12:16 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:18 am
Aloyisius
ty lickety
12:51 am
sprite
morning babblers
12:57 am
sprite
ks killed
1:01 am
grannyrose
and * hugs * my dearest sprite. a peaceful night had by all?
1:02 am
sprite
hello my darling. Yes, ROb is sleeping like a baby. I am awake often in the night, and usually for a while. But that is normal.
1:03 am
sprite
how are you guys doing in the heat?
1:06 am
grannyrose
I have permission from my vicar to worship the A/C.
1:06 am
sprite
lololol call it the ruagh and you are set
1:07 am
grannyrose
i am guessing you are going to have to reset your body clock after ye4s of lying there waiting for Rob's next breath.
1:07 am
sprite
I wake up because of the pain in my body. SNAFU
1:09 am
grannyrose
btw?? that breathing issue i am having?? my CCf has decided to rear it's rather ugly head. i started a quite moist cough, in the mornings. got on the scales and have put on 8kg in the last week. AND my RIGHT foot is swollen. that doesn't happen a lot at all.
1:10 am
sprite
that is not good, sweetie. Straight to the doctor.
1:11 am
grannyrose
so i have taken extra water pills as per cardiologists instructions. i do that for three days. if the weight doesn't come down, i'm off to hospital to be dried out.
1:12 am
sprite
okay. Unless you get more problems, then straight to doc
1:12 am
grannyrose
absolutely. i promise. drowning is not an option.
1:13 am
sprite
no4. Not an option at all.
1:18 am
grannyrose
bbs. have to put meals order before i forget.
1:18 am
sprite
okay sweetie
1:22 am
grannyrose
and done. Christmas has me totally confused with the delivery dates. Fortunately i have a Don who can work it out...lol
1:24 am
grannyrose
and the second dose of medication is working rather well..
1:24 am
sprite
*giggles* good man Don. We do not celebrate Xmas so we are free from all the stress. Will be cooking two dishes we save for this time of year though. A beef stew and a lamb stew. Dutch for the beef and Irish for the lamb.
1:24 am
sprite
ah good. Go pee. :D
1:25 am
grannyrose
thank-you ma'am. * toddles off to the bathroom *
1:29 am
grannyrose
phew. made it. that brought some sweat to the brow, trying to run without running...lol
1:29 am
sprite
oh ikr? those quiet desperate moments, lol
1:30 am
grannyrose
* giggle *
1:30 am
sprite
now that we live downstairs, we do not have to walk the stairs to go to the bathroom. But to get to it, we do need to climb one step. That one step... sometimes is one too many :)
1:31 am
grannyrose
oh i know that feeling so well. for me it is getting up off the chair.
1:32 am
grannyrose
and silly as it seems, if i walk a little bent over, it seems to take the pressure off.
1:33 am
sprite
it does. You get to be so creative, once age starts kicking in...
1:36 am
sprite
new word for the dictionary: pupart. Doggie paintings.
1:37 am
grannyrose
very paw pun....lolol
1:38 am
grannyrose
put it in the list. it's a good one
1:51 am
grannyrose
WTG DIZGRANNIE !!
1:56 am
sprite
fireflies. Fun grid, if you do not count the Ks.
1:57 am
grannyrose
* hugs * sprite
1:57 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE !!
1:58 am
grannyrose
but k's are your favourite.. lol... :-P
1:58 am
sprite
Bad rose. Baaaaaad rose!
1:59 am
sprite
*hugs* my darling. Take care. Keep close watch on the breathing etc.
1:59 am
grannyrose
xoxoxox my darling
5:38 am
MollyL
21 slap you in the face degrees here in DC metro land. Thank God for thermals.
6:08 am
ChampFit
That wasn't so bad! Enjoy!
7:28 am
penquis
it's 8 degrees here....hello all...
7:31 am
rururocks
cold here too not that cold however
7:32 am
penquis
our high today is supposed to be in the single digits...
7:34 am
rururocks
52 here right now but wet
7:35 am
penquis
fortunately, I don't have to go out today...
7:35 am
rururocks
i'm going for a hike if it's not pouring
7:36 am
rururocks
and then some ex-husbandly duties
7:36 am
penquis
i hope you enjoy your hike...
7:37 am
rururocks
thanks.. hopefully this storm will break.. we've had a ton of rain of late
7:37 am
penquis
we are the opposite...some drought....
7:38 am
MollyL
I had some Bailey's in my coffee this morning to ward off the chill
7:38 am
rururocks
I haven't tasted Bailey's in years and years
7:40 am
rururocks
how many calories in a shot of that stuff?
