# (Old) Waiting for an Update in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 3, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429 "2024-06-03T08:57:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/281 "2024-06-08T13:59:53Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Has hubs had a chance to set up his brewing room and get his inaugural batch of \*\*šŸŗšŸ»\*\*beer started? Thatā€™ll make it really seem like home. Of course you get to unpack and set up your \*\*šŸ§µšŸŖ” \*\*stitching room first, before all the mundane and vastly less important stuff like unpacking the kitchen or the linens. Iā€™m thinking that the catio is the likely priority. > [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > Iā€™m up. If Iā€™m still feeling better than yesterday Glad that youā€™re feeling better. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > > > Alabama does not allow TOD for vehicles > > If you know who you want to get your car, can you just add them to the title now? Weā€™ve been making all kinds of things joint to avoid probate and make things easier for us when MIL passes and for Daughter when weā€™re gone. I did that with my car. My sister is also on the title. Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and fixing to do KP. After, Iā€™ll take the bills to the blue box and then head to CVS to pick up the prescriptions that werenā€™t in stock last weekend. Other than that, it will be a quiet day. When I took Nelson out this morning, the two poodles next door were out, along with Bella, two doors down. I let him off leash after the walk soā€™s he could participate in the throwing of the sticks. Bella and Sully would chase the sticks and he would chase them. Now heā€™s snoozing in my arms. We may head to the dog park later. Stay safe and healthy yā€™all! ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/282 "2024-06-08T14:11:50Z")
Up at a weird time: not enough sleep to count as ā€œready to start my dayā€ but hours later than I usually fall back asleep. May wind up taking a little nap in my car on my lunch break tonight ā€¦ The Oracles predicted rain but I see no signs of it, so I opened the door to let Monks out and ~~flies~~ a fresh breeze in. At least there isnā€™t blinding sunshine, so with luck I may get a bit more Zzzzs before work. Just need to eat first - I have an insta-cup of strawberry flavored oatmeal that might be just the ticket. Simple, tasty, no cleanup, and relatively healthy. OK Iā€™ve convinced myself! > [@Taters](#): > > may head to a nursery. I need some more Bidens and need coneflowers, too. I like to put the **Bidens** and Alyssium under my great room window because they smell so good. I have ā€¦ questions. Quite familiar with alyssum, but what (besides a currently rather important muckety-muck) is the bolded? > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > You already sound like youā€™ve lived there forever~sitting a spell on the porch. I thought the exact same thing. > [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > Iā€™m up. Meant to tell you, your new avatar is very pretty. šŸ™‚ > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > there was a leak in the terlit. Always sumpinā€™ isnā€™t it. > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I am not like you guys, I am low class. I am of the opinion that ā€œlow classā€ refers to people with a selfish, malicious nature & an unwillingness to expand their horizons or learn anything new ā€¦ not by anything measurable by income levels. (Really trashy hair/makeup/clothes also fit in.) > [@LSLGuy](#): > > So now that the idea has been properly introduced ā€¦ Thanks. Couple of friends texted me that mystery gifts are en route, along with apologies for the belated shipment/arrival, to which I always roundly reject the apology. Why _wouldnā€™t_ I want to extend the celebration? Hell, **S.M.** had to (gently) fuss at me to open all my gifts - sheā€™d wrapped each multi-set of earring studs separately, so I was having fun eeeeeeeeking things out as long as possible. But I know much of the fun is seeing the personā€™s face when they unwrap something youā€™re excited to have found for them, and she really put a lot of thought into her selections. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > hot, steamy, and you _will_ get a thorough soaking every day. Best of all, unlike Miami, they arenā€™t addicted to air conditioning That sounds like absolute, literal hell. I get not wanting to transition between hot/steamy and super-chilled, I do ā€¦ but Iā€™d personally rather avoid the miserable humidity in the 1st place. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/283 "2024-06-08T14:37:09Z")
