Ice is a commodity around here lately. Anybody want to chat? I know that it's dinner time for a lot of you guys, but There's no set times for anything these days. Oh, I need a year so pretty. Water cup, but it doesn't have water I'm having some V8. Oh, this is three smart points. I need to track this Let's track it. Well, this is gonna be a different conversation from me than what I normally have. Yeah, I haven't seen you in forever Track this because I have to track everything and let this be a lesson to you guys when I bought these I thought oh surely it has to be zero smart points, right? Hi Anna. Hi Suze Suze your last message. I haven't replied to my comments yet just because that's what I'm here to talk about Hi Kim.  Where have you been? I'm gonna track this drink and it's not taking me to my tracker Kids no matter what's going on in your life right now No matter how tired you are no matter how bored you are no matter how depressed you are No matter how happy you are just scan.  I have on my new Pink Floyd shirt Donned some pink earrings to go with the pink Floyd and then I thought you know what I really want to talk to the girls and see if any of the girls and Jimmy Want to talk to me and let's see how we're all feeling because um When this all started you guys remember I was like, we're not talking about it here We're not talking about it. We're just gonna keep going And I think the farther we get into this we need to talk about it.  I can't believe I'm going.  Hi, Carol First off I want to start off by asking. I want to thank you guys for coming in and popping in with me I've been this was one of another one of those days where I was sitting on my bed Oh, I really want to talk but I don't want to go on so much live because I just I just Oh, thanks sus. You know if it was cut it would be fantastical, but it's just uh, you know Hi, Teresa So as things go on a little farther, I think that all of us our emotions our feelings When it comes to everything are changing they're shifting Because when it started I remember you guys I was like, I don't want to talk about it And I think now we need to talk about how we're feeling before we talk about What's going on? Who's opening up? Who's not how we feel about those things? Let's have a therapy session about it because I want to have a therapy session about it Because I think the biggest problem with this whole thing is we are getting so many mixed messages from so many governors and people And uh, I want to get your guys's opinions, but first I want you guys to tell me each. How are you feeling? Um, are you feeling scared? Are you feeling okay? You know, I can do this. I'm okay. I stayed home a lot before this So staying home now is no big whip um You know what? I'm being really bad at eating and I'm not doing so well. I'm a w w program and that bothers me Um, you know what? I'm doing okay.  I am a therapist. I know it all I'm here to tell you guys it whatever feelings you're having whatever is going on in your noodle There is no right. There is no wrong This is something that none of us have ever done before Unless there's somebody here who Was live during world war two Or the polio pandemic this is this is not normal. So we are not expected to be normal And while some of us might want to strive to be normal Some of us cannot some of us are waking up with panic attacks Some of us are sleeping way more than They should be And so I'm here. I'm here as a sounding board with my pals So that we anybody who needs to talk about it Maybe your family doesn't that sometimes I'm worried that Steve does not take this as seriously as I take this And let me also tell you guys before I turn it over to you I take this very seriously. This has me super scared. Okay The whole thought of of getting it I can't like if I'm thinking about it. I go into panic mode. I can't talk. I can't I just a freeze Um, but that may be Nita. Oh my gosh Lord, so let me go back here and see what you guys are saying. Anna says I am not happy about everything opening up so soon Barbara says it's scary. She can See this is I gotta I plan to continue to sit it out for a while. Barbara Come sit next to me my love. Um Anna says, yes, it is. We're already home. Why not just stay home longer while we're already Better safe than sorry better to do it now than have to go back to this Okay, so far. I want to say that everybody's agreeing with me But there is no wrong answer If you do not agree with me and Anna and Barbara, don't be afraid to type it in Is this just a conversation and I'm curious for people who may think it's okay to open up Why you feel that way? I'm trying. I'm trying to get a feel for for how the peoples are thinking. Hi, Esther Hello, my love. Okay kim Kim is being tested tomorrow have a few symptoms. Okay Okay, let's go with the good stuff here because I'm I'm just here to try to give any help I can I don't know. I ever think I can give any help. First of all, you're getting tested That's great because so many people are not getting tested Somebody is seeing it to it You you have a wonderful doctor your health people are saying to it that you get tested That's great. So tomorrow you only have one more night to Worry about it, but please try not to worry about it You have symptoms the symptoms could be anything It could be the COVID wait until tomorrow until You know or try it Oliver. I just want to let you know Come on in and say hi I guess I don't have to worry about him And we are all going to be thinking about you all night and we'll be waiting to hear from you tomorrow And we'll just try to put out calm thoughts and love and all of that for you and and then And then 48 for the results honey, but I'm It's all right. It's all right. I'm happy for you that if you are concerned about having it that you are getting tested Okay, and we're all here for you kim. You know that right if you have to reach out to us and talk Because I often forget who has who at home Please reach out bye babe And say hey, it's kim. Okay. I went and got tested This is how I feel that's how I feel because that's what this community is here for We started as a white watcher community. We are a white watcher community But we're also a community of friends Okay, you guys are my friends and I care about you and because I know you care about me and That's what we're here for. Let me go back to uh Anna says I do too Barbara until they force me to go back to work. I'll keep myself in my baby home. Yeah, why not? Why not? Okay, carol says my brother has the virus. I'm scared for him. He's The only family I have carol Okay You know, I hate to say I sorry. I'm sorry Because it sounds like such um A definite ending like oh, I'm sorry. Well, I've no he's he's he has every chance of being okay And I think that's one of the things That I have to keep telling myself that steve keeps telling me that that isn't being given out That's word. It's not being given out as Because I think it should be and that is this is if you get it.   I've put on about a stone I can't stop eating, but that's the least of my worries I'm claustrophobic scared of people in mass scared of the virus and on the verge of throttling my husband Uh, okay, so let's just have a little humor here for a second honey this last weekend Uh, mr. Johnson and mrs. Johnson um It wasn't so swell I I can't explain it, but we there we were not on the same plate. We were not in the same glass We were not in the same place At all this weekend and it is because I internalize my fear Because it does scare me And because when I talk about it, he downplays it and then that pisses me off So then I don't talk about it. So then I'm internalizing it even more. So then I hate him You know, it's just like there's so many things that he and I just are not on the same page about so We're not going to worry about the stone Here's let me touch on the wait for a minute. Here's what I am doing I as you can see I'm tracking everything. I'm staying on my points I'm not going over my points, but I am gaining I am gaining now. I'm still in my shorts that fit that I was talking about the other day This everything is super snug. I know you guys can see it in my face. We've been friends for going on three years um But that is the least of my worries I want my family and myself and everybody to come out of this on the other side Alive and healthy and happy and if that means alive healthy and happy with an extra 10 20 30 pounds So be it we'll get back on the hamster mill trail, whatever it is and we'll do it again In the meantime, okay, walter is is walter carol's brother Okay Barbara, would you do me a favor and would you keep track of any names that we need to remember for people who need prayers and Thoughts into the universe that that they just have a sense of calm. I just If I had a superhero Power right now it would be to just lay a calm over everybody just myself mainly I know and sus and everybody who needs it because uh kim We're sending out calm thoughts friend. Okay ester. I'm confused on the choices of things opening up Either we are on lockdown or not. I was supposed to have a heart scan and have a new doctor appointment Both are cancelled only seeing covid patients okay Exactly You just put the whole thing It doesn't make sense I don't understand how people aren't taking it seriously or are taking it seriously It's either like black or white Yesterday I went to sprouts because I had to get some oranges and some turkey meat I knew what I had to get I put on my mask. I got in I got out The amount of people just walking around no masks. No nada uh Was just mind blowing and okay, that's that's what they're choosing to do and I guess what I'm looking for is Somebody to tell me why they feel comfortable That way I'm not looking to pick on them I want to know what is causing people to think that they're untouchable from this And why it's okay to open places up like I'm working up a sweat. Hold on. Let's take a drink Because we can still have this conversation With a little bit of levity, which is what I'm hoping for Sometimes you just want them to listen mine is lovely. He hasn't actually done anything wrong. He's just there Oh my gosh I love you guys so much because yeah, y'all know steve jones and he cooks dinner every night um lately sometimes He's made his own lunch because in my Fear I'm not doing a whole heck of a lie you guys if I shower once a week. I'm doing swell I'm exaggerating of course, but You guys know how great steve is. He's handling everything. Um What needs to be handled need a year stay at home grandmother He's handling my Emotions and my fear um When he sees that I'm trying to go into the kitchen and make dinner for them and I'm just like two Because uh, you know, I need to be an adult Somebody might want to say be be a grown woman and God get in your kitchen feed your family go on with life We're all different And this is starting to affect me because I don't understand exactly what ester said I don't understand it Hi sue We're talking about our feelings. Um Glad you have your water We're talking about how we're feelings and how any one feeling either that a fear or calm or what? There is no right or wrong feeling And it's okay and we're putting some prayers out for Kim and walter And uh, we're just I just I just basically came on So that we could have a therapy session for all of us because some of us just need them regularly So why not uh, you know And uh hi lisa gotta keep moving When you say gotta keep moving lisa, do you mean like exercise wise or out in the big wide world or just generally in life?  