# (Old) Another lost great idea in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [March 31, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391 "2025-03-31T11:13:07Z")\ **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 3, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/181 "2025-04-03T18:53:41Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > I gave him the most horrific punishment known to cat. _I picked him up_. šŸ˜ˆ **boofae** Thatā€™s great exciting news about Blossom and Cherry! You are a truly great cat Mom! For Blossom and Cherry, and Muffin too. Sheā€™s been traumatized by losing her Mom but eventually with your patient care sheā€™ll come around, may take months but sheā€™ll get there. Didnā€™t get to sleep until sometime around 2:30am because I was working on a spreadsheet of menus, related food and other things to pack for my Sis and my Ohio Wildflower Pilgrimage in a week and a half. I woke up shortly after 7 so not the most restful but BF texted and said that we could hopefully plant the rest of the seeds this morning but had to finish before noon as she had acupuncture appointment this afternoon. So, I hustled as quickly as my old self could. Seems that getting ready takes 2-3 times as long as it did when i was in my 20ā€™s/30ā€™s; I donā€™t quite understand why. Had a half piece of toast with crunchy PB & half a banana on it then was out the door with my tube planters, 3 egg cartons and my 1-2-3-4. It was beautiful out, full sun and temps in mid 60s. I had made 29 planters earlier in the week and had about a dozen that I had left at BFā€™s house. I planted seeds in all of them, all flowers that were planned out, some for flower garden and vegetable garden (marigolds are known to keep insects/bugs away from 'maters), some for the cemetary, some for my MILā€™s 2 pots that have a great meaning for Hubs and some requested by daughter. I also planted 1 radish seed. I was able to be alert as BF gave me a delicious big mug of Maple Pecan Pie coffee and a homemade healthy muffin. She uses a recipe from a package from Trader Joes as a base then makes it more healthy by adding various other ingredients. Sheā€™s promised me the recipe; hope I get it soon. She showed me some seedlings that I planted 2 weeks ago (turnip and peas). She has grow lights and warming mats and covers them so they are in a greenhouse effect. Her daughter went back to Oregon last evening and due to her daughterā€™s migraine yesterday, they werenā€™t able to install her new outdoor greenhouse. So, I told her I would help her with that next week. Left with a dozen fresh eggs (her chickens are showing their joy with the warming up weather by amping up their laying that had gone down to almost nil during the cold temps) and some other food that she had picked up at Costco for me. Daughter texted asking if I still had a honey hookup. Of course, have been buying from the same beekeeper for about a decade. Called her when I got home and talked about plans for meeting up Saturday at the HandsOff rally/march. Got her approval for sloppy joes for dinner Sunday when she comes over. Thanks to FCM for the idea. Well, enough procrastination, need to get on household chores. TTYL. ---
**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 3, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/182 "2025-04-03T19:21:30Z")
Iā€™m glad my VISA fraud department is on the ball, but DAMMIT I need to do the ETAs for FCD and me before our cruise and VISA keeps flagging the charge as fraudulent, even after I called them on it. The woman I got today had such a thick accent, I couldnā€™t follow her. So Iā€™ll try again tomorrow to get them to permit the whopping charge of $13.45 to go thru. Twice. Dammit. I swear, next step is to go to the British Embassy in DC and apply there. \< _headdesk_ \> ---
**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 3, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/183 "2025-04-03T19:31:49Z")
I roll-chopped the lawns. 0.25 miles, 46:36. ---
**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 3, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/184 "2025-04-03T19:33:17Z")
_Started Typing: 2:41 PM ET Clicked Reply: 3:33 PM ET_ Iā€™ve been listening in on a program review all day (since 9am, with a 1-hour break for lunch): there have been some good nuggets and Iā€™ve made some notes, but my brain is starting to turn to mush. šŸ˜‚ I got a quick shout-out when they reviewed recent project management hires, so that was nice. The review wonā€™t end until ~4pmā€¦happily, Iā€™m caught up on my access requests/training/etc. and have nothing else on my Thursday to-do list. Today I did some ā€œcan only do when I work from homeā€ stuff: I had a