KKChat -- 20 April 2025 Easter Edition

[Bynw]

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[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Oh yes, they're much quieter than those earlier ones
[18:05] <HoundMistress> Yes, bynw. Sorry was away while things were slow.
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'm told I sometimes snore, but I also have a CPAP machine and so could probably bring it along to keep from blowing anyone else out
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hullo KK
[18:06] * web68 is now known as KK
[18:06] <~bynw> Hi KK
[18:06] <~bynw> 60 days to DeryniCon
[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi KK
[18:06] <KK> Hello, all. Had a good Easter?
[18:06] <HoundMistress> I'd be glad to share a room if anyone wants too, ladies.
[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Nezz and I could do some weather working in our sleep using the CPAP machines to stir up a cooling summer breeze. 😉
[18:07] <HoundMistress> I have a bi-pap
[18:07] <HoundMistress> I'm still trying to work up flights.
[18:07] <KK> Bi-pap?
[18:07] * ~bynw just snores but has a room to himself
[18:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi KK! A mostly quiet Easter here
[18:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yes, a lovely Easter, thank you. 🙂
[18:07] <HoundMistress> Sort of a smaller, less noisy Cpap
[18:07] <KK> Ah,
[18:07] <~bynw> we had a good Easter when to service last night so today's been quiet but rainy
[18:07] <HoundMistress> Hi, KK
[18:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> No Pap is closer to a non invasive ventilator
[18:09] <KK> I've been fighting off a yucky cold since Thursday, but appear to be winning.
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> BiPap I think AC was created to drive us crazy
[18:09] <HoundMistress> Sorry to hear about the cold, DFK
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Been taking your Zinc and Vitamin C, KK?
[18:10] <~bynw> colds suck. good that you are fighting it off and winning KK
[18:10] <HoundMistress> Oh, KK has the cold! Sorry to hear it.
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I don't have a cold, that's KK. Hope she beats it
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Zinc really helps if you catch the cold early enough
[18:10] <~bynw> yeah Zicam
[18:10] <KK> Always take C, and I think there's sufficient Zinc in my multivitamin.
[18:10] <HoundMistress> Vit C
[18:11] <HoundMistress> Zicam works well
[18:11] <~bynw> hopefully the cold season will be over soon
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It can cut the duration of a cold in half for me
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Zinc? I prefer gold. I can sell a few bars to pay for any needed  doctors' visits, drugs, ...
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[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Hi Bee!
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hiya Bee
[18:11] <~bynw> Hi Bee
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi Bee
[18:11] <HoundMistress>  LOL TM
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi Bee
[18:11] <HoundMistress> Hi, Bee
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Excuse me, I wasn't properly Texan. Howdy there, lil' ol' Bee!
[18:11] <The_Bee> Hi Everyone.  Hi KK!
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> When it comes to viruses, I'd prefer the zinc. 🙂
[18:12] <KK> I've been using Niquil and Dayquil, for serious colds/flu, and a cough syrup with honey.
[18:12] <HoundMistress> N & D usually work pretty well.
[18:12] <KK> brb. Left my phone in the other room.
[18:13] <The_Bee> I need a new brain.  Ilost myglasses at church--and found them on my face!
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hot tea with honey and lemon can also help, especially with a sore throat
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Adding a little whiskey helps the toddy
[18:14] <HoundMistress> Oh, yes. And helps with insomnia
[18:14] <The_Bee> or rum
[18:14] <HoundMistress> Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum!
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> My granddad once offered me his "cough remedy," which was just straight-up Scotch. It worked...because I didn't dare cough around him after tasting it, for fear he'd make me drink more!
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Yo ho ho. Pirates not Santa
[18:14] <HoundMistress> That's one way to do it.
[18:15] <HoundMistress> Oh, yeah! Yo ho ho
[18:16] <HoundMistress> My dog care people have said it's ok to go. They will team up and take care of Quanah.
[18:16] <~bynw> if i'm going to have some rum mix it with ice shavings and some strawberries
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'll skip the rum, but I'm having to have the ice shavings and strawberries. 🙂
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Yummm. Almost worth having a cold.
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'll skip the rum, but I'm happy to have the ice shavings and strawberries. 🙂
[18:18] <HoundMistress> Strawberries and chocolate syrup!
[18:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I generall prefer hot fudge with my strawberries, but then all the ice shavings would melt
[18:21] <The_Bee> I didn't really care for strawberries until I had them with sugar and cream.
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I generally prefer hot fudge with my strawberries, but then all the ice shavings would melt
[18:21] <KK> I'm back,
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> wb
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yay!
[18:21] <~bynw> WB
[18:21] <The_Bee> HI again KK
[18:21] <HoundMistress> Re-hi
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> So how's life been treating you this past week, KK?
