

maybe we need to setup an en7

2:13 pm

hokie carla

doubtful these enable people can be found. and isn't that in7?

2:13 pm

cybernan

french clown is back though

2:14 pm

hokie carla

I definitely don't know french clown

2:14 pm

moolingwa

apparently it's either hoke...looked it up

2:14 pm

hokie carla

interesting

2:14 pm

moolingwa

if I'm really tired, I like to take a supernap

2:15 pm

hokie carla

en__ minds want to know

2:15 pm

hokie carla

yeah, a supernap would be great

2:15 pm

cybernan

pi 7: clown character in french mime theatre

2:15 pm

hokie carla

I think I'm going to go sit by the pool for a while and read. who knows, maybe supernap

2:16 pm

moolingwa

although...I have found definitions that separate them and some that combine the two...so I guess it probably started as separate then common usage has made it less cler

2:16 pm

moolingwa

sounds good hoke, enjoy

2:16 pm

hokie carla

thx. will save 31 for later.

2:17 pm

MollyL

And for those of you who are afraid of clowns DO NOT look that one up. Nightmare city.

2:18 pm

cybernan

en 7 is there -- but not the national one(s)

2:18 pm

moolingwa

yeah

2:18 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I was saying en8 and 9 should be allowed.

2:18 pm

hokie carla

I am having trouble getting up from this chair

2:19 pm

moolingwa

they should, because that would complete my 9s ;)

2:19 pm

cybernan

you can't ask again either

2:19 pm

hokie carla

I have the 9s but only 2 8s

2:19 pm

moolingwa

yeah, only 2 9s here too

2:19 pm

cybernan

oh nm - that's an in

2:19 pm

hokie carla

before I go, is pa5 regular?

2:19 pm

cybernan

going to quit while I'm ahead

2:19 pm

moolingwa

um not exactly

2:20 pm

moolingwa

it's an alternate spelling of a p4

2:20 pm

zoozzoom

Pr,Qu,Su

2:20 pm

hokie carla

didn't think so since I've tried a bunch

2:20 pm

hokie carla

got it

2:20 pm

hokie carla

too many vowels

2:20 pm

moolingwa

but hey, it's all greek to me

2:22 pm

moolingwa

supertoad isn't good....the shame of this dictionary knows no bounds

2:23 pm

cybernan

just found the su 9, thanks

2:23 pm

cybernan

figured the su was Trump's autoroute

2:23 pm

moolingwa

oops, I didn't realise how close I was

2:24 pm

moolingwa

apologies

2:24 pm

hokie carla

already had it

2:24 pm

moolingwa

one should not post guesses when one doesn't know the real word

2:24 pm

moolingwa

but a crime fighting ranid is hard to pass up

2:25 pm

hokie carla

I guessed supertoer earlier, when regular toer isn't even allowed

2:25 pm

cybernan

and the qu 8-9

2:25 pm

moolingwa

I can dig that

2:25 pm

hokie carla

:D

2:26 pm

cybernan

yep -- what came to my mind though was Carrera

2:26 pm

moolingwa

Ah Agatha Christie's favorite Belgian is in the grid

2:27 pm

hokie carla

also the texas billionaire

2:27 pm

moolingwa

and former presidential candidate

2:27 pm

hokie carla

yes

2:28 pm

moolingwa

his company is now merged with CSC to form DXC

2:28 pm

cybernan

I liked Ross -- wasn't afraid to say what he thought

2:28 pm

hokie carla

I did not know that

2:28 pm

moolingwa

but it went through the acronyms EDS, HP and HPE along the way :)

2:29 pm

cybernan

does anyone have stats for the lone r?

2:29 pm

moolingwa

sure

2:29 pm

hokie carla

ugh, I always miss the alt sp of ra4

2:29 pm

moolingwa

let me figure out which one it is :)

2:29 pm

moolingwa

oh less common

2:29 pm

hokie carla

re5/10 I think

2:30 pm

hokie carla

was in yesterday's grid

2:30 pm

hokie carla

so it's kinda what it means

2:30 pm

moolingwa

nope, not that

2:30 pm

hokie carla

yes, it's def. the one I said

2:31 pm

moolingwa

it's the lions

2:31 pm

cybernan

mmm - only one I can see from there is to repair a shoe and that's not accepted

2:31 pm

moolingwa

oh

2:31 pm

moolingwa

okay, ignore me

2:31 pm

zoozzoom

RE 5/10

2:31 pm

cybernan

and that wouldn't be from the lone r anyway

2:31 pm

hokie carla

see, zooz agrees with me emphatically

2:32 pm

moolingwa

yes, you two are right

2:32 pm

cybernan

ah -- back to earlier times :)

2:32 pm

cybernan

ty everyone

2:32 pm

zoozzoom

I will always agree with you , Hokie. Especially when your are coreect. ❤

2:33 pm

hokie carla

:D

2:33 pm

zoozzoom

Correct even.

