# (Old) A Day Off in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [April 7, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728 "2025-04-07T08:47:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/181 "2025-04-11T10:44:23Z")
**oopsie** I sat here for awhile thinking about if I should post anything at all and in the end, I thought that I should stand up against discrimination and since there are things that I don’t know about, I also thought there might be others who might not know about this. I am very sorry that you were offended and thought I was judging you, that was not my intent at all. I had thought that since I didn’t quote your post or mention you by mumper name that my comment wouldn’t be seen as being directed at you because it wasn’t. Again I am very sorry for offending/upsetting you. That said, after your post, I did some research and came upon the info that nellie shared. I also found a thought-provoking piece from Georgetown’s The Hoya from a year ago about this issue. [https://thehoya.com/opinion/viewpoint-reconsider-boycott-culture/](https://thehoya.com/opinion/viewpoint-reconsider-boycott-culture/) I’m now going to put myself in Time Out. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/182 "2025-04-11T11:44:25Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > the franchise owner’s son was the culprit. Not a franchise, but your comment reminded me. My sister worked in a bar in Baltimore for ages. When the owner died, his wife and son took over. According to the wife, sonny boy could do no wrong. Yet my sister saw him selling drugs, stealing from the stock room, and pocketing cover charges. Mommy couldn’t understand why the take was so much lower when sonny boy was on duty, even tho my sister tried to tell her. When my sis had to quit on disability, who knows what happened. The bar is still in business but I wonder how things compare before and after the owner died. > [@swampbear](#): > > The folks that bought Pearly’s from the original owner have done a great job of keepin’ it the same This, also, reminded me of some local goings-on. The cafe on the square in Leonardtown used to be _Linda’s_. Then Linda lost her lease (rumors of ugly behind-the-scenes drama) and Irene opened another cafe that was slightly more $$, but still pretty good. Over the years, tho, it’s gone downhill. Word got about that Irene was a rather witchy (with a B) boss and worker turnover was very high. And the food quality slipped to an astonishing degree while the prices went up. We used to go there every weekend, then once in a while, then practically not at all. The occasional visit was to see if maybe it got better, but it never did. Anyway, the cafe is closed and the building is on the market. It’s a great location and there’s a real need for a good diner in Leonardtown. We’re watching and hoping. And, honestly, our first thought was that Irene had died (she’s well into her 80s) but she also owns a real estate company and that’s who’s selling the place. ( **FCD** got the whole story from a local - small town, some people know all the secrets.) So, fingers crossed for a new owner and a good breakfast place. The rain has started - luckily I don’t intend to hang my laundry out to dry. While it’s washing and drying, I’ll be finishing my sewing. And I still need to make my packing list. Daughter and her spawn will be spending the night here tomorrow so we can leave early on Sunday. I swear, if **FCD** had his way, we’d be on the road at 5. I convinced him to wait till 7 - at least by then, the sun will be up. Yesterday evening, I brought in a bag of pellets, meaning to fill the stove before we went to bed (there wasn’t enough room in the hopper when I brought it in.) Well, I forgot, so the stove was cold and the house was a tad chilly when I woke. Dammit. I have since filled it up and restarted it. It’ll be chilly in the basement, but I’m not going to light a fire. I’d already cleaned the fireplace and I don’t want to mess with it. I’ll wear a sweater and think warm thoughts. And so the day begins. Happy Firday! ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/183 "2025-04-11T12:42:37Z")
**FCMom,** when I’m looking for donuts, I go to a local bakery. Some grocery stores also make their own acceptable donuts. Like you, I don’t do Dungeon Donuts. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/184 "2025-04-11T12:47:03Z")
There is a [place](https://www.flourdonutsandbakery.com/menu) nearby that offers donuts - $3 each… I like donuts, but not that much. There was a small local grocery chain that had really good ones, but they went out of business. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/185 "2025-04-11T14:08:04Z")
i really enjoy the miranda james cat in the stacks series that highlight the maine coon diesel. diesel is such a good boy. i hope all went well at the hotel jtc. in philly is it is a very wet friday. it is a soaker rain, and cold. can’t wait to get home to the cats. tea, books, and cats; that is my plan. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/186 "2025-04-11T14:48:46Z")
Happy Friday. Last night’s rehearsal was loooong. Normally we rehearse near chairs so we can sit occasionally, but we’re doing this concert from standing risers, so no chairs. A few times she told us to sit on the risers, but being short I was standing on the floor in front of the risers, so my only option was the floor. As fat as out of shape as I am, that was not a comfortable option. Today I’ve been blessed by St. Cancellatious (what we call it when students cancel and we don’t have to make up their lessons) in the best way; I get to start an hour late and end an hour early. Now I have to decide if I come home between work and concert or have a relaxing meal out. Probably the latter to save myself an hour of driving. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/187 "2025-04-11T15:05:37Z")
