Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, January 7, 2017

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

flosey

Hi Min

12:00 am

Minveryork

Oh boy! Too big a grid for me to start at this time. Goodnight!

12:00 am

flosey

sweet sleep

12:01 am

Nef

Flip! We were both wrong, Min;this grid may take all day!

12:01 am

Minveryork

Hello and goodbye flosey!Enjoy the grid and good luck with it

12:01 am

Nef

Niters, Min! I'll probably head off to bed soon too!

12:02 am

Nef

Hi flossy!

12:02 am

flosey

hi Nef

12:03 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:03 am

Nef

hi Liz

12:03 am

flosey

hi Liz

12:05 am

hurshy

i'd have gone to bed by now if i didn't have two very comfortable kittens using me as one

12:08 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:08 am

hurshy

hi

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

re7, 8

12:09 am

flosey

hi Nan

12:09 am

hurshy

oh right, calling

12:09 am

hurshy

ea7

12:09 am

hurshy

st7

12:10 am

cybernan

re 7,8,9,8

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

tx nan :-)

12:11 am

Lizlin

Thanks, nan

12:11 am

hurshy

st8

12:11 am

hurshy

so7

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

se7

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

ne7

12:15 am

broll

or 7, se 7 x 2

12:15 am

broll

ro 7

12:16 am

hurshy

te7

12:17 am

hurshy

x2

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:18 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:20 am

hurshy

x3

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

st7

12:22 am

hurshy

1/3 done and sleeeeeeepy as my kittens... night all

12:28 am

flosey

ar8 and 9

12:29 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Flosey

12:29 am

flosey

yw Liz

12:33 am

cybernan

ea 7 x2

12:34 am

flosey

thanks Nan

12:35 am

Uneaixoise

220 and gnite all :-)

12:35 am

flosey

great start Une, good night

12:35 am

broll

ae 7 x 2, ae 8

12:35 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, une

12:36 am

Lizlin

Thanks, broll

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

230 and byeeee :-)

12:39 am

Uneaixoise

240 . . .

12:40 am

broll

yw

12:40 am

cybernan

not seeing the st 8 nor the ar 8-9, but crashing so maybe tomorrow -- good night everyone

12:41 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, nan

12:49 am

ursh

right corner O - stats please

12:49 am

Lizlin

or 6/24

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

or6, 7 poop :-)

12:50 am

ursh

ty

12:50 am

Lizlin

yw

12:51 am

Uneaixoise

255

12:55 am

flosey

wtg Une

12:56 am

Uneaixoise

260

1:13 am

sprite

good morning all

1:13 am

flosey

good morning Sprite

1:14 am

sprite

a very good evening to you, flosey. I hope you are well.

1:14 am

flosey

yes thanks, and you?

1:15 am

sprite

I am fine! Lazy weekend planned. Lots of knitting, watching a tv series or something like that.

1:16 am

flosey

and good for you!

1:16 am

sprite

absolutely :)

1:17 am

rururocks

that sounds kind of crochet-y to me

1:17 am

sprite

hiya ru :) Well I guess that is my crochet to bear

1:21 am

harpjane

oh my, a big one!

1:22 am

sprite

hiya harpjane, yes, nice for the weekend

1:22 am

rururocks

(hopes that harp is looking at the grid)

1:22 am

harpjane

lol I'm looking at a nice big ermine!

1:22 am

sprite

probably not at your crotchet

1:23 am

rururocks

lol sprite

1:23 am

harpjane

volcano poker alert

1:23 am

sprite

;)

1:36 am

sprite

back later, hf all, and flosey: sleep well!

1:37 am

flosey

ty Sprite

2:15 am

flosey

66 to go but just too tired, bb in the morning, goodnight now

2:16 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams flosey

2:17 am

grannyrose

11 to go here

2:29 am

grannyrose

6

2:32 am

grannyrose

3

2:35 am

sandyloo

rose you are a hero I hav 286 left

2:36 am

harpjane

lol336 left

2:37 am

grannyrose

lolll sandy... you soon wont. the grid is lovely. words jump out at you.

2:39 am

grannyrose

1

2:40 am

grannyrose

and done. what a wonderful grid! the last few were a little difficult.

2:41 am

sandyloo

well done rose you are getting as good as Sprite

2:41 am

grannyrose

no way. sprite can type so much faster than i can.

2:49 am

grannyrose

speaking of sprite....

2:49 am

grannyrose

leaving heaps of hugs and kisses for sprite.

3:13 am

TQ

Hi everyone. Just noticed I've found 111 words worth 1111 points. What's the chances of that?

3:15 am

ursh

TQ you need to put 111 dollars/pounds on horse no 11 in race no 11 .... and it will probably come in 11th place :0

3:23 am

TQ

That's a thought ursh

3:24 am

TQ

Oh well time to do the Saturday morning supermarket shop. Wish me luck. See you later.

3:26 am

zoozzoom

Good luck, TQ :-)

3:26 am

zoozzoom

I on the other hand have found one word and have 4 points!

3:52 am

zoozzoom

My first 111 words only gave me 1015 points :-(

4:40 am

mattygroves

Morning all. May I have stats please for the O in the bottom right corner?

4:41 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Matty they are the ones I have been trying to get for a while now!

4:41 am

zoozzoom

Down to 104 to find.

4:41 am

mattygroves

Aaah - we're in the same boat!

4:42 am

DTins

or6/24 and 7/36

4:42 am

mattygroves

Thanks Tins - I'll look!

4:43 am

zoozzoom

Oh good grief they are bigger than I thought they would be. thank you, DTins!

4:44 am

mattygroves

Found the - thanks!

4:44 am

zoozzoom

Are they everyday words, Matty?

4:46 am

zoozzoom

NM- Found them.

4:46 am

zoozzoom

Thanks again, DTins!

4:46 am

mattygroves

Yay Zooz!

4:47 am

zoozzoom

Those two words were crap!

4:47 am

mattygroves

Very smelly indeed

4:52 am

zoozzoom

Down to 97 to find but I must go and grab a bite to eat. Happy babbling everyone!

4:53 am

mattygroves

You too. Enjoy

4:59 am

lil*monkey

Good Morning and welcome to Snowmageddon! We have 3 or so inches already here in coastal Virginia, and expecting to reach 12 inches.

4:59 am

lil*monkey

I'm glad it's a big grid.

5:08 am

mattygroves

It's overcast and damp here, though not very cold

5:09 am

MollyL

Very cold here, but only a little snow. The folks south of us got the brunt of this storm.

5:10 am

lil*monkey

You are in MD, Molly?

5:12 am

MollyL

Yes. It looks like this storm is moving across the southeast, especially the coastal areas and then moving north along the coast. Just a light snow for us, thank God.

5:13 am

lil*monkey

I'm right in the thick of it. THat IDIOT Jim Cantore from the Weather Idiot Channel is here. HA!

5:13 am

MollyL

I heard Virginia is in a state of emergency for snow and refreezing. Stay warm and safe.

5:14 am

lil*monkey

Yes, and so is NC. Both have declared state of emergency.

5:16 am

MollyL

Really? Then my sister is probably delighted. She likes snow.

5:17 am

msr

I am in Smithfield VA.

5:17 am

lil*monkey

There will be lots of sledding here today. I'm in Yorktown, it's a small historic village set up very high on a hill on the banks of the York River. We have several good sledding hills.

5:18 am

lil*monkey

Hello msr

5:19 am

msr

Hello! Snowing here too! Glad to be indoors.

5:19 am

sukee

Hi monkey, msr

5:19 am

lil*monkey

Hi sukee

5:19 am

msr

Morning sukee

5:20 am

lil*monkey

Yes me too , msr. I made spaghetti sauce in the Crock Pot and now I am baking a dozen potatoes to make soup.

5:20 am

msr

Yum! Will probably do some baking today.

5:21 am

sukee

We don't have snow here but it's very cold. However, there is going to be a bit of a thaw next week.

5:21 am

MollyL

Potato soup is GREAT snow food.

5:21 am

sukee

I mean, we have snow on the ground but nothing active :)

5:21 am

sukee

I was just thinking, I have to start making soup.

5:22 am

lil*monkey

Yes Molly, I agree. This soup is called loaded baked potato soup.

5:22 am

lil*monkey

It has cheese, sour cream, bacon, and green onions.

5:22 am

MollyL

It is supposed to be 60 degrees here on Wednesday. Mild winter, mild winter, mild winter.

5:22 am

sukee

Ooh, that sounds good

5:22 am

MollyL

Loaded baked potato soup is the kind I make. It is wonderful.

5:23 am

lil*monkey

Can't wait to have some later! Molly, other than salt & pepper, do you put any spices in it????

5:23 am

msr

That sounds delicious. The potato soup I usually make is quick, using a bag of shredded potatoes, chicken broth and country gravy mix.

5:23 am

MollyL

I always add a little of this and that from the spice cabinet when I cook. Some garlic powder, some onion powder, some parsley, etc.

5:24 am

lil*monkey

OK I was planning on some onion & garlic, I will add parsley too.

5:24 am

MollyL

Chives are good in potato soup.

5:24 am

lil*monkey

I couldn't find chives, but I bought green onion (scallions)

5:26 am

MollyL

I'm sure it will be good. And even better tomorrow. Soup always seems better after a day of letting the flavors soak in.

5:27 am

lil*monkey

Stumped! I can't find either R word from bottom row.

5:27 am

MollyL

One of them is past tense of to get up again, I think.

5:27 am

sukee

I found on, RE 6/18

5:28 am

zoozzoom

Well done, Molly. Keep chanting :-)

5:28 am

lil*monkey

Ah thank you

5:30 am

zoozzoom

The other is RE + faster than walked.

5:30 am

lil*monkey

Thank you zoo

5:32 am

zoozzoom

After a few days of freezing weather we are back to 10.9c / 51f

5:32 am

sukee

Sounds like what we are going to get next week.

5:34 am

zoozzoom

Yuo can have it for next week, Sukee but we would like it back again :-)

5:34 am

zoozzoom

you*

5:35 am

sukee

I just wish it would stay below freezing for more than 2 weeks. People keep getting sick with the constant changes :)

5:35 am

sukee

That is something, me wishing for cold weather :)

5:35 am

lil*monkey

I don't think it has ever been below freezing for 2 weeks here.

5:36 am

sukee

I could use the stats of one of the Os in the bottom right corner...

5:36 am

lil*monkey

So could I!

5:36 am

zoozzoom

OR 6/24

5:36 am

zoozzoom

Then plural.

5:37 am

MollyL

It is a bizarre word

5:37 am

bichon

zooz, I didn't understand your re + faster than walk. help

5:37 am

zoozzoom

Would you like the DEF?

5:37 am

MollyL

Middle English and all that.

5:37 am

MollyL

Bich, what is faster than walk?

5:37 am

lil*monkey

bichon, I ** in a 5K race.

5:37 am

sukee

"walk don't ***"

5:37 am

MollyL

It is past tense of that.

5:37 am

zoozzoom

What would you be doing if you was going faster than walking, Bichon?

5:38 am

bichon

doh, thought I had tried that

5:38 am

MollyL

TITT!

5:39 am

zoozzoom

The DEF for the OR 6/24 & OR 7/36 is : dung; manure; excrement.

5:39 am

MollyL

Shitty word
: P

5:39 am

bichon

good to know zooz

5:40 am

lil*monkey

Well for craps sake

5:40 am

MollyL

Or scatological if you like to throw around big words

5:40 am

zoozzoom

lol

5:41 am

sukee

Got it :) TY

5:41 am

sukee

nbt

5:41 am

Lizlin

Hi all

5:41 am

lil*monkey

Hi LIz

5:41 am

bichon

hi Liz

5:42 am

sukee

Hi Liz

5:42 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Liz :-)

5:47 am

zoozzoom

Finally have both 9s!

