COFFEE BREAK
B8 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022
Love triangle will inevitably cause hurt feelings
feelings by breaking up with her,
but I think that if I were single,
Michelle might consider going out
with me.
Darlene’s feelings are
extremely sensitive, and I want
to keep her as a friend. But just
being around Michelle has me
feeling happier than ever. Abby,
this is driving me insane. Do I
risk hurting someone’s feelings,
or should I stay with Darlene and
miss out on being with someone I
am in love with? Am I a bad girl-
friend just by thinking of this? —
LOVESTRUCK IN ALASKA
DEAR LOVESTRUCK: Your
feelings are your feelings. You are
not a “bad” girlfriend; you are a
girlfriend who is ready to break
up with Darlene. Before making
any announcements, verify with
DEAR ABBY: I’m a woman
who, a little while ago, got a girl-
friend, “Darlene.” After meeting
her, I thought that was what love
felt like. But my old (bisexual)
friend “Michelle” has me feeling
diff erently. I have known her
since kindergarten, but recently I
feel my heart racing and butter-
fl ies in my stomach just thinking
about her. When Michelle does
my nails and holds my hand to
steady them, my knees feel weak.
I do not feel this way with Dar-
lene, although I still care deeply
about her. I don’t want to hurt her
Michelle that your feelings are
reciprocated.
If they are, then you must tell
Darlene you want to see other
people. Count on her being hurt
and probably angry, so be as
gentle as you can when you give
her the news. It will be doing all
three of you a favor. Breakups,
while painful, are a fact of life.
People do recover, and Darlene
will be free to fi nd someone who
will love her the way she deserves
to be loved.
DEAR ABBY: My younger
sister, “Tish,” is adamant about
getting our parents’ aff airs in
order. They are in their 80s and
in excellent physical and mental
health except for osteo-related
issues. Tish’s constant reminders
are making them feel she is
rushing them to the grave. My
siblings and I appreciate her inten-
tions and support her eff orts to get
our parents to fi nalize their trust
arrangements, but it’s reached
a point where she wants to start
selling their belongings and is
secretly throwing things away.
Tish spends a lot of time
looking at memorabilia and
telling them who certain items
should be given to. We are
unable to control her, and she
gets belligerent if we disagree
with her vision of how things
should be handled. Should I be
thankful for what she’s doing
and try to convince my par-
ents it’s a lot less for them to
worry about? I don’t want to be
“that” family member, but I am
afraid I’m becoming such. —
LOOKING ON IN TEXAS
DEAR LOOKING ON:
Your parents are fortunate that
they are in great health, but they
should also realize what inevi-
tably lies ahead. You would be
doing the whole family a favor
if you pointed out to them that
because Tish becomes angry and
belligerent if someone disagrees
with her, they need to talk to an
attorney who specializes in estate
planning, which will prevent con-
fl ict after their eventual passing.
After that, the ball is in their
court.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Japanese city alarmed by biting, clawing, att acking monkeys
The Associated Press
TOKYO — People
in a southwestern Japa-
nese city have come under
attack from monkeys that
are trying to snatch babies,
biting and clawing at fl esh,
and sneaking into nursery
schools.
The attacks — on 58
people since July 8 — are
getting so bad Yamaguchi
city hall hired a special
unit to hunt the animals
with tranquilizer guns.
The monkeys aren’t
interested in food, so traps
haven’t worked. They have
targeted mostly children
and the elderly.
“They are so smart, and
they tend to sneak up and
attack from behind, often
grabbing at your legs,” city
offi cial Masato Saito said.
When confronted by a
monkey, the instructions
are: Do not look them in
the eye, make yourself look
as big as possible, such as
by spreading open your
coat, then back away as
quietly as possible without
making sudden moves,
according to Saito.
A woman was assaulted
by a monkey while
hanging laundry on her
veranda. Another victim
showed bandaged toes.
They were taken aback and
frightened by how big and
fat the monkeys were.
The monkeys terror-
izing the community
are Japanese macaque,
the kind often pictured
peacefully bathing in hot
springs.
One male monkey,
measuring a 1-1/2 feet
in height and weighing
15 pounds, was caught
Tuesday, July 26, by the
team with the tranquilizer
gun. It was judged by var-
ious evidence to be one of
the attacking monkeys and
put to death.
But more attacks were
reported after the capture.
No one has been seri-
ously injured so far. But all
have been advised to get
hospital treatment. Ambu-
lances were called in some
cases.