2:35 pm

cybernan

trying to finish that corner a, but everytime I type something it is from the other one

2:36 pm

hokie carla

the corner one is all aq if that helps

2:36 pm

zoozzoom

Aq 4,5,7,8

2:37 pm

cybernan

just have the colour so far

2:37 pm

zoozzoom

My birth sign is from there.

2:37 pm

hokie carla

don't forget the latin(?) pl

2:38 pm

hokie carla

and pl fish tanks

2:38 pm

cybernan

oh and the tetra's tanks

2:38 pm

cybernan

and adjective -- done - ty

2:39 pm

cybernan

right column greyed

2:39 pm

hokie carla

ok, cursory pass through the list and I have 13 left. really getting up now. TTFN

2:40 pm

zoozzoom

Bye, Hokie. Have a nice day.

2:40 pm

moolingwa

still 32 left here

2:41 pm

cybernan

still need 78 here, but haven't been at it for very long and haven't listed

2:41 pm

moolingwa

no lists for me...but I've been at it a while

2:45 pm

moolingwa

down to 26, but I have 15 fours to go....strange board

2:50 pm

moolingwa

well, found 8 of those fours...and a 5 so down to 17 now

3:02 pm

cybernan

Just watched a video that is like being hit over the head with a sledgehammer. You can probably find it if you google TRT world coronavirus worldometer

3:03 pm

moolingwa

I was just looking at the data here in Colorado and we may be starting to curve back off the big ramp, so I'm hopeful we may be seeing some light here

3:04 pm

melonheadjujube

en7/49 plus a suffix is not accepted, even if that is the name of a Cincinnati newspaper!

3:04 pm

cybernan

yes - that was discussed earlier

3:05 pm

melonheadjujube

ah. I just wandered in. How is everybody?

3:06 pm

melonheadjujube

I'm solo in place, thus solo seders for Passover. I still made two kinds of charoset.

3:06 pm

cybernan

good -- spent a big chunk of the morning out picking up grocery and meat orders then wiping everything down and storing it

3:07 pm

cybernan

good for you melon -- we celebrate easter, so picked up a small ham today. I agree it is strange to be celebrating alone though.

3:07 pm

melonheadjujube

I have two weeks worth of food at home now, and all the paper supplies, toiletries, etc. I've been on solo walks.

3:09 pm

cybernan

after 1 pm here -- guess I should go and have lunch.

3:12 pm

melonheadjujube

Also bike rides. Biking gives such a sense of freedom. I ride solo, about 20 miles rt every other day.

3:12 pm

melonheadjujube

Have a good lunch, cybernan.

3:27 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

3:27 pm

Trifioso

rainy, thundery day here

3:37 pm

doseffing

... cold and windy and gonna rain later tonight here in the great white north ... ... east of here it's supposed to snow heavily ... ... as long as it's east of here I don't mind too much

3:37 pm

phandmd

blustery here

3:39 pm

ursh

Hello all - our 21 day lockdown has just been extended by a further 14 days until end of April - weird and tough times

3:40 pm

Uneaixoise

My daughter in Maine is getting a big snowstorm tonight!

3:41 pm

doseffing

... that's east of here .... though I'll admit that Nova Scotia and especially Newfoundland which are gonna get some more too have already had an exceptionally heavy pile of snow this winter

3:41 pm

ursh

It is against the law to leave our property for any reason except for food or medical reasons - no dog walking or gatherings - have not laid eyes on my kids or grandkids for 3 weeks

3:42 pm

cybernan

is the west coast looking more attractive dos?

3:42 pm

doseffing

... wrong side of the mountains ... the air is too full of strange things

3:43 pm

cybernan

it is?