5:47 am

Lizlin

WTG, Zooz

5:47 am

zoozzoom

Thanks :-)

5:47 am

Lizlin

I'm struggling with the 8's - have 3 of them. But on the + side, I only have another 50 words to find.

5:48 am

zoozzoom

Good going!

5:48 am

Lizlin

The grid flowed well for me until the last 60 - now it's tougher.

5:49 am

zoozzoom

I normally get to one left on a tile and for the life of me can not find the last one lol

5:50 am

Lizlin

Know what you mean :)

5:50 am

zoozzoom

Saying that..I do have 9 tiles greyed out :-)

5:51 am

Lizlin

That's good.

5:52 am

Lizlin

If I could find the an 8, I'd have the first column grey.

5:52 am

zoozzoom

Sorry I do not have that one.

5:53 am

Lizlin

And 2 more u's would give me the last column.

5:53 am

Lizlin

I'll either find it tonight or I'll leave it until the morning - see how I feel.

5:55 am

zoozzoom

I have all the U's if you need any stats?

5:55 am

Lizlin

I've just started working through the list - but thanks.

5:56 am

bichon

stats for second column, lower e, pls

5:56 am

zoozzoom

Okie dokie!

5:57 am

Lizlin

er 4/4

5:57 am

bichon

ty Liz

5:57 am

Lizlin

yw

6:00 am

zoozzoom

I have a EA 7/28 from that tile.Serious in intention, purpose, or effort.

6:01 am

sukee

TY zoo, missed that one

6:01 am

bichon

ty zooz

6:01 am

zoozzoom

Welcome :-)

6:02 am

Lizlin

Amazing how many times I've put in a comparative word but forgotten to put in the base 4 letter word :(

6:03 am

zoozzoom

Easily done, Liz when they are twisty.

6:03 am

zoozzoom

Oh I just got what you meant lol. Yeah that sucks!

6:08 am

zoozzoom

Phone

6:08 am

sukee

Still don't have an 8 or 9 :)

6:09 am

Lizlin

Can clue a 9 if you'd like.

6:09 am

sukee

Well, stats would be good :)

6:10 am

Lizlin

re 7 8 9 8 is a nice run of words

6:10 am

Lizlin

re 9/54 for that one.

6:12 am

Lizlin

10 left after first run through of the list - leaving those for tomorrow. Enjoy your days everyone.

6:13 am

sukee

Take care

6:16 am

sukee

Finally found that RE run :)

6:30 am

lil*monkey

I'm looking for that RE 7 8 9 8 run.

6:30 am

sukee

It is when you want to fix something back to how it was originally

6:31 am

lil*monkey

oh nice clue! Thank you

6:31 am

sukee

YW

6:32 am

lil*monkey

I was looking at the wrong RE.

6:35 am

sukee

Well, time for me to take a break. 127 to go.

6:36 am

lil*monkey

I have 200 to go!

6:37 am

MollyL

The A words were a pain in the ass. I'm glad to be done with them.

6:49 am

periwinkle

good morning all.

6:51 am

bichon

hi peri

6:54 am

lil*monkey

Good morning peri!

6:54 am

periwinkle

:)

7:00 am

lil*monkey

peri, I'm making loaded baked potato soup. Just took the 14 baked potatoes out of the oven.

7:01 am

MollyL

And now I have a yen for potato soup so I'm probably going to get some going after breakfast is done cooking.

7:01 am

periwinkle

that is a lot of potatos, monkey

7:02 am

MollyL

Good for you Lil. Oven baked potatoes are so much better than nuked ones.

7:02 am

periwinkle

I did not bake mine before I made the soup. yours will probably taste better

7:02 am

MollyL

I am assuming Lil is REALLY hungry or she's having company. That is a lot of potatoes.

7:02 am

periwinkle

help with the O in the corner pls

7:03 am

lil*monkey

Yes I know it's a lot of soup! I'm taking some of it to work on Monday for coworkers.

7:04 am

lil*monkey

The soup will def have that "baked potato" taste.

7:04 am

MollyL

Ends like Ivory soap is 99 percent .....

7:04 am

periwinkle

that is a nice thing to do, monkey

7:05 am

lil*monkey

The soup has cheese, bacon bits, and onion in it too. Can't wait to try it later today.

7:05 am

MollyL

Co-workers love home made food. So many people these days don't cook.

7:05 am

lil*monkey

Agree, Molly! I don't cook unless I'm going to make a lot. It's hard for me to cook a single portion.

7:06 am

periwinkle

ty for or

7:07 am

lil*monkey

peri, we were discussing that word earlier. It means poop!

7:07 am

periwinkle

ok

7:08 am

lil*monkey

peri, do you have snow?

7:08 am

lil*monkey

I think about 6 inches here so far.

7:08 am

MollyL

There are a lot of things you can make and freeze in individual portions. I do that a lot.

7:09 am

periwinkle

just a little from Thursday. we only got about an inch

7:09 am

periwinkle

I did not realize you got so much snow where you are, monkey

7:09 am

periwinkle

I do the same thing Molly

7:09 am

MollyL

Look at the radar map, Peri. The southeast is getting hammered. We only have flurries here.

7:10 am

periwinkle

it is dark and gloomy here some areas near me will get more snow but I think we will be ok

7:14 am

rolin

hi all... i'm keeping my eye on michigan for snow..i'm off there next wednesday.

7:14 am

MollyL

We have what a friend of mine calls "snizzle". Like drizzle only snow.

7:21 am

periwinkle

bbs

7:24 am

penquis

hello....

7:27 am

penquis

test

7:27 am

penquis

sorry

7:27 am

MollyL

Yep, that works
: D

7:28 am

penquis

hard to believe it took me over a hundred words to find that one, lol....

7:28 am

MollyL

Not really. With the larger grids, it is easy to overlook the simple words.

7:29 am

penquis

i was also flying through those first words...i try to be systematic, but sometimes i get distracted...

7:33 am

MollyL

I like to hear about the "logic" applied to these illogical grids.
: D

7:34 am

penquis

i am very systematic...look for word families....don't even think about nbt or nbs until i do my first run through....

7:44 am

MollyL

I like the phrase "word families". It sounds like there are little clans in the grid.

7:46 am

penquis

i used it all the time when talking about reading and spelling instruction....

7:51 am

lil*monkey

I was eating brekkie, now I'm back.

7:51 am

penquis

i should not have started this grid....company coming today for the weekend...

7:52 am

lil*monkey

I am guilty of not looking for "word families"

7:52 am

MLFAN17

anybody want some snow?

7:53 am

penquis

nope....still have grass here....

7:53 am

lil*monkey

I have plenty mlfan!

7:53 am

MLFAN17

coming down monkey or on the ground?

7:53 am

lil*monkey

Both

7:54 am

MLFAN17

same here

7:54 am

lil*monkey

About 6 inches so far I think. Still coming down.

7:54 am

MLFAN17

could be about the same here and it is still coming down

7:55 am

lil*monkey

Are you in Virginia?

7:55 am

MLFAN17

I wish.. but no nc

7:55 am

MLFAN17

near

7:55 am

MLFAN17

oops

7:55 am

lil*monkey

Are you near Raleigh?

7:56 am

MLFAN17

I am an hour from charlotte

7:56 am

bichon

6 " is a dusting in my book

7:56 am

JBsAnno

I keep seeing fondue and rotund in this grid. Too much fondue will make you rotund. And tha

7:56 am

lil*monkey

lol bichon... and lol JBsAnno

7:56 am

JBsAnno

that's all I got for 233 words to go. Later, Babblers!

7:57 am

lil*monkey

6 inches here is enuf to shut down our whole area for days.

7:57 am

MLFAN17

bichon usually where I am in nc we don't get much too often but other areas do

7:57 am

bichon

It's a 2 hour delay in school opening

7:57 am

lil*monkey

I predict school will be closed this entire week.

7:58 am

lil*monkey

They close school here before snow even falls. The forecast is for flurries, and the schools start announcing closure. It's so stupid.

7:59 am

MLFAN17

monkey the entire state of va closes when they have one flake lol

7:59 am

lil*monkey

Yes I know!

7:59 am

MLFAN17

so do i:)

7:59 am

bichon

Road clearing facilities are not as sophisticated in theSouth. Here they put down a layer of salt/sand before the snow start.

8:00 am

lil*monkey

THey did that here last night, bich.

8:00 am

MollyL

I would rather have the kids off the snowy roads and safe than shipped off to school in inclement weather. Also, it gets more cars off the roads when school is closed.

8:00 am

MLFAN17

true bichon, the snow plow came through once already according to my husband. but its still coming down so..

8:01 am

MLFAN17

agreed molly do you have snow in that part of va?

8:01 am

MollyL

Also, southern states do not have the snow clearing machinery that the northern states do. There is no reason to fund it for the rare occasions like this.

8:01 am

MollyL

I don't live in Virginia.

8:01 am

bichon

True olly, but you can hear everyone yelling when days are added on the calendar in June

8:02 am

bichon

*Molly

8:02 am

MLFAN17

molly yeah true, but the cities are do get plowed and sanded the night before for the most part

8:04 am

bichon

More people get cars that are good in the snow, like Subarus

8:08 am

MLFAN17

clue for the q please?

8:09 am

penquis

it goes to the right...

8:11 am

MLFAN17

thanks and hello pen

8:16 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have a word from the 2nd column bottom r?

8:16 am

MollyL

re + walked fast

8:16 am

penquis

got up agin...

8:16 am

periwinkle

past tense of to get up again, I think

8:17 am

MLFAN17

ty pen

8:17 am

periwinkle

ar8/9 pls

8:18 am

penquis

ar + congresssional part....

8:18 am

periwinkle

ty pen, great clue

8:18 am

MollyL

'Round these parts, they will give a drivers license to anyone. You don't even need to speak English, you can bring an interpreter with you. (Even though all the street signs are in English). People do not know how to drive in snow and they do not keep their cars maintained for snowy weather.

8:18 am

penquis

yw...

8:18 am

MLFAN17

ty pen

8:19 am

MLFAN17

isn't that just lovely molly

8:19 am

periwinkle

160 left, bbs

8:19 am

MLFAN17

nbs

8:19 am

MLFAN17

one more for nbt....o in the corner?

8:20 am

penquis

or + i an en**** anything if I have the support of others...

8:21 am

MollyL

Thursday night we had a light snowfall. Just enough to merit a brief brush off of your front and back window. I counted 7 cars going down the road whose owners had not bothered to clean off their rear window.

8:21 am

bichon

It wassalways true that Southerners could get a river's license younger than up North

8:21 am

bichon

*driver's

8:21 am

MLFAN17

pathetic isn't it molly

8:22 am

MLFAN17

I don't understand your clue pen?

8:22 am

bichon

Here you have to shovel off your hood and roof

8:22 am

MLFAN17

a river's license?

8:23 am

bichon

that was a good typo

8:23 am

MLFAN17

I read your typo just find bichon:)

8:23 am

penquis

MLF....how much pain can you en****?....

8:24 am

MollyL

When the south was primarily agricultural, it may have been the case that kids could get their drivers license at a younger age. I don't think that is the case anymore.

8:24 am

MLFAN17

pen for the o ??

8:24 am

MLFAN17

that got me a du 4/5

8:24 am

MollyL

Yes, or plus the last part of Pen's clue

8:25 am

MLFAN17

got it

8:28 am

ivesy3

and in these parts no one has to speak english either. and you can get any benefit you want. i pay $200 for one of my shots. they get theirs for $1 . and if they dont have it , they dont pay that.. ha!! seems fair... very sore spot for me lol

8:30 am

MLFAN17

I don't understand why foreigners who barely speak English are allowed to get jobs and they get them before most who actually qualify for them

8:31 am

Bogwoggle

1sora

8:32 am

ivesy3

the jobs around here now ask if you are bi lingual. spanish is now spoken in schools. they do not teach them to speak english.

