# 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:** 9
**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 17, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/161 "2016-09-17T03:48:14Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > I didn’t find **Ruble** shun worthy. But you aren’t from Goshen. 😉 ---
**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 17, 2016, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/162 "2016-09-17T09:35:47Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. It’s my Firday today. And a weekend of hockey. 🙂 ---
**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 17, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/163 "2016-09-17T11:14:58Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > I didn’t find **Ruble** shun worthy. Nor did I. And his Mrs. is a very sweet lady, too! I like it when I can sleep without Mel, and last night was one of those nights. Yay! But I dreamed that I was back in the house where my Mom grew up, and I was looking around at what the new owners had done, trying to remember how it used to look. At one point, \*\*Sampiro \*\*was there reading lines from a play with a woman I didn’t know. Then the floor was covered in roaches and mice and one black squirrel, and I woke up. Dream interpreters: Go! 😃 Today will finally be mowage of the ditch and probably some weed whacking. And some studio time - I need to run a kiln load. Rain is promised for tomorrow - I sure hope so. We’re in a rain deficit and my yard looks awful. I wonder what will survive till next year. And thus begins another day in paradise. Happy Saturday! ---
**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 17, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/164 "2016-09-17T11:49:29Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ 'Tis 72 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 92 and mostly sunny for the day. I foresee cee-mint pond time. The biggest plan for the day is to go to our friend’s house for dindin. Other than that I see no reson to leave da cave. **MOOOOOOM** maybe that dream means you should sleep with Mel. 😃 OK, I need more caffeine and rumbly tummy demands sustenance. Then, well, we shall see. 'Tis a willy-nilly day. Happy Sattidy Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/165 "2016-09-17T12:08:49Z")
blurf ---
**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 17, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/166 "2016-09-17T14:47:25Z")
Mostly done with mowage. \*\*FCD \*\*has taken the riding mower to the Amish guy who services it for us. We should get it back in a week or so. I’ve done the big hill on the side and the ditches, minus the part that needs whacking. After I cool down and rehydrate, I’ll finish the worst part of the corner hill, then whack what needs whacking. Whew, I’m a hot, sweaty mess! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/167 "2016-09-17T14:56:47Z")
Anyone interested in a mumper movie night? There’s an app called Rabbit where we can all group chat or all watch a movie together or have a video conference or other fun stuff ---
**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 17, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/168 "2016-09-17T15:21:43Z")
Why do I find it strange that an Amish guy would work on ridin’ mowers? Does he convert them into horse 'n buggy mowers? 😃 In other news, it’s all clouded over out so we may forego cee-mint pond time. ---
**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 17, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/169 "2016-09-17T15:43:20Z")
\*\*swampy \*\*- there are a number of Amish small-engine repair places. Struck me as weird, but we’ve been taking ours to Dave for years, and he does good work for decent prices. But we won’t get a phone call when it’s ready - we’ll get a post card. Convenient for him - the Loveville Post Office is right at the end of his driveway! Mowage is done. Whackage shall ensue. Later. I need to cool down again. The muggies have returned, so while it’s not extremely hot, it’s sweaty. ---
**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 17, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/170 "2016-09-17T16:39:09Z")
N.O.L. has been et. ‘Tis really cloudy out and looks like maybe rain. Maybe nappage should occur. I do need to rest up before goin’ to eat lasagna. 😃 I wonder if an Amish small engine repair shop would employ a non Amish person to test out the small engines once they are repaired. How else would that get done? This is a very odd thing. ---
**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 17, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/171 "2016-09-17T17:18:35Z")
And whackage is done! YAY!!! The Amish will occasionally use engines to do work. I don’t know where they draw the lines, but I’ve seen horse-drawn, engine powered farm equipment. One stand where I shop has a cash register that runs on solar. So they’re not entirely anti-technology, but there are rules of some sort. ---
**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 17, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/172 "2016-09-17T17:28:03Z")
Raining here this morning! Yay! We’re going to go to brunch somewhere. It shall be an adventure. We’re waiting for the boy-child to don his attire. He’s been up for hours, but resists clothing until he is forced. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/173 "2016-09-17T18:12:17Z")
It’s been a busy, productive day today. After an “oh, shit!” moment, I finally went and did my errands. I now have most of the stuff I need to make a power cable (the rest is coming Monday from Amazon), the battery to hook my radio up to, and a haircut. Where my hair was once down below my shoulders, it now meets military standards of over the ears and off the collar. It looks great, if I do say so myself. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/174 "2016-09-17T19:06:07Z")
Happy Saturday! It’s cool and cloudy outside. I’m grumpy. ---
**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 17, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/175 "2016-09-17T20:19:42Z")
All ready to go and feast upon lasagna. OYKW is purtifyin’ as I post. We’re due at five for adult beverages and munchies. Dindin is at six. I’s hongree! ---
**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 17, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/176 "2016-09-17T21:02:53Z")
Higgs has been bathed. Mattress pads are being washed - after they dry, we’ll make our bed. Higgs has also been fed. Chillage shall ensue. ---
**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 17, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/177 "2016-09-17T21:27:43Z")
Sore. Refereed an 0830 game, then went to another park for my U12 teams’ game (we lost 2-4; there goes the unbeaten season). Once that was done I went back to the original fiedl and did another game. Finally got home about 3:30 pm. At least it was cloudy and had the threat of rain (very little fell, however), so the temperature wasn’t scorching like the last two weeks. I think I’ll stay right where I am for awhile… Oh, and on the sammich controversy of yesterday, I always get buns, because that’s how I roll… ---
**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 17, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/178 "2016-09-17T22:55:01Z")
I worked. I threw a gang of hoodlums out of the store ,since they were Silly Stringing the stationary aisle. Why did they do it? Because the package was “open”. Note to hoodlums: “Free” and “open” are not synonyms. But there is beer, hockey, and Bacon Parmesan crusted fish.🙂 > [@anyrose](#): > > Anyone interested in a mumper movie night? There’s an app called Rabbit where we can all group chat or all watch a movie together or have a video conference or other fun stuff When there’s hockey on?:dubious: Rockin’, it looks good. And the airman in **Airman Doors** must be proud your hair is within regs. 😃 **swampy** , probably like this: **FCD** : Can you fix my mower? **Amish Mechanic** : I shun thy infernal contraption. Buy one of my goats, and begone. ---
**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 17, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/179 "2016-09-17T23:50:55Z")
Howdy Y’all! We’re back from the great lasagna pig out. I et three helpings (oink! oink!) and did OYKW and others. We got some to bring to da cave even. Thus we have N.O.L. for tomorrow. **doggio** that made me laugh way far more than it probably should have. 😃 ---
**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 17, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746/180 "2016-09-17T23:53:13Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > I worked. I threw a gang of hoodlums out of the store ,since they were Silly Stringing the stationary aisle. Why did they do it? Because the package was “open”. Note to hoodlums: “Free” and “open” are not synonyms. But there is beer, hockey, and Bacon Parmesan crusted fish.🙂 I think I need the recipe for this fish. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flying-in-the-mmp/765746.md?page=10)