April 16, 2020
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Flip Flip Hooray!
Flip!
It’s so frustrating for that minute when I can’t add a word
cr 7
pi7
same here nef. just couldn't see
then i opened my eyes....so much better
Hee hee granny! I actually saw words, but my iPad was not responding.
I am stopping with 70 words and 662 points.Goodnight to all
sweet dreams min
Good night, Min. Take care of yourself!
I guess I should go to bed also. I’m yawning so much I can’t see straight.
see?? i told you it was all in the eyes....
sweet dreams dear nef.
Clues are up
Thanks, Lickety
*groan* our PM has announced another 4 weeks at least of this level of restrictions.
how are all our babble buddies doing? wherever they are? lizgirl? are you and yours safe?
hi rose - we are in lockdown until end April at least - no leaving your own property at all unless for food or medical reasons - all bars, restuarants and unessential shops closed - not even allowed to go for a walk
on a lighter note.... some bloke who, in the midst of all that panic buying, has had no luck trying to sell toilet paper etc on ebay. in fact he was closed down. he actually had the gall to ask the supermarket for a refund on all the stock he bought up. his request was refused. don't you just love it when karma kicks in??
hi urshy. at least we are allowed out to exercise. but the density of our population is so much less than yours.
absolutely - my g/daughter wrote a poem about lockdown and one of the lines says "you buy in bulk and leave others to sulk"
There were two brothers in the US that did that with hand sanitizer. Amazon shut their store down.
hey ya jessmom. good on amazon. nice to see that they can do the right thing when called on.
meanwhile back at the ranch, i have had to buy my shampoo and conditioner on-line. specially medicated and usually can only buy from hair salon supplier. i haven't seen it in any pharmacy outlet.
I know! The markup was ridiculous.
the funny thing here is liquor stores are closed and no cigarettes are allowed to be sold - there have been quite a few smash and loot incidents on liquor stores and one worries about the time when lack of food causes the same issues
the issue with the alcohol sales is that when drinking social distancing goes out the window especially in overcrowded areas - so one rule for everybody
yeah, see your point urshy. here we can still buy alcohol, cigarettes etc provided they are within the boundaries of a supermarket. we can even use drive-through bottle shops. at least our government has seen the logic of things needed to help one get through this social distancing thing. it has even been suggested that buying toys, jigsaws, books are all okay as they are forms or entertainment.
*of* entertainment
okay. waited for sprite, still no show. * HUGE HUGGLES* for sprite if/when she comes in. xox everyone. please, stay safe.
The pi7's are cute. They look similar, but are very different things.
good morning.
Right now Iam looking at snow flakes on April 16
Frost here, bichon.
Molly, do the PIs begin with a farmyard animal?
... Had the flurries yesterday ... it's -5 this morning ...
Matty, one is the Polish dumpling. Still looking for the other...
pi4/5 ... subatomic particle
Sorry, I'm looking for the PI7 ;)
Found the dumpling by googling it - I've never heard of it!
The other pi7 is a cajun canoe. Neither start with the oinker
Again Google came to my rescue. Thanks Bea!
Dammit, I still have 0s for two of the As and the E. I hate vowel words.
One of the A words had me stumped for a while. And it is a normal word. I just cannot seem to read up and to the left.
I just found that one too, Molly. Took me a bit.
... ap ... worn in the kitchen
I shall look up and to the left (I see one of my bookshelves with a stuffed Bilby on the top.) I have that one, Dose!
It's the only A I have, the pinny for the kitchen ;)
ar5.10, matty
... ar ... place to play hockey
Aaaah - I did not have that one. Thank you!
and am4.6
yes ... everyone should have a nurse
The e is en5.12
... and ar4/5 ... curved line and a vowel
Aaaah - the As annhilated!
Matty, what is that thing in your profile picture? The picture is huge.
It's me, but I have no idea how it got so huge! I'll see if I can change it. I tried to change it to something entirely different but struggled.
I think it is an old teddy bear
Oh! Yeah, that's what it was - it had told me the upload had failed and it wasn't showing up for me. I've changed it again; tell me what you see (I suppose the inevitable refresh is in order)
i'm still seeing me.
I see your teddy
Weird. I suppose it'll catch up eventually. That teddy I've had since I was 10 - I still sleep with a teddy (true story) but I had to retire poor Holly (aka Battered Bear) as he's beyond even surgery now
Found that E, BTW :)
It is smaller now. You have to do a hard refresh (CNTRL + F5 on a PC, don't know the MAC equivalent) to make a new picture show up.
And you will get a red box in MY ACCOUNT every time you upload a new picture. You have to do a hard refresh then too, and when you come back to the puzzle.
pi 7/40, pls
Both pi7 are clued below.
The 2nd CR 5/12 please
Old woman?
cr5 and old woman
thanks!
Raisins and peanuts in the grid today...
I had a more difficult time with the third. Stupid foreign currency.
Bea loves that trail mix word
I always see that one for some reason.
I love trail mix.
I like trail mix, but it has to have more than raisins and peanuts in it to keep me interested.
I also love parm. Which isn't a word even though it is always on my grocery list.
Me too, Molly. I don't like raisins.
I made a killer mix in the fall. It cost a fortune to make though.
Thanks for all the clues. I need the lone E from the middle column, any clues floating about?
add not odd
en5.12
Parm?
Its a fairly "regular" word.
Parmesan cheese.
Thanks Bzz. Don't know that word.
Ahh. Just looked it up. Who knew??
Oh, I thought it was another gorp thing like pecans, apples, raisins and macadamia nuts
Now I have NBT and NBS. Still early on though.
LOL! That does sound good...
Isolation has made my brain bounce around all day.
MA 5/14?
ma + garden instrument
thanks, Ru
yw
I have to figure out what to have for dinner again for the 500th time this week...ARG!
do some carbs bea mr bzz is going to need them to get those roots out
we made a dinner chart back at the beginning of April and it goes through June and we bought all the ingredients at the time. My refrigerator and freezer are still stuffed
wow vash.. i could not do it that way
He most certainly does need the carbs.
