Dysentery Dodgers (14)

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

You and three friends are about to embark on a perilous journey. You will be traveling by wagon from Independence, Missouri, to the Willamette Valley, Oregon. It is going to be a long, long 1,960-mile walk.

You will face wildlife, starvation, disease, thieves, severe weather, accidents, and worst of all, no libraries :)

But you can do it together with your companions. (I promise you will not die of dysentery.)

Team 14
Masoodah
Mattielucy(Patti)
Vicki
Jade aka MrsTosh
Erica

*miles traveled - 1,610

*Supply Cards available*


*Supply Cards used*

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

For Week 1 each team member will read for one (1) Supply Card.

Supply Cards
Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the text
Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
Clothes - read a book with one fully clothed person on the cover
Clean Water - read a book that is set along a lake, sea, or ocean (50% of the time)
Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title.

For Weeks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10, you will be traveling. Each team member will read a book that will get you 70 miles along the trail.

To go 70 miles, read a book:
with the numbers 7 and 0 in the publication date - OR -
written by an author whose first, middle, or last initial can be found in MILES - OR -
with a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL (you can use or ignore 'A', 'An', 'The')

For Weeks 4 and 7, you can read any 140+ page book you'd like.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

First of all, pick a name for your family, group, or company.

Second, decide who will read for which Supply Card.

Third, decide who will make the team's Completion Posts. (It can be one person, or you can take turns. The team's Completion Post can be posted as soon as everyone has reported. The latest the team Completion Post can be posted is early Monday morning.)

Fourth, sit back and wait for Day One of the most incredible journey.

[Vicki]

Hello team...checking in!

[Masoodah]

Hi Vicki. Hi all. Excited for this xxx

Just to let you know, if you find it easier, call me Mash :)

I live in UK and I tend to read on the daily. I am not a fast reader so it could take up to two days to finish a book. I tend to read two to three books at once.

Supply card wise, I can do 'Spare Parts' as I have a few long series to finish off. As well as that I can see if I can find one for the 'Food' supply card and 'Clothes' supply card.

Anyway I am open. Although the only one that may be difficult for me would be 'medicine'

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Hi team, just checking in :)

I recognise Mattielucy and Vicki from previous challenges we have played together. Looking forwards to starting this one.

@Masoodah - Hey, I am also based in the UK. I log on most days to check my notifications, and always have a kindle and audiobook on the go at the same time.

I can probably cover most supply card tasks as I am currently reading my way through the Outlander series. So it ticks all the boxes. Which makes a change!

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Hi Team! Checking in!

Mash it’s nice to meet you and Jade & Vicki nice to see you again!

My actual name is Patti and I live in Florida, USA.

Looking forward to playing with you guys!c

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

I can read for any of the supply cards.

I just read the rules and it looks like we can’t start our books until the first day of each week.

I’m happy to do the completion posts unless someone else wants to.

[Masoodah]

Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Hi team, just checking in :)

I recognise Mattielucy and Vicki from previous challenges we have played together. Looking forwards to starting this one.

@Masoodah - Hey, I am also based in the UK...."

Hi Jade, do you live in England because thats where I currently reside! Its nice to meet other people from UK on here xx

[Masoodah]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "I can read for any of the supply cards.

I just read the rules and it looks like we can’t start our books until the first day of each week.

I’m happy to do the completion posts unless someone els..."

Hi Maddy, nice to meet you too xx

Dont mind doing completion posts also ;)

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Masoodah wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Hi team, just checking in :)

I recognise Mattielucy and Vicki from previous challenges we have played together. Looking forwards to starting this one.

@Masoodah - Hey, I..."

Yes, I am in Lancashire :) in the North West.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "I can read for any of the supply cards.

I just read the rules and it looks like we can’t start our books until the first day of each week.

I’m happy to do the completion posts unless someone els..."

Hey Patti,

Yes I just read them also so the challenge starts next Monday Jan. 13

I am also happy to post completions. We could work on the basis of the last person to finish their book posts? I presume this would need to be done by the Sunday of each week. so we can start the next set of challenges on the Monday.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Is anyone else having issues receiving notifications. I am not getting any at all, only inbox messages for some reason.

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

That would be great if the last person to post would do tge completion! 😁

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Do we want a team name?

Anybody good at that?

