Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, September 30, 2024

12:02 am

Deeha

hame

12:03 am

Deeha

a bad start sorry, Not often I am up early enough to see turnover!!

12:04 am

dizgrannie

qu 5

12:05 am

grannyrose

em 7, 8

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

harpjane

thanks for the ha4, Deeha!

12:22 am

dizgrannie

om 8

12:22 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:23 am

harpjane

found a water animal

12:26 am

dizgrannie

and pl Harp

1:01 am

clg47

I found several water animals, thanks harpjane!

1:14 am

sprite

morning babblers

1:14 am

sprite

and thanks Lickety

1:15 am

Kamanjah

Hi Sprite!

1:15 am

sprite

hiya Kam :)

1:15 am

Kamanjah

Did Rob get his checkup with the doc out of the way?

1:16 am

sprite

with the gp, yes. He has an appointment for the specialist later this month.

1:17 am

Kamanjah

I hope he got cleared for his trip. It's always worrisome when our loved ones have something going on.

1:18 am

sprite

yeah I am worried quite a bit. But at least something is being done, things are in motion. I expect Rob will get a CPAP machine. And hopefully that will improve his health a lot.

1:20 am

Kamanjah

I'm happy to hear things are in motion.

1:21 am

sprite

also, if things were really dicey, I know his gp would have said so. I am comforted by that.

1:23 am

Kamanjah

That's good to hear.

1:23 am

sprite

thanks for caring :)

1:27 am

Kamanjah

Of course I care! <3

1:28 am

sprite

:)

1:32 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me to two beautiful friends. * hugs * sprite. * hugs * kam

1:32 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hello darling

1:33 am

Kamanjah

I'm getting my house painted this week. I can't wait to see it finished! Michael started changing the trim from blue to red. Then everything stalled for obvious reasons. I finally got all the dry rot fixed and it is ready for new paint.

1:33 am

Kamanjah

*hugs* Rose. I hope you are feeling better.

1:33 am

sprite

oh wow Kam, major steps forward!

1:33 am

grannyrose

lovely kam. glad to see you are managing to move forward. this is a major step for you.

1:34 am

grannyrose

Hey Kam. feeling a little better. still achy, and coughing and wheezing though.

1:34 am

Kamanjah

Major steps for sure! The paint finishes fixing the outside of the house. It has been hard, but I can't stay stalled any longer.

1:35 am

sprite

Kam, tell her she needs to keep on taking things very easy for a while longer.

1:35 am

grannyrose

so what colours have you chosen Kam?

1:35 am

Kamanjah

Rose, take it very easy until you feel good!

1:35 am

sprite

I applaud your courage, Kam. Not easy to move forward after suffering such a loss. You rock.

1:35 am

sprite

and now you listen to Kam, Rose!

1:36 am

grannyrose

* humming very loudly * looks at ceiling... gee i like what you've done there Sprite, Kam...

1:36 am

Kamanjah

I'm sticking with the off-white, but the trim is a deep barn red. I got new gutters a couple of years ago, but so much siding and other dry rot needed replacing and it took me a bit to find the right handyman. I found a great guy! I now have cold water in the kitchen too!

1:37 am

sprite

awesome, Kam!

1:37 am

sprite

*pulls Rose's nose down, stares into her eyes and repeats for the last time: You Pace Yourself, You Hear!?*

1:38 am

sprite

I love the combination of off-white and dark red

1:38 am

grannyrose

sounds lovely Kam. and running water in your kitchen too.

1:38 am

Kamanjah

No relapses allowed, dear Rose!

1:38 am

grannyrose

WHAT DID YOU SAY SPRITE? CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THIS HUMMING...

1:39 am

sprite

yes you can, and you did. Now behave.

1:39 am

grannyrose

pffft... behaving is for woosies.

1:40 am

sprite

and for girls who wanna stay undamaged

1:40 am

grannyrose

* puts hand up * permission to fetch a cold drink please?

