12:08 am
Robespierre
wa7x2
12:10 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:42 am
sprite
thank you, Lickety! Morning babblers
1:24 am
grannyrose
cooee my dearest sprite. sorry i missed your entrance but my tummy was growling at me for food...lol
1:25 am
sprite
lol tsk, to know that food wins out over my delightful company... Hi sweetie, how are you holding up today?
1:27 am
grannyrose
not too bad actually. i tried the upright bike in the gym this morning. no pain from hips at all but knee was nasty. it locked on me. made me yelp. scared the bejeezus out of the assistant.
1:28 am
sprite
great that the hips were not yelling. Still, souonds like the upright bike might be for the near future, not quite yet
1:28 am
grannyrose
did you get much rest yesterday? and how was your night?
1:29 am
sprite
I finally got Rob to listen and go to a local gp. And glad we went because his inflammation values were 44 (20 counts as heightened). So new AB.
1:29 am
grannyrose
not cyling the full circle. just half circle down then back up again.
1:29 am
grannyrose
phew! that is high! glad you nagged him.
1:30 am
sprite
no, yesterday was horrid. I asked Caya to walk the dogs in the afternoon so I could go to bed after the noon walk. And I did. Then Rob decided it was the day to finally call a local gp. So I got out of bed, into clothes again, in the car, to the gp, to the apothecary.... plus some additional madness. I was crying by the time I got back to bed.
1:31 am
grannyrose
* giggle * it's easier for me to peddle backwards would you believe?
1:31 am
grannyrose
awww honey. not good at all my love. i can well believe the tears.
1:32 am
grannyrose
did you take one with the lot at bedtime?
1:32 am
sprite
so I did take sleeping meds, am feeling a little more human this morning
1:32 am
grannyrose
and my question is answered.
1:35 am
grannyrose
my gp has come up with the idea of increasing the tapentadol in view of reducing my usage of endone. for crying out loud! anyone would think i was scoffing them like lollies. one/day. and on a really bad day when even sitting hurts a second one before bed.
1:35 am
sprite
what is tapentadol?
1:36 am
grannyrose
that's all i take. will talk it over with dr chris when i go in for infusion. tapentadol is a fully synthetic opioid. supposedly not so addictive.
1:38 am
sprite
good idea to talk that over with the pain doc. Seems your gp has some bad experience with patients who become addicted and she is not realising you are in no danger of that. Maybe your pain doc can write her a note.
1:38 am
grannyrose
my usage of the endone only increases during the 3-4 weeks before my infusion time.
1:39 am
sprite
remember when the gp assistant did not give me my oxazepam in time for new year? And I had to go through the whole ordeal of fireworks and carbid blasts without it? I got an apology and never again any problems since Noud wrote my gp about it :)
1:39 am
grannyrose
she has written him a letter for me to hand to him when i go in.
1:40 am
sprite
great. He can set her straight in his answer.
1:41 am
grannyrose
how can i forget? it was so bad! all i wanted to do was rush over there and snot that person a good one, right on their hooter. i was so mad.
1:43 am
sprite
yeah that was hell. And very unfair of her, though I can understand her frustration with patients who want to get their recipes in before the new year (with the new ... what do you guys call that... we have to pay a certain amount of money ourselves before the insurance kicks in). But she should have read my file and realise that was not me.
1:44 am
sprite
or listened to me explaining it, lol. Ah well, water under the bridge. Last few New Years I managed very well.
1:45 am
sprite
so let's hope your pain doc can ease her mind. He needs to tell her you are undermedicating, never overmedicating. And you are so scared of getting addicted you tend to not take the endone when it is absolutely indicated.
1:46 am
grannyrose
i am absolutely sick and tired of being treated like i am an addict. my gp is fully aware of how cautious i am with my endone usage.
1:46 am
sprite
another idea, not sure how that works in Oz. Here, a specialist can write you a recipe as well. No need for the gp to get involved, just informed.
1:48 am
grannyrose
except my insurance does not cover private consults. medicare covers some of the fee but the rest of it has to come out of my pocket. and that can be upwards of $200.