Vash, what do you do about fresh fruits and veg?
we grow it and we buy it at the farm around the corner
PI 6/21?
I also froze a lot of the veggies
variant form of the flesh eating fish
amazon fish phan vicious
Thanks again!
i can plan a week of meals vash but not a few months that's really unreal
I'm anxious for our Farmer's Market to open up.
Yep, it's those little fish that swim around the Amazon web site, snatching your money : D
They have been snatching a lot of money lately, Molly.
I swear I'm going to start wearing a shirt to Whole Foods that says NO I AM NOT PRIME
It took 2 days to finish meal planning and making the shopping trip
Oh my God, I could never meal plan that far in advance
that is incredible to me vash wow
Yeah, both our daughter's have taken the meal plan and run with some version of it for their households
When I had the girls at home, I could plan two weeks at a time, but sometimes that was a struggle.
i guess it's good that it keeps you away from the stores.. but i have to ask how giant was that bill for that day?
$1200
The giant bill is my problem. There is no way I could load up on that much food at once.
wow.. that's not bad
ri 5/14?
But $100 of that went to our next door neighbor's
Nor do I have the freezer space to store it all.
my fridge isn't big enough to hold that much food t
I have a hard enough time planning out meals one week at a time.
I have a small chest freezer and we cut up the meat in smaller portions before freezing
... ri 5/14 ... a description of a difficult task ... or sound and precise logical argument
i'm shipping some wine out to Ori so that she doesn't have to drink rotgut today and then going shopping for the weekend
I am going food shopping today. It will be interesting to see how many of the other shoppers can read and follow directions.
Thanks, dose.
ri5/4 comes before mortis...as in dead
nice ru...we bought 12 bottles to hopefully get us though. Drinking more than normal thoughl
i would have clued it as a ri5-ous romp in the hay
... I'm just far too polite ... ... canajan eh!
Of course you would, ru?
No ? !
Sadly (or maybe not) the extra Jameson I bought weeks ago has not lasted as long as I thought it would.
... never does
ha molly... i have been drinking more too it seems
I think everyone has been drinking more.
i"ve been enjoying a cocktail in the late afternoon on the deck looking at the vineyard
<---just ONE
sounds pretty, ru
it is vash.. i totally lucked out finding this house
hello
good morning mlf
ugh! 11 T words left. Taking a break. Going to see if I can walk to the mailbox and back. That's about 3K steps
good morning ruru
i'm thinking about crab today but not sure i can get it
are you going fishing ruru?
I'm thinking about pasta...
yeah at the local seafood market near my house :D
ruru that should be fun?
We had salisbury steak and baked potatoes last night. It was yummy.
bzz you cant go wrong with pasta
i make great alfredo bea, but i gain 5 pounds just looking at it
ruru same here
I would love some carbonara, but Mom won't eat it.
What a way to ruin good alfredo. Thinking about the weight you will gain.
it's pretty warm here so i'm heading in the salad direction today i think
I love carbonara. That is one of my favorite pasta dishes.
bzz why wont she eat it?
I love it too
we had sweet and sour pork (from scratch) and roasted Brussel sprouts
The egg
I would guess because she doesn't like it.
yum vash.. that sounds good
bzz oh
I love roasted Brussels...We had them the other night tossed in dijon and oil
Need to see if I can get more today.
i do them with pine nuts and roasted garlic and thyme
(i can't eat it .. but my guests love it)
first column 2nd and last a stats pls?
I'm sure they are yummy.
they are good...we drizzled them in a little basalmic vinegar
am4.6 and ar5.10
i think my dog wants to eat.. bbiab
ty for the am4
bzzz clue the ar5 pls?
sports venue
ty bzz
middle column e stats pls?
en5
.... en5/12
Has anyone else heard when the speculation is that your area will "reach it's peak" with this thing? I just read that my area is supposed to be doing that in the next few days.
I think we are towards the end of the month. Kansas is in mid-May, I think.
... hear all kinds of things ... it depends upon how much you trust the numbers ... ...
I wonder how long after the peak before the stay at home is lifted.
And whom to believe...
Well, I believe very little of what I hear. Just curious what is being said.
One thing is for sure. The numbers are all wrong due to the lack of available testing.
we supposedly hit our peak last week my county has only 34 cases and two deaths so far
... Ontario's numbers are much lower than the north eastern states ... ... but we're out until at least May 11 ... ...
... expectation is if you go back to soon the two people who are still asymptomatic will spread it all around again and you're back in the position you're in today
Ru, how many people in your county?
good question.. likely 800,000 or so
maybe less.. it kind of includes american canyon which isn't really napa valley
Is it Napa county? I just read 137,744
yeah.. in Napa Proper probably 150K .. but the adjunct areas are loaded with people
I just try to compare the number of people to the number of cases/deaths. You can't look at one without the other.
like kelseyville, American Canyon, Vallejo, Mare Island
and 80 K of that 137 live in Napa CIty proper
hello. around here (Massachusetts) the number of cases does not seem directly proportional to the size of the town. A bigger town near me has less case than my tiny town does
ta 6/21, pls
... ta + to damage or scratch badly + me
not today in Soy language
A Japanese sauce, Bich
Hiyas, kiddos.
hi judi
Umami, baby.
ty dose, Tabby
<-- thought he had a cute sauce clue
ty for the ta6
Not yesterday, but ta6/21.
hi judi
clue for the en 5 pls?
e + regular
sf area must be bursting at the seams to get out. firend in MD has two potetntial buyers for his yacht, both from CA
... or really, really big
I need a friend with a yacht.
Short for really big...
... horma
boats are money pits. trust me. nothig but work and $
it's a sailing yacht.
thinking....
got it
that's ot a word dose
middle o stats pls?