Happy almost Birthday, Iā€™ll bet the cowbells were fun šŸ™‚ Could you please post pics of your catio, the ones showing the fencing and attachments so I can share with hubs. GG really wants to sit on the porch with us. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/284 "2024-06-08T14:42:14Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I have ā€¦ questions. Quite familiar with alyssum, but what (besides a currently rather important muckety-muck) is the bolded? These are Bidens. I have deep orange ones and the kind of goldenrod and orange variety.[Biden plants](https://plantura.garden/uk/flowers-perennials/bidens/bidens-overview) ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/285 "2024-06-08T15:33:56Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Could you please post pics of your catio, the ones showing the fencing and attachments so I can share with hubs. GG really wants to sit on the porch with us. Hereā€™s what we started with: A deck with a roof. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/ty0Z4B4.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/ty0Z4B4) I added 2x4 posts at the back and the side to A) Provide support for the 2x4 fencing material; and B) to put up four sliding gates. I used pocket door hardware to mount the gates. (Iā€™m kind of proud of myself for thinking of that. šŸ™‚ Other people think it was a neat idea too.) The bottoms are held with simple angles, and the bottom locks are simply metal wire tent pegs in little screw eyes, and the pegs go into holes I drilled in the deck. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/wMU4OK8.jpeg "Catio under construction") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/catio-under-construction-E6Umzgz) [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/desFOYz.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/QTBzPYG) [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/U6BrwBR.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/qLwItin) [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/DddVmAv.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/aWCtnv0) ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/286 "2024-06-08T17:17:05Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > the fencing and attachments Ohā€¦ I used [fence staples](https://www.lowes.com/pd/Grip-Rite-3-4-in-Leg-x-1-4-in-Round-Crown-Standard-Staples-1-lb/3043059) to attach the fencing to the wood. I joined the bottoms and tops of the fencing (because the fencing material is only four feet wide) with small zip-ties. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/287 "2024-06-08T17:56:06Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Wow, it is noisy in the mornings here. I can recognize the Cardinal and Martin calls, the rest are a mystery ATM. One of the first things I did for myself after I got settled was find a big nature field guide to Midwestern wildlife. 'Twas fun to see what I might ā€¦ yanno, see! > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > so I guess rusty tracks arenā€™t a sign of unused train tracks. Probably more a sign of rainy weather. Youā€™re gonna hafta get used to not being in the dry desert anymore! šŸ˜‰ > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > While we were sitting out there, we saw fireflies! Oh, they are so magical. Enjoy your lush new home, darling! * * * Man, am I poooped. It was a fun b-day, but we were _way_ short-handed last night (they missed my party! { _pout_ } ) plus I found out the two guys on the closing crew thought _I_ was Early Out, too (assuming a birthday girl wouldnā€™t wanna work late) and thought itā€™d just be them & the manager at close. No wonder they were busting their butts! > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > The Oracles predicted rain but I see no signs of it, We eventually received a 24-second sprinkle. { _unimpressed voice_ } ā€œOooohhhh.ā€ šŸ™„ Alright, time to yank myself out of the current case of donwannas, put on ~~semi-~~ clean pants, and bestir myself in the irk direction. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/288 "2024-06-08T18:00:12Z")
Well, the wife wanted to get a new bunch of peonies at the farmersā€™ market, so we jumped in the car for the five minute drive over there. In order to get on the main road, I have to pass through an intersection where I have the right of way, but I always slow way down for it because on the left as one approaches it, itā€™s somewhat blind for people approaching the stop sign. In other words, itā€™s difficult for them to see someone like me until Iā€™m already in the intersection. Itā€™s a good thing that thatā€™s my MO, because some stupid asshole came barreling in off the busier street and cut the corner just as I was approaching. If I hadnā€™t already been braking, she would have hit me head-on. I unleashed a stream of invective that would make my old military buddies proud, and barely missed getting creamed. Thatā€™ll teach me to go out on a weekend. Fucking hell. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/289 "2024-06-08T18:15:59Z")
There is [a current thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-are-becoming-more-assholic/1002561) in the Pit about bad drivers. I had a not-fun moment heading for the farmerā€™s market myself. Cruising along a major street going approximately south-bound, upcoming signal is green for me and has been for long enough no cross-traffic should be in that intersection. Idiot speeds through from my right, doing a left that takes them onto the street Iā€™m using, proceeding north. If Iā€™d been driving as fast as a lot of people do on that street, idiot would have been T-boned. Fortunately for them, Iā€™m prone to sticking to the speed limit in busy areas. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/290 "2024-06-08T18:25:47Z")