1:49 am
grannyrose
some specialists are very kind, and refuse to charge what they are allowed to charge. like my gastoenterologist and his anaesthetist. both bulk bill, with no out of pocket charges at all.
1:51 am
sprite
ouch. Yeah, that was why I asked. It is different in other countries. Here, meds from specialists are almost always covered. After we have paid the standard amount of money ourselves. Usually, Rob and I let the insurance split it over 5 months, so we don't have to cough up almost 800 euro in the first month of the year
1:54 am
grannyrose
oh the meds are covered by our public health service. but the specialist fees are only partially covered which can be a huge draw back.
1:55 am
grannyrose
here we have to have a face to face consult with the specialist to have them write a prescription.
1:55 am
sprite
wow that is bad. Specialist fees here are always covered, as long as the specialist is contracted with the health insurance company.
1:56 am
sprite
also to repeat a prescription? Here they can repeat without a consult. Or they can prescribe for a certain number of refills.
1:57 am
grannyrose
we only took out hospital cover initially. but as we get older i think we might have to reconsider our insurance cover.
1:57 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE !!!
1:59 am
grannyrose
hope you can rest today my love. no more running around of possible.
2:01 am
sprite
I need to walk Nero a couple of times and I am going to the hairdresser. That is all I will be doing.
2:01 am
sprite
*hugs and poofs*
2:42 am
jennyc
stats for the 8 please
2:44 am
jennyc
found the or8 but would really appreciate the stats for the other 2
2:53 am
jennyc
Thanks ursh, what an odd word that is.
3:50 am
Deeha
Hi Ursh. My sister moved from Westville and now lives in Joburg to be near their son. So I go there now. Not as nice as Westville!!
6:14 am
crosshair
Phantom: strident
6:14 am
ChampFit
Yep. Can't unsee it!
6:14 am
crosshair
Good morning, Babblers. :)
6:15 am
ChampFit
Crossy...take off the st
6:15 am
Christa
Good Morning crosshair. Just a quick peek before I go to work.
6:15 am
crosshair
Ty, champ. :)
6:16 am
crosshair
How is Christa this fine morning?
8:15 am
crosshair
Someone from the band Styx is in the grid today--his name and pl :)
8:16 am
crosshair
Is also a flower :)
8:25 am
hokie carla
hmm, can't remember names from styx. I have an idea on the lead singer but could be thinking of someone else.
8:34 am
mkg
Any clues for the fifth column i word? Ty.
8:35 am
hokie carla
just found io5 and 6
8:35 am
mkg
Oops just got one of them.
8:37 am
crosshair
The stuff for cuts is also an io8
8:37 am
hokie carla
thanks, crossy
8:39 am
Atalante
phantom: strident, word that should eb allowed: noddier
8:39 am
hokie carla
and soddier
8:45 am
hokie carla
how are there 18 Qs?
8:46 am
Atalante
I@m going with there being 15
8:46 am
hokie carla
have only found 12
8:46 am
crosshair
I have 14
8:47 am
Atalante
maybe there are 16
8:47 am
Atalante
there's a 7/40
8:47 am
hokie carla
I have a couple, one is a plural
8:47 am
Atalante
there's 3 or more actaully
8:49 am
crosshair
My last four are well hidden. :(
8:49 am
Atalante
have you got the grain (s)
8:50 am
rururocks
all the q's are normal words have them all (smug)
8:51 am
hokie carla
of course
8:51 am
crosshair
Throws water balloon at ruru...
8:52 am
Atalante
pfffttttt
8:53 am
hokie carla
well I found all the lower t's on first try so I've got that going for me
8:55 am
crosshair
I also take my victories where I can. :)
8:55 am
hokie carla
exactly
9:09 am
rururocks
top three rows done
9:13 am
EvaNadine
Happy Tuesday, y'all!
9:13 am
ChampFit
FW. Last word we 6. Of course no def. Nothing super weird.
