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[Rusalka, Moderator]

The question is, do the jeans or t-shirt bring you Travis, or Rob, join. According to Netflix, that's all that's important.

[Travis]

Just clothes to me. Some of those shirts are 20 years old lol

[Kristie, Moderator]

Rusalka, I think that’s “joy”. Though join is an interesting concept since your talking jeans and tees. Lol

[Rusalka, Moderator]

(i'm not a fan of the Kondo thingy. She says you should only have 30 books max. Idiot.)

[Kristie, Moderator]

Not me... they bring me joy. I’m keeping them.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Travis wrote: "Just clothes to me. Some of those shirts are 20 years old lol"

But they are the best shirts! I just threw out a 25 year old tshirt that was more holes than tshirt. But it was comfy, familiar, had Tweety Bird looking like he was Straight out of Compton, and mine. I'm still in mourning.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "Rusalka, I think that’s “joy”. Though join is an interesting concept since your talking jeans and tees. Lol"

Yes...
Thanks Kristie. I'm not even on the phone, so can't claim autocorrect! I just assumed I was good and carried on. Time for bed, me thinks.

[Peggy]

Rusalka wrote: "(i'm not a fan of the Kondo thingy. She says you should only have 30 books max. Idiot.)"

I had no opinion of her as I only know her name and haven't watched her show or read her book, but with this information I can now safely say I'm not a fan either.

I have to say though that seeing a wall full of books brings me joy, so I could keep as many books as I want I guess. Maybe buy even more!

[Peggy]

(oh, and I'm pretty certain Rob's jeans don't bring him joy, as he's forgotten all about them. Maybe if he spits through them he finds one he's nostalgic about and he can keep it, but all the others should go out!)

[Sandra, Moderator]

If Rob is like my husband and some of those jeans are new, and I mean new never worn, I suggest you pick one without him knowing and give it to him as a present on his next birthday. That is what I use as a threat to make my husband use his clothes.

[Peggy]

LOL! That's brilliant Sandra :D

[Sarah]

I like the way that woman folds tshirts although i was doing that before the tv programme (not that i've seen it but friends have mentioned it).

[Janice, Moderator]

I've never heard of Kondo. My books give me joy, so I'll carry on with the number I have. Just keep buying bookshelves.

[Sarah]

Kondo has her own tv series about tidying!

[Janice, Moderator]

A couple of friends were talking about a show like that but didn't mention her name. Maybe that's the one.

[Tricia]

I'm back! We had a great trip! It was good to get away and relax a bit and spend time with the kiddos making memories.

We went to an aquarium where I got to touch a sea anemone. It felt sort of like jello, and when you touch it, it feels like it's sucking up your finger. Totally weird.

We also went to The Ark Experience which was amazing. Unfortunately, it was freezing that day so we missed all of the outside activities that go along with it like the petting zoo and camel rides, but we had fun anyways.

I'm glad to be home now though and ready to catch up with everyone.

[Sarah]

Janice wrote: "A couple of friends were talking about a show like that but didn't mention her name. Maybe that's the one."

Probably. There can't be many of them surely.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Sounds nice, Tricia! And glad to have you back.

[Janice, Moderator]

I should watch it and get some ideas. I need to get rid of some useless stuff. One friend said, "Didn't you purge when you moved?" I did, but it could be pared down even more. It's amazing how much stuff got added in the 1-1/2 years I've lived here.

[Travis]

Someone seemed to have gotten it intoy daughters head that only women wear jewelry. So guess who's got 2 thumbs and now is sporting a new necklace.

[Lisa]

Tricia wrote: "I'm back! We had a great trip! It was good to get away and relax a bit and spend time with the kiddos making memories.

We went to an aquarium where I got to touch a sea anemone. It felt sort of l..."

Sounds like a fun trip, Tricia!

[Janice, Moderator]

Travis wrote: "Someone seemed to have gotten it intoy daughters head that only women wear jewelry. So guess who's got 2 thumbs and now is sporting a new necklace."

Lovely! You're a good dad.

[Marnie]

I took a five year hiatus from reading. Life happened but now it has settled back down. This group, I remember, as a big part of my reading world. Coming back slow so I’m dipping my toes in and trying to rekindle my love of reading. Hi everyone.

[Peggy]

Good to see you again Marnie! Great to have you back :)

[Marnie]

Thank goodness lots of you haven’t changed your AVI. Some familiar faces.

[Lisa]

So good to see you again, Marnie!

[Travis]

I remember people used to say where's Marnie. But 5 years. Geese didn't know it's been that long

[Sarah]

Marnie wrote: "I took a five year hiatus from reading. Life happened but now it has settled back down. This group, I remember, as a big part of my reading world. Coming back slow so I’m dipping my toes in and try..."

Soooooo pleased to see you. You have no idea. We've often wondered where you were.

[Tricia]

Hi Marnie,

I wasn't here five years ago, but I look forward to getting to know you. Glad you're back.