8:32 am

MLFAN17

what is up with that ivesy?

8:33 am

ivesy3

our population is predominately spanish. this is the county that people come to becuz they can get welfare. and sit at the library playing games on the computer all day.

8:34 am

MLFAN17

where I used to live, has pretty much pushed out the American's and brought in foreigners and its now very expensive to live there. My husband always says we need gas stations and grocery store clerks;.. how do we think they are living as they don't get paid that much sometimes not even minimum wage

8:34 am

penquis

is st 8 a compound word/

8:34 am

MLFAN17

ivesy that is so disgusting

8:36 am

MLFAN17

pen I don't have it

8:36 am

penquis

nm....found it..

8:36 am

ivesy3

i dont mind if people rec. help. if they worked it cuts the benefits. so they just get everything pd for.this system is really messed up here. make them work!! stop having kids lol

8:37 am

MLFAN17

lol ivesy

8:37 am

bichon

ivesy, where do you live?

8:38 am

MollyL

I have seen job ads that say "bi-lingual preferred". How is that not discrimination?

8:38 am

ivesy3

i see what my son goes thru just getting help with his rent. and they dont pay all of it. also he doesnt get a cash allowance. he has problems yes. but he has to jump thru hoops to get aid

8:40 am

MLFAN17

pen clue it please?

8:41 am

Scrabbler

ivesy, how are you doing with the snowstorm? You have been getting slammed since yesterday!

8:41 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

8:41 am

Scrabbler

Hi kids.

8:42 am

lil*monkey

scrabbler! Long time no see.

8:42 am

lil*monkey

How are you doing? How is your ??? was it your ankle???

8:42 am

MollyL

s + what drops out of your eye + past tense of consume food

8:42 am

penquis

s + eye droplet + consumed....

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Yes, my life was on hold while I was a foster mother to my grandnephews. They were returned to their mother on Wednesday. I miss them terribly but am ready to resume my life.

8:43 am

MollyL

Sorry, I thought Pen had left

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I broke my ankle 6 mo ago. I still have anterior and posterior pain--mild.

8:43 am

lil*monkey

Molly, you & pen had a SNAP!

8:44 am

lil*monkey

I'm glad you have recovered scrabbler :)

8:44 am

Scrabbler

The fracture healed in 8 weeks but the strains/sprains of tendons and ligaments will take a long time.

8:45 am

lil*monkey

Yes indeed

8:45 am

lil*monkey

I'm sure you know to perform ankle pumps constantly.

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Ankle pumps? You mean repeated plantarflexion?

8:46 am

lil*monkey

Yes... any time, anywhere.

8:47 am

penquis

i was just avoiding chat, molly... ;o)

8:48 am

Scrabbler

I have a bit of crepitus, or a catch, anteriorly and posteriorly. X-ray confirmed os trigonum syndrome. I talked to Bubba here (an orthopedist) and he told about anterior impingement syndrome too. I am not functionally impaired so I am just waiting to heal.

8:48 am

ivesy3

actually scrab, we have about 3 inches of snow. everyone around us got slammed lol

8:48 am

bichon

Mr. Bich did the same thing a couple of years ago and he atill has twinges

8:49 am

MLFAN17

ty for the st 8 clue

8:49 am

Scrabbler

Really, ivesy? The radar map looked/looks bad. I have to call my friend in Derby.

8:49 am

lil*monkey

With time, that bone should heal to bone, scrabs. Right now the catch is because the bone has bealed to cartilage surface.

8:50 am

ivesy3

westfield got i bad yesterday. but so far we have been lucky

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Yes, bichon, I suspect that my ankle will never be the same. But I can walk, hike, and snowshoe just fine.

8:50 am

lil*monkey

That is great news scrabs!

8:50 am

welki

'morning, everyone

8:50 am

ivesy3

have you been getting much snow scrabs?

8:50 am

lil*monkey

I'm glad you can hike & snowshoe. I'm sure you would be miserable without those activities.

8:50 am

bichon

Mr. Bich is tough. He walked a mile in the snow to get to his car

8:51 am

welki

scrabbs, i have an impingement in my left shoulder (since january of last year). takes a lot of time to heal.

you might say i'm "decrepitus" *lol*

8:52 am

MLFAN17

hi welk

8:52 am

lil*monkey

OK taking a break to make my loaded baked potato soup! BBL

8:52 am

Scrabbler

We got about 20 inches in the last few days. North of here got 28 inches in 6.5 hours on Thursday night.

8:53 am

ivesy3

yikes!! i am sure we will get it one of these days

8:53 am

MLFAN17

I want some monkey!

8:53 am

Scrabbler

Hi welki. At my age I expect ongoing degeneration of my musculoskeletal system.

8:53 am

Scrabbler

Yummy, monkey.

8:54 am

MLFAN17

never heard that word before scrab

8:54 am

welki

you're a bit younder than i am, scrabbs - it ain't wonderful, but it beats the alternative :)

8:54 am

Scrabbler

Yep.

8:54 am

bichon

I'm way ahead of you Scrabs. Have pelvic floor issues too. Am going to PT for it

8:55 am

MLFAN17

bichon what does that mean?

8:55 am

Scrabbler

The storm was so intense Thursday night that kids were stuck at elementary schools until 4am. Teachers and principals stayed there to feed and entertain the kids.

8:56 am

Scrabbler

That reminds me to do my Kegel exercises, Bichon.

8:56 am

MLFAN17

scrab oh my god really??

8:56 am

welki

squeeze, hold, release *lol*

8:56 am

bichon

Have you given birth. That does a job on you pelvic muscle. Means you leak and get urgencies

8:57 am

MLFAN17

never had children bichon

8:57 am

bichon

But you haven't given birth Scrabs

8:57 am

ivesy3

we call that cough and splat bichon lol

8:57 am

Scrabbler

Yes, MLFAN. Semi-trucks jack-knifed on the thruway, so the thruway was closed. Side roads were jammed. Heavy snowfall made a mess. People had 4-8 hr drives home instead of 20-30 minutes.

8:58 am

Scrabbler

No, but my uterus is gone so my bladder has fallen down.

8:58 am

welki

genetics, age, weight (and i suppose gravity!) are other contributing factors, bich

8:58 am

bichon

I have seen results with the PT

8:58 am

MLFAN17

wow scrab that is incredible! Not fun at all.

8:59 am

bichon

My m.i.l. has had 6 pregnancies and she has no problem

8:59 am

MLFAN17

and they were all natural births with no problem? congrats to her

9:00 am

bichon

Yes

9:00 am

Scrabbler

BBS, I have to make salads for the bunnies.

9:00 am

MLFAN17

its amazing what some people's bodies can with stand

9:00 am

bichon

Is there surgery to put in a sling forthebladder

9:02 am

MLFAN17

I thought those slings were dangerous and cause other problems?

9:02 am

welki

yes, bich - my mother had the surgery, but there are restrictions on who might qualify for it

9:03 am

MollyL

I just about choked on my coffee at "cough and splat"
: D

9:04 am

periwinkle

and it is snowing in southeastern PA. but just flurries

9:04 am

MollyL

Off and on flurries is all we have too, Peri.

9:05 am

MLFAN17

peri want a few inches?

9:05 am

periwinkle

no thank you. I hate snow and ice. the cold I can deal with even tho I do not like that either

9:05 am

welki

woot! of snow, of snow!

9:05 am

MLFAN17

you are in the wrong state then peri lol

9:06 am

periwinkle

not as bad as in New England. my niece live in Connecticut

9:06 am

MLFAN17

I love snow as long as we are all safe..and I love to watch it come down

9:07 am

MollyL

Peri they are getting slammed on the shore. That is unusual.

9:07 am

periwinkle

I am so glad I do not have to work, getting my car out from under the snow and digging out a parking space when I got home was the pits

9:07 am

Scrabbler

My sister and I will snowshoe in a bit but it only 6F now. The high will be 15 later.

9:07 am

periwinkle

they got a lot of snow at the shore last year. or the year before

9:07 am

MLFAN17

peri that so does not sound like fun

9:08 am

MLFAN17

my husband will have to shovel some if he feels he has to go out and get some milk. the snow here should stop around early afternoon today

9:08 am

periwinkle

I do not have to shovel driveways where I live now

9:08 am

MLFAN17

do they do a good job peri?

9:09 am

periwinkle

who, mlf?

9:09 am

periwinkle

my landlady shovels the sidewalk

9:09 am

periwinkle

we do not have a driveway

9:09 am

MLFAN17

those that come to plow your snow?

9:09 am

periwinkle

I was pretty good at shoveling, just glad I do not have to do it anymore

9:09 am

MLFAN17

peri ohh

9:10 am

MollyL

Shoveling is a pain in the ass.

9:10 am

periwinkle

yes they do. mlf

9:10 am

periwinkle

the only thing is they plow the cars in

9:10 am

periwinkle

but my next door neighbor has a snow plow and he got rid of the snow beside my car for me last winter

9:11 am

periwinkle

as long as I have food, TP and other essentials I am ok. A bottle of wine would be nioe but that can wait.

9:11 am

MollyL

Nice neighbors with plows and snow blowers are a God send.

9:11 am

periwinkle

nice, even

9:12 am

periwinkle

my bro in law did buy a snow plow when I still lived there

9:12 am

periwinkle

but he keeps it in the back of the garage so it is hard to get out once it has snowed

9:13 am

periwinkle

ok I am stuck with 157 words left

9:13 am

MollyL

Well, you are supposed to get the plow out and attach it to the truck BEFORE it snows
: )

9:16 am

penquis

i am back....down to 7...

9:16 am

MollyL

Inspired by Lil Monkey, I now have a pot of potato soup working. Mine is not quite as big as hers though.

9:17 am

penquis

yum...

9:17 am

lil*monkey

I'm back from putting my soup together. Now it must simmer for a while.

9:17 am

lil*monkey

It's a big pot!

9:19 am

MollyL

I forgot until I pulled up my recipe, mine starts with sauteed onion, celery and carrots, finely chopped.

9:20 am

periwinkle

I do not have any potatos

9:20 am

periwinkle

that is how mine starts, Molly

9:21 am

periwinkle

or celery or carrots either

9:21 am

periwinkle

thinking of getting a small crock pot

9:22 am

MollyL

There are some things I almost always have. Potatoes, celery and carrots are three of them. And onions. Peri, I have a small crock pot and I love it.

9:22 am

periwinkle

how small, Molly. how much does it hold?

9:23 am

periwinkle

I used up 5 lbs of potatoes pretty quickly. I made potato soup, potato salad, has brown potatoes.

9:23 am

periwinkle

hash brown

9:23 am

MollyL

It is a 1.5 quart size. Just enough to make soup, sauce and other things for two. I have some chuck roast in it now for Italian beef sandwiches for dinner.

9:24 am

periwinkle

ok

9:24 am

lil*monkey

I have 3 Crock Pots lol

9:24 am

periwinkle

why do you need 3 monkey?

9:24 am

periwinkle

I had an old original Crock pot but I gave it away two moves ago. I did not use it very much

9:24 am

MollyL

I have two. A larger one to cook in if the whole clan is coming for dinner.

9:25 am

lil*monkey

THey are all different sizes. I have a wee one, it's about 1 quart and it's for fondue. Then I have a 4.5 quart, then I have a 6.5 quart.

9:25 am

MollyL

I would love to have a mini one for hot dips. Then I would have 3.

9:25 am

periwinkle

I like to make a bigger amount when I make soup. then I can freeze some for later or give some away. most of my friends like my soup

9:25 am

lil*monkey

I do the same, peri :)

9:26 am

periwinkle

what size is the other one you have Molly?