... old rules of thumb ... "if you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it" .... .... "annual expense for sails, etc. will be one third of the price of the boat"
og4.6
I would prefer my yacht not to have sails.
thanks bzz nbt
on4.5 and or5.12
i would prefer my yacht had a lot of champagne and caviar
And cabana boys.
... you'll get more champagne and caviar if you skip the yacht part
Most def cabana boys.
well, it's not THAT big. it might be a bit awkward. on;y 34 ft
I could skip the cabana boys
o.O
did anyohe else try "Corona"?
Any clues for the GO 6/27 please
... skip the firsts O
probably best to not say it's not that big around cabana boys
go6 ends with a female chicken
probably so.
they could hace the fore cabin.
go6 is a chicken from horror flicks
Gorhen
That would be it!
that's it
bingo!
Sorry, thanks
Oh, Caps. Now you have to walk the yacht plank.
Into a vat of caviar. Bwa ha ha ha!
if you're a Firefly fan, goram is an expletive. if you've never seen Firefly, run don't walk.
We love that show. Seen it twice
I asked on FB the other day, I'll ask here - for those of you who have see both, which is a better space western - Firefly or the Mandalorian (I have my view, but I'll hold off for a moment) :)
my vote is Firefly
morning all
Haven't seen either one.
I'm so lost in the tv/movie realm...
sup moo!
isn't a mandalorian a car made for Nelson Mandala?
I've only watched the Mandalorian and it was okay, but not excellent
Har har har! ;)
But Baby Yoda (the Child) is very cute, gotta say
I liked the mandalorian a lot too, but firefly is just awesome.
Anyone care to guess which one I find shiniest? ;)
my favorite character was actually the bounty hunter droid
boats are n excuse to throw money away
There are space westerns?
Oh yeah ;)
Firefly definitely
What is Firefly on?
I knew you were going to say firefly, matty. I think we're similar in a lot of things. :D
Both are good but...Firefly rocks. Judi, it isn't
I imagine some sort of bioluminescent steroid
It's from a bunch of years ago - I have it on DVD, I think Hulu has it in the US, someone told me
you can stream on hulu
Carla, I ordered silicone egg bite molds for my IP. They arrived yesterday...Going to make brownie bites in them tomorrow.
It's created and written by Joss Wheedon, who did Buffy. There are only 13 episodes and a movie
just getting into the second series of altered carbon myself
yum, bea.
Boo. I only have Netflix and CBS All Access.
Firefly is one of the best series ever
I ready the book of Altered Carbon but I've only seen the first episode of the first season of the series - it's not really my partner's thing so I've not got back into it
i don't watch much on tv.. doesn't hold my interest
I may try altered carbon. kinda out of things right now. my husband and I just started watching the old Magnum PI on Prime.
yeah, it's difficult to get into, one really enjoyed it once it got going
I dont even have TV
atalante, you are correct. one of the best ever. a shame that fox executives were so stupid.
The Mandalorian is good. But Firefly is better.
I saw one ep of Black Mirror a few years ago and it was the most depressing thing ever.
I do like Black Mirror. Again, Jeff (my OH) isn't so keen
well they needed to make way for 911 and empire
good morning everyone - crashed before the flip last night :)
I've watched a bunch of black mirror, but it's hit and miss for me
the characters were brilliant, the actors were perfect, its funny and ridiculous and sad. Morena Baccarin deserved an Oscar. But so did Nathan F and Alan Tudyk
I was literally considering rewatching Black Mirror last night
as well as the medical show that is the worst ever. how can you screw up a medical drama?
And, I agree, episodes are very hit and miss! :)
And, good morning, all!
*Waits for the Dr. Who discussion to begin
wow time flies. up warly for walmat then morning walk and cleaniing the car. time for lunch.
Firefly was back in '02ish. Fox ran the episodes out of order and it could never get a following. but as ata said, brilliant characters. perfect casting, great writing.
Dr Who. Perfect.
ata, is the actor who plays prince phillip in the crown a former dr, who?
has anyone else seen David Tennant in Jessica Jones?
yes TO, Matt Smith
I'm off to the store and the pharmacy...JOY!
Salut, ya'll.
stay safe bzz
I've been binge watching Grace & Frankie on Netflix. Every episode cracks me up.
did he bow his head and look up at everyone in that series, too? I cannot stand it
I have seen a few Dr. Who, but my problem is this - I like to start shows from the beginning, and that's just not possible with Dr. Who.
bye, bea
but there's 13 beginnings, so just pick one!
I love Grace and Frankie. Have no idea about the other shows mentioned here
;D
hi all
matty, are there still new Midsomer Murders over there? I watched all like 23 seasons or whatev on Netflix and there hasn't been any new in a while.
Matt Smith definitely has some annoying facial expressions!
Was thinking about watching the show about the Tiger guy. Then I read about the murder-for-hire, etc. Now I'm not so sure.
i liked tha swedish seris on PBS but cannot remember the name. mysery/crime series.
Wallander?
well it certainly has buzz.
Oh god, Carla, I have no idea. You'd think everyone would be dead in Midsomer by now, what with that homicide rate
no, i 've senen wallaner, but i think there's another
Can you imagine if Miss Marple, Jessica Fletcher, Mark Sloan and Quincy were to visit Midsomer? It would be a blood bath
:D matty
I really liked Wallender.
I knew the tiger story from true crime podcasts, so I wasn't really wanting to watch. My husband started the first episode and then when it was over he said, okay, I'm good.
what true crime podcasts would you recommend? theres so many!
how about the detectortists?
There are no new Midsomer Murders. Only remakes of them done with different actors.
I know, matty! that's what always cracked me up about that show. so many murders.
And such a tiny village
Have you ever seen Hot Fuzz (the movie)?
I watch Oak Island.
liket the newer forsyte saga. it was run as a marathon on sunday last, but i cannot waste a whole day in front of tv.