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Troublesome Trailblazers
Text-loving Trailblazers
Dysentery Dodgers

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "Dysentery Dodgers"

Hahaha!!!

[Vicki]

I like Dysentery Dodgers. lol Fits the challenge. Second, I like Troublesome Trailblazers

[Masoodah]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "That would be great if the last person to post would do tge completion! 😁"

Yes! I agree :)

[Masoodah]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "Troublesome Trailblazers
Text-loving Trailblazers
Dysentery Dodgers"

I like all of these - Dysentery dodgers is fun! 🤣

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

This is Week 1 of your journey West to Oregon. Each team member will read for a Supply Card. You need to decide which Supply Cards you want to begin your journey with, and who will read for which Card.

Supply Cards
Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the text
Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
Clothes - read a book with one fully clothed person on the cover
Clean Water - read a book that is set along a lake, sea, or ocean (50% of the time)
Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title.

Calamities
Broken Arm (needs Medicine card)
Snake Bite (needs Medicine card)
Starvation (needs Food card)
Extreme Cold (needs Clothes card)
Bad Water (needs Clean Water card)
Broken Wheel (needs Spare Parts card)


Rules
You can't begin reading your book until Monday morning, 12:01 a.m. your time.
You must finish and report your book by Sunday night 11:59 p.m. your time.
Books must be 140 pages or more.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
Graphic Novels must be at least 200 pages.

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Ok -- I'll ask Lanelle to make our name Dysentery Dodgers

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "Ok -- I'll ask Lanelle to make our name Dysentery Dodgers"

Done. (I'm a nosy moderator :)

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Lanelle wrote: "Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "Ok -- I'll ask Lanelle to make our name Dysentery Dodgers"

Done. (I'm a nosy moderator :)"

Thank you!! :)

[Vicki]

I have 3 books I am doing for buddy reads and they all have double letters, so does anyone mind if I take "Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title"? If someone else can basically only do that one, I can read ahead of a buddy read starting and do "Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the text." I think we need to know who's reading for what because this one starts tomorrow.

Jade, I'm in the same predicament as you...notifications AND my app isn't syncing with the website. It shows me with 0 reads for the 2025 challenge and never shows books I'm currently reading. It used to so I don't know why it's not. My app doesn't need an update so it's not that. I don't know what else could cause it not to sync.

[Vicki]

I'm going to go ahead and read a book for double letters since it's nearly midnight here. I'll start my book in about 20 minutes and read for about an hour. I have to get up early and take my car in for its maintenance, so I won't be here to chat until a bit later in the day since hubby will be with me and we'll be spending some time going to a couple other places, so I hope everyone is OK with my reading for double letters.

[Masoodah]

Vicki wrote: "I'm going to go ahead and read a book for double letters since it's nearly midnight here. I'll start my book in about 20 minutes and read for about an hour. I have to get up early and take my car i..."

Vicki, thats fine with me :)

I have just started reading one that matches the Medicine supply card if I can take that one ?

I can also do Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first as I have a number of series that I am reading at moment x

[Masoodah]

Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Masoodah wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Hi team, just checking in :)

I recognise Mattielucy and Vicki from previous challenges we have played together. Looking forwards to starting this one.

@..."

Oh thats where I live too!

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Masoodah wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Masoodah wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Hi team, just checking in :)

I recognise Mattielucy and Vicki from previous challenges we have played together. Looking forwards..."

It's a small world :) I am in the city of Lancaster, near Morecambe Bay. You will probably only hear about us on the weather map when the news comes on LOL.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Vicki wrote: "I have 3 books I am doing for buddy reads and they all have double letters, so does anyone mind if I take "Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title"? If someone else can basica..."

It is so annoying, mine is also really slow. It has just taken nearly 5 minutes to get this page to load!

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Just going to make a post here so we all know who is claiming what task or I will forget what I am reading.

Supply Cards
Masoodah - Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the text
Patti - Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
Clothes - read a book with one fully clothed person on the cover
Jade - Clean Water - read a book that is set along a lake, sea, or ocean (50% of the time)
Vicki - Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title.

Sample completion formats Lanelle has asked for.
Individual completion post
Book/Author:
Pages:
Task:
How It Fits:

Are we ok with the last person who finishes their books post for the team?

