# Back to school in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 4, 2017, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464 "2017-09-04T09:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/61 "2017-09-06T01:49:20Z")
Why just Oreos? Have you got something against Hydrox? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/62 "2017-09-06T02:30:39Z")
Home and still playing catch-up. Dinner was a four rice blend and some sweet sausage. Simple and quick. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/63 "2017-09-06T02:53:40Z")
I worked. At least the storm waited till I got into the car. > [@peedin](#): > > **swampy** , I love that prayer. Thanks for posting it. **{{hugs to baker and Robyn’s family}}** > > Back it irk. I officially became manager August 13 and now have to go through new manager training, including purchase requisitions which will be useful. Although last night I had a dream that I was ousted from my office and got 3 inches of someone elses desk to share. I didn’t like that dream. > > Could I ask for a few prayers, white light, whatever you got, for a friend who has developed MRSA in her port site? And the same for another friend’s mom who might have a cerebrospinal fluid leak? Thanks. Congrats! Weird! And prayers sent. Glad Nelson is healing ,red **Butters** , as long as you, hubs, and Louie are safe, any things lost can be replaced. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/64 "2017-09-06T09:04:13Z")
Whoa. The board is different. Can’t forget the cat **Scooter**. I have to report to work this morning. Awake early to start packing. My car is small so can only take so much. Have one big suitcase, a small cooler, cat drugged in cage, my jewelry and some pictures. We have friends near Orlando with an empty but furnished trailer on the Suwannee river. We will go there and watch to see if we need to go further. Orders are to Atlanta. Lots of people are staying. I guess they are hoping for that northward turn. In a surprising switch hubs has decided not to drive his van after all so he will drive us in my car. It’s the newest. I guess he wants a new van. Tis a very unsettling feeling to leave home and know it may get blown away. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2017, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/65 "2017-09-06T10:30:03Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Why just Oreos? Have you got something against Hydrox? Actually, spousal unit prefers Hydrox, but I haven’t seen them in a store in eons. I am dragging this morning - I thought I slept thru the night, but it must not have been good sleep. I see a loooooong day ahead. We got a little rain last night and more is promised today, but I was hoping for more. Guess we’ll see what the clouds bring us. Happy Wednesday, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/66 "2017-09-06T11:17:40Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis \ 69! \ Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of _ONLY_ 84 and rain/tstorms/apocalypse this afternoon. We shall see. The big plan today is to go to the Pubic Sto’ to lay in provisions and get my geezer discount. I shall do this as soon as I know skool/irk traffic has died down. Wednesday mornin’ in the Pubic Sto’ is pretty much geezer city. 😃 **Butters** glad there’s a plan to get out and go somewhere safe. Hopefully Orlando will do the trick. At least Orlando is not horrible, horrible far even though it’s still far from the Keys. Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then purtification must commence so I can be presentable to the public in the Pubic Sto’. Happy Hump Day Y’all! ETA: **MOOOOOOM** now that you mention it, I don’t recall seein’ Hydrox in the store for some time now. Mayhaps I shall look just to see today. Sunshine use to have a raisin bizkit crispy thing I liked with coffee but stopped makin’ 'em a way long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/67 "2017-09-06T12:24:08Z")
Orlando is 8 hours… We have been told to get within 300 miles of Atlanta stopping somewhere overnight. All the models have it turning before it gets to the Lower Keys putting us on the weaker side of it. Weak is relative with a Cat 5. I am so sad to leave my home that we have worked so hard to have. The thought that it could blow away is unfathomable. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/68 "2017-09-06T13:06:00Z")
Forgot to tell **Mmmoooommmm** the pumpkin wigs are on the highest shelf I have here at irk. Almost to the ceiling. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/69 "2017-09-06T13:28:29Z")
No qualms about returning to irk tomorrow. Nelson is eating well, doing his business and even playing fetch, so’s I think he’s gonna be OK. 🙂 I’m with ya **butters** on the board being weird. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/70 "2017-09-06T14:11:59Z")
Looks like the board has had some remodeling done (glad to see **Butters** and **Red** saw the same thing and it wasn’t just me). Butters, All y’all be safe and if you make it all the way to N. Ali-bama, drop on by. Awaiting the AT&T guy to arrive this afternoon to usher me into a brave new world of internet and telephone service. Otherwise it looks like a good (below 80F) day today. This is Wednesday, so soccer coaching 4-5 year olds. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/71 "2017-09-06T14:15:28Z")
