# Back to the grind in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [January 4, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146 "2016-01-04T11:11:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/1 "2016-01-04T11:11:31Z")
OK, folks, holidays are over and life goes on. Back to work! No more lollygagging! Productivity in 2016!!! šŸ˜ƒ Happy Moanday! ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/2 "2016-01-04T11:29:14Z")
First! Because juvenility is important, and because I can! Holidays are indeed over, and life is progressing. Got some good stuff to look forward to in 2016, I already have a bunch of bands lined up that I want to see, a rock festival to go to, and two holidays that are still in the planning stages so will need to tinker with those (easter break to Maui and possibly one of the other islands, and an August trip to San Jose/Reno/Lake Tahoe). Iā€™ve also got a long weekend in Budapest towards the end of the month so plenty to look forward to so far. Apart from the fact that itā€™s Moanday, and I Don Twanna ā˜¹ ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/3 "2016-01-04T11:37:31Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffeinatinā€™. _YAWN_ 'Tis 39 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 54 and sunny for the day. Winter is back in south Jawja. Today is back to irk. Matter of fact I need to get a move on. I have fed rumbly tummy and purtified but I do need to get dressed for irk. No I AM NOT postinā€™ nekkid. I am wearinā€™ a tshirt, sweatpants and my robe. Preverts! OK, I shall now get a move on. Irk awaits. ICK! Happy Moanday Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/4 "2016-01-04T11:48:09Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > OK, folks, holidays are over and life goes on. > > Back to work! No more lollygagging! Productivity in 2016!!! > > šŸ˜ƒ > > Happy Moanday! You say this šŸ™‚ on a day Iā€™m seriously considering calling out due to painful cough and lack of sleep. I did work Saturday while sneezing my head off and drowning in snot, so I think Iā€™ve established my ā€œdoesnā€™t call out without a good reasonā€ cred. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/5 "2016-01-04T11:54:23Z")
\*\*Nettie \*\*- if you keep your germy self away from me, feel free to call out and hibernate. I give you my permission, because we all know how much weight my word carries. Feel better! meanwhile, Iā€™ve been here and hour and still donā€™t have anything to do. What a worldā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/6 "2016-01-04T12:13:41Z")
If I do hack up a lung, Iā€™ll try to eject into the sink. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/7 "2016-01-04T13:02:54Z")
**Nettie,** Iā€™ll probably jinx myself, but Iā€™ve avoided all the normal congestion and coughing I usually do during this season; donā€™t know if it is because of the warmer than usual weather (it certainly isnā€™t becasue I am taking care of myself!) or not, but so far, so good. If you can afford too, take a day off and rest; it ainā€™t going to get any better at work and all youā€™ll do is irritate your cow-orkers whoā€™ll blame any susequent infection on you. As for me, back to the grind (for 83 more days). Nothing of major import pending so may even clean my desk up a bit (or maybe not). A Jimmy Johnā€™s #7 sub will do for dinner this evening. Watched as much of the Mythbusters mega-marathon as I could, looking forward to watching the start of their final season this week. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/8 "2016-01-04T13:25:08Z")
Today is the day I take my car to the Subiesaurus to get my wipers (hopefully) fixed and find out whatā€™s going on with my exhaust. Unofficial consensus among my co-irkers is that itā€™s the catalytic converters. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/9 "2016-01-04T13:43:16Z")
blurf I woke up around 4 am with dry heaves. I finally fell back asleep but I woke up with a killer headache. Iā€™m a grumpy cat today ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/10 "2016-01-04T13:53:47Z")
Up, caffeinated, closing shift tonight. Iā€™ve been working through the holidays, so itā€™s ā€œThe grind continuesā€ for me.šŸ˜› Welcome back, \*\*boofae]/b]! ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/11 "2016-01-04T14:07:40Z")
Blurf.Blurf.Blurf.Blurf. I had 2 weeks where I worked a total of 5 days. I got real used to it. I just want to be home, drink coffee, smoke, and be shiftless. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/12 "2016-01-04T14:16:11Z")
Been in the office a bit over 3 hours. Engineer doesnā€™t have anything for me. Couldnā€™t find the boss. One of the checkers came over with one of my drawings to see if it had been checked by anyone yet. Nope. Three hoursā€¦ 2016 is a lot like 2015 in that respect. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/13 "2016-01-04T14:22:37Z")
Happy Moonday! Itā€™s a cold 28 degrees outside. No sign of snow though, itā€™s sunny outside. I slept really well last night, first time in a while for that. My stomach hurts though, I think because Iā€™m not eating right. Too much skipping meals and forgetting to eat. No back to the grind for me because the grind never ended. Now that the holidays are over though, everything can kind of go back to what counts as normal around here. {{{ **rosie** }}} {{{ **nettie** }}} wow **boo fae** , I live here and you see more of the US than I do. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/14 "2016-01-04T15:15:40Z")
Someone left a bag of foil-wrapped (think bite-sized Milky Ways) Russian candy on the kitchen counter at irk. Problem is the writting is in Cryllic; I guess that means I need to sample one of each color to see whatā€™s what, right? šŸ˜ƒ The one I tried was a chocolate covered puff, kind of like a single really big piece of Rice Krispy covered in chocolate. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/15 "2016-01-04T15:28:38Z")
I am at irk of course. I really did not want to be here. Today is a very busy day with all the end of month stuff plus the first day to sell tickets for the Air Show. Just sold my first table. BLURFY ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/16 "2016-01-04T15:31:51Z")
Sigh. Christmas isnā€™t over until all the stuff is put away. Hasnā€™t happened yet. Time to catch up at work. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/17 "2016-01-04T15:42:58Z")
I told the Subiesaurus what was going on with my car and he immediately knew what it was. The wipers are because the linkages are worn out. Theyā€™ve been ordered and will be in on Wednesday. The gas smell is because I have a bad fuel hose clamp. That can be taken care of at the same time as the linkages. I like the Subiesaurus. šŸ˜ƒ Itā€™s snowing outside! Yay! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/18 "2016-01-04T16:05:02Z")
Donā€™t worry **Mooom** ā€“ Iā€™ll be back making sure this region gets its perfect package from the Jungle in a few hours. šŸ™‚ Celebrating the Vikings at least making this season interesting. Almost blew it at the end and several extra doses of ā€œnerve tonicā€ (or should I call it The Recipe?) were required but it was worth it. Now if they can get past the next round --------- ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/19 "2016-01-04T16:35:09Z")
IT IS 68 DEGREES F.:eek: ---
**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:** [January 4, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146/20 "2016-01-04T16:58:57Z")
I got up way too late as usual. Blargh. Did manage to get some stuff done. Going to the bank, and then meeting a friend, today. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146.md?page=2)