# (Old) Ain't gonna move no more in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [July 8, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-aint-gonna-move-no-more-in-the-mmp/1003894 "2024-07-08T10:48:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 150
**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:** [July 10, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-aint-gonna-move-no-more-in-the-mmp/1003894/150 "2024-07-10T20:18:09Z")
_Started Typing: 2:37 PM ET Clicked Reply: 4:18 PM ET_ My boss (the program manager) spent Wed-Sun in Mexico, and when he tried to come home on Sunday he wound up getting stuck in Houston due to hurricane Beryl. He wasn’t able to get out until today; he and his wife should be on a plane right now. 🤞 Of course he doesn’t have his corporate laptop _or_ phone with him, so the other program leads and I have been filling in – with me as the primary POC for our customer, who is both needy and not the clearest communicator. I’m always able to be patient and tactful (and slightly deferential) when needed, but they aren’t my strong suits and that stuff wears me out…it has been an exhausting few days! Plus this is the bajillionth day in a row of +100°F weather, which just makes me not want to go anywhere/do anything other than try to balance my in-home comfort with keeping the heat pump from burning itself out (fans are the best!). Hopefully my boss gets home alright _and_ it storms later, as forecast. As for the OP, moving is in my blood. 😁 I was a bit of an Army/DoD brat, and moved pretty often as a kid: for some people that makes them want to never move again once they no longer have to, but I found that I like it. After graduating from college, I moved 10 times in 20 years: I landed in my current rental 10 years ago, and have only stayed here this long because of the dog. It’s _really_ hard to find good rentals with a pet (this listing actually said “no pets,” but I called to ask how firm that was and kinda talked my property manager into it), and it’s a pretty good house with a big yard and in a great location so I’m alright with staying here for as long as I have Bailey. I’m definitely moving after she dies, though, with an eye to returning to townhouse living once I don’t need the yard anymore (trading my current abundant exterior square footage for a little more interior square footage). Every abode has quirks that start getting on my nerves after a few years – especially true of rental properties – and I like being able to move on to a new set of quirks relatively easily. I can’t imagine ever saying “this is it; I’m never moving again” as long as I’m single, but I could see maybe staying in the next place for a while. I’m hoping to really take my time with that decision/selection. As soon as I could afford it I started paying the movers to pack me, which takes care of the part I hate the most, and I always move on a Thursday (the movers are usually a little cheaper and more available, plus I can have the locksmith, etc., come on Friday and still have the weekend to settle in). These days, the worst part of moving is the cost: I expect to pay more rent in the next place, and estimate that the security deposit + first month’s rent + movers will equal ~$8500. A lot of times, my decisions to stay put for another year are just about $$. Notre-Dame de Paris est finis! 🙂 Here is the completed Section 4, representing the years 1225-1786: [![](https://i.ibb.co/HzFmbSy/2024-07-06-Notre-Dame-Section-4-1225-1786.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/HzFmbSy/2024-07-06-Notre-Dame-Section-4-1225-1786.jpg) And here is the finished set, which I wrapped up on Sunday evening: [![](https://i.ibb.co/M5nV9TQ/2024-07-07-Notre-Dame-Completed-02.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/M5nV9TQ/2024-07-07-Notre-Dame-Completed-02.jpg) > [@(Old) Oh, Eh? Can You See? - A Holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-oh-eh-can-you-see-a-holiday-mmp/1003555/303): > > My ultimate goal is to have a collection of the US rockets, but most of them will have to be MOCs. That’s very cool! I definitely don’t have the creativity for MOCs; luckily, I’m really happy just following build instructions. 😁 Notre Dame was set #16 (#1 was in March 2023), and has the most pieces to date (4,383). It’s not the largest set, though: the grand piano and the globe are both bigger. I did quite a bit of display rearranging while figuring out where to put the finished cathedral. I’m pretty sure the Lamborghini Countach will be next, but I’m trying to take a bit of a break before ordering #17. 🙂 So far my sets don’t have a theme; they’re just things that I like. I dipped my toe in the Star Wars world earlier this year with R2, and that could be a slippery slope – but what could _really_ get me in trouble are the Harry Potter sets. I’m deliberately not buying any of those (for now), because I think if I started I’d wind up needing an extra bedroom! > [@LSLGuy](#): > > She wants to rush up and care for me for an hour then launch off to work each day. That would drive me insane: when I’m sick, I just want to be left alone! 😃 > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Found out that a cousin, mid-40s, had a heart attack. Oh no! Sounds like she’s recovering, but ugh. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Last night we went to hear Benny Green (jazz pianist) play at the local jazz club. He’s played with a lot of the greats in his career. I prefer jazz ensembles rather than solo performances, but he is truly a master of the instrument. Nice! Piano is the only instrument I’m willing to hear solo when it comes to jazz, but around here there’s almost always also a bass and/or drums. It’s hard to find true solo performances…which I don’t really mind, but it might be nice to hear some solo jazz piano (from someone like Mr. Green) every now and then. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > I am much recovered from yesterday. Far from right, but much less wrong. Yay!! > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Back from the doc. Confirmed what I feared. So I’m back on antibiotics for another 2 weeks. Hope it works. 🤞 … > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Once she had refused service, she was risking huge personal fines as well and losing her job and costing the restaurant their liquor license by changing her mind. I don’t think it works that way. She was likely trained to simply card _everyone_ (which is much easier for staff than, say, a “card everyone who looks under 30” policy), but it’s really at the venue’s discretion whether to card at all – which is why her supervisor was able to say it was OK to serve you and Mr. The Cane. At least in Virginia, there is no legal requirement to check ID; the only law is that those drinking must be at least 21. So there’s no such thing as illegally being served unless you’re under 21. > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > I can’t remember the name of what she had Was it maybe Guillane-Barre syndrome? > [@LH75](#): > > This morning I have my first appointment with my Oncologist for the start of my radiation treatments. I will be getting treatments five days a week until mid September. The prostate cancer has not spread and is confined to just one side, so I am very optimistic. More 🤞 …! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-aint-gonna-move-no-more-in-the-mmp/1003894)._