# (Old) Going bats in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 23, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-going-bats-in-the-mmp/991945 "2023-10-23T05:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 79
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> [@dogbutler](#): > > He’s also into hunting corn, as his ancestors did thousands of years ago: AWWWW! Look at him on is tippy toes, so cute! > [@carnut](#): > > But not divine enough for her to do it again. She said it took several cleaning efforts to make the beaters usable for food again. That’s the same response _MY_ mother had the one time she tried it, LOL! > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > She’d put a plain candle into a milk carton and dump in ice chunks of varying sizes to hold it in place, then pour in the melted wax. It would make a big, square candle with lots of holes thru it, so as it burned down, the light would shine thru. I remember doing those as well. I really hadn’t thought about those days in like forever until I saw **shoe’s** latest candle and thought some sea foam would be simple to do. Then it all came flooding back. Mom was pretty amazing, she had three pre-schoolers at the time and despite letting her oldest (me) melt wax over a gas burner and hand the pan off to my younger sisters for pouring, none of us got badly burned. We all got burned once in a while, but those were just little owies that didn’t even blister. Pain is a good teacher. > [@Wheelz](#): > > they’ve been banned from our house ever since one of the cats set her tail on fire Oh, please tell me kitty survived the experience. I banned candles decades ago just because I read a horrible account of a long haired kitty dying due to strutting around a candle. I’m glad you will be making money. It’s good to know that management is on your side. Kinda. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Looks like we’re sliding into colder weather later this week, with a high of 37F by Saturday and a possible snow shower. How are your planters doing? Or have they all gone to sleep already? I’m still getting cherry and Roma tomatoes but I’m fairly sure that won’t last much longer. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Need to be especially careful about all the stuff I took for granted that was always in my bags but isn’t right now. You will need at least two more wall transformer things than you pack. Just so you know. > [@teelabrown](#): > > It claims to be the Mrs. Fields oatmeal cookie recipe, so maybe it’s trying to emulate the soft chewiness of her cookies. How did they work out? I’d lift an eyebrow at 300F too. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > I also have some small level of crud this morning, sore throat and a stuffy nose, and a minor headache. Dang you guys, stop getting sick!!! > [@swampbear](#): > > Now to get the servants to serve up the fud. Poor kitttah has experienced slaves who have learned over the years to NOT start feeding their feline overlords people fud if they don’t know what it is. He can stand with flat back feets and reach halfway across our kitchen island, we don’t want him serving himself while we are cooking. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Last me maybe 2 days if I wasn’t really hungry You sound like me with cheap chocolate! Which is why we haven’t bought candy for the Trunk or Treat yet. I want to be sure the little monsters get some. > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > It has been… rough. I’m so glad to hear from you. Moving sucks and trying to do it when you are sick sucks even more. You raised a very good man, you should be very proud. > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > I don’t want anything that carries rabies close to me Bats get a bum rap when it comes to rabies, only about 1% of bats carry them. I’m actually thinking about GG needing rabies shots because we have racoons as well as bats and I think it is more likely that he will be exposed by racoons than bats despite being confined to a lattice covered catio. > [@Misnomer](#): > > I often laugh at myself when I’m at the gym, because both knees and one shoulder tend to crunch. No pain, just noise. Our Tai Chi classes are held in a nice quiet library meeting room. The pops and crunches during warm-up are very audible. > [@LH75](#): > > waist deep in the White River with my four weight fly rod in hand. You have said before how much you enjoy doing this, I’m so glad you have friends to help make your happy place even happier. > [@missred](#): > > After 2 years of it, the last two hours are still kicking my butt. Well, dang. I had several cow-irkers quit because they couldn’t adjust to 4-10’s either and I felt sorry for them too. But our bodies know what they want, sometimes we can’t do anything about it. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > … aw dammit, I just sneezed. YOU, stop sneezing! (it’s probably just the last of the allergen working its way out of your system) > [@nightshadea](#): > > they were good but we could see where you could starve to death while eating them lol We never made Johnnycakes, but I pretty much figured out at a very young age that if I had to make acorn flour to survive…I wouldn’t last the fall, forget about the winter. This morning I found a notice from Amazon that we had ordered a stand mixer. How did this happen? Well, hubs had noticed that I had been looking at them (the disadvantages of a shared jungle account) AND that I won’t make meringue because our little hand mixer can’t handle it. I think he also noticed the Divinity recipe and wanted to facilitate my candy making. It isn’t the KitchenAid I would have chosen, but my choice would have been made due to growing up using that brand. I will be using an Instant Stand Mixer and feel some brand loyalty to the Instant Company, I’m pretty happy. Except we don’t have enough counter room for a new appliance. I really do love him and I know he was trying to do something nice, but this is going to be a bother I wasn’t ready to deal with right now. Oh well…I am finally going to get a stand mixer and that’s pretty awesome! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-going-bats-in-the-mmp/991945)._