# CPR class; a smackabout MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 20, 2011, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129 "2011-06-20T08:51:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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 23, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/101 "2011-06-23T14:27:21Z")
Home from the dentist - it took 10 whole minutes! šŸ˜ƒ Off to do kitchen chores. Good timesā€¦ ---
**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:** [June 23, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/102 "2011-06-23T14:59:06Z")
I trust your teefies are all in tiptop shape **MOOOOOOM**. Howdy from irk. Postinā€™ just cause. Guess I should get back to irk though. Le Sigh. ---
**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 23, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/103 "2011-06-23T15:10:42Z")
I hacked up a poke loin into 8 chops (which are now being frozen in pairs) and a small roast which will be supper. I also packaged some tuna steaks for the freezer (Iā€™ve got one of those suck-the-air-out-of-the-bag thingies) and I boiled a dozen eggs. \*\*FCD \*\*mowed the ditch and now heā€™s rearranging rocks in the aquarium, much to the consternation of the inhabitants. Iā€™m thinking Bad Chinese might be a good idea for lunch - quick and cheap - like my men. šŸ˜ƒ Guess this is what retirement will be like. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/104 "2011-06-23T15:32:59Z")
A four day weekend, next; Iā€™ll be smoking once more. Anyone got suggestions for what I should do? Iā€™m leaning towards chikkies and sausage as my victims, having done a poke loin and fauxstrami last time, but Iā€™s negotiable. I also think smoked rabbit will not work. ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/105 "2011-06-23T15:35:02Z")
Doesnā€™t sound to bad if that is retirement **fcm** šŸ˜ƒ Right off to do paperwork, then head to my new office to get my card activated to access the building, pick up a file my predessesor (no way that is spelt correctly!), then head to the airport to fly home. Yay! _(Spell check says Predecessor ā€¦that does not look right either???)_ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/106 "2011-06-23T15:36:01Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Iā€™m thinking Bad Chinese might be a good idea for lunch - quick and cheap - like my men. > > šŸ˜ƒ > > Guess this is what retirement will be like. How you doinā€™? šŸ˜‰ I doubt I could handle retahrment. I couldnā€™t stand 24/7 nagging from VWife, and Iā€™d just get fatter and crankier. But you could bide your time by making me a batch of snickerdoodles. Just sayinā€™. ---
**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 23, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/107 "2011-06-23T15:39:43Z")
**BBBobbio** , darlinā€™, if I donā€™t make snickerdoodles for my sweetie, what makes you think Iā€™d whip up a batch for you?? Speaking of whom, when he drags himself out of the shower, weā€™re heading into Leonardtown for some Bad Chinese! Then Iā€™ll come home and knit in front of the TV. THATā€™S more of a retirement preview! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [June 23, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/108 "2011-06-23T15:47:49Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Iā€™m thinking Bad Chinese might be a good idea for lunch - quick and cheap - like my men. > > šŸ˜ƒ Well, youā€™re the only lady I know who likes quick then. How ya doinā€™?šŸ˜‰ ---
**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 23, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/109 "2011-06-23T15:50:14Z")
Yeah, but if heā€™s quick, I donā€™t have to keep asking ā€œAre you done yet??ā€ :eek: šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [June 23, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/110 "2011-06-23T16:20:09Z")
Or as Iā€™m fond of sayinā€™ to OYKW, ā€œLetā€™s go to the Chinese buffet, itā€™s cheap and easy just like you!ā€ šŸ˜ƒ That is unless he says it first to me. Yeah, weā€™re just a couple of laugh riots, we are! Havinā€™ **N.O.L.** now. Speakinā€™ of who, where the heckā€™s he been lately! Anywho a ham 'n cheese sammich and some **N.O.T.** chips. ---
**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 23, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/111 "2011-06-23T16:45:19Z")
Didnā€™t read much except that you all like cheap and easy men. šŸ™‚ Dropped my boy at camp- heā€™s Jr. Lifeguard this year. Heā€™s so excited to be there! Iā€™ll miss him. Down to just the little girl and me and she leaves in a month! Then itā€™s just me. ā˜¹ ---
