# (Old) Prepping for a visit in the MMP

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** mmp\
**Created:** [August 17, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-prepping-for-a-visit-in-the-mmp/1032376 "2026-08-17T11:18:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-prepping-for-a-visit-in-the-mmp/1032376/21 "2026-08-17T15:51:45Z")

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Happy Monday all. It has been a slow start to the day here, as I took time off work and been slowly futzing around the house. It will be a heavy laundry day however, so I just pulled the car out of the garage and got the first load started (the washer and dryer are in the garage and you can’t squeeze between the car and the machines. Well, someone waaaaay skinnier and with no badonkadonk might be able to).

My mom called and she’s having trouble getting her new printer connected to her laptop and wants to see if I can go fix it. And I know that she’s hoping once I’m there that I’ll hang around for a while and maybe we can go to a late lunch… and then my afternoon is gone. So we’ll see. She can use the hell out of ChatGPT to self diagnose herself but suddenly can’t use it to diagnose the printer issue 🧐

> [@FairyChatMom](#):
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> So, if a Mumper called to say “I’ll be there in an hour” how would you react?

Finally unload the dishwasher that’s been clean all week and reload it with the dirty dishes that have been accumulating in the sink.

> [@swampbear](#):
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> Also, the secret to postin’ first, is to post the juvenile part and the edit to add other stuff. Yes, I am that juvenile.

Diabolical. And genius! Thanks for the laugh this morning.

> [@(Old) Up, Up and Away in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-up-up-and-away-in-the-mmp/1032266/325):
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> Helpfully pressing that F6 key for you.

Do you know _how many_ calls I’ve had to make to IT that start with “Well one of my cats ran across the keyboard and now it’s doing this weird thing…”

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