9:20 am
MollyL
we6 an obsolete term (of course) that refers to the throat. Really, it's Elmer Fudd speak
9:23 am
rururocks
it's where you stay waiting for wabbits
9:25 am
hokie carla
somehow none of these posts are helping me find it
9:26 am
rururocks
we 6 is elmer singing a journey song ... to believe
9:27 am
rururocks
oops Rod Stewart song
9:27 am
rururocks
(before molly corrects me)
9:30 am
hokie carla
thanks
9:30 am
hokie carla
I was like, don't stop believing? what does that have to do with a we word
9:32 am
hokie carla
now that song is stuck in my head and I don't particularly like rod stewart
9:34 am
hokie carla
oh, found an 8 on my own
9:35 am
rururocks
gasoline alley was a pretty good album.. he's become too commercialized since
9:41 am
hokie carla
I'm wondering how there are 10 more Ws for me to find
9:43 am
rururocks
normal words except one
9:45 am
rururocks
um.. make that two words that are unusual
9:47 am
rururocks
I didn't like Journey growing up.. but think Steve Perry's voice is unbelievably great.
9:50 am
hokie carla
it is
9:51 am
hokie carla
I'm tired of Don't Stop Believin but like most of Journey songs. Lights is the absolute best.
9:54 am
hokie carla
found a q
10:01 am
hokie carla
has bichon been back since someone mysteriously posted as her? was the call coming from inside the house?!
10:04 am
MollyL
Best Journey Song: Stoned In Love. Steve Perry's voice is at the top of rock and roll singers. Right next to Lou Graham.
10:04 am
MollyL
I was wondering about the Bichon thing too.
10:04 am
hokie carla
obvi freddie mercury is at the top top
10:04 am
hokie carla
looks like bichon is online now
10:05 am
MollyL
Bichon is like me. She doesn't sign out.
10:05 am
hokie carla
yeah, same
10:05 am
MollyL
So she is not always here when it says she is here.
10:06 am
hokie carla
found some more q, now just need 3
10:09 am
BzznBea
I wonder how Une is doing.
10:10 am
rururocks
une passed away
10:10 am
hokie carla
did you not hear she died a while back/
10:10 am
BzznBea
I wondered. Knew she was ill.
10:11 am
rururocks
ill from what though?
10:11 am
hokie carla
here is the obit, bea. https://tinyurl.com/y8crpz93
10:12 am
rururocks
she was a very sweet person... so giving of her personal time to the homeless and abandoned animals needing new homes.
10:13 am
rururocks
so much for me reincarnating as a dog and living at her house
10:14 am
BzznBea
Thanks, Carla.
10:14 am
rururocks
did you have that on hand hookie?
10:16 am
crosshair
Re: Steve Perry: I love the song Missing You.
10:16 am
rururocks
what group did lou graham sing in?
10:16 am
hokie carla
I remembered I emailed it to you, ruru, and found the link there.
10:16 am
hokie carla
is lou graham foreigner?
10:17 am
rururocks
oh.. I got tired of hearing their stuff.. all sounded the same
10:18 am
hokie carla
my brother ran one of their albums into the ground so bad I never wanted to hear them again.
10:19 am
rururocks
yeah.. i'm like that with Nora Jones.. My ex used to play her albums incessantly and would drive me nuts.. and the frigging Lark Ascending
10:19 am
hokie carla
I used to play nora jones albums to sleep at night. never really got tired of her though.
10:20 am
rururocks
it was like waterboarding for me
10:20 am
hokie carla
ok, how do I still have 7 Ss left?
10:21 am
BzznBea
My newest music obsession is JJ Cale.
10:21 am
hokie carla
just found 3 regular w
10:21 am
hokie carla
what kind of music, bea?
10:23 am
BzznBea
Rock, blues.
10:23 am
hokie carla
do you like teddy swims?
10:24 am
BzznBea
I do like Teddy. Also Samantha Fish.
10:25 am
BzznBea
Tedeschi Trucks, They are playing in Raleigh soon.
10:26 am
hokie carla
I like them too. don't know samantha fish.
10:26 am
BzznBea
She is up and coming.
10:36 am
rururocks
samantha fish is great
10:36 am
rururocks
does teddy swims sing anything other than his hit?
10:37 am
hokie carla
lol, I think so
10:38 am
hokie carla
I have heard others come up on my chris stapleton radio
10:39 am
rururocks
I gotta wonder what possessed him to get so many facial tattoos ..