Okay. Oh, you're having a hard time working out back to Okay, so Anna. Let's talk about that for a minute Going up and down my stairs These last two weeks it's getting harder and harder and I have these mixed emotions. It's like, okay Let's put the stress of my weight loss aside so that I can try to deal with the stress from the world And then I go up those stairs and I'm having a hard time. It's like, okay, how much do I really want to put it to the side? so it's like Maybe just a little bit. Maybe not all of it. You know, it's it's a tough man It's flippin tough and then I want to go back to what I talked about last week about the embarrassment of gaining weight back It's embarrassing I was somebody Somebody put a comment on my fourth of july video from not this last fourth of the drive before that I was so thin you guys. I mean, I was at the top of my game And and for me it is embarrassing But I'm tossing that the embarrassment out right now because I need to stay healthy for this guy I need to be able to think and But I am maintaining I have to say that I am at weight. I am maintaining. I'm just up and I Let's see Anna we got to do it one day at a time like wake up Put our feet over on the floor and go. Okay. What am I going to do today? Do do I want to have the pancakes and bacon and eggs and all these things for breakfast for Me'll be okay. And then we'll go to lunch and then maybe if I want to blow it then That's kind of how I've been doing it Um, hi male. Hi sweetheart Shower and makeup every day. Barbara.  We have got eight empty hospitals Built for covid patients and the covid patients Are in the normal hospital so nobody else can go in. Is it an elective? Surgery honey, will you be okay until until you can have it done? It's hard you guys. We just have to prioritize The one thing that I keep in my head Esther says we had pocketing here by the cap picketing here by the capital and many were Wearing masks but many comments were what a bunch of wimps pouring their masks See that's so insane to me Esther and if if there's anybody here in this group Who agrees with the protesters? It's okay to disagree with me I want to know what their mind think is how can they not worry about passing it to people who have Who are already ill the seniors people that have asthma um I don't know 14 pounds. Okay. That's okay. I think we're all right. I knew you meant picketing Esther. Are you in Ohio? Why do I always forget where you are? I try to remember. I know Barbara is in Ohio because she's by the twins Young people people feel they're not able to catch it so they don't do any of the required requirements Bored to tears constantly eating. I know I gained daughter working from home and houses a wreck Okay, Sue. It's okay. You're home.  Here's here's the thing not giving out excuses Somebody might watch this later and go this lady is telling everybody quit their way watchers No folks That couldn't be further from the truth Because I'm not quitting my white watchers. I'm doing my white watchers, but the cortisol just has my weight boom But If you have to lessen your plan a little bit and not be as strict as you normally would be during normal times Some people are tough. Some of us have tough. Some of us are just wimps Keep in mind that we know how to get it off. This is what I tell myself. I lost 50 pounds I know How I did it as you guys know, I keep my program simple. I do what white watcher tells me I don't mess things up. I don't deal with fats I don't uh, I count everything they tell me to count whether it's popular or not Okay, this is just me guys. This is just me. Everybody take a drink. Keep it simple I do it white watchers tells me and I don't mess with the program I don't count calories. I don't count carbs. I don't count fats And that worked for me. That's what worked for me. And I know it'll work again When I can be balls out. Excuse my frangé And do the program the way I'm used to doing it I can't do it the way I'm used to doing it right now for many different reasons Okay Let's go back Honey, I love you. I love that you always insert some humor Humor is always welcome even in the saddest of situations because if we didn't have humor We'd all be hiding under our beds right now I'm pretty sure because all the humor on the internet is keeping me going People are just so creative, aren't they? Let's see Kim you're just killing it all the way So your your weight is the least of your problems and I'm here to tell you that right now Uh, Marilyn says I have observed that some people seem to be letting their guard down with the distancing It bothers me. Marilyn, that's how I felt at Sprouts yesterday I was like dodging and moving man. I felt like I was playing football Very slowly because Nobody I mean they have the floors marked, you know, and it shows go one way but somebody's coming this way and it's like It's like dodging weave dodging weave. I just I don't understand it I lose you guys son of a gun I'm sorry, honey. Uh, can somebody just real quick. I'm going to scroll back in a minute And tell me if I'm back or not or if it's still frozen Well, I guess if nobody comments I'm frozen, right? Okay, let me go back Uh, Jill good for you Okay, honey, I'm sorry. I hope that they're able to see you as soon as possible My friend Mel says we have one confirmed case here in our small town That we know of we may have more but they won't tell us where in bc They are unless it was a work alone in my thoughts But again, if there's anybody here in our 23 folks that are like, yeah, you ladies are crazy. I'm sick of this whole day I'm getting rid of my mask. I'm getting rid of my gloves.  I want to know Honestly, and I'm not being snarky or sarcastic how you think this won't touch you if you do that Because I'm curious to the mindset in a very nice way Good well good girl You'd be the example for the young people. You beautiful girl. You you're so beautiful. I just love you so much Wisconsin, uh We had the voting go on and now they are determining the rise and covet was from that voting That's another whole opera voting, right?  She had a rough year and look at her go Susie says I don't get it either. Nita.  Susie you have a soft heart and I hope you didn't let that comment bother you because Really, she had to say that even if she didn't Claire says my dad has had a heart attack and my mom has asthma. So they are both in a high risk group Right That's right and those people that are out there without masks and without Social distancing aren't thinking about your dad claire and that just is not right I chose to do the online voting and many of those happen to arrive late Barbara. Yes, we know ww works and we know it'll work again and When I get out of the shower and I get a shower Looking the man. I'm like, holy moses. What happened? Nita, you were doing so well. Remember when you'd come in in your leggings and your shirts And you'd take your selfies and you put them on instagram and you were so so very proud of yourself because you were so Svelte and so thin and so great My world wasn't turned upside down at that. Well, it was wasn't it? I handled the that all better than I'm handling this Hi, tracy But I I can't I've just got to do it day by day meal by meal and If I can maintain it the way that I'm at now Okay, I'm glad I'm back Good for you suit I just give him the stink eye The kids in china have hats with with rulers on them to keep the kids six feet apart Oh, I didn't know that that's really cool Teresa says I go out for a walk for a little bit, but most of the time I'm home with my parents If we need to go to the store, we just it she just makes me go in and yeah one person per family We don't need a whole herd of folks in there Absolutely, lisa Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness I had a friend of mine make us a mask steve has his max masks at work Esther made over 200 masks God bless you ester But that doesn't surprise me my friend That you would just do that Kim Honey before you go.  