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I’m ready for my next roll please.

Rolls for 7/27:

Joi 3-6
Sue 3
Joy 2
Nancy 1

Anita, Could you please add 2 dice to the roll [see msg 365 above]?

Never mind. I'll use the roll as is and ask for the extra dice next time.

Joy D wrote: "Anita, Could you please add 2 dice to the roll [see msg 365 above]?

Never mind. I'll use the roll as is and ask for the extra dice next time."

OMG, I'm so sorry. I'm noting it. Please forgive me. I started a new job, and it's a LOT. I'm kinda overwhelmed.

Feel free to note it in bold and caps next time. I will not be offended. Like

THREE DICE ANITA FOR GOODNESS SAKES!!!!!!

I promise to do better. I really bit off more than I can chew - - hopefully I adjust sooner rather than later.

I am ready for my next roll. Been slow in progressing - still at clerk level.

Anita wrote: "Joy D wrote: "OMG, I'm so sorry. I'm noting it. Plea..."

Not a problem at all, Anita! I will ask for it tomorrow. I appreciate all you do for us, and a new job is stressful! I totally understand.

MargieD2017 wrote: "I am ready for my next roll. Been slow in progressing - still at clerk level."

You are not alone, Margie ... I also am still at clerk level.

Greetings all! Picnic tomorrow and Friday on the platform of the Subdue Express! I brought back from my trip to my home area upstate NY a couple local specialties for all: spiedies from Lupos Char Pit (chicken and pork) which originated in my home area, and the best BBQ chicken with salt potatoes as the side from a roadside stand called Big Dipper BBQ. Salt potatoes are another Central New York specialty. I suspect BnB, NancyJ, and RobinP have at least heard of spiedies and salt potatoes. For the rest - https://www.foodigenous.com/post/a-sp... and https://www.ediblefingerlakes.com/202...

@Anita - the Second Class Lounge Firefighters will be delivering your portions with sirens blaring so you don't miss out juggling 2 jobs and Subdue!

Book Concierge wrote: "MargieD2017 wrote: "I am ready for my next roll. Been slow in progressing - still at clerk level."

You are not alone, Margie ... I also am still at clerk level."

Very glad to know I am not alone. I thought there was a chance I would be.

I'm planning to use one of my swaps to read a different book with a longer page count. I'll make a note on my board.

Also - a Subdue Express Picnic sounds wonderful!

It's been hovering around 115 here in Phoenix, luckily I'm far from home on my extended train ride.

Nothing like a good summer picnic! I will bring along my renown Pasta Salad and as I have freezer full of fresh blue berries I will also contribute a few galette, my go-to summer dessert:

https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-how-...

I’m so excited to picnic with you guys today. Perfect weather. Someone make sure to bring the kitty treats! Chocolate Chip Cookies for me! Strawberry lemonade. Egg Salad and Turkey sandwiches. Clearly not together.

Looks delicious! @Anita, congrats on the new job!

I'm ready for my next roll please.

I'm ready for a roll (1) please!

I'm sure they're thrilled to have you, Anita. It's always overwhelming at the beginning, and then it will be old hat before you know it. Fingers crossed you keep your sanity until then! What would we do without you? :)

I am ready for a roll of 3 dice please! (3)

I am using a benefit that allows 2 extra dice, which I'll note on my board. Thanks! :-)

I just spotted a DJ and his turntable setting up on the Subdue Express Platform - seems the Cabanna Boys persuaded a buddy to join the picnic which promises to last through the weekend. Additional salads, spiedies, and BBQ Chicken - and Salt Potatoes - are being delivered courtesy of CGI Tom's assistant personally picking them up.



Get your music requests in! Personally, in honor of my recent pilgrimage to Woodstock, I have requested my favorite rock anthem, performed at the end of day 2 of the 3 days (or so a friend who was there tells me): White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-...

Joanne wrote: "Nothing like a good summer picnic! I will bring along my renown Pasta Salad and as I have freezer full of fresh blue berries I will also contribute a few galette, my go-to summer dessert:

https:/..."

I had a peach version while at reunion. So good!

