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[Gynsburghe]

Honestly, this hiatus has been beneficial to me - my work situation is out of control, I'm 71 'man hours' short of a full operating kitchen schedule (there are 2 of us full time, and 1 part time chef). I've been working around 70 hours per week. Hopefully this will calm down this week.

Dave

[Alethan]

Today is my first day at a new position (at the same company). Not sure yet what the impact will be on US forum posting, but most likely it will be "less posting during normal work hours" for some time.

I should still be good for the required posting rate, though it will probably be later in the day or evening hours.

Al

[Inferno]

Hi,
I hope everyone is well.
Fyi, I’m going to be offline again, for 5 days. Traveling to see family.
I’ll be back Monday.
Thanks.

[Stirling]

Is this game still up or heading to the archive?

[Nuke66]

I am still here. Ron will be back to speed at some point.

[rredmond]

I'm here, I'm here!!!
I do want to continue this game, and I do hope I didn't lose anyone.
I'm going through the posts and trying to get a "up to now" post up asap.
Then I'll move the game forward.

Sorry folks, got laid off, then got lucky and a week before my final day I got another job - thank goodness!
I came back to my old agency, which was good, but in a completely different position (I used to run group homes for kids with behavioral needs, now I'm in charge of Outpatient services, providing therapy to mainly marginalized adults) so there's been that learning curve. Then we went straight into a COA (Accreditation) Review.
That just finished and we passed with flying colors, so I have a moment to breathe.

So my sincerest apologies to you all. If anyone can't continue, please shoot me a PM and we'll figure it out. For those who've waited, I thank you! I'm excited to get back to DMing this game, and hopefully start playing in the two other games I'm in. But getting this game back and running is my primary goal. I hope to finish my review of posts today and get us moving forward tomorrow.

Again thank you all for your patience, and my apologies for the radio silence,

--Ron--

[Alethan]

Who ARE you?

[Inferno]

Welcome back!

I'm still in, but I'm about to go on vacation.

I’ll be back Monday the 17th.
Please NPC my character if you need to keep things moving.

Thanks!

[Alethan]

I will be traveling for the next week or so starting tomorrow, 8/20. Probably won't be accessing the forums during the day, but should be able to check in the mornings and evenings.

[max_vale]

Hey peoples; I'm on vacation and my connection to the internet from the hotel is crappy; I got a few minutes to write this from my wife's phone….sorry for the delay; I'll be back home tomorrow and will update then; if needed, please NPC my character; sorry about this!

[rredmond]

Okay guys insane couple weeks for me. My "step down" job, just got more busy. It could lead to a "step up" but right now it's just insanely busy.
I sit on an Advisory Council for my County in NJ, and it looks like I'll get a chairmanship of one of the subcommittees, which will be interesting, but I'll have to see what the time commitments are. So my apologies again about the inconsistent posting, but I should be able to check the forums on a daily basis from now on.
I'm going to go to a Tuesday and Friday Action Post. So I'll post as early as I can on Tuesdays and Fridays, starting next week. This should give a good amount of time for folks to read and post their actions. I'll wait two weeks for everyone to get up to speed, after that if you aren't posting once or twice a week, or haven't let me know that you won't be able to post for some reason, then I'll assume you lost interest in the game. Which is totally understandable. I am recommitted to being a good DM for y'all now though. But I'll definitely NPC anybody not posting for the next two weeks, just to give all a chance.

I really appreciate everyone's patience and can't wait to get on with this meat grinder... er, I mean, game.

--Ron--

[Inferno]

Glad that things are finally settling down for you, Ron! Great to have you back.

Jack in the Green is waiting on the charmed ogre's map before making his next move.

Thanks!

[rredmond]

But of course. I shall update today.

[rredmond]

But of course the computer isn't letting me manipulate the map the correct way. Sigh...
I'll see what I can do and get it up asap, and then move the game forward.

Thanks for your patience guys!!!

[Inferno]

Thanks.

[rredmond]

Herzog

*wipes drool from chin, realizing he nodded off for a bit... felt like a couple months...takes in the current situation quietly*

Trying to get it back on track!

[Inferno]

Hi,
I’m going to be traveling for work for 3 days. I may not have time or connectivity to post. I'll be back Friday.

Please NPC my character if you need to keep things moving. Jack will behave like a child while following the grownups.

Thanks!

[Alethan]

Out of town all week. Should be able to update when necessary, but please NPC as needed until the weekend.

Thanks,

Al

[Inferno]

The bears actually have to climb onto the beds to stay out of the way, licking the blood off their paws.

Hi,
Jack wiped the blood off earlier, so the bears wouldn't leave tracks.

[rredmond]

No worries. Just adding flavor, there are no tracks.