# (Old) Springing into cleaning in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [March 30, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885 "2026-03-30T11:34:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/101 "2026-04-01T16:36:12Z")
In the 30s this morning as a cold front moves back in. We’re supposed to get an inch of rain tomorrow, possibly with some early freezing on the highways. We celebrated our 33rd anniversary by doing a giant load of laundry (three machines worth). Dinner will be leftover brown rice and asparagus risotto. Do we know how to celebrate or what? ---
**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 1, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/102 "2026-04-01T16:47:04Z")
Well, the bathrooms have been cleaned; I don’t know if they would meet the Mom’s Seal Of Approval, but much dirt has been removed and stuff has been put in it’s proper location (for about 30 minutes or so) and it does look better than before. Was so pleased with myself I did the spare Bathroom too. Now, tomorrow, I am thinking about the kitchen area, which is going to be much more work, but feeling fairly confident about it. Have finished soup-n-sammich and working on my 2nd apple-a-day, then will set the dishwasher and head over to the gym for a bit, but must remember to put the garbage out to the curb tonight. **JtC** , good advice for **flyboy**. As for noisy roofs, the gym’s sauna is right below the heavy weightlifting area so often while sweating quietly in there, we hear a big BOOM! and the roof shakes a little. I expect a barbell (and a weightlifter) to come crashing through one of these days… **Knots** , had the same type of windows put in as replacements, of course that means I have to raise the blinds and actually clean them…one of these days… **Taters** , best wishes to Husband-unit and may his recovery be swift and positive. **FCM** , I’m more like **FCD** , I get a ‘cheap’ option from my Vision Insurance and then spend a couple hundred on a nice set. **Shoe** , spare pockets are always nice, problem is I leave stuff in them and then can’t find it again… > [@dogbutler](#): > > Also, _The geese are inside the perimeter_. We are at Defcon 1… **Nut** , some folks just can’t do things early, they have to wait for the last minute…or a few minutes later…to do things. **Cookie** , Had to laugh at the “Celebration”. I remember when my birthday is but frankly replying to all the You Tube well-wishers can be a PITA sometimes. (Here, not so bad). But Happy Almost 1/3 of a Century Anniversary! And as noon approaches, time to get the stuff back in the bathrooms (moppage should be dry by now) and head out to the sweatin’ place. ---
**Author:** ![GenerationJones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@GenerationJones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GenerationJones)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/103 "2026-04-01T16:52:11Z")
Howdy! The Quilter has returned and the princess dog is beside herself with joy. Surprisingly, the air travel was basically normal and there were no delays. We three got back home Monday afternoon and all had nap attacks until evening. Yesterday we did adulting and errands, got everything put where it goes, and we’re prepared to deal with the three big boxes of gear & equipment & stuff she shipped home, when it arrives. Today is another beautiful day. Overcast and cool so far, with a forecast high of near-record 83 ferrets and a too-warm 60 at night. Coffee this morning was Lion Original in the pour-over. The Quilter doesn’t drink coffee; can you imagine? This is a product plug. Is that allowed? : My order of Lion Hawaiian coffee arrived. They have a new item, instant coffee, and I ordered some to try. It’s not bad at all, better than any of the instant I have on hand including Starbuck’s Via. It doesn’t taste like brewed coffee, but for instant it’s the best I’ve had. Disclaimer: I’ve been trading with Lion for forty years and very much wanted to like this instant, so I expect my opinion is biased. We’ll have a calmer day today. Quilter has to do something on the internet and I’ll do canine enrichment. This afternoon we’ll load up the princess dog and go into town to do early voting by turns. I need to stop at the hardware and get some chicken wire and cow poop. It’s all cheaper at Tractor Supply, but we’re boycotting them, which is a huge inconvenience so we feel quite virtuous about it. Most of my spring straightening up happens in the yard and the gardens. Indoors I swap out to summer linens on the bed, and clean and pack away winter clothes and drag out the summer garments. And because I’m home the most, and it bothers me the most, I’m in charge of pest control. So there’s: spraying in and out for the small ants; traps for the carpenter ants; traps for the fruit flies; traps for the moths; bait for the fire ants; plugging carpenter bee holes in the eaves; hanging the mosquito screens; insecticide for the clothing, shoes, boots, gear and dog; and the evening patrol to make sure not one crumb of food or drop of water is accessible overnight to the bugs. Ahhh, country life. > [@Maus\_Magill](#): > > **Mrs Magill** sent me a link to a virtual conference for the NGLCC Day of Visibility tomorrow. Awesome! Looks like y’all have a princess dog, too. > [@missred](#): > > ~~dipped his paws in turpentine and lit a match~~ I have never seen a better description of the nail-clipping ordeal. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I also have an Oort jar 🙂 Perfect! I work with miniatures so most of my stuff is oorts and I keep it in plastic shoeboxes and peanut butter jars. I kinda have a lot. Others see a pen spring, the plastic window from an envelope, a tiny bottle that held a perfume sample. I see a part for my Mad Scientist Lab, a frosted windowpane, and the globe for a lamp. > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > I’m trying to guard my heart and not get hopeful. It’s a strange dance, isn’t it? Reading the news and having these mad swings between hope and despair. