12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
joansiebone
Thanks Lickety
12:21 am
Rainiqui
wh 7, ch 7
12:31 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs, wh 8 - animal
12:32 am
sprite
morning babblers
12:58 am
grannyrose
good morning dear spritey. how are things on your side of the world? xox
1:00 am
sprite
hi sweetie *hugs*
Could be better. Rob keeps improving, that is the good part. He woke me up three times last night though. Last time by launching a metal tray. Nero was so scared he jumped on the bed and sat shaking against me, all tangled up in the mosquito net. And I, of course, in a full blown panic attack. After which the man went to sleep and Nero and I were awake for a lonnnnng time.
1:03 am
grannyrose
was he asleep when he threw the tray?
1:04 am
grannyrose
and you poor love. i can so understand being woken like that. good grief! when do they say he will be able to walk again?
1:04 am
sprite
nope, getting ready for bed. It is a loose metal tray that he has hung under his desk. It has fallen several times already. So he will either fasten it today, or I will throw it out of the house. Expect a tiny mushroom cloud over boxtel in a few hours.
1:05 am
grannyrose
so totally understand. * getting out telescope *
1:06 am
sprite
yeah I was mad. He said sorry. I told him, I now have a full on panic attack, sorry doesn't make a *&(% bit of difference.
1:07 am
sprite
had to resort to calming and sleeping pills to get some sleep, which is something I very much do not want to do. That should be reserved for warzones like the fireworks on the New Year.
1:07 am
sprite
so, that is our little neck of the woods. How are things at your end?
1:08 am
grannyrose
things are actually on the improve here. i'm doing so much better. nose has stopped pouring, rattles and wheezes have pretty much gone. HRH on the other hand ..... he's playing to the max. tomorrow he gets to put his big boy pants on..
1:09 am
sprite
very good. You had to be hospitalized, for crying out loud. He can take that as a measure for him being not half as sick as he plays to be.
1:10 am
grannyrose
i'm sleeping from about 10pm to nearly 6am straight through. and even then i doze on and off for another hour.
1:10 am
sprite
you have some healing still to do! Darn it, girl, you had me worried sick. Am glad you are breathing better again.
1:11 am
grannyrose
i hear you, and don't forget the nurses twice/day, coming to give IV medication. i wonder if he thought it was all a show.
1:12 am
grannyrose
i can tell you now, so was I, worried that is. i didn't think i was ever going to breathe normally again. i make light of things as you know.
1:13 am
sprite
no, the little boy is jealous on all the attention you are getting. He should realise you would much much rather do without and breathing normally. I love Don but he pisses me off with always getting 'sick' and making a whole performance out of it, whenever you are dangerously ill.
1:13 am
grannyrose
two more days of high dose prednisolone, then i start weaning off it, which will take me about a week.
1:14 am
sprite
okay, I hope you will keep close watch on your breathing while weaning off. No repeat of last time. And when in doubt... CALL THE FREAKING DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY!
1:14 am
grannyrose
youngest child syndrome, do you think?
1:14 am
sprite
yep, no doubt. But stimulated beyond its years by people catering to it.
1:15 am
grannyrose
well the infection is gone, and the heart failure is back under control. just this asthma which is well on the way to behaving itself at last.
1:18 am
sprite
that is a very good thing. Still, you do NOT have a good reputation with me for taking good care of you and having your priorities right. I mean *mumbles under her breath about wanting to spend Xmas out of hospital so not contacting urgent care, while pretending to breathe. THrough grey foam no less. Mumble.*
1:18 am
grannyrose
hmmmm, strange. he just came home from being around at the church doing his stuff, came in puffing away. i got up and gave him a nebuliser. just now he went out of the room to get something, and is now sitting without any sign of puffing or wheezing. strange that. i had better keep an eye open.
1:19 am
sprite
he is a big boy. He can operate his own nebuliser. Just sayin'.
1:21 am
grannyrose
yuppers. and i can hear Kam saying how much she would love to have hubby there, sick and all. i really must learn to appreciate things more. i know this will pass, we have been here before. maybe tomorrow i will have a little relapse..
1:21 am
sprite
you can appreciate Don without catering to his childish attitude.
1:22 am
grannyrose
you know honey, one of us has to move to the other side of the world, permanently.