Sample team post
Week 1
Team Name:
Supply Card(s) Requested, Used, or Needed:
team member's name - link to their Completion Post
team member's name - link to their Completion Post
team member's name - link to their Completion Post
team member's name - link to their Completion Post

Link to page - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

I will take Clean Water, sure Patti said like me she had something to cover most of the tasks.

[Masoodah]

Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Masoodah wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Masoodah wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Hi team, just checking in :)

I recognise Mattielucy and Vicki from previous challenges we have played together...."

Oh I know that place very well! Been there a few times xx
I live in Blackburn , a 40 minute drive away from Manchester :)

[Masoodah]

I've finished my book - once I get home will post my completion post on thread. Just at work at the moment so had a bit of lul to type this .

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Masoodah wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Masoodah wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Masoodah wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Hi team, just checking in :)

I recognise Mattielucy and Vicki from previous challenges..."

Just down the road then :) x

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

I can do Spare Parts. I think we have until Saturday/Sunday to finish the book, correct?

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "I can do Spare Parts. I think we have until Saturday/Sunday to finish the book, correct?"

Yes, thats correct the latest the completion need to be in by Sunday, so we can get the next tasks on Monday.

[Masoodah]

🚶Completion post #1🚶

Individual completion post- Masoodah

Book/Author: The Devil Wears Scrubs by Freida McFadden
Pages: 279p
Task: Medicine - read a book with "doctor" found in the text
How It Fits: Book where the MC is a doctor - has numerous instances where the word doctor is mentioned.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Completion post - Week 1
Book/Author: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Pages: 384
Task: read a book that is set along a lake, sea, or ocean (50% of the time)
How It Fits: Book is set in Malibu and the MC is a surfer and swim suit model. Book set 90% by the sea.

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

I just started my book, so I will have it done by saturday :)

[Vicki]

Completion Post: Week 1

Book/Author: A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall
Pages: 304
Task: Food - read a book with double letters in a word in the title.
How it Fits: Killing as double letters in it ~ LL

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Completion / week 1
Spare Parts - read a book that is in a series, but is NOT the first
Forests, Fishing & Forgery by Tonya Kappes

Read 1/18
#3 in Camper & Criminals series

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

I checked us in :)

[Masoodah]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "I checked us in :)"

Thanks Patti :)

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "I checked us in :)"

Great stuff :)

I am still not getting any notifications?! no sure what is going on.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

For Week 2 of your journey West to Oregon, each team member will read a book that will take them 70 miles.

To go 70 miles, read a book:
with the numbers 7 and 0 in the publication date - OR -
written by an author whose first, middle, or last initial can be found in MILES - OR -
with a title that begins with a letter found in THE OREGON TRAIL (you can use or ignore 'A', 'An', 'The')

*******************************************************

You received the Bad Water Calamity Card.

Hopefully you will have earned the Supply Card that blocks this Calamity in Week 1.

If you don't have the Supply Card, one team member will need to read the task to counteract the Calamity. You will miss out on the 70 miles that that team member's book would add to the total mileage for that week.

Option 2 - a team member can read two (2) books during the week to make up the 70 miles that the person reading for the Supply Card will not accomplish. The two books must both meet the criteria for traveling the 70 miles.

Option 3 - two or more team members can 'buddy read' a book. The book must meet the criteria for traveling or the Supply Card for the Calamity. The one (1) book will counteract the Calamity and travel the necessary 70 miles.


Rules
You can't begin reading your book until Monday morning, 12:01 a.m. your time.
You must finish and report your book by Sunday night 11:59 p.m. your time.
Books must be 140 pages or more.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.
Graphic Novels must be at least 200 pages.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "...I am still not getting any notifications?! no sure what is going on."

Goodreads quit providing emails for notifications. I can't tell you how frustrating is it.

The only thing I can suggest is to click the "Notify me when people comment" button that should be above the comment box.

[Masoodah]

So we have the clean water supply card for our calamity, which means we just need to journey 70 miles

I have a couple of books lined up to fit the second or third task and I will either get to these tomorrow or day after xx

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Ok great! We have the Water Crad so I'm off to find a book. It should be pretty easy to find one, which I LOVE!!!

Happy reading everyone :)

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Lanelle wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "...I am still not getting any notifications?! no sure what is going on."

Goodreads quit providing emails for notifications. I can't tell you how frustrating is it.

The o..."

I have done that, but still not getting anything.