7:41 am
MollyL
Always worrying about your girlish figure
7:42 am
rururocks
147 for a shot and a half
7:42 am
rururocks
do you think my butt is too big?
7:42 am
mael
that's what we used to drink when we thought alcohol was disgusting but we should because we could
7:42 am
mael
we were 14 and in bars, trying to be cool lol
7:43 am
MollyL
Seriously, I know women who don't think about calories as much as you do, Ru
7:43 am
mael
(drinking age was 14 in Italy when I was a kid, it's 18 now)
7:43 am
rururocks
14 ? yikes mael
7:43 am
MollyL
Laughing at a shot and a half. Ru knows my pour
7:43 am
mael
honestly though? kids didn't go out and get smashed
7:44 am
rururocks
you probably don't know too many 240 pound women either molly
7:44 am
mael
we just had a few sips of whatever we could stomach (baileys or amaretto) and called it a day
7:44 am
mael
it's much worse in the US where the kids sneak it
7:44 am
MollyL
240 for your height is not exactly obese
7:45 am
MollyL
In Italy kids drink wine from the bottle
7:45 am
mael
seriously Ru
7:45 am
rururocks
it's tubby but only slightly obese I should be 200 pounds
7:45 am
mael
i bet that you're not even tubby
7:46 am
MollyL
With all that hiking and healthy eating, I doubt it
7:46 am
rururocks
when I went to the beach in Scotland a bunch of marine biologists put wet towels on me Mael
7:47 am
mael
that's because they were worried, they don't deal with west coast fauna very often
7:48 am
mael
they were concerned you'd taken the wrong at the panama canal. I be they also took you to the pub after
7:48 am
rururocks
it's when they tried to push me back in the ocean that...
7:48 am
rururocks
I put a stop to it :D
7:49 am
mael
it's effing freezing in scotland so I hear ya
7:49 am
mael
oh hey I found potato pancakes
7:49 am
rururocks
it would be now for sure.. I'm definitely going back there
7:50 am
mael
it's currently 9 degrees here in MA
7:50 am
rururocks
wow.. nippy
7:50 am
mael
our chickens are confused as to why they've been stuffed in a freezer
7:51 am
rururocks
talk about clutching your pearls
7:53 am
bichon
same here mael [ct]
7:54 am
mael
stay warm today!
7:54 am
mael
too many Ps in this grid
7:54 am
bichon
heat's cranked up
7:56 am
rururocks
i keep my house about 66 degrees during the day
7:56 am
bichon
When I say cranked up I mean 66
7:57 am
MollyL
My little HVAC unit has to work to keep it 68 in here.
7:57 am
rururocks
any higher and my pg and e bills are enormous
7:58 am
mael
see you all later! braving the outside for chores
7:58 am
rururocks
good luck mael
7:58 am
MollyL
I have been running the heat so much this month PEPCO is probably going to put a lien on my condo
8:13 am
rururocks
i know.. my electric bills are insane out here.. and they just keep asking for price increases and getting them.
8:26 am
penquis
taking a break...bbl to finish...bye all...
8:47 am
aslindy
hello all
8:54 am
aslindy
phantom people
8:54 am
aslindy
not to be confused with ghosts
9:21 am
hurshy
gmornin gmornin gmornin
9:22 am
MollyL
Hurshy is speaking in tongues again
9:24 am
phaeton
whew...K's knocked out!
9:27 am
phaeton
is my icon kids?
9:27 am
hurshy
idk, the one i see in the chat is too small to tell. then when i click i see a snowflake
9:28 am
phaeton
thanks...that's what its supposed to be
9:29 am
hokie carla
yeah, I see the snowflake when I click your profile but the old one here in the chat. will do a hard refresh.
9:29 am
hokie carla
now it's here
9:31 am
hurshy
Fs Finished!
9:37 am
hurshy
i'm missing one K, phae, any guesses?
9:38 am
hurshy
(have 1 ke, 1 kr, the rest ka)
9:38 am
welki
'morning, folks
9:38 am
hokie carla
welki!
9:39 am
phaeton
yep...that's all there is 8 ka's
9:39 am
hurshy
i have the 5/22, unless there is more than one
9:40 am
phaeton
nope...ka6/30?
9:40 am
hurshy
aha, that's the one
9:40 am
phaeton
ka5x2 the rest are 4's
9:40 am
hurshy
not kaftan today
9:41 am
phaeton
no...martial arts
9:41 am
hurshy
*bonks self on head with fish*
9:41 am
hurshy
2nd row grey!
9:43 am
hurshy
phantom: leper
9:48 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! bertie wooster's friend who is also engaged to his cousin Angela
9:53 am
hurshy
phantom: teapot
9:54 am
hokie carla
no idea.