10:40 am
hokie carla
I wonder that about anyone with them
10:40 am
hokie carla
jelly roll, post malone
10:42 am
rururocks
I just find tattoos so unappealing.. especially on the neck, face ... they don't look great on women either
10:43 am
rururocks
that comment will get me in trouble I bet
10:43 am
BzznBea
I have a tattoo.
10:44 am
hokie carla
completely agree. so normalized now with genz and millennials. not a fan here. no offense to anyone here who's covered in them, I just think they look terrible, esp the ones that look like a kid scrawled them on in marker.
10:44 am
rururocks
one tattoo is fine .. bea.. dozens? not so good
10:44 am
hokie carla
is it on your face or neck, bea, or a giant one covering your back?
10:45 am
rururocks
it's a big boxer face on her shoulders
10:45 am
BzznBea
It's on the back of my right calf. A spool of thread and needle.
10:45 am
EvaNadine
to each their own.
i have 3 currently, with at least 2 more planned.
and if finances werent a limiting factor, i would have a lot more.
i dont care what anyone else thinks -- theyre for me, not anyone else.
we are born into one body and one life -- im gonna decorate it the way i want and make it mine.
10:46 am
hokie carla
yeah, you do you
10:47 am
hokie carla
I'm saying this without knowing where yours are, but have often wondered about the people that say they get them for them, but they're like on their back, where they can't even see it.
10:48 am
EvaNadine
you dont have to be able to see it for it to have meaning to you.
10:48 am
rururocks
I couldn't handle the needle so I'd never get one
10:48 am
rururocks
I'm adverse to needle pain
10:48 am
hokie carla
also, I have often wondered about the people (no one specifically here) who complain about having no money but being covered in tattoos, which obviously cost a lot of money.
10:49 am
rururocks
well you also have green hair eva so maybe the tats work with the color scheme :D
10:49 am
EvaNadine
different artists/studios charge different rates.
IMO you get what you pay for.
so the pieces i want -- i know they will cost a pretty penny, so im saving up for them.
but that said, if you have a regular artist or no someone...you can get a good deal.
10:49 am
hokie carla
could you explain that, eva? I promise I'm just trying to understand better. if you can't see it, then aren't you getting it for other people to see?
10:50 am
clg47
Oh yes, I worked with a young man that complained about having no money for rent. Couldn't keep my mouth shut, I reminded him he just spent $800 on the tats on his arm.
10:51 am
rururocks
I just don't get it.. but I'm an old fart what do I know
10:52 am
hokie carla
I'm gen x which seems to be split on the whole tattoo thing
10:52 am
rururocks
one of my friend's partner is totally inked up. I imagine it'd be like making love to a comic strip
10:52 am
EvaNadine
its more that the MEANING of it is for me.
i dont care one way or another if someone else can see it or what they think about it.
but i dont need to SEE it to feel the meaning of it.
IDK, its hard to explain.
10:52 am
hokie carla
ruru, are you seeing gonads in this grid? LOL
10:53 am
hokie carla
okay, well thanks for trying, sincerely
10:54 am
EvaNadine
i have one on my lower back, left side.
when i was younger, people could see it. nowadays, hardly anyone sees it.
i have another on my shoulderblade.
and a third on my forearm.
10:54 am
hokie carla
wondering if bea will chime in on how painful a calf tat is
10:55 am
rururocks
no hookie I missed seeing gonads but the balls in your court now
10:55 am
EvaNadine
i am very aware that when people see me with my gree hair + my tattoos, they make certain assumptions about the kind of person i am. but IMO, that assumption is on them, not me. because i am intelligent, hard working, kind, and a damn good person. i have been in the same job for nearly 25 years, and im a fantastic mother.
10:56 am
BzznBea
That's all that matters, Eva.
10:56 am
rururocks
I agree with that Eva.. you are a very intelligent and fun person. I bet you're a great mother too. He's a lucky kid.
10:57 am
EvaNadine
surprise, im a PTA mom!
10:58 am
clg47
It's addictive. I also worked with a brilliant woman that got a tattoo every time she was depressed. When I first worked with her it was a single rose on her chest. The last time we had lunch together it was tats up and down her legs, I didn't ask about any other private areas.