9:26 am

periwinkle

my sister has one and she does not use it I wonder if she would give it to me. I will ask her

9:26 am

periwinkle

does it use up much electricity?

9:31 am

periwinkle

rats, now the snow is sticking to the streets and sidewalks

9:31 am

MollyL

My big one is a 6 quart. I have no idea to measure how much electricity it uses.

9:31 am

rururocks

I know a few crack pots. Does that count?

9:31 am

periwinkle

ok. I pay my own electricity

9:32 am

MollyL

Ru, I love the quote in your profile. Perfect for all the Babble winos.
: D

9:33 am

rururocks

Me too molly it makes me laugh

9:35 am

penquis

i am done...

9:35 am

periwinkle

yay for pen. see you on wordsplay

9:35 am

Scrabbler

WOW, penquis!

9:36 am

penquis

ty....going there now, peri...

9:36 am

MollyL

I pay an electric bill too Peri, but I have no idea how to measure what amount of electricity a small appliance would generate.

9:37 am

MollyL

I would think using a crock pot uses less electricity than firing up the stove.

9:38 am

periwinkle

I am glad my stove is gas and not electric

9:38 am

periwinkle

I will do without a crock pot for now. but I would like a bigger stock pot

9:40 am

Scrabbler

I passed 100. Time to layer-up for snowshoeing. Bye kids.

9:41 am

72 Temple Owl

have fun, scrabs

9:41 am

Scrabbler

Hi and bye, Owl. I hope you are feeling better.

9:41 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, ty! now i understand flu without flu.

9:43 am

Scrabbler

There are many flu-like illnesses. Human metapneumovirus is a biggie. Adenovirus. Parainfluenza. RSV.

9:55 am

72 Temple Owl

happy snowshoeing, if you are still here!

9:55 am

bichon

do you santitie your hands before and after treating apatient

9:57 am

bichon

*sanitize

10:07 am

LuvWordGames

an 8/40 please?

10:09 am

bichon

picnic pest + a 4 legged mammal you can ride minus first consonant and replace with a different one

10:09 am

montreal13

ty bichon for AN8

10:09 am

LuvWordGames

thanks bich, great clue

10:10 am

montreal13

and gm all

10:10 am

bichon

yw Luv

10:10 am

bichon

hi mongreal

10:10 am

rururocks

hi monty

10:10 am

Hillsnow

ty bichon

10:10 am

rururocks

(waits for Monty to bark now)

10:11 am

bichon

*montreal

10:11 am

montreal13

hi there ruru, bichon, luv, hills et al

10:11 am

montreal13

grrrrrrrshhh

10:11 am

LuvWordGames

hi montreal

10:11 am

Hillsnow

hi montreal

10:13 am

72 Temple Owl

bon jour and ty for the clue

10:13 am

rururocks

<---bagel time

10:13 am

montreal13

. enjoy ru

10:14 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

10:14 am

montreal13

wd luv ! Thank you but barely started...

10:15 am

LuvWordGames

ty montreal

10:15 am

Hillsnow

ar9 please

10:16 am

montreal13

bonjour TO, almost missed you...

10:16 am

LuvWordGames

ar + branch of government for 8 plural for 9

10:16 am

montreal13

<--- antibiotics time

10:17 am

bichon

ar 9 your butt in slang + neo ****, ababy

10:17 am

montreal13

merci luv for AR8/9

10:17 am

72 Temple Owl

s'ok, i was not all here ;)

10:17 am

72 Temple Owl

uh oh, are you ill?

10:17 am

Hillsnow

ty luv

10:18 am

Hillsnow

also ty bichon

10:19 am

bichon

yvw

10:19 am

montreal13

infortunately yes...probably bronchitis...i'm 5 days into my meds and not much better though...

10:19 am

montreal13

*unfortunately

10:19 am

rururocks

ugh

10:19 am

LuvWordGames

ok off to a matinee performance of Beautiful-the Carole King story. Really looking forward to this

10:19 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

10:19 am

72 Temple Owl

i had something akin to mild flu. if this is mild,i would hate to have the whole thing. feel etter

10:20 am

montreal13

enjoy luv ! - gm nan

10:20 am

montreal13

tks TO

10:20 am

72 Temple Owl

hi nan. bye all

10:20 am

Hillsnow

hope you have fun luv

10:20 am

LuvWordGames

thanks everyone, good luck on the grid!

10:21 am

Hillsnow

sare

10:21 am

Hillsnow

oops...bad guess anyway

10:22 am

rururocks

that's part of the Arkansas literacy test hillsnow :D

10:23 am

Hillsnow

:)

10:24 am

cybernan

sounds like a lot of players are under the weather - don't feel so bad now!

10:24 am

montreal13

gotta go - bbl for last 180 !! - nice seeing you ru, TO, nan, bichon, luv and hillsnow - happy babblings all and take care - poof

10:24 am

rururocks

I think I have to list now.. too difficult

10:24 am

rururocks

bye Monty.. hope you start to recover soon

10:24 am

cybernan

bye mtl

10:25 am

Hillsnow

bye montreal

10:25 am

montreal13

tks ru - real poof

10:27 am

MollyL

So hard to figure the "fake" poofs from the "real" poofs.

10:28 am

rururocks

wish doctor could create little puffs of smoke when people leave

10:29 am

phaeton

hello...clue for the af6/27 please?

10:29 am

rururocks

dr god that is

10:29 am

rururocks

af6 African monster

10:29 am

rururocks

or sounds like a + French fries in France

10:30 am

MollyL

Good to clarify. Lots of Doctor speak in chat today. Plantarflexicon (commonly known as ankle pumps.

10:31 am

cybernan

ty ru

10:31 am

cybernan

not sure I want to go out in a puff of smoke!

10:32 am

rururocks

at least you'll be lit on your way out nan :D

10:33 am

MollyL

"Brisk walk" takes on a whole new meaning when you do it in 20 degree weather with snow flurries. Brrr.

10:34 am

rururocks

it's cold here today too.. very

10:34 am

cybernan

only walk I take in that kind of weather is from the car to the grocery store and only when forced to

10:34 am

rururocks

I'm going on another date this afternoon.. braving the weather

10:35 am

phaeton

ty

10:35 am

MollyL

Hope the date is nice. It's good to have something fun to do, even when the weather does not cooperate.

10:36 am

rururocks

thanks.. she's introducing me to her friends at a winery today

10:36 am

rururocks

should be interesting

10:37 am

MollyL

Oh, you have a common wine interest. Sounds like a good match.

10:38 am

jbp

good morning, all

10:38 am

Alleyn58

Afternoon from a damp London. Hint for the ar8/9 appreciated pls

10:38 am

rururocks

gm jb

10:38 am

jbp

would anyone like to clue me a 9?

10:39 am

rururocks

just clued below alley

10:39 am

cybernan

hi jb and alley

10:39 am

phaeton

re9...who makes old thing new again

10:39 am

MollyL

It helps to read over the chat when looking for clues.

10:40 am

sukee

There is a 7,8,9,8 run with that re

10:40 am

jbp

tytyty

10:40 am

cybernan

only at 200 and struggling with this one

10:41 am

Alleyn58

Too low down for me to find!

10:41 am

phaeton

What difference does it make if you reclue a word instead of making someone search thru chat for it?

10:42 am

sukee

Starts with british word for butt :)

10:42 am

sukee

Ends with the nickname for a man's name

10:43 am

sukee

or AR + higher house in US congress and plural

10:43 am

Hillsnow

stoat

10:43 am

Alleyn58

Thanks

10:43 am

Hillsnow

oop

10:45 am

car.eeyore

Hello from snowy Massachusetts everyone!

10:46 am

rururocks

already had stoat hillsnow.. but thanks anyways

10:46 am

Hillsnow

Hi Car

10:48 am

cybernan

hi car

10:51 am

MollyL

It doesn't make any difference at all. Re-clue all you want. I was just making a suggestion for people looking for clues.

10:52 am

fuzzykoala

thanks for the ar clue

11:08 am

mixi6

Hi from snowy North Carolina.

11:09 am

bichon

We're have snow up here in NE too

11:09 am

Anniebrook

hi mixi from snowy Brooklyn

11:09 am

Anniebrook

hi bichon

11:09 am

rururocks

and from flooding Napa

11:10 am

Anniebrook

hi ruru

11:10 am

Hillsnow

Hi mix we have an inch of snow in Alabama this morning...a really rare event

11:10 am

mixi6

a nice big babble to keep us busy today. otherwise I'll have to scrape some more paint.

11:10 am

bichon

Hard to believe CA is suffering for an overabundance of rain

11:10 am

rururocks

hiya annie

11:11 am

bichon

the use of Babble to get out of doing obnoxious tasks

11:11 am

rururocks

we're going to get 6-10 inches here tomorrow in the bay area.. the pineapple express

11:12 am

Hillsnow

yes this babble is really keeping me busy. :)

11:12 am

bichon

pineapple express?

11:12 am

cybernan

hope it's a steady day long rain -- not a deluge

11:14 am

cybernan

wish the express would swing further north as it sometimes does - we

11:15 am

cybernan

we're supposed to get a warming trend in a couple of days, but that means -8 instead of -12

11:15 am

MollyL

I don't find it hard to believe that California is having an over abundance of rain. The weather usually evens itself out.

11:15 am

mixi6

we should get a warming by the end of the week. 60's.

11:16 am

mixi6

it was 60's on wednesday, now 23 with a few inches of snow on top of the sleet.

11:18 am

mixi6

just saw an SUV doing a 360 in the lot across the street. I'm staying home.

11:19 am

cybernan

lol, mixi - probably doesn't have snow tires on

11:20 am

MollyL

We don't have "snow tires" but we do have all weather tires. And SUV's have 4-wheel drive so any SUV driver doing a 360 obviously doesn't know how to drive it.

11:20 am

mixi6

snow tires? who gets snow tires? an average winter gets 3 half inch snow falls.

11:21 am

mixi6

probably the parking lot is mostly ice.

11:21 am

mixi6

and they don't know how to drive here.

11:21 am

MollyL

Oh well on ice, you can forget it. SUV or not.

11:22 am

cybernan

we get snow tires because we have a lot of mountain passes travel in order to go anywhere -- all weathers are usually good enough in town (not this year though). Snow tires are mandatory for the higher passes from Oct - Apr

11:24 am

MollyL

Does anyone use tire chains anymore? Those were like the sound of winter when I was a kid.

11:25 am

cybernan

the transport trucks have to chain up. Cleats have been outlawed because they chew up the bare roads

11:25 am

mixi6

I-40, I-85 merge is closed due to weather.

11:25 am

cybernan

where is that, mixi?

11:26 am

mixi6

outside of Chapel Hill, NC

11:26 am

cybernan

are you getting an unusually hard winter also, then?

11:29 am

Angelsong

un

11:30 am

MollyL

Except for the mountain areas, snow in North Carolina doesn't happen much.

11:32 am

cybernan

That's what I thought -- remember being there in late Dec. one year and it was pretty warm.

11:33 am

mixi6

We have about 2 inches of snow/sleet. That's more that last years total accumulation.

11:33 am

cybernan

are you inland, mixi?

11:37 am

mixi6

yes. central north carolina.

11:38 am

rubyfoo

No snow but it's bitterly cold here

11:38 am

cybernan

hi ruby - happy new year!

11:39 am

rubyfoo

The ski resorts are singing the, bleus

11:39 am

bichon

HOW COLD RUBY?

11:39 am

bichon

sorry for caps

11:39 am

rubyfoo

helloo Nan and Happy New Year to you

11:39 am

cybernan

the ski resorts here are raking it in

11:40 am

doseffing

... they can make snow so they'll survive

11:40 am

rubyfoo

I think it's about 20F which is unusual for here

11:40 am

doseffing

... g'morning

11:40 am

m9f9l

Hello all. we're to get snow much of day..and then ice. Lucky us!

