# Cheap Chawklit in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [April 17, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615 "2017-04-17T10:22:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/61 "2017-04-19T01:57:56Z")
**Sunny** , did you want some Camper’s Blend specifically, or just some hand-made soap? I was gonna make a batch of Campers today, but the best laid plans yada, yada. Hopefully tomorrow. Then we can worry about getting it to you. Yesterday I had to take my youngest grandson to lacrosse practice. As we were approaching the single story retirement home on the way, an ambulance from the fire dept came roaring up the road from the other direction. We pulled over, but it turned in to the old folks home. Then their ladder truck came up the road, lights and sirens, and turned in. Did I mention that this particular old folks home is single story? What came immediately to mind, unbidden, was “Gramma’s up on the roof!” I didn’t try to explain the joke to grandson. Gotta go meet Wifey for Thai food. Later. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/62 "2017-04-19T02:14:26Z")
I went, I worked, I came home. Other than that, nothing much. Just a kinda gentle and relaxed day. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/63 "2017-04-19T02:40:56Z")
**Bumba** Camper’s blend sounds good 🙂 Hubby missed the shuttle (he forgot his wallet). So we chased it down to the next town up the road. Fortunately they sit a bit at each stop, and it might be that I am a bit faster than the shuttle. Picked up grilled ham and cheese and some sundaes for dinner. Feel a bit overly full, but I shall survive. **Butters** , as always, I look forward to the dirt when you are ready to spill. 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/64 "2017-04-19T02:42:33Z")
I forgot the most important part: I bought the cheap chawklit! Some peeps for variety even. Bunnies, eggs, and even some ice cream. Just to be thorough. 😃 ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/65 "2017-04-19T09:58:05Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Short day today. i went to go see my friend’s team play rec league hockey last night. They lost 6-5. Feel better, **Sunny**. And hope the new treatment helps **Beemer**. **Butters** , like Caligula said “Let them hate, so long as they fear.” 😉 > [@kopek](#): > > OK – caught up. More hugs **Baker’s** way. > > On an unrelated note but getting back to the OP -------- when I was a kid HL Greens (the one department store) carried an amazing cheaper chocolate for Easter that I loved but today ------- I don’t know if a store could get away with stocking it. It was solid chocolate in the form of crucifixes, Jesus heads and other heavily religious images. Not simple praying hands or that – we’re talking full dead body in Mary’s arms like the Piata. It always struck me as a little creepy biting the head of Jesus right on the cross but ---------- it was darn good chocolate. Maybe Ozzy Osbourne shopped there?😃 Or as Homer Simpson would say, “Mmmmm…Sacrilicious…” ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/66 "2017-04-19T10:29:00Z")
I’m a bit worried about Saturday’s weather. I don’t want to wuss out on the March for Science, but I also don’t want to spend the afternoon in the rain. Right now, according to my preferred weather site, it’s going to be cloudy during the day, so I can deal with that. The rain isn’t moving in till later. So we shall see. Meanwhile, it’s shaping up to be a busy day. Which is good. Happy Wednesday! ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/67 "2017-04-19T12:00:02Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 64 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 84 and partly N.O.S. for the day. I will go out to see unc today. Maybe he’ll feel better and we can visit. Need to run a few errands as well. Other than that another day of mom watchin’. Now I need more caffeine and rumbly tummy wants to be fed. Then I must purtify and move onward into the day. Happy Hump Day Y’all! ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/68 "2017-04-19T12:39:00Z")
**FCM,** looked on my favorite weather site and it’s showing cooler (high 66F) but the rain looks like it is settling in on Sunday, so hopefully it’ll be a good day for the March. Was supposed to rain here yesterday and we got maybe, 3-4 drops, so hopefully it’ll hold off here until I get to DC Thorsday. Can’t decide if I should park at the airport (about $50 or take taxis (about $40) back and forth. **Butters,** hope your staff has forgiven you for whatever you did. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/69 "2017-04-19T12:54:02Z")
You realize that leaving your shiny new car at the airport is tempting fate… just sayin’! ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/70 "2017-04-19T13:57:24Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Maybe Ozzy Osbourne shopped there?😃 Or as Homer Simpson would say, “Mmmmm…Sacrilicious…” I was just thinking “Ya know that would be a good band name” and ------------- it’s already taken. [![](https://tshirtslayer.com/files-tshirt/styles/shirtview/public/tshirtslayer2%20003.jpg?itok=kNy6Jv66) ](https://tshirtslayer.com/files-tshirt/styles/shirtview/public/tshirtslayer2%20003.jpg?itok=kNy6Jv66) Other than that I’m awake and doing some household type stuff. A little chilly and rainy today so it looks like I’m using the car for irk. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/71 "2017-04-19T14:25:01Z")
Happy Hump Day! It’s cloudy here and the high is going to be 61. I hate to do it but we might have to turn the heat on for a bit to take the chill out. According to my phone it’s supposed to rain F/S/S but I’m over 60 miles from DC, so who knows what it’ll be doing down there. Does anybody want a bratty cat? He is not happy about the no more treats rule, he’s still begging and when he doesn’t get them he does something naughty to get my attention. All the toys in the house and he goes for the stuff he _knows_ he is not allowed to play with. I feel bad for him but he needs to get over it. I know he is a bit bored as well. He tried to get the dog to play with him yesterday. It was kind of cute, he would hide behind the grocery bags and stalk the dog, then he’d jump out and rub against the dog and hide behind the bags again. Of course the dog has no clue. Adam has toys all over the house but if I pick one up to play with him he walks away. Then he starts aggravating Sah-son to play with him. Yesterday was a bit of a panic day. I had (without thinking) deposited the check my mother gave me into the wrong checking account. I’ve never had checks for that account. So I gathered up funds from multiple places to put the in the other checking account, only I so seldom write checks anymore and I couldn’t find the checkbook. Finally found it. Minor panic early this morning because the funds weren’t there and the CS person assured me they would be. However, they are there now. Now I just have to redo the taxes and file the paperirk. I want to get the wildflower seed out today or tomorrow, that way the rain can do the watering for us. I hope the lawnmower gets here soon, after all the rain that is predicted we are really going to need it. I need to get up and get busy, lots to do today and I haven’t had breakfast yet. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/72 "2017-04-19T15:38:48Z")
