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  • Have a wonderful time on your holiday @mumsie42! We'll be looking forward to hearing all about it.
  • Hi @SweetPpagechanger!
    I can tell you now! Golf, shopping, lazing, golf!!
  • There must be a few golf courses in Florida if your coming @Mumsie. Where are you headed? She who does not fling and I are both still in the throes of this ugly cold. She gets back from Germany late tonight so we can be in misery together. Enjoy your vacation. It is a vacation, right?
  • Sorry I missed you @SweetP. I just finished play HaK's with you and your Ferocious Five friends.
  • Hey everyone; ) OB I'll have a Sunupper please. .is so cold here 9º maybe that will manage too make me think is warm lol

    Only 2 more days @Mumsie woohoo !! Hopefully it will warm up there in Fla.. for your vaca;)
    @Sweetp enjoy you time with hubby what movie you watchin'?
    Hi Pa;) happy to hear 'shewhodoesnotfling'will be home soon..yu can nurse each other back to health; )
  • Pa Nice flinging in H&K ;) imm sooo stuck on 15..pure luck..it sux!!
    Anyone seen @mvnla2 today? Not like her not to pop in..:/
  • Actually @Kathy you can get low 170k with three skill shots on 15. Anything over that requires a lucky one birder. More than I can say about level 5. Yuck!
  • I know Pa ive been following e* video. .is that second shot with the blues that's killing me. .:(
  • Its funny how Rovio announced ABG Sub-Zero when the temps went below zero where I live. I've been really mad last week that my county didn't close or delay any school days, since we had about 6 inches total with lots of ice on the sidewalk. And more snow is coming on Monday.
  • Hey @blahalb09 ;) nice to see you. .Yes its ccccooolld here to! ! I didn't see rovio announcement though is it a seasons update? We are supposed to get more snow Sunday into Monday not sure how much. .
  • @Kathy It's an Angry birds go update
  • Oohh thanks @blahalb09 I tried that i couldn't get the hang of it..lol
    I got enough ab to finish anyway. .
  • @Kathy -- Didn't realize I was MIA, but it's been a while since I even lurked. ABG Sub-Zero is AB Go, which explains why some of the telepods they've been showing look like snowmobiles.
    It's been raining most of the day here; thought I could get a walk in during a break in the rain, but didn't quite make it.
    @Blahalb09 -- Did it really go below 0 F where you live? Is that a record low? Or are you talking wind chill?
  • @mvnla2 Sorry, it was wind chill, not actual temperature. That's still pretty cold for the last day of February, though, we should be in the mid-50's for a high right now.
  • @mumsie -- Where in Florida are you going? Just checked weather in Orlando, and it looked pretty good except for a little rain in a few days. But I think you're used to playing golf in the rain, no?
  • Hey @mvnla2 ;) good to see you not Mia lol
    Glad your enjoying the rain that's great ;)
  • Hi @all - @mvlna yup I'm used to playing golf in the rain but these days I only play if it starts whilst I'm on the course - if its raining when I'm due to play I cry off unless its a match!
    We're going to Ponte Vedra - east coast of Florida near to Sawgrass TPC - loads of courses around and we're also going up to Hilton Head Island SC for a few days.
    @blahalb09 - brrrrr that's cold!
    OB please may I have a hot chocolate with marshmallows to go ?
  • Save a dance for me when you get to South Carolina @Mumsie42.
  • @Mumsie -- How long will you be in the US? Could be more rain than you want, and kinda on the cool side in Hilton Head. That's the problem with winter golf vacations, even in the south. My bro-in-law came to LA for a golf vacation in Feb a few years back -- it rained the entire week! I played most of a round with him in the rain (it started after we teed off). That convinced me I really don't want to play in the rain. He now only comes in the winter if he has other reasons, so good golf weather is a bonus.
    Of course, most of this winter has been great golf weather, sometimes even too hot for me, as long as you don't mind fairways that aren't in top shape.
  • @cosmo2503 -- Saw your post about the new AB Go release. Are you now at home? Hope you are feeling reasonably well, and have lots of internet access so you can forget any discomfort while flinging.
  • When I said TO BE CONTINUED, I meant that I didn't have time to finish posting story time. I only got halfway through.
  • And yes @theanonymoussomone lol..I knew that. .I've been eagerly awaiting the second cchapter; )
  • You know i love story time:):shall I get settled in my cozy chair for the next part ?
  • @mumsie There's golf courses in DisneyWorld. Is that where you're going. If so, then what a coincidence!
  • Maybe tomorrow. I'm too tired to want to remember how sick I got the fourth day. But you can go and see my brand new 10 minute ago avatar!
  • That's o.k @theanonymoussomone I'm kinda tired also. .tomorrow will be good; )that's stinks you got sick:( I'll go check out your avatar;)
  • Ahh mmm I don't know how to find it @theanonymoussomone ?
  • Good morning @all
    @tas Yes, the sequel please!
    @mumsie Have fantastic hols!
    @rat Hope you're eating properly while Mrs Rat away. . ahem. And please get well soon.
  • Quick pop in, waaaay to late tonight!! :/

    @tas great first half of your story, looking forward to the second half although it sounds like it wasn't so great for you! :(

    @mumsie42 your soooo close now you can taste it!!! I do so hope the weather is kind to you there!!

