# A strangely early MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 2, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421 "2008-06-02T01:36:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/421 "2008-06-05T23:10:59Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] Yay! Not even sure what a referral does, but yay anyway. šŸ˜› [/QUOTE] Yeah, I donā€™t know either, but I figured I could put someone in, especially since you (and whoever else around here talks about it) are the reason that I was checking it out. Iā€™m getting some really great earrings and a ring. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/422 "2008-06-05T23:12:14Z")
**LiLi** , last time Petercat had to take pills, the vet gave me a bag of [Pill Pockets](http://www.greenies.com/en_US/Products/FelinePillPockets.aspx). He _loved_ them. He would gobble them up so fast, the fact he was getting medicine completely escaped him. That might be the easiest way to pill the Aerin. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/423 "2008-06-05T23:20:58Z")
Well, my new primary care doctor has figured all of my problems. Itā€™s because Iā€™m fat. If I lost weight, voila, no more problems. Why, Iā€™d even stop being depressed. There arenā€™t enough :rolleyes: in the world. Because thin people are never depressed, never have high cholesterol and never have liver problems. I was depressed when I was a normal weight and, gasp, I had really high cholesterol. Higher, actually. My liver was defective then, too. While Iā€™m sure my health problems are exacerbated by my weight, it didnā€™t \*cause \* them. I talked to my pdocā€™s nurse today, and sheā€™s going to figure out something for my sleep medication. Thank goodness she believed me when I told her that Ambien makes me more depressed the next day. Sheā€™s going to work on finding something else I can take at night. Otherwise, todayā€™s been uneventful, since I was in meetings most of the day. I am so glad there are no meetings tomorrow. Itā€™s also jeans day tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/424 "2008-06-05T23:29:25Z")
Stop worrying, Iā€™m here and Iā€™m fine! šŸ˜ƒ And Iā€™m off tomorrow, just because. My boss told me Iā€™m a slacker. I love my boss. Daughter and I ran errands - got her a second hand footlocker for $10 - yay! Then we went to WalMart and got assorted stuff. After a supper of sloppy joes and chips, the newlyweds and I went to get the last 2 cabinets and the countertop and sink. On the way, I stopped to get gas in the van, and now my check engine light is on. I am not pleased. grrrrrr Now weā€™re waiting (still) for Loweā€™s to deliver our sheetrock and doors and fans and a bunch of other stuff. Wonder if theyā€™ll make it before dark. Tomorrow, **FCD** will be off also, and weā€™re going to mix and pour the concrete to finish the basement floor. So we can start framing this weekend. Yay! Itā€™s hot - we had to close up and turn on the air. I guess spring is over. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/425 "2008-06-05T23:44:21Z")
Loweā€™s is here. FINALLY! Iā€™m having some tin roof sundae. FINALLY!! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/426 "2008-06-06T00:25:18Z")
The Boy is making paella. I know youā€™re all terribly jealous of me right now. šŸ™‚ Though, at the moment, I could be persuaded to trade it for some tin roof sundae. MMmmmmmm. **LiLi** , I totally concur on the Pill Pockets recommended by **Spaz**. Weā€™ve also had luck rolling up the pills into little balls of wet cat food, as well, though that was mostly with Ariel who will swallow most food-like things in a single whomp (and many non-foodlike thingsā€¦ she is the bane of all things crawly and insecty in this house). **Shadow** , sorry your doc is a moron. :mad: I mean, if weight loss cured depression, Iā€™d be self-healingā€¦ see, when my depression gets really bad, I stop eating altogether (when I was first diagnosed, I had lost 15 lbs over a period of 2 month). ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/427 "2008-06-06T00:32:40Z")
:: slaps **Shadow** ā€™s doctor with a wet trout :: Speaking of cats and vets. Olive and I are due at the vet tomorrow morning. Thatā€™s gonna be fun. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/428 "2008-06-06T00:42:59Z")