Hot Fuzz was the spitting image of the village I grew up in
huge fan of the whole cornetto trilogy
I'm missing a Z - I have two 4s and a five - what am I missing
Of course you are, Carla - we are the same person separated by an ocean ;)
a 4
:D
there are 3 fours. did you get the sandal?
sorry, you did not ask for a clue.
I...do not have any items of footwear...tell me more? (it's true. I have no shoes on right now)
go up
is the sandal a brand name?
I haven't even looked for a word since getting here this morning :D. fun chat day. I did play in the middle of the night and have 60 left.
i have the urge to wash floors againl i eill never be the same after this.
OK, I did not know that was a word for a sandal. I'd say I learn something every day, but there's every chance I shall instantly forget it ;)
must go be productive.
It's a Japanese flip flop, apparently
are we still talking z words? I only have nothing
There's nothing, an area, someone who makes the area and the aforementioned flip flop
carla, they're all normal words.
in common usage
bbl
ok, thx. just need the flip flop now. I'm sure it'll come to me. is it 4 or 5?
4 letters
don't know the japanese sandal -- my last z word
Clue for Pi6/21, please?
sounds like an apoglogy, nan
pi 6 is a fish
NM. Smack me with that toothy fish.
ok, got it. I wouldn't say that's in common usage in my neck of the woods.
I thought, for some weird reason, that toothy fish had an H in it. Silly me
The sandal sounds like Aaron Spelling's daughter
we had that the other day spelled that way too
this is babble. duh :)
not any fish I know -- stats for the sandal please?
and I kept looking at the wrong p, saying this doesn't make sense
Matty, the toothy fish DOES have an H in it
zo4/9
Yeah Nan, you know this fish. It clears animals to the bone
found the misspelled fish
you can get them from Amazon Nan :D
seems like there was a horror movie about this fish back in the 80s maybe. trying to capitalize on Jaws.
yes --- lol - saw all the clues after I found it -- too busy looking
The sandal/flip flop sounds like a bedtime st5. Once upon a time...
wait, misspelled fish - gupi is in here
and found the sandal, ty
Well then so is the misspelled swordsman, zoro
i heard he was a little weak at the knees that zoro
always feinting
does the pi 7/44 build off the pi 5/16?
He has allergies too Ru, needs an epee pen
no.. from the other p luv
Yes, Luv.
thanks Judi I'll keep guessing then til I find it
Yeah .. i heard he took the lunge at his medications
and found it
pi7/44...look up cajun canoe
I coulda sword I had the right Pi7.
which p is that?
nm, googled it
Ru, I hope that didn't foil his plans
we didn't mean to catch you en garde judi
kinda like the potato thing
ty molly
ugh I didnt know there were 2 pi7!
hokie yeah it does look like that word
guess I just found that out too then, ata
I was referring to Pi7/44 and the Pi5/16 just prior to it.
phantom piece and pierce
geta is the Japanese word for sandal I just googled it?
the cajun canoe is pi7/44, what is the other pi7?
count for the lone a, left column, second row, please?
mlfan, rhymes with the forgetful fish in finding nemo
is there a clue that doesn't reference a kid's movie, please?
I don't know, trif
it's am4/6
The other pi7 is the potato stuffed noodle
lol.. that's a little snotty nan :D
and they're delicious
yeah, luv gave you one earlier, nan - rhymes with canadian apology
polish potato ravioli :)
Both Pi 7's are similar.
hi VI :D
THERE it is - thank you vicuna! nbt at long last
oh, must've spelled it wrong then, because I tried that
Yes Nan, the clue I gave before that said it rhymes with a bedtime st5. Once upon a time...
maybe I shoulda gone with polish potato pasta...for the aliteration
sorry - didn't mean it that way -- it's been 40 years since I've had any little kids around and I'm not current on their movies or their books
I gave the kids movie clue to mlfan, would never have given that to you, nan :P
Fireworks!
well done, judi
huzzah for judi!
congrats judi
Nan, a bedtime st5 isn't a book. A st5 is what you tell someone.
sorry molly - missed your clue
yeah I know the character but just changing first letter doest work
yeah, so you might have to change another letter that makes the same sound
type everything in that general area that rhymes with it.
oh dear God
is the bar open yet?
i have the pi7 that sounds like the potato dish, what is a clue for the other pi7 please?
google cajun canoe
got the zo4
doesn't usually work when there's not a Y on the board. Hmmm what letter sounds like a Y ....
i went the wrong direction with it
we will now sing the doxology! welldone!
The bar is so open. Doubles all around.
one pi7 sounds like the potato dish, and the other pi7 is the potato dish
we have a flat bottomed canoe in PQ, but it is called a Gaspe canoe
is that named after a person?
That is because Canadian French and Cajun French are two different animals.
how very complicated
or you gaspe when it tips over and you fall in the cold canadian waters?
ah -- found the boat -- knew I had seen the word before, but was dancing all around it (not in the water)
there's lots of nice fantasy characters in the grid today. Thror, Theon ...
do they both end in e?
named after the Gaspe Peninsula, where it is mostly used, Carla
if only bea were here to guess my missing g...
go4/7?
i have 6 missing g words
golly gee
trail mix? no, have that
then all others are normal and you get no clues :P
oh wait. apart from a gi5
:D, thx anyway
I have a gi5
got it
oh wait. LOL I'm still missing one too. great ....
a party-____
probably easiest one
hurray!
i am missing 5 now
do you have the go6? it was clued when I got here.
aha, no I haven't
last 2 col gray!!
well one isn't the gecko lol
no go6
heh
is the e something I'm going to be mad about?
know, but it may feel daunting ;)
hugely, yep
EN
en5 /12
lol ata
thanks, I always miss that one. just weird to see that version.
apparently it stems from a word that meant tiny...but over time it flipped
hmm, like literally is doing now
yeah, nothing like using literally in a figurative sense
stats for the bottom a please?