3:43 pm

doseffing

... we're not quite that harsh ursh ... no gatherings but dog walking and walks are okay as long as your stay socially distant

3:45 pm

doseffing

... oh yeah ... althoughs '60s folk were breathing in far too many things for a long time ... ... besides that my out-laws ... oops ... in-laws live around Victoria

3:45 pm

doseffing

... the other side of the mountains is good for them

3:46 pm

cybernan

I am sure there is a fair amount of funny stuff being exhaled in ON as well

3:46 pm

doseffing

... and it's legal here too

3:46 pm

cybernan

yes - that is unfortunate isn't it

3:48 pm

doseffing

... I don't disagree ... but my wife would... and too many of those '60's folk who I used to be one of don't object

3:49 pm

cybernan

all though I must say a love living here -- mild climate, lots to do -- over 100 wineries in the valley, orchard and vegetable stands to take adavantage of all summer - what's not to like?

3:50 pm

cybernan

I think that sort of thing was more prevalent in Vancouver in the 60's.

3:53 pm

doseffing

... very true ... I just find the mountains oppressive ... you're in Kelowna aren't you? ... I drove through Lethbridge to Vancouver through the Crow's Nest Pass and when I got to the top of the fifth mountain range and looked down into the valley at Kelowna it just lifted my spirit after all those mountaings ... .. and then I saw the range on the other side of the lake and got all despressed again

3:55 pm

doseffing

... ah well ... chacun a son gout ... ... must be off ... luck to all who continue the struggle

3:55 pm

cybernan

lol - there are at least 5 miles between the two "hills" on either side of the lake and the lake is 2 miles wide in most places

3:56 pm

Trifioso

ursh, that is HARSH! Sorry, just catching up on the chog

3:57 pm

Trifioso

I hope you have a big garden to walk around in at least?

3:57 pm

MollyL

I am such a flat lander. We went to my nephew's wedding in the Georgia mountains and I didn't feel right until we got back to where you could see the sky without big mountains in the way.

3:57 pm

cybernan

I can understand though when we flew into Montreal for the first time I kept looking for the Laurentian Mountains --- didn't see anything but hills

3:58 pm

cybernan

My aunt used to say the prairies are wonderful - you can see forever. My mother would answer, yes but there is nothing to see.

3:59 pm

Trifioso

I feel unfooted if I cant see the ocean, or at least a big body of water

4:01 pm

cybernan

yes, Ursh - we tune into the BBC every now and then -- understandable though -- people just weren't staying home and they weren't social distancing or wearing masks either.

4:02 pm

Trifioso

people are not doing that here either, and it is SO unsettling. My sister ventured to a local supermarket this weekend, and some cow was RANTING at the employees for enforcing distancing and one way aisles. Lovely woman. (eyeroll)

4:05 pm

cybernan

we went to pick our online order this morning -- the mall is closed (only the grocery store is open) but the mall security guards have been kept on to police the entrance and ensure customers waiting to get in are spaced 6 feet apart.

4:06 pm

cybernan

This was at an 8 check-out store and they are only allowing 50 people at a time inside.

4:09 pm

lynxxx

went through couple of main shopping strips today - Never seen so many groups of police on pavements eg outside fish shop long 'spaced' line of people buying their Good Friday fish. We are doing same here - spacing inside and out. People are making the effort to keep 1.5 metres apart, in fact it is now really unusual to have people pass closer, you feel quite space violated. Wearing masks seems to be more the norm now.

4:10 pm

cybernan

distance is 2 m. here

4:20 pm

Trifioso

I definitely had a mask on. I'm trying to be less judgy of people not wearing masks - perhaps they don't have access

4:25 pm

cybernan

anyone can make a mask out of a table napkin, or any similar sized piece of cloth, and an elastic band. Instructions are on the internet and the technique has been demonstrated on TV twice that I've seen by your surgeon general

4:26 pm

moolingwa

we're allowed about 20cm closer in the US :)

4:27 pm

cybernan

isn't it 6 ft in the US? 1 yard = 39 cm.

4:30 pm

MollyL

Wearing masks and gloves is not an "enforced" thing. Most people do not have access to masks that keep germs out. I see more people wearing gloves than masks.

4:30 pm

MollyL

And I realize that most masks keep germs in. But people don't think that way. They think about what will protect "them".

