# Maybe This Is This Week's MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [January 8, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129 "2018-01-08T10:54:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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 10, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/101 "2018-01-10T21:29:41Z")
Break in the meetings; just dropped by to let a certain **Bear** that I’m beating him two pages to one. 😛 ---
**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:** [January 10, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/102 "2018-01-10T21:36:55Z")
Home. We’re going out for supper because \*\*FCD \*\*has cabin fever and I just don’t feel like cooking. Very busy day, and another ahead tomorrow. And again on Firday. I picked a heckuva week to start working full time again! 😃 ---
**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 10, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/103 "2018-01-10T22:56:13Z")
We have supped upon grilled salmon, succotash, wild rice (tastes good just doesn’t behave well), and rolls. **MOOOOOOM** I use minced garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Simple but it’s good. You can lead a horticulture but she still charges a hundred bucks an hour. ---
**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 10, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/104 "2018-01-10T23:24:56Z")
I had Chunky Sirloin Burger for dinner. Ripple got most of the carrots and green beans because I don’t like carrots and green beans. Now he is curled up next to me taking a nap. AFAIK the cat is still napping on my bed. He usually sleeps on the night stand but yesterday he knocked the lamp off and I think that scared him a bit. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/105 "2018-01-10T23:41:18Z")
\*\*FCD \*\*sleeps between 2 long pillows - he needs the support since his surgeries - and since we make the bed by just pulling the blankets and comforter up, that leaves a little cave under the covers between the pillows. That’s where Taz likes to nap during the day. In the evening when I’m crocheting on my recliner, he likes to either lie across my lap or curl up next to me, stealing my body heat. He’s a hoot! Ziva isn’t a cuddler. She spends lots of time under my side of the bed or curled up in a ratty old pet bed in the dining room. She may come to me for skritches, but that rarely lasts longer than 5 minutes or so. It’s going to be interesting when we have 3 more cats in the mix… ---
**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 11, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/106 "2018-01-11T00:05:16Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > **MetalMouse** what kinda terlets you getting? Best get tall ones. Old folks need that extra height, y’know. Have some grab bars put in while you’re at it. **Bumba** , I’m old but not quite decrepit yet; the toilets are an inch or two higher than my previous ones. They’re Kohler models, and I think Home Depot messed up, one has a elongated seat and the other is circular; but they were the same price and I’m not going to fuss about it. Had several pieces of Garlic Cheese toast this afternoon because I had the nibbles, so of course now I have no appetite for dinner. Eating just two meals a day (which has become my habit) has probably helped keep the weight off, but it does lead to chame amended eating plans. New restaurants opening this month in Huntsville, will have to go forth and check them out. One advertises slow-baked meatloaf…we shall see. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/107 "2018-01-11T00:28:00Z")
**emily** , I think I’d go for a new toothbrush too. **spidey** and **flytrap** , **doggio** wasn’t the target of my wisecrack. :whistles: Yay Scooter and Pooka! **metal mouse** , if I ever have the opportunity to remodel another bathroom, you betcha I’d put in the high potties. I advised my sister to do that when she did her remodel and she was glad. IIRC, you are a fairly tall guy, so it may actually be a more comfortable height anyway. I found out today that my first cousin’s house had a CO leak and that her husband was in the hospital and she had passed. They had no detector and just fell asleep. She had a rough life and things were actually getting better for them since retirement. Her kids are just a couple of years younger than I am and I really feel for them. If any of y’all have no detector, please install one, especially if you use auxilliary heat sources during the winter. ---
**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 11, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/108 "2018-01-11T01:59:33Z")
How sad **Red**. I am sorry. Hope her husband recovers. Scary. We do not have any and I will get some in memory of her. ---
**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 11, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/109 "2018-01-11T02:15:51Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > The succotash recipe that contains only Brussels sprouts, butter and garlic. Seems quite a waste of good butter and garlic. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/110 "2018-01-11T02:45:05Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Seems quite a waste of good butter and garlic. Try chopping them and frying with onion and garlic in bacon grease. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/111 "2018-01-11T02:46:10Z")
Damn third world kitchens. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/112 "2018-01-11T03:30:16Z")
> [@missred](#): > > I found out today that my first cousin’s house had a CO leak and that her husband was in the hospital and she had passed. They had no detector and just fell asleep. She had a rough life and things were actually getting better for them since retirement. Her kids are just a couple of years younger than I am and I really feel for them. If any of y’all have no detector, please install one, especially if you use auxilliary heat sources during the winter. Doper **chacoguy** has passed and [it looks like it could be due to CO poisoning.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=846673) 2 reminders in one day. ☹ ---