    @tompuss that was fantastic!! Great end to my night!!! :)

    @Kathy no worries and no hurries!! Do whatcha gotta do!!! ;)
    *shines Kathys flashlight for her use erm later and sets out a candle for what's left of her dreamwalk * you'll get em Pahtna!!! :)

    Good night all!!
  • @mvnla2 To answer your question yesterday about breaking any records, we broke the daily record for lowest high temperature at 28 degrees.
  • @TomPuss -- Great video! Does anyone have any clues how the cat got there, or how they knew it was there?
  • Rain like we're having in S CA means mudslides and debris flow. If you don't know how serious a debris flow can be, take a look at the debris dams on Big and Little Dalton Canyon:
    google maps Big Dalton Canyon glendora ca
    These dams and basins are not intended to hold water, they are intended to stop mud and rocks coming down the mountain from flowing onto city streets. The are bulldozed out every summer.
    These ones are fairly small; there are some huge ones. Glendora is the location of one of the big fires last year, and they now have mud covering some streets and backyards.
  • Mumsie drags herself in and plops down on her rocking chair! "OB a very large G&T please, why is going on holiday so exhausting! House now clean and tidy, all laundry done, food in freezer for my Mum, cases packed and a real G&T in my hand!"
    Mumsie sits back, gratefully takes the glass off the Blue and takes a large slug of it!
  • @AMSlimfordy @E-Star -- Ack! Didn't mean to embed video. Managed to fix it. Link to directions on p1 not working.
  • Yep, very bad mudslides @mvnla2 because there are no roots to hold the ground after the fires. And no way to stop mudslides or divert them. Over 1,000 homes evacuated. Scary!

    Sounds like a good time golfing @mumsie42. Hope the weather behaves and no rain!

    @Rat9 I'll have to go and see how you did in H&K! Some of those levels I couldn't even get close to average score! Aarrgghh, so frustrating!

    Loved the video @TomPuss! That kitty is so lucky he was rescued.

    Another rainy day and waiting with towels for our dogs to come back from doing their business. . One of them is such a goofball, he's always soaking wet and muddy!
  • I know @SweetP. I didn't have the patience to get great scores in HaK's either. But that's OK. It leaves room for improvement in case it comes up on the daily puppy challenge.
    I loved the video @TomPuss.
  • @theanonymoussomone lol I just noticed yourstorytime drawing ;) very clever I like it:)
    Eagerly awaiting part 2 ;)
  • @mvnla2 @SweetP Thanks for that video, what a terrible sight! I've seen footage of the wildfires but never this. So tragic for the people living there. . .
    No one knows how the cat got into that predicament BTW.

    @mumsie I lke the idea of you drinking real and virtual G&Ts simultaneously! Parallel universes?

    Hi dear @rat Hope you're feeling better now.

  • New avatar- the app icon for my app. It's up on my main profile, but Gravatar lags a bit so it won't appear here for a while.
  • @tompuss - I think it's also called split personality!
  • @mumsie Hee heeee! Good to know drinks are universally available 24/7! Well, if OB would just hand me that Ovaltine, I'll be off to bed. Sweet dreams, @all xoxo
  • I think I need to go to bed too - OB a hot chocolate please - next time I come in I'll be in US!
  • There is a great article in the New Yorker written in 1988 by John McPhee. It is called "LA Against the Mountains", but it is still under copyright. Here's an article about the article:
    http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/04/opinion/oe-murphy4
    As I said, the video I linked is a minor debris flow in comparison to what is possible.
    When people say the seasons in LA are earthquake, hot, fire and mudslide / debris flow, they are referring to excessive amounts of each. BTW, a debris flow is really different from a mudslide or landslide.
  • Hi All !!! My first time in the Bloated Pig. Is this the place on the AB website where I would ask suggestions as to what AB-SW2 permanent characters I should consider buying in Watto's Shop? Also I looked in the Glossary but couldn't find what "amateur poofing" means ~ as in “don’t do that” per the BP rules. If someone would please be kind enough to explain ~ Thanks.

    ETA: I just noticed that my avatar is missing from my BP comment nor does the BP comment show up on my ABN profile page. Is the BP not linked to the "regular" ABN profile pages?
  • @Uncle-B -- Welcome to the BP. Food and drinks are on the house for your first visit.
    Everyone seems to be out tonight, so sorry for the slow response. Unfortunately you won't get an e-mail notifying you of this response, because the Bloated Pig is in the "Old Forum" which doesn't recognize names that have a space or "-" in them.
    There is probably a better forum to ask about SW2 characters worth buying, I'll try to look it up, but not tonight, because it's getting late.
    "Poofing" is the ability to transport yourself magically from one spot to another, for example, from the BP to home. The only ones who are allowed to do this are the @team (who run the BP) and a few others who have been trained.
    To get an avatar that shows up in the old forum, you need to use Gravatar. There is a forum that explains how to do this at the top of the main page of the Old Forum (click back to discussions below).
    Not sure about the ABN profile page. Do your comments in the New Forum show up there?
  • Hey everyone sorry I've been out today will catch up tommorow
    Thanks @mvnla2 for explaing things; )
    Welcome @UncleB to the Bloated pig.. sorry time zones are an issue and not a lot of chatting at the moment..but please stop in again soon
    You have to manully refresh the page by hitting the page #below to see new comments;
    Im off to bed myself ..
  • *places flashlight on @Kimmiecv favorite booth* Im lurking a little longer but just inn case don't want to fall asleep with flashlight in hand lol.. night night Pahtnah♡♥¤♡♡♥♥
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