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > How can one little kid wear me out so fast? Some wise words I saw on a t-shirt: “Youth is wasted on the young.” > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > He wanted to play with the gray fluff-ball. If not toy, why toy-shaped? My friend keeps goats and we get to take the fresh wisteria trimmings (among other things) over to her farm and feed them to the goats. It’s so much fun and makes the trimming seem less of a chore. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I just wanted to say that despite being a godless heathen, I enjoy hearing you two discuss church rituals on the regular. I do, too. I was raised Whiskeypalian (whenever three or four are gathered, a fifth will be in the midst of them), in what we used to call a “high church” with “smells and bells” (incense and pageantry and soloists) for big services and it was beautiful. I’m religiously unaffiliated now, but I have many good memories of church. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > these pants have pockets, so are they PJs or no? They’re _chef pants_. Problem solved! > [@dogbutler](#): > > Thanks, **Mollie** ^ Yes, thanks.\[1\] > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > frogging my canvas I’ve never heard this before. (the 'net says it’s from _rip-it_, _rip-it_) lmao Since I’ve spent way more time ripping thread than sewing it, I’m glad to know there’s an official term. > [@missred](#): > > My dad is in a similar position. He’s told us that if it isn’t consumable, don’t buy it for him. We’ve made a house rule: nothing comes in unless something else goes out. Somehow this house became the Old Family Heirloom Storage Facility for eight or so kin-groups and it’s just too much. No More Stuff! * * * 1. this is neat! ---
**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 1, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/104 "2026-04-01T17:21:47Z")
No slumber party tonight. Friend’s eye got scratched somehow. Her GOOD eye. She needs cornea transplants eventually and right now can’t see much with the scratch. Eye doctor is seeing her later today and she will spend another night in the horsepital. Poor woman. She lost her husband in February and now this. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/105 "2026-04-01T17:39:29Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **Nut** , some folks just can’t do things early, they have to wait for the last minute…or a few minutes later…to do things. Actually, it wasn’t the slackers… Said department head has been travelling a load lately, largely in China for a project. Quite a few of the people affected have been either off or working overseas. Also, they send out these messages every year, though the training often doesn’t get updated and is often completely irrelevant- like one of them was based around the laws on using AI to process medical data, even though no one onsite actually works with medical data. People complain and ignore it every year, but they’ve never previously done anything more than send someone from HR round to grump at them when the deadline has been missed. I don’t know what they were thinking to actually cut access off like that without having any plan in place to reinstate it, given how many people work internationally… ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/106 "2026-04-01T18:24:34Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > people pretending to watch boring training videos while trying to make balloon animals is beyond our normal level of silly. The place has never been so squeaky. I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoyed the mental image (and audio). > [@Chefguy](#): > > Do we know how to celebrate or what? You forgot the balloon animals. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > expect a barbell (and a weightlifter) to come crashing through one of these days… Well, we know **JtC** can handle those guys. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > problem is I leave stuff in them and then can’t find it again… The number of times I’ve fished around for a Sharpie and come up with a forgotten lollipop … > [@peedin](#): > > She lost her husband in February and now this. Oh, my gawds. How miserable. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/107 "2026-04-01T18:51:06Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Do we know how to celebrate or what? My family couldn’t believe that we didn’t have a big celebration for our 25th, or 30th, or 40th. For a while, we had our own tradition where we went to a Japanese steak house on or near our anniversary, then even that went by the by. In 2024 MIL died the day after our anniversary (tho I’m sure **FCD** won’t remember the exact date) and that and this last anniversary passed pretty much without a to-do. That’s just the way we roll. > [@GenerationJones](#): > > The Quilter doesn’t drink coffee; can you imagine? Ahem. I get my morning caffeine in the way God intended - from Diet Coke!!! 🤣 Never learned to like coffee, tho I do likes me some Kahlua. Despite not needing a big grocery shop, I still spent around $100 between the 2 stores, and the only meat I bought was deli ham and turkey packages at Aldi. Of course $24 was for Diet Coke on sale… Supper will be salad. I still need to change the bed linens - guess I should get on that before more attitude sets in. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/108 "2026-04-01T20:12:41Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Ahem. I get my morning caffeine in the way God intended - from Diet Coke!!! > 🤣 > Never learned to like coffee, tho I do likes me some Kahlua. Just three more days until coffee. Mmm… coffee… Therapy was good today. My heart leapt when she addressed me by my real name. I told her about using she/her pronouns and how that felt. We also talked about the legal situation in Tennessee, which is… not good. We also talked about safe places. I want to thank you all for making the MMP a safe space. Oh, and she thought “Mollie Magill” was a cute moniker. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/109 "2026-04-01T20:19:47Z")
