# Low flying in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 12, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746 "2016-09-12T06:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [September 14, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/81 "2016-09-14T21:46:20Z")
My whole department (all sites) got cut loose early due to tech issues. Eating adequate seafood fettucine alfredo from the grocery deli section. Needs peas. ---
**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 14, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/82 "2016-09-14T23:15:25Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > How far South, New Jersey? :dubious: No hot chicken for you! šŸ˜ƒ I stopped to pick up a prescription after irk. I think Iā€™ve found my preferred CVS here in town. The one in Tar-jay doesnā€™t ask for your CVS reward card (I never used that, as most non-prescription items were waaaay higher than anywhere else), but every ten refills gets you a $5 Tar-jay card. THAT Iā€™ll use. šŸ™‚ ---
**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 14, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/83 "2016-09-14T23:35:30Z")
Our house in CA officially sold today! All recorded and everything. šŸ˜ƒ DH is back in CA for work. Iā€™m going to take the kiddos out to dinner. ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/84 "2016-09-15T00:09:01Z")
Howdy Yā€™all! Dindin got et and then I went to Evening Prayer over to the church house cause that started back this eveninā€™. I really like the service and am glad itā€™s back. I am munchinā€™ on a choco taco as I post. Life is good. **MOOOOOOM, Peaches, Butters, Sari, Red** and anyone I might have missed, I use both the rolled and the ball of dough kind. I like both but I make sure there are plenty of the little balls of dough cause I like bitinā€™ into ā€˜em. **Red** One can buy flat dumplinā€™s in the refrigerated section of the grocery stoā€™ around here but I donā€™t like those. When Iā€™m feelinā€™ particularly lazy, I cut flour tortillas in strips and use 'em as flat dumplinā€™s. Works pretty well. **Sari** I have everything bundled with ATT. Teevee is dish and it does not interfere with my ā€˜puter at all. I didnā€™t think Iā€™d like it at first but now I do. Itā€™s DirectTV. I got a deal for the first year and have been able to finagle the same deal since then beinā€™ as I am such a loyal customer who would just _hate_ to go somewhere else where I can get a better deal. šŸ˜ƒ ETA: **Sunny** yay for house sale! ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/85 "2016-09-15T00:19:28Z")
I did not know there was any such thing as flat dumplings. We always made the fluffy kind and had it with stew or chicken. I shall have to investigate. We decided to order internet pizza instead of leaving the house. Hopefully it will not be terrible. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/86 "2016-09-15T00:27:04Z")
> [@Sario](#): > > Mumpers - Random Internet Strangers who Care[sup]tm[/sup] > > Most of us will never meet face to face but we _do_ give a damn. [I donā€™t care](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqDK0ibnGbE), but Iā€™ll have a drink. > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Firstly, I, for whatever reason, looked at my cable bill. It comes out of my account automatically and I mark it off as paid. Good thing I looked at it because the bill went up by $42/month. So I called the cable company and they said my introductory rate is over and I said I canā€™t afford this and she said to call back on the 26th and I should be able to get a discount. WTF kind of customer service is that? Thatā€™s customer service that makes _you_ remember to call another day & actually make that call, & if you donā€™t, oh well, they get an extra $42. :dubious: Anyone gots an extra toof lying around? Estimate for mine is north of $2000ā€¦& thatā€™s _with_ (obviously shitty) insurance. :mad: ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/87 "2016-09-15T00:29:33Z")
**Sunny,** glad to hear the house moved. Hope you got what you asked for. _Sari,_ if you take it from someone who is slightly (63) older, there _is no minor shit_. Hang in there. Like swampy sez, I have Direct TV and it doesnā€™t interfere a bit with my internet (with another company). **FCM,** donā€™t let FCD go into the meeting mad. Have no idea what happened, but hopefully heā€™ll get a good nightā€™s rest and things may look better tomorrow. On the dumpling issue, I am a Kluski egg noodle man and that is that. Decided to do my laundry today, could have toughed it out till next week when the new washer arrives, but some things were getting short supplied, so I loaded up the car and went to a laundromat for the first time in many years. $2.50 per load!! Wasnā€™t expecting that. $0.25 for 5 minutes in the dryer. Spent about $3 on that before I remembered I had a perfectly good dryer at home (Doh!). And slacks cost $5.65 each at the dry cleanersā€¦but at least Iā€™ll be presentable. Still in the 90ā€™s, but weā€™re promised that it will start cooling down by the weekend (Only 85F for the high). Oh joy. Corn and Cheeseburger prepared and consumed, some internet surfing is now on tap. ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/88 "2016-09-15T00:33:43Z")
I watched practice, had lunch with one of my tailgate buddies, and walked Gordie. I cleaned the bathroom after my nap. Making chicken with wild rice blend with green beans and mushrooms. Iā€™m watching the World Cup of Hockey on ESPN. Life is good.šŸ™‚ > [@missred](#): > > No hot chicken for you! šŸ˜ƒ I never got a chance to go get some. I supose Iā€™ll have to come back for some(and a hockey side trip) Congrats, **Sunny**! ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/89 "2016-09-15T00:42:35Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > While looking for [this](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/9902139/Deer-knocking-over-cyclist-becomes-online-hit.html) clip, I found this one of [spoiler][a bear disconnecting a car battery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdM9YOYrcbs)\* > > - **Warning:** not for the squeamish.[/spoiler] Also not for the squeamish I present the luckiest motorcyclist ever. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cZAjJ-g0UDw/maxresdefault.jpg "Motorcycle Hits Deer @ 85 mph | Helmet Cam") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZAjJ-g0UDw) A buddy of mine wasnā€™t so lucky ā€“ I was friends with the Statie who got killed out your way when he hit a deer off duty. ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/90 "2016-09-15T00:44:12Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Teevee is dish and it does not interfere with my 'puter at all. I didnā€™t think Iā€™d like it at first but now I do. Itā€™s DirectTV. We lost signal at my house in the woods when it rained, but we were shooting through tree leaves as well as rain. ---