HOET and 34 left for later.
12-10-10-2
9:55 am
hokie carla
congrats
9:56 am
phaeton
ty...hagd
9:57 am
crosshair
Good morning, Babblers. :)
9:57 am
hurshy
morning crossy
9:57 am
hokie carla
hey crossy
9:59 am
hokie carla
just found my missing O, of course it was the normal one
10:00 am
hurshy
left col grey!
10:04 am
crosshair
Found a style of beard. :)
10:04 am
hokie carla
I actually saw that one today. usually miss it.
10:05 am
crosshair
Stats for fourth column A, please.
10:05 am
hurshy
ar4/8 and a couple of ar5/10s
10:07 am
hokie carla
well, I didn't have that, thanks
10:07 am
rbud
just done. le5 something new every day, they say - I looked up a few more than usual.
10:07 am
welki
glad to help :)
10:07 am
hokie carla
congrats, rbud
10:10 am
hokie carla
well, 25 now. 6-8-9-2
H
FF EE
LLLLL A TTT P
H PPPPP U
P Y A
really getting to work. TTFN.
10:14 am
hurshy
whew, that was a big gust of wind
10:17 am
hurshy
idk why you list what you're missing right before you leave
10:17 am
hurshy
i could clue some of those but you're not there to clue them to
10:22 am
medusa
does anyone have a clue for th al5 please?
10:22 am
hurshy
hebrew first letter
10:24 am
medusa
dont know hebrew!
10:24 am
hurshy
well it's somewhat similar to the greek one
10:25 am
lshult
cant believe i didn't get the al5
10:25 am
hurshy
we're all subject to fishiness
10:26 am
hurshy
medusa if you can't get it, google psalm 119 and look at the very first section header
10:27 am
medusa
is that not 4? I need the 5
10:27 am
hurshy
no, it is not 4, it is 5
10:27 am
medusa
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
10:28 am
hurshy
do the google thing i said
10:28 am
medusa
Got it. Thank you!
10:29 am
hurshy
have ea7, anyone got the other 7?
10:32 am
hurshy
phantom: taupe
10:40 am
mkg
Any help for either seven welcome. Ty
10:41 am
hurshy
certain winter hats have built in ea7s on the sides
10:42 am
hurshy
top row grey!
10:44 am
mkg
Go hurshy!!!!!!
10:48 am
mkg
Still dont see sevens.
11:05 am
mkg
got one. Done for the day.
11:56 am
hokie carla
okay, opinions please...if you asked someone to personalize a blanket with name and designs right before Xmas, what would you pay? (you provided the blanket, so they only have their supplies and time/labor)
11:57 am
hokie carla
I was thinking about asking $25 and was worried she would think it's too much. 🤣. Thanks.
11:57 am
hokie carla
It only took me about 2 hours or maybe less.
11:57 am
Sophie214
normal fee X 2
11:59 am
hokie carla
in the craft groups they say supplies x 3 for normal times (i.e. not rush). not sure how to break down my supplies - sublimation paper and ink. I printed 6 pages. how do you even quantify that?
12:01 pm
hokie carla
ok, just read $1/page. so that would be $6x3 so $18. I think I'll just tell her $25 and be done.
12:04 pm
medusa
is there a clue for la5 please?
12:05 pm
BzznBea
potato pancake
12:07 pm
medusa
thank you
12:33 pm
Gillie
pe7 is a kind of flounder, apparently (if anyone was wondering)
12:44 pm
medusa
dont have that yet. lol
1:01 pm
hokie carla
me either
1:01 pm
hokie carla
and wondering which of the P's it comes from
1:48 pm
crosshair
Carla, I have been in retail in one form or another for 44 years, and when it comes to hime businesses or side hustles, I reccommend my "33%" rule, and it is as follows:
1:50 pm
crosshair
33%is the cost of your item, 33% is your materials needed and overhead, and the final 33%should be profit. The remaining 1% goes to the retail gods--wherever they may be.
1:50 pm
crosshair
Since the blanket is proveded you remove that cost from the equasion.
1:57 pm
crosshair
So, if a ten dollar blanket (provied) needed ten dollars worth of materials for your sewing work, you would add ten dollars for profit, and charge your friend twenty dollars. This covers your material and your time--assuming it is all "off the books" and taxes are not an issue.
1:59 pm
crosshair
Of course, I may be full of shait, but it is my "two cents worth" such as it is.
2:01 pm
crosshair
This formulae works really well when you are a reseller who likes to cull.the charity shops
2:05 pm
hokie carla
thanks!