> [@Maus\_Magill](#): > > I want to thank you all for making the MMP a safe space. Eh. We’re humans, there are occasional minor kerfluffles. But the MMP is basically a bunch of folks who kinda-sorta know each other, when our memory kicks in, sometimes, and we do give ~~unsolicited~~ advice and occasionally helpful tips/links … when we remember, after wandering off to find said link, and … what the hell did I walk in here for? ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/110 "2026-04-01T20:21:01Z")
> [@Maus\_Magill](#): > > My heart leapt when she addressed me by my real name. You deserve nothing less, darling. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/111 "2026-04-01T21:11:57Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > what the hell did I walk in here for? A balloon dog? Hang on, I have a purple balloon here somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/112 "2026-04-01T22:31:31Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > he just spent almost $300 at the eye doc. I just went to the eye doc yesterday, it seems I now need progressives and just the lenses will run $640. But I fear it is a necessary expense, cuz right now I can see 6 feet to very far away and 1 foot away, but not anything at 3 feet away, which is kind of important when you are using a table saw. **Mollie** Your journey has made me very happy. I’m so glad you are getting more comfortable in yourself, and getting support. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/113 "2026-04-01T22:54:36Z")
If we didn’t have the vision insurance, the bill would have been well over $1k. VSP is pretty good and even when you have to pay, they have good discounts. ---
**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 1, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/114 "2026-04-01T23:22:53Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > it seems I now need progressives and just the lenses will run $640. Zenni does progressive lenses for not a whole lot of money but you have to get your Pupillary distance measured at your eye doctor. They will do it for free, you just have to ask. phone, be back laters ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/115 "2026-04-01T23:27:52Z")
The sky has opened and thunder is booming. Otis doesn’t like it - I wonder if he got stuck outside in storms before animal control got him… I just closed most of the windows - the ones under the porch roof are shielded. Chillage reigns otherwise. ---
**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 1, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/116 "2026-04-01T23:55:15Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Hubs is still bleeding, dang blood thinners. This is his normal now, or as normal as he’s going to get. Yeah, that’s been my normal for a few years now. Stoopit bloodthinners. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > [@missred](#): > > > > I learned to always carry enough cash for a tank of gas when SIL and I would ramble in the hills for the same reason. > > And small bills, nothing larger than a twenty. I only have a single One left so I’ll make the attempt to remember to break a ten when next I’m close to a cash register. Except for right after Katrina, when gas hit $5 / gallon locally, it was when gas was $2 or less per gallon and we both drove econoboxes, so $20 was generally more than enough. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Ya never know when you might need to know that sort of thing! Puma poop helps keep coyotes, stray dogs and javalina out of your garbage as well. You have to be careful where you put it lest it also runs the garbage guy off, though. Sis just had to go out and get some coyote pee because ~~damn tree rats~~ squirrels gnawed a hole into the siding of her house. When she and BIL repaired it, they made sure that they put some rags that had been dipped in it in place of some of the damaged insulation before they put the new pieces of siding on. > [@AskNott](#): > > Outdoors, it’s raining and in the mid 40s F, so I won’t be cleaning windows today. IOW, the weather in hell. Good luck to your hubby for tomorrow’s surgery, **taters**. I hope that you get some relief, **nellie**. Doc checked my toe out today and wants me back next week. Meanwhile, I have to call the podiatrist for an appointment and Xray. Oy! I did manage Joe V’s though. I didn’t need a ton of groceries, mostly produce. Sis and I may go to League City Saturday for a plant swap. Since it’s outdoors, rain will definitely cancel our plans. Nelson will get to go to. 🙂 ---
**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 2, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/117 "2026-04-02T00:21:20Z")
Evening all. Sweating has been accomplished, dishes are washed and garbage is out at the curb, Cheeburger has been devoured, and I’ve got my legs up and my chair reclining, so all is right with the world. Still about 76F outside at 7pm and it won’t get below 60F tonight, so lovely weather. I’m trying to manage my perishable foodstuff, after 8 April I’ll be gone for just about 3 weeks, so the less in the fridge with ‘use by’ dates, the better. OTOH, I do like to eat so need just enough supplies to make it to next Wednesday. The shopping trip when I get home will be a doozy… **GenG** , ‘cow poop’ is not something I often go looking for… 😉 😄 **wet one** , as one who suffered from several scratched corneas in my life, it is a miserable feeling and if it’s her ‘good’ eye, she won’t be seeing much for the next few days. **Nut** , just noting my frustrations, the folks who volunteer to coach kids soccer need to take some on-line training, and there’s always a couple who just. don’t. gitt’er. done. until the season is ready to start and I’m threatening to take their teams away. But sounds like there was some poor planning all along the way. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Ahem. I get my morning caffeine in the way God intended - from Diet Coke!!! I’m fond of Pepsi Zero, but yeah, never developed a taste for coffee. And I agree, even just 8-10 items in the cart can lead to an eye-popping bill at the register. **Mollie** , happy to hear therapy went well. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > cuz right now I can see 6 feet to very far away and 1 foot away, but not anything at 3 feet away, which is kind of important when you are using a table saw. 😵 **red** , hope the toe doesn’t give you any unexpected trouble. And that’s all for now. ---