Afternoon all. Soccer has been refereed without incident but a fair amount of movement for a 71-year old in 80F heat, so just consumed 3 Double-Krystals with Cheese to replace some of those calories and may do a little more at the gym since Sunday Dinner will be at the Olive Garden and that will be a lot of eating. But right now my feet are up and my shirt is off and I am in my comfy chair so no particular reason to move right now. Maybe a bit laterā€¦ **Pilot** , my annuities and other policies have my brother as my beneficiary as does my Will, but probably wouldnā€™t be a bad idea to talk with an estate planner/attorney sometime. Still planning on living forever (or die trying), but now in my 70s things like that become more in focus. Have a good time in Panama. **Taters** , it sounds like a good start to the weekend, car tabs $$$ or not. Happy weeding. **JtC** , I concur that youā€™ll adjust to the trains pretty quickly. And sitting outside watching fireflies does bring back memories for me. **Flyboy** , interesting pictures, you did quite a bit of work on that. And congrats on the new jackey. I googled images of it and it looks pretty sharp. And weā€™ve had a few ā€˜Spasā€™ shut down around here too. No derailments, however. **Dicey** , hope the weather improves, to much wet and dreary is not any fun. **Cookie** , glad you avoided any accidents, either to the car or yourself, and Iā€™m sure if the lady could have heard it she would have been appropriately abashed. **Nettie** , idiots going to idiot. Glad for your sake that you are a responsible driver. Alrighty, 1:30 in the PM, so may toss on a shirt and head over to the gym for some afternoon sweating. Take care all. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/291 "2024-06-08T18:33:24Z")
[![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0535/6917/products/hopedemotivator_large.jpeg?v=1430422980) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0535/6917/products/hopedemotivator_large.jpeg?v=1430422980) So a bunch of people called out, so Smalls was running half staffed. SSLAW Whisperer: ā€œSo many people called out, Imma gonna put Shaggy up there with you.ā€ Me: ā€œThank God I bought a fifth of gin last night.ā€ I managed to not kill him for the half a shift till I got sent over to the 100 and 200 Slides. Which at that point were disasters. So some time later, they sent R over to help me. Luckily sheā€™s competent, so she cleaned up the 200 slide. Which was good, because I had to put all the rescans up on the rollers, up on the table, and in the cages(the sent all the PT sups home when they hit their 5 hour guarantee. at 0900.). So 8 hours and a reboxed 100lbs. kiddie pool after I started, I left. So Iā€™m having a frozen pizza and a beer for lunch. Also, today was Hazardous Kenā€™s last day before he goes to Mebane. Followed by a bunch of other people at the end of next week when Midnight closes down. > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I am not like you guys, I am low class. Weā€™re all a lot closer than you think. {{{{ **Coppertone** }}}} > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > He has developed a wonderful habit of running away from the doors to outside when they open. GOOD KITTY!!! Me: \< opens front door \> Spot: \< looks out. \> ā€œGood God, man! When was the last time you vacuumed in there?!?ā€ **Cookie** , **Nettie** , glad you avoided the idiots. I have so many people running red lights on my way to work(at 0Dark30), Iā€™ve found myself stopping at green lights. Enjoy Panama, **Pilot**! And hope things get better for BB. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/292 "2024-06-08T18:40:15Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > > > I am not like you guys, I am low class. > > Weā€™re all a lot closer than you think. {{{{ **Coppertone** }}}} **Doggio** said it much better than I could. And, as **shoe** mentioned, class sure ainā€™t about money. I do hope your fortunes turn around soonest, **Coppertone**. You will always be one of us. Got in 35 minutes of ellipticalling this morning while the missus had her water aerobics class, then did a couple easy sidestroke laps in the cee-mint pond to cool down. Chillinā€™ at home now. Itā€™s only supposed to get to 106Ā° today, so much cooler. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/293 "2024-06-08T19:11:06Z")
Bless you. Love you platonically.šŸ’š ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/294 "2024-06-08T19:14:38Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **Flyboy** , interesting pictures, you did quite a bit of work on that. I thought it turned out pretty well, considering I didnā€™t know what I was doing. šŸ™‚ > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > And congrats on the new jackey. I googled images of it and it looks pretty sharp. Thanks. To save anyone else the googling, [hereā€™s the jacket.](https://www.amazon.com/Joe-Rocket-Sinister-Jacket-Black/dp/B09T8HSC8Z/) And I used it today. Iā€™m making pot roast tomorrow, so I rode down to the supermarket for some red potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/295 "2024-06-08T19:45:07Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > glad you avoided the idiots. I have so many people running red lights on my way to work(at 0Dark30), Iā€™ve found myself stopping at green lights. The idiocy level here is so high I look both ways on one-way streets or in roundabouts. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/296 "2024-06-08T20:03:19Z")