1:22 am
sprite
very very true
1:23 am
grannyrose
going for another drink, bbs
1:29 am
grannyrose
and back.
1:30 am
rebelsass
morning, babblers
1:30 am
sprite
hiya rebel
1:31 am
grannyrose
and that little trip just started me of again. got the nebuliser on. guess i won't be pretending tomorrow after all.
1:31 am
grannyrose
hey rebel. how's you doing honey?
1:32 am
sprite
you have to take care of yourself first. Don is a big boy.
1:32 am
rebelsass
I'm doing ok. I got a bid of sour news last night. I might not be able to finish school due to lack of financing.
1:32 am
grannyrose
i'm no good to anyone if i don't, right?
1:33 am
grannyrose
oh rebel, i am so sorry to read that.
1:33 am
sprite
oh that sucks! Will pray things will turn out better than that, rebel!
1:33 am
sprite
rose: nope honey, you won't be
1:34 am
rebelsass
thank you. I'll take all the prayers I can get. It's very much appreciated!
1:35 am
grannyrose
how many years to go, rebel? are you allowed to defer until finance is available to you?
1:37 am
rebelsass
My anticipated graduation date is 2028, and I don't know about deferremnt. I just got the email last night that I've reached the maximum amount I can borrow from FAFSA, the government, and that I have to look for financing elsewhere. and with my current credit score, it's not looking too promising.
1:38 am
sprite
am so so sorry. How very frustrating and devastating.
1:39 am
grannyrose
so you are on your own, rebel? no family? my god! why is education ALWAYS at the bottom of every governments priorities!
1:39 am
rebelsass
I'm considered a transfer senior, since I've already got over 200 credits from previous college experience from ovr 20 years ago, and now that I've just turned 50, I'm just trying to finish what I started and get a degree, but I had to baically start all over since NONE of my previous college credits would transfer over.
1:40 am
grannyrose
oh rebel, how heart breaking!
1:40 am
rebelsass
I live with my sister, my daughter lives in California, and we live in MIssissippi.
1:40 am
sprite
I had to give up my studies too for lack of funding. WIth working and a small donation from my parents, I could just scrape by. And then, of course, (Rose knows my parents), after a year in they withdrew their tiny donation and I was stuck. So I know a little bit of how you are feeling. It is awful.
1:41 am
sprite
so unfair, that. Financially they consider you a transfer, but academically you have to start over. I mean... jeezzzzzzz.
1:42 am
rebelsass
And I'm in the Theatre Liberal Arts program studying acting....my dream of what I want to do since I was young...
1:42 am
sprite
prayers going up to the Big Guy right now, rebel. May there be a way to live your dream.
1:43 am
rebelsass
thank you very much! very much appreciated. Looks like I'm going to have to wear down the shoe leather going to the banks...
1:43 am
grannyrose
i was one of the "lucky" ones. left home at 17. did my hospital-based training, and did my dream job my en6 working life.
1:44 am
grannyrose
* hugs * sprite. ... and... WTG SPRITE!!
1:44 am
sprite
*hugs* to you both. Poofing with prayers.
1:44 am
rebelsass
bye, sprite!
1:45 am
grannyrose
rebel, anyway of doing school part time, while you work part time?
1:50 am
rebelsass
I'm a disabled veteran, grannyrose. I can't work.
1:55 am
grannyrose
this gets worse and worse. i thought the US of A took better care of their vets than that. They certainly make a big deal of those who have served their country for heaven's sake. or is that just hooha?
1:58 am
rebelsass
Oh, they take care of their veterans, for sure. that is if you're discharged without a cloud over your head. I served under the CLinton administration, don't ask, don't tell; got assaulted twice, tried to report it, and was discharged for it. according to the military, i didn't serve long enough to receive my benefits, so i don't get them. i've tried many times for years to get them, and it's never worked.
2:02 am
grannyrose
that's so sad, rebel. couldn't you just shake the authorities?
2:04 am
rebelsass
i mean...it was my commanding officer that assaulted me the second time, so I had to go above his head to report him, and they didn't want to hear it.
2:07 am
grannyrose
oh rebel, you poor love! it's no fun being a woman in the forces. the women over here are finally learning to stand together and fight back. is there a support group available to you?