11:40 am

cybernan

hi dos

11:41 am

rururocks

I hated black ice when I lived in Oregon

11:42 am

bichon

no ody like black ice. I have studs on one pair of sneakers

11:42 am

rubyfoo

If i warms up, we should get snow by mid-weekt

11:42 am

doseffing

... we lost about half of our snow over Christmas but we're supposed to get a fresh load tomorrow ... ... but it has been cooooold this past week

11:42 am

m9f9l

Yup. They're talking about preemptively closing I-84

11:43 am

rubyfoo

Binghamton had months of black ice every year

11:43 am

m9f9l

We're supposed to get 5-10 inches of snow and up to a 1/10th inch of ice.

11:48 am

cybernan

300 down - time for a break - bbl

11:59 am

bichon

re 6/18, the third one, pls

12:00 pm

zoozzoom

RE + thorny flower.

12:00 pm

mixi6

the third one I have is to put in order again, but I haven't listed yet.

12:00 pm

bichon

I need the 3rd one, right after it

12:01 pm

zoozzoom

The one I clued is the third one :-)

12:01 pm

mixi6

to get up and down again in a chair.

12:01 pm

cybernan

hi again - hubby offered to make breakfast

12:01 pm

cybernan

*or brunch

12:01 pm

m9f9l

I don't know how many there are. The third one I have is shredded again.

12:01 pm

mixi6

oooh nice.

12:02 pm

cybernan

3rd one is got up again

12:02 pm

bichon

ty mixi

12:03 pm

mixi6

ty m9f9

12:04 pm

mixi6

need the bottom o for nbt. help please?

12:04 pm

zoozzoom

OR 6/24 poo, excrement.

12:05 pm

zoozzoom

And plural for the OR 7/36

12:05 pm

m9f9l

it means poop mixi, but it sounds like surviving along...

12:05 pm

mixi6

orfa4?? lol

12:06 pm

cybernan

re 6/18 x8

12:06 pm

mixi6

ty zooz

12:06 pm

rururocks

those are crappy clues sort of

12:07 pm

zoozzoom

:-)

12:11 pm

ivesy3

snowing steady for the last hr.. looks like its our turn

12:13 pm

rururocks

anyone have the st 8/40?

12:14 pm

ivesy3

st plus what comes out of your eyes, past of comsuned food

12:15 pm

rururocks

thank you ivesy

12:15 pm

rururocks

I tried that but must have missed the a

12:15 pm

ivesy3

yw.. was clued bfor and i remebered it lol

12:16 pm

rururocks

that closes out the s's for me .. thank you

12:16 pm

Anniebrook

85 left for later

12:17 pm

ivesy3

28 words left here

12:17 pm

mixi6

123 left. think I'll go list.

12:25 pm

cybernan

yum - fried egg, mushrooms, melted sharp cheddar in a cheese kaiser....

12:26 pm

cybernan

*think I'll keep him for a while longer :-)

12:26 pm

Deeha

what is a chees Kaiser?

12:26 pm

cybernan

kaiser roll with grated cheese baked on top

12:27 pm

cybernan

*they sprinkle grated cheese on top of the dough before they bake the buns

12:29 pm

cybernan

*forgot there was bacon in it too

12:29 pm

Deeha

that sounds good!

12:29 pm

cybernan

it was

12:36 pm

cybernan

first te 6/21 please?

12:37 pm

lil*monkey

The first one I have is what professors strive for... after so many years, you get te6 (job security)

12:38 pm

cybernan

that's the one right after, monkey, ty

12:38 pm

lil*monkey

Just found one before that, te + Fifth Ave*** and plural

12:39 pm

cybernan

ty monkey

12:39 pm

lil*monkey

yw

12:46 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!*
Thanks for the help

12:48 pm

MLFAN17

stopped snowing here blue sky lots of sunshine

12:49 pm

MLFAN17

and blue sky

12:56 pm

MLFAN17

ea5?

12:58 pm

Nef

Something an artist uses to hold up a painting

12:59 pm

MLFAN17

hi nef! ty

12:59 pm

Nef

And Good Afternoon, Everyone.

12:59 pm

Nef

yw

1:02 pm

Nef

I was hear a bit after flip; fell asleep; and have now a few minutes to myself to Babble. It's cold here today (hovering just above zero (F)); but we have bright sunshine and pretty white (but icy) snow outside.

1:03 pm

MLFAN17

cold here too nef snow stopped an hour ago

1:03 pm

MLFAN17

a few inches I guess

1:03 pm

MLFAN17

lots of sunshine now:)

1:04 pm

Nef

We haven't had snow since Christmas, but it still is clean -probably because it's been too cold to turn to slush

1:05 pm

MLFAN17

we didn't have a white Christmas again this year here in nc

1:07 pm

Nef

How often do you have a white Christmas? We used to always have them when I was young; but the last 2 Christmases we didn't have any snow.

1:07 pm

Nef

So I'm still loving this

1:07 pm

mixi6

I have a couple of inches of snow.

1:08 pm

Nef

Where are you mixi?

1:08 pm

Nef

(evidently farther north than MLF?)

1:09 pm

mixi6

Chapel Hill

1:10 pm

Deeha

I live in south east of England. I have a four year old granddaughter that has never seen snow!!

1:10 pm

Nef

How about you, MLF? farther south?

1:12 pm

Nef

WOW, Deeha! Is that normal for your area?

1:13 pm

Deeha

It didn't used to be. When I was a kid I remember 2-3 feet of snow.

1:15 pm

Nef

Over the past week or 2, the weathermen on TV have been telling how bad the storms were in Northwestern MN (where I grew up); so I sent a text to my sister who's a veterinarian up there; & she said that the weather was the same as when we were growing up; no worse than ever. (We had a good laugh about the weathermen!)

1:15 pm

hydra

I come from Liverpool and we used to get deep snow that lasted for weeks.

1:16 pm

hydra

This was back in the 1950s and '60s.

1:16 pm

Nef

Really hydra? Do you have snow now?

1:17 pm

hydra

No. Haven't had any for a couple of years. Last winter was very mild. I live in West London now.

1:18 pm

MollyL

People who live in "snow county" often scoff at people who don't live in snow country. If you're used to it, and your area has good snow clearing equipment, it's no big deal. For other places, it is a big deal.

1:18 pm

Nef

(And "some people" don't believe in climate change....smh)

1:18 pm

Nef

Agreed, Molly.

1:18 pm

Deeha

ur weatherman missed forecasting the hurricane 30 years ago since then they are terrified they might underforecast so they really exaggerate now

1:19 pm

hydra

I think Heathrow, three miles from me, had an inch of snow last winter and that closed the airport!!!

1:19 pm

MollyL

I don't believe in climate change. Smack your head all you want.

1:19 pm

hydra

I think you're right, Deeha.

1:19 pm

Nef

Even people who live in snow country don't always take it seriously

1:22 pm

MLFAN17

sorry I went into the other room

1:23 pm

MLFAN17

i live in nc parts of the state are probably worse then where i am located

1:23 pm

Nef

Well, Molly, I do believe that our climate has changed; so we will have to agree to disagree on that point.

1:23 pm

MollyL

That's fine. I don't think you need to smack your head about it though.

1:24 pm

MLFAN17

we haven't had but maybe a few white Christmas's since i have lived here. in fact, one of them we were waiting outside of the Chinese restaurant to open on Christmas day or evening i cant remember

1:24 pm

MLFAN17

i had several white Christmas's growing up as well didn't live in nc though

1:25 pm

Nef

smh (to me) means "shake my head" not smacking it.

1:25 pm

mixi6

fw

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

congrats mixi

1:26 pm

Nef

YAY, mixi6!!! WTG!!!

1:26 pm

tout

"I don't believe in climate change." Like it's an article of faith that one believes in or doesn't. Sorry but it just doesn't work that way. Scientific facts are not things one believes in like believing in reincarnation or the Books of Moses. Do your homework. The evidence is overwhelming and a cool summer or a mild winter here and there doesn't do a damn thing to refute it. Ignorance is the curse or our time.

1:27 pm

MollyL

Zealots are always interesting.

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

apparently we are getting warmer for the most part but here where i live the temps have been extreme at times both winter and summer

1:29 pm

tout

That's exactly what the models for climate change predict MLFAN17. More extremes. And anyone who's been paying attention has noticed that extremes have been the hallmark of recent climate evenats.

1:30 pm

MLFAN17

yeah but they also said that the sun was going to hit earth years ago

1:31 pm

MLFAN17

do 5?

1:31 pm

tout

Not sure if that zealot comment was directed at me, Molly. But zealots are those who "believe" in things that have no factual support. They go by their emotions. Not "believing" in climate change is pure zealotry. There's no other explanation.

1:31 pm

Nef

I've been to Glacier National Park many times over the past 45 years (1 of my sisters & her hubby were seasonal park rangers there) and I've seen the glaciers shrinking. Supposedly, there will be no glaciers left within 20 years. :-(

1:32 pm

MLFAN17

that is sad nef

1:32 pm

iluvtigs

a fishs fin

1:32 pm

iluvtigs

orate

1:33 pm

MLFAN17

wrong box tigs

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

still looking ty tigs

1:36 pm

tout

the fish's fin is normally spelled with an a. Not here apparently

1:36 pm

car.eeyore

First round of shoveling done!

1:38 pm

MollyL

It is amazing how many identities some people can afford to sign on with here.

1:44 pm

mrloser

Has anyone seen the ice-shelf that just broke off from Antarctica. It was the size of Delaware and you can view it on google-earth. You may not believe in climate-change but our beaches down here in Fla are slowly disappearing as the water lines rises. You can always dis-believe it from a boat house.!

1:45 pm

bichon

Is anyone really babbling cause it seems like everyone's talking aout snow

1:45 pm

Deeha

Do olives count as one of your five a day??

1:45 pm

m9f9l

I listed bich.. 29 to go.

1:57 pm

m9f9l

doen

1:57 pm

m9f9l

oops. done

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

bichon i have been babbling on and off

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

btui know i have a lot more to find then others do

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

but i know sorry

2:00 pm

MLFAN17

been online pretty much all day. waiting for nfl game to start and looking up pressed juices lol

2:00 pm

bichon

ok, I give up st 5/10, second one, pls

2:01 pm

MLFAN17

i have the twinkling things in the sky at night and the other i have is to look at someone directly you st*** at them

2:02 pm

bichon

oh doh, silly me, ty fan

2:03 pm

MLFAN17

yw bichon

2:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

People who accept the mounting data about the pace of climate change are hardly sealots

2:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

zealots.

2:04 pm

MLFAN17

hi kaplan

2:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

hi

2:04 pm

bichon

I went to college to learn about science. What did alltghese deniers do?

2:05 pm

MLFAN17

can someone help with the do5 please i still have no idea?

2:06 pm

tout

like the fish fin but an e where the a goes

2:06 pm

MollyL

I have a college degree Bich. I just don't agree with you. That does not denigrate my education.

2:06 pm

bichon

it's part of your spine

2:07 pm

tout

Sorry Molly, but it does.

2:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It' not a matter of opinion or politics to read about the data and weigh it/

2:08 pm

MollyL

No really it doesn't. But I will agree to disagree with you too, BR.

2:08 pm

MLFAN17

that is a 6 i have it i need the do5?

2:08 pm

tout

As I said the curse of our time. And that college degree just makes it easier to tell yourself it's something other than pure ignorance.

2:08 pm

tout

As I said the curse of our time. And that college degree just makes it easier to tell yourself it's something other than pure ignorance.