Lunch break! Much has been accomplished, so huzzah! I like working with Josh - I’ve done enough drafting for him that I pretty much know how he wants things done. He tried to claim me today as his personal drafter when I mentioned I was finishing up something for someone else. 😃 At least someone appreciates my efforts! I need to remember to set out the sprinkler this afternoon. No rain forecast till the weekend and my new plants need to be kept watered till they’re established. Don’t let me forget! _\_ Hey, tomorrow is my Firday! Yay!! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/73 "2017-04-19T16:18:23Z")
> [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Does anybody want a bratty cat? > He is not happy about the no more treats rule, he’s still begging and when he doesn’t get them he does something naughty to get my attention. **Sahirrnee**. take the easy way out and get Adam a good catnip mouse. He won’t _ **CARE** _ about the missing treats, and you will get a bonus of pointing and laughing! ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/74 "2017-04-19T17:52:28Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **FCM,** looked on my favorite weather site and it’s showing cooler (high 66F) but the rain looks like it is settling in on Sunday, so hopefully it’ll be a good day for the March. > > Was supposed to rain here yesterday and we got maybe, 3-4 drops, so hopefully it’ll hold off here until I get to DC Thorsday. Can’t decide if I should park at the airport (about $50 or take taxis (about $40) back and forth. > > **Butters,** hope your staff has forgiven you for whatever you did. I am the one deserving of an apology that still has not been forthcoming. Let’s just say I let them know I am still the boss. When I speak to you about an upcoming trip we are sending you on for training, that is costing someone and if you had to pay for it it would be upwards of $5K, please have the courtesy to stop texting long enough to look at me and act interested. Henceforth, until I decide otherwise cellphones are to be turned off, left at home or locked in their safes. Includes me too but I do have a work cell. 😃 ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/75 "2017-04-19T18:57:31Z")
**Butters** , I totally agree with you. Cell phones on lockdown! ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/76 "2017-04-19T19:03:43Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I need to remember to set out the sprinkler this afternoon. No rain forecast till the weekend and my new plants need to be kept watered till they’re established. Don’t let me forget! _\_ :dubious: If they are worthless, why did you ask for them? 😕 'Beamer is off to school on his new plan. All appendages crossed. I stayed up way too late thinking about things. This week has been as bad as it was before we got the diagnosis and started treatment and counseling and the whole bit. ☹ I hope this helps, or we’re back to the doctor we trust in CA, and the school can kiss my grits about missed days. Curled up with coffee. As far as I can tell, no one has blown up anything today, but I haven’t looked at the news. 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/77 "2017-04-19T19:16:43Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > :dubious: If they are worthless, why did you ask for them? 😕 Worthless reminders are those offered mere seconds after the phrase “remind me to…” is uttered. My spousal unit is famous for that. Like when we’re leaving the house and I say “Remind me to call my mother when we get home” and he immediately says “Call your mother when we get home.” Because he’s so funneeeee! 😛 Obviously, Mumpers missed that opportunity. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/78 "2017-04-19T19:46:35Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Worthless reminders are those offered mere seconds after the phrase “remind me to…” is uttered. My spousal unit is famous for that. Like when we’re leaving the house and I say “Remind me to call my mother when we get home” and he immediately says “Call your mother when we get home.” Because he’s so funneeeee! 😛 The infamous Former Mrs. Plant (v.2.0) was known to participate in that particularly humorless exercise. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/79 "2017-04-19T19:51:06Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > You realize that leaving your shiny new car at the airport is tempting fate… just sayin’! Good point. Calling the cab company this afternoon to schedule pickup. > [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > I am the one deserving of an apology that still has not been forthcoming. Let’s just say I let them know I am still the boss. When I speak to you about an upcoming trip we are sending you on for training, that is costing someone and if you had to pay for it it would be upwards of $5K, please have the courtesy to stop texting long enough to look at me and act interested. Henceforth, until I decide otherwise cellphones are to be turned off, left at home or locked in their safes. Includes me too but I do have a work cell. 😃 Yep, I’d be ticked off too. I wonder if anyone pays attention anymore and more importantly, I think it will get worse. Checked in for flight (American Airlines, not United) and they offered an upgrade to 1st class for $75. Now admittedly, this is on a regional airline, so the seat is not likely to be hugely more comfortable and I’m only on the plane for 1.5 hours, but I’m a Gentleman Of Leisure ™ so what the hell, I spent the dough and got seat 1A. Now back to the soccer matches of FS1 and 2. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615/80 "2017-04-19T19:56:46Z")
I myself have been known to go for the relatively cheap upgrades. Go for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-chawklit-in-the-mmp/784615.md?page=5)