We're here for you. This is your community your friends We're sending it all out to you and please don't panic, honey. Okay. We love you And we'll talk to you when you feel like Letting us know how you're feeling. Okay Hi Lou Lou That name is familiar Lou G. I think she lives in like arkita, alabama, alaska Hmm something like that Lou Do I know you? It's good to see you crazy later Being thin is not who you are honey. You're right It isn't but I enjoy being thin much more than I enjoy being High crystal I don't like feeling like this and When I look in the mirror, I I'm not pleased but then I try to think that I'm not even close to being at my biggest. I mean I but you know what you're right It is not who I am But it is who but here's the thing I came on youtube with a youtube channel As a successful weight watcher right because I am a successful weight watcher But to look at me now you wouldn't know that because Then I will be getting it off off again and Esther's a rock star Susie says Give them the old give them the bird Needed it that only rap pizza you made the other night so darn good. Did you make oh looks so darn good I could have eaten at least two of those though. Let me tell you about eating two of those and whose husband Kept handing her pieces of it Aren't locked down only essential but essential. I can't say essential for you. Well, can I businesses are allowed to be open Same here. My hubby is back and forth to work two weeks in two weeks out scares me. He works in a big camp I know it scares you darling and just remember that whenever you need to talk This message me we could talk anywhere you want to talk that goes for all of you guys I'm glad they're taking hi shonda Hi trish. How are you? We're just all sitting here chatting about our feelings and And validating for each other. There is no right. There is no wrong and for some of us who are panicky. It's okay and Wondering what's going on in the big wide world out there and and how I'll tell you the one thing and This has nothing to do with religion I don't understand and if you are one of those folks, this is not I this is not a personal attack This is my thought process Them the pastors and the peoples at the churches opening the churches And packing the peoples in there. I don't understand it I that's all I'm gonna say because I don't want to get tongue-tied and say the wrong thing their churches Uh, it's I can feel mobile pressure just going up going up thinking about it and you're not alone friend You're not alone. I have a friend My cousin actually she's not a wait-watcher But we were talking and I told her I'm like, oh my gosh, honey. I said I just I'm embarrassed. I said I just I'm so big right now, which I'm not again.  Thank you. I'm just hovering in that one Decade that I need to get out of I need to get out of that decade and then I can take a breath And Guys are coming up with I wish I was riding all of these downs These downs being so successful is working the program not being at goal You know what? I need you to repeat that for me every single time We have an online visit because there is nothing More truthful than that. I can't tell you how much I love that I love that so much because a lot I've never been to goal and I don't plan on ever being at the goal They gave me because it's just too too small for me at my age So I'm not that person go go go go go. That's that's not me. That'll never be me I know where I was where I felt good and I looked good And it was still like 20 pounds above their goal Nope Sue says one thing that I've been doing every night at five is having my glass of wine with pretzel slims laughing cow cheese Uh Okay Honey my brows do you died? I have to tell you I did I was laying I don't know because I've since I have gotten heavier when I lay in bed My arm falls asleep and I felt a little tightness in my chest And it was from how I was sleeping like you and then I have that panic attack, you know Uh Do you hear Okay, let's go back to susie and her wine susie. You're having wine That's not accepted in these parts one glass of wine Oh No Between steve's tequila and my titos. We should be buying stock in the stuff. Okay.   I'm an adult. I had somebody Okay, I wanted I do want to talk about this for a second. Um I have always been honest on my channel about my enjoyment of the libations. Okay. I've I've always been honest about it And uh, I am an adult last I checked Let me check my adult watch. Yes, Anita Johnson.    Uh Weed is legal here. I could sit here and toke on stuff all day and all night if I wanted to that's my business It's nobody else's I don't because I'm an eight-year-old who lives with me But let me go back here Air estrus says I used to work at the hospital My heart goes out to them. They're working hard and then have people taking chances Um, I heard something super Super horrible today. I don't know if I want to tell you guys because I don't hello rosie So good to see you friend Trish Uh, okay. Barbara's got the chair next to me. You can have the bed next to me because all I do is sleep Rosie and again, it's no it's not an attack on religion. It can be the catholics the christians mosques What are they thinking they need they need to protect their people The people are going to listen to the higher ups Because that's why they are our our pastors and our priests and the people who guide us Into love and light and all that shouldn't they be protecting their congregations and saying hey Let's do this online You know what I'm saying folks I think that that's a huge responsibility of theirs Lives now my best friend Cindy. She does lives She's types every sunday that she's in church and then I text her and I say you're in church. She goes online relax lady Trish says churches etc should not open as much as most think they should I'd love to open my business back up but health trish. What is your business, honey? I can't either Barbara I can't Well, Anna, that's awesome. You're at goal. I'm not putting down people that are goal. They're that's awesome Of course, I'm just saying it's not always the be all and all in the comment about Doing the program. You guys get me, right? I don't need to backtrack and apologize for myself because you guys know where my heart is You don't have to be at church to pray and worship To mel me too in the lowest I ever want to get is like 166 or something like that Never heard that honey brought you tight Oh, Barbara the faces are horrible. I wish I could send it to you and have you fix it In fact, I just might. Tito's a brand of vodka Trish, you don't have to retract. There's nothing you can't say here. Trust me W w is about living life drink the wine count the points.  Congratulations to my dad Let me finish and I don't judge anyone for drinking my fall down was tequila Sue my father is a he's turned 86 the other day He was militant a a as alcoholism runs rapid in his side of the family He has been sober. This is I don't know how new you are to my channel. He has been sober for Okay, if he's 86 and he quickly is 30, how many years is that somebody do the math? Bye, honey Enjoy your husband while he's home. Okay. Okay. Trish has a daycare Anyways, he's been sober for a million gazillion years And he never had any problems with in, you know, all the weddings and the parties and everything It's it's like the people who quit smoking and then they want to You just have to do you and you're right and congratulations on your sobriety because it's not easy I don't know again how new you are here, but I have a daughter who has um User issues alcohol, isn't it? Uh, but look at all the great genes in this family. So Huge 79 that's awesome. I do that on normal times. I can't do it right now Rosie said like I said, I totally get I think it's ridiculous. God gives free will with the brain I think we should use it. But that's just my point of You also not meaning to disrespect anybody, you know what you guys we don't have to worry about Disrespecting each other because we're friends here and we all know that there's nobody here Trish, um Thank you guys I just want everybody to be safe You know, um My daughter says my feeling isolated alone is all in my head. Oh still That's not very kind of her and I'm sorry. She said that I have to disagree with her Claire doesn't know her weight and pounds Um amen not when I don't know what that means, but I'm sure it's good That all came out fast meant to say Tito's is about I have to take care Oh, so Tito's isn't you're taking care of to laugh. Yes. She and her husband Are here until uh here. She's on the computer working from home He is gone in the mornings To the golf course with his friends. Are you kidding me? Yeah, we've had a couple tries in this personal family too, Anna None of it is Greek to us. None of it at all. It is Susie I've got the air on I've got the windows closed. I got the doors closed It is good for you Estelle stay home. Stay safe when I go out I just do it as fast as possible. I do normally have Steve do everything I did have to get those couple there's I don't know about your guys's husband But there's a couple things that you can they'll go to the store and they'll say What do you need or make a list or you'll tell them Many make the list and they'll leave without the list but they tell you they know what you mean And they'll pick it up and then they come back and they what? You didn't tell me you needed pineapple It's So yeah, I kind of have to go do it yourself Rosie says is anyone done really well during this time? That's an excellent question It's so strange because I'm actually losing weight way better now That I'm home from so many less temptations Rosie Okay, you just reminded me uh sandy Is doing better because she's not going out to eat That let's get feet with sandy. Is there any channels here that I always forget to shout out? I forgot to shout out Mel's channel Anybody who doesn't know Mel already, please go see my friend Mel at Mel's ww journey Oh honey, it's whoops It's like insane and congratulations Rosie. That's awesome It's nice to hear somebody's having some success Esther says I ran to the market for two things. I was going to be quick They changed everything around in the store and then you have all the The lines saying one way, but you only need that thing right around the corner But it's still That's exactly Barbra's is barbara's doing better. Oh barbara's doing yeah barbara's doing great. I'm sorry barbara I'm trying to go as fast as I can and catch everybody Oh my god, I've got fat in my face. Oh, well, I just got it Day by day You know, let me tell you guys something as I sit here and pick on myself Uh, let's look at my I never know how to get there though to the blue dots I have all blue dots for this whole week. I have blue dots Okay, so I'm going back three weeks. There's only one day. I don't have a blue dot and that was uh April 19th I'm blue dotting every day. So I don't know Enjoy barbara. Enjoy. Enjoy. I would be too, but it's too darn hot. Oh my gosh. Somebody wasn't paying attention, huh? Barbra's channel see you You guys have to remind me barbara. You've got to remind me to shout out your channel. I'm so bad that way Okay, so we have males ww journey. We want you guys to subscribe to barbara pasx channel Please go over to her channel. You won't be sorry. She's the loveliest most beautiful I love barbara.  