I don't see that etymology - it comes from Latin for huge or abnormal, originally meant abnormal in English. Nothing about smallness anywhere.
ar5/10
... ar 5/10
Oooh, I don't have a gi5 - looking now
add a letter to a 4 and you've got it
Thermal
2 to go ...
still 33 left here!
I am misinformed then Vicuna, my apologies....never trust a lexicographer without verifying I guess
yesterday's grid was easy to me, this one is a struggle.
ty
yes, I actually finished yesterday's
Well, moolingwa, it's possible there's something there, I'd just be curious to see it!
27 left here
1 to go! I believe its a G6 :)
You're right, I do now have it! Last two columns greyed out (33 words left to find though)
LOL, we are both at 33 left and have last 2 col done
those must be some weird t's and c's
We truly are one and the same :)
Yes! I only have 10 Ts. All but one of the Cs though
just found 2 c's though, so now I'm at 31
if there is a g 6 I too am missing it
17 T's and 13 Cs
I have 15 t's
completed that is
Go6. Ends in chicken
nan, ends with not a rooster
Ends in not off.
ty ty firebirds!
most of the t's I've found are either common, or commonly appear in babble
Flip that was for the g5. sorry. shutting up.
ty - bridge master with an extra letter
now up to 17 t's
almost caught me hoke...18 here now
Still only 11 of those darned Ts
I will never catch you, moo! you know too many words.
you often past me hoke, don't sell yourself short
Well, you guys are way ahead of me in the T department ;)
12 now
well, theoric isn't a word
seems like it could be
13
Well I am done. Toodle pips and good bye!
Bye Zoom
well done, zooz
grats, zoom
Laters!
The US president's eldest daughter and her husband, Trump adviser Jared Kushner, and children travelled to the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey last week to celebrate Passover. Lockdown orders issued by the mayor of Washington DC, where Ivanka Trump lives, ordered residents on 1 April to only leave the home for "essential" travel.
moving on to the h - still need 3 there. now I will see some t's.
I am not surprised by anything they do. rules don't apply to them.
too bad security requirements include open holes ahead and behind them --- they might have caught something otherwise
I wonder if anyone was out sanitizing the flag poles ahead of them?
well it doesn't say they actually played golf
they probably have a house there
After her travel was first reported by the New York Times on Thursday, the White House attempted to justify her decision. The travel was to "a closed-down facility considered to be a family home" and the "travel was no different than had she been traveling to/from work," said the statement provided to US media. "The location was less populated than the surrounding area near her home" in DC, the statement continued, adding: "Her travel was not commercial. She chose to spend a holiday in private with her family."
yes, well apparentlly Trump makes his own rules and to hell with everyone else
At least here in the UK, travel to second homes (or golf clubs as if they were second homes) does not count as essential travel. I have a feeling it doesn't in the US either
we have a super snooty golf club here that trump bought a few years ago. I hated playing them in tennis and calling it Trump National and it was even imprinted on the balls.
At least here, you're not meant to even see family members if they don't live in the same household
doesn't here either -- we are being told to stay home other than for essential errands --- however, the golf clubs are open --- still haven't figured out what it is that is essential about golf,
People are traveling to vacation homes (or cottages if they are in Canada) all over the world. I have read several comments here about vacation homes filling up during all this.
yeah, they consider it essential exercise (heavy eye roll). meanwhile they have closed the parking lots of mt. bike trails, which is actual exercise.
Golf clubs are closed here. And people have been turned back by police when trying to travel to second homes
my friend has been at her beach house since schools were closed, so back in late Feb or early Mar. her husband has been traveling back & forth, but he's working from home and only stays in the houses. one of the beach neighbors came and complained that he was putting them all in danger. he wasn't even leaving the beach house.
I think they should be here too - we even have a club membership, but are staying home.
in Maine, you can't rent a vacation type place right now.....it's against the governor's orders....but if you own a vacation home, you can come and must self isolate for 2 weeks and still stay at home....and that does NOT include going out to golf (though you can do that in other places like Arizona, I think)....
my husband is dropping his membership here - it's too crowded to ever get a tee time
1 h left!
I am pretty sure my boss has been to his lake house several weekends during all this.
I actually don't have a problem with that if it's your house and you're staying inside it.
really stuck on those m's -- only have 4 so far and only 7 t's
I just need 2 m's. this grid is a pain.
I understand the neighbors angst. It's tough when you are doing everything asked and others aren't. It's unfair to the health care workers who may have to treat them. It's unfair to the general public to set the timeline back for their inconsideration.
if the bridge to the Outer Banks stays closed another 8 days, we get our money back....if it reopens during our week, we only get part of our money back....not happy....
yeah, that's a bad policy
we have been getting piecemeal refunds from our FL VRBO. the last one should come through soon, but their system is really backed up.
penquis, that's crap!
yes, crap....especially since we have rented with the same realtor for over 15 years....
I feel the same way carla -- I don't even think going out for a drive is a bad idea -- gives you something differnt to look at -- just don't get out of the car.
Jeff's golf club MAY offer extensions to membership to cover the shutdown. No-one really knows yet
i don't even remember when I last bought gas....
well, I paid for my gym this month but I told them I would have to reconsider for May.
... and don't get out of the car to buy gas ... and don't go to the McDonald's for a meal ...
We go for car rides a bit. We've talked about what we'd do if the car broke down and we would stay in it and have it towed.
I know, who needs gas! I drove my car to the farm stand yesterday and had almost forgotten how to drive. ;)
It's illegal to do that but these are different times.
i had prepaid for several tennis clinics but told the place (a non-profit place) to keep the money.....i would have spent it anyway....
The US is weird - it remind me when they used to have smoking section on aircraft - that some of it is shutdown and some isn't and sometimes the shutdown areas are right next to the open areas
well, I live in a county next to the county that the big city is in, but my county has been following them from the get-go
matty, it's frustrating. Some Americans feel their liberties are more important than others.
my local tire company came and got my car (left the keys on the seat) and took my snow tires off....they returned the car and then wiped down all the surfaces....i thought it was nice to do that for no extra charge....