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> "[irc] <KK> I've been fighting off a yucky cold since Thursday, but appear to be winning."
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> "[irc] <KK> Always take C, and I think there's sufficient Zinc in my multivitamin."
[18:24] <KK> It was fine until Wednesday, when I felt cold coming on.
[18:24] <HoundMistress> At least colds are usually short.
[18:25] <KK> Mine seems to be on the way out.
[18:25] <HoundMistress> Good to hear!!
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yes! KK: 1, Cold: 0!
[18:26] <The_Bee> "Without medicine, a cold will last a week.  With medicine, it will last seven days."
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> LOL! With Zicam, it will last about 3
[18:27] <HoundMistress> LOL! True, Bee
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> But otherwise, yeah
[18:27] <KK> I take it that people are making serious plans for Derynicon.
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> My hotel room is reserved
[18:27] <HoundMistress> YES
[18:27] <~bynw> room reserved. car rented
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> And my hotel might be reserved as well, now... 😄
[18:27] <~bynw> funds available
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> @Evie.delacourt How is the sequel coming along?
[18:28] <HoundMistress> Still looking for a reasonable flight
[18:28] <The_Bee> I still haven't made a reservation. =L
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'm half thinking of coming up a day earlier than planned, since it turns out I have the 19th off also, but I have to weigh that against the cost of an extra night's stay, so I'm not sure if I want to do that or not
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Evie, would half the cost of an extra night's stay make the difference?
[18:29] <~bynw> i'm leaving home on the morning of the 19th and taking 2 days to get there. dont want to drive straight through for the 15 hours
[18:29] <HoundMistress> Hopefully I'm flying on the 19th, home on the 23rd
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Very slow. We're in the busy part of the term, so my focus is shot, plus I need to work out a unique potential-setting ritual for another kingdom's royal house, so until I can work out those details, I'm stalled at the moment.
[18:29] <~bynw> so i'll arrive early afternoon at the 20th
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Possibly
[18:30] <The_Bee> I don't know if plane or train would be faster or cheaper.
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I was planning on coming in on the 19th 'cause I'll need to spend the remainder of the day resting.
[18:30] <HoundMistress> Haven't checked out train.
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That makes sense
[18:31] <The_Bee> Amtrak 2 days from Boston.
[18:32] <HoundMistress> No direct trains between Austin & Staunton. I'd have to go through Chicago.
[18:33] <~bynw> pretty much anyone does HM coming from west of the mississipi
[18:35] <The_Bee> I'd  also need to change trains.  Plane might be faster.
[18:35] <HoundMistress> It's 2 days from here. Have to change in Chicago but there is a station IN Staunton
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Just check to be sure it is open on the day(s) you plan to arrive and leave
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oooh, Boston to Staunton would be a lovely little road trip. 🙂
[18:36] <KK> Plane would definitely be faster. But you'd certainly need to change trains to get to Staunton.
[18:36] <The_Bee> train to Staunton 3 days a week.
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi Everyone
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I am assuming (for those flying in) that the airport at Charlottesville also has a rental car place there or nearby for making the last leg of the trip?
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hey Jerusha!
[18:38] <KK> Hi, Jerusha.
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi Jerusha
[18:38] <~bynw> Hi Jerusha
[18:38] <The_Bee> I need to contact Trivago or some such.
[18:38] <The_Bee> Hi Jerusha
[18:39] <~bynw> trivago is just for hotels ... kayak is a multitude of things as is priceline
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I hadn't decided how to airport-to-hotel yet. My sister would probably recommend I take an Uber.
[18:39] <~bynw> well if you come in on the 19th .... that would be the option. if you come in on the 20th after i get there ... then there is 2nd option
[18:39] <The_Bee> I don't drive .Thanks, bynw!
[18:40] <KK> Depends on what time you'd arrive.  Someone could probably come over the mountain to get you.
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hopefully they've got a decent number of Uber drivers there, since it's a city big enough for an airport.  (We unfortunately got stranded in Helen, GA on vacation one year, and it turns out that despite it being a tourist town, Uber and Lyft weren't really a thing there, but fortunately there was a shuttle service of sorts that was able to drop DH off in a town with a UHaul store.)
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> (she'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes ...)
[18:41] <The_Bee> "Climb Every Mountain..."
[18:41] <HoundMistress> Hi, Jerusha
[18:42] <~bynw> I'm open to picking people up at train stations/airports once i get to Staunton
[18:42] <KK> I know that Uber operates out of Charlottesville, and out of Staunton.
[18:42] <HoundMistress> In Charlottesville?
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> OK, good to know
[18:43] <KK> Yep. C'ville is home of UVA, so they definitely have Ubers there.
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> How far a drive is it from C'ville to Staunton?