1:40 am

Kamanjah

I had hot water, just not cold - there was an old part that was leaking, so the cold had to be turned off years ago. It wasn't too bad to live with because the hot water takes a long time to get to the kitchen..

1:40 am

Kamanjah

Go fetch your cold drink and enjoy!

1:41 am

sprite

yes you may

1:41 am

grannyrose

thank-you Kam. * smirks at sprite *

1:42 am

sprite

I dealt with two teenagers, I can handle you

1:45 am

mattygroves

Morning all! What the heck are the stats for the QU, please?

1:45 am

sprite

Qu5/18, and hi :)

1:46 am

grannyrose

qu 5/18, u is the only vowel, rest is consonants

1:46 am

grannyrose

hmmph, sprite. only two teenagers? you haven't lived...

1:46 am

mattygroves

Thank you both - looking now! How are y'all? (PS, coming to Australia at Christmas)

1:46 am

mattygroves

Found it, thanks!

1:47 am

grannyrose

oohhh, goodie. a mattygroves christmas.

1:58 am

sprite

hm yeah, only two teenagers, but since Tim counted for 7, I have you beat.

1:59 am

sprite

and Rob says hi and thank you for the pain sprays etc, he is looking forward to unwrapping them tomorrow and says to tell you you are so sweet to do that for him.

2:01 am

grannyrose

poor Tim... and Rob is so welcome. I hope it all helps him, and you of course.

2:02 am

sprite

lol @ poor Tim... do you remember the shenanigans he was up to? Am so glad he is all grown up now. He told us Thank You for not giving up on me.

2:03 am

grannyrose

yeah, i remember. but between you both, he survived.

2:04 am

sprite

he did, and we did, and our bond is all the stronger for it. And I mean, really... giving up on your kid? Never. Not gonna happen.

2:05 am

grannyrose

speaking of survival... how on God's green earth have other couples survived when both have covid, and must isolate together, with an indefinite end in sight?

2:05 am

sprite

in a small caravan to boot. Yeah, I know. We did, and it wasn't too hard.

2:06 am

sprite

you will survive, honey. Just keep some boundaries in place and don't let Don walk all over you.

2:07 am

grannyrose

i've worked out that i have had absolutely no time to myself at all since this caper started. except in sleep of course, and i can't do that 24/7 can I?

2:07 am

sprite

yeah, that is one of those things. You will only get time for yourself when you claim it.

2:08 am

Kamanjah

I'm blessed that covid bypassed me. When Michael was in ICU during covid, they only let me see him once. it was the day I had to decide to end life support. It was the most awful day of my life. He didn't have covid.

2:08 am

sprite

*hugs Kam real close*

2:09 am

grannyrose

and the time when i need him to hang around, i.e. when showering, because of my inability to stay upright at the best of times, he decides to meander off outside where he can't hear me calling.

2:09 am

sprite

so demand he stays with you, sweetie. This is unacceptable.

2:10 am

grannyrose

* hugging Kam gently * such a difficult decision to make.

2:10 am

Kamanjah

*hugs Sprite back*
I'm still raw sometimes and it has been nearly 4 years. At least I'm starting to accept the new life I have.

2:11 am

sprite

Kam, of course you are raw still. Mourning takes time. Losing a love like yours, that will take years. You are brave for taking the steps you are taking.

2:11 am

Kamanjah

Rose, he has to be there when you shower! If you fall, he has to be there!!!

2:12 am

grannyrose

i really have to stop complaining about Don. just thinking of my life without him drives me to despair.

2:12 am

sprite

exactly, Kam. I have been trying to tell Rose. Stop expecting, start demanding. And if he doesn't want to do it, well, he can fend for himself for a day or two and see if he likes it.

2:13 am

sprite

darn... that Rob... he just sends me a picture of his breakfast... I was just in time to point out to him that he cannot eat beans. Jeezzzzzz.