Twitter via The Associated Press
This image from a video shows a monkey loitering around a
home in Yamaguchi, Japan, Saturday, July 23, 2022. People in the
southwestern Japanese city have come under attack from monkeys
that are trying to snatch babies, biting and clawing at fl esh, and
sneaking into nursery schools.
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66/96
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Low: 39°
West Yellowstone, Mont.
Wettest: 2.81”
West Memphis, Ark.
100°
55°
101°
57°
105°
56°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Sunday
Trace
Month to date
0.01
Normal month to date 0.55
Year to date
4.47
Normal year to date
5.99
0.00
0.22
0.60
8.98
10.66
0.00
0.32
0.71
17.76
15.23
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20%
W at 7 to 14 mph
10.1
0.27
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Monday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
14% of capacity
65% of capacity
27% of capacity
85% of capacity
3% of capacity
58% of capacity
Aug. 2, 1975, was a hot day in New
England. The temperature reached 100
degrees at Nantucket Island, Mass., for
the fi rst time on record and soared to 104
at Providence, R.I., setting a new state
record.
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TUE.
Sunrise
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Moonrise
Moonset
WED.
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8:19 p.m. 8:18 p.m.
10:38 a.m. 11:47 a.m.
10:48 p.m. 11:07 p.m.
MOON PHASES
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Sunday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder
Burnt River near Unity
Umatilla River near Gibbon
Minam River at Minam
Powder River near Richland
Ontario
Meacham
Brookings
WEATHER HISTORY
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
OREGON
High: 107°
Low: 52°
Wettest: Trace
779 cfs
123 cfs
144 cfs
54 cfs
217 cfs
16 cfs
First
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Full
Aug 11
Last
Aug 18
Sisters
Florence
New
Aug 27
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59/93
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64/91
57/75
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59/90
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56/89
57/84
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Diamond
62/91
71/98
Klamath Falls
57/88
Lakeview
53/88
McDermitt
THU.
Hi/Lo/W
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89/55/pc
97/70/s
69/56/pc
94/55/s
69/53/pc
81/55/pc
92/62/s
88/56/pc
85/57/pc
90/57/s
83/59/pc
87/59/pc
92/57/s
86/52/pc
92/60/pc
89/55/pc
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58/89
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69/56/pc
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93/60/pc
Boise
96/70/s
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65/54/pc
Burns
92/58/pc
Coos Bay
69/56/pc
Corvallis
84/55/pc
Council
94/61/pc
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93/60/pc
Eugene
91/57/pc
Hermiston
99/65/pc
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88/66/c
Imnaha
96/61/pc
John Day
93/63/pc
Joseph
92/58/pc
Kennewick 100/66/pc
Klamath Falls 88/57/pc
Lakeview
88/53/pc
62/96
59/92
59/89
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Arock
61/90
Fields
Medford
Brookings
Boise
70/96
71/94
55/65
62/96
56/89
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Juntura
55/92
57/91
Beaver Marsh
Ontario
66/99
Burns
Brothers
54/83
Roseburg
Huntington
56/88
62/89
Coos Bay
61/94
67/96
Seneca
61/93
Oakridge
Council
53/92
John Day
Bend
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TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
53/85
59/94
54/69
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57/95
Baker City
Redmond
52/63
53/65
Halfway
Granite
56/84
Newport
63/81
86 52
64/98
60/90
60/89
Corvallis
Enterprise
56/92
58/96
Monument
64/95
Idanha
Salem
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La Grande
62/91
Maupin
Baker City
68/95
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
65/98
Hood River
66/97
52/74
Lewiston
Walla Walla
64/100
Vancouver
56/85
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Longview
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Meacham
91/54/pc 85/52/pc
Medford
98/67/pc 98/66/pc
Newport
63/53/pc 62/49/pc
Olympia
77/54/pc 75/49/pc
Ontario
99/72/pc 98/71/s
Pasco
100/64/pc 92/56/pc
Pendleton
97/66/pc 88/59/pc
Portland
85/61/c 80/57/pc
Powers
75/56/pc 76/56/pc
Redmond
96/55/pc 92/50/pc
Roseburg
91/59/pc 88/59/pc
Salem
89/57/pc 83/56/pc
Spokane
90/62/pc 85/55/pc
The Dalles
96/67/pc 87/60/pc
Ukiah
89/47/pc 84/45/pc
Walla Walla 95/67/pc 87/61/pc
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Partly sunny
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57
96
60
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EMIGRANT ST. PARK
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Partly sunny
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46
86
44
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MCKAY RESERVOIR
Partly sunny
Periods of sun
92
58
96
63
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