[18:43] <HoundMistress> 1 hour, it looks like.
[18:44] <KK> Half an hour to 45 min, depending on traffic.
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Even better
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> 40 miles, according to the map app
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> KK, when you're traveling, do you usually fly into Charlottesville, or Shenandoah Valley?
[18:47] <HoundMistress> Flying to Staunton involves a puddle hopper
[18:47] <KK> Shenandoah Valley is much closer, and smaller, but easy to get to. FFlghts in and out are limited, though. I know they fly to DC and Chicago, but those are not always convenient for making connections.
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Wait, there are two separate airports for Cville?
[18:48] <KK> Roanoke is also a possibility, though it's 85 miles down the 81 from there to here.
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> No, Shenandoah Valley is in a different direction, IIRC
[18:49] <KK> No, only p in C'ville.
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi Jerusha
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> "the 81": Katherine, are you from California?
[18:49] <KK> SV is north of here.
[18:49] <HoundMistress> From Florida, aren't you?
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Coral Gables, yes?
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Oh, I misremember Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (not C-Shenandoah).
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Oh, I misremembered Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (not C-Shenandoah).
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Though "the [highway number]" is very Californian.  😄
[18:50] <KK> Born and bred in FL, moved to CA for grad school, then to Ireland and here.
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> I've only heard "the [number]" for a highway as being a California thing.
[18:51] <~bynw> different things will rub off on you if you live in a place long enough
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You moved clear across the US for grad school?  Whoa!
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> took me nearly 13 years of living in the south before I finally started to say *y'all* without irony.
[18:51] <HoundMistress> brpther calling
[18:52] <KK> My mothr was moving for a new job in Sacto, and I knew that UCLA was a good school for history.
[18:52] <~bynw> Nezz, i would be saying it within weeks if i ever moved back to the south
[18:52] <The_Bee> Where did you almost become a doctor,KK?
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> bynw, I still say it, but if I moved south, I'd probably start saying it with an accent.
[18:53] <KK> My mother was moving to Sacto for a new job, and I knew that UCLA was a good school for  history.
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I ain't got an accent. Y'all have accents.  😉
[18:53] <~bynw> oh i would have a southern accent in no time at all. i easily adapt
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> (I actually don't have a strong accent, at least not like a native-born Alabaman.)
[18:54] <KK> Med school at University of Miami.
[18:54] <~bynw> for an alabama girl Evie, you really don't have a strong souther accent
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I never had an accent when I lived in the south, but nowadays if I end up talking to someone with a thick southern accent, I pick it up in no time.
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That's because I didn't become an Alabama girl until I was 16
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I never said Y'all till I came here to go to school. Still took awhile before. I caught it
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> But it does become more pronounced if I am around others with a pronounced accent. Of any sort.  I sounded like I was from London after living there for three months
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> My kids sound more Alabaman than I do. They can't hear the difference between the words "pin" and "pen"
[18:56] <The_Bee> born and raised in MA. I still have the intrusive "R"
[18:56] <KK> Cameron still has a bit of an Irish accent, when he wants to.
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> DS can sort of hear the difference if he tries, but can't replicate it. DD can't even hear the difference.
[18:57] <~bynw> it didnt take me long at all to start sounding like i was from the south when i lived in Atlanta. the only thing there that made me stand out was that i'm a pepsi drinker (which of course is from North Carolina) instead of a coke drinker
[18:58] <KK> Okay, folks, I'm going to boogie. Call the Midwife comes on in a few minutes, and I admit to being somewhat addicted.
[18:58] <KK> See you guys nest week!
[18:58] <~bynw> what season is that in now
[18:58] <~bynw> have a good night KK
[18:58] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> have a great night KK 🙂
[18:58] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Got a meeting at 7 on Zoom -- native plant sale next weekend in Austin!
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Coke's HQ is in  Atlanta. I think it's illegal to drink Pepsi there
[18:59] <The_Bee> Enjoy the program, KK! thanks for coming. Good night and good week.
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Have a good week, KK
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Nite KK. Have a good week
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I used to have a coworker from Ohio who was having a conversation with another coworker from rural Alabama, and the Alabaman was telling her a story about someone wanting to borrow her gel pen.  Ohio native kept hearing this as "jail pin," and finally in utter confusion she asked, "Do you mean a shank?!"  😄
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> "What type of Coke you want?" Do y'all have Pepsi Coke?"
[19:00] <~bynw> DFK, yes i know. my wife (at the time) her family was all from atlanta and gave me crap about it
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That one drives me up the wall, TM.  It's one of the few ways I'm still not Southern after decades of living here
[19:00] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of purple sparkles.
[19:00] <KK> Nighters, all!
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> night 🙂
[19:00] <~bynw> nighters KK
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