10:58 am
rururocks
do you share custody with your ex with the kid eva?
10:58 am
EvaNadine
yup. we split 50-50
10:59 am
hokie carla
shoot, I'm 52 and still like wacky colors in my hair. just don't want to do anything permanent.
10:59 am
hokie carla
permanent on my skin I mean
10:59 am
rururocks
that's good. Glad he's in the kid's life
10:59 am
hokie carla
clg, I've heard that before. like there's something in the ink that makes it addictive. LOL.
10:59 am
rururocks
I know several people addicted to getting tattoos
11:00 am
EvaNadine
yeah. i wish he were a BETTER dad, but hes not terrible by any means. he loves his kid + we are *relatively* amicable.
11:00 am
rururocks
it is / can be an addiction
11:00 am
rururocks
love is what matters most eva
11:01 am
rururocks
I'm friends with my ex again. it's been good for both of us.
11:01 am
EvaNadine
kiddo is getting straight A's and getting awards at school for kindness and generally being a decent human.
i think ive done ok so far!
11:01 am
clg47
you have, keep up the good work
11:02 am
rururocks
he's going to be successful in life from being raised right good on you eva
11:02 am
EvaNadine
if we didnt share a child, i would have nothing to do with my ex. i dont have ill-will toward him, but he still does all the things that drove me crazy. but we DO share our son, so its important to me that we get along + can coparent. we may not be family with each other, but we are both our sons family.
11:02 am
rururocks
things like what?
11:03 am
EvaNadine
hes a narcissist. hes manipulative and when he doesnt get his way he can get aggressive. everything is his way or the highway.
11:03 am
rururocks
oh ugh.. good riddance
11:04 am
EvaNadine
he thinks hes SUPER complicated and no one can really understand him...but in reality, hes about as deep as a teaspoon. hes truly a Psych 101 textbook case.
11:04 am
rururocks
i've gotten a lot better at spotting narcissists and avoid them like the plague
11:05 am
rururocks
I've been a magnet for them in my earlier life
11:05 am
EvaNadine
to this day, though, i still believe he is smart. i know he MEANS well, even if he cant get out of his own way to DO well. i realized in hindsight that i married the potential of who i thought he could be rather than who he actually was.
11:05 am
rururocks
oh.. that makes sense and he probably love bombed you too
11:06 am
hokie carla
love bombed? never heard that
11:06 am
rururocks
it's a narcissistic trap
11:07 am
EvaNadine
you mean how, even though we had dated in college, then split up + didnt speak for 8 years, when we reunited, he told me about how he thought about me every day for 8 years + called me "the one who got away" ?
yeah. deffo love-bombed me.
11:07 am
hokie carla
speaking of traps, I have a lot to do today yet I'm chatting with you lot. ;) 35 left for later. TTFN
11:08 am
rururocks
I'd better get on my way too. Take care everyone. Thanks for explaining the tattoo thing to me eva. I have had a hard time understanding the passion people have for them.
11:09 am
EvaNadine
our differences are what make us interesting!
11:09 am
rururocks
ha! you couldn't be more different than me.
11:09 am
EvaNadine
im ma weirdo. its ok. ;)
11:10 am
rururocks
I'm a weirdo with a sick sense of humor.. but I'm kind, and smart too.
11:19 am
EvaNadine
hi Seain!
11:54 am
hurshy
hello babblers
11:54 am
hurshy
nice to see you evanadine :)
11:55 am
EvaNadine
hello hurshy!
11:57 am
hurshy
how's life these days
11:58 am
hurshy
top row grey! (which includes an 8!)
11:59 am
EvaNadine
busy. tiring.
id say "i cant complain" but i surely can.
but i choose not to.
mostly. ;)
12:06 pm
EvaNadine
how have you been, hurshy?
12:08 pm
hurshy
kind of anxiety ridden
12:09 pm
EvaNadine
i hear that.
i FEEL that.
12:10 pm
hurshy
nice to know i'm not alone :)
12:13 pm
EvaNadine
i sort of oscillate between burying my head in the sand for survival + looking around and being scared + angry about everything.
