12:12 am
rbud
oh, dear, tiny on a Friday nite, poo. Hi all! :D
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:19 am
rbud
thanks, LIckety, and thanks, g'rose, for the "biggie" - it took me this long to suss it out, haha! slow...
12:20 am
grannyrose
yw rbud
12:28 am
ursh
phantom - occupied
12:29 am
jeanne314
three left...
12:32 am
justafreep
I bet one is a do5 and one is a co5. (Cuz those were my last two!)
12:56 am
rbud
short, sweet, and listless, nite, all <3
1:04 am
sprite
darn, a baby babble. Ah well. Morning babblers.
1:17 am
sprite
fireflies and poofing
7:26 am
MollyL
As usual, there are a couple of tough ones for a little grid.
8:53 am
bichon
yu 5/18, pls
8:54 am
Christa
Good Morning
8:57 am
MollyL
yu5/18 rhymes with a ticket for 5 dollars off at the store
9:09 am
hurshy
good morning
9:22 am
Atalante
great clue, Molly
9:31 am
rururocks
Greetings from New York
9:32 am
BzznBea
Aye. You arre in my time zone.
9:33 am
MollyL
New York City. The place where there is too much, too much...as Pat Conroy says.
9:35 am
rururocks
Having a great time
9:35 am
MollyL
Which fine dining establishment are you going to drop thousands at Ru?
9:36 am
rururocks
Doren and her daughter and I are going to a show and dinner at the View. Not too expensive
9:36 am
rururocks
Then I fly home. Quick trip
9:37 am
rururocks
Been here a few days. Decent weather thankfully
9:37 am
MollyL
What show?
9:38 am
rururocks
Hell’s Kitchen
9:38 am
rururocks
I got great seats too
9:41 am
MollyL
I just looked at The View menu. Definitely expensive. 34 dollars for a hamburger. Only in New York.
9:45 am
rururocks
It could be worse
9:47 am
crosshair
When we went down to T.O last month, we stayed at the Sheriden (sp) hotel right oposite city hall. The cheapest thig on the menu was bacon cheeseburgers with fries. After taxes we spent $75!! Though it did come in a fancy bag and all the condiments were in little glass bottles.
9:48 am
MollyL
In Canada tax was probably 50% of the bill.
9:50 am
crosshair
Overall when factoring in everything, we only pay 2% more taxes than the average american. (Depending on which state)
9:52 am
crosshair
The talking heads on many U.S news programs love to make it sound like we are taxed to death so nobody asks for universal heathcare. :)
9:54 am
crosshair
This year, for the first time, we also have universal dental care. My beloved just got her card in the mail two days ago. :)
9:54 am
72 Temple Owl
$14 for a burger is about right here. even red robin.
9:55 am
BzznBea
I paid $15 for a burger yesterday. It was delicious!
9:55 am
MollyL
Interesting math considering the nationwide population-weighted average combined state and local sales tax rate is currently 7.52% in the US.
9:55 am
crosshair
Here an average take out baconburger and fries runs about $18
9:56 am
72 Temple Owl
was speaking with a food pantry client who is a waitress...as prices rise, less diners, less tips. very hard since she had 7 kids, four adopted.
9:56 am
crosshair
Reaseatch it in depthat your leasure, Molly
9:56 am
crosshair
Research it at your leisure, molly. The numbers are out there.
9:58 am
72 Temple Owl
she and her husband both work, but his hours were cut because of slow business.
9:58 am
MollyL
I don't have any interest in "free" health care that involves higher taxes, long waits for care and inferior medical care.
9:58 am
crosshair
Lol, buying the stories, I see.
9:59 am
crosshair
When I had my cancers, I waited for nothing, got fast care, and paid zero.
10:00 am
crosshair
No, it is not free, yes, it has issues, but it works.
10:00 am
crosshair
I would not be alive today without it.
10:01 am
72 Temple Owl
thank goodness for a small grid. happy babbling
10:02 am
crosshair
Unless you have used universal healthcare don't judge it on the biased reporting of others. Not, it is not perfect, but EVERYONE gets healthcare witho
10:03 am
crosshair
O.K, climbing off my soapbox.
10:03 am
MollyL
My opinions are based on information from Canadians, not "stories".
10:03 am
72 Temple Owl
look: people love their countries. if they did not they would migrate. just leave it at that
10:18 am
bichon
do 5/16, pls
10:18 am
crosshair
Fair enough, but until you have persnally experienced universal healthcare, don't tell me that it is "substandard."
10:19 am
crosshair
Or "inferior."
10:20 am
crosshair
There is a reason that many other countries have it as well.
