{"id":173713,"date":"2023-10-17T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T04:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/?p=173713"},"modified":"2024-01-28T09:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T09:24:54","slug":"real-english-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/real-english-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"REAL English Conversation | FAST English!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24086045 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24086045 BCX0\">Come along with me on an epic girls\u2019 weekend hangout with my high school besties. We\u2019ll have a blast and you<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24086045 BCX0\">\u2019ll<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24086045 BCX0\"> learn lots of great words and phrases.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW24086045 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"entry-tags\">Tagged With: <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/tag\/real-english-conversation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Real English Conversation<\/a><\/span> \u00a0 <strong>YouTube blocked? <\/strong><a href=\"#video\">Click here to see the video.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bHoAx7giqi8\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"REAL English Conversation | FAST English!\" title=\"Play video &quot;REAL English Conversation | FAST English!&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bHoAx7giqi8<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bHoAx7giqi8\" title=\"REAL English Conversation | FAST English!\">REAL English Conversation | FAST English! (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bHoAx7giqi8)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<h2>Video Transcript:<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m hopping a plane in Florida and you\u2019re invited. Let\u2019s study real English as it happens in real life.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Made it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I recently hopped on a plane, headed south and met up some dear friends from childhood.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Come with me on this trip while we study real American English conversation to learn phrases in real life. These girls you\u2019ll meet are so much fun and I\u2019m so lucky to have them in my life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But actually, before I get to meet my friends, I had to work a few days. I checked myself into a bed and breakfast for two nights.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I brought my raincoat because unfortunately it\u2019s supposed to rain most of the time I\u2019m here.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Confession: I was so busy getting my car, getting directions, groceries, and I forget to get out my camera but I\u2019m here now and yes, I bought flowers for my room. The first thing I\u2019d like to do when I get somewhere is I like to get all settled in and unpacked. Are you this way or do you like to get to the fun stuff? To me, I\u2019m going to enjoy myself more when I have sort of settled in.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The phrasal verb \u2018settle in\u2019 means to become familiar with somewhere new and to make yourself happy and comfortable there. So, for example at a hotel, settling in might be unpacking. But you could also settle in to a new community when you move and that might take months to get to know people and become comfortable and familiar.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Settle in<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Settle down\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another phrasal verb with settle is settle down and this is what you tell your kids when they have way too much energy, and maybe they\u2019re acting out. You have to say \u2018Settle down, we\u2019re at a restaurant now. You have to be more calm.\u2019<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now, I don\u2019t usually buy myself flowers but I was at the grocery store getting some food for dinner because I don\u2019t want to leave the house. Once I\u2019m here, I just want to chill and I saw these and I was like, well I can\u2019t resist that, that\u2019s going to make my room a lot nicer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That one\u2019s too long isn\u2019t it? I\u2019m not going to bother with making it shorter.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So I got them, they\u2019re going in a coffee mug, so I have to trim them significantly.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trim. This is when you remove the excess of something. You can also mean to make neat or tidy by clipping.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So there are lots of things you might trim. Here, I\u2019m trimming the stems. You might trim your bangs or you might trim your beard. Also when you\u2019re cooking. You might trim the fat off the piece of chicken for cooking it. Trim.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anyway, this is just going to brighten my day everytime I look at it. Let\u2019s finish unpacking. You know what\u2019s better than unpacking? Unpacking while snacking!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you like salt and vinegar? It\u2019s one of my favorites.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Love the tanginess.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The adjective, \u2018tangy\u2019 means having a sour taste. In this case it\u2019s the vinegar that makes it tangy. So adding the \u2013ness turns this adjective into a noun. Tanginess. The tanginess of the chips is because of the vinegar. Notice on both of these words, tangy and tanginess. The ng is making one sound, the ng sound. So there\u2019s not a g also. We don\u2019t say tan-gee or tan-jee. But it\u2019s tangy. Tanginess.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Not a bad view.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I got settled in. I got unpacked. I worked through the evening, went to bed. And in the morning, it\u2019s time for coffee. I decided to get really indulgent. Wouldn\u2019t it be interesting to put chocolate in the coffee mug. Yes, let\u2019s try it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Okay, I kind of hate these machines. I make it very differently at home.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8 Ounces.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If something is indulgent and you do it, that means you\u2019re treating yourself. For example, putting chocolate in your coffee. To put chocolate in the coffee mug.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maybe you take a day off of work, go to spa, get a massage, get a manicure, a pedicure. That is indulgent. You\u2019re pampering yourself, you are treating yourself. You allow yourself to do something that\u2019s special.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As much as I don\u2019t like these machines, that is a nice sight to see in the morning.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alright, I\u2019ve got a little bit more scriptwriting to do, quite a bit of room cleaning to do before I hit the road.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hit the road. This is an idiom that means to leave, especially in a car. We\u2019re going to hit the road. You could also say, \u2018head out\u2019, a phrasal verb that means to leave. We\u2019re going to head out. We\u2019re going to hit the road!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I got my work done, got dressed, and packed up to meet my friends at the beach house we rented.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These girls and I all grew up in the beautiful town of Gainesville, Florida. We get together every year. And this time we rented a house on the coast of Florida for the weekend. So I drove my rental off the coast.