4:31 pm

cybernan

The idea behind everyone wearing masks is that people won't be as exposed to the coronavirus from people who are asymptomatic.

4:32 pm

cybernan

We still need to social distance even wearing a mask.

4:33 pm

cybernan

as most health officers are pointing out -- every little bit helps to flatten the curve.

4:38 pm

MollyL

Nan, there are people who just don't get it. That is the real problem. I saw people standing in a cluster chatting and talking today like nothing was going on. I see things like this most days.

4:43 pm

moolingwa

To that point, I heard four people talking yesterday about how they believe the numbers are really inflated....kept a wide berth of them. There's also a group of about 12 that continue to meet at the dog park here, despite the orders.

4:45 pm

moolingwa

On the plus side, most people in my neighborhood seem to be taking it seriously...keeping respectful distance, wearing nasks.

4:46 pm

moolingwa

Had to take the cat to the vet yesterday, and they're all sett up to keep distance. They come out to your car, take your pet and then call you to do the consult.

4:46 pm

MollyL

"To that point"...is that the new buzz phrase. People in my office say it so often during the day that it seems silly.

4:47 pm

moolingwa

I guess you feel it's pointless then :)

4:48 pm

moolingwa

the one that bothers me most is "due diligence" although that one seems to be losing popularity

4:50 pm

MollyL

Nope nothing is pointless. Except maybe saying "to that point" twenty times a day. People seem to latch onto buzz phrases and wear them out like a bald tire.

4:50 pm

cybernan

not surprising people don't get it when you have a imthat announces on TV that he isn't going to wear a mask be that just isn't him

4:51 pm

cybernan

*have a president that announces

4:51 pm

cybernan

I will try that again -- he said, No - I'm not going to wear a mask. That just isn't me.

4:52 pm

moolingwa

Males are at a higher risk, and I think part of it is that kind of thinking

4:52 pm

FrenchToast

Isn't his face already a mask? Possibly made of Cheeto dust?

4:53 pm

moolingwa

A friend of mine used to say if you think your hair is more important than your head, then you're probably right

4:53 pm

moolingwa

with respect to wearing helmets on bikes and motorbikes

4:55 pm

moolingwa

13 to go...

5:09 pm

cybernan

I love NY's logo:
STAY home - STOP the spread - SAVE lives

5:11 pm

moolingwa

I liked Jay Inslee's comment (Governor of Washington State)....tape a picture of a doctor or nurse to your dashboard so that you take a look a them each time you get in your car, and determine whether your trip is essential

5:11 pm

moolingwa

still three 8s to go...tough finish here

5:12 pm

hokie carla

I'm back for my 13

5:12 pm

hokie carla

also have 3 8's left, and I know what they are

5:12 pm

moolingwa

passed you hoe...9 left here now :)

5:12 pm

moolingwa

but 5 of them are 7 or 8 letters...so there's that

5:12 pm

moolingwa

er hoke

5:12 pm

LisaG

Im not even halfway through yet, but just started

5:12 pm

hokie carla

lol

5:12 pm

moolingwa

maybe I should shift to carla...less risky

5:14 pm

hokie carla

you can also call me homie like others :D

5:14 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I could do that...but probably wont :)

5:15 pm

SuzeeQ24

any clue for re7, 28 or re6,19 ?

5:15 pm

hokie carla

homie don't play dat (old ref, I'll be impressed if you get it)

5:15 pm

moolingwa

re7/28 - horses that jump up suddenly

5:16 pm

hokie carla

or parents

5:16 pm

moolingwa

re 6/18...is the singular

5:16 pm

moolingwa

there's also other re 6/18s but assume that's the one you want

5:16 pm

SuzeeQ24

dang..have that..here I've been looking all afternoon, LOL

5:17 pm

moolingwa

or people who like to hang back?