[Lilisa]

Marnie wrote: "I took a five year hiatus from reading. Life happened but now it has settled back down. This group, I remember, as a big part of my reading world. Coming back slow so I’m dipping my toes in and try..."

OMG Marnie - time flies - great to see you back!

[Cherie]

Marnie wrote: "I took a five year hiatus from reading. Life happened but now it has settled back down. This group, I remember, as a big part of my reading world. Coming back slow so I’m dipping my toes in and try..."

Oh, good to have you back, Marnie! I have thought of you many times!

[Janice, Moderator]

Marnie wrote: "I took a five year hiatus from reading. Life happened but now it has settled back down. This group, I remember, as a big part of my reading world. Coming back slow so I’m dipping my toes in and try..."

I'm thrilled to see you back, Marnie. I wondered where you disappeared to.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Welcome back Marnie! You were missed :D
And I am sure you are looking spiffy in your new necklace, Travis.
Welcome home, Tricia.

[Marnie]

Thank you for the warm welcome and I can’t wait to soak up all the book talk. I’ve been reading the threads trying to catch up a bit. Y’all make reentry easier.

[Margo]

Looking forward to chatting with you Marnie :-)

[Janice, Moderator]

Marnie wrote: "Thank you for the warm welcome and I can’t wait to soak up all the book talk. I’ve been reading the threads trying to catch up a bit. Y’all make reentry easier."

We have a new system for our badges. I've resurrected your wall of fame. Whenever you report that you've completed your read for a challenge, group read, or toppler you need to report your Wall of Fame name (WoF). Yours is Marnie.

[Renee]

Marnie, I don't know you but I want to. It says something that these wonderful people remember you so well. I cant wait.

I also find it very comforting to know that if I am unable to be here for a bit I won't be forgotten.

Oh wait I already knew that. Thank you all for being such a welcoming group. I

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Or we are like the mafia, and you can never leave...

[Marnie]

Renee wrote: "Marnie, I don't know you but I want to. It says something that these wonderful people remember you so well. I cant wait.

I also find it very comforting to know that if I am unable to be here for a..."
Hi Renee, your message made me smile. I should have remembered how low pressure this group is and checked in earlier. I'm beyond grateful and cant wait to talk books with you.

[Marnie]

Rusalka wrote: "Or we are like the mafia, and you can never leave..."

Seems the welcome mat is always out. I'm proof.

[Peggy]

Rusalka wrote: "Or we are like the mafia, and you can never leave..."

Isn't that the Hotel California? ;-)

Yuk, it's snowing here. There are 1-3 cm predicted (yes all of you in snowy places, you may laugh now!) and yesterday it was already announced that because of this, the trains would be on an adjusted schedule. I had to go to work today, but I came home early and I'm now working from home. I absolutely hate cycling through the snow, so I figured I'd better go home a bit early so that there isn't that much snow yet, and also so that I could cycle home in daylight. I would have walked or taken a bus if it had been dark. I cycled home snail-speed and didn't fall (only one almost-fall), so yay!

[Margo]

I can't even imagine cycling through snow. Doesn't sound very safe :(

It is snowing up north in ireland but I am in the midlands so we might be lucky :-/

[Lisa]

We have got snow here too, Peggy. I would say between 1-2cm has fallen, which isn't much but it's already causing chaos. It was widely forecast and has been for days but despite that, it seems like our local council haven't bothered to grit the roads so they are now really slippery and we live in a hilly area so it's not a great combination.

[Sandra, Moderator]

We had 3 cm here in north France. Not huge disturbance so far, but the subway was working with delays, etc, which seems like a lot of trouble for so little snow, but I completely get that it is chaos in countries where never snows. My French teacher said they had only one day of snow last winter and it were only 2 cm, so obviously it's not an issue in general.

[Peggy]

I think that's exactly the problem Sandra. We have days like this maybe 2-3 times per year, sometimes not even that. It's not worth it to invest in all kinds of technology or machinery or other things to avoid disruptions on these few days. It's different for countries/places where there's lots of snow every year.

[Peggy]

I just read that there's 1700km 2100km 2300km of traffic jams on Dutch roads, which is a new record (old one was 1500km). Even on highways people are only driving 30 km/hour. On one of our highways, which is 217km in length (so 434 if you count it both ways), there's 200 km of traffic jams. Not many accidents though, because people are driving so slow and taking extra care.

[Peggy]

Oooh!! Soooooo glad I went home this afternoon! There are almost no trains right now between the city where I work and the city where I have to transfer trains. And right at the time when I would normally be travelling.

[Sandra, Moderator]

You were smart, Peggy!

[Peggy]

Sandra wrote: "You were smart, Peggy!"

Lol yes, too much experience with train delays when there's a few cm of snow..

[Travis]

We've had a mild and not very snowy winter so far. Although were coming off 3 days of -35° weather which hasn't been fun