# (Old) Spot-ify: The MMP That's The Cat's Meow
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Tags:** mmp
**Created:** [February 3, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809 "2025-02-03T06:09:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 16
### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/301 "2025-02-07T23:26:24Z")
The pain is slowly getting better. Its been 5 days after all.
It hurt to walk 7 min to the corner store.
No, I’m not working, I can’t stand up that long.
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### Author:  [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/302 "2025-02-07T23:58:31Z")
I have news!! The museum today offered me a full time position, once I finish the boat. I can’t explain how relieved I am. Come the middle of March my commute will be halved and I’ll have benefits.
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### Author:  [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/303 "2025-02-08T00:01:50Z")
YAY!!!
(Discourse: Humans don’t always use full sentences. I appreciate that is difficult for your engineers to understand.)
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/304 "2025-02-08T00:24:28Z")
Congratulations!
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### Author:  [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/305 "2025-02-08T00:26:33Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#):
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> I’ll have benefits.
Insurance? Wow, I am so stinking happy for you right now!
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### Author:  [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/306 "2025-02-08T00:37:48Z")
Old Flame says they got four more inches of snow, bringing the total for the week to 24". AND–this is AMAZING–they DID cancel school the first day of the blizzard. OK, technically they didn’t cancel it; they did remote learning. Sort of. “Teachers, try to reach your students. Students, try to reach your teachers.” (I don’t think their arms are that long.) Of course, few kids showed up online, but apparently, it doesn’t hurt their funding, which is the true driving force.
I’m afraid to say this, but except fo snacks and the few toiletries I can only pack in the morning…I think I’m pretty well set. Oh, my. What will happen to set THAT back a few hours?
> [@Paintcharge](#):
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> I have news!! The museum today offered me a full time position
YAAAAAY! Wonderful news! We’re all relieved with you. Heck, we’re overjoyed! This calls for a swellabration!
**FCM** , I wish the caseworker would call, dammit. FCD probably can’t let it go unless he knows someone else is on it.
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### Author:  [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/307 "2025-02-08T01:24:49Z")
> [@Seanette](#):
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> Sure enough, when I searched Amazon, they DO sell kitchen sinks. (snicker)
They also sell [tombstones](https://www.amazon.com/Products-Flat-Headstone-Grave-Marker/dp/B0DJ4XSDGS/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1VA3XWTEJ3KL2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sfi-f2V_ZU5Bqfe7xJQkKstPiW3vx--Xgcw1nETQWTrrGiUjRGwxYAz6Diflw2t7pjratZ4G9b3e15CCflekk6RyEzCWztvu5zyUS_egmjcrqWfALlwTZKRVxbmykOzGXD0pCjk9BqWqhC6hDIsYIIcxiVbAGdYb_Nwqwk5C6_dGpnd0Jw8VsX9dEJrcd8d9OPQofrIfrJgSG7orULYef-6fn4hStWiK8rpIc1MtK8ActliaAyVbbeMSzQwawI30lWxEaO2vagB81D4OOdvyVkbBccGro2hoW97xOppOlKZF6_aXTRQTTGW61irL31CavbCDeqvAUv4lN1IfRqdsFj9_HMccnt5s2aurq366RioQ5VydlHghZBFlA03dzN3kWQPC2TnQ14trsqRVgwoT-DQ6LOMsk7As2wdQuLduxx4ahBeVM2bYbfVZin-YYFbq.-b3qqe9_sYeXP_Z5EZeHLmghf-UY3WENrYTac5HXYzY&dib_tag=se&keywords=tombstones+for+graves&qid=1738975584&sprefix=tombstone%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-6). 😮
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#):
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> > Newcomer, my fam came over in 1632.
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> 1620 😛
Although half my great grandparents were immigrants, one line on the maternal side came over in 1624.
> [@Misnomer](#):
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> That’s exactly my problem with subtitles, too! Also, I often multitask while watching TV/movies – my iPad is always in front of me, and I’ll frequently want to look something up on IMDb, etc. – and I can’t do that if I have to read dialogue.
I’m always doing something else when the TV is on. I rarely even watch something that requires much visual attention at all.
> [@LH75](#):
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> I have been assembling as I go so here is the completed top (minus the border)
Your work is quite beautiful!
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> > > including pudding cups!)
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> > What kind didja get?
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> Just the store-brand chocolate. Will experiment more in the future.
Check out [Kozy Shack](https://www.landolakesfoodservice.com/brands/kozy-shack/) puddings. I like the sugar free tapioca. They’ll be in the refrigerated section.