We're trying Our community is her community She's a personal love of mine. So everybody needs to go over and support her and it's under her name She's a painter Rosie is down 15 pounds That's fabulous. Congratulations. Ding. Here's to you my friend. Here is to you This stuff tastes so weird. What time is it? Is it too early for titos? Your daughter is being like this. That's not cool. It's just not cool Where have you been? I realized I hadn't seen You With a video or anything in the last video you had was six days ago. Where have you been? Are you out causing trouble in connecticut? smack vision has a channel if you guys are not familiar with Angela and uh She has lost over a hundred pounds And she makes it look like it's super easy.  You're good You're walking and just uploaded Definitely causing trouble. Ah, yeah, yeah Yes, it's under barber pass If you scroll back, you'll see her name and she's got a wrench. You can just click on her name It'll take you to her channel and you could subscribe And she just she's the best Her and Susie are my favorites And Lou and she shows up because Lou gives me permission And You know I come to terms with a lot of things. I'm just coming on so I don't know what's going on We are just talking about everybody's feelings Oh, you know what you might be here to stir the pot better now because I'm talking with all of our community Not necessarily about weight loss some about weight loss. We're talking about our feelings and what's going on in the world And uh, if anybody's feeling panicky who's feeling panicky who's afraid Who's abiding by the laws who isn't why we're just having a discussion Feelings Yes Okay, Trish. Thanks for popping in And you have a beautiful rest of your evening too. Thank you for always contributing All you guys I just wish I could just give you a big hug Mike sister so funny. She said that uh, our nephew came over to her house to help her with her air conditioner She says oh, nini. That's what I go by my family. I'm nini. My name's Anita. I I'm nini and her name's christy and she goes by teeny and uh She says I hugged nicolas. I completely forgot about social distancing.  I didn't care about you and if I didn't love you, I wouldn't say anything I'd just send you on your way You remind me a lot of me when I was younger Lou okay, Lou been in a really dark place. That's why I disappeared. That's what I do.  What do I have in my mouth?  I'm here to be a w w weight watcher. I'm here to encourage. I'm here to motivate I'm here to support, but I'm just one of you guys. I am not a superhero and sometimes I feel like Uh a lot of folks who watch youtube are expecting superheroes. We want a superhero. I'm not a superhero I'm just here to help in any way shape or form that can Tracy says I just missed my three granddaughters. They live two miles. I know tracy everybody's missing their grandkids Bye sue. Thanks for thanks for hanging out Thank you sue You know what ester that's I have to um and that's why I'm not getting along with steve because I'm I'm withdrawing So I thought I'd get on here I know you do susie I know you do So does barbara. Oh patricia. No, that's okay. So it's getting to you And that's okay that it's getting to you Is what I'm trying everybody's feelings are valid everything that we're thinking everything that we are worrying about One person might be worried about the color of her hair another person might be missing her grandkids They're all the feelings are okay. There's not one that's more important than the next What you guys they're just gonna be bigger when you see them and they miss you too And when they see you they're just gonna smother you with hugs and kisses And and then you know what's gonna happen.  Their parents are gonna go.  Once you see him You're never gonna be able to return him Susan Oh susie honey anytime you need to talk about your feelings Dial me up say get online or we'll do it in the back of instagram and we'll just do it Oh you guys i'm sorry that I held off, you know, I just at the beginning I didn't want People to worry unnecessarily until we knew kind of what was going on and now that we know What's not going on more than ever We need to talk about it. We just do It is a terrible feeling but that's what those your kids are gonna do Hey mom, I've been stuck in this house with these grandkids of yours for two months Now you got to be stuck with them Oh, that's good estuarine That's and I don't know if you guys saw I have two other grandchildren who both had birthdays in april My granddaughter tulula turned two My grandson benjamin turned three To lula I have had the pleasure of spending time with I have a grandson who I've never met and i'm benjamin If that isn't a total I can only think of cuss words right now Try to imagine that try to imagine having a three-year-old grandson And never have meeting him. My family isn't that family. Hey, you know, I don't know. Um Your mom would never what inch I I don't want it to be lifted until it's we were safe and good to go because I'm not going anywhere I hope nobody needs me anywhere Um, I you know, I've got these parents who are 86 and 84 They're staying hunkered down Um, oh take over with the kids when it's over.  No Yeah, but all these grandmothers here. Hi bonnie I feel your pain. I have a six-year-old and a four-year-old grandsons that I don't get to see Haven't seen them in two years. My son is estranged. I'm so sorry bonnie I'm sorry. My thankfully that isn't my situation, but it's hurtful nonetheless. Whatever the situation is. I'm so sorry I hope that maybe someday that can be Fixed for you guys She's 58 live in her best life. Yeah, you know what? I was uh 50 something live in my best life too. And guess what? I guess Um, my situation Bonnie it was Bonnie.  So But I have faith that someday I will be able to see him because he is with people that she knows And it's just one of those things that's just gonna take time I know ang I know um I just if if if somebody would have told the younger and ate it You know, you know, I'm here from the future and I have some news You're gonna have a grandson that you're gonna see all the time. He may even live with you But you're gonna have a grandson that you don't know I would be like no That's not even possible that that doesn't even Uh, no Yes, honey, and you know what that's often things I think that we do here when we have these great conversations Is bringing around is what I try to do kind of is Let's oh guess who's home And he's gonna walk in here with his dirty shoes on and get in trouble And I'm gonna tell him to say hi and he's gonna do this watch.   How are you? Good Well, I'm cut off again. So yeah, I told him that you were gonna do that Come in and say hi. No, don't sorry guys Hey, and he says hey look at look at what a honey.  Lou's been MIA. She's back. She's gonna be back, right Lou? Some of us had and she says welcome welcome homie Everybody's saying a hi. Hi. Did you uh come down so we can see your face because it's a good face. I like it It's all right. We're just looking at your pretty eyes. Anyways, it's a good face.  You're gonna take kitty. You want to take kitty out? Lou no, but Lou seriously though. This is totally serious, and I'm looking at you It's not always about the way watchers with me. If you see him online. It's not just about way watchers It's about us as friends and communities and homies and talking Uh, I only have one pair of shorts that fit right now And I refuse. Hi sandy Susan says hello to hi cat. Oh, okay. My fourth favorites here You're so off the wagon right now Bonnie You're not alone Uh, there's just lots of wagons parked on the side of the road everywhere everywhere. We look with no owners and nobody driving them Is there to bring it around Lou? A trippy thing happened the other day. We were going to Think of Oliver And we're coming down our street and then our main street down here Started down at one end long story short. They were having um A neighbor of ours Was killed in Iraq a month ago. So I'm like my whole town had this humongous Miles long drive-by Uh for his family. I've never seen anything like it But I'll tell you what Somebody needs to get in touch with Steve and make sure that I don't get one of those drive-by parades on my birthday My birthday is next month And if anybody arranges a drive-by parade, I will not show up Oh We can buy him online though, sadly, but I refuse I refuse Cat, how are you today? Beautiful lady. I'll you know what all my friends are just like the most beautiful I miss I miss home goods And I need to find a desk because I've got one computer there one computer here all we're doing is homework there It's just a mess in here right now Lou.  Shh mom's the word Hi Regina cat it's really hot down here, too And I'm so jealous that you guys you know since my pool's a community pool We don't get to use it.  Oh, yeah, you're the one with the crazy mayor the crazy lady mayor I forgot to ask you about that for you guys that don't know my friend cat on point has a channel You guys gotta remind me cat on point if you don't already watch her Which of course, I'm sure all of you do but if there's one new person here Go to her channel click on her name Subscribe and go be a member of her beautiful Just that's another place to go like barbers channel when you just need to relax not angelas I'm teasing you But my best friend moved so I missed the swimming so much, honey How oh my gosh, I'll drive don't tempt me. I'll get in my car and I'll drive He's intercepting the boxes You got another box. There's a package on the stairs Okay, shawnda give him heart give him give him lots of hugs. Thanks for popping in Yeah, we all have a different level of craziness.  