2:10 am
rebelsass
Yes. And I utilize it often. I also go to therapy, and I get medicinal therapy every other week in another state because it's not available here in the state I live in.
2:10 am
grannyrose
rebel, if you prefer to continue this privately, i am on FB as rose mccarthy. i'm in Melbourne, Australia. my pic is me on a miniature train, with my son in the forefront, and my three grandkids.
2:12 am
grannyrose
when you send me a friend request, i will then ask you to meet in messenger.
2:13 am
rebelsass
friend request sent!
2:14 am
grannyrose
just waiting for page to refresh.
2:19 am
grannyrose
gotcha!! lol
5:44 am
MollyL
el7...well, maybe mael will know that word but that's about it.
6:53 am
medusa
does anyone have stats for top y please?
6:53 am
montreal13
YA6/24
6:53 am
medusa
thank you. Do you have a clue for it please?
6:54 am
montreal13
no, sorry i dont...
6:54 am
medusa
ok. Thanks
6:56 am
MollyL
Sounds like the guy who hits the ball in a baseball game
6:56 am
montreal13
bbl for last 34 - have a great day all - poof
6:57 am
medusa
thank you. would you believe I just got the H version!
8:16 am
hokie carla
phantom yacht
*as seen on scooby doo
8:42 am
rururocks
phantom entity too.. (previously approved)
8:43 am
hokie carla
as usual was doing well on getting half on each until the bottom row
8:44 am
rururocks
there's a few doozies in this grid
8:44 am
hokie carla
somehow I managed to gray the v on first look
8:44 am
hokie carla
just making stuff up
8:46 am
hokie carla
I guess elven is not a word
8:50 am
hokie carla
too many phantom -each words to list
9:07 am
hurshy
elfin is a word tho hokie :)
9:08 am
mkg
Missing e words from fifth row E and fifth column E. Help welcome
9:10 am
hurshy
et4 to carve words or a delicate image into a surface such as metal
9:12 am
mkg
Got it and they hurshy
9:15 am
mkg
And ty hurshy.
9:25 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! NYC neighborhood with a film festival
9:35 am
hurshy
one day LetterBoxed told me "bitchier" was not a word
9:36 am
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
9:38 am
MollyL
el7 impossible word
9:40 am
hurshy
you mean that it means 'impossible' or that we need a clue
9:45 am
hurshy
Ts Toppled!!
9:47 am
doseffing
... as far as I can tell hurshy you'll need morewords ... I know that I did
9:48 am
hurshy
phantom: leeway
9:48 am
hurshy
ok, used MW and got it
9:48 am
hurshy
pretty sure we have had it before actually
9:50 am
BzznBea
Thanks, Molly.
9:51 am
hurshy
phantom: beach
9:53 am
MollyL
Having it before doesn't make it any easier to find
10:01 am
dcseain
thanks, Molly :)
10:04 am
hurshy
but it wouldn't be impossible to clue
10:04 am
dcseain
that girl has energy (clue)
10:05 am
hurshy
degeneres minus one of the double cons + tai ___
10:05 am
hurshy
yeah, see, we can do it
10:05 am
hurshy
with gratitude for the existence of chinese words
10:14 am
BzznBea
The 7s are nuts today.
10:14 am
hurshy
not many were called
10:14 am
hurshy
here are some others i found that i don't see in the chog
10:14 am
hurshy
at, ci, en, te
10:15 am
marksdolly
just found a bi7
10:17 am
marksdolly
attent
10:17 am
marksdolly
oops sorry
10:18 am
marksdolly
for that bi, a clergyman's cap
10:19 am
hurshy
thank goodness for search engines
10:19 am
hurshy
anyone else who doesn't know that word - sounds like a certain brand of guns
10:20 am
marksdolly
I've not seen that word before
10:20 am
hurshy
hokie said she finished V by making stuff up but i'm missing one
10:21 am
hurshy
have 5, 6, 4, 6
10:21 am
marksdolly
ve5, ve 6 2X, ve 4, then ve6
10:23 am
ChampFit
Got my last one...ends in a number hursh
10:23 am
hurshy
oh that wasn't the one i was missing champ, it was the 6 right after that
10:24 am
MollyL
Champ, how did you do with all the bad storms down your way?
