# Back on the road again: an MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [August 13, 2018, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512 "2018-08-13T09:57:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512/201 "2018-08-19T21:49:03Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > **FCD** ’s new computer was delivered today! Who’d’a thunk??? So his former computer (can’t say old, because it’s less than a year old) is now on my desk and he’s setting up the new one on his desk. My old, slow Win7 machine is sitting on the floor, disconnected from everything. I’ll hook it up one more time, make sure I’ve backed up everything, then give it a C:format. Its manufacture date was November 2010 - how old is it in people years??? 😃 > And I’ve found a Netflix series that I’m enjoying, after trying several which sucked mightily. It’s called Death in Paradise and the first 2 episodes have been entertaining. Not to brag or anything, but my desktop computer upstairs, that I built myself, is older than that, and still faster than any of the new machines **Wifey** has purchased since. My secret? I installed a clean version of Win 7 without any retailers’ bloatware and I installed a solid state main drive. I have a stack of old IDE drives which I use for peripheral and/or backup drives, but C: has always been a SSD. We just last night got caught up on the latest season of Death in Paradise. We like it! Time to go eat BBQ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512/202 "2018-08-19T22:45:21Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Howdy Y’all! We have deheatenated, had N.O.L. and achieved nappage. I made an executive decision this mornin’ and tonight’s sup will be baked (well, cooked in the slow cooker) chikin in my own homemade celery/onion/‘shroom white sauce. Should be good. I also went ahead and cooked the beans and squishes this mornin’ since I did have all kinds of time to do so. So, gettin’ sup all together shall be an easy task when I decide to do so. > > **Nuts** you get a [gold star!](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=KSuPk5%2by&id=C4A8589AE042E834BB82BB493535DE78E35B70A8&thid=OIP.KSuPk5-yFJkpS894eos6oAHaHa&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fmedia.istockphoto.com%2fphotos%2flarge-gold-star-against-white-background-picture-id177012223%3fk%3d6%26m%3d177012223%26s%3d612x612%26w%3d0%26h%3djukKpSz-YV3Y-QBiEcdccfcno0XIvP-fsDDNlkUAHJk%3d&exph=612&expw=612&q=gold+star&simid=608008818637080569&selectedIndex=32&ajaxhist=0) **doggio and red** get ready to clutch your pearls and faint. I prefer Blue Plate to Duke’s. :faints: **bumba** , anything that I get will be a hit on mileage. The Yaris got ~35 in town and ~44 highway. **butters** , Hellmann’s is what I buy when I can’t get Duke’s. It’s acceptable but not optmial. 😛 Congrats **doggio**! I say that’s Grande! 😃 I went to Tar-jay to pick up a prescription (why, oh why can’t they manage to bring them all up at the same time?) and wome more tiger balm patches, came home, prepped breakfasts and lunches for the week, walked Nelson (at this point, I’m beginning to sound like I’m living **doggio** ’s life) and am chilling with some supper. I’s tahred. ---
**Author:** ![betterlifethroughchemistry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/betterlifethroughchemistry/32/3094_2.png) [@betterlifethroughchemistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betterlifethroughchemistry)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512/203 "2018-08-19T22:49:12Z")
There was some noise last week about me heading back to China in the next three weeks, my first job (1985 - 1997), I would go to Taiwan, Hong Kong and the area around Hong Kong at least once a year and sometimes twice, at my second job (1997 - 2007), I would go to at least twice a year and sometimes three, different places, mostly Shanghai…just got an e-mail from my boss that we need to expedite a visa, so that’s on my plate tomorrow, the client is paying for it all, I already told them that I fly business class at a minimum, and if they had a problem with that, it’ll be first class…they were fine with that… So, kinda excited, I loved visiting China, but still a little nervous…I finally got a job where I don’t have to travel very much, so totally out of practice…always wanted to take Mrs. White but she never wanted to go… ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512/204 "2018-08-19T22:52:46Z")
Supper was good. Dishwasher is washing, \*\*FCD \*\*is under his desk doing some installation stuff. Our housemates are taking a walk with their baby and their dog. Roxy is becoming very vocal of late. I don’t know if she’s trying to communicate or she’s just testing her vocal cords. She also sticks out her tongue, and I’m pretty sure she learned that from her grandpa. But bestest of all - whenever she comes to me, she smiles and shows her dimples! 😃 And my weekend is winding down. I meant to vacuum my car, but I kinda didn’t get around to it. I may break down and pay to have it cleaned inside and out. If nothing else, it’ll guarantee rain. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512/205 "2018-08-19T23:51:30Z")
Grandbabies are special. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512/206 "2018-08-20T00:37:14Z")
> [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Grandbabies are special. Yes, you’ve expended your life raising an ungrateful child, and now you can watch with delight as he or she does the same. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512/207 "2018-08-20T01:43:59Z")
I had rotisserie chicken for supper. Mmmmmm! If any of you are ever in my city, go to Chalet BBQ. Their chicken is the best. My car never had a name. My clarinets have names, but not my car. Maybe I only name things I’m attached to. Much to do tomorrow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-the-road-again-an-mmp/819512.md?page=10)