**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 11, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/113 "2018-01-11T03:31:56Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I picked a heckuva week to start working full time again! 😃 Looks like you picked the wrong week to quit [working part time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piX5V0fpf-o), huh? > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > I had Chunky Sirloin Burger for dinner. > Ripple Started to read this as soup w/ a glass of Ripple. :o Couple mins left in the hockey game then it’s off to bed w/ me; another early morning tomorrow morning. ---
**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 11, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/114 "2018-01-11T04:57:29Z")
Worked, came home. Made dinner. Gordie got Food Ball, with some cat food in it. > [@missred](#): > > **spidey** and **flytrap** , **doggio** wasn’t the target of my wisecrack. :whistles: :mad: Be nice, I know the 500 square mile area you live in!😉 > [@missred](#): > > I found out today that my first cousin’s house had a CO leak and that her husband was in the hospital and she had passed. They had no detector and just fell asleep. She had a rough life and things were actually getting better for them since retirement. Her kids are just a couple of years younger than I am and I really feel for them. If any of y’all have no detector, please install one, especially if you use auxilliary heat sources during the winter. > [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Doper **chacoguy** has passed and [it looks like it could be due to CO poisoning.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=846673) > > 2 reminders in one day. ☹ :(:(☹ > [@Spiderman](#): > > Started to read this as soup w/ a glass of Ripple. :o Sounds like a bum Thanksgiving. “Turkey, with all the tremens” ---
**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 11, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/115 "2018-01-11T09:58:10Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 63 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 75 and cloudy with a chance of rain for the day. Rain will be movin’ in tonight and tomorrow and then temps will return to January normal. Weather be weird. The bug man comes this mornin’ around eight. When he finishes his thing I shall make a trip to the Harvey’s Sto’ as chikin is on sale so it’s a good time to buy. I am goin’ to make pancakes, scrambled aigs and snausages for sup. I got me a gnawin’ and a cravin’. **red** so sorry about your cousin! Hope her husband makes it OK. Sad about **chacoguy** as well. Now I need more caffeine and rumbly tummy wants sustenance. Then I shall purtify. Rah. Happy Thursday Y’all! ---
**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 11, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/116 "2018-01-11T10:28:31Z")
This place (a B&B) is, interestin’; feels like I’m on a cruise ship as there’s a noticeable list to the room; about 2-3" across. Remember when _everyone_ had a StarTac, & then a Razr phone? As someone who currently has a Motorola phone, I don’t lknow why they so screwed the pooch in their UI. Need to log into the phone to do anything w/ the alarm, snooze it, lower the volume, etc. I;m sure I woke up _all_ the other guests thru the paper-thin walls before I could put in my password; especially when one isn’t yet fully away & having this thing screaming at you :mad:…& the whole _phone_ part? Gawd, that sux, _biiiig_ time. I’ve only had this one for some months & I’m seriously thinking about getting something else because it sucks so much. :mad: ---
**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 11, 2018, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/117 "2018-01-11T10:51:21Z")
Up, caffeinated ,and sheveled. Off to work. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/118 "2018-01-11T11:29:33Z")
_coughs all over the MMP_ _waves to **MsRobyn** from the other end of the sick ward_ ---
**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:** [January 11, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/119 "2018-01-11T11:32:13Z")
Coincidentally, we got our 2 CO detectors delivered this week. They’re on the kitchen counter awaiting installation. One will go in the hallway outside the bedrooms and the other will be in the furnace room, which also happens to be my studio. New 10-year smoke detectors are due next week. So sad to hear about CO deaths… ☹ Weather weirdness here, too. It’s supposed to get into the 50s today, with the temp rising overnight so we awaken to 60s tomorrow. Then it’ll plummet. Rain is also promised, but I hope it holds off long enough for the gutter guys to de-gunkify our gutters. Bizarro dream last night - we were living in a different, bigger house, but the master bathroom didn’t have a terlet. There was space for one, but no plumbing, and we couldn’t figure out why. So we called in a plumber and he looked under the house and said he’d be back… then I woke up. Moral of the story - don’t buy a house if the bathroom lacks a terlet. You’re welcome. Happy Thursday!! ---
**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 11, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129/120 "2018-01-11T12:03:17Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Bizarro dream last night - we were living in a different, bigger house, but the master bathroom didn’t have a terlet. There was space for one, but no plumbing, and we couldn’t figure out why. So we called in a plumber and he looked under the house and said he’d be back… then I woke up. Anxiously awaiting tomorrow morning’s dream report…to see if the plumber really does come back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129.md?page=7)