2:14 am

sprite

Rose, there is a whole world between accepting being treated badly and living without him.

2:14 am

grannyrose

my darling Kam. I wish i could offer you some comfort. something that is tangible. my heart weeps for you.

2:16 am

sprite

same here, Kam. Please feel free to tell us about your pain whenever you need. We both know that it will take a lot of time for it to stop hurting this much.

2:17 am

Kamanjah

You two have offered me much comfort over the years. I still get teary this time of year - fall comes, the anniversary of his passing is a week before my birthday and two weeks before his. I don't like October so much now. Too many memories.

2:17 am

grannyrose

sprite, honey. my first hubby ran the whole gauntlet of the abuse spectrum. i think that is why i accept the stuff from Don. he is no where near as bad as Peter was. at least no kids are being abused by Don. that was the hardest to bear.

2:18 am

sprite

it is hard, Kam, and even harder during those anniversary times. We are here, for what it is worth. With big hugs.

2:19 am

grannyrose

Kam, how can we help you? you have all the support we can give.

2:20 am

sprite

Rose, I know. That is why I keep trying to get you to stand up for yourself. You are worth being treated with love and respect. Don does love you. He just needs to be told where he doesn't show it. And since he is a spoilt little brat, that will take some conflict. As long as you keep kalm and firm, he will come around.

2:20 am

Kamanjah

You ladies have been wonderful to me!

2:20 am

sprite

we love you, Kam, and you deserve no less

2:22 am

grannyrose

what Sprite said, Kam.

2:23 am

Kamanjah

My grandson is coming to visit in about 3 or 4 weeks. I have to finalize the arrangements since he is in Colorado. I'm so excited to see him again! I haven't seen him since Michael's dad's funeral about 5 years ago.

2:26 am

grannyrose

lovely Kam. nice for him to spend some time, and ground himself what his grandpa left behind. being with his grandma will be special too. how old is he now?

2:26 am

sprite

oh wow that is wonderful!

2:27 am

Kamanjah

I can't keep the years straight, lol! He's either 28 or 29.

2:28 am

grannyrose

eeek... really?? my goodness when did he grow up?

2:32 am

Kamanjah

He's Michael's biological grandson. I love him to pieces! We talk all the time. There is a lot of his grandad's stuff he wants, so he can help get it packed up to ship to Colorado.
My biological grandson will be 13 in November.

2:33 am

sprite

that is so good. I am happy for you both.

2:33 am

sammysmom

kamanjah...... queston..... do you see stufff around your town about mark twain??

2:34 am

Kamanjah

Mark Twain? Of course! I'm in Calaveras County!

2:34 am

grannyrose

hey sammysmom

2:34 am

sprite

hi smom

2:41 am

sammysmom

figures........ i am related to eb white and nly met him nce andi get lots of questions about him. i did visit his father in a nursing home when i was a small kid . my dad took me,, the only thing recall of mteh vfavoirte shades mof green..

2:42 am

sprite

fireflies. *hugs* to my friends, and to you all a blessed day and a peaceful mind

2:42 am

sammysmom

hi sprite.. how ya doin??

2:42 am

sprite

peaceful night even

2:42 am

sprite

interesting, smom! I am fine, hope you are too.

2:42 am

sammysmom

yup.

2:42 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!! hope you feel better soon. xxxx

2:43 am

Kamanjah

I like peaceful mind! I helps sleep!

2:44 am

Kamanjah

It, not I

2:46 am

sammysmom

liatening to

2:46 am

sammysmom

daniel o'donnel.. love his sisnging!!!

5:06 am

MollyL

ep6/7 were new ones for me. Chemistry words. It figures.

7:04 am

aslindy

hello all

7:22 am

Kiani

hello

7:23 am

aslindy

how's it going?