sandwich (lunch + dinner) and groceries delivered from Wegmanā€™s, and I had the mobile groomer come give Bailey a bath. She has a vet tech appointment tomorrow for a Bordatella booster; I figured Iā€™d take a nice clean doggy. šŸ™‚ I also had a Bluetooth headset delivered today for when Iā€™m in the office: work would have provided a wired headset for free, but [the one I got](https://www.jbl.com/on-ear-headphones/TUNE520BT.html) was only $40 and I much prefer wireless. Iā€™ll set it up and test it sometime tomorrow, then take it to the office on Monday and leave it there. I wound up not going to Trader Joeā€™s after work yesterday: by the time I got that close to home, I decided that I didnā€™t want to stop. Iā€™m still craving those mini ice cream cones, though, so Iā€™ll probably go sometime this weekend. It was nice to not have to commute this morning (and to know that Iā€™ll be in my LR five minutes after I log off today), but mostly Iā€™m grateful to be wearing flip-flops! I got some nasty blisters on both feet when I went to the Supreme Court last week, and the one on my left heel is healing the slowest. I applied several layers of extra-cushioned Band-Aids on Mon-Wed, but it was still pretty sore by the end of each day. Iā€™m hoping itā€™ll be better by Monday. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > A few weeks ago, we got a Miracle Ear advertisement addressed to Hubs deceased father at this address. When my mom died I was her executor, and had her mail forwarded to my address: 9 years later I _still_ get mail addressed to her from the Smithsonian and the local public television station. Also, I worked for Miracle Ear one summer when I was in college: they had some space on the top floor of Montgomery Ward (near the photo studio), and I was part receptionist and part telemarketer. The audiologists were a father and son. šŸ™‚ > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Recently, Blossom has been putting her paws on my arm and booping my nose šŸ™‚ Then yesterday evening, Cherry got on the sofa, laid down beside me, rolled over and let me rub her belly! Yay! Muffin will definitely come around. šŸ™‚ > [@Wheelz](#): > > We got Chloeā€™s ashes back yesterday. They included a little framed ink paw print and a 2ā€x2ā€ plastic bag of her fur. The paw print is adorable and is now on display in a curio cabinet. I wasnā€™t sure how to feel about the fur, but **Mrs W** immediately declared it creepy and weird, and said she wanted to throw it out. I didnā€™t object. Not sure if it was just a bag of hair, or if there was skin attached, like a pelt. We didnā€™t open the bag to find out. Yeahā€¦Iā€™m with **Mrs. W** about the fur thing! I didnā€™t get my catā€™s ashes when she died in 2004 ā€“ I didnā€™t want/think to ask for them ā€“ and for a long time I thought I wouldnā€™t want Baileyā€™s, but these days I think I _would_ like them. I figure Iā€™ll put them in the LR next to my Momā€™s picture. The paw print idea might be nice, too. ---
**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 3, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/185 "2025-04-03T21:10:15Z")
Afternoon all. Handyman was here and prepped the wall for painting, but will have to come back tomorrow to finish it. Paid him half of what owe him for his work so far. Tiel guy hasnā€™t called or texted (I texted him about 2pm), so tomorrow Iā€™ll try someone else for what should be about an hourā€™s job or so. Now need to start getting ready for soccer coaching, itā€™s 85F outside so probably will take some water with me and give the kids some extra breaks too. **cookie** , not a big bagel fancier, but glad you found a reliable source. **FCM** , looking forward to the ā€˜afterā€™ pictures in a little whileā€¦ And I had no problem with my ETA payment, youā€™d think the couple thouā€™ you paid for the trip itself would be the first thing theyā€™d look at. **Wheelie** , I agree with Mrs. W, that is a bit creepy but fortunately easily remedied. And a sweet use of Chloeā€™s ashes. **Cat Glove** , I imagine youā€™ll be sleeping in tomorrow. And yay! for the eggs-cellant reward for the planting help you provided. **Flyboy** , need to do some measurements someday, think I mow at least that much too. **Oopsie** , yeah, sat in a lot of Program Reviews in my day, since I was leading many of them I had to pay attention, but tough to keep you attention on them for 3-4 hours at a stretch. Time tochange into coaching gear and get ready for soccer with the 9-year olds. Catch yā€™all this evening. ---