**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 2, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/118 "2026-04-02T00:37:05Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Zenni does progressive lenses for not a whole lot of money but you have to get your Pupillary distance measured at your eye doctor If you have a good cm/mm ruler and a friend at work, the Zenni website has easy instructions on coming up with your PD. My daughter and son in law have worn only Zenni glasses for 10 years. Another good option is Costco, even if you have to drive a bit to get there. Their frames start at $59, single vision lenses are $84 with all the bells and whistles-anti reflective, scratch resistance, blue blocker. You can get a second pair for $50 off. Their opticians are trained and professional, your glasses will fit well and have a great warranty. Not sure what progressives cost (just can’t remember) but a year ago I got 3 pairs of progressives (regular, computer and sunglasses) and it was $428 for all three pairs. One pair they replaced for free a few months later when I fell, landed on my face and broke off an earpiece. A membership is $65 for a year. You’ll save that many times over and if you decide you don’t like it, they’ll give a complete refund anytime in the next year. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/119 "2026-04-02T01:09:27Z")
I napped. I dreamed that there was another flood and fire at the apartment, so I grabbed the Pomeranian, and went Christmas shopping 🤔 at Wally World. When I woke up, a herd of Wildebeest(or possibly Spot)jumped up on my head, then tea bagged me. I think I have dain bramage. Having a martini and tortellini with meatballs plus spinach with tomatoes and olives. > [@Filbert](#): > > It’s not the most sensible place at the best of times, but people pretending to watch boring training videos while trying to make balloon animals is beyond our normal level of silly. The place has never been so squeaky. 🤣 > [@Chefguy](#): > > We celebrated our 33rd anniversary by doing a giant load of laundry (three machines worth). Dinner will be leftover brown rice and asparagus risotto. Do we know how to celebrate or what? Congrats! \< throws confetti \> At least you’re not at [this point](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZsTjAUpWU8) yet. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > I expect a barbell (and a weightlifter) to come crashing through one of these days… When Phar-Mor moved the Pleasant Valley store back to its smaller original location, they had put a gym om the second story. Someone dropped a weight so hard, it popped fluorescent lights out of the ceiling that fell and shattered. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > We are at Defcon 1… Well, the 2 that came in had broken off from the parking lot tribe(The Judean People’s Front of Canada geese), but they aren’t overly aggressive. Although last time they did it, they stood by the walkway and gave each leaving employee and individual hiss. > [@GenerationJones](#): > > We’ve made a house rule: nothing comes in unless something else goes out. As someone raised Catholic, it feels good to divest myself of things. > [@peedin](#): > > She lost her husband in February and now this. {{{{ **Wet One** ’s friend}}}} > [@Maus\_Magill](#): > > I want to thank you all for making the MMP a safe space. Oh, and she thought “Mollie Magill” was a cute moniker. That’s how we roll. And **Mollie Magil** does roll off the tongue. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885/120 "2026-04-02T01:49:36Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Never learned to like coffee, And you call yourself a sailor? > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Speaking of whom, he just spent almost $300 at the eye doc. When I go, it’s never more than $50. I get my annual vision check out in town, then take the script to Optical at the base clinic and get my one free pair. (First few years after I retired from the Navy, Optical did the vision check and then gave me _two_ pair a year, all at no charge. At least I still get all my and Lady SCAdian’s prescriptions filled at no charge.) > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **red** , hope the toe doesn’t give you any unexpected trouble. Amputate! Amputate! Rah, rah, rah! > [@missred](#): > > > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > > Hubs is still bleeding, dang blood thinners. This is his normal now, or as normal as he’s going to get. > > Yeah, that’s been my normal for a few years now. Stoopit bloodthinners. SMH… > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > My family couldn’t believe that we didn’t have a big celebration for our 25th, or 30th, or 40th. For a while, we had our own tradition where we went to a Japanese steak house on or near our anniversary, then even that went by the by. Lady SCAdian and I just go out for dinner, and get a pizza or something for our daughter. For birthdays, the birthday person picks a restaurant and the three of us go out together. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-springing-into-cleaning-in-the-mmp/1028885.md?page=7)