Anyone interested in seeing a formal portrait of the babe that caused the tale of me coming out of the closet? ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/429 "2008-06-06T01:02:34Z")
::grabs a bazooka and heads off to find **Shadow** ā€™s doctor:: Heck, I was angry the other day when you said that you had Kaiser. I canā€™t even imagine having such a moron for a doctor. Urghā€¦ I canā€™t even think about this anymore it makes me so mad! :mad: So, now back to peaceful breathingā€¦ OMG, I didnā€™t know that they had rings on Etsy. I could be in trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/430 "2008-06-06T01:07:50Z")
Did I forget the coming out of the closet story **VBob**? LOL, I first typed that as ā€œVBoobā€ LOL. **Pie** they have EVERYTHING you can and canā€™t think of on etsyā€¦as long as itā€™s handmade it can be on there. Iā€™m going to be putting up some of my cards on etsy eventually as soon as I get a nice stockpile of them to post. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/431 "2008-06-06T01:20:20Z")
[Baby Cheyenne](http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a378/VunderBob/cheyenne.jpg), taken April 28th. VWife bought a few outfits for Cheyenne this week, and we took them over tonight. Mom gave us a couple of shots in return. The poor babe didnā€™t have any summer duds until we stopped by. ā˜¹ Hereā€™s the story of my most memorable ambulance run to date, for those who never saw the original posting ( **McUneā€¦** ) > [@From VBob's book](#): > > **Bob comes out of the closet, sort ofā€¦ September 2007** > > Morning, yā€™all. Not 5 minutes after I posted last in the old thread about busting my butt at home because the weekend was quiet in the emergency context, there was a page for a 17 year old, (barely) 8 months pregnant girl having abdominal pains. > > I was literally getting nekkid at the time to hop in the shower 'cuz I was nice and stanky from working outside, so it was easy to put on the EMT duds and I took off. When I got to the scene, buddy and potential adoptive grandma Sue (she makes the _BEST_ cookies, hence my trying to get her to adopt me as a grandson) was helping the young girl out the door to the ambulance. We got her inside and settled, and the most awkward call of my life to date began. > > I have no problem trauma stripping an adult of either gender, and Iā€™ve seen plenty of naughty bits doing CPR and trauma exams. Kids are different, even older teens, and I was way uptight because of her age, but also because Iā€™ve never had to deal with potential childbirth before. > > Her britches had to go; I kept busy hanging a sheet over the back door of the ambulance to keep the peepers out. That kept my back to her. > > Her contractions were about 3 minutes apart, but were not regular. Some came on time, some were late; a good sign. Even better, she had not lost her mucus plug, nor her water. If we got her to the hospital in time, there was a chance the docs could get her labor stopped. > > So off we went. Then the awkward moment came to a head. I had to look under the sheet to check on things. By this time, I came to grips with what I had to do, but the patient had the problem because I was a guy. Deb, the other EMT, said, ā€œBob is good and a professional. He needs to look.ā€ The real reason was I needed the clinical experience. > > ā€œWhy canā€™t you? Heā€™s a guy!ā€ > > ā€œHeā€™s not doing it for his jollies. Heā€™s a professional. [pause] Besides, heā€™s gay.ā€ > > I went :eek: , then šŸ˜‰ > > ā€œWell, OK. He can look.ā€ > > I looked, and saw no crowning or discharges. Let me tell you, there is nothing sexy about looking at mommy parts when there are children involved, either as owner or occupant. > > We got her to the OB unit in plenty of time. I still donā€™t know if she sprouted or not, but in some ways this call was happier than Friday nightā€™s attempted suicide. I hope they got labor stopped so the kid has a little more oven time. > > To add insult to injury, there was another fire page right after midnight, for a yet another automated alarm misfire. The second one of the day, and the third in 2 weeks. > > Epilogue: I stopped the next day to ask about the young patient. She was having contractions because of dehydration, and had dilated to 2 cm. The folks at the hospital rehydrated her and stopped the labor, so the girl has another shot at getting her sprout to full term. > > Second Epilogue: The Saturday following VWifeā€™s knee surgery, I ran into the girl and her mother at Hooterville Hardware. She was well into her 9th month, and looked like she was carrying a pumpkin. The sprout will be a big oneā€¦ > > Third Epilogue: Little Cheyenne was born on Friday, 7 December, her projected due date. Seven pounds, 12 oz, 20 inches long, and everything in their proper places. Mom and child are doing fine. ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/432 "2008-06-06T01:29:14Z")
Ooooooo, I remember that sotry now!!! That was a good one. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/433 "2008-06-06T02:07:27Z")
[QUOTE=mmouse9799] ā€¦ tell your son to watch out for the blue gill-- no one fishes in that quarry so theyā€™re all over the frickinā€™ place. I was nipped _ **9** _ times by those frigginā€™ fish. They have no fear of people and are used to being fed. If he brings a can of squirt cheese (like easy cheese), theyā€™ll go nuts for it. It makes things interesting. (I grew up in Bradley, IL, btw.) [/QUOTE] I would go get him some, but he does his last 2 dives tomorrow and Iā€™m beat. And tis 9pm here, and Iā€™m off to bed. I havenā€™t read the rest of the thread as yet. Let me tell you a funny Bradley story. About 13 years ago, a GF and I wanted to take our kids to the Bradley childrenā€™s museumā€“it was very nice (no idea if it still exists). We got directions from the preschool and off we went. We couldnā€™t find it, so we stopped and asked directions at a 7-11 type place. The girl gave us a look of utter contempt and said, ā€œBut thatā€™s in _Bradley_. Youā€™re in _Bourbonnais_.ā€ :rolleyes: (for those of you who donā€™t knowā€“Bradley and Bourbonnais are next to each otherā€“I mean as in intermingled. The museum was 2 blocks from this convenience store. :rolleyes: Iā€™s tired and I sense a confrontation (of sorts, Iā€™m not about to mix it up) with Annoying Coworker\*. She charted (legal document and all that) that she had reported off to me and another nurse re this ptā€™s conditionā€“she hadnā€™t. I tried to call her at home to get the report, but she didnā€™t call back. Thing is, I found an error (minor) that involved pharmacy. Now, if I hadnā€™t caught that error and if it has caused the pt harm and she charted what she chartedā€“MY ass would be in trouble, even though I could truthfully swear I had never received the pt. (the mantra is: if it isnā€™t charted, it wasnā€™t doneā€“the corollary is also true: if it was charted, it is presumed to be more factual and accurate than any verbal anything). :eek: I let my ANM know about that oneā€¦ Glad kitty got looked at. stay cool everyone. \*took the Ethnic out because itā€™s not her ethnicity that is annoying. Itā€™s HER, plain and simple. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/434 "2008-06-06T03:30:51Z")
Canā€™t read. Drank too much at after graduation party. Cap squished my hair down. Need sleep. snrf. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/435 "2008-06-06T04:42:13Z")
Iā€™m voting **Obama** / **VunderBob** in 08ā€™. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/436 "2008-06-06T05:07:33Z")
VBoob! Teehee. Just went to go see Iron Man. It wasnā€™t bad. Not as good as the hype, but it was fun. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/437 "2008-06-06T08:51:36Z")
Why isnā€™t the night crew here to entertain me??? Why am I awaked??? So many questionsā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/438 "2008-06-06T08:53:22Z")
How about the early morning crew? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/439 "2008-06-06T08:57:34Z")
[QUOTE=gardentraveler] Why isnā€™t the night crew here to entertain me??? Why am I awaked??? So many questionsā€¦ [/QUOTE] Iā€™m a person gosh-darnit, not a dancing bear! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421/440 "2008-06-06T09:00:31Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] Iā€™m a person gosh-darnit, not a dancing bear! :mad: [/QUOTE] Cite? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strangely-early-mmp/451421.md?page=23)