Rolls for 7/27:

Margie 3-4
Jen 1
Pam 2
Joy 6-6-5

@Theresa, thank you for remembering me for the picnic goodies! Omg, I feel like stress eating badly.

@Jen, thank you!

@Pam, honestly, I'm not feeling very competent at the moment. Like each day, I'm like maybe today is the day I'll get on top of it, but alas not yet. I'm a ball of stress. I don't know why I thought this would be a good idea!

Book Concierge wrote: "MargieD2017 wrote: "I am ready for my next roll. Been slow in progressing - still at clerk level."

You are not alone, Margie ... I also am still at clerk level."

@Margie and @ BC - the Subdue staff from Cabanna Boys and CGI Tom all the way through the cars to the butler and wardrobe attendant in Royal Coach love you guys who linger and let them spoil you with personalized care, drinks, and snacks and gourmet meals.

Amy has posted her review and is ready for another one dice Porter Roll!

Anita, of the upcoming next six books, I have read 2, 3, and 4, all for Subdue already. So I am hoping for a 1, 5, or 6. I assume that if the dice rolls between 1 and 4, I am reading number one by default. But please let me know if I have the option to read title 5 or 6, even if my number roll stays where it is.

Amy wrote: "Amy has posted her review and is ready for another one dice Porter Roll!

Anita, of the upcoming next six books, I have read 2, 3, and 4, all for Subdue already. So I am hoping for a 1, 5, or 6. I ..."

Amy, you just keep going backwardsu til you reach a book you haven't read. You don't move back to that space just read a book from behind you. You do not read forward.

@Amy - I looked at your Porter Board - as an example - if Ursula rolls 2 for you tomorrow, that puts you on 25 which you read. So staying on 25, you read 24 which you haven't read. After reading and reviewing 24, Ursula rolls you 1, which moves you to 26. You have also read that so you look back until you find one you have not read - i.e. #22. Read, review, roll and repeat until you land on a book you haven't read and can read it without looking back.

Robin is the expert in this as she only had 25 titles for entire board and by halfway she had read them all.

Yes. This is why I assume that if I roll between a one and a four, I have to read number one. But the good news for me is that all of the titles for me or unread an open between 28 and 50. I won’t have a problem like this for a long while.

Theresa wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "MargieD2017 wrote: "I am ready for my next roll. Been slow in progressing - still at clerk level."

You are not alone, Margie ... I also am still at clerk level."

@Margie an..."
Oh my! I feel special! Loving all that pampering and gourmet meals, my goodness, could it get any better! Thanks Theresa!

Amy wrote: "Yes. This is why I assume that if I roll between a one and a four, I have to read number one. But the good news for me is that all of the titles for me or unread an open between 28 and 50. I won’t ..."

Yes, that’s right, it can happen that several rolls end up with the same book because you’ve read the ones in between.

MargieD2017 wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "MargieD2017 wrote: "I am ready for my next roll. Been slow in progressing - still at clerk level."

You are not alone, Margie ... I also am still at clerk lev..."

You will note I linger in the Caboose as I pass through again in Porter... I hope to read my current book this weekend. We will see.

I do love making the Cabanna Boys hop to!

Anita wrote: "@Theresa, thank you for remembering me for the picnic goodies! Omg, I feel like stress eating badly.

@Jen, thank you!

@Pam, honestly, I'm not feeling very competent at the moment. Like each day, ..."

Anita, luv, it is mostly protein and thus energizing. Stress eat away!

Can I have my next roll please? (1)

I need a good book to bring to the weekend picnic! I’ve made a pavlova, and the Cabana boys can keep their sticky paws off it

Oh Kate, that looks yummy!

@KateNZ - oh yum! Cabanna Boys have been warned as have 2nd Class FireFighters and CGI Tom. I reminded them I went to Catholic Elementary School back in the olden days .... and any infractions ... well they are quaking in their cowboy boots!

I am ready for another roll, please! (1)

I will take another roll, if you please! (2)

Also, I think I'm a little late to the picnic, but I'll bring some cherry cobbler to make up for it...

https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/c...