The key thing to remember about the US is that it's a federation of states, which may seem a bit lost in time, but was the reason why it became a single country versus a bunch of separate entities
and that was evident before all this, gramma!
states that are less united than they used to be :D
researchers are saying now that they think people are most contagious before they display any symptoms -- that's enough to keep me at home.
Our local tire place has closed because the owner came down with the virus.
hokie, too true.
I go out and walk each day, but keep at least 15 feet between me and anyone. Also wear a mask
See you all tomorrow. Be safe.
good practice, mool --- bye gramma and back at you
masks are required here if you go out anywhere....
one of our cars is due for inspection/reg. renewal this month and I hadn't seen anything about that. finally got an email from the DMV yesterday basically saying you still have to do it, but if you're high risk, stay home and the owner of the car doesn't have to take it in. stupid, IMO
bye gramma....
yeah, that's a bit dumb
... you must watch how the numbers are counted ... if they are only counting cases in the hospital or which go to the hospital for testing and confirmation then you can be like my town, Whitby, Ontario... 150,000 people and only one case ... ... of course the next next town, Oshawa, is the town where the hospital is located ... they've got 160,000 people and about 100 cases ...
that is stupid, hokie....
also, the DMVs are closed so you have to do it online, which I always do, but some people don't have internet or really know how to use it.
One of my friends probably had COVID, but the doctor told them to stay at home, unless they had difficulty breathing, in which case go to the hospital
wow, just completely guessed and got an ma5
yeah, I am not beyond guessing either hoke
one m to go
... there are two ma 5 ... an easy 12 and a 14 which must be guessed
FTR that was ma + garden tool
the challenge is there's no easy way to test everyone
yes, I have 1 m left too
not sure how many cases we have -- numbers are given by health region, not by towns. I think there are about 16 now at Byland's Nursery --- all mexican farm workers
my county's cases jumped a lot recently because there's a nursing home with like 45
yeah, we only have county level numbers, and they're at best an undercount of the true infection rate
here numbers are counted based on where your legal residence is....the first case in my county was removed from our count because it was someone who lived out of state....
... that's the case in Ontario ... over one half of the deaths are from nursing homes ...
yeah, we were wondering about that here. our friend lives in one county (about 5 min from us) but was tested in ours.
that seems a bit odd pen
ty for the ma 5.s
yes, we have three or four nursing homes in Maine that have had high numbers of cases....
UK lockdown officially extended for at least another three weeks - just announced
mool....it's the CDC rule here...not sure about other states....
... that takes you up to where each of the Canadian provinces are ...
oh, well bureaucracy often is illogical
our CDC director is fantastic....we are lucky to have him....
the saddest is when the nursing homes are just abandoned and then they find a bunch of bodies. police got a tip off about one nursing home in NJ where that was apparently the case.
this is a plot by trump and pence to reduce social security and medicare benefits
We have officially 300 cases in a population of around 385,000 in our country...
wut, had not heard that
... yeah ... that's what happened in Quebec
I'm not sure Trump and Pence have much the capability to plot anything
it's happened in spain and i think italy too
true mool..
Trump's attention span on anything other than something that he feels is a personal attack on him is short to say the least
that's true also
i saw a cartoon last night of him yelling at a pile of skeletons to thank him for the tremendous job he's doing
We only test, here, if you're actually in hospital. In theory, they're now testing health workers and will start testing care workers but in practice, that isn't happening.
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ If anyone is interested in the official UK numbers
DANG IT - so close to having "panorama" here
... ... also paragon and perigee
pierce, piece, apiece
and paranoia
... got lot's of that one
paranormal
paranoia is here a lot hurshy
There's been some progress in an antibody test which should make testing ability ramp up quickly, but it's not widespread yet
yes, found paranormat earlier
what is my missing o?
although if things are weird, wouldn't that be the paranorm
heading out to get some lunch....bbl to finish....bye all....
paner
oops
interesting the numbers are miles away from the orginal computer models.
probably the one I'm missing too hoke
... og 4/6 on 4/5 or 5/12
I have an arch. one and a time in the past
ok.. i'm off to go pack some vino up for a needy babble player :D
yeah, just found the one I was missing
ok, looking
I probably should go do something else for a while, come back later for the remaining 18
hi smurshy :)
Have a great day all
yeah, I just noticed it's after noon and I never had breakfast. TTFN. still 21 left, ugh.
hi ata, how are you? :)
Loki hurt his paw :( It was very sad and I had to carry him home from the beach and he refuses to eat treats for several hours! But he's getting better quickly, must have just caught it nastily or something
my sister's dog acts like that if a leaf gets stuck to his paw...
almost amaranth too btw...going now
loki's not much less wimpy :)
lol, still trying to leave as well. found the or at least
my dog stopped using a paw on one of our walks and I thought I was going to have to call someone to come get us. I pulled it up and looked and there was an acorn stuck in the webbing.
poor pup!
I took it out and then it was like nothing had ever happened
a 7! i got a 7!
nice!
how can someone be gormless if gorm isn't a word
ok, leaving now. do you want the 7 stats before I go? or try to find yourself?
hmmm, i guess not yet
ok, ttfn
which 7 dd you get?
cr7
theres a good few smaller words around that if you take certain letters out
well i got the co6 first, then i thought of the cr...
ah ok got cr 5/6
I got the 7 first and then the 6s :)
there's some co5s too
ahhh cool that's c done
:)
just don't ask me to clue the other 7s!
well, good thing I stuck my head back in while eating. did not have the 5s and one of the 6s. c's complete now!
cause you don't have them or cause they are very weird?