@Tatars: I may not have said it, or may not have said it well, but you starting to think about a job change fills me with happy for you. I wasted nearly a decade in a job I hated surrounded by goofballs, saboteurs, and pyschos. Your various day-at-work reports are triggering for me. I donā€™t mean by that to suggest you change your reporting for my benefit. I mean to suggest DANGER WILLma TATERs DANGER!! My spidey sense is tingling more like a serious electric shock at the risks to your psyche those bozos are imposing on you. Yaay for cute toes. Pampering is always good for the soul in whatever form we each enjoy. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > To **FCD** , the futzing on the boat is the most fun part. Much of our time on the water was me at the helm and him somewhere doing something. Aye, thereā€™s the rub. Thatā€™s a tough circle to square I agree. Best of luck. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I consider that to be a good deal. Wow. What a different universe. I have never lived anywhere where I had the slightest choice on what trash / recycling services are provided at what price. Yoā€™ pays yoā€™ taxes (or condo / apartment fees) and you put up with what you get. TIL. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I just hope she closes the f-inā€™ freezer. Towards the end, weā€™d find MILā€™s freezer open every time we stopped by. Which was every 10-14 days. I jettisoned the food once, caught hell for it, and left her to operate as she chose. Of course since it wasnā€™t at my house I didnā€™t need to eat whatever had been in that freezer or attached fridge. you have a tougher problem. Iā€™d never seen the gizmoā€™s **Nettie** is pushing. Sounds like a probably solution net of her whining. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Iā€™m tired of the 2 of us living separate lives. I feel your pain. Really and truly. That doth sucketh mightily. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Hubs says there have been at least four every day since heā€™s been here, so I guess rusty tracks arenā€™t a sign of unused train tracks. At the risk of a dumb question, are those the same tracks? Often thereā€™s a well-used main line and some other old nearly abandoned tracks. Prior to the advent of out ā€œhigh speedā€ rail, we had a line used only by 4 or 6 freights per day. Nice shiny rails. OTOH, these were through freights w 2 or 3 locos towing 100-plus cars across dead-flat FL. At 40-60mph. If youā€™ve got a little doodlebug of one loco and 6 cars doddering to a factory someplace, the rails could stay a lot rustier. Any thoughts @The_Stainless_Steel_Rat? Youā€™re a railfan - sorta. Yaay for shiny new terlits. I told the tale of my shiny new seat a bit ago. Not as exciting, but far cheaper. Wish I could replace the stool Iā€™ve got with a genuine Toto. A guy as full of s\*\*t as I am needs a machine that can swallow a 40# sandbag without choking. Sadly the apartmentā€™s rig is not that. šŸ˜‰ > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I doubt it, I think Iā€™ll tell everyone Iā€™m a damn Yankee every time I open my mouth until the day I die. I grew up in So Cal. My 8 years in USAF put a mils OK/TX accent in me; As you well know thatā€™s the official USAF accent. Despite 10 years in Vegas after USAF, my subsequent 20 years in St. Louis have me often sounding pretty midwestern despite having grown up on the Pacific beach. Maybe more in choice of idioms, expressions, and slang than in outright pronunciation. My accent contrasts a LOT with the vaguely NY-or-something thatā€™s oh so common around here. Iā€™m sure youā€™ll pick up _some_ WV accent and terminology. But no - nobody will ever mistake you for a native. That shit needs to be injected in the womb. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > (My stitching room has lovely french doors that allow the morning light to flood the room.) I suspect that, like me, you have found your comfy spot for the duration. That sounds so lovely and so ā€œyouā€. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > The top layer of curtains is lace with flounces and ribbons and they just donā€™t work for me. That made my teeth hurt just reading it. I canā€™t imagine the horror ā€¦ the horror. Tear it down! > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Now I see that our little dialogue about me going for a ride today was sort of a hint style of thing. šŸ™‚ So sheā€™s not quite the meanie you made her out to be. She seems to understand you pretty well. Congrats on a long and happy time with a happy person. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > One 39-year-old Chinese woman was arrested for rape (she assaulted a female customer) Now thereby hangs a tale. I know somebody whoā€™s ex-wife is a Chinese chick here in the states who ran a string of massage parlors. Absolute psychopath. Her (Chinese) women workers were for exploiting like livestock, and the customer men were for extracting money from. For massages, for prostitution, and then for extortion. Not a nice person. At all. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Just need to eat first - I have an insta-cup of strawberry flavored oatmeal that might be just the ticket. Simple, tasty, no cleanup, and relatively healthy. > OK Iā€™ve convinced myself! Iā€™ve certainly posted about it before, but in 4 minutes flat I can make a hot breakfast of poached egg(s), toast, PB, yogurt, & fruit. Takes longer to eat than it does to prepare. When youā€™re done you have one dirty small ramekin-thingy and one dirty teaspoon. Period. It makes a darn healthy and well balanced lunch or dinner too. If you want the secrets let me know. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/297 "2024-06-08T20:04:33Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I know somebody whoā€™s ex-wife is a Chinese chick here in the states who ran a string of massage parlors. The owner of this place is named Wu. ---