5:17 pm

moolingwa

that has never happened to me ever Suzee...not that anyone can prove...I already deleted the logs

5:17 pm

SuzeeQ24

lol

5:17 pm

moolingwa

if it indeed happened

5:18 pm

moolingwa

nothing to see here

5:18 pm

SuzeeQ24

hehee

5:19 pm

moolingwa

still missing an i...and I don't mean because I'm a pirate

5:19 pm

hokie carla

there is a pe5/12 giving me a really hard time

5:19 pm

hokie carla

I hate it when I can't find a 5

5:19 pm

SuzeeQ24

i can't even find some of the 4 letter words

5:19 pm

moolingwa

I have all the 5s done

5:20 pm

hokie carla

I still have 2

5:20 pm

moolingwa

might be one that looks kind of like a pe6, which you may not have either

5:20 pm

moolingwa

have three 4s left

5:21 pm

hokie carla

my 4s are finished

5:21 pm

moolingwa

nice

5:21 pm

moolingwa

might try and finish the 4s instead of looking at the tiles

5:22 pm

cybernan

it is the pi 5 and 6 that I can't find

5:22 pm

moolingwa

oh boy, that was an easy one

5:22 pm

moolingwa

yeah, not common words, though they might enunciate the same way

5:22 pm

hokie carla

I can't find pe5/12 and pe6/21

5:22 pm

moolingwa

could dumps in scrabble, particularly the 6

5:22 pm

moolingwa

could=good

5:23 pm

hokie carla

pi5 is common near the beach

5:24 pm

moolingwa

piano

5:24 pm

moolingwa

piper

5:24 pm

hokie carla

pi6 is I assume a weird spelling of a fish

5:24 pm

moolingwa

pinch

5:24 pm

hokie carla

nope

5:24 pm

cybernan

ty - had the singular, missed the plural

5:24 pm

moolingwa

both the pe 5 and 6 have more vowels than consonants

5:25 pm

cybernan

and now a fishy fish -- ty

5:25 pm

moolingwa

have one solitary 4 left now

5:25 pm

moolingwa

4s done

5:25 pm

moolingwa

6 to go

5:25 pm

hokie carla

I have one pe5/12 that's weird but can't find the one before it

5:26 pm

moolingwa

the pe 5 before the pe5?

5:26 pm

moolingwa

maybe you need to "look" harder

5:27 pm

hokie carla

wow

5:27 pm

hokie carla

couldn't move down all the way

5:27 pm

moolingwa

yeah, coz you can get the singular off the side p, and maybe miss the plural

5:27 pm

moolingwa

because it comes from the top

5:28 pm

hokie carla

I knew it had to be that p, but still was going to the side

5:28 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that left side is very attractive

5:29 pm

moolingwa

I blame written language, always starting at the top left

5:29 pm

moolingwa

although some cultures do read in different directions

5:30 pm

hokie carla

yep, it's a struggle

5:30 pm

moolingwa

wonder if they'd be more drawn to the right side or top

5:31 pm

hokie carla

is the pe6 just the 5 with a vowel added? I feel like I've tried everything.

5:31 pm

moolingwa

yes

5:32 pm

hokie carla

I have literally added every vowel. going to just look it up now.

5:32 pm

moolingwa

might be adding it in the wrong spot

5:32 pm

moolingwa

they verbally sound similar I think, but might not if you anglify them

5:33 pm

cybernan

the pe 6 ends like a spanish aunt or river

5:33 pm

cybernan

*begins with a french father

5:34 pm

cybernan

re 6/18 following the horsey parents, please?

5:34 pm

moolingwa

to make money...again

5:34 pm

cybernan

ty mool

5:34 pm

hokie carla

finally looked it up. ridiculous. I swear I tried that.

5:35 pm

hokie carla

oh, I didn't have that one either, thanks.

5:35 pm

moolingwa

yeah, scrabble certainly helped me with that one

5:35 pm

moolingwa

apparently it's a thorax...so there's your learning done for today

5:35 pm

moolingwa

well looks like I'm done with 6 left

5:35 pm

hokie carla

7 left, r's, s's, & t's

5:36 pm

moolingwa

good evening to you all, hope you're doing okay or better in your parts of the world

5:37 pm

hokie carla

is that good evening a goodbye?

5:38 pm

hokie carla

dinner time here. I guess the last 7 will have to wait.

5:45 pm

cybernan

st 7-8 please?

5:46 pm

rbud

s + water from your eye + not out

add vowel to end for the 8

5:47 pm

cybernan

ty rbud

5:47 pm

rbud

yw

5:48 pm

cybernan

I don't believe it -- some idiot wants us all to go and have a happy hour at the club house patio (sitting 6 ft apart, but still!!!)