> [@Paintcharge](#):
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> I have news!! The museum today offered me a full time position, once I finish the boat. I can’t explain how relieved I am. Come the middle of March my commute will be halved and I’ll have benefits.
Yay! This is good news for both you and the museum.
**Mooooooom** , I’m inclined to agree with **JtC** about FCD’s involvement. His caseworker works with folks like BIL on a regular basis and knows more avenues than either of you could imagine.
Well, I had to shut both dogs out of the bedroom to accomplish bedmaking this morning, Then, I had to shut them in the laundry room to vacuum. Nelson is bad enough trying to _help_ me with houseirk, and Penny is just as bad. She has discovered the toybox and now, they’re both playing with some of the semi-forgotten toys at the back.
When I went to mail the valentines, I took them both with me and they charmed the folks at the taco truck out of a little piece of barbecoa each.
Now for chillage.
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### Author:  [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/308 "2025-02-08T01:29:27Z")
> [@missred](#):
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> > [@Seanette](#):
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> > Sure enough, when I searched Amazon, they DO sell kitchen sinks. (snicker)
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> They also sell [tombstones](https://www.amazon.com/Products-Flat-Headstone-Grave-Marker/dp/B0DJ4XSDGS/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1VA3XWTEJ3KL2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sfi-f2V_ZU5Bqfe7xJQkKstPiW3vx--Xgcw1nETQWTrrGiUjRGwxYAz6Diflw2t7pjratZ4G9b3e15CCflekk6RyEzCWztvu5zyUS_egmjcrqWfALlwTZKRVxbmykOzGXD0pCjk9BqWqhC6hDIsYIIcxiVbAGdYb_Nwqwk5C6_dGpnd0Jw8VsX9dEJrcd8d9OPQofrIfrJgSG7orULYef-6fn4hStWiK8rpIc1MtK8ActliaAyVbbeMSzQwawI30lWxEaO2vagB81D4OOdvyVkbBccGro2hoW97xOppOlKZF6_aXTRQTTGW61irL31CavbCDeqvAUv4lN1IfRqdsFj9_HMccnt5s2aurq366RioQ5VydlHghZBFlA03dzN3kWQPC2TnQ14trsqRVgwoT-DQ6LOMsk7As2wdQuLduxx4ahBeVM2bYbfVZin-YYFbq.-b3qqe9_sYeXP_Z5EZeHLmghf-UY3WENrYTac5HXYzY&dib_tag=se&keywords=tombstones+for+graves&qid=1738975584&sprefix=tombstone%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-6). 😮
Oh dear Lord. 🙂
> [@missred](#):
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> I’m always doing something else when the TV is on. I rarely even watch something that requires much visual attention at all.
I do this too. I read fast enough that if I can’t hear an actor clearly, I can easily enough check the subtitle.
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### Author:  [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/309 "2025-02-08T01:42:16Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> > What is it, or what’s it for?
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> My bowl cozies are little quilted things that hold hot bowls of soup so we don’t burn our hands.
I was wondering myself. Now that I know, those would be great to have! Because the potholders just don’t cut it.
> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> And I’m all AAAAAAGH with you.
Me three!!! AAAAAAGH!
This morning we were back in the freezer. The temp was about 12\* and wind chill was 5\*.
There is an Instagram from snoopy\_lovers1 showing Snoopy and Charlie Brown dancing in the yard that says:
**I absolutely can not wait until it’s 70 and sunlight until 9pm.**
I agree and would like to dance with them in the sunlight and warm temperature.
> [@nelliebly](#):
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> \*Am I the only one with this fantasy?
I indulge in it on occasion; however, I rarely buy lottery tickets so the chance that this would come to fruition is infitesimally small.
> [@scareyfaerie](#):
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> **Happy Doperversary, CatGlove**!
Oh my goodness, I didn’t even know. Thank you very much **boofae**. Also thanks to **swampy** , 🟣🐎 👠 , **taters** , **rocky** , **JtC** , **nellie** , **dicey** , **oopsie** , and sweet gent **doggio**. You’ve all got me a bit verklempt and feeling like Sally Field “Ylm,Yrlm”
> [@FairyChatMom](#):
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> Both sides of mine arrived in the early 1900s. I’m wondering if something happened in Poland that caused people to emigrate…
Same. I wonder too.
> [@missred](#):
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> I did teach her something new this morning.
