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My brother is autistic and isn't great at communicating, especially with people he doesn't know. I think he understands to call 911 if there is an emergency but he probably wouldn't actually be able to explain what is going on. If prompted he could probably give out address, but no guarantees, especially if he's worked up or freaked out. What do you do in that kind of situation? Is it more useful than not calling at all?

Out of curiosity, do you always give the same answer to this question, or do you switch it up? I imagine you get asked all the time and that the answer is always a lie.

Re: the puzzle - it was enormous. It was almost bigger than our dining room table, which would have been a problem, lol. While we were working on it (a few months, as I recall) we would just leave it out and put a big piece of foam board over it when we wanted to eat and to protect it from the cats. It was a cool experience (and downright amazing that we didn't lose any pieces), but I think I prefer smaller puzzles in the future.

I always think jigsaw puzzles would do really well in a lending library/swap type format. There are so many great puzzles now that I don't usually feel much desire to do a large puzzle again, but then they just sort of cost money and take up space in the cabinet. I would love to be able to mail off my finished puzzles to someone else and get new ones. Or maybe like a subscription rental service with a company, where I can finish a puzzle, send it back, and borrow a new one, like Netflix for puzzles. What do you think, would this idea have any traction in the puzzle industry?

What size puzzle is your favorite to do? When you finish a big puzzle, will you ever do the same puzzle again, or do you consider it "completed"? What do you think of completed puzzles as wall art? (This is a controversial issue in my household. My boyfriend and I did a 3000 piece puzzle together about a year ago. It is still rolled up in a piece of felt in our closet because he thinks we should "do something with it." I enjoyed doing the puzzle, but I don't need a 4-foot picture of safari animals on my wall.)