Morning all. Pancakes and Bacon have been consumed, shopping and banking have been done, contacted people to replace the missing tile in my kitchen, and the dishwasher is merrily churning along. So that’s enough adulting before 10am. Bright and clear but cool (58F is cool in N. Ali-bama). Planning to have a makeup practice for soccer tonight if the fields are open (won’t know until 4pm) and also get my gym and weight training in as scheduled, so a fairly busy day. **boo fae** , I’m planning to take a train from London to Southampton catch my cruise ship and one back to catch my flight home, guess i ought to give myself plenty of leeway just in case… **swampy** , enjoy Pearly’s (is there a more Southern-sounding name for a restaurant than that? Maybe Bubba’s…). **FCM** , not many local places left around here, the influx of chain restaurants and such has been intense these past couple of years and the locals have trouble completing. **Pavo** , nice on the cancels, better than breaking up the day. Enjoy the meai you will talk yourself into… 😉 😁 And that’s all for the morning report. Have a good Firday all. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/188 "2025-04-11T15:54:28Z")
I’m in the ER. They’ve taken xrays, but no word yet. Please send good vibes. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/189 "2025-04-11T15:56:41Z")
Best vibes on the way. Keep us updated. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/190 "2025-04-11T16:01:25Z")
@missred Good karma on the way. 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/191 "2025-04-11T16:15:10Z")
{{{ **red** }}} - Good thoughts headed your way. Meanwhile here, _CRAP CRAP CRAP!!_ I screwed up the portside weather cloth - I forgot to allow for a hem on one end, so it’s too short. Dammit. I’m having to rip out that end and splice in a strip. And the starboard cloth needs to be stretched - I should be able to do that with an iron. Or maybe not. I don’t know. I’m taking a break. [And just when you thought it couldn’t get any more bizarre.](https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/trumps-golden-bust-pins-mandatory-for-loyalists-cabinet-members-claim-surfaces-article-151394155) (Don’t click if you don’t want to hear any more about the orange menace.) Fairly heavy, steady rain has been falling all morning. One load of laundry is folded and stowed, second load in the dryer, last in the washer. I just finished a PB&J sammich but I have no idea what we’ll do for supper. And that’s all the happenings at FairyChatEstate. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/192 "2025-04-11T16:16:20Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > but I have no idea what we’ll do for supper Quinoa or oatmeal. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/193 "2025-04-11T16:18:13Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Quinoa or oatmeal. 🤣 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/194 "2025-04-11T16:38:47Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **Cookie** , sounds like a pain, I think the last time I renewed my passport I just mailed it in and got it done (it’s good until 2032, so we’ll see if I still am good by then…) We did that in the past and it was pretty straightforward. I may opt for that if the online method gets too balky. Made sausage gravy and biscuits this morning. Not bad, but I’ve made better. Not sure what I did differently this time, but it’s been quite awhile since I bothered with it. Exercise was a struggle after skipping Wednesday. Ready for a nap, which will have to wait until the cleaning person is finished. Finished all my puzzling, so. . .wait, I forgot the mini crossword! To the Batmobile! ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/195 "2025-04-11T16:41:19Z")
The usual heaving chaos. Considering it was raining during the sort, there’ weren’t many wet boxes to retape. I stopped at the Likker Sto on the way home for some rye, since I gave up Lent for alcohol. Laundry is churning as we speak. > [@missred](#): > > I’m in the ER. They’ve taken xrays, but no word yet. Please send good vibes. {{{{ **red** }}}} Vibes sent. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > (Don’t click if you don’t want to hear any more about the orange menace.) “We need to talk about your flair” ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/196 "2025-04-11T17:00:14Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > “We need to talk about your flair” I would kill to have a mind as facile as yours. This was the perfect response, and I’ll be laughing out loud all day – thank you! @missred, I am sending good thoughts, also. I hope everything turns out well. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/197 "2025-04-11T17:57:36Z")
_Started Typing: 1:08 PM ET Clicked Reply: 1:57 PM ET_ This morning I hauled the biiiiiiiig trash can to the curb, and a little while ago I got both an email and a text message from the trash company saying that my pickup has been delayed by 4 hours. I’ve never gotten any messages from them before! I also have no idea what my usual pickup time is; all I know is the truck tends to come through the neighborhood sometime in the afternoon. I’ll be able to tell when the pickup is done, though, because right now the lid is slightly open (the cleaning ladies stuffed today’s garbage bag in there). It’s been raining all day and won’t stop until the wee hours, so I hope the inside of the can doesn’t get too wet…I think it’s too full to really worry about, though. Two things I forgot to mention yesterday: (a) **swampy’s** talk of nanner puddin’ inspired me to include some in yesterday’s order from Wegman’s! I hadn’t had banana pudding in a really long time, and I ate half of it after dinner. It’s _really_ good. I’ll be eating the other half shortly. 