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31 Mar 2016, 8:39 pm

Hey, Mooms. :D Nice to see you again.
I still have to write you back, too.

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because drought, they filled this thing in with succulents and other drought resistant plants.

i can see why they did it.

but it leaves me bitter. i liked water when it existed.


They did that in my city when we had a massive drought around 10 years ago. Almost all the council-run fountains and water features were filled with dirt/bark and drought-resistant plants. Many of them are still like that, long after the drought has ended, and they've essentially been turned into gardens. I'm guessing it's cheaper just to leave them that way, and it makes people more conscious about conserving water. Still, I miss a lot of those public fountains and small ponds.

Is California still going through their drought? I was hoping it would've ended by now.


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01 Apr 2016, 1:52 am

most of them have gone the way of the dolphin. i can't remember any remaining public watery ones right now, but plants are just as nice.
i understand keeping them that way, but most of them are really iconic and i never have known them any other way. it's a but shocking, weirdly.

i don't see an end in sight frankly.


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01 Apr 2016, 2:42 pm

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^ Yes, I can see why, now you mention it. :)
Such a nice statue and name of that church! Nice to see that collies are appreciated.

It's nice seeing you here again, Moomin! It's been a while.


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01 Apr 2016, 6:22 pm

^Yeah, too long.

I've been really busy, and also caught up in new special interests. Enviro gave me a (very polite) kick and said I should pop in to say hi. Which was an excellent idea. :)

I hope everyone here has been ok.


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03 Apr 2016, 6:34 pm

What's your new special interests? No offense taken if you don't wanna talk about it, but haha, don't we usually prefer to talk about them. :wink:

Anyway, glad you decided to pop in again. Krabo came back some weeks ago, but he seems to have taken off again. Hopefully we'll see him soon again as well.
These wonderful threads have been sadly quiet lately, it's basically a handful of people trying to keep them alive (huge thank you to Kyle for diligent work doing just that). I for one am one of those people who need others who actually has something to say so I can bounce off from their posts.

I wish we'd see them blossom again like the old last person to post wins chat thread/game did in the past.


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04 Apr 2016, 5:06 am

You're welcome! :D


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04 Apr 2016, 6:29 am

Skilpadde wrote:
These wonderful threads have been sadly quiet lately, it's basically a handful of people trying to keep them alive (huge thank you to Kyle for diligent work doing just that). I for one am one of those people who need others who actually has something to say so I can bounce off from their posts.

I wish we'd see them blossom again like the old last person to post wins chat thread/game did in the past.

Yeah, I'm exactly the same. I'm okay with continuing a conversation, but pretty useless at starting a new topic. I usually rely on others, too. Like KyleTheGhost. :P

Haven't seen that "Last person to post wins" thread in a while, either.


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04 Apr 2016, 6:35 am

You're all locked! :twisted:


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05 Apr 2016, 1:19 am

*enters passcode*


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05 Apr 2016, 4:25 am

(Escapes by passing through the wall)


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05 Apr 2016, 2:39 pm

Hey Skilpadde (and everyone),

I've been watching cult TV shows from the 60s and 70s, then I've been in forums about them. I've also been busy with my languages, including studying Russian, which takes a lot more effort than I am used to. Plus work/life in general has been busy.

I'll have to make the effort to pop back more often. I'm a bit like that though, obsessive about something and then as soon as I get out of the habit I forget about it. Hopefully the crab comes back soon too.

Thanks for keeping things going here Kyle. You are a legend. :D


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05 Apr 2016, 5:43 pm

You're welcome and thank you, Moomingirl! :D


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09 Apr 2016, 3:24 pm

Time for Krabo to come back.


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09 Apr 2016, 6:52 pm

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(...)including studying Russian, which takes a lot more effort than I am used to.(...)


Please, meet a Russian dog. Warm hearted as the whole nation.

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10 Apr 2016, 7:56 am

That dog must be huge!


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12 Apr 2016, 1:39 pm

What does a dog like that eat?


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