10:25 am
ChampFit
The exciting tornadoes last week? It was wild and crazy, but we were all good.
10:25 am
hurshy
gotta watch out for things that start with "tor" and end with "do"
10:26 am
ChampFit
Suckers are sneaky!
10:27 am
hurshy
(i said that bc when you said tornadoes i immediately had pop into my head Katherine Hepburn precisely enunciation 'torpedos' in The African Queen)
10:27 am
hurshy
*enunciating
10:27 am
hurshy
never change your mind about phrasing halfway through a sentence
10:28 am
hurshy
anyone have all three top i words, or all three H words?
10:28 am
BzznBea
Second day this week we have hd intel
10:29 am
BzznBea
I have the I's
10:29 am
ChampFit
I only have 1 H word hursh...missing an I too
10:29 am
marksdolly
ic7it4/5
10:29 am
hurshy
aha i need ic7
10:29 am
BzznBea
You are probaby missing ic7
10:29 am
hurshy
ha4, hi6, champ
10:30 am
hurshy
is ic7 to do with fish?
10:30 am
marksdolly
ha4, hy7,, and hi6
10:30 am
BzznBea
And you are missing hy7.40
10:30 am
BzznBea
No, fossils
10:30 am
ChampFit
I swear I typed that ha4 but nooooooooooooooooo....
10:31 am
hurshy
thank goodness for MW i say for the thousandth time
10:31 am
marksdolly
they scraped the bottom for some of these words
10:31 am
ChampFit
Again with the number ending!
10:32 am
hurshy
well at least i only have one more 7 left now
10:34 am
hurshy
which is either B C L or R
10:34 am
ChampFit
There's a b...I looked
10:35 am
hurshy
yes but if it's the bi we just got from marksdolly then i have it
10:35 am
hurshy
and have 2 c7 also
10:36 am
marksdolly
the 7 I clued a few min ago, there is ch 7, and ci7
10:36 am
hurshy
ok then it is LE!!
10:37 am
cybernan
good morning everyone :)
10:38 am
hurshy
oh and of course it's one of the most normal of the 7s
10:38 am
hurshy
if you tied a rope to me i'd be a dope on a rope
10:39 am
ChampFit
Nah...you're just babble blind. Common malady!
10:40 am
ChampFit
Will have to finish later. Heading to a funeral, and just remembered they want us to wear colorful outfits. Gotta regroup and hit the road. Good luck!
10:59 am
BzznBea
Need to get something done. 40 for later.
11:14 am
cybernan
I don't suppose that hy 7 is a common word
11:18 am
clg47
hy is not common and the is no meaning to it either. it does end with a number
11:24 am
crosshair
Ty for hy7/40, clg47
11:26 am
cybernan
can only see two numbers and not finding a match
11:27 am
cybernan
oh - kept leaving out a letter - ty cig
11:29 am
Freeman
Good morning, I need help on el7, please?
11:31 am
medusa
womans name and the name of a toy breed dog for short
11:32 am
Freeman
Thanks but left me with no where to go
11:33 am
Freeman
got the woman's name then left blank
11:34 am
doseffing
... try it's a greek letter
11:34 am
cybernan
ty medusa
11:35 am
doseffing
... a greek letter after the woman's name
11:37 am
crosshair
Ty for el7/36 :)
12:13 pm
hokie carla
lol, not getting that E with tai ___, toy breed dog, or greek letter. maybe molly was right, it is impossible.
12:14 pm
hokie carla
oh, now I got two of those
12:14 pm
hokie carla
HOET!
12:15 pm
hokie carla
and I have just now noticed there is an 8
12:35 pm
Aloyisius
hokie, it was my last word. Couldn't monkey it so i looked it up.. wh8 is a male weasel, lol. Happy New Year to all.. poof.
12:35 pm
hokie carla
thanks, at least I have something to look up later. HNY toyou.
12:38 pm
hokie carla
stuck again at 22 left. must be some doozies like ruru said.
4-8-4-5-1
TTFN
12:56 pm
ChampFit
Back for last 12. Looking for that wh now Aloyisius
12:58 pm
penquis
there is a wh 7....hellow all....
12:59 pm
ChampFit
I have the 7...need the 8
1:00 pm
penquis
don't have that oen yet...