2:09 pm

MLFAN17

edjamacation

2:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't understand how the science behind it is a matter of faith that some peplle do not share

2:10 pm

tout

Sorry but I find denial based on nothing more than "I don't believe" to be pure sophistry. Do your homework. Stop believing and start learning something. Of course it's harder to justify the selfish lack of regard for future generations if you simply hide behind "I don't believe."

2:11 pm

MLFAN17

i have faith in god that he will give ma lots of snow and presents for Christmas again sometime before i die

2:11 pm

tout

And he'll come through in the end and fix the climate.

2:11 pm

MLFAN17

fix it?

2:12 pm

tout

To a heavenly chorus of little naked angel playing trumpets. Or is that Trumpettes?

2:12 pm

bichon

who tout?

2:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Trump will probably try to pull out f the climate accord because his great great experts dont believe either

2:13 pm

MLFAN17

interesting kaplan

2:13 pm

Nef

I had some work to do, DH is driving me nuts with his "we should" do such & such! (He just got out of the hospital Thursday again; he can't do much anything yet but that "we" always means ME!!!

2:14 pm

MLFAN17

nef is it anything that can wait?

2:16 pm

Nef

MLF, the do 5 is the back, it's do + a*e you ready yet? + **me old, **me old, every day.

2:17 pm

MLFAN17

ty nef:)

2:18 pm

Nef

LOL, MLF. DH was diagnosed with ADHD 2 years ago (I've always known he was since our kids were diagnosed 34 years ago.
There are time I just want to put a cork in it every so often. :-)

2:19 pm

MLFAN17

i have a friend with adhd but i don't know if he does that same type of thing or not. He was diagnosed in his teens now in his 40s

2:22 pm

MLFAN17

does dh take meds for it?

2:23 pm

Nef

Usually I tolerate it; but this week has been weird; & I was stressed because he was so sick. He's behaving himself now; so it's all good. (I did give him the "evil eye" st5/10; & he got the hint now that he shouldn't find anything else for me to do).

2:23 pm

Nef

Yes, he does.

2:24 pm

MLFAN17

my friend doesn't take any meds at all

2:24 pm

MLFAN17

for it

2:25 pm

Norma

ne

2:25 pm

MLFAN17

my husband finds himself things to do out of nowhere and a lot of those things he doesn't do too often. he has himself and kind of me on a "schedule" he dirves me nuts!

2:25 pm

MLFAN17

hi norma

2:26 pm

bichon

isn't that the function of DH's?

2:28 pm

Nef

He's always had ways to deal with it in the past. When he worked, his desk faced a blank wall; and he pretty much has had ways to deal with certain stuff. But as his MS has progressed (or, like now, when he's recuperating from an infection & relapse & can't do much); that's when he gets futzy.

2:29 pm

MLFAN17

multiple sclerosis?

2:30 pm

Nef

Yes

2:31 pm

MLFAN17

i haven't been around the person who is female that i know that has ms. i know she goes to get medication in iv a lot

2:33 pm

Nef

I give DH his shots. Every once in a while I tell him I'm going to "shoot" him ;-) (you have to have some humor times)

2:34 pm

MLFAN17

lol very nice nef

2:35 pm

periwinkle

it looks like the snow has stopped here. got a few inches

2:35 pm

periwinkle

my downstairs friends cleaned off my car!! that was an unexpected surprise.

2:35 pm

Nef

How's the temp where you are peri?

2:36 pm

periwinkle

I think it is in the 20's but have not checked lately

2:36 pm

MLFAN17

peri snow stopped here about 2 and a half hours ago. hubby went out for a bit and came back. we got a few inches i think?

2:37 pm

stidmama

((((((peri/Nef/MLF/friends))))))) stopping by to say hello before rushing off to check on a few things. Have procrastinated all day long, and want to get at least a couple things done before it's too much later! We might get some snow later -- which is nice, because it's finally warming up and won't cost a snow day at school! *poof*

2:37 pm

periwinkle

hi there stidmama

2:37 pm

MLFAN17

thank you for the update stidmama

2:37 pm

Nef

Hi & Bye, stid!

2:45 pm

Deeha

down to 100 and really struggling!

2:46 pm

MLFAN17

deeha congrats i am down to 143 and not doing too well either

2:47 pm

Nef

LOL! I'm struggling& have 200 left!

2:48 pm

MLFAN17

nef i was amazed when i got one hundred words that i found lol

2:49 pm

Nef

I think I've entered every single word on my list twice now

2:50 pm

MLFAN17

oh you do that too huh nef lol i have to put things in twice sometimes since i go back and forth between babble and lickety

2:52 pm

Nef

I try not to use lickety until I'm half way. I do use more words before rickety, but try not to use that very much. I try to make my "little grey cells" work

2:53 pm

MLFAN17

i haven't used either that much asked for a few clues per usual.

2:59 pm

Soodle

Hello Babble friends, and a very happy New Year to all

2:59 pm

Nef

I need a break for a while. There are no more words visible to me. I need to go undecorate my house (should have done it yesterday; but wasn't up to it.

3:00 pm

Nef

Hi Soodle! How are you? Did you have a nice Christmas?

3:01 pm

Soodle

Ah, it was lovely, Ned. Hectic, but lovely. How was your break?

3:01 pm

Soodle

Ned???? Nef!

3:02 pm

Nef

Break? I'm retired; I don't get a break. ;-)
Seriously, we had a nice Christmas.

3:03 pm

Nef

It's okay, Soodle; I mess up lots of names here too.

3:05 pm

Soodle

Lol! Every December, I say 'I'm looking forward to the holidays'. Turns out I work harder & longer over Christmas.... Kids asking What's for dinner, will you drive me here, there, elderly parents to visit.....

3:06 pm

Nef

Ah, yes; we don't have parents; but lots of stuff to do & people to see

3:07 pm

Soodle

How's your other half, Nef?

3:09 pm

Nef

He's been sick & in the hospital again, Soodle. He's back home as of Thursday evening & presently driving me nuts with his "we should...." ideas (that means *I* have to do what he comes up with; in case you need to know that)

3:11 pm

Soodle

(((Nef))). That's difficult for you. Stay strong! Domestic crisis has arisen in my Mothers

3:11 pm

Soodle

(((Nef))). That's difficult for you. Stay strong! Domestic crisis has arisen in my Mothers

3:11 pm

Soodle

(((Nef))). That's difficult for you. Stay strong! Domestic crisis has arisen in my Mothers

3:12 pm

Nef

I stared at him with daggers in my eyes after the 3rd or 4th "we should" & he's now backed off since noon (this is the 3rd day I've had to give him the evil eye for that comment. You'd think he'd figured that out, wouldn't you?

3:12 pm

Nef

What's happened with your Mother?

3:12 pm

Soodle

House.... must attend. I enjoyed all 10 minutes of Babble. :-/

3:13 pm

Nef

Oh dear! Take care & I hope it isn't too much of a crisis!

3:15 pm

Trifioso

hello friends! a raging storm outside, and a big fatty grid!!! praise god!

3:15 pm

Nef

Now I'll take a break; be back in a bit.

3:16 pm

Soodle

Blocked drain, apparently. I may be able to manage this remotely ..... Call a plumber. Fingers crossed this doesn't require a road trip to Dublin. Gosh. I'm pretty worn out. Good night Nef & pals.

3:16 pm

Trifioso

soodle xoxoxox

3:42 pm

Trifioso

if anyone is out there, may I please have a count for the bottom row r?

3:42 pm

Nef

Okay; I'm back again. (I actually did do something important; I paid the bills for the month).

3:43 pm

Trifioso

hello nef!

3:43 pm

Nef

hi Trifi; re 6/18 (there's a bunch of them; I have 5 so far

3:43 pm

Trifioso

thank you!

3:43 pm

doseffing

re 6/18 ... re5/10

3:45 pm

Nef

Hi dose. I was just going to add that re 5/10 myself. How are you doing today?

3:45 pm

Trifioso

thank you as well dos - looking very hard

3:46 pm

doseffing

... just back from an afternoon of grocery shopping ...

3:46 pm

doseffing

... it's not as hard as it looks ... but it's long ... and those last ones are hard

3:48 pm

Nef

Ugh! I probably should go grocery shopping too, but I only need some fruit.

3:49 pm

Trifioso

I need to poke the fire, but valentine is snoozing and snoring away in the chair nearby, and don't want to wake him....

3:49 pm

Nef

(I hate grocery shopping; it's my least favorite thing to do. My hubby used to do it all the time because he loved it; but he's no longer able to do it.

3:50 pm

Trifioso

i actually really like grocery shopping - looking at the foods, thinking up meals....

3:50 pm

doseffing

... Well you could go watch the Wild on TV ... they're two up on the Kings so all must be right in the Twin Cities

3:52 pm

Nef

I've got a ton of other things to do; -- & I'm putting off as much as I can today!

3:52 pm

doseffing

... sometimes that

3:52 pm

doseffing

s

3:53 pm

doseffing

... try again ,, sometimes that's that sanity requires

3:53 pm

doseffing

... should try again ... but the second that is only "what"

3:53 pm

Nef

that's what sanity requires; very true. dose

4:14 pm

lil*monkey

omg I have finished all the Rs

4:14 pm

lil*monkey

I have 65 left, all S,T and Us

4:15 pm

doseffing

... still far from there ... but ... well done

4:47 pm

Nef

WTG, lil*monkey. I've been off taking down Christmas decorations & am not trying to figure out what happened to a 3 foot tall fireplace Santa that is missing!

4:49 pm

doseffing

.. ya see ... ya coulda put that off for another month or two ... didn't take the tree down until mid March last year ... ... of course we threw it out too which is why it stayed up so long ... sentiment and all that ... ... was supposed to come down today but spouse decided that she had to go to the mall so the tree remains

4:52 pm

Soodle

Ugh. Took my decorations down today & exposed lots of dust. Tinsel covers a multitude!

4:53 pm

Nef

I usually take everything down on January 6th; but there were too many things going on yesterday. I'm discovering that *maybe* a certain little 7 year old was playing with some of the decorations: the Santa is missing; and now there's only 1 angel (out of 4) that still has 2 wings !

4:53 pm

Trifioso

soooooodle!

4:54 pm

Soodle

Woo Hoo!!! ((((Trif))))

4:55 pm

Trifioso

snowing like CRAZY here. Expecting about 14" by the morning. ugh

4:55 pm

Soodle

How lovely to 'see' you!

4:55 pm

doseffing

... but being a math teacher I finally followed my own instructions and rechecked my work ... I am 80% done .. so I can go on to something else ... maybe if I'm still sober after the hockey game (not a typical Canadian state for a Saturday night after a Leafs/Habs game when both teams are playing reasonably well) ... luck to all and stay warm

4:55 pm

Trifioso

our photo is still my icon

4:55 pm

Nef

Where are you, Trifi?

4:56 pm

Trifioso

south shore of Massachusetts, nef

4:56 pm

Soodle

Muttering to self....14 inches????

4:56 pm

Trifioso

yes. first big storm of the season

4:57 pm

Nef

Wow, that's a lot of snow! (I wish we had a bit more; but not all at once!

4:57 pm

doseffing

... a pleasant amount ... as long as it falls somewhere else ... remember it doesn't have to be shoveled in one go

4:57 pm

Soodle

Happy new year, darling Trif.

4:57 pm

Trifioso

I wish it was sunday into Monday, so I could have a day off....

4:57 pm

Trifioso

happy new year to you as well, darling soodle

4:58 pm

lynxxx

Hi. Just as a contrast, our official weather forecast for last night was 'oppressive' - nand it was. Waiting impatiently for a cool change.

4:58 pm

Trifioso

I cannot find nbt to save my stupid life.

4:59 pm

doseffing

.. what are you missing/

4:59 pm

Soodle

Unseasonably mild here to date. It was 14 degrees earlier today.

4:59 pm

Nef

What are you missing Trifi?