5:48 pm

cybernan

Molly is correct -- some people just don't get it

5:49 pm

cybernan

terrine isn't accepted

5:50 pm

lynxxx

tried it many times but you can't get RR then in

5:51 pm

cybernan

try alt. sp - like the soup container

5:52 pm

doseffing

terrine would be accepted if it was in the grid ... terrien is not in the dictionary

5:53 pm

cybernan

so another phantom

5:54 pm

MollyL

Nan, seriously they don't get it. I'm still hearing people say they "have been on vacation". Really? Where? Hotels are not open. Restaurants are not open. And the last thing anyone needs to do is go stay at someone else's house to "visit".

5:54 pm

doseffing

... unfortunately ... I could use another 7

5:55 pm

hurshy

the little dog?

5:55 pm

lynxxx

te7.28 ends like the soup dish

5:56 pm

cybernan

yes - said that 5 min. ago

5:56 pm

lynxxx

sorry - I read that as tried!

6:02 pm

cybernan

to 6/18 following the bullfighter please?

6:05 pm

hokie carla

there's just one to6/18

6:06 pm

doseffing

... ripped + most of a greek letter

6:08 pm

hokie carla

oh, just looked up to8. to6 is also a bullfighter, that's why I was confused what you were asking.

6:08 pm

hurshy

ditto my confusion, i had the 6 but not the 8 when cnan asked, lol

6:10 pm

cybernan

mmm - ripped the verb or ripped the adjective and greek letter? don't know many of those

6:10 pm

cybernan

I guess it has to be ripped the verb

6:10 pm

hurshy

yes

6:10 pm

doseffing

... ... instead of the letter ... what you do with a small boat

6:11 pm

cybernan

ty dos

6:13 pm

hokie carla

one left, a 5/10 that I know the first 3 letters and the 4th one has to be only one thing and I still can't get the 5th?

6:13 pm

hokie carla

ugh, finally remembered this word. stupid double vowel ending

6:13 pm

hurshy

the place where the basketball court is

6:13 pm

hokie carla

well, that's it for me. good night, y'all

6:14 pm

hurshy

:)

6:14 pm

hokie carla

sorry, a was actually an article in my statement. it was to5/10

6:14 pm

hokie carla

took me a while to figure out what you were saying :D

6:15 pm

hurshy

lol whatever, you got your word, that's what matters

6:17 pm

hokie carla

yep

6:21 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks for all the help everyone -- wouldn't have finished otherwise. This was a tough one for me.

6:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, and wtg cybernan !!!

7:27 pm

dpomfr

Having problems with Qu 8 and 9 if anybody can help

7:27 pm

penquis

people who take the rock out of these large deposits....

7:28 pm

wht

People who dig rocks, dopmfr.

7:33 pm

MollyL

Yowza...we're digging rock.

7:35 pm

MollyL

Think of a large, deep pit that people excavate from. Then make it the people who do the excavation. Plural.

7:41 pm

dpomfr

It’s so easy once you clock into it! Thanks.

7:41 pm

penquis

yw...

7:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fw

7:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

image where they shoot every episode of Doctor Who LOL

7:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(imagine, not image)

7:54 pm

penquis

pe 6/21 (the first one) please?

7:56 pm

origami

Well, I'm bummed. My trip to British Columbia in July is cancelled. To be expected, I guess.

7:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

pe6/21, pe + a consonant + three different vowels

7:59 pm

penquis

ty....

8:10 pm

penquis

second re 6/18?

8:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

re 6/18, a common word in this game, to make a salary then to do it again

8:15 pm

penquis

ty....i am done...

8:23 pm

penquis

goodnight all...

8:35 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx Gwen

8:47 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 9s? ty

8:50 pm

Uneaixoise

Pr9 pr6/21 + sir *** McKellen

8:50 pm

Minveryork

pe 9/60 is before pre-fix plus valedic******. su 9/72 might be a very strong road. qu 9/72 is plural of the 9/72 word.

8:51 pm

mkg

dont have pr 6. and dont know mcKellen. ty

8:51 pm

Uneaixoise

Min to the pb :-)

8:52 pm

mkg

min i am confused a bit.

8:52 pm

Minveryork

Gave away half of the su 9/72 word.Sorry about that mkg

8:52 pm

mkg

pe the prefix is pre........? for su i will look. for qu what do you mean plural of the 9/72?

8:53 pm

mkg

got the su. ty

8:53 pm

mkg

looking for others.