I had to google both. one I knew but couldn't get sp. right.
because they involve things that are potato dishes and things that sound like potato dishes and I totally didn't understand any clue like that!
potato dishes. ok.
more like potato dumplings I think
but they could be outer space sea creatures for all I know LOL. BUt I believe Vi
the other is a cajun canoe
Well for one thing, you can Google search cajun canoe.
cajun canoe is pi + devilish character
as if hurshy would need to google
or pi + one who goes off and is a law unto themselves
i would definitely need to google if cnan did not just clue so excellently
And you can Google search dough wrapped potatoes. Hursh was not the one who said she didn't understand the clues.
lmao
the potato thingy i got tho
I dont think we have them over here
if i KNOW of a word, i'm very good at spelling.
I think they are polish, no?
yes
isn't the potato dumpling a hungarian dish?
https://tinyurl.com/o4vv6kh
I think I've only ever seen an asian version of something like that
ok, I think I caught up to moo now with 17 left. BBL.
Polish. And very popular in many US Jewish communities.
my link is fun. you won't be sorry.
have you got the g6 yet?
no
Well pi7s are a long way from Clootie Dumplings
its a good babblet
we'd do a deep fried version here Im sure
i find this a hard grid
Oh we deep fry just about everything here. Including pickles and Twinkies.
christmas pudding? turkey breasts?
love the bacon-onion-potato ones
well america doesn't have christmas pudding in the british tradition
name that proper noun! the villain of the Book of Esther
I know a lot of people who are of British descent who make plum pudding at Christmas.
our local fish and chip shop made deep fried full christmas dinner this year :)
<---- googles Clootie Dumplings
Haman
i guess i just don't know classy people then
ding ding ding!
Add taschen and you have a good sweet
name that proper name - river dividing Devon and Cornwall
Tamar
Oh dear Hursh. These are not classy people at all. British is not synonymous with classy.
yay anotehr brit :)
or brit-ish :D
like, in theory i know that, but, i still can't help the association.
when i hear children with british accents, they sound so darn smart
We are in for some rough times. There are 22 million people unemployed in the US.
so many people told me I had the best accent when we were in Florida
but they tended to be employees of golden corral
*!*~*!* hagd and stay safe :)
lol atalante --- you are obviously not from Glasgow or Fife :)
I've still got a very very British accent. With the occasional Scots phrasing thrown in
ah -- thought you were scottish
nope, just lived here for 7 years. Really from the Cotswolds
see you are from Aberdeen --- seems to me the brogue is pretty thick there too
omg I can't understand the real Aberdonians
the Aberdeen / Doric accent is the thickest you'll find until you get to Shetland
so jealous
I couldn't understand my cousin's granddaughter when she spoke in the local dialect -- they live in Dunfermline
I could understand most people if they didn't speak a pure dialect or a mix of English and gaelic
look u people speaking Doric ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8txQM\nIxKIk
on my way --- need to make two more masks for grandkids in Vancouver.
phew. slogged through a bunch with the list to finish.
yay hurshy! I did the same
enjoyed your un-seaonal link brushy. hubby is a big fan.
I'm stuck as a stuck thing on 28 left (and still 10 Ts to find) - I may or may not list in a bit
I keep seeing Corona in the grid. It isn't in the grid, just in my brain
hi all. cant find the A word for second row A......any clues?
am4,6
ty. will hope to find it
got it. ty.
my last word, or 5/12, pls
fireworks
I usually think of it as a prefix, bichon. Like with a brand of mattress
ty justafreep
welcome!
once again - I know everyone here may not agree, but his is just too funny not to share -- check out my profile for the new icon
*you will probably have to zoom in to read it
I like it.
fireworks!!!
I'm stuck on both pi7's!
polish dumplings is one
the other is cajun canoe
thanks carla!
yw!
just did a virtual run in remembrance of VT shooting, 13 years ago today. I mean I actually did the run, but am connected to lots of other Hokies that did and are doing it.
was hoping to shake some of these last 16 words loose but no such luck. going to the list!
can't get the en word. Is it a common word?
usually seen as an adj. describing something huge
thank you. It was driving me nuts!
I had to ask too earlier
how can we have ta4/5 like 4 days in a row and I still miss it?
finally done!
still 18 left here
LMK if you want me to make any guesses for missing words
thanks, down to 11 to go
five 6s, five 5s and a 4
ah, just found a 6
well my last 4 was that ta4/5 I was rambling on about
and a five :)
yeah, already had that thanks
oh, and another 6...this is going swimmingly
my missing ma was a married woman. you probably have that.
have that one
7 to go...found my missing m, it was the 4
was just going to ask if you had that one!
stepping away really helps me
do you have th5 that is a lazy spelling and not th5 at all
well, need to go do a work call, be back in an hour or more
bye. going to do other things but of course I will check back in.
enjoy your day :)
Evening all...can someone please clue me pr5/14?
like a stroller but with a double vowel
Thanks Carla...
you're welcome
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pigpie should be a word... just saying
stas for the 7 pls?
have pi 7 and cr 7, missing?
Another pi7
just found the cr
And I have a pi that is similar to a polish dish we make
The other one is a cajun canoe
well when i click on the definition, it says its a dugout, but it looks like a dumpling to me :)
Then you are spelling the dumpling wrong
i think that is the one I have is the cajun canoe, i just thought it looked like a dumpling
yep. i was
The dumpling starts like where you tie up a boat and ends in a vowel
got it now
thanks!
ro5 pls
a pirate peri
ty ruru
ma5/14 pls. don't see it in morewords
i only have a ma5/12
so far
ends in garden tool
thanks
evening all! can I have stats for the 2nd row A?
am4/6
ty Molly
ty molly
Hi all! I see one of my favorite Italian red wines in the grid... sadly not "found in dict"
amarone?
the very one. I knew you'd guess it ru
If so ("Amarone") , it seems to have an upper case A, check Wikipedia
interesting... since other wines (pinot) are accepted
I have wine-y friends who've talked about it, mentioning Valpolicella (sp?) as still being upper-cased too.