1:00 pm
ChampFit
Aloy says it's a male weasel.
1:03 pm
hokie carla
I need 2 w but have the 7
1:04 pm
ChampFit
went to morewords for the 8. I was all around it, but gave up.
1:08 pm
hokie carla
well I was on the right track too
1:09 pm
hokie carla
but never would've gotten that combo of letters
1:10 pm
hokie carla
forgot to say hellow pen!
1:10 pm
hokie carla
and champ!
1:10 pm
penquis
i am not liking this grid...
1:10 pm
hokie carla
me either
1:10 pm
hokie carla
oh, found my other w
1:12 pm
hokie carla
and my missing C for first column gray!
1:12 pm
ChampFit
wooHOO! You're on a roll!
1:12 pm
hokie carla
doubtful
1:14 pm
hokie carla
found an i
1:17 pm
periwinkle
I am not liking this grid either
1:18 pm
hokie carla
I am looking for 4's and still can't find them
1:18 pm
hokie carla
well, did finally find one in the b's
1:18 pm
penquis
still missing 15 fours here...
1:18 pm
periwinkle
hello all
1:18 pm
hokie carla
hey peri
1:19 pm
penquis
hi peri...
1:19 pm
ChampFit
I just found an in4 babblet. Good grief!
1:20 pm
hokie carla
2-5-2-5
1:20 pm
hokie carla
i
H CC
T R
E BB i
LL TT
1:21 pm
cybernan
hi again :)
1:21 pm
hokie carla
hey nan
1:21 pm
penquis
hi nan...
1:22 pm
periwinkle
hi nan
1:23 pm
periwinkle
help with Right corner A please
1:23 pm
ChampFit
They're all a double cons words
1:23 pm
penquis
clothing....at 6...
1:24 pm
periwinkle
sheesh got the at6 ty
1:24 pm
periwinkle
ty both
1:25 pm
periwinkle
phantom: beach
1:39 pm
cybernan
wh 8 please?
1:40 pm
penquis
don't have it....heard it's weird...
1:41 pm
cybernan
I see a lot of us looked it up -- thought someone might have a clue.
1:41 pm
ChampFit
It's a male mole, if that helps. Similar to the 6 before it. Swap the last 2 letters of the wh 7 and add a cons.
1:41 pm
cybernan
the bi 7 is another one I'm stuck on
1:41 pm
penquis
ty, champ...
1:42 pm
ChampFit
FW finally. Anything before I go?
1:42 pm
penquis
nan wants the bi 7...
1:43 pm
cybernan
ty champ
1:44 pm
ChampFit
It's similar to a type of gun...looks to be Italian. Ends in a consonant...a clergymans hat
1:44 pm
ChampFit
The gun I mean starts with be...
1:44 pm
cybernan
know nothing about guns
1:45 pm
cybernan
still know nothing about guns - lol
1:45 pm
penquis
the first part sounds like a french hat....
1:45 pm
penquis
ty, champ...
1:45 pm
cybernan
got it -- ty pen
1:45 pm
ChampFit
Yay! Enjoy all!
1:47 pm
penquis
bye, champ...
1:50 pm
penquis
i feel babble blind with this grid...
1:55 pm
penquis
peri...are you getting bad weather where you are?
1:55 pm
cybernan
it's a tough one
1:55 pm
penquis
yes, not a lot of fun...
1:55 pm
cybernan
just finished. any clues wanted?
1:56 pm
penquis
too many to ask about...haven't listed....32 left...
1:56 pm
penquis
but thanks for asking...
1:57 pm
cybernan
ok -- off to make lunch then tackle getting the Christmas decorations down.
1:57 pm
penquis
see you later...
1:58 pm
MollyL
I just took my decorations down. What a pain in the ass job.
1:58 pm
penquis
never any fun...
1:59 pm
cybernan
yes - supposed to rain or snow this aft - want to get the outside done before that happens.
1:59 pm
penquis
good plan....just cold here....
2:00 pm
penquis
21 degrees...
2:00 pm
penquis
and breezy....brrrrr.....
2:01 pm
cybernan
36 at the moment - and no wind gusts yet
2:08 pm
penquis
stalled at 29...break time....bye all....