Angela is beautiful, too I mean and I saw I came upon one of your old The other day and I sat there and just stared at it for like three minutes girl. The difference is just Yes, our mayor and her mayor heavy before oh her husband are real characters. He used to be a mob lawyer. Oh Oh my gosh But I don't say that in a negative way and it's a fun uplifting channel But sometimes we just you know what I'm saying, right? I want to be a cat when I grow up to or whenever kids hi Ruth How are you? She's so beautiful and it you know, you know, it's like just like sus and cat You know, we all have our different I'm sure there's certain ways that you guys look at me and other youtubers that you guys watch and we couldn't be more different and For a while there when I was going MIA like you Lou ensues It's because I was letting the comparison be the thief of joy. I was like, oh, I'm not like that youtuber and Wow, they have 10,000 Viewers and they've only been here for two weeks And then I realized I can't I can't do that because I don't want to be like them I'm me and I'm gonna stay me and anybody who wants to hang out with me is welcome to hang around like me I did no I left you another one because I left on 11 months ago And then I left another one yesterday because I was just looking at you thinking I hope she looks at these occasionally because that is like Okay, so smack vision cat on point bar per pass Mel's ww journey. Am I missing anybody you guys smack vision? Hey, Tonya. How are you? You guys have to if you if you're not at smack vision you have to go First go look at when she started. Okay.   Let's do it for you. Come on now You and sandy both I could I know I repeat this every time you come on here, but it's just a fact You encourage me when I see you and how far you've come. It's like, okay. Look at her. I've done that and I'm gonna keep doing that You're you're an amazing creature See Ruth smart. She agrees Me too, honey Isn't her hair beautiful cat? It just always looks so pretty Just like mine Angela, okay, let me ask you a question What better things do you have to do right now? That's a valid question. Didn't see that coming did you? Check it out, man Throw in that old picture throw in the new picture.  Whoops Oh, thank you, Tonya. Not so much lately. I wish I could I could do that Because I know you can take it. That's the thing Because I love when people give it to me because I can take it, but everybody's too polite Claire Never say that nobody is too anything to have a youtube channel because we all have something to offer someone Right That's what I need to tell myself Just because I'm not at goal And uh, you know, my family's a little different than everybody else's family That doesn't mean I don't have something to offer and I bet you would have something to offer as well Cat, you know what though? You have the perfect coloring for this, but you're too beautiful and still too young I've talked long enough my hubby's home Um, just remember that you guys You know what? I'm going to say this last thing before I say 10 more last things like I always do Don't ever say anything like that about yourself. I'm too boring. I'm too Loud I'm too obnoxious. I don't know enough We all have something to offer. I get something from just about everybody uh, um Just about everybody Our community has changed a lot Yes, honey That's why I don't come on live as much anymore either because I feel like I'm Repeating everything I say which I am I should just record it And put it on every day on a loop I just you know what I had somebody say something like I just can't watch all your videos Nita because you're on too much For good night patricia sweet dreams.  I don't know what we're having for dinner I haven't broken the news to him yet that he's making it I think I may have forgot to defrost the pork chops All right kids. Thank you so much and remember we can always talk about anything here It doesn't have to be just weight watchers And if anybody needs to talk about their feelings if they're scared I am gonna be the weight watching mr.  Okay lori. Um What's today tuesday? Will you message me on instagram and remind me? Only because I never know what day it is Hand to god, I never know what day it is.  I don't know what they're talking about. It's I and that's okay But that's why I put the live in the title so that if you like my regular videos Which sometimes you're just silly You can watch those or watch these or you can do both By ang talk to you later and I'm gonna I'm gonna bug you about that Totally bug you about that and I'm gonna get everybody to get on board to bug you about it Okay, you guys lou. I'm super happy to see you. I'm always happy to see all you guys If anybody's feeling it's the last time I'm gonna say this and I won't say 10 more times anxious susie Scared everybody anybody anything? I love you cat. We'll talk soon Just message me you guys know where to find me and uh and we'll talk okay All right claire you go to bed and you are not boring my friend. I don't have boring friends honey. Thanks for the laughs Thanks for always bringing the levity. I appreciate it greatly Oh lou then what you need to contact me. Come on. I'm serious Love you. Good night sandy. Good night everybody


Ladies and gentlemen the railroad out and here comes the star-studded show trade Tonight the Association of American Railroads presents the famous Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera the Mikado Starring Gordon McRae and his two guests Kenny Baker and Evelyn Kate Our choir is out of the direction of Norman Lube off and the music is arranged and conducted by Carmen dragon Yes tonight another great musical hit is brought to you by the American Railroad The same railroads that bring you most of the food you eat the clothes you wear the fuel you burn and all the other things you use in your daily life And now here is our star Gordon McRae And good evening ladies and gentlemen tonight. We're bringing you the charming and delightful Mikado Set in a world that only Gilbert and Sullivan could create. This is the town of Kittipoo Kenny Baker is our wandering minstrel Nankipoo Lovely Evelyn cases yum-yum and I've landed myself a job as the Lord High Executioner a fellow named Coco and all these others will let them introduce themselves Will you tell me where I can find a lovely maiden named yum-yum who are you and why do you want to know? Gather around me while I tell you All in patches of ballad songs and snatches I'm dreaming of it's cut and dry and scrambled before the mighty troops a tool to keep you Heave the captain wrong with a yo-heep hole for the wind is free her anchors a tip and a helms a leaf A bra for the homeward bound But the happiest hour sailor sees is when he's done and it's in patches It is with yum-yum minstrel well a year ago. I fell in love with yum-yum But she was engaged to a cheap tailor named Coco Broken-hearted I I left town But imagine my delight when I heard that Coco had been condemned to death for flirting So I've come back to find my yum-yum It is true that Coco was condemned to death But he was reprieved at the last moment and raised to the rank of Lord High Executioner Coco Lord High Executioner. Yes, and I'm poobah Lord High everything else Lord of the Treasury Lord Chief Justice Lord High Admiral and Lord Mayor all rolled into one That's quite a roll Wasting your time Yum-yum is on her way home from school to marry the Lord High Executioner today. No He comes his excellency Coco I'm very touched by this reception and I fear there are plenty of people whose deaths will be a distinct gain to Society some day it may happen that a victim must be found. I've got a little list I've got a little list of society offenders who might well be underground and who never would be missed Who never would be missed? There's the pestilential nuisances who write for autographs and people who have flabby hands and Unitating laughs all children who are up in dates and for you with them flat All persons who in shaking hands take hands with you like that and all third persons who unspoiling Tater-tates insist they'd none of them be missed They'd none of them be missed And that nice I prized nuisance who just now is rather right the judicial humorist I've got him on the list all funny fellows comic men and clowns of private life They'd none of them be missed they'd none of them be missed and apologetic statesmen of a compromising kind such as what do you call them the thing of a Bob and likewise never mind and And what's his name and also you know who the task of filling up the blank side rather leave to you But it really doesn't matter whom you put upon the list for they'd none of them be missed They'd none of them be missed Here comes yum-yum at his schoolmates Please bow and a characteristic Japanese attitude and now yum-yum my future bride kiss me Yes, your excellency Yum-yum. Oh Yes, my beloved beloved Who is this sir? I have the misfortune to love yum-yum. Please don't be angry Angry not a bit my boy. I love her myself Take him away Let me have just two minutes with it very well, but by Japanese time. That's pretty fast. I'll be right back. Oh Yum-yum. I love you so I love you too minstrel, but I must confess something yum-yum. I am the son of the Mikado Yes, you see a few years ago an old crow named catasha fell in love with me My father ordered me to marry her or go to the scaffold. I couldn't do that So well I I left town and took up the second trombone And then I saw you time's up. Oh Farewell yum-yum farewell Nankipu your excellency as postmaster general. I have a special message If you don't execute somebody soon, he's going to have the executor executed That's terrible.  Ah you Nankipu. Yes What are you doing with that rope?  