(I made this IRL recently and it was so good my mom ate most of it in one day 😅 to be fair, I also had a decent amount. It's fabulous!)

Heather Reads Books wrote: "Also, I think I'm a little late to the picnic, but I'll bring some cherry cobbler to make up for it...

https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/c...



(I made this IRL recently and it was s..."

A favorite!

As JoAnne's blueberry tarts are nearly gone and I don't see Kate's pavlova lasting until tomorrow, your Cherry Cobbler is arriving at the right moment!

If it wasn't so beastly humid and hot in NYC and my kitchen right now, I'd bake up some brownies. However, I've inveigled my sister to bake some of her best cookies -- the ones she sends me at Christmas -- and they will arrive tomorrow. Along with a fresh supply of Meowy Wowwy for Gnarly.

CGI Tom is making sure the picnic table remains loaded with food and beverages through the weekend!

Rolls for 7/28:

Kate 1
Joy 1
Heather 2-1
Amy 1
Nancy 4-5

I am ready for 2 rolls please. My book was more than 500 pages.

https://www.amazon.com/Network-Turtle...

NancyJ wrote: "I am ready for 2 rolls please. My book was more than 500 pages.

https://www.amazon.com/Network-Turtle..."

I gotcha. Will add above

Ugh, I knew I was gonna get a low roll. I already got sent back two recently!

Heather Reads Books wrote: "Ugh, I knew I was gonna get a low roll. I already got sent back two recently!"

Ursula can be quite unforgiving.... at least you have not been sent back to your prior board! I'm still recovering from that!

I believe that is another 1,1 for Kate, so I'll read a book from someone else's shelf in addition to the one I landed on. three spaces back in addition to the one I landed on.

Oh you have got to be kidding! Sorry Joy!!

Ursula, you complete ratbag…

Naturally, my cell phone won’t let me see the number. And I won’t be able to open my laptop until possibly tomorrow. Is there anyone for whom it would be easy to just spell it out? I’m in the Poconos where reception might be spotty. But I do believe I would be able to see it if somebody said Amy, you got a three.

Theresa wrote: "Heather Reads Books wrote: "Ugh, I knew I was gonna get a low roll. I already got sent back two recently!"

Ursula can be quite unforgiving.... at least you have not been sent back to your prior bo..."

At this rate, I'm going to be in the 30s on my first board forever!

Ah well, it's the journey, not the destination... right... 😅

Amy wrote: "Naturally, my cell phone won’t let me see the number. And I won’t be able to open my laptop until possibly tomorrow. Is there anyone for whom it would be easy to just spell it out? I’m in the Pocon..."

Amy you have a ONE

Ack! Well, it was four out of six going to be one anyway. Thank you so much for letting me know.

Heather Reads Books wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Heather Reads Books wrote: "Ugh, I knew I was gonna get a low roll. I already got sent back two recently!"

Ursula can be quite unforgiving.... at least you have not been sent back ..."

I think with this roll you can move ahead up to 3 places by "spending" up to 3 participation points. I think that's one of my favorite rolls. I love the flexibility when I land on a book that I don't have yet, or one that just isn't right at the moment.

I wish I could "gift" some of my bonus moves to people who get stuck.

Yes, Nancy this helps me too!!!! With a two-one, I can move myself to number 27 and I would still be reading the same book anyway but I would just be that much farther along. I only have three participation points, but now seems like a pretty good time to use them.

Note to Anita and Joanne. I’m using my three participation points to move me from number 24 to 27. And because I have read books 25,26 and 27, I’m going to read the book from number 24 if you were mine. But just be farther along the track.

Anita kindly reposts the roll advantages at the beginning of each month's roll thread for ease of reference. Here is July link

Theresa wrote: "Anita kindly reposts the roll advantages at the beginning of each month's roll thread for ease of reference. Here is July link"

So Heather does get to use up to 3 of any earned participation points, Kate has sent Joy as leader back 3 spaces, and Amy .... I can't find what her roll before this ONE was so Anita anf JoAnne will have to sort out any advantages with her.