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most of them are already here and they\u2019re loud so I\u2019m definitely hearing them through the door.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hey!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hey!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These girls and I have been friends since elementary school.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ginny and I once stuffed ourselves into the same pair of pants.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We also dissected a fetal pig together in the 5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> grade. We grew up having pool parties in each other&#8217;s backyards. When we get together, it\u2019s still the same. This is Erin, who gave me her Barbie car in kindergarten. We just laugh and laugh. So this is what we did. We sat on the beach talking. We hung out on the deck talking. We played games but we\u2019re mostly just talking and laughing. And every year, this is what it is. Three days of non-stop talking about life, about the year, about growing up and laughing. During all our conversations, a few phrases came up that I wanted to teach you. So Ginny and Grace are going to each teach you something.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My friend Grace just used an amazing idiom. Grace, you\u2019re talking about your sons and how they\u2019re saving up for a Nintendo Switch.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And I told them, if they want to be able to afford Nintendo Switch, they\u2019re going to have to tighten their belts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tighten their belts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Save up is a phrasal verb and it means to accumulate slowly over time.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So for example, these boys are going to have to save up a little bit of their allowance every week in order to buy this big thing that they want. And the best way to save up is to spend less. And to spend less, you need to tighten your belt.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tighten your belt is an idiom that means to spend less money. To figure out ways where you can save.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let\u2019s say that you\u2019re used to going to get a coffee at a coffee shop a couple of times a week. If you need to save money and tighten your belt, you might have to stop doing that and only go to a coffee shop for your morning coffee, maybe once or twice a month. So that that extra money can go into your savings.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tighten your belt. Spend less money.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is a picture of me and Grace at our senior prom. Thank you for being willing to teach this idiom.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here, come this way just a smidge.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Smidge or smidgen. This means a teeny, tiny amount. A very small quantity. I just wanted her to move a little bit.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, my friend Ginny is a teacher at a school and you guys were recently hiring a new teacher and she used a word and we thought, wow, would everybody know that word when used in that phrase? Ginny, do you remember that phrase that you guys said to your applicant in the interview? <\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes, we were acknowledging that this was the first round of interviews and that we might be meeting with other people again and we said right now, we\u2019re just going to have our first conversations with everybody in the pool.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the pool. Now, they did not mean grab your bathing suit, towel and ice-cold drink, we\u2019re partying in the pool. In this case the pool means the applicant pool. And so that means the group of everybody whose applying.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Okay.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The applicant pool.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Okay, so a couple of job-related words have come up here. First, applicant. This is anyone who has applied for a job.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A round of interviews. You might do several rounds of interviews if you\u2019re trying to hire an important position. And in each round, you bring less people into the next round.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So for example, we might do three rounds of interviews if we\u2019re filling an important job position. Maybe we interviewed ten people the first round then we pick our five favorites for the second round. And maybe in the third round, we pick our final two choices. And the pool refers to everyone who has applied. That is the applicant pool.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We also do use in the pool, like uhm, especially like collecting money from like gambling, like your money in the pool.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yes, yes. We\u2019re going to pool our resources.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So we use the word pool in a lot of ways. We have a swimming pool. We have an applicant pool. The group of everybody who has applied. We have something called the gene pool. So large gene pool is a lot of genetic diversity and a small gene pool is the opposite. For example, the Amish are pulling on a smaller gene pool because they tend to be separate from the rest of society.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ginny mentioned collecting money for gambling so, you might pool all of your money into one spot when you\u2019re playing a game of chance of a lottery or something like that then whoever wins, gets the whole pool of money.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can also pool resources or supplies. This means lots of people put their resources, put their supplies into one place for a whole group to use.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example, let\u2019s say that we\u2019re trying to have a big fundraiser for the neighborhood and I have folding tables that I can put out. My neighbor is a great baker and she can make all sorts of tasty treats to sell. Let\u2019s say my other neighbor has a kiddie pool that she can set up and make a really fun place for kids to come. We might say, \u2018Let\u2019s pool our resources so we can throw a great party\/fundraiser for the neighborhood.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is me and Ginny in high school when the Florida Gators won the national championship. Thanks to Ginny for teaching us these words.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Don\u2019t forget this.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The weekend went by too fast and it was time to head out, it was time to hit the road.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Goodbye Ocean view. Love you!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Love you! Mwah!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s always at the ready!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s always at the ready!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the ready means ready for immediate use in a state of preparation or waiting.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My camera was there, the mic was plugged in, it was on.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Oh, let me get that. I could just grab it and film that hug. I didn\u2019t have to find the camera or turn it or turn it on or anything. It was at the ready.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The mic didn\u2019t pick it up too well here. But I\u2019m about to use the word deadbolt.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you think I just do the deadbolt?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Just the deadbolt. So the deadbolt is the lock on top of the doorknob which also has a lock. 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