2:10 pm
crosshair
This; however, goes out the window if you made a quilt that took six months to make because you could never get the money out of it for time invested. You are suck with material costs plus charging what the current market will bear.
2:23 pm
hokie carla
bye bea
2:24 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I have told people they couldn't afford me to make them a t-shirt quilt because those are so time-intensive
3:13 pm
crosshair
Yup, even at minimum wage per hour, a handmade quilt would be thousands of dollars.
3:13 pm
crosshair
That is why when gifted they are gifts from the heart.
3:17 pm
Sophie214
yes why I will never get rid of the quilts my grandmother made......all of what would have been her great Great grandchildren got one
3:18 pm
crosshair
Yup, each is unique, and totally irreplaceable.
3:23 pm
crosshair
This grid is kicking my arse! :(
3:58 pm
Freeman
tu6, please?
4:25 pm
vashongin
tu6 sounds like a town in Mississippi
4:26 pm
vashongin
is a town in Mississippi
4:28 pm
crosshair
Ty vapsh
4:28 pm
crosshair
Vashongin*
4:30 pm
crosshair
Interesting, we joined Babble the same year.
4:32 pm
Gillie
Using crossy's formula, carla will be paying herself $10 an hour, approximately - plenty of money!
4:32 pm
crosshair
It is not a perfect formulae, but for resellers it works very well.
4:32 pm
Gillie
Sorry - $5 an hour
4:33 pm
Gillie
($10 for 2 hours work)
4:34 pm
Freeman
does the pe7 come off the pe12 before it?
4:34 pm
crosshair
When I had my gas station I was making one cent a litre on fuel but 300% on a bottle of water--go figure.
4:35 pm
Gillie
Well, I'm guessing you were selling a lot less water
4:35 pm
crosshair
Many would not believe it, but as an agent you basically make nothing on fuel, and have to try and make your living on the c-store.
4:36 pm
crosshair
I bought a 24 pack of water for $2.50, and sold it for a dollar a bottle.
4:37 pm
crosshair
Margin on dmokes was ten cents.
4:37 pm
crosshair
Smokes*
4:38 pm
Gillie
I certainly hope you were managing to make more than $5 an hour - last time I worked for that little, I was in school, and it was many years ago
4:39 pm
crosshair
Gas business was fifteen years of hell. :/
4:40 pm
vashongin
I have no idea about the pe 7
4:40 pm
jesdraggon
afternoon all
4:40 pm
crosshair
Hiwdy, jes.
4:41 pm
jesdraggon
I kinda like hiwdy :)
4:42 pm
crosshair
Love my tablet, but it can be a pain to type on.
4:42 pm
jesdraggon
oh, i hate laptop keyboards
4:42 pm
jesdraggon
tablets must be even worse
4:43 pm
crosshair
Irun so warm that if i get my fingers to a half inch of the screen they keys activate.
4:44 pm
jesdraggon
!!!
that would drive me up a wall
4:44 pm
jesdraggon
i'm the opposite, so cold machines don't believe i'm alive
4:44 pm
crosshair
So I have to be directly over the key before i get close.
4:45 pm
crosshair
My beloved is the same as you, jess. Her hands are so cold that I have to use remotes for her because they ignore her touch.
4:46 pm
crosshair
..but give it five minutes and she is sweating bullets. :)
4:47 pm
crosshair
Imlike to say "Hit and cold enough for you, hun?"
4:50 pm
crosshair
On the ither side of the coin, she is fine in hot weather, but I end up a walking heat rash that has to gobble salt tablets.
4:52 pm
jesdraggon
i just die in heat. apparently even more prone to heat strokes having had one. yay.
4:54 pm
Freeman
pe7, please?
4:55 pm
vashongin
I already had it...no problem from me :)
4:55 pm
vashongin
then I almost did the same thing on my next word
4:56 pm
vashongin
I still don't have the pe7
4:57 pm
jesdraggon
sorry freeman, haven't got it either
5:03 pm
MollyL
pe7 starts with animal friend ends with a coughing sound
5:04 pm
vashongin
thanks Molly!!!
5:09 pm
Freeman
Thanks Molly but can't figure out the caughing sound
5:11 pm
vashongin
it's the first ra 4/4
5:13 pm
Freeman
thanks got it
5:14 pm
Freeman
sorry again making the same stupid mistake
5:19 pm
jesdraggon
thanks molly
6:08 pm
jesdraggon
NBT/NBS
6:08 pm
jesdraggon
and half way
6:16 pm
dan2bit
4 left, all P's
6:21 pm
dan2bit
and finished! thanks all cluers