Oh, that's silly You'll box the job Let the professional like me do it Look if if you let me marry yum-yum today in a month you can behead me that's impossible I'm going to marry yum-yum myself. She'll be a widow in a month and you can marry her then Hmm makes sense. I'll do it. Good Japanese equivalent for here. Yeah It's catasha the old crow if Nankipu was going to marry anybody. It's going to be me my dear woman. That's impossible Oh He's going to marry yum-yum your anger play bury I think you will marry I think you had better to come and join our expression Under the second act of the Mikado in a moment, but first Think of what you get when you buy a railroad ticket a ticket on a railroad train buys for you a lot more than just Transportation from one place to another it buys you for one thing comfort and relaxation You don't have to keep an eye on the traffic lights You don't have to watch out for other drivers on the highway the conductor and the engineer will run the train and all you have to do is to relax and ride and watch America roll by your car window and Your railroad ticket buys you spaciousness on the train. You don't have to keep your seat You don't have to stay in one place or even in one car there are lounges inviting you to a sociable visit with your fellow passengers and Dining cars where you may enjoy a snack or a regular meal And when night comes there are sleeping cars with births and rooms inviting you to slumber all as you ride And when you buy a train ticket you buy dependability for the trains run in all kinds of weather Most important of all your ticket buys you safety safety to a degree which year in and year out is not even Approached by any other form of passenger transportation in America So when you buy a railroad ticket remember what else you are buying besides transportation You are buying relaxation and enjoyment. You are buying a look at your country as you travel through it You are buying a chance to read or to write to work or to talk with your fellow travelers You are buying spaciousness and reliability and safety all for the price of a railroad ticket We're ready for act 2 of Gilbert and Sullivan's the Mikado Starring Gordon Macrae as Coco and his guests Kenny Baker at Nankipoo and Evelyn Kase is yum-yum Hopefully the moon is shining for I am to marry my menstrual boy Hello moon, how lovely you are.  Yes yum-yum. You see when the married man is beheaded his wife is buried alive So if you marry me, I doom you to death. Oh dear Here's a howdy-doo. Here's a howdy mess in a month or less.  Let the bitter tears I'm shedding witness my distress. Here's a pretty mess. Here's a pretty mess Here's a state of things to her life's he claims Matrimony old devotion doesn't seem to suit her notion barry old it brings. Oh, here's a state of things Here's a state of things Listen everybody the Mikado is arriving in Titipoo.  Oh Well, we will just say we've beheaded you and I'll make out an affidavit and swear to it all 15 of me will swear to it Here comes the Mikado leave quickly Nankipoo if he finds you alive It won't look as if I beheaded you. Yes come yum-yum bow down bow down to the Mikado Where's the Lord I executioner here your majesty and your wishes have been attended to an Execution has taken place We've beheaded the minstrel Nankipoo Nankipoo My dear fellow you have executed the air for the throne of Japan Oh, no, and it seems to me.  I think I can straighten this out. I grant you two minutes Nankipoo Yes, yes, Coco you've got to make an appearance to show the Mikado you've still got your head No, sir if I show up catashore will claim me but If you'd marry catashore then I could put my head back on before you even cut it off Me marry catashore that old crow when catashore is married Existence will be as welcome as the flowers in spring The flowers that bloom in the spring fall a brief promise of merry sunshine As we merrily dance and we sing for our we welcome the hope that they bring Of a summer of roses and wine of a summer of roses and wine And that's what we mean when we say that a thing Is welcome as flowers that bloom in the spring Flowers that bloom in the spring In the spring I have nothing to do with the case I've got to take under my wing for a the most an attractive old thing for law with a caricature Of a face with a caricature of a face And that's what I mean when I say oh la la la oh bother the flowers of spring Go ahead Coco.   He saw you don't know what you're saying listen On a tree by a river a little Sang will oh And I said to him picky bird why do you sit singing will oh Is it weakness of intellect bird with a shake of his poor little hair It will it will Slapped at his chest as he sat on that ball singing well It will it will oh And a cold perspiration be spanked It will oh he saw that he sighed and a girl he gave Then he plunged himself into the beer and that was blighted affection that made him It will oh And if you remain callous and all at once Then I'll marry you your majesty everything's been cleared up Nankipu come out. Come on. I'm going to marry catashore Father where how did this happen? He still seems to have his head your majesty It's this way when you say let a thing be done. It's as good as done You said execute somebody so Nankipu with as good as dead a very satisfactory explanation his lord high toast master I call for the Japanese equivalent of they all lived happily ever after Meanwhile, this is Gordon McRae giving a vote of thanks to our excellent supporting cast Arthur Q Brian Verna Felton and Lou Merrill the Mikado of course is by Gilbert and Sullivan And it was adapted for radio by Lawrence and Lee The railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by the American railroads These railroads are your hometown partners. They provide jobs for your neighbors They buy supplies in your town and they pay local taxes just as you and I Thus the railroads are more than just railroads They are citizens and mighty important citizens in your hometown and now here are Kenny Baker and Evelyn case Thank you everybody and thank you Gordon We're back from the fantastic town of titty pooh to the fantastic town of Hollywood. It was fun Gordon Thanks for asking us. Oh, you were wonderful. Yum. Yum Evelyn, but Nankipu here was a little better at the hanky-panky Yeah, I got the girl, but I bet you get the girl next week Gordon well, I wanted if you were gonna say that Kenny I think you might be right We're presenting Sigmund Romberg's romantic opera at the desert song and our guests will be the lovely light opera star Dorothy Sarnoff We'll be listening. Good night. Sure. Well. Good night everybody. Good night Looks is all ready to pull out and so until next week. Goodbye The Mikado was presented by special arrangement with Tams Whitmark music library Gordon McCray appeared by arrangement with Warner Brothers Produces of the hasty heart starring Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal and Richard Todd Our choirs under the direction of Norman Luboff our music arranged and conducted by Common Dragon This is Marvin Miller saying goodbye until next week for the Association of American Railroad Next it's the voice of Firestone on


So the New York Public Library has a vast collection of archival material including works that were published and unpublished. We have almost 44.5 million objects in the collection. The New York World's Fair collection, the 1939-1940 collection, is a record of the corporation that ran the World's Fair. The collection is heavily used by our researchers, in part because there are 12,000 photographs in the collection. The collection also contains records from the corporation including legal documents and other things relevant to the fair. And the trick for us was determining A, the copyright status, and B, whether those things should be online. We knew that the researchers really wanted access to the collection, both in person and online. So we spent a lot of time investigating the copyright status of these things. Ultimately, after some search, we couldn't make a decision about whether these things were in copyright or not in copyright. And so part of our risk-averse nature was to do some research into the copyright status of these things. So because we couldn't determine the copyright status, we treated them as if they were in copyright. We then did a diligent search for the rights holders to try to figure out who actually owns the rights in these things. I spent two days in the archive going through the corporate records to find releases or find assignments or registrations or anything. They would be helpful to find the copyright holder. Unfortunately, after two days of thorough searching, including searching the copyright office's records, we were unable to locate a copyright holder. We looked at the collection and knew that there were problems with identifying rights holders. So we felt that digitizing these works and making them available online was well within fair use. We really relied on the principles of fair use to digitize the collection and make them available. We also made the collection available in an app, an educational app that recontextualized the material and made that more accessible. In fact, the app became such a popular hit that it was one of Apple's top education apps for that year. We never had anyone reach out to us about this particular collection. We have had some rights holders reach out to us to talk about photos that were on our website. But in our experience, we found that really what they want is a copy of the photo. In fact, they probably don't actually want us to take it down. Most of the time, they're granting us a license for us to use the work both online and for other educational purposes. We know that the New York City school system relied on our collection, the 1939-1940 World's Fair Collection, for educational purposes within the classroom. We know they used the photographs to describe what people looked like, what costumes they were wearing, what dress they were wearing, what the exhibits were. We knew that the schools were using those items in their regular practice. So we used fair use for a number of different purposes, including the preservation of audio and moving image. We have a number of audio and moving image items that are on tapes that aren't, in fact, obsolete, but are degrading and we feel at risk. So therefore, we relied on fair use in those situations to digitize that material and at least store it in a dark archive so it's being preserved. We also use fair use in exhibitions. When we have items that need to be preserved, we can't display those items for the entire exhibition. Instead, we make copies of those items and display those copies at the exhibition. So the Code of Best Practices is important for NYPL for a couple of reasons. First, the Code has opened up communication between the Library's Office of General Counsel and people who want to use collections at the Library. So curators, frontline staff, they all have questions about what the scope of fair use is and the Code provides a good resource to use to start those conversations. We've also used the Code to back up and support and bolster some of our fair use arguments, especially when we're thinking about exhibitions and moving material, especially at risk material, to digitized formats.