2:09 pm
MollyL
We have big snow coming Sunday night. Gross.
2:44 pm
BzznBea
Stay warm, everyone.
3:55 pm
periwinkle
pen are you still here?
3:56 pm
periwinkle
no she is not. We are supposed to get a lot of snow on Monday, bleh
3:59 pm
MollyL
I know Peri. I am totally bummed.
4:00 pm
periwinkle
I really dislike winter but I am glad that I do not live in the NE or NW part of the country.
4:05 pm
MollyL
Or Canada, God forbid
4:09 pm
hokie carla
I want to move south(er) so bad
4:10 pm
crosshair
Not to bad atm. Is only minus 4c, but the wind chill is minus 13. Though the swalld coming off the bay today are annoying. Set to have about a foot of fresh powder by tomorrow morning.
4:10 pm
crosshair
Squalls*
4:12 pm
crosshair
Wait till it gets below minus 30c--then the real fun begins.
4:16 pm
crosshair
Though the weather is moderating over the last twenty years. Not near as cold as it used to get.
4:26 pm
crosshair
Just found a nice matching pair of ce 6/21's--one American, one Canadian. :)
4:42 pm
hokie carla
low to mid 30s(F) here today
5:42 pm
MollyL
It hasn't been above 27 here all day. And it feels like the teens. I don't know how people deal with weather like this all winter. My electric bill was obscene this month.
6:37 pm
penquis
back to finish....hello again...
6:42 pm
penquis
my niece's recently murdered chicken is in the grid today...
7:00 pm
penquis
well i am done....goodnight all....
9:04 pm
rururocks
murdered chicken?
9:05 pm
rururocks
was it colonel sanders ?
9:05 pm
rururocks
in the library?
9:05 pm
rururocks
hi welks
9:07 pm
rururocks
I'll need to find out about murdered chickens
9:08 pm
rururocks
maybe on a wing and a prayer?
9:09 pm
welki
so long as they weren't choked
9:10 pm
rururocks
did the chicken die at ten o'cluck?
9:12 pm
welki
nah, at ten, it was at the peep show
9:14 pm
rururocks
eggsactly
9:14 pm
rururocks
i wonder if the chicken was one dumb cluck?
9:15 pm
rururocks
or balding and had a comb over
9:15 pm
rururocks
nonetheless a new murder mystery is hatched
9:17 pm
rururocks
many chickens are homeless and fostered
9:20 pm
rururocks
many chickens are part of a bucket brigade?
9:21 pm
welki
that would be fowl play
9:22 pm
rururocks
talk about clutching your pearls
9:22 pm
welki
just got back from a week in tucson - what a beautiful city!
9:22 pm
rururocks
oh nice
9:23 pm
rururocks
never been to tucson.. been to phoenix and sedona, and such
9:23 pm
welki
lucked out with the best airbnb - completely fenced front AND rear yards. the dogs had a blast!
9:23 pm
rururocks
i have to line up a air bnb for the spring myself
9:25 pm
welki
was only the second time i've used an airbnb - the first was in montreal and i'll just say the house was 'interesting.' this place, well the views were spectacular, seemed as though we were completely isolated from the rest of the neighborhood, a nicely appointed kitchen and, although the house was dated, it was absolutely perfect for my daughter, her husband, kids and us
9:26 pm
rururocks
i've had a lot of luck with air bnb
9:26 pm
welki
where, ru? where are you going in the spring?
9:26 pm
rururocks
our house on loch ness was incredible
9:29 pm
rururocks
port townsend in the spring and haida gwaii in july
9:30 pm
welki
don't know if this will work, but here's the house https://tinyurl.com/79y76trf
9:31 pm
welki
ooooh, i've wanted to visit haida gwaii - very special place
9:32 pm
welki
i had to look up port townsend - looks lovely!
9:32 pm
rururocks
yeah.. we're staying in masset and taking the boat to the indian villages
9:33 pm
rururocks
i'm going to retire in the port townsend area
9:34 pm
rururocks
fairly soon too
9:34 pm
rururocks
i better head to bed to read and settle in for the night..
9:34 pm
rururocks
have a good night welki .. hi to mr welki
9:34 pm
welki
i'm happy for you - you deserve it. sooner is better than later
9:35 pm
welki
g'night, friend