May 31, 2025 Issue, Page 5 of 10

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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025 • 5 Retiree Is Finally Ready To Make Time For Herself DEAR ABBY: I have spent 40 AND HELPFUL bottles for a water cooler. Usu- water is unsafe. -- NOT DRINK- years serving the public and my DEAR ABBY DEAR TOO NICE: It is not a ally, whoever arrives first in the ING IN NEW YORK country, putting other people crime to tell someone you don’t morning fills the tank on the wa- DEAR NOT DRINKING: I first and feeling guilty if I didn’t. ferent issues she needs help with. have time to do what they want ter heater from the cooler, and agree the employees in your However, I am becoming resent- She has always talked about the you to do. It’s time to sign up we all use it to make hot drinks office should know about this. ful of the demands for my time. close friends she has known for for some assertiveness training during the day. decades and sees regularly. They At least they will be on notice I’m retired, and my husband so you can learn how to say no. I just found out that a new still works. We have always split all live about 20 minutes away (No, I’m not kidding.) If you do employee has been filling the about which “poison” they are the expenses 50-50, even though and are retired, in good health as I suggest, it might even im- tank from the contaminated tap! consuming. Report this to HR I make less than 40% of his in- and able to drive. I offered her prove your marriage. Your doc- When I asked her about it, she or your employer, so the an- come. Once I retired, my share my help in the past, but now she tor or health insurance company said that the microplastics in the nouncement can come from on of the household chores and and her friends think I should can refer you to someone qual- water jugs were more dangerous high and you can stay out of the errands increased from 75% to be her go-to person since I live ified. than the lead in the pipes. She’s line of fire. 90%. I wanted to make life eas- closer to her than they do. very committed to this idea and ier for my husband, but now he I have my own schedule and DEAR ABBY: The floor I is not going to budge. I don’t Dear Abby is written by Abigail expects me to run personal er- routine now. I like having some work on has a cluster of offices think this is right. I will heat Van Buren, also known as Jeanne rands for him, too. All the wear days free to do what I feel like surrounding a central kitchen my own water from now on, but and tear and gas usage is borne and not have to fulfill demands area. Fifteen of us share the ap- how should I warn the others in Phillips, and was founded by her by my car, which is considerably from others. How do I let people pliances, including a hot water the office? The source of our tea mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact older than his. know MY time is valuable and reservoir with a tap. The build- water seems like a silly thing to Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. I have a friend and walking discourage them from expecting ing is old and has lead pipes, so start an office tiff over, but I also com or P.O. Box 69440, Los An- partner who has been having dif- me to help them? -- TOO NICE a service brings in large plastic think people need to know their geles, CA 90069. CROSSWORD Get Fuzzy CURRENT PUZZLE ANSWERS Drabble Dailies Pearls Before Swine Garfield