The challenge of the Yukon It's Yukon King swiftness and strongest lead dog of the Northwest Placing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the Northwest mounted police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers Gold gold discovered in the Yukon a stampede to the Klondike in the wild race for riches Back to the days of the gold rush with sergeant Preston and his wonder dog Yukon King as they meet the challenge of the Yukon Sergeant Preston entered the Northwest mounted police headquarters in Dawson with a great dog Yukon King at his side Understand the inspector wants to see me. That's right sergeant.  He's waiting in his office now. Oh, I'll go right in stay here king Morning inspector, I just received your message. Good morning, Sergeant Preston. Sit down. Thank you Sergeant how soon will you be able to leave for Selkirk within the hour sir good? I've just received a telegraph report. There have been three robberies and a murder down there within the past ten days None of them has been solved and the constable has no clues. I see I want you to get down there at once a Constable Higgins is a good man and clever people must be operating there to pull the wool over his eyes Jack Higgins is a good man sir if he's calling for help. It's mighty unusual. I agree I think you can make the trip on hospice before the snow flies sergeant if you start immediately That's right sir. I'll leave it in the hour and take King with me I'm counting on you to break those cases sergeant I have a feeling that they've all been the work of the same person or persons. I'll do my best, sir I'm sure you will good luck and goodbye sergeant. Bye, sir After making the long and tedious trip from Dawson to Selkirk in record time Sergeant Preston and King arrived at their destination went directly to the constable's office The constable immediately started the discussion of the cases on which he needed help I tell you sergeant. It's a mystery to me the way those jobs have been pulled without leaving any clues I've really done my best So far I've been up against a blank wall. I understand there was a murder. That's right Mrs. Mears has been raising hob with me because the victim was her starboarder Then he was murdered in her roaming house. You mean the Hazel Mears? Yes She was at the opera house with friends the night it happened Victim was Hank Collins an old sourdough who struck it rich and sold out his claim for plenty of cash I remember Hank Friend of his went to see him that night The light in the room was burning and the door was locked Hank didn't answer his knock then what well He stood outside the door in the hall. He heard a shot in Hank's room Some men rushed up from downstairs and they broke in the door Found Hank dead. There was no gun. No clues. What about Hank's cash stolen? What's more the door and the two windows were locked on the inside. I've been stumped. That's enough to stump anybody What about the other robberies before Hank was robbed and murdered there were two other robberies The first took place in the bank at noon Just happened that Mrs. Mears was in the bankers private office at the time and the other ones I Second robbery was at the express office at night. The safe was broken into and a couple of thousand dollars taken Then came Hank's murder. How do you know robbery was the motive for Hank's murder? Well, he was known to have taken a large sum of cash out of the bank that afternoon Tended to ride to Elk landing the next day to buy a trading post there Hank thought he'd like running a store And there were no clues at all. I now I could find sergeant made out complete reports on the robberies and the murder There they are good. I'll read them tonight and King and I'll see what we can turn up in the morning Meantime Hazel Mears looked at the clock on the desk in her upstairs sitting room in the boarding house shield After five o'clock The bank closes at five on the dock. So now I'll take that cash box to Jim Drake's office Getting her hat and coat Hazel took a tin cash box from the desk and left the house a Short time later. She entered the office of the mining company Well, Mrs. Mears. This is a pleasure. How are you mr. Drake? Yes, fine Is there something I may do for you? Thank you You know, I don't know what's the trouble with me lately, but I just don't seem to remember to attend a certain thing It's age creeping up on me. What do you think mr. Drake? Oh, no, no, nothing like that. Mrs. Mears you But you carry your age very well What I meant to say is you You seem quite young Yes, that's what I really meant. I see you to say that mr. Drake a woman likes to receive compliments from Handsome man, and of course, I'm no exception. I I've never been called. Well Handsome before it's nice to hear you say that even if it isn't true Why mr. Drake, of course, it's true Why just the other day I heard one of the women in town refer to you as the handsome and keen-minded Businessman Jim Drake really Well, I'm glad I make a good impression around town. Oh, you do mr. Drake By the way here. I am forgetting again. I Forgot for a few moments why I came in here to see you.  Mears? I really hate to bother you, but well This cash box contains a fairly large sum of rent money I meant to get it to the bank before it closed for the day But when I thought of it the bank was already closed. I see I'm sure you'll agree It isn't too safe to have cash lying around in the room One never knows who might find out and try to steal it. Oh, of course. That's very true I brought it in to you hoping you wouldn't mind keeping it overnight in your company say Of course if it does come too much. Oh, not at all mrs. Mears. Not at all I'll be glad to keep it in the safe for you. Oh, thank you so much. Here's the cash box. Yes, I'll put it in the safe right now Safe and sound until you call for it in the morning. Oh, it's such a relief to me Well, thank you again. Mr. Drake. That's all right. I'll come for the cash box tomorrow to take it to the bank Goodbye for now. Goodbye That evening Hazel Mears sat at the desk in her upstairs sitting room She was an earnest conversation with two of her boarders Rocky Lewis a gambler at the cafe and Dirk Miles a tough-looking man who did part-time Carbon to work around town Hazel was saying well boys. We have a good setup and nobody suspects that we're involved in what's happened Yeah, he's always sure have That constable's fusses about everything. He's been running around like a chicken with its head cut off looking for clues After I plug the old sourdough and grabbed his cash the constable went over the room with a fine tooth comb He couldn't figure out how anyone got in there and out again when the window was locked and the door was bolted on the inside Yeah The other three members of our gang take the loot out to their hideout at the trapper shack That keeps us in the clear even if someone did suspect and investigate around here The job for tonight is all set like you planted, Hazel. Where are the boys? They'll meet us behind the mine and office nine. It's almost nine o'clock now Here I wrote down the safe combination on this slip of paper Hero wonder how did you get it easy Rocky? I waited until the bank was closed Then I locked my tin cash box which was stuffed with paper and went into the mine and office I asked Jim Drake to keep it in his safe until the bank opens in the mornings, and it was rent collections I'd guess me a laugh the way you have the important men in town thinking you're so kind of friend Comes in handy Rocky. Mr. Drake said he'd be glad to keep the cash box for me Miley opened the safe to put it in there. I watched close and got the combination. That's all there was to it Well, you're going to meet the others I'll go out to the shack tomorrow to divvy up the take right They're gonna stop the cafe a while after the job's done, of course Yeah, and all of you wear the masks I made for you just in case Now you sure you can get in dirt that back door is thick and the boats on the inside are heavy sure When I built that petition and Drake's office last week I waited till he went to dinner and then I put real short screws and place of the long ones in the iron Band that holds the bolt the least bit of pushing will rip them out and the door will open You being a handyman around town is a big help dirt. Thanks. I'll get going to meet the boys on there Dirk and Rocky left Hazel's house and keeping to the shadows went to the back of the mining company office Well, the other three men of the gang were waiting I'll get your masks on boys Combination the safe for us a job will be simple.  I got it fixed so it'll bust open easy Let's go All right now all together let's shove against the door Doesn't seem to be given to you sure you keep shoving come on Did it a couple of you act as lookouts We've all been the safe and clean it out including Hazel's tin catch box. Come on. You got the paper with a combination on it Yeah, here it is Light a match, huh? All right Now here goes left 21 right 10 Left 30 Was easy now Rocky help me get the stuff out of there. We'll get it away from here to hurry. Come on Get busy looks like we really struck it rich here, too. Yeah Yeah, now close and lock the safe again When Drake comes in tomorrow morning, he sure gonna get a big shock when he opens that safe Yeah Anything sure gonna be puzzled wondering how everything disappeared from the safe and it was locked now. Let's get out of here I mean clear out here fellas set to separate now I'll take the loot out to the shack the rest of you go into the cafe one at a time so as not to attract attention I'm each all there later. Gotcha The following morning Sergeant Preston and King were about to leave the constable's office with the mining company manager Jim Drake hurriedly entered Well, Jim Drake, how are you? I'm fine sergeant fine. I'm glad to find you here very good something wrong Someone broke into the mining office during the night and robbed the safe. They blow the same. No, no, that's what I can't understand I Noticed the back door had been forced open a safe was closed and locked But when I opened it it was cleaned out There was about the five thousand dollars in paper bills stolen along with the tin cash box I was keeping for hazel nears. I see Who else has a safe combination for the owner of the company, but he's in Dawson City We'll go over with you and investigate. Maybe King can pick up a trail sergeant. Well, I'm hoping constable. Let's go come along King Oh At the mining office the two Mouties looked around carefully Then they stepped outside the back door and scrutinized the ground Finally sergeant Preston spoke to mr. Drake. Many people use this back door, Jane Yes, sergeant the men who work in the mine use it when they have occasion to come to the office. I see I Noticed all the footprints, but there's no way of knowing which would be those of the crooks This is the way it's been with the other job sergeant either by accident or otherwise the possible clues seem to be covered Wonder if this could be the work of the same persons who pulled those other jobs You mean you think the same crooks are responsible for the other two robberies and the murder? I have no definite reason for thinking so Jack But the fact that they leave no clues and operate so cleverly gives the same pattern to all of them Let's go back inside. All right You spoke of a tin cash box you were keeping for hazel nears mr. Drake. Yes, that's right She was too late to get it to the bank so she came here and asked me to put it my safe He said it contained rent money does she know about the robbery it cool not yet. We'll stop by and tell her I want to find out just how much was in that box. Come on. Jack. We'll go with a hazel's place now All right, let's go king a Short time later the two Mounties knocked on the door of hazel's boarding house Sergeant Preston in the constable. I didn't know you were in town sergeant.  Thanks.  