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Wu Hu? ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/299 "2024-06-08T20:36:18Z")
Hit [Send] too soon on previous post again. Ouch. Hereā€™s the rest: > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > > [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > > > Iā€™m up. > > Meant to tell you, your new avatar is very pretty. šŸ™‚ Yes. And she needs some pretty in her life to offset the myriad difficulties. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > > > I am not like you guys, I am low class. > > I am of the opinion that ā€œlow classā€ refers to people with a selfish, malicious nature & an unwillingness to expand their horizons or learn anything new ā€¦ not by anything measurable by income levels. This. Totally this. I deal with moneyed folks regularly and most are low-class animals with bloated oversized wallets and an oversized noxious attitude to match. Iā€™d much rather deal with someone of humble wallet and fine deep character. Such as e.g. **Shoe** and **Coppertone**. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Why _wouldnā€™t_ I want to extend the celebration? Late is so much better than never and also better than on-time. šŸ™‚ > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > That sounds like absolute, literal hell. Despite having lived there for three-plus years way back when I agree thatā€™s a bit much. Back then one of the sayings was you could tell a native or a military somebody in their third year there by the fact they could walk thought a thundering downpour without the slightest sign of perturbment. No hurrying, no thought to shield their head, just strolling along contentedly in the waterfall-like deluge. BTDT. Still can when necessary. Which it occasionally is here. Now in my apartment I keep the temp 3-4F warmer than HL did in ours (read ā€œhersā€ I was permitted to sleep in and pay for, but not influence much less control) and suddenly Iā€™m not miserable every minute Iā€™m home. Gettting or staying dressed is 100% optional and I love that. **Flyboy** thanks for the catio pix & explanation. Iā€™d been wondering just how extensive a construction this was. Very nicely done. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > > While we were sitting out there, we saw fireflies! > > Oh, they are so magical. Enjoy your lush new home, darling! Damn, I miss fireflies. One of the many awesome things about the Midwest. OTOH, we have these really neat noisy frogs at night on warm nights. As in ā€œmost of them.ā€ Theyā€™re sort of audio fireflies. As Gary Larsen put it so memorably ā€œHey bay-bee. Hey Bay-bee!ā€. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Thatā€™ll teach me to go out on a weekend. Fucking hell. Yowza! Good on ya for avoiding disaster. > [@Seanette](#): > > If Iā€™d been driving as fast as a lot of people do on that street, idiot would have been T-boned. You too. All yā€™all be careful out there. And itā€™s a-gittin worse. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **Pilot** , my annuities and other policies have my brother as my beneficiary as does my Will, but probably wouldnā€™t be a bad idea to talk with an estate planner/attorney sometime. Still planning on living forever (or die trying), but now in my 70s things like that become more in focus. Have a good time in Panama. TODs and will(s) are plenty for a person (or couple) with a simple financial set-up and simple family situation, whether their assets be great or small. One of the values of a trust is dealing with the case of incapacitation. Once Iā€™m fully detached from HL that will be Job One for me. Right now your bro will be able to easily deal with your death. Good on ya for that much, which is far more than most people bother to pre-arrange. But who and how will anyone deal with you having a severe stroke and suddenly being a drooling idiot who canā€™t walk or talk but can breath another 10 years? Ugly scenario to contemplate, but far worse to live through without a plan than with one. As a soon-to-be single childless man of increasing age that is much on my mind. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > > > **Flyboy** , interesting pictures, you did quite a bit of work on that. > > I thought it turned out pretty well, considering I didnā€™t know what I was doing. šŸ™‚ You hide your non-expertise _very_ well. Seriously - I fancied myself quite a serious DIYer back in the day and that came out _great!_ ---
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> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Maybe your doctor doesnā€™t do the cursed annual wellness visits. Have you gone in for your checkup or physical and tried to tell them about a problem youā€™d having and they tell you: ā€œyouā€™ll have to make a specific appt for thatā€? Nope. Neither she nor her predecessor has ever done that. I do miss the good old days when I only went to see a doctor once a year, to get a new round of prescriptions for my meds (though he always insisted on doing a physical while I was there, too). Iā€™ve spent more time with doctors and nurses in the last five years than in the previous twenty years total. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429.md?page=16)