# My Cup Runneth Over - A Stanley Cup MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 27, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946 "2022-06-27T06:55:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [June 27, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/21 "2022-06-27T16:57:26Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Then, as I always do, I checked Uber pricing before schlepping up to the pickup area, which is on the fifth floor of the parking garage. $35, which is about as low as it gets. So up I go, and by the time I’m officially in place and hit the confirm button, “surge pricing” is suddenly in effect - _$116!_ No way, Uber. I’d suggest Lyft as an alternate. In my experience, they are a LOT less expensive and the drivers have a tougher background check (this comes from people who’ve driven for both), so being a middle-aged woman with questionable vision and agility at times, I feel safer with Lyft anyway. (No financial connection other than as a customer.) Still awaiting DH’s most recent A1C (he dropped off the blood Saturday). Last one in March was 6.5. Also still awaiting maintenance. The office has been open a little less than half an hour as I type. I’ll give them until noon before I get pesty. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/22 "2022-06-27T17:08:47Z")
Up, brekkied, and caffeinated. It’s 87 here in beautiful Suffolk, Virginia, and though my usual main residence is the trailer attached to my landlady’s house, it’s way too hot outside (with an AC that barely works) to be in the trailer. Mom and I slept in the Big House, as we call it, last night. Today, Mom, my landlady, and I have been binge-watching “Married at First Sight” on Discovery+, an interesting show. I’m invested. I’m also doing online roleplay with one of my dear friends. Today is my landlady’s grandson’s long-awaited birthday dinner, made a couple weeks after his birthday because her surgery recovery had made it impossible until now. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/23 "2022-06-27T17:11:05Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Y’all are making me nervous, I’m overdue for an apartment flood. But hope it all stops dripping. For over nine hundred simoleons, it’d better not drip! The plumbers left a coffee-brew ago. The new faucet looks nice, as do the shiny new pipes. One of the things they include with their 2.2 kilobuck service is an access hatch in case they need to get back there again. They took the piece of drywall that was screwed over the spot, and they cut out some more. We’ve had an interior shelf from the rolling cutting cabinet outside just sitting there waiting for something to be done with it. I think I’ll make a door out of it. An access hatch would only cost a couple of hinges. > [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > When I lived in LA in 1984 during the Olympics I still have my flags and banners. The flags look like this: [![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/IO4AAOSwXFJgehsK/s-l500.jpg) ](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/IO4AAOSwXFJgehsK/s-l500.jpg) I’m pretty sure I have two of them. The banners (two, I think) look like this, though I’m almost certain the bottoms were cut diagonally and not square: [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/VGE3Kpt.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/qpEJ41v) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/24 "2022-06-27T17:13:05Z")
**Nettie** , I didn’t check Lyft last night. My previous experience has been that when one surges, they both surge, and the prices are seldom very far apart. Maybe things have changed; I’ll have to keep them in mind as an alternative. Thanks! ---
**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:** [June 27, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/25 "2022-06-27T17:15:24Z")
Might be different where you live, but in my own experience, Lyft is normally half or less what Uber wants for the exact same trip. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/26 "2022-06-27T17:18:02Z")
Dang for all the plumbing woes! We are having our septic tank pumped today which is a bit of a woe, but mostly its a woe prevention thing. Hubs has to go to the VA and have his arm looked at again. I’m hoping he will get the same nurse he did yesterday cause I forgot about his pneumonia shot and if he has to get another infusion I want her to do that as well. We cell talked and texted yesterday so I’ll text her in half an hour or so and see what we can work out. > [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Hubby’s toe is too painful to touch or walk. I Dang! I hope it is an easy fix. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Oh, and it’s uphill from the basement. This is what Nextdoor was made for. Offer up money in exchange for some strong helpers and you will get your stuff moved without you breaking a sweat. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/27 "2022-06-27T17:23:10Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Might be different where you live, but in my own experience, Lyft is normally half or less what Uber wants for the exact same trip. As a female type person, I also feel safer using Lyft. They do more to vet their drivers. I don’t use Uber at 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:** [June 27, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/28 "2022-06-27T17:25:44Z")
Best wishes to all our walking (and limping) wounded folks and those with plumbing woes, so far so good here. Plan to change and do my swimmin’ and sauna in just a bit, once lunch has digested a bit further. Shopping is completed for Moanday and Jersey Mike’s sammich is in my belly, so the morning seems to have gone alright. **Wheelie** , glad you made it home safe and sound. Only used Uber 1-2 times, no idea if the rates are cheaper or not, taxi from my house to the airport is about $25-$30 and I think uber would have trouble beating that. OK, time to put on the suit and go backstroking. All y’all have a good afternoon. ---