7:23 am

Kiani

v light sensitive today, prolly going to go into full migraine if the meds don't stop it

7:23 am

aslindy

hope they work quickly, then

7:24 am

Kiani

was playing a game last night and made such a stupid mistake - saved over a save slot that I needed to keep in that other state. Was so annoyed

7:25 am

aslindy

how annoying for you

7:27 am

Kiani

the game does this usually very helpful thing of pulling your most recent save up to the top of the list. But that meant I didn't move down the list quite far enough to avoid that save file the next time

7:27 am

Kiani

I'm about 80% thru the game at this point, and I may have totally borked it. :( We shall see.

7:30 am

Kiani

how about you? feeling better still?

7:30 am

aslindy

yes, much better, thanks

7:31 am

Kiani

I know Urchin will be glad when you're out here and she can sleep in her own bed lol

7:31 am

aslindy

yes, I'm sure. I'll be glad to be there, too!

7:31 am

Kiani

oh yeah that too :P

7:32 am

aslindy

it was 14 years ago today you moved out there

7:35 am

Kiani

yep, my work-iversary is on the 4th

7:46 am

Kiani

HA ok - I wanted to lower the brightness on my monitors, so I went into the Settings page and chose the monitor and tried to lower it. No matter which one I chose, it only applies to the main laptop screen. So helpful.

7:47 am

aslindy

that's weird

7:53 am

mael

my kingdom for a -grate in this grid

7:57 am

Kiani

I love these bigger grids tho at least. More fun since I can only do it for a few mins at a time for most of the day

8:00 am

aslindy

wow I have no idea on that Qu

8:00 am

Scrabbler

qu + 3 consonants = qu5/18

8:00 am

mael

qu5

8:00 am

aslindy

monkeyed it, though

8:01 am

mael

we have it quite often, it took me a minute to remember which order the consonants go in haha

8:01 am

aslindy

thanks for the clues which I didn't even see :)

8:01 am

aslindy

I have never seen it before

8:02 am

mael

there is a LOT of Latin, Greek, and Italian in this grid

8:02 am

mael

(not the qu, that's arabic I think)

8:13 am

aslindy

well I would not get most of these words without the list

8:16 am

aslindy

or I could ask for a lot of clues, but that seems excessive

8:27 am

rururocks

oh we get the excessive clue people..

8:29 am

aslindy

oh sure, I've seen them. I try not to be one.

8:30 am

rururocks

good for you... it's appreciated

8:39 am

dan2bit

morning all! could i have just stats for the 4th row E?

8:40 am

rururocks

ep6/24

8:40 am

dan2bit

thanks ruru

8:41 am

rururocks

there's a seven too.. plural

8:41 am

dan2bit

yep got em

8:44 am

aslindy

fireworks for me

8:45 am

aslindy

have fun all

8:46 am

rururocks

bye lindy

8:56 am

phaeton

have to go back and pl everything!

9:03 am

ChampFit

Yep. I know i missed a few on the first pass.

9:03 am

rururocks

yeah when the s is hidden

9:03 am

moolingwa

morning

9:06 am

rururocks

hi mool

9:06 am

moolingwa

hey ru, happy Monday

9:07 am

rururocks

easy day for me today.. mostly taking it off

9:11 am

moolingwa

nice!

9:11 am

welki

'morning, gents

9:11 am

moolingwa

hey welk

9:11 am

rururocks

hiya welki

9:14 am

rururocks

mael wasn't kidding there's a lot of foreign language stuff in here.. (latin especially)

9:15 am

moolingwa

je ne comprend pas

9:15 am

MollyL

Dominus vobiscum

9:17 am

rururocks

tu finirais par l'avoir mool

9:20 am

moolingwa

I have a lot of 5s and 6s left

9:22 am

BzznBea

Hello, friends

9:23 am

moolingwa

hey B

9:23 am

moolingwa

pimae

9:23 am

moolingwa

oops

9:24 am

rururocks

morning bea

9:34 am

saanichcat

good morning ru, good morning everybody!