Oh Now what's the bad news you brought sergeant the mining company's safe was robbed during the night great day another robbery Did they lose much enough? How much did you lose? What do you mean? Didn't you leave the cash box yesterday to be put into that safe? Yes So that's what you meant when you were saying you brought bad news. That's right. How much was in the cash box? Oh a couple of hundred. I reckon the loss won't break me Did you find any clues that might lead to the clocks? No, not yet too bad That gang must be smart to cover up like they do gang hazel. Well, whoever it is Oh, I'd like to look over the room where Hank Collins was murdered if you don't mind Sure, I'll take you up there. Come on. Come with us king. It's right up these spares Nobody rent that room since it happened. I reckon you heard about how it was locked up from the inside. I told the sergeant about that This is the room sergeant Sergeant Preston examined the room closely While hazel and the constable stood watching he checked the window latch and the bolt on the door He opened the door in a side wall and found an empty closet and then as he was about to turn away He heard a low muffled cough Preston watched sharply as the great dog Yukon King Sniffed along the base of the wooden partition that formed the back wall of the closet Preston turned and spoke. Come on, King. There's nothing in the closet to help us Mystery how anybody got in and out of here leaving both windows locked and the door bolted I had the bolt on the door thick since they had a break into the room Oh, I bet he's having a good laugh about how he fooled everybody. Oh the killer, of course Oh, I see this is a corner room I'd like to see the room next to this one the room beyond that closet Sure. Sure. Come on. Mr. Miles isn't in but I have a master key so as we can get in He doesn't seem to work so well, but I'll get a minute those miles Newcomer here and sell Kirk Sergeant been here about three months the carpenter and locksmith general handyman around town A door over there opens into a closet doesn't it yes must back up to the closet and Hank Collins around that's right I'll look inside He has a few clothes hanging on the hooks in there. So I see I Should think it would be handier to have hooks in the back wall of the closet instead of off to each side Any reason why hooks weren't put there? No sergeant just happened that way I noticed the other side of this petition was clear of hooks to You sure notice everything sergeant part of my business. I Seem solid enough. Oh, it's solid.  Thanks. We haven't time and thanks for showing us the rooms As they walked along the street after leaving the boarding house Preston was saying jack I think we're going to solve that murder along with the robberies, but we'll have to move carefully Makes you think you can solve it. I was beginning to think it was a perfect crime too perfect, Jack If one of the windows had been on last it had been more fun, but people can't walk through wall sergeant That depends on the wall I'm convinced Hazel knows a great deal about what's happened. Why do you say that? She seemed to forget about that cash box for one thing and then said there were only a couple of hundred dollars in it She's had that much in the house before Why should she want to put it in a safe place like the safe in the mining office? He come to think of it. She did act sort of indifferent. Yes, she lied about the rumor miles being out I heard a man cough on the other side of that petition. You must have been listening there, but the room was empty. I know Hazel stalled as she unlocked the door Frankly, I suspect someone was in that room and she stalled long enough to give him a chance to go into the other room But how could he I looked at two closets over closely Jack I'm almost sure the petition between them opens It's the only possible way anyone could have gone in Collins room while the doors and windows were locked on the inside Well, then we'd better pick up Hazel and that man miles for questioning. No, not that But I do think Hazel knows too much I want to get everyone involved Jack and we'll have to be sure if we tip them off They were suspicious it would spoil things. I'll head to the office and make some plans After the two Mounties left the house Dirk Miles was talking to Hazel I don't like the way that big Mountie this sergeant was asking questions and snooping Hazel You have reason not to like a jerk. I'm sure he suspects something by the way. He was looking into those closets What are we gonna do? There's only one thing to do Remember you've got a murder rap hanging over your head. Yeah, I know that then you've got to finish off Sergeant Preston. Hey are you local? He's always got that dog with him if I tried to ambush him He's liable to turn the tables and give me the bullet leave it to me Dirk Six months ago Preston was in town with a couple other Mounties The constable couldn't put him up so Preston and one of the others stayed here at my place What's that got to do with me? Just this I'll get Preston to move into Hank Collins room tonight His dog will stay down in the kitchen where he stayed last time Then while the Mounties asleep you go in and knife him Beat it out to the shack and stay there while the constable sweats over another mystery murder Well, I'll go hunt up Preston and persuade him to take that room Later sergeant Preston and the constable were discussing the situation Jack my idea is to keep a constant watch on Hazel and Dirk Miles Also, I'd like a chance to get into Hank's room without Hazel's knowledge so I can test my theory about those closet I'll point out miles to you as soon as I get the chance I don't know how you can work it to Sergeant after you left I got to thinking oh about what you enjoyed staying at my place once remember It was that time when you and another Mountie needed a room Yes, I remember well I like to keep my house filled and and I need the income from that room Hank Collins had It's one of my best It'd be a great favor to me if you'd stay in it while you're in town rent-free Just to show folks. There's nothing to worry about but Sergeant Preston has a bunk over at my cabin There's no reason for frankly Jack the accommodations at the boarding house are much better than you provide If you don't mind, I think I'll do as Hazel suggests after all it will help her rent the room later Nor right Sergeant just as you say fine fine you bring King along And he'll have that nice place in the kitchen he had before Sergeant all right. I'll move in after supper tonight Hazel I'll look forward to a good night's rest and a fine-sourced bed And I think King likes sleeping in your kitchen then do boy Well, I'll have the room ready for you then now I have to do a little shop and You tonight so no, bye Holy smoke Sergeant you might end up a corpse if you sleep in that room tonight. Don't worry Jack This is the break we've been looking for now listen after I move in the boarding house This is what I want you to do that night Sergeant Preston went to the boarding house Seeing that King was comfortable in the kitchen the Sergeant went to his room and locked the door After making certain preparations he put out the light the shutters were closed and the room was in complete darkness About an hour later Dirk Myles waiting in the closet of his room heard muffled snores Now he's asleep Now's my chance Dirk reached out and grasped a small handle screwed to the back partition near one corner and Hidden by his coat which hung from one of the side hooks He tugged a moment and then the wooden partition slid back Slowly Dirk entered the other closet and opened the door into Preston's room Moving slowly in the darkness toward the bed Dirk could barely make out the outline of a figure under the covers He paused a moment Then he raised his arm high and the steel blade of a knife plunged downward and thud it into the covers Dirk waited. He heard a low groan and then complete silence Quickly he entered the closet and closed the sliding partition behind him A moment later the figure of Sergeant Preston arose from behind the bed He struck a match and stood looking down at the vicious knife sticking into the roll of blankets under the bed covers I was right about the petition on those closets Now I'll get to the door and be ready to follow him when he leaves the other room Sergeant Preston waited just inside the door to Colin's room until he was sure the killer was on the way downstairs Then he quietly opened the door and moving quickly peered over the baluster at the fleeing figure He recognized Miles and the description the constable had given him a moment later He heard the front door close now I'll get King so we can follow that man The constable who was waiting near the wood shed behind the house saw Miles come out and ride away The moment later he saw Sergeant Preston running taught him with King happened just as I thought it would Jack I followed that man downstairs and watched him right away just now was Dirk miles I was sure that where the horses behind the shed a logical thing will be for him to report my death to the gang We'll follow him. Let's go. Come on King Easy like he's Miles is far enough away now, so it's safe to follow. Let's go. Come on King Later that night Dirk reached the trapper shack. Oh, oh Rocky and the other three were waiting as Dirk entered. How do you think? That Mounties and Hank Collins room with a knife stuck in the body is locked in that room And I fix a petition from on my side so they won't slide anymore That's in case Preston mentioned something to the constable about being suspicious.  She gets rid of mr. Drake He came over to talk about the robbery with her fools I'd pop if he got side of that tin cash box setting there What's the idea he must have trailed Dirk out here I did he's wanted for murder the rest of you're involved Holy smoke, they must have found Preston already not taken me. He hasn't got no proof of anything We'll get the proof. Don't worry. I said you're not taking me Someone's with him that shot came through the window Preston Dirk you said you got If you weren't wanted I'd ring your neck Yes, the rest of the loot got the guns jack Hazel came to the party too I don't know how you got here sergeant, but I don't believe in ghosts.  I think we have them all under control. I'll get the other guns There's plenty on all of you Including Hank Collins murder at sliding partition was clever But it was the only possible way anyone could manage to get out of that locked room That must be the tin cash box. She left at the mining office to put into the safe. Yes I'd say she asked Drake to take care of it so she could watch and get the combination Smart aren't you? You're not? We're arresting all of you in the name of the crown for robbery and murder Dirk Myers did the killing you can't bring that charge against me. She planned everything including my death That's right You see constable they can't wait to put the noose around each other's necks We'll take the stolen loot and get these crooks back to town hazel mirrors gang is finished and this case is closed In our next adventure The sergeant could hear the indian drums as he stopped his team in front of the trading post The factor greeted him with a question sergeant. What did the chief son do that made you kill him? I don't know what you're talking about the chief son wasn't killed The indians say you kill him. You want a man in a white coat? That was dr. Warren the boy had appendicitis the doctor operated but it was too late to save him natural death Of course, we'll never be able to convince the indians of that. I warn you keep away from their village But the sergeant must go to the indian village for a desperate outlaw is hiding there And not only the criminals guns, but the rifles of the whole tribe will be turned against him Don't miss this next exciting adventure These radio dramas a feature of the challenge of the uconn incorporated are created by george w trendle produced by trendle Campbell enterprises Directed by fred flower day and supervised by charles d. Livingston The part of sergeant preston is played by paul Sutton The challenge of the uconn is brought to you every saturday and sunday This is j michael wishing you goodbye and good luck until our next adventure This is the mutual broadcasting system