10:23 am
crosshair
I was diagnosed on a Monday by my family doctor, he picked up the phone and called his oncologist friend, I saw him on Wednesday, and I was on the operating table by Friday. I waited for nothing. We operate on a triage system, and it works. Sometimes we wait for other thigs, but it is a triage system.
10:25 am
crosshair
a knee repacement, for example, may take six to eight months.
10:27 am
crosshair
But, you are unlikely to die while you wait. It is all based on those whose need is the most extreme gets if first.
10:34 am
crosshair
Next time I see someone from the U.S buying their epi-pens and other meds here, I will be sure to ask them about their thoughts on it all. I shall leave it at that. Sorry for hogging the chog.
10:35 am
cybernan
good morning everyone
10:35 am
crosshair
Good morning, Cybernan. :)
10:35 am
bichon
do 5/16, pls
10:38 am
cybernan
french sweet
10:38 am
crosshair
Ty, nan
10:51 am
cybernan
I agree with crossy on the healthcare issue. My granadaughter was diagnosed and had surgery within a week. After an appointment with my doctor I had a CT scan within 3 weeks.
10:52 am
crosshair
Same here in Ontario. We can usually get a CT within two to three week based on severity of the issue.
10:53 am
cybernan
Don't believe what you hear on American news, Molly -- I suspect most of it is directed by your government -- at least how much of the news is allowed to be published that is.
10:55 am
cybernan
remember cupie dolls? apparently enable doesn't
10:56 am
crosshair
When my sister was young she started getting headaches so bad she was howling in oain and getting nosebleeds. She got a CT same day.
10:56 am
crosshair
I remember those dolls. :)
10:56 am
crosshair
But it is kewpie
10:57 am
cybernan
oh yes - so it was , not that that would matter with this dictionary!
10:58 am
crosshair
It gets so that you enjoy the quirkiness of Enable. :)
10:58 am
cybernan
haven't got there yet, crossy
11:00 am
cybernan
haven't found a y word yet - something weird probably
11:01 am
crosshair
I hane one-- a yu5/18
11:01 am
cybernan
thanks - a real word too!
11:01 am
crosshair
Sounds like what you bring to the store to get money off.
11:02 am
bichon
co 5/16, pls
11:02 am
cybernan
oh - no - the one I found was yu 5/20
11:04 am
crosshair
Ty for the 5/20. :)
11:04 am
cybernan
puzzling over what I would take to a store to get money. Like a pawn shop?
11:05 am
Sophie214
no, like grocery store
11:05 am
crosshair
To save twenty five cents off a can of tuna...
11:05 am
cybernan
you get money from a grocery store -- seems to me I spend about $100 every time I go into one
11:06 am
crosshair
I could have clued that better.
11:06 am
Sophie214
old school
11:06 am
cybernan
got it - ty
11:06 am
crosshair
You clip them from the newspaper
11:06 am
cybernan
new word for me
11:07 am
crosshair
For me as well.
11:07 am
Sophie214
wow, I AM old
11:08 am
crosshair
An evergreen shrub native to the southeast, it seems.
11:08 am
cybernan
maybe it is a southern thing - wonder what it means
11:08 am
cybernan
ah - ty crossy
11:08 am
crosshair
Np. :)
11:10 am
cybernan
ntpn: former first lady's maiden name
11:14 am
cybernan
stuck with 14 to go
11:16 am
Sophie214
going to get pickup order.....I seem to save if I don't actually go in the store :)
11:17 am
cybernan
I tend to be an impulse buyer in the grocery store as well
11:20 am
bichon
co 5/16, pls
11:20 am
cybernan
don't have it
11:20 am
cybernan
still need 4 c's
11:22 am
cybernan
secret signal or method of sending a message with an extra vowel in the middle
11:23 am
cybernan
morse or da vinci
11:27 am
bichon
need the co 5/16, pls
11:27 am
cybernan
just clued it, bichon
11:27 am
cybernan
11:22/23
11:32 am
cybernan
listing for last 8
11:33 am
bichon
co 5/16 comes after copied
11:35 am
bichon
got it, fw
11:36 am
cybernan
yes - I found it and clued it for you
11:40 am
cybernan
done - one normal word in the bunch
11:40 am
cybernan
hagd everyone :)
3:20 pm
MollyL
Maybe it's just me, but I am counting a lot more than one normal word in the bunch.
5:22 pm
Sugrraleona
can you clue the co5/16 - the one after the co6?
5:22 pm
Sugrraleona
nm found it - fireworks whoop
7:19 pm
hokie carla
howdy folks, late start today. down to 4. surely I can find them.
7:28 pm
hokie carla
well, apparently I cannot. guess I will list.
9:40 pm
mkg
Any clues for y words welcome.
9:41 pm
mkg
Not liking this grid at all. Going to quit. Ty anyway