**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 15, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/91 "2016-09-15T01:31:51Z")
**spidey** , youā€™re falling apart! :eek: Yay, **sunny**! **metal mouse** , youā€™re a typical midwesterner. Do you eat your noodles with mashed potatoes? **doggio** , come on back to Nashville and Iā€™ll spot you lunch at Hattie Bā€™s. [https://www.yelp.com/biz/hattie-bs-chicken-nashville](https://www.yelp.com/biz/hattie-bs-chicken-nashville) ---
**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 15, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/92 "2016-09-15T03:12:01Z")
**Spidey** WTH happened with the toof? **Sari** I had DirecTV for years with no real problems, even in Missouri with all the blustery weather. I would stick with someone else for Internet/Phone, but we liked DirecTV just fine. Avoid Dish Network, from what I heard from neighbors. **Metal Mouse** we did get our asking price. In this market, we had hoped to get more, but Iā€™ll take it. The value went up ~12%, in 3 years. :eek: The Bay Area real estate market is crazy. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/93 "2016-09-15T04:22:10Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Still in the 90ā€™s, but weā€™re promised that it will start cooling down by the weekend (Only 85F for the high). Oh joy. I read that as, ā€œStill, in the (19)90ā€™sā€¦ā€ Damn, thatā€™s one looong range forecast! > [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > **Spidey** WTH happened with the toof? It decided to find religion. ā˜¹ ---
**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 15, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/94 "2016-09-15T10:00:42Z")
Up, caffeinated, off to work. ---
**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 15, 2016, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/95 "2016-09-15T10:50:58Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **FCM,** donā€™t let FCD go into the meeting mad. Have no idea what happened, but hopefully heā€™ll get a good nightā€™s rest and things may look better tomorrow. He was doing better last night. I really think it was a combination of stressors and a bit of unrealistic expectations on his part. Apart from dealing with the pain, heā€™s worried about his parents, heā€™s frustrated that he canā€™t handle standing or walking for more than a few minutes, Iā€™m pretty sure he wishes he could ride his motorcycle, and I know heā€™s not sleeping well. And on top of that, heā€™s got to take Higgs to the vet - poor pup seems to have some sort of allergy or skin irritant. I know heā€™s been wanting to quit but he also wants to see this one project thru to completion. We talked about his options. Iā€™m sure itā€™ll go fine. I think theyā€™re all afraid heā€™ll just quit and leave them with no one else who understands his project. Iā€™ve watched him design it and I donā€™t understand it entirelyā€¦ We shall see. Mel helped me thru the night. But no magic elves came in to straighten out this mess on my desk, so I guess I should get to work. Dammit. At least itā€™s payday. Happy Thursday! ---
**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 15, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/96 "2016-09-15T11:02:21Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffeinatinā€™. _YAWN_ 'Tis 71 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 94 and sunny for the day. Earlier in the week TWPTB said yestiddy, today, tomorrow, and the weekend would be stormy and rainy. :dubious: I shall no longer believe a word they say. Cubed steak ā€˜n gravy for dindin tonight. I know there shall be smashed N.O.T. but havenā€™t decided on what else as of yet. Then again, Iā€™m retired so I have all day to figure that out. Laundry is the other thing on the agenda. Plus, I shall be a bear who N.O.L.s. Meetinā€™ a couple of friends at Five Guys. OK, I need more caffeine and rumbly tummy wants to be fed. Then I suppose I should start laundry. First up will be sheets and other bed stuff. Purtification must also commence as I intend to go about the public. Happy Thursday Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/97 "2016-09-15T11:27:45Z")
blurf ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/98 "2016-09-15T12:20:29Z")
So remember last week when we lost the television remote and I tore the house apart? New evidence suggests that it is somewhere deep in the recliner mechanism of one couch section. If you sit down there hard enough, the TV thinks you want to go to the I Heart Radio channel - a channel we never went to on purpose even when we had full control of the remote. Since retrieving it would almost certainly require disassembling the couch, we will probably just leave it there. But one of the dogs stepped on it hard enough yesterday that the TV was on when I got home. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/99 "2016-09-15T12:36:39Z")
The couch was jealous and ate the remote? ---
**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 15, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/100 "2016-09-15T13:59:42Z")
I have clean sheets. Soon there shall be clean towels. After that, clean bathroom rugs. The wanders of laundry! **Drae** you can change tv channels with your butt! How šŸ†’! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746.md?page=6)