Good job! Good for Penny, Good Girl. BTW, perhaps I missed it, what breed is Penny?
> [@dogbutler](#):
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> And more payroll cuts next week.
Is Russell Vought on Brown’s Board of Directors?
> [@dogbutler](#):
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> There’s a Serbian gentleman who’d like to take a shot at it. 😉
'Splain, please. Does this have something to do with the way WWI started?
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> I had to play a little freezer tetris to get it all in there.
I went shopping by self since I wanted to go in the morning, Hubs rarely gets up before 11 unless he has a blood draw, so he was drafted to put the items that needed to go in the freezer away. He also had to play freezer tetris. I put a pork loin in the crockpot before I went to Kroger and was worried about how I was going to fit the leftovers in the freezer. Well, I polished off the last of the butter pecan ice cream for dessert, topped with hot fudge sauce and banana slices. That left plenty of room.
**nellie** Safe travels!!
**oopsie** same thing happened to me. When I went out to go to Kroger shortly after 10am, I noticed that Hubs hadn’t taken the trash bin down to the curb last evening. Normally, it’s picked up between 7:30 and 9am. But I checked and it appeared that none of the neighbors had their trash picked up yet so I attempted to roll the big bin down to the curb. But first I had to huff and puff and pull and jerk the bin to get it unfrozen from the pavement. Uggh. I was actually gone an hour and a half and when I got home the trash had been picked up so I rolled the big bin back to where it lives the rest of the week.
I hope that WifeBFF is up to having your company. I know you’ve wanted to get together with her for awhile, particularly since they had to say goodbye to their pet.
> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> the water was “out of balance” and that they did a 20% change last night in a last ditch attempt to avoid “chemically shocking” the water
They drained 1/5 of the water in the pool and added water from the outside pipes which is freaking cold at this time of year. It didn’t have enough time going through the circulation/filtration/heating system to heat up to normal temp. Shocking the pool is adding a whole LOT of chemicals which would not be safe for peeps to swim in. So, they let it go through the circulation/filtration system for a few days until the ph readings are within the acceptable range.
oh **hippie** that is so beautiful! Great job.
**Van Gogh** YAY!!! 🥳 🎊
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### Author:  [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/310 "2025-02-08T02:16:47Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#):
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> Good job! Good for Penny, Good Girl. BTW, perhaps I missed it, what breed is Penny?
Penny is a small beagle. She’s barely past puppyhood and loads of fun.
Be it noted that Penny likes popcorn as much as Nelson does. I should have made more. 😛
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### Author:  [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/311 "2025-02-08T02:21:02Z")
> [@LH75](#):
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> I haven’t posted the pictures from my last couple of classes.
That is beautiful. As usual, your colors are just perfect. Great work.
Where’s your helper? He’s like Alfred Hitchcock, he usually has a cameo in your pics so I always play a little game of Find the Kitty when Ralphie isn’t in the middle of the shot.
> [@Chefguy](#):
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> Picked up some essentials at the store: ice cream, doritos, nacho dip, guac, and milk. Dunno what that last thing is for.
So you can mix some with the ice cream and have a nice thick milkshake.
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> but most of the T-shirts are 15-20 years old so probably need replacing.
I guess I figured that if you still had printed t-shirts that old, they must have sentimental meaning to you. I still have a t-shirt from every motorcycle run we organized back when hubs was the Leader of the Pack.
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> It would be so much easier if the supper fairy would appear with something ready to eat.
I don’t mind the cooking as much as I mind figuring out what we want for dinner ever day. A supper idea fairy would be ideal and maybe slightly more reliable.
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> So, **shoe,** I’ll hafta hope somebody else reminds you on Superb Owl night, whenever that is.
I was going to ask that same question. We don’t follow sports but like to pretend that we don’t live under rocks.
> [@nelliebly](#):
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> I’m afraid to say this, but except fo snacks and the few toiletries I can only pack in the morning…I think I’m pretty well set.
Safe travels. Be sure to have your ID. Write when you can!
> [@missred](#):
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> His caseworker works with folks like BIL on a regular basis and knows more avenues than either of you could imagine.
Plus, that sort of thing is pretty complicated and having an ignorant (doesn’t understand the process) engineer want to help steam-line the process will not be helpful at all. It’s just best to let the lady do her job and have patience. Currently funding for social services is in flux so things probably won’t happen as quickly as expected.
I’m laughing at your help, our fuzzbutts are easier to distract because I can toss a toy through the door and one of them will go after the toy and the other one will chase the one with the toy around for a while.