9:36 am

welki

hi bea, saanich

9:46 am

BzznBea

phantom - magpie

9:58 am

rururocks

HI Saan

10:03 am

origami

good morning

10:07 am

rururocks

hi ori

10:26 am

BzznBea

This one is rather tough.

10:28 am

rururocks

not really bea helps to walk away and come back

10:32 am

rururocks

have to go get a tetanus shot this am.. ugh

10:32 am

BzznBea

Take some pain reliever before you go.

10:32 am

BzznBea

I have to schedule flue and Covid

10:33 am

BzznBea

flu

10:33 am

jesdraggon

morning folks

10:34 am

BzznBea

Hey, jes.

10:34 am

origami

Hi jes

10:34 am

rururocks

hi jes

10:34 am

jesdraggon

how goes the battle?

10:35 am

rururocks

it's not a battle for me anymore.. just small skirmishes

10:35 am

rururocks

:D

10:36 am

jesdraggon

well that's good :) I finally got my butt out of a super toxic work situation and now my biggest battles are winterizing the garden and cleaning up an old property, and it's SO NICE.

10:37 am

rururocks

wow.. I thought you had your own clinic?

10:37 am

rururocks

I have to winterize the garden.. I need ori's help though

10:38 am

origami

I'll help!

10:38 am

BzznBea

I'm glad you got out of that situation,jes.

10:38 am

jesdraggon

I did... and I sold it about 3 1/2 years ago to a corporation that promised they were "not like those other corporations; we really care about employees and want you to practice best medicine and we're definitely not just in it for the money".
I really wanted to just be a doctor and not deal with management, which I hated.

10:39 am

rururocks

VCA?

10:39 am

jesdraggon

well, turns out that was all lies start to finish and I spent the last 3 1/2 years on a daily fight with multiple levels of management.
No, Western Veterinary Partners.

10:39 am

jesdraggon

One of the associates used to work for VCA and says lots of the same shit, but that WVP is less organized about it, so it's even more randomly frustrating to work for.

10:39 am

rururocks

my friends sold their clinic to VCA and it ruined their lives.

10:40 am

rururocks

I wish I had a great local vet here, but there just isn't anyone. I have to drive over an hour and a half to VCA in Sonoma

10:41 am

jesdraggon

I can believe it. If I didn't own the property I'd probably be a real wreck right now because I'm way too burnt to want to get another job (and wouldn't want to work for either of the other clinics in the county anyway), but we'll still have rental income from the clinic so no big pressure on that

10:43 am

rururocks

you'd be proud of me as I've been kind of heaviy involved with a rescue organization here in Napa.. Jameson Humane... rescues all kinds of critters

10:43 am

BzznBea

This I'll take your advice, ru. I'm walkiing away for a bit. Need to run errands before it starts raining AGAIN!

10:43 am

jesdraggon

Resisting the ur4 to bring them all home with you?

10:43 am

jesdraggon

have fun, bea!

10:44 am

rururocks

I rescued two labradors.. that's plenty of work

10:45 am

jesdraggon

yeah but I bet you love every minute of it :)

10:45 am

rururocks

the two clingiest dogs ever.. yeah I love it.. they're great dogs

10:47 am

jesdraggon

what are their names?

10:48 am

rururocks

Buddy and Annie

10:48 am

rururocks

(also known as the Budster and Anniebannanie

10:49 am

jesdraggon

ahah, cute!

10:49 am

rururocks

I didn't change their names. what they had kind of worked for them.

10:50 am

rururocks

I'll email you a couple of pics later once i get my shot.

10:51 am

rururocks

I gotta run.. time to jump in the shower and get it together

10:51 am

rururocks

good to see you .. I think I'm not on-line when you pop in usually

10:51 am

jesdraggon

I think my big dog days are likely done, I've turned into that old weirdo that dresses her little dogs up and lets them ride in a carry bag ;)

10:52 am

jesdraggon

Yeah, I'm kind of random about when I'm here. Have fun getting jabbed!

