"Urban Shift" - October 1, 2021

[Bob cruise director]

Good Sunday morning muggles

A busy 24 hours with more making it to the shore. We have 32 on the ship and 115 on the shore

And we have several new muggles - roberto and jeffmiz

New to the ship's bar are

mattythewsjpuzzler
rosiegirl
Colin
JennyByrd
SReh26
joes
Henry Paul
Kas
Sara Dacus
roberto
Lube On
mlvilv
Hidden in 3D
Plymouth Rock

While making it to the shore are:

RichA2
dplass
Richard
DrTom
ship4u
mindle
Thurman8er
SusieG
bread-girl
Devilbunny
Prozach
Cindy N
Peter
Nadine
seahawks seashanty
Mister Squawk
JaneGummy
jeffmiz
EVJ


Good luck to all winning the mug

[roberto]

Ashore.
Wondering if anyone can point me to past forum discussion on how to give good nudges? Or share any tips? Thanks!

Go to Come Aboard/FAQ's Community/Solving Resources for a topic - Guidance on Hints/Nudges viewtopic.php?f=18&t=390

First good nudge requests should be made off line through a Private Message. Second if you want a nudge, tell the person to who you are requesting a nudge what you have done and where you are stuck.

From there the nudge can determine what kind of nudge you need. Sometimes a nudge is "keep going". Sometimes a nudge is "everything you did was a rabbit hole with no rabbit". Sometimes a nudge is focus on the title literally. So it depends on where the person is and the situation. Normally after giving a nudge, I ask the person to come back to me with how they are doing. Very often even a slight nudge gets the person thinking along the right track and leads to the AHA moment

Thanks for the pointers and advice on etiquette.

On shore now thanks to @ZooAnimalsOnWheels pulling me out of said rabbit holes.

Cheers!

[Bob cruise director]

Ashore.
Wondering if anyone can point me to past forum discussion on how to give good nudges? Or share any tips? Thanks!

Go to Come Aboard/FAQ's Community/Solving Resources for a topic - Guidance on Hints/Nudges viewtopic.php?f=18&t=390

First good nudge requests should be made off line through a Private Message. Second if you want a nudge, tell the person to who you are requesting a nudge what you have done and where you are stuck.

From there the nudge can determine what kind of nudge you need. Sometimes a nudge is "keep going". Sometimes a nudge is "everything you did was a rabbit hole with no rabbit". Sometimes a nudge is focus on the title literally. So it depends on where the person is and the situation. Normally after giving a nudge, I ask the person to come back to me with how they are doing. Very often even a slight nudge gets the person thinking along the right track and leads to the AHA moment

Thanks for the pointers and advice on etiquette.

On shore now thanks to @ZooAnimalsOnWheels pulling me out of said rabbit holes.

Cheers!

Glad to help. A lot of times writing down what you do brings you to that AHA moment also

[SReh26]

Tanned, rested, ready... finished the grid!

See a few interesting things but that’s all.

[hunkra]

Finally ashore with an initial nudge. My profession (librarian) actually kept me from seeing a few things that would have made it easier. That— and some dense brain matter

[SReh26]

I’m reduced to groveling, but only on this site. It’s so humbling. Etiquette police: I have PMed the appropriate grovelees.

[femullen]

Ashore. Swamped in the surf, stove in on a reef, puking sea water. I'll have a towel, a change of clothes, and someone pass the rum.

[Dennis]

Nope. Nada! Thought I had it, but it went nowhere.

[Jeremy Smith]

Still with Isaac. Rabbit holes 53A; nary a rabbit in sight

[eagle1279]

Ashore after a full weekend of staring and re-staring and re-re-staring at the grid. A text exchange with my son about being in the same rabbit hole forced me to consider it anew. And a 7-hour (!) break on Saturday to replace our kitchen garbage disposal may have helped me refocus.

[mattythewsjpuzzler]

Finally on shore. Thought of this mechanism in first 15 minutes but fell down in detailed execution. I think this is more a 3 star than 1.5. IMHO

[MatthewB]

Happily on shore. As usual, I made it more difficult than it was.

[SReh26]

Ashore! With one or two or who’s counting anyway nudges.

Hi all! Margarita for me.

[Dplass]

Good Sunday morning muggles

A busy 24 hours with more making it to the shore. We have 32 on the ship and 115 on the shore

And we have several new muggles - roberto and jeffmiz

New to the ship's bar are

mattythewsjpuzzler
rosiegirl
Colin
JennyByrd
SReh26
joes
Henry Paul
Kas
Sara Dacus
roberto
Lube On
mlvilv
Hidden in 3D
Plymouth Rock

While making it to the shore are:

RichA2
dplass
Richard
DrTom
ship4u
mindle
Thurman8er
SusieG
bread-girl
Devilbunny
Prozach
Cindy N
Peter
Nadine
seahawks seashanty
Mister Squawk
JaneGummy
jeffmiz
EVJ


Good luck to all winning the mug

Sadly I'm not ashore after all. But maybe they'll accept my answer as an acceptable alternate.

[Bob cruise director]

Good Sunday morning muggles


Good luck to all winning the mug

Sadly I'm not ashore after all. But maybe they'll accept my answer as an acceptable alternate.

We don't judge whether you are on the right shore, on a deserted island or on the back of a whale.

[Dplass]

Good Sunday morning muggles


Good luck to all winning the mug

Sadly I'm not ashore after all. But maybe they'll accept my answer as an acceptable alternate.

We don't judge whether you are on the right shore, on a deserted island or on the back of a whale.

D'aw thanks.

[SReh26]

Good Sunday morning muggles


Good luck to all winning the mug

Sadly I'm not ashore after all. But maybe they'll accept my answer as an acceptable alternate.

We don't judge whether you are on the right shore, on a deserted island or on the back of a whale.

Someone cut and paste the poem, The Man in the Arena here...

[CopperRiver]

Been with Isaac since Friday. Still looking at several possible mechanisms. Or rabbit holes.

Edit: On shore with a nudge. Thanks to SReh26!

[rosiegirl]

On shore after a hefty push...tough one this week! (at least for me!)

[lbray53]

On shore but needed help.