😁 (b) Yesterday marked 11 years since I moved into my current rental! My previous record was 4 years. This is my 10th address since 1994, which is when I moved out of my mom’s house (a year after I graduated from college). Several years ago I decided that I’d like to stay here for as long as Bailey is with me: there’s a big yard, it’s all one level (I’d hate to imagine her in a place with stairs these days!), and I like the house well enough to not want to move her again (it’s our 4th home together). It’s a 3BR 1BA 1950s rambler: a touch on the small side, but not bad at all for one adult + one dog. I know that once she’s gone, though, I’ll look for less yard and more house…I think I’ll want to go back to townhouse living. But whenever the time comes my rent will increase by anywhere from 16% to 36%, which is the secondary reason I’m in no hurry to move. It’s amazing to me that Bailey was only 5 years old when we moved in! (The listing actually said “no pets,” but I called the property manager to ask how firm that was and I was able to convince him to allow Bailey. The top two things in her favor were (a) weighing less than 50 pounds and (b) having a stellar rental record.) I finished the Lego _Ghostbusters_ firehouse last night! 😃 [https://i.ibb.co/MkFQ43VJ/HQ-for-MMP.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/MkFQ43VJ/HQ-for-MMP.jpg) For the interested, a bigger version of this picture – plus views of the firehouse when closed (and updated photos of my three main displays) – can be found in my [Lego photo album](https://ibb.co/album/nqqf2q?sort=name_asc). > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > > [@swampbear](#): > > > > I don’t eat there chikin cause it tastes ick to me. > > Me, too. You two (and **missred** ) are dead to me!!1! 😂 I’m not a big chicken sandwich person, and I don’t do fried chicken so I never go to Popeye’s/KFC/etc., but there’s something about the breading CfA uses for their chicken nuggets…soooooo good! (Not the grilled nuggets, though. Ew.) My only options on Wednesday were either a sandwich or a wrap: the sandwich was tasty, but I would have chosen nuggets in a heartbeat. That’s what I always get there, and usually that’s _all_ I get from there. I don’t even really care for the waffle fries. > [@nelliebly](#): > > I really hate to be the bearer of bad news That info is neither news (to me) nor bad. 🙂 What a CEO does with their own money is completely separate from corporate policy. Will I eat at Dan Cathay’s backyard BBQ? Nope. Will I eat at CfA? Yep. > [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > I am very sorry that you were offended and thought I was judging you, that was not my intent at all. Accepted. 🤗 > [@fachverwirrt](#): > > St. Cancellatious Ha! 😂 > [@missred](#): > > I’m in the ER. They’ve taken xrays, but no word yet. Please send good vibes. {{{good vibes}}} 🤞 > [@dogbutler](#): > > “We need to talk about your flair” 🤣 ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/198 "2025-04-11T18:00:38Z")
I thought I’d see what my 401(k) closed at yesterday (it’s a day behind), and I could not log into John Hancock. I tried on a Mac, and then the PC I’m connected to remotely. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/199 "2025-04-11T19:01:50Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Or to borrow from a SF character “she held grudges until the subject died and then had them stuffed and mounted on the wall”. I pull mine out and polish them on a regular basis. I got mad at AT&T before it split up. It doesn’t matter that AT&T now isn’t anything like the AT&T that was, they will never be forgiven! > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > we keep asking for volunteers to foster for us but get very little response. We used to be heavily involved in cat rescue and I agree with 'im indoors. We always got all of the broken (ugly) ones too. Now is not a good time in my life to start fostering again, but I am planning on starting again in a few years. Just…no kittens. Kittens are cute and cuddly and a super pain in the ass, I’m too old to be fostering litters of kittens anymore. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Yet my sister saw him selling drugs, stealing from the stock room, and pocketing cover charges. That must have been so infuriating for your sister. Ugh. > [@rocking\_chair](#): > > i hope all went well at the hotel jtc. Nobody died and we didn’t get kicked out\* so I am going to call it a success. We are home now and are exhausted. Of course nobody slept well, and we got up way too early so it will be an early night for us tonight. I don’t think Jolene slept at all last night either, I didn’t know that cats could stay awake that long. We let her out of the carrier and she used _her_ litter box and then climbed up on _her_ waterbed and has been asleep ever since. Oddly enough the workers haven’t come back to finish the job. They haven’t been paid and are a small company and it is Friday. We thought they would have been here bright and early so they could get our check to the bank in time to make payroll. > [@missred](#): > > I’m in the ER. WORRIED!!! > [@Misnomer](#): > > I finished the Lego _Ghostbusters_ firehouse last night! 😃 Very cool! Now I’m inspired to watch the movie again. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I thought I’d see what my 401(k) closed at yesterday (it’s a day behind), Don’t do that. Really, don’t go there. Things are changing too fast and what you see now is not what it will look like tomorrow. Unless you are on the insiders list, you won’t know when to sell or buy so for now, just leave it along because there really isn’t anything you can do about it. \*Hubs wanted to go out to dinner and GG got scared because he was in a strange place without his people and started wailing. The boys got some very healthy lungs in him so halfway through dinner, I got a call telling me that we can’t leave our pets unattended in the room. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728/200 "2025-04-11T19:10:39Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > just leave it along because there really isn’t anything you can do about it. I already did what I could do about it. But in the immortal words of Chance Gardiner, ‘I like to watch.’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-day-off-in-the-mmp/1016728.md?page=11)