10:53 am

rururocks

that is being a weirdo.. I wondered where all those old crazy "Dog" ladies came from :D

10:53 am

rururocks

Good thing you don't live in Ohio.. they eat dogs there I've heard :D

10:54 am

jesdraggon

heheh. well, mine came from a rescue dog after all her hair fell out when I bathed her, and she got cold. And turned out I thought it was fun.

10:54 am

rururocks

yeah.. one of our rescue dogs lost a ton of hair, just from the stress of being in foster homes.

10:55 am

rururocks

we had to do a ton of cortisone to get him settled

10:56 am

jesdraggon

this was a pekingese, she had a horrible skin reaction and ended up with a reverse rooster-comb, just a bald strip of scarred skin down her back where the hair never grew back in.

10:56 am

rururocks

aw... that's too bad

10:57 am

rururocks

Pekinese are strange little dogs

10:57 am

jesdraggon

one of a long long list of problems that poor dog had, but she looked like an ewok so I had to get her a star wars shirt... and reflective puffy jacket for going out at night... and then more cute sweaters and smart-ass t-shirts...

10:58 am

rururocks

ha... i can just picture it

10:58 am

jesdraggon

and when she died, I had a huge stash of dog clothes, so I had to get a dog that fit them, right? (spouse despairs!)

11:00 am

rururocks

well ... really got to go.. I'm glad you're out of a toxic situation.. life is too short to be miserable.

11:00 am

jesdraggon

skritches to the puppers for me!

1:41 pm

BzznBea

namaste

2:14 pm

moolingwa

rehi

3:22 pm

hokie carla

Howdy. Got power back last night and have been hoping for internet all day before I started playing this on my phone but they keep pushing back the estimated repair time

3:26 pm

MollyL

Glad you have power. Hope you get internet soon.

3:29 pm

hokie carla

Thanks. It really does make you feel cut off from the world. We have no tv without internet too

5:24 pm

mkg

Hi all. Back for more. Any clues for the 8s welcome.

5:28 pm

mkg

Any help with q word??????very strange.

5:29 pm

mkg

Oh monkeys got it. So not a real word

5:42 pm

MollyL

It's a word we have all the time

5:45 pm

rastapopolous

more currency, no worse than dinar or shekel

5:46 pm

mkg

None should be allowed in the grid. Thats my thoughts.

5:46 pm

mkg

Ty got it.

5:49 pm

mkg

Any clues for word 4th row E in fifth column?

6:02 pm

MollyL

ep6 and 7

6:42 pm

wingding

carla, where are you in the country ? just got power on

6:53 pm

penquis

still here, carla?

7:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

stumbling in (hi all)

7:03 pm

penquis

hi gwen...

7:05 pm

wingding

only asked cause when sandy came through we lost power for 6 days, i was lucky enough to have 3 generators and 40g of gas, i shared with all the ppl arnd me ...

7:06 pm

penquis

glad you are ok, wingding...

7:23 pm

penquis

well i am done...goodnight all....

7:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg penquis !!!!!!!!

7:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

2/3 done, 60 to go, still don't have nbt

7:30 pm

hokie carla

Wingding, if you’re still here I am in SC at the NC line, about 40 min from Asheville. Where are you? My brother’s power is still out in VA on the TN border.

7:32 pm

hokie carla

Still no internet so I will leave my remaining words in the bucket

7:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hope your get your power back asap!

7:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

41 to go, good luck everyone, night

8:41 pm

hurshy

hi

9:04 pm

hurshy

anyone here? and if so, anything about the lowest E?

9:25 pm

hurshy

went to list, got 'em, finished

10:37 pm

dcseain

SW VA has been devastated with floods and tornados due to Helene. Power is out in most of VA from Roanoke to the south and West.

10:53 pm

dcseain

I've known the word meme since 1997. But it's still not in ENABLE, and it's broken wide since then.

11:12 pm

NANCY

clue for ma 6 please

11:17 pm

NANCY

NM

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