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#):
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> Well, I polished off the last of the butter pecan ice cream for dessert, topped with hot fudge sauce and banana slices. That left plenty of room.
Well look at you! All taking one for the team and stuff!
Thank you for the translation, I did figure out the 20% change out but had no idea why they were doing such a thing. Of course I know absolutely nothing about pool maintenance and didn’t know that the water was heated through the filtration system. I guess I kinda assumed they had heaters they put in the water like fish tank heaters?
Yeah, that does sound pretty stoopid. Until now, I can count the heated pools I’ve experienced on the fingers of one hand but even so…I think I would have noticed a big heater hanging in the water.
I’m guessing that keeping the ph levels right in an Olympic sized public pool isn’t the easiest thing in the world.
I did get some exciting news that I forgot to share. There is so much demand that the Rec Center is trying to get a Tai Chi instructor. I really do miss doing TC with other people, it gets me motivated to get off my butt and get there on time.
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### Author:  [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/312 "2025-02-08T02:25:26Z")
> [@nelliebly](#):
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> **Boo** , know anything about that?
I know it’s considered experimental still, so virtually no insurance will pay for it ($8000-$15000). Although it is possible to get it for less in countries like Thailand and Mexico.
I think it’s one thing to repair a hand or forearm tendon or ligament and another thing entirely to replace one attaching the hamstring, which is the second largest muscle we have-just think of the forces on it daily.
It might be worth getting a second opinion on it from a major medical orthopedic center, like the Cleveland Clinic or Johns Hopkins. Even a major medical center attached to a university with nationally ranked football, volleyball or basketball teams. Those schools’ medical centers seem to have the best sports orthopedics-Ohio State or Michigan, for instance. No harm at all in a second opinion.
I’d be working with a sports injury PT too for a while so you can maximize what you’ve got in range of motion and strength and to also avoid slipping into deleterious compensatory habits that long term might hamper you.
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#):
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> sorry, can’t ship any to **Boo**
Thank you for the thought though~scones need to be eaten in the same locale they are baked in, preferably within a very few hours.
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### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/313 "2025-02-08T02:47:05Z")
We’re going to the local John Deere dealer in the morning before the _nassssty_ weather hits. We may also drive to the Kubota dealer, or not. Dunno, but we’ll see.
Other than that, we’ll be avoiding the sleety mess headed our way. Yep, another day of thrills and excitement awaits us.
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### Author:  [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/314 "2025-02-08T02:55:09Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> had no idea why they were doing such a thing.
I’m guessing a very high amount of urination or a turd or possibly a small quantity of vomit, however, if it was vomit or diarhea, depending on the quantity, I would think they would still shock the pool directly rather than just water changeout with chemical additives in the circulation/filtration/heating system.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/315 "2025-02-08T03:05:48Z")
Mexican food tonight, at the newly-reopened local place. Mrs. L.A. paid. I had six hot wings, and we shared a steak-and-chicken fajitas. We had grande Cadillac margaritas.
The new hummingbird heater is like twice as big as the one we’ve been using. It fits the new feeder better than the old one, which has spokes. I’ve made nectar, and I’ll exchange them mañana.
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### Author:  [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/316 "2025-02-08T03:25:51Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> most of the T-shirts are 15-20 years old so probably need replacing.
Box them up, ship them to **hippie** and I bet he could do quick side seam taking in on them in a few minutes each. We know he’s got all kinds of thread colors. Offer to make a contribution to a concern or charity important to him or Sunflower. Heck, I’m sure you could get him an online gift certificate he could use for his next class and project supplies like fabric. Quilters never have enough fabric and their scissors or rotary cutters always need sharpening or new blades.
I’d offer to do it with the new machine my older brother sent me last fall but my vision after that second surgery last week is not yet up to sewing, threading needles and bobbins, etc and at the rate I’m going I don’t know when it will be. Grrrr, gnashing of teeth. Reading and sewing are my mainstay activities and I am not pleased.
But you enjoy those t shirts, I bet you have good memories attached to them. It wouldn’t be hard to get a few more years out of them. If you want to wait til my eyes get better enough and I can whip them up, please do. Just don’t throw them out or donate them quite yet, Mumper village can prevail here.