**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 3, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/186 "2025-04-03T21:12:27Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > think I mow at least that much too. I have a [WoofTrax](https://wooftrax.com) app on my phone, to see how far I walk and to (somehow) raise money for an animal shelter. šŸ˜‰ ---
**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 3, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/187 "2025-04-03T21:29:38Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Iā€™m not sure Iā€™m handling it as well as I think I am Are there any grief hotlines in your area? Sometimes just talking to someone about confused pain helps a bunch. Be kind to yourself, he would want that. > [@dogbutler](#): > > I gave him the most horrific punishment known to cat. _I picked him up_. And did you give him a loud smooch right between the ears? According to GG, that is a fate worse than death. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Sometimes that just feels so good, doesnā€™t it? I was honestly pretty proud of myself for thinking about all that while drunk. I even typed up individual itineraries and left them on my desktop to read over before finalizing things. My only regret is not being able to sit them next to crying children, but traveling steerage almost guarantees crying babies on the plane. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > I have exciting news, Oh hurray, nose booping must make you smile so hard! And belly rubs are something special too! Poor Muffin is so scared that sheā€™s missing out on all of the fun parts of living with you and 'im indoors but Iā€™m sure you will convince her of the error in her ways. > [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > They basically shoot themselves in the foot. So eventually, they will work MusicMan into finding a different job and wonā€™t have a clue as to why they canā€™t keep workers. That really sucks. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Currently finishing off a [fancy yogurt](https://www.ouibyyoplait.com/products) I donā€™t usually shop Goodwill, I donā€™t like their hiring practices but lately Iā€™ve been thinking that I need a cast iron dutch oven. But because Iā€™ve managed to live almost 70 years without owning such a thing, I donā€™t really need it enough to pay full price. I went into the Goodwill in Logan to look for one and noticed that they had bags of those fancy yogurt jars, 6 fer five bucks. I just grabbed a pile of over-priced kids books and left to probably never go back. > [@rocking\_chair](#): > > it is a dreary, rainy day in philly. It has been a dreary, rainy day here as well. At we got the tornado warnings at threeish and slept through them. I need ot check my phone and find out why it didnā€™t go ogg. Now we are under flood watch and the creeks are rising. The river is also high, but isnā€™t raising like it did last month. > [@teelabrown](#): > > The crap tariff news and crap stock market is making Mr. brown surly and snappish. It triggered my food insecurities so much that we went to Aldiā€™s and bought about a hundred pounds of meet, ten lbs of assorted cheeses and ten containers of mixed nuts. Hubs eats them all the time. Then we went to Kroger and stocked up on rice, beans, flour and cornmeal. Iā€™ve already filled our third pantry closet with such things and corn starch, baking powder, salt and baking soda. I honestly do not know where my food hoarding tendencies came from, I never missed a meal as a kid and the only times I missed meals as an adult was when I made the choice between buying a burrito for lunch or a pack of cigarettes and usually picked the smokes. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > My best to you. Thank you, but Iā€™m really all over it now. If I hadnā€™t been having a drunken pity party, you folks probably would never have heard about it cause it really isnā€™t that important to me. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Well, I got my dozen today and they are absolutely fresh and fragrant. Me so very happy. šŸ˜€ I am so happy for you! Good fresh bread always makes for a happy time. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Proof of concept cushion - my idea works! Hurray! It was so smart of you to do a test piece first, now you know how to do it right with the expensive fabric. (which I think is super fitting for the purpose, very cute) > [@dogbutler](#): > > The penguins would like to know why the land animals have started a trade with with them. As would the Lemurs. He put 49% tariffs on Madagascar. TF do we even import from them? Coffee, silk, cocoa and tropical fruits. The US isnā€™t that important to them, they import more from anywhere but the us and sell more to anywhere but the us. This has got personal, the man is fucking with my thread supply. > [@Wheelz](#): > > We put about half the ashes into the pot, and this will forever be known as ā€œChloeā€™s Tree.