8:54 pm

Minveryork

qu8/55 is person who works with stones and qu9 is plural

8:55 pm

mkg

got the qu. ty min

8:55 pm

grannyrose

pr9. pr + alien who wanted to phone home + either/** + man's name

8:55 pm

mkg

missing the i word fifth column i. any clues and stats? ty

8:55 pm

mkg

got the pr. great. ty all. got all the 9s now.

8:56 pm

Minveryork

pr9/60 is before + a student is the smartest in graduating class Valedic****** mkg.

8:56 pm

mkg

stillneed two words: the i word in last columnand the R word in 4th column. ty.

8:56 pm

grannyrose

in6/21. in + what cars drive along

8:56 pm

mixi6

ir4 babblet

8:56 pm

mixi6

*in4 I can'

8:56 pm

mixi6

type

8:57 pm

Minveryork

Sorry mkg,but I have not found any I words.I just gave up on the grid with 158 words.Too tired to finish this tonite.

8:57 pm

mixi6

ar6?

8:58 pm

mkg

ity min. go rest.

8:58 pm

mkg

not getting the ir 4 bablet. darn. irid i know but this one is stumping me.

8:58 pm

grannyrose

re5/10 like a style of the past. re + ***ut, type of fish

8:59 pm

mixi6

in4, not ir4. oops.

8:59 pm

grannyrose

no ir4 babble. in4/4 in + first part of my name

8:59 pm

grannyrose

in6 see my clue 8:56

9:01 pm

mkg

ok all, got a lot of clues for the i and not understanding them.

9:01 pm

mkg

for last column i word: is it in, ir, or what? is it 4 or 6 letters? ty

9:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in is an anagram of the thing you use to flatten out clothes

9:02 pm

grannyrose

both in mkg. in4 and in6

9:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in4/4, that is

9:02 pm

mkg

ty. got it. ty.

9:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in6, compound word, the last four letters are a street

9:03 pm

mkg

one last clue needed: R fourth column fourth row. ty.

9:03 pm

mixi6

fw.last word was pi6 --- fish slap.

9:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woo hoo !!

9:03 pm

mkg

got then in 6! ty ty ty

9:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woo hoo !!

9:03 pm

grannyrose

mkg, see me 8 : 58

9:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and wtg nixi !!!!!!

9:04 pm

mixi6

night all.

9:04 pm

grannyrose

WTG MIXI6!!

9:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the lone R is re5/10, it means backward movement, of fashions from the 1970s

9:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(or, not of)

9:05 pm

mkg

ty! got it.

9:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yeah !!

9:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

running off now, have the fun kids

9:09 pm

SuzeeQ24

clue for pe5,12 plz

9:14 pm

Minveryork

A pe5/12 word is pe + anagram of 3rd person plural to be

9:31 pm

origami

Hi Min - how are you doing?

9:45 pm

hurshy

so i go to morewords, to look for a 9 letter word that starts with su5, and i find the word, but along the way, i discover that the same prefix can also be applied to the word "pimp". why this should ever be necessary, i shudder to know.

9:54 pm

SuzeeQ24

not getting that clue

10:05 pm

NatashaW

Suzee, still need a clue?

10:05 pm

SuzeeQ24

yes

10:05 pm

NatashaW

su5 + ro4,5

10:06 pm

SuzeeQ24

i have one pe6..need the other

10:06 pm

origami

Thanks, Natasha. Su5 dumb word.

10:06 pm

NatashaW

pe+ "The ___l Housewives"

10:06 pm

SuzeeQ24

pe5 i mean

10:07 pm

NatashaW

pe+ "____l Housewives" with another vowel stuck in the middle

10:07 pm

NatashaW

pe5 is my 1st clue

10:08 pm

SuzeeQ24

i must be dense..not getting that either :(

10:09 pm

NatashaW

French word for "father" + vowel

10:09 pm

origami

I meant su9 is a dump word

10:09 pm

origami

Geesh ... dumb word rather

10:10 pm

SuzeeQ24

ty...got iit

10:11 pm

SuzeeQ24

swear I tried that before

10:11 pm

SuzeeQ24

lol ori

10:13 pm

SuzeeQ24

also need a clue for the second re6,18

10:18 pm

Uneaixoise

To make money....again

10:18 pm

SuzeeQ24

ty ty,,finally done

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