\*\*Butters \*\*- I’m glad the wigs should stay high and dry. Can you imagine if they washed away then started showing up on beaches along the Keys?? That would be, um, confusing?? 😃 I’m not sure I like the new board format - things seem to be spread awfully far out. On the other hand, it seems to be easier to read. Whatever. I can deal. Except I deselected signature in UserCP and it keeps coming back. Dammit! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/72 "2017-09-06T15:16:24Z")
Good luck **Butters**! Remember you’re taking the important stuff - you, the hubby, and the pets. I’m so sorry you have to go through all of this worry. ☹ Hugs to **Cupcakes** , **Midget** , and anyone else I may have missed. We went on our little weekend getaway to the mountains. The smoke from the forest fires was so bad you could hardly see anything, and it wasn’t safe to go outside. A bummer. The kids start school today. Some places still stick to the old ways. 😛 Not sure how I feel about the new Board. Some things are hard to see, like the page markers at the bottom. Not having much choice, I suspect I will just get used to it. Happy Wednesday all. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/73 "2017-09-06T15:43:44Z")
Much busy this morning, which is good. It shall continue into the afternoon, which is also good. But I’m ready to go home now. Which isn’t good. Oh well… ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/74 "2017-09-06T16:48:52Z")
Good Morning! Wait, it’s afternoon now. I’m being lazy because I can. I was incredibly busy at work for the past 2-3 weeks. I have my own consulting business, not really busy in general - I consider myself semi-retired- but I can’t control the scheduling of my projects. And 3 of the 4 large projects I have for this year hit the labor intensive stage last month. Also, long story but my apartment has been in disarray since the beginning of this year. And dealing with it seemed overwhelming. I got that burst of motivation that I’ve been waiting for over the long weekend and did some massive decluttering and cleaning and rearranging. Then I decided my bedroom was too dark and depressing so I took on a cheap ($120 budget) room makeover, replacing the rug,bedspread and curtains. It looks awesome even though the items were cheap -but I’m probably moving and totally down-sizing within the next 5 years so durability was not an issue. So I feel accomplished. Today I’m having a totally lazy do nothing day and enjoying the fact that my apartment feels like home again. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/75 "2017-09-06T17:46:06Z")
**mmooommmm** I don’t see any signature for you. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/76 "2017-09-06T18:06:54Z")
I went to my ‘settings’ menu and ensmallened my page a bit and it’s easier to read now. Hugs to\*\* Cupcakes, Midget,\*\* and **Nelson.** Stay safe **Butters** , we need you. Wish you could send some of that water up here, without the wind. Seems like half the state is on fire. Not a lot else going on here. I tweaked my back on Friday and have been unable to move around a lot. Yesterday was geezer day at the local Kroger sto and I did go to get some foods but didn’t have the stamina to examine the offering in the other sections of the store. ☹ I wouldn’t have been able to do that much except I’ve been taking large amounts of ibuprofen before bed. I can almost walk like a normal person now instead of Boris Karloff. Just not very fast. Sometimes I think nobody pays any attention to me. Ever since the election, I’ve been telling everybody, everywhere, that I think that if the democrats would drop their anti second amendment rhetoric, they’d stop losing so many elections. For months I’ve been saying that! _crickets_ Today, someone said pretty much the same thing on one of the facebook groups I belong to, and already he’s got like 280 comments. :dubious: Mr. Cellophane, that’s me. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/77 "2017-09-06T18:28:37Z")
Howdy Y’all! I geezer shopped, got everything put away, made a sallit (OK it’s bag sallit but I rinsed it, dried it, and put it in a bowl so that counts), and washed and dried a load of towels. I declare that enough productivity for one day. **Bumba** were you tweetin’ or twerkin’ when you tweaked? ---
**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:** [September 6, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/78 "2017-09-06T18:31:59Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > Just not very fast. > > Sometimes I think nobody pays any attention to me. Hmm? ---
**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:** [September 6, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/79 "2017-09-06T20:44:25Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > **mmooommmm** I don’t see any signature for you. I unchecked the box before posting. But the box used to be permanently unchecked, so I don’t understand. Home. It started raining, and it’s getting steadily harder, so yay! My plants need the water. \*\*FCD \*\*called a bit ago - he’s on his way. Supper will be pasta roni with chicken and green beans. I goofed this morning - I wanted to run the dishwasher, but I left it set on rinse rather than wash. It’s washing now. Stoopit dishwasher (not my fault - it should have known!!! 😛 Still haven’t decided if tomorrow is my Firday or not… ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464/80 "2017-09-06T21:42:01Z")
Lasagna, sallit, and garlic bread sticks have been ingested. Plus leftovers for two N.O.L. tomorrow. WIN-WIN! **MOOOOOOM** I had to uncheck the sig box also. I guess when whatever this new thingy took effect it automatically unchecked stuff. How rude! :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-school-in-the-mmp/795464.md?page=5)