5:00 pm

Trifioso

what you already clued for me, hours ago. THe r and the o in the bottom row. Just CANNOT see them

5:00 pm

doseffing

... re 6/19 to have gone up again

5:00 pm

Nef

Or 6/24 is poop, Trifi.

5:00 pm

doseffing

... re5/10 ... to do the race again

5:01 pm

Trifioso

I swear, I tried that!!!!!

5:01 pm

Trifioso

I'm SCARLET

5:01 pm

Nef

to run a race a second time (re 5/10

5:02 pm

Trifioso

thanks, r is gray

5:02 pm

Nef

to get stuff organized again (or going to a fancy lake place with activities)

5:02 pm

Trifioso

and the o please?

5:03 pm

Anniebrook

hi, major snowstorm here...I live on the 23rd floor and I cannot see out the window. white, white, white

5:03 pm

Trifioso

same here annie dear. happy to be tucked up with a huge grid

5:03 pm

doseffing

... or + du4 and the plural

5:03 pm

Soodle

Yikes Annie.

5:04 pm

Anniebrook

hi trif..yes, happy for a big grid

5:04 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Soodle, Happy New Year to you

5:04 pm

lynxxx

hi Annie - glad you are tucked up inside

5:05 pm

Trifioso

thank you friends. FINALLY nbs, nbt, and over halway

5:05 pm

Anniebrook

Hi lynxxx, yes, me too. I took Bobby out for an early breakfast this morning and my car was covered in snow when I came out.

5:05 pm

Anniebrook

yay, Trif

5:13 pm

Trifioso

I'm taking a study break....love to all

5:13 pm

Anniebrook

bye, Trif

5:28 pm

Anniebrook

bye, babblers

5:28 pm

periwinkle

ack to find my last 99 words

5:28 pm

periwinkle

back, even

5:28 pm

periwinkle

my friend/neighbor made mac and cheese for dinner which was very good

5:34 pm

welki

hey peri - hope the weather isn't too bad in your neck of the woods. here, it's cold and snowy, but it'll be like this for another four or five months

5:35 pm

periwinkle

we had 2-3 inches of snow. in the 20's. going to be single digits with the wind chill tonight

5:35 pm

periwinkle

but my apt is warm

5:36 pm

welki

i get antsy when the weather is foul, so i've been crocheting newborn/preemie hats to donate to our hospital

5:37 pm

periwinkle

what a sweet thing to do.

5:38 pm

welki

keeps me busy and those babies need warm heads. i was making coasters and doilies, but how many can you have?

5:39 pm

welki

i skyped with one of my grandkids today - she's 10 and has taken up the guitar. she played pink floyd's 'wish you were here' for me :)

5:40 pm

periwinkle

aww

5:40 pm

welki

all the children and grandchildren are musical - quite the show when we all get together

5:45 pm

lynxxx

hi Welki..you might want to look at Knitted Knockers too if you need to keep hands busy.

5:45 pm

lynxxx

Hi Peri

5:46 pm

periwinkle

hi lyn

5:46 pm

periwinkle

wish I knew how to crochet

5:46 pm

periwinkle

i=which is harder to learn knitting or crochet?

5:47 pm

welki

we have a branch of knitted knockers up here = i can knit, but only barely

5:47 pm

lynxxx

I can do simple crocket only - haven't tried reading/understanding a pattern. aNot sure how good it would be on hands

5:47 pm

lynxxx

crochet too

5:48 pm

welki

my daughter prefers knitting, i think crochet is easier. i used to volunteer at aids calgary and i must have taught have a dozen folks how to crochet

5:48 pm

lynxxx

just easier - or easier on hands?

5:48 pm

welki

i find crochet easier on my hands, lyn - but i guess it's a personal thing. my daughter knits her own socks! she's an advanced knitter

5:49 pm

welki

(and easier to do, too)

5:49 pm

periwinkle

hmm, maybe I will learn to crochet

5:49 pm

lynxxx

socks - wow

5:51 pm

lynxxx

I have just started doing washcloths - and saw a beautiful sedge stitch crochet one. Happily there are lots of UTube video to teach you everything nowadays. My next project

5:51 pm

periwinkle

I will check out youtube too

5:52 pm

lynxxx

I couldn't teach my daughter to knit but she learnt by sitting in front of her computer

5:52 pm

Bugsaw

you tube teaching videos are a great way to learn how to knit and crochet.

5:52 pm

welki

her socks are incredible - not your run of the mill sock, but beautiful cable knits

5:52 pm

Bugsaw

ants

5:52 pm

Bugsaw

oops, sorry ladies

5:52 pm

lynxxx

hi Bugs

5:52 pm

periwinkle

30 left, bbs

5:53 pm

Bugsaw

hi lynxx

5:53 pm

lynxxx

I always wondered if you needed to go up a size in shoes with handknits? though I have never seen 4or5 ply

5:55 pm

welki

she never uses synthetic yarn, so i'd guess that she does go up (at least) a size, to allow for shrinkage. you should see the hats and mittens she's made for the kids - looks like something out of a fancy schmancy yarn store

5:55 pm

Bugsaw

I just squish my foot in whatever shoe will accept the sock

5:56 pm

lynxxx

Does she sell Welki - on Etsy or like?

5:58 pm

welki

no, she knits for family and friends (i've asked her why she doesn't consign some of her work, since she lives in an artsy-craftsy sort of college town, but she says it's not worth it)

5:58 pm

welki

one more hat done!

6:00 pm

welki

you know, these hats are sort of 'spherical' - maybe there's a crochet pattern for those k.k. you mentioned

6:02 pm

lynxxx

thru retail outlets is hard because they can't get the mark-up they want. But selling Etsy or privately (word-of-mouth) is possible - at least you can recover the cost of the wools and a little bit for your time. Some people are pleased to 'order' hat and get it made just for them.

6:03 pm

lynxxx

By the way, if she doesn't know about it yet, let your DIL know above Wool Warehouse in the UK - best prices for wool I have ever found - anywhere.

6:04 pm

welki

i'll message her - wonder how expensive the shipping to the u.s. would be

6:05 pm

lynxxx

not sure - but it is only AUD7 to get from UK to Aust

6:07 pm

lynxxx

weirdly I can get a parcel posted from the UK cheaper and delivered faster than I can get one posted within Australia - go figure

6:07 pm

welki

just went to the site, she'll love it. i know she orders most of her yarn online. me, i usually buy what's on sale (and it has to be synthetic for the babies), but she doesn't balk at the price of some of the more 'exotic' yarns

6:07 pm

welki

canadian postage is ridiculously expensive - i save what i want to send them and bring it when i travel, or order online

6:10 pm

lynxxx

where do they live?

6:10 pm

welki

vermont

6:11 pm

lynxxx

so just over the border from you?

6:12 pm

welki

on the other side of the continent, almost 3000 miles away

6:13 pm

lynxxx

oh goodness!

6:14 pm

welki

i don't know where you are in oz, but we have friends who live in geelong - they have family in massachusetts (about an hour and a half from my daughter's place). they were visiting in november, we were visiting in november, so we picked them up and drove to boston for lunch! (then they joined us the day after for american thanksgiving)

6:16 pm

lynxxx

I am close to Melbourne, I guess Geelong around an hours drive. Distance is no problem for you!

6:17 pm

welki

not when oysters and clams are involved :D

6:17 pm

lynxxx

hold on - are you saying you dreive 3,000 miles?

6:17 pm

welki

no, we flew to albany, ny - about 1.5 hours from bennington, vermont

6:17 pm

welki

(i have another kid in albany, too - and one in nj - heck, i have kids all over the place!)

6:20 pm

Gadget

Q clues?

6:20 pm

welki

i've got to get supper started - nice chatting with you, lyn. it's been a long while. i've sent the wool warehouse link to my daughter - thanks for the lead

6:20 pm

lynxxx

Yay - temp just dropped 8 degrees !!

6:20 pm

lynxxx

Bye Welki

6:21 pm

lynxxx

finish the qu with a seabird

6:22 pm

PastorJ

how many letters is that q word, please?

6:22 pm

lynxxx

qu5.16 & qu6.27

6:23 pm

PastorJ

thanks!!

6:32 pm

origami

Hi Babble buddies. Spent the day having my first quilting lesson.

6:33 pm

lynxxx

Hi. Good?

6:34 pm

origami

It was fun. I have homework to do before our next lesson. Something called a jelly roll.

6:34 pm

lynxxx

Got to go - bye all

6:36 pm

Bugsaw

when you visit origami, I will introduce you to my SIL who has been a quilter for years. She uses amazing colours.

6:53 pm

origami

Oooh, that sounds fun Bugs.

6:54 pm

Bugsaw

she has lots of expensive equipment too.

6:55 pm

mkg

hi all. clue for the o bottom corner please. ty

6:56 pm

Bugsaw

sorry mkg. I think it means poop but . . .

6:57 pm

origami

My goal is to get good enough to do origami quilts - you fold the fabric and then sew it to blocks. Amazing quilts.

6:57 pm

Bugsaw

she will love that idea!

6:59 pm

mkg

a poop word with an o . hmmm. dont know it.

6:59 pm

periwinkle

or6/24 and or7/36

6:59 pm

Bugsaw

me neither

7:00 pm

periwinkle

it actually means manure

7:00 pm

periwinkle

but I get that does not help

7:04 pm

mkg

i will look. ty

7:05 pm

mkg

i just googled syn. for manure and there is no or word. what language is this in? i hate this dictionary they use.

7:06 pm

mkg

nothing comes up as or syn. for manure. darn.

7:07 pm

lil*monkey

or + I cannot en**** any more of this snow!

7:07 pm

origami

I'll try to have one completed before I come Bugs. If not, I have a great book she would probably like to thumb through.

7:07 pm

mkg

ty got them but really????????not even in morewords.

7:08 pm

mkg

not in more words and not anywhere. ty for clues.

7:08 pm

Bugsaw

thank you !

7:08 pm

lil*monkey

Yes it is in Morewords.com

7:10 pm

mkg

i only say ordo. sorry

7:16 pm

mkg

clue for an E word top row second e. i assume es words but not seeing any.

7:16 pm

mkg

ty

7:17 pm

mkg

i keep thinking those e words are es as in estrogen. but no g. ..clues welcome. ty.

7:25 pm

mkg

please send me any clues for es words. just turned to lickety. there are three of them. ty. es 5 is first one. i am sure they are all from that one word

7:27 pm

rururocks

hi everyone

7:27 pm

mkg

hi ru.

7:27 pm

mkg

any clues for the 9s or 8s? ty.

7:28 pm

mkg

just got es words. anyone want clues?

7:29 pm

mkg

just need one 9 to get nbt, nbs.

7:30 pm

lil*monkey

f I r e w o r k s

7:30 pm

rururocks

I have at 9

7:30 pm

Bugsaw

hi ruru. Yay monkey

7:30 pm

rururocks

hi bugs...

7:30 pm

rururocks

sent you an email

7:30 pm

Bugsaw

checking. . .

7:31 pm

origami

Hi ruru

7:31 pm

rururocks

hi ori

7:31 pm

mkg

great monkey!

7:31 pm

mkg

ru clue for the at 9 please.

7:31 pm

Bugsaw

I second that YAY, ruru

7:31 pm

rururocks

at + not congress

7:32 pm

rururocks

<---pretty stoked here bugs

7:33 pm

Bugsaw

glad to hear you are happy. sometimes it just takes a while to get your life back to comfortable and fun.