ā€ What a lovely way to remember such a beautiful kitty girl. > [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > Seems that getting ready takes 2-3 times as long as it did when i was in my 20ā€™s/30ā€™s; I donā€™t quite understand why. I know just what you mean, it takes longer and Iā€™m not as high maintenance as I was back then. I used to take the time to assemble an outfit and check front and back before going out and now I just grab whatever is in front of the closet (I put the clean clothes in the back) and call it good. > [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > I also planted 1 radish seed. šŸ¤£ > [@Misnomer](#): > > 9 years later I _still_ get mail addressed to her from the Smithsonian and the local public television station. Both very worthy causes, but stillā€¦the amount of waste involved has to cost a staggering amount of money so I guess they must think it is worth it. ---
**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 3, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/188 "2025-04-03T21:33:02Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > And I had no problem with my ETA payment, Apparently the problem is where the money is being charged, not how much. I think Iā€™ll call the Fraud Dept directly and see what they can do to keep it from being flagged as fraud. Or Iā€™ll try the Mastercard from the other credit union. Or maybe my debit card? Must consider the possibilities. Nothing on the agenda for this evening apart from my requisite bike ride. And sone BritBox later. Standard RDOS. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/189 "2025-04-03T23:09:09Z")
> [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Cherry I have one credit card that is hyper sensitive to retail charges from a long way from home. they canā€™t seem to learn I used to travel for a living and still travel a lot. The kicker: The card (from a major US national bank) is airline affiliated and is marketed specifically at frequent travelers. šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø And yes, the entire fraud department is in Bangalore and has a) very thick accents, and b) very low internet bandwidth for their VOIP phones, so calls drop often and the audio fidelity is horrid. Can you tell Iā€™m impressed? ---
**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:** [April 3, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/190 "2025-04-03T23:13:22Z")
Howdy Yā€™all! We got the mower assembled, but I didnā€™t try it out today. Just not motivated to do so. Maybe future bear will do so tomorrow. Maybe he is not that much of a RDOS. Nah. Heā€™s probably as useless as present bear. Did manage to make sup, so thereā€™s that. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/191 "2025-04-03T23:15:58Z")
Church dinner was stuffed pepper or pulled pork, cabbage and noodles ( not enough) and salad. It was so warm today I wore my black leggings. My back is still bothering me. I have some chips and dip for snacking later. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/192 "2025-04-03T23:25:47Z")
Ref my post above, I have no idea how that snip from **boofae** got in there. It doesnā€™t belong and now too late for me to fix. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/193 "2025-04-03T23:49:58Z")
I rode my own horse today!!!11! Just walkies but it was so good to be with her. I mounted with no problem. First try for dismounting didnā€™t work, but second time was perfect. Those PT exercises have helped the formerly weak muscles. My former FIL died on Saturday and the wake is tomorrow afternoon. I am good friends with my former sister in law and her wife. But I donā€™t know if I can go to the visitation. Itā€™s too much sadness. My ex will be there but that doesnā€™t enter into it. Itā€™s all so weird. I got along great with my in laws and remained in contact after the divorce. ---
**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 4, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/194 "2025-04-04T00:04:55Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Heā€™s probably as useless as present bear. Present bear put the mower together! Not so useless after all, LOL! > [@LSLGuy](#): > > The kicker: The card (from a major US national bank) is airline affiliated and is marketed specifically at frequent travelers. šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø Well of course! They know that folks who travel to foreign lands are obviously up to no good and need to be monitored closely. Most of our available cash is in the AZ state credit union. They used to freak out every time I tried to buy gas out of state but let