When you do decide to buy some new down-sized t-shirts, consider going online to Lands [End.com](http://End.com) and look at their sale t-shirts. Good quality, true sizing and great customer service (practically Canadian nice). Good value too when you shop the Sale dept. virtually every week there is a 40% or 50% off deal if you sign up for email or text notices. Between Duluth and [LandsEnd.com](http://LandsEnd.com) you might not need to go clothes shopping in real stores for RDOS wear for years! When my older son needed to wear quality polo shirts for his IT jobs, that’s where we got them and they always wore well and looked good (and he was hard on shirts). They also have more styles of swimwear and the biggest selection of swimwear I have ever seen anywhere. You might have fun tiptoeing around in their men’s swimwear sale too. When I was working as a nurse and needed good business casual pants and tops, that’s where I got them. 10-12 years later I’m still wearing them-their stuff lasts forever and looks good doing it.
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### Author:  [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/317 "2025-02-08T03:32:51Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#):
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> I’d offer to do it with the new machine my older brother sent me ladt fall but my vision after that second surgery last week is not yet up to sewing, threading needles and bobbins, etc and at the rate I’m going I don’t know when it will be. Grrrr, gnashing of teeth. Reading and sewing are my mainstay activities and I am not pleased.
Hi Boo, I hope things get better for you. 🙏
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### Author:  [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/318 "2025-02-08T03:44:42Z")
Spot and I napped. I had a Negroni with tuna, soba noodles, and broccoli and 'shrooms. Not sure if I’m off tomorrow or not.
> [@rocking\_chair](#):
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> counting noses is very important.
Spot always yells at me on the way out, so I don’t have that worry.
> [@Seanette](#):
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> Sure enough, when I searched Amazon, they DO sell kitchen sinks. (snicker)
Bet they ship their stuff better than Home Depot does, too.
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> This picture of Goo ‘blepping’ came up as a memory on my Farcebook feed.
❤
> [@LH75](#):
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> as I go so here is the completed top (minus the border)
Looks good!
> [@Paintcharge](#):
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> I have news!! The museum today offered me a full time position, once I finish the boat. I can’t explain how relieved I am. Come the middle of March my commute will be halved and I’ll have benefits.
Yay!
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#):
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> 'Splain, please. Does this have something to do with the way WWI started?
[Yes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand). And the irony of it was that Franz was hugely unpopular in Austo-Hungary.
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### Author:  [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/319 "2025-02-08T03:54:33Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> Hi Boo, I hope things get better for you
Thank you~patience (except with friends and grandchildren) is not my strong suit so having to wait at least 5-6 more weeks before I can get a new prescription to work with the artificial lens they implanted is frustrating me. Preoperatively both the referring optometrist and the surgeon glossed right over that little tidbit-the six week wait for he eyeballs to heal and new lens to settle in means my sight is no better than with the dratted cataracts, just different cruddy. If I’d been able to afford toric lens implants I’d be less frustrated now but Medicare refuses to pay for anything but the most basic lens and I just didn’t have $4200 sitting around. Before the surgeries seeing to drive confidently was hard but I could read many hours a day. Now driving is much easier but reading is exhausting. If I had to choose though, I’d choose what I have because I can see better enough to drive to see the grandchildren and help with school pickup daily. The print in the children’s books I read to them every day is big enough I can read it (actually, their favorites I’ve memorized I’ve read them so many times). It’s just Granny Boo can’t read her own library books or newspapers like I was used to. Given the choice of drive to the grandkids daily or read my trashy novels and the NYT 8 hours a day, I’d pick driving every time. But obviously I cope by carping about it impatiently.
Thanks for listening and for the good wishes.
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### Author:  [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-ify-the-mmp-thats-the-cats-meow/1013809/320 "2025-02-08T04:03:52Z")
That’s a big pool and I can smell the chlorine when I walk into the room. That’s gotta be a whole lot of pee to overload that system. I think I’d rather not think about it again!!!
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#):
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> at the rate I’m going I don’t know when it will be. Grrrr, gnashing of teeth.
GRRRRS with you. Cataract removal surgery is one of the simplest and most common eye surgery ever, the rate of failure is super low and I hate that you are part of that club. I really hope you can get back to your books and sewing soon.
Hubs has been stressing about the fuzzbutts. He texted a reminder when it was kitty feeding time and then when it was treat time. Tomorrow he’s going to go over how to change the bag in the Litter Robot with me because it will need to be done Sunday morning and I’m so incompetent that he hasn’t trusted me to properly change a plastic bag filled with poop for at least ten years.
Cousin’s hubby’s condition is unchanged. Hubs and I are still on for a late lunch tomorrow. I’ll probably bring him more clothes, it looks like he’s going to be there for a few more days.
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