Maybe it's Northern Italian snobbery at work :-)
merlot, etc. They're okay. I've run into them - or rather had them Babble-banned before. They must fall into a different category. - Maybe you've got it, Natasha!
I guess if you can't buy it in a screwtop bottle, it's capped? :-)
sorry, couldn't resist that one
GOT IT! https://tinyurl.com/y5l44bjh
That's for Ru too. There is a confusion ...
LOL a great old Safire column, thanks!! Love "ukase by ukase basis'
Hello, all. Back for the last 8 TH words.
actually, 2 are TR words
Another Safire fan! Good taste, Natasha (if it's me whut sez it).
Wasn't a fan of his politics but did enjoy his columns very much.
How are you feeling Phan?
Pretty good actually. I walked up a big hill to my mailbox today, about a 3K step walk. Did well. I will probably return to work on Monday
Every government needs a "loyal opposition," I think (something civil we don't have these days, unfortunately), especially a literate, thinking one. What got me about Safire was his being Chief-in-Charge of the Grammar Police.
Literate and thinking have kinda gone out the window...
Great to hear that Phan. And thanks for risking your health to take care of the elders who need you.
That too.
Wow Phan, impressive progress.
It is also about having my fellow nurses backs.
Thank you, Natasha. I had a very mild case, thankfully, although I have will have been out 2 full weeks, (Assuming I will be allowed back)
Do you need to have 2 negative swabs before they let you back?
Or are they moving to serological testing?
Not that I am aware of. I have not been told to get retested. I don't think my company is requiring it, although some do.
I saw that NIH is doing an antibody study, but I am not eligible, it is only for people not diagnosed with the virus. I am bummed.
Yes, I did sign up for that. I'm getting the kit mailed to me.
cool, Natasha.
Whenever I bemoan the loss of using "the little grey cells" though , I think about doing my own tax forms, I put my vital stats down on the first page and see who I can call for help.
Can I get a clue for the TA 6 pls
At least I think that's what's happening. Sorry you're not eligible. I'm sure they'll be doing studies on positives to see how long the antibodies persist.
I am sure.
Not to mention collecting plasma for possible therapeutics...
Hi, phan. I've been "listening" but didn't want to horn in. I think you're wonderful and wish you well. There's so much need for pro caregivers now that I'm sure they'll find something for you.
Word jwr. Hat's off to phan.
ta6 think soy sauce?
you are sweet JWR. Well, no hats off until I get cleared to go back. I fell very early on, so haven't really done anything...
like a brand of soy sauce?
um, think it's more a type of it
found it. Thanks
Surviving is what you did. It takes guts. And from what I understand from a friend who lives in Berlin, it takes at least twice as long to really recover, soooo
It is surprising how much it takes out of you, even with mild symptoms.
Yes, it seems clear that so-called "mild" cases are anything but
So be good to yourself!
I will/am
Thank you for the kind thoughts.
Glad to hear you say so. It knocked your whole immune system out, not just the respiratory system. Give it every bit of the time it asks for and never mind what anyone else does. - not being kind, just leftover advice from a retired AIDS-care RN.
In a time when we knew nothing about AIDs I am sure. That must have been scary too!
From the start, at the center. Just like now - way too busy to be scared. More laughter than tears on the first dedicated unit from '83 on. ... You need to go play. Chat is good; Babble is better.
I already got Fireworks!
I think I will watch some more MASH...
how apropos - laughing in the face of danger!
You're kidding! Too bad we don't have a backup grid just for people who finish fast
I have occasionally re-done grids. Not today though. I started very early this AM...
Funny thing about danger - you simply (physically and mentally) canNOT be scared all the time. Sometimes people refuse to laugh when they think they're supposed to be sad, worried, grieving, etc. and make themselves stay that way but when the chance comes to grin, you do bear it better.
You've reminded me of the video that circulated not long ago, of a parent in Syria who was teaching his toddler to laugh hysterically every time a bomb exploded near their home. What the heck, either they die from the bomb, or they survive and have a good belly laugh.
Oh, phan, I wish you hadn't suggested Re-doing the grid. I am going back to what I do when I know I haven't got enough time to finish: the goal is Half-Plus-One.
Interesting, Natasha. Do you still have the contact information for that video? I'd like to see it.
Well at the moment, I have all the time in the world so...
I saw that video. It was very sweet.
It was on FB. https://www.facebook.com/whuq1/videos/\n10219317089870628/
You can choose to be terrified, freaked out, or thinking that your home is covered with virus...or be careful and hope for the best.
What? You don't do Sudoku too?
Zakkly, Molly.
Oh damn, the chat width just got blown.
No, Sudoku is not my forte!
Good night all.
I'm off to have dinner and go to work. Bye, all. Great having a chance to chat with phan, and review old New York Times times with Natasha.
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good
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adieu
adieu
and you
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Just kiddkng, phan. Not mine either. Take four deep breaths and tell your monkeys they're in the wrong box.
and
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and
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Let
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and the wine word that started it all
Please
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that's odd. Didn't blow it for me at all. Sorry guys
tiny
*poof*
url
and we are clear
High Five, Molly
and good night!
I just keep trying to post the tinyurl thing until it sinks in
I know about tinyurl but didn't think the link long enough to merit the effort :-) I already apologized...
If you go back in the archived chat, you can see the code error here. It inserts \n into the link and runs the chat off the page. It is a site error. No problem, just trying to let people know that most links need to be done with tinyurl.
I'm in Babble expert and the chat window stayed the same so I wasn't so aware of the issue
Interesting. I didn't know that it doesn't show up in Expert. I don't use that.
I've never tried Expert, either - is there some advantage to it? I forget.
First pi7?
pi7. pi + vowel + ***er, over and out + vowel
a small dough envelope filed with meat and vegs.
Tx rose!!
np's. glad you could work it out from that lousy clue. now you have the word you can see why it was difficult to clue.
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