**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 23, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/112 "2011-06-23T16:55:00Z")
**Soapy** , donā€™t knock solitude. It can be nice. Itā€™s the ultimate ā€œyouā€ time - look at it that way and maybe it wonā€™t seem so bad. Back from Bad Chinese. They donā€™t put the shrimp out for the lunch buffet. Bummer. Still, for $15 for the 2 of us, itā€™s a deal. Off to knit now! Incidentally: [Soul Breathing](http://somd.com/calendar/?day=23&year=2011&month=6&calendar=&view_item=43954)??? :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [June 23, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/113 "2011-06-23T17:31:26Z")
Read but didnā€™t retain, I is too knackered for much tonight other than laying on the sofa. We have had monster spreadsheets of exam results to check the last couple of days and by the time Iā€™ve done my sections of it, I am seeing dancing letters and numbers in my sleep. Since I was away over the weekend and off work on Monday, I have my normal weekā€™s schedule all arse about face, so I find myself curiously with a Thursday night and nothing in particular to do. That definitely calls for some lazing on the sofa, perhaps with a cat for company. And I can almost see Firday peeking over the horizon! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/114 "2011-06-23T18:00:00Z")
I got talked into going to [del]The Trough[/del] Golden Corral for lunch. I be hurtinā€™ā€¦ ---
**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:** [June 23, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/115 "2011-06-23T20:05:36Z")
Whereā€™s that sixty percent chance of rain? :dubious: Still donā€™t wanna go to the Bishop thang tonight! Donā€™t wanna eat over priced mediocre food! Iā€™m still toyinā€™ with the idea of arrivinā€™ 30-45 minutes late with profuse apologies and not eat. There was an email from our Senior Warden to remind us all of tonight and that dress is business casual. Dang! I had a muumuu and flipflops all picked out! šŸ˜ƒ **Rebo** I hear ya. Them [del]hog troughs[/del] all you can eat buffets are killers ainā€™t they! ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/116 "2011-06-23T21:06:43Z")
**MOOOOM** , howā€™s the FoodSaver or other similar device working out for you? What do you mostly use it for? **The Roommate** bought one, but sheā€™s a vegan, and I think itā€™s a humongous waste of time and money. Weā€™ve had it a few weeks, letā€™s see: cherries (for the novelty), butter (my butter, and just for novelty), spinach (possibly worth it) and carrots/celery (didnā€™t matter, we used them just a couple of days later) are all I can think of that weā€™ve done. Seems like veggies are silly, since they donā€™t stick around, but since she dumpsters food for Food Not Bombs every Sunday, Iā€™m hoping there will eventually be a purpose. (she has even bought both sizes of jar accessories for mason jars.) Also are you on Ravelry? I havenā€™t knit in months due to a pair of gloves that went horribly (well, slightly) wrong. Theyā€™re about 10% too big, even though I swatched, and I got really frustrated and started reading books in my spare time instead. My username on on Ravelry is the same as here though šŸ˜ƒ :: **SIREN SIREN SIREN** :: Job update: somehow got a callback and favorable phone interview for this teaching gig that works out perfectly with my schedule. Someone else is supposed to contact me to set up details and do a real interview. I donā€™t know if Iā€™ll be able to look these people in the face and tell them that going to school to be a pharmacy technician is a valid choice in a state that doesnā€™t require licensing, but if it puts money in my pocket, so be it. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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 23, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/117 "2011-06-23T22:04:37Z")
Steaks and corn on the cob for the little girl and me. ---
**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 23, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/118 "2011-06-23T22:14:39Z")
**c-bear** - so far, Iā€™ve just used it for meat, but I can see it saving us a bunch on cheese, too. I buy big blocks and \*someone \*in the house isnā€™t good about wrapping it tightly. I figure Iā€™ll just cut a portion off the block and seal the rest. That should lead to less cheese turning into a science experiment. Iā€™m hesitate to try anything too liquid-y or juicy for fear itā€™ll get sucked out and goop things up. Itā€™d probably be good for pretzels and crackersā€¦ maybe. Supper was good. Now I plan to veg till bedtime. We close on our refi tomorrow at 1. Yay and yay! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/119 "2011-06-24T00:36:28Z")
**C-bear, Moooooooom** , we used to have a competing vacuum sealer that we used to process our peecans. It worked great, but the down sides were that it took a long time to package stuff because of required cooling times for the sealer head, and the bags were expensive. For our purposes, industrial grade Ziplocs were cheaper and much faster. Your mileage will vary. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129/120 "2011-06-24T00:43:53Z")
I use Ziplocs for meat - I just squeeze all the air out that I can. I also use them for individual portions of casserole-type things, and leftover canned stuff like tomato sauce, pasta sauce, chipotles, etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpr-class-a-smackabout-mmp/586129.md?page=7)