7:34 pm

mkg

i assume it is the se 6 i have already but with at it is 8. trying to find the 9

7:34 pm

rururocks

sorry MKG.. it is at +_ not congress (Plural)

7:35 pm

rururocks

ar... grrr

7:35 pm

rururocks

I keep typing t sorry

7:35 pm

rururocks

well.. it did take me a while.. but I like the path i'm on .. it's very fun

7:35 pm

mkg

i have an se 6/7 that is the other "house" in the capitol. but it is not taking. hmmmm

7:36 pm

rururocks

ar + governing body (plural)

7:36 pm

Bugsaw

I am with you mkg. ruru is distracted, I think

7:37 pm

rururocks

ha.. i'm easily distracted

7:37 pm

mkg

se 6/7 is two from every state. is that it?

7:37 pm

rururocks

yes.. that's it

7:37 pm

mkg

ruru just not seeing it.

7:38 pm

rururocks

it's the group of them not the individual representatives

7:39 pm

mkg

yes that is the se****. but if i put at in front it does not take it. and even with the plural it doesnt take it.

7:40 pm

Bugsaw

it does if you type AR first mkg

7:40 pm

mkg

ar?????????oh my i thought it was at. so sorry

7:40 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

7:40 pm

rururocks

yes.. it is ar+ .. i kept typing at I'm sorry

7:41 pm

mkg

ok ty. got them now. both of them.

7:41 pm

rururocks

it's dark in here and bugs is right i'm fairly distracted

7:41 pm

Bugsaw

and mkg set us up by asking for an AT word. no worries

7:42 pm

mkg

i asked for a clue for a 9. go back to 730 and scroll up. i didnt ask for at. ru clued at by mistake. i never set anyone up. sorry

7:43 pm

rururocks

7:31 pm
mkg

ru clue for the at 9 please.

7:43 pm

rururocks

:F

7:43 pm

Bugsaw

like I said, no worries

7:43 pm

mkg

ok apologies

7:44 pm

rururocks

lol

7:44 pm

rururocks

glad you got the word.. sorry for my bad cluing tonight

7:44 pm

mkg

sorry for the at error. great clues ruru.

7:44 pm

Bugsaw

I have 89 more to go. I will be here forever

7:45 pm

rururocks

it's a big grid.

7:45 pm

rururocks

took me a long time.. i think my birthday passed while doing it

7:45 pm

Bugsaw

please leave cake in the PB then

7:48 pm

origami

Only 248 left here :-)

7:48 pm

Bugsaw

oh my goodness, origami. I feel better

7:50 pm

mkg

my daily goal is more than half way, nbt, nbs and that is enough. i seldom go to fireworks.

7:51 pm

mkg

bugs, why the PB?

7:51 pm

origami

I am multi-tasking so probably won't get anywhere near fireworks tonight

8:00 pm

Bugsaw

because I often live in there, mkg

8:00 pm

Nef

Hi again everyone. Thanks for that ar 9; I can finally say NBS now! :-)

8:02 pm

Nef

I live in the PB most days also.

8:05 pm

Bugsaw

welcome Nef. Have your family moved in yet?

8:05 pm

Nef

Oh yes. And we still have boxes in the middle of everything too.

8:06 pm

Bugsaw

I hope the chaos of boxes doesn't make life more difficult for you.

8:07 pm

Nef

I'm glad my son is here; it helps to deal with DH

8:08 pm

Bugsaw

but do the boxes upset DH ?

8:09 pm

Nef

DH just got out of the hospital _Again! - on Thursday (he went in on Sunday); he's well enough to drive me crazy right now! :-)

8:10 pm

Bugsaw

I am so sorry that you have such a burden. I think it must be different to nurse a loved one than nursing someone you have never met.

8:10 pm

Nef

Yes, the boxes bother him; but we're working on it.

8:12 pm

Nef

working as a nurse I could go home & have time away; being a full time caregiver is really tough because you don't get away

8:13 pm

origami

Is a chaos of boxes like a murder of crows or a crash of rhinos?

8:14 pm

Bugsaw

exactly!

8:14 pm

origami

Oh, Nef. That is so difficult. I have been there.

8:15 pm

Bugsaw

Good thoughts are regularly sent your way, Nef. I would not be very capable doing all that you do.

8:16 pm

origami

Ditto

8:16 pm

Nef

LOL, ori. It isn't that bad tonight. There are several boxes in the corner of the dining room (3 are my fault, 2 are my sons'. The 3 that belong to me are there because I can't find the shelves for the buffet so I can put the glassware & crystal away. The 2 boxes of my sons have duplicates & triplicates of food in there.

8:18 pm

Nef

Hey, I have a sense of humor; we all have to laugh at ourselves so we can keep going

8:19 pm

Bugsaw

that is so true, Nef. If we can't laugh we would go crazy.

8:20 pm

origami

Indeed! I try not to take myself seriously. If I did, I would probably be in big trouble :-)

8:23 pm

Nef

yeah, sometimes things get tough; but I do have some friends that also help me by making sure I have time away with them.
And, with my son & grandson here; I don't have to worry quite so much about what trouble DH is into.

8:25 pm

Bugsaw

yes. I am sure he finds your grandson entertaining and feels safe in the hands of your son.

8:26 pm

Bugsaw

Time away is crucial.

8:26 pm

Bugsaw

are there programs DH can belong to for more respite?

8:27 pm

Nef

To be truthful, he finds our grandson a bit overwhelming at times. (DH was an only child; he doesn't understand how kids have so much energy; and he didn't understand how our kids could either when they were young

8:27 pm

origami

Yes. when my husband was so very ill, friends who came to visit and hospice volunteers would give me much needed breaks.

8:28 pm

origami

Yes ... in that time away is crucial.

8:29 pm

Bugsaw

oh dear, Nef. Kids do have more energy than we can tolerate sometimes but I love the stories they tell and the way they keep me entertained as they talk while they draw or do art work of any kind.

8:30 pm

Nef

so true, ore.

8:31 pm

Bugsaw

some of our old people's residences have day programs for those who are cared for at home. They go for a couple of hours at at time for one or two days a week. Is there anything like that there?

8:32 pm

Nef

our grandson is in Tae Kwon Do & is very good at it. He's decided to become a black belt; he's working very hard at it. DH likes to watch him go through his forms; & Ronald will show off and and all kicks knows

8:33 pm

Bugsaw

lovely. they have a connection for happy memories then.

8:34 pm

Nef

DH refuses to do any of those things, Bugs. I've tried; but if I don't go to do that, he won't go.
We have a senior center with many activities about 2-3 miles from here; he won't go even when I've tried to make him.

8:35 pm

origami

Would he go to one of your grandson's Tae Kwon Do competitions?

8:35 pm

Bugsaw

That makes it so much harder on you. I am sorry

8:37 pm

Nef

Yes. I've made him come to the state tournament & another tournament & he enjoyed watching him.

8:39 pm

Nef

But he won't go to any of the testing for promotions

8:40 pm

Bugsaw

Is he embarrassed? Or does he think it is too much trouble to move? There must be a way to go around this.

8:41 pm

Bugsaw

Usually if you know the reasons, a way can be found to calm the resistance.

8:42 pm

Bugsaw

I must head out for food and a break

8:43 pm

Nef

DH is sometimes an old stick in the mud. Other times he does well. I think it's the fatigue of the MS at times; other times I think he's just being a putz.

8:45 pm

Nef

oh, well, things will work out.

8:46 pm

origami

Sending all sorts of good wishes Nef. Must head out myself. The canines call.

8:46 pm

Bugsaw

ROFL Nef! You hit the nail on the head with that diagnoses. I used to work with individuals with dual-diagnoses and I always putz was a third one

8:48 pm

Nef

LOL! I've told him at times that that's part of his problem; he agrees!

8:53 pm

Nef

okay; change of topic here: I have ar 9/54; what is the other ( letter word?

8:54 pm

Nef

9 letter word (sorry)

8:54 pm

rbud

re 7/8/9/8 (re9/54 if you want the stats)

8:55 pm

Nef

thanks rbud. Now to find it. :-)

8:57 pm

Nef

GOT IT! Thank you rbud! :-D

8:58 pm

rbud

there may be more of those in that group, not sure, hahaha...

8:58 pm

rbud

wow, so fast, too! :D

8:59 pm

rbud

...now to hunt for that ar9 YOU mentioned! heehee

9:00 pm

doseffing

plural of the 8/40

9:00 pm

Nef

ar 9/54; let me know if you'd like a hint

9:01 pm

Nef

I have 14 re words; how many more can there be?

9:02 pm

LeslieAnn

i have 22 :)

9:02 pm

doseffing

you've got a long way to go .... there are 26

9:03 pm

rbud

got the 8 and 9, thanks, Nef and doseffing

9:05 pm

Nef

Thanks Leslie & dose; I have a lot more work to do. :-/

9:05 pm

Nef

yw, rbud.

9:09 pm

rbud

hahaha, just put in "fear" - giggled when I saw

"fear" does not exist in the puzzle

9:09 pm

rbud

sort of a philosophical statement? :D

9:10 pm

Nef

LOL! That's great, rbud!

9:10 pm

rbud

okay, I'm weird... ;)

9:10 pm

Nef

at least it didn't say that this puzzle will cause fear in the Babblers! ;-)

9:11 pm

rbud

:D

9:14 pm

aebmusica

re6/18(the one after to sit again).....clue please.

9:15 pm

Nef

to organize again?

9:15 pm

aebmusica

ty Nef

9:16 pm

Nef

Or, book a vacation at a re6/18 on a lake?

9:16 pm

aebmusica

reten

9:17 pm

aebmusica

sorry

9:20 pm

Nef

No problem; not a word

9:45 pm

Gitel

Renet

9:46 pm

Nef

(other box, Gitel)

9:46 pm

Nef

(Also, not a word)

9:46 pm

Gitel

Sorry. Glad it is not a word!

9:47 pm

Nef

Oh, don't worry. I'm the one who puts words in chat all the time & spend time in the PB all the time. :-)

10:05 pm

doseffing

... and done ... 20% of the praise be to lickety ... may I offer a clue for anyone? ...

10:09 pm

doseffing

.... then I'll go back to watching Sherlock ... g'night and good luck to all ... 'til tomorrow

10:11 pm

Nef

Good Night, dose.

10:14 pm

Nef

I still have 150 words left to find; but I'm really getting tired now.

10:14 pm

aebmusica

st6/18(right after the ship part)

10:18 pm

Nef

do you have the pl for a grocery st 5/10?

10:18 pm

Nef

(I think that that's the nest st 6/18

10:19 pm

Nef

next, not nest

10:20 pm

aebmusica

grocery?

10:20 pm

Nef

the building grocery st5/10

10:21 pm

aebmusica

Yes ....this is before that one.

10:23 pm

MollyL

The only st6/18 after the ship part is what Nef clued. Before that is plural of cattle, plural of fixed gaze and plural of Scot for rock.

10:24 pm

aebmusica

St40....st10 and then st6/18....is what I need, please

10:25 pm

aebmusica

the one before the portico.

10:25 pm

Nef

that's the pl of the st5 before it

10:26 pm

aebmusica

got it ty all ...FIREWORKS!!!!!!

10:26 pm

MollyL

Okay, I'm confused because the st6/18 before the portico is not the one after the ship part.

10:27 pm

MollyL

But it looks like you found it somehow.

10:27 pm

Nef

YAY aebmusica!!! WTG!!!

10:27 pm

aebmusica

I did ...I didn't have the male cattle or pl.

10:27 pm

Nef

she was missing the pl of the how to drive a caraction

10:47 pm

harpjane

hello 309 to go

11:03 pm

rururocks

what's a caraction?

11:07 pm

harpjane

car action lol

11:08 pm

harpjane

or a cow

11:11 pm

harpjane

nbt nbs

11:12 pm

Nef

Sorry, fell asleep here. Good night everyone

11:58 pm

ursh

hello all - how about a nice 160 grid today ?

11:59 pm

lynxxx

433

11:59 pm

ursh

yuck lynxxx - have a lunch date today which will run late

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

333

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