some out of country scammers run up over twenty grand in charges almost over night. They took care of it the next day, but really? So I took myself to the Rec Center and bobbed around in the water for a while. (They did have flotation belts but Iā€™m pretty fat and float well enough that I donā€™t need one to keep my head above water.) My ankle and wrist donā€™t hurt as long as iā€™m careful but my shoulder hasnā€™t gotten over the fall yet. Stoopid shoulder has already been x-rayed and MRIā€™d (I hate getting them, it always makes my back hurt), it is just yelling because it feels ignored or something.) Hubs has been fretting about my no-mow zone because it looks unkempt. He wants to put landscape cloth down and then get a couple of stock water troughs for me to use as raised planters for my wildflowers. That kinda defeats the purpose so Iā€™m going to make the area between the back of the shed and the fence into a wildflower no-mow zone instead. I do not know what happened to turn him so house proud here when he used to argue with me over planting a couple of tomato plants. We had blow up fights at each house we owned over his chain saw approach to landscaping and now heā€™s debating which color of bark he wants to use for mulch. Iā€™m not complaining mind you, Iā€™m just wondering why it didnā€™t happen sooner. > [@peedin](#): > > I rode my own horse today!!!11! HURRAY!!! What a good girl she was for you. Dang about the death. Iā€™m sorry for the sadness. ---
**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 4, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/195 "2025-04-04T00:17:49Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > I rode my own horse today!! This made my evening~goofy big smile on my face, my grand daughter is wondering about meā€¦but then I think she always does. ---
**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 4, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/196 "2025-04-04T01:27:42Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > flotation belts I really should have called them buoyancy belts. The point is to keep your legs off the pool bottom. Thus allowing VERY low to no impact water exercise. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I do not know what happened to turn him so house proud here Perhaps itā€™s because relatives or old-time friends might come by. Didnā€™t happen sooner because he really didnā€™t care what the people in AZ or wherever thought because he didnā€™t care if they judged him; their opinion didnā€™t matter. ---
**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 4, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/197 "2025-04-04T01:41:45Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Hell, you can get [good sushi](https://akamisushibar.com/) at gas stations around here(I stopped at Teeter for the onion, though). Where I used to live, the best sushi in town was at the V-Twin shop (now gone). Their motto was _Eat Japanese, ride American_. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > ā€™m Momā€™s executor and am the only one who knows where all of the money is. The house goes to my sisters, Iā€™ve made sure that my name is not attached to it so I donā€™t care what happens to that. I have her will, I know where she wants the money to go and I hate everyone equally so wonā€™t be tempted to favor anyone. That sister knows whatā€™s in the will, she will just contest it til kingdom come. Awwwwā€¦ it sounds like Cherry and Blossom are beginning to realize that theyā€™re home, **BooFae**. šŸ™‚ > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I donā€™t usually shop Goodwill, I donā€™t like their hiring practices but lately Iā€™ve been thinking that I need a cast iron dutch oven. But because Iā€™ve managed to live almost 70 years without owning such a thing, I donā€™t really need it enough to pay full price. If you ever wander towards Chattanooga, check out [Lodge Cast Iron](https://www.lodgecastiron.com/museum?irclickid=1-OXrFVNYxyKTsBy3MxnmXy6Uksyl22N3XApyA0&irgwc=1&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=27795). Their shop has reasonably priced cast iron ware, plus the museum and their [cornbread festival](https://www.bing.com/search?qs=UT&pq=south+pittsburg+tn+corn&sk=CSYN1&sc=8-23&pglt=297&q=south+pittsburg+tn+cornbread+festival+2025&cvid=90e460615d154aa3a82e3c71a2fc065c&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIARAAGEAyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQABhAMgYIAhAAGEAyBggDEAAYQDIGCAQQABhAMgYIBRAAGEAyBggGEAAYQDIGCAcQABhA0gEJMTI1NTVqMGoxqAIAsAIA&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=SCOOBE) is fun. > [@peedin](#): > > I rode my own horse today!!!11 Yay! Weird day. On Thursdays, I pretty