12:15 pm
hurshy
i think a lot of people are doing that
12:17 pm
EvaNadine
retretina
12:17 pm
EvaNadine
*oopies*
12:18 pm
EvaNadine
this is why i shouldnt babble during meetings. LOL
12:24 pm
hurshy
name that proper noun! what Aragorn became king of
12:24 pm
EvaNadine
GONDOR
12:24 pm
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
12:34 pm
hurshy
which just shows you that G is giving me the most trouble
12:36 pm
hokie carla
rehi - just need one G but still need 7 S and 6 W!
12:36 pm
hokie carla
ps - gonad is a phantom
12:37 pm
hurshy
i have all the S, missing one W
12:37 pm
hurshy
i need 3 G
12:37 pm
hurshy
and yes, i too had gonad as a phantom
12:37 pm
hokie carla
we're often opposite
12:37 pm
hokie carla
there's a go5/6 set that's odd
12:37 pm
hurshy
thanks, got it!
12:38 pm
hurshy
once you said it i remembered it right away because it's the name of one of the suspects in The Five Red Herrings so i've noticed it when we've had it before
12:38 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I just tried it on a whim
12:38 pm
hokie carla
found an S finally
12:39 pm
hurshy
the S words aren't bad. there is an st8.
12:39 pm
hokie carla
well, it's not sternate because I just tried that
12:39 pm
hurshy
you are super close tho
12:39 pm
hokie carla
oh, close!
12:39 pm
hurshy
change a vowel
12:40 pm
hokie carla
of course my missing E on top was a pl. top row gray!
12:40 pm
hurshy
i need one each R D N Q G W
12:40 pm
BzznBea
I'm missing one T6
12:40 pm
hokie carla
oh, I still have 32 left
12:40 pm
hurshy
got the Q!
12:41 pm
hokie carla
from the top, bea?
12:41 pm
hokie carla
still need 2 there but have the other t's gray
12:41 pm
hurshy
T6s are all normal... pl, pt, a couple of person who
12:42 pm
BzznBea
found it.
12:42 pm
hokie carla
hurshy we almost have aragorn's ranger name
12:42 pm
hokie carla
bye bea
12:43 pm
hokie carla
found a t4 I missed
12:43 pm
hokie carla
still have 10 4s so maybe I should look for those
12:44 pm
hurshy
got my N!
12:44 pm
hokie carla
no way
12:44 pm
hurshy
got my G!
12:44 pm
hurshy
that was the last 4
12:44 pm
hokie carla
get out
12:45 pm
hokie carla
it's an expression of disbelief. never saw elaine on seinfeld?
12:45 pm
hurshy
i know what it MEANS, i just don't know why you are SAYING it right NOW
12:45 pm
hokie carla
see, you said N and I said no way. then you said G and I said get out
12:45 pm
hurshy
ohhhhh gotcha
12:45 pm
hokie carla
do you know alliteration? LOL
12:46 pm
hurshy
i do but i just didn't notice it in this case
12:46 pm
hokie carla
phantom dendroid
12:46 pm
MollyL
This is the most disjointed conversation
12:46 pm
hokie carla
shut up!
12:47 pm
hokie carla
found my 2 upper D
12:47 pm
hokie carla
it's an expression like get out!
12:48 pm
hokie carla
found my G
12:50 pm
hokie carla
wow, my last T was also a 4
12:50 pm
hokie carla
on a roll now
12:53 pm
hokie carla
found my O
12:54 pm
hurshy
well i don't blame myself for not getting those last 3 without the list
12:55 pm
hokie carla
found some w's but still need 4. also only found 1 4 while looking. 9-4-6-4
12:56 pm
hokie carla
RR DDD D SSSSS NN I QQQ A WWWW E
12:57 pm
hokie carla
found an N4
12:58 pm
hokie carla
found the i
2:12 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)
4:23 pm
MollyL
Hello...hello...hello...what a wonderful word hello
5:02 pm
periwinkle
hi all. help with di7 please
5:05 pm
MollyL
Sounds like what Hurricane Katrina was without a second s
5:05 pm
MollyL
Actually without the first s
5:05 pm
periwinkle
ty Molly
5:14 pm
MollyL
We have that one a lot