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Activities August 26, 2023 ‘The Elk City News - 5 Cousin’s Thirst For Beer Puts IPLEY’S Believe It or Not! Passengers At Risk sf) (Bormer Vice PrResivent WALTER MONDALE WAS never asked how I am doing CREMATED, AND IS Dear Abby the driver ahead of time — but in that situation, what could I healthwise, despite the fact I THE ONLY PAST PRESIDENT hhave done? -- UNHAPPY PAS- had heart surgery for a double OR VICE PRESIDENT DEAR ABBY: A cousin I hard- SENGER IN MARYLAND aortic aneurysm and aortic NOT TO HAVE A GRAVESITE, ly know (he’s 20 years older valve replacement two years than I am and has lived hun- DEAR PASSENGER: You ago. dreds of miles away my entire have learned an important les- My daughter recently told life) was visiting, He offered to son. Other than to voice your me she has tried very hard to drive me to his brother’s house discomfort, there was nothing have a relationship with me. out in the country, about 30 you could have done. The best I blurted out, “When?” Abby, Al miles from here, for dinner. way to get out ofa jamis not to what's your take? -- KICKED ‘The last 15 miles were on get into one in the first place. WHEN DOWN IN TEXAS Ove narrow country roads. Five In the future, if this person of- miles from our destination, fers you a ride, take your own DEAR KICKED: My take is Qn Arrw 2023, he stopped to buy beer. As we car and follow. that your daughter does not/ A WANDERING TODDLER drove off, he asked his girl- PS, PLEASE consider getting did not understand how de- BECAME ONE OF THE TINIEST friend to pop one open for him a smartphone ~- for safety pur- bilitating some cancer treat- Wuite House INTRUDERS 4 and he drank it while he was poses. ments can be and resents your AFTER HE SQUEEZED a driving. It never occurred to not attending her wedding, If I THROUGH THE METAL me that he, a well-off profes- DEAR ABBY: My daughter had to guess, her resentment FENCING ON THE NORTH SIDE sional, would do something so married her second husband has had a lot to do with your OF THE BUILDING! stupid. in 2004. Because I was hav- granddaughter’s attitude to- Ft If this were to happen again, ing cancer treatments with I think I would politely ask, ward you. all the side effects, I didn’t go “Would you please wait until to her wedding. Fast-forward I suspect there were prob- # COMPANY CELESTIS. you're not behind the wheel?” to 2011. My granddaughter lems between you and your PLANS ON SENDING If he were unreceptive, I would (her daughter) got married daughter that preceded her DNA SAMPLES oF FOUR add (truthfully), “Ilost a friend two weeks after I had another marriage and contributed to DECEASED PRESIDENTS the rift. Because you can’t J to someone who drank and cancer surgery. I missed that INTO SPACE! drove, so I would really prefer milestone, too, and both of change the past, my advice that you don't.” However, had them hold this against me! My is to concentrate on building he refused, I would have been daughter told me she would emotionally satisfying rela- 8-Z6 ceived oy Andrews Mette! for UFS_ wv gosomics.com_wanspleyncon © 2023 Ripley Entrainment Ine ina bind. crawl on her belly to go to HER tionships with others, because I don’t want to be in a car daughter's or granddaughter’s neither of these individuals Crossword with a drinker, and I wasn’t wedding. seems inclined to cut you any in a position to get out of I have never met my great- slack. the car. As noted, we were in granddaughter or my grand- ACROSS Current puzzle answers the middle of nowhere, and I daughter’s husband, and she Dear Abby is written by Abigail 1 Slender candle hasn't spoken to me in almost don’t have a smartphone, so I Van Buren, also known as Jeanne 6 Leg up 10 years. I don't understand couldn’t have ordered an Uber Phillips, and was founded by her 11 “The — of Errors” or searched for nearby taxi why. Am I wrong to think they mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact 12 Mutilates service. Now I know never to are unreasonable, or should Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com 14 Juicy fruits accept a ride unless I've been I have dragged myself to the or PRO. Box 69440, Los Angeles, 16 Copy S[o]w}m}wlo/olzjw dear (in a cordial way) with weddings anyway? They have cA 90069. 17 Ship of 1492 18 To each his — 5 skp 2 18 |SeRet, | FoRcoT. SATCHEL, 20 Attack (2 wds.) 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