much have to hit the deck running at irk to get stuff done on schedule (donā€™t worry, the afternoon is pretty chill most of the time). I came in and my drop off rack for product was in the department next door with a metric shit ton of their stuff on it. My product wasnā€™t found until about a half hourā€™s Easter egg hunt was done. I messaged my boss soā€™s she would know why reports were late. Once I got rolling, we were evacuated to the storm shelter for ~30 minutes. That was only the second time in my nearly 20 years there for that. I did manage to get most things done, although programming had to be saved for next week. Now for the weekend! Stay safe and healthy yā€™all! ---
**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 4, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/198 "2025-04-04T02:00:48Z")
> [@missred](#): > > If you ever wander towards Chattanooga, check out [Lodge Cast Iron](https://www.lodgecastiron.com/museum?irclickid=1-OXrFVNYxyKTsBy3MxnmXy6Uksyl22N3XApyA0&irgwc=1&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=27795). Their shop has reasonably priced cast iron ware, plus the museum Iā€™ve several times tried to talk her into a Jolene themed Lodge cast iron skillet for corn bread, to no avail. Iā€™m sure her kitchen needs one hanging on the wall. Maybe third times the charm. > **[8 Inch Jolene Dolly Parton Skillet | Lodge Cast Iron](https://www.lodgecastiron.com/product/dolly-parton-jolene-skillet)** > > https://secure.lodgecastiron.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-www-lodge-com/default/dw3f18fc9e/images/L5SKDLY/L5SKDLY-1.png Plus of course they have 37 sizes and types of cast iron Dutch ovens, starting at $40. Enameled is of course more expensive. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/199 "2025-04-04T02:08:11Z")
Hello, beloved friends. Iā€™m here. Iā€™ve just been busy with humans and canines. Mr. Max and his person are moving. The MRI (not sure if I mentioned this or not) showed sheā€™d had a strokeā€“when, they donā€™t know, but Iā€™m guessing maybe at the time she lost her vision in one eye for some hours. Her daughter and SIL got alarmed (understandably) and told her to move in with them. They live north of here. She moved here because it wasnā€™t working out before, but she doesnā€™t feel she has a choice now. Her SIL is a personal injury lawyer, the kind who advertises on TV, and theyā€™re quite wealthy, but they charge her quite a bit of rent. I donā€™t think she wants to go, but she feels she has no choice. At least theyā€™re OK with her taking her dog with her. I figured out who Mr. Max reminds me of: Charles II, minus the huge honker and signs of inbreeding. Thatā€™s when heā€™s dry. When wet, he looks like a bedraggled Tiny Tim, minus the ukulele. Today I took Ms. Dog for a long walk. She came within 6 INCHES of a duck! I pulled her back and the duck took off at the very last second. This is the stuff I think about so I DONā€™T think about the reality thatā€™s staring us all in the face. Bad times are coming, bad, bad times. Iā€™m being neither pessimistic nor dramatic. Anyone who doesnā€™t see that is either getting all their news from Fox or is desperately doing an ostrich impression. I have a friend in Vietnam. She lives in Ho Chi Minh City with her mother. She came to the US for college, which is how I know her, and has been teaching English to kids and adults. Nobody can afford to send their kids to her any more, so sheā€™s just teaching adults, and not many of them. Her dog got depressed without the kids, so she had to get her dog a dog. She said many tens of thousands of people have been laid off there already. With the tariffs, that will increase. Vietnam will not be able to afford US goods (or much else), so expect our $16 billion in exports to Vietnam to dry up. And thatā€™s just one country. This is insanity. Itā€™s murder-suicide. **Jack** , Iā€™m so sorry about your BIL. I hope Bob provides some comfort. Iā€™ve actually read all the posts I missed. I just canā€™t remember what I read, other than **hippie** and **Boo** met up, and **MetalMouse** did his braunschweiger run. Hugs to all. ---
**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 4, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391/200 "2025-04-04T02:24:13Z")
Mrs. L.A. has been flying a 3-foot by 5-foot Ukrainian flag to show support for Ukraine. I bought an American flag in the same size, a 2-foot by 3-foot Canadian flag, and a 2-food by 3-foot Mexican flag. Mi Esposa has decided itā€™s time to fly the Mexican flag. Sheā€™s washing it now. (She likes to wash things before using them.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-another-lost-great-idea-in-the-mmp/1016391.md?page=11)