**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 27, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/29 "2022-06-27T17:27:22Z")
Evening, mumpers! It’s 16c/61f outside and cloudy with some sun. Weather app says “It’s going to be a cool, overcast day. Got it? Now let’s all go and get the fuck over ourselves”. Sounds about right, it was fine this morning, it’s been sunny, it heaved down for a bit, and then got sunny again. Frock day has been done, we were all in the office early as it’s results release day. Got the go-ahead to release things, did most of it without any issues and fired off some emails to other people so they can fix the bits that didn’t work. Then dealt with the bunch of students who a) didn’t read the email about who to contact regarding results, b) didn’t read the bit in the same email about how to see their results, c) didn’t read the bit in the email about final year resits, and d) generally shouldn’t be allowed out without supervision. Then it was time to head off for our posh presentation thingie…got to the shiny fancy hotel on campus to find it was in the building opposite, and also running 45 minutes late. Prosecco turned out to be wine, and afternoon tea turned out to be scones with jam and cream. Still, it was a pleasant interlude, got my fancy certificate, chatted with the folks we did our course with, and a few other people we knew, and headed back to the office to make order out of the last bits of chaos. Back to normal tomorrow, that means leggings, trainers and baggy tops! ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/30 "2022-06-27T17:46:59Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > **BBBoo** asked me to share this - her granddaughter’s efforts as a hair stylist: We are calling this hair style my Cousin Itt style. My son and fiancée are planning an Addams Family themed small wedding around Halloween so I’ll try to book Harriet to do my hair this way for my Mother of the Groom look. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/31 "2022-06-27T17:52:18Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Hubby’s toe is too painful to touch or walk. I’m going to haul him to urgent care after the groceries are delivered in an hour. My memory is like a banged up and battered sieve-has he ever had issues with gout? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/32 "2022-06-27T18:11:13Z")
He has indeed had trouble with gout and he has been treated for that. This is part of the Yoshi incident though. I think it’s broken and he is being a stubborn git. It’s swollen, bruised, and he can’t really walk on that foot. He’s in pain, but he won’t have anyone look at it. 😠 ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/33 "2022-06-27T18:26:21Z")
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**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:** [June 27, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/34 "2022-06-27T18:38:48Z")
Maintenance is cleaning out a drain, and two unhappy cats are under the headboard. Within inches of each other. Voluntarily (there are other “I don’t like something that’s going on” hiding spots available to both). With no rude commentary going on. I guess Allie decided the maintenance guys and their powered drain snake are a bigger problem than Buddy is. Hope we get this sorted. It’s late June in a hot area, with a construction worker in the household. Granted, there are laundromats not all that far away, or the (IMO sub-optimal) on-site laundry room, but having in-home laundry equipment makes my life a LOT easier on the laundry front. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/35 "2022-06-27T18:53:20Z")
oooo… i wants about 4 I just need to find some liquor stores to knock over … ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/36 "2022-06-27T19:10:10Z")
Yesterday I had some running around to do. I went to Bellingham to get the new faucet, then I went to Dollar Store for some stuff, then I went to the supermarket to get a few things – primarily wheat grass for Goo to chew on. I got everything… except the kitty grass. I told Mrs. L.A. I had to go back to the store to perform my kitty dad-ily duties. I thought that sounded fun, so I said it again. Yep, ‘kitty-daddily-dooties’ is fun to say. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/37 "2022-06-27T19:56:47Z")
Last week on Tuesday my wife and I were negative. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/zieHFED.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/w3WJSPe) Last Thursday she popped positive. I was still negative. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/BQFLfPq.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/vIMydZF) Saturday night, I joined the party. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/8GQ9f7G.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/OzoXVCl) And so we are both at home with what’s essentially a bad head cold. We’re okay. The covid of today isn’t as potent as the covid of 2020. Stay safe and healthy out there, y’all. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/38 "2022-06-27T20:01:40Z")
Take care and feel better soon. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/39 "2022-06-27T20:06:44Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Boooooo…how is his A1C? We just got his latest, at 6.6 (up .1 from 3 months ago). He has a phone appointment with his doctor in a few days, I suspect med dosage adjustments loom). ---
**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 27, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946/40 "2022-06-27T20:12:15Z")
Short boat work day, but we got some good stuff done. Plus I sorted a bunch of the reclaimed wire into bags according to gauge, and I have a pile of cables that **FCD** needs to sort since I didn’t know what he’d want to keep and what needs to be tossed. But by about 2:30, we were both tired of it, and it was raining (not that it affected us in the cabin) so we gathered the garbage bags and came home. I vacuumed up a couple of cats-worth of hair, then washed a load of shorts and t-shirts (which are now in the dryer.) I also scooped the cat box (which I forgot to do yesterday.) And I pulled some fake crab out of the freezer for supper. Time to chill till the dryer is done. **FCD** is napping, and it’s nice and quiet hereabouts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946.md?page=3)