# (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:** 16
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/301 "2024-06-08T20:58:10Z")
Howdy Y’all! Home from funeralizin’. Actually been home for a bit. It was a nice service. Rose’s DIL gave a nice eulogy. There was also a fairly good crowd on hand. The reception was also very nice. Family was so appreciative of everything. I was talkin’ to her son and he said while it’s sad, he can’t help but think that up until the past two months she had had a great run. She was ninety-six and was still active in church and other stuff as well as travelin’. I have to agree that ain’t too shabby. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/302 "2024-06-08T21:13:19Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > 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 later… Me too. Later I’ll have to put on going out in the world clothes again to check on a friend’s kitties while he’s out of town and then to my kids’s house in case there are packages on their porch (they are still in DC touristing). But for now, reading da Dope and my newspapers online and waiting for Moxie 🐈‍⬛ to grace me with her presence. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/303 "2024-06-08T21:53:10Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > you are just having a confidence failure due to the one-time only, never going to happen again seizure. Actually, I just plain hate road trips, and going alone is even suckier. I can’t count the number of trips up and down I95, to say nothing of I70, I10, I65 and all thd other I numbers I’ve traversed. Add dogs or cats or towing a boat or a trailer… nope. No more. Home, exhausted. We got most of the oil mess cleaned up and we started the engine successfully. Daughter brought the grands to the pool so we got to see them before we left. We went to the convenience center to dump the waste oil. It’s time for chillage! ---
**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, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/304 "2024-06-08T22:10:40Z")
The tree guy just came over to give us an estimate on taking away the power company’s mess. I had my YZF-R1 parked out front because I rode it earlier. He rode up on his ‘work bike’ he rides around when he’s doing estimates. It had a Kawasaki crossbar protector on his handlebars, but I _think_ it’s a KTM. It had saddlebags, and he had a pack for his clipboard/box lashed to the rear seat. He was very impressed with my ride. After we looked at the tree limbs, I put my hands in my pockets… to discover I had the Yamaha’s key. ‘Look what I found!’ I started it up for him, and he loved it. Now, motorcyclists don’t let people ride their bikes; but we know the guy, and he rides all the time. So I offered. And he accepted. He said that between the very large donation Catmom gave him for saving the neighbour’s cat, and getting to ride my R1, he’s hardly going to charge us anything for the work. If he has a ‘juicy’ job, he’ll just throw the limbs into his chipper for no charge. And now it’s 15 o’clock. We have reservations at the steak house for 17 o’clock. I’ll get a shower in a bit and make myself purdy. Probably put on some stinkum too. ---
**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, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/305 "2024-06-08T22:23:14Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Me: \< opens front door \> > Spot: \< looks out. \> “Good God, man! When was the last time you vacuumed in there?!?” Me \< to \*\*Monkey \> “When was the last time I vacuumed in _here_?!?” > [@Wheelz](#): > > It’s only supposed to get to 106° today, so much cooler. Those words … they just don’t make _sense_ strung together like that. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > considering I didn’t know what I was doing. 🙂 Bullshit with your false modesty! It turned out great & you know it. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > I have never lived anywhere where I had the slightest choice on what trash / recycling services are provided at what price. Yo’ pays yo’ taxes (or condo / apartment fees) and you put up with what you get. Same - it never occurred to me anyone _had_ a choice. Always seemed like a monopoly of sorts, almost as if the Mob was involved somehow. Hmmm … > [@LSLGuy](#): > > No hurrying, no thought to shield their head, just strolling along contentedly in the waterfall-like deluge. So when you get to your destination, how does that work? Is everyone’s home, business, restaurant etc. just soaked for a couple of months? > [@swampbear](#): > > until the past two months she had had a great run. She was ninety-six and was still active in church and other stuff as well as travelin May we all be half so lucky. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > He said that between the very large donation Catmom gave him for saving the neighbour’s cat, and getting to ride my R1, he’s hardly going to charge us anything for the work. If he has a ‘juicy’ job, he’ll just throw the limbs into his chipper for no charge. Good deeds & good karma. Lotsa heartwarming updates this week! * * * A tummy full of oatmeal soothed me right back to sleep, so I’m chillin’ in my car in the rain with y’all, and some sliced cheese and deli meat for snax. A thoroughly relaxing break. 🙂 ---
**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, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/306 "2024-06-08T22:27:33Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Bullshit with your false modesty! It turned out great & you know it. ‘Great’? I’d go with ‘very well’. That was the first of three projects I didn’t know I could do until I did them. (The other two were building a new roof for the shed, and building a mid-century slat table-inspired potting bench.) Of course I thought about them for months before I actually did anything. Next up: Trying to paint my XJ600… Anyway, thanks! 🙂 ---
**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, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/307 "2024-06-08T22:40:23Z")
I walk to the corner store, seeking the 6 pack of tiny chocolate Donettes. Nowhere. The Committee wants me to _work_ for it! Last night I had a prepared meal from the store, orange chicken and rice. I wasn’t going to save any for today so ate as much as I could. 800 calories! Wo. No wonder I was full. Tonight-salad. ---
**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, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/308 "2024-06-08T22:50:41Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Those words … they just don’t make _sense_ strung together like that. I was trying to be funny. But, since I’ve lived here I’ve learned that the difference between 100° and 110° is more substantial than most people realize. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Yaay for shiny new terlits. When building our house, we opted for something called “comfort height” toilets. You can’t tell any difference by looking at them, but anytime I use a public or hotel bathroom I realize just how much easier they are to stand up from. Just one more thing about gettin’ old, I guess. Regarding the Massage Parlor thing, I personally believe that if one wants to get a “happy ending” massage, and someone is willing to provide it for a fee, there oughtn’t be anything wrong with that. But it sounds like somebody tried giving a happy ending to someone who didn’t want it, which… yeah. That ain’t right. ---
**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, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/309 "2024-06-08T22:51:55Z")
And a happy almost-done afternoon in N. Ali-Bama. Did make it to the gym and pedaled more than I planned on, but still feel alert and active, so all that exercising must be doing me some good. Got a Zoom meeting in about 25 minutes for the soccer tournament next weekend in Knoxville, so may have to cut this short. 84F and the sun feels like it’s parked right outside my door, so will be staying inside for the balance of the evening. Dinner will be foraging, I usually have Lean Cusine Fettuchini Alfredo for my Saturday late meal, but going to Olive Garden tomorrow so need to improvise. **Wheelie** , that sounds a lot like when I lived in Abu Dhabi, from March to October anything below 95F during the day was unusual, but one just gets used to it over time. **flyboy** , thanks for the pic and I think you did a nice deal, a cycle ride for some necessary work at a good price or less. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > If you’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? You’re a railfan - sorta. Yeah, but I just like watching them, not the nuts and bolts of operations. But I think you may be right, some rails can get really bad and still handle freight (see this You Tube for just how bad it can get: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfp7dabTX3I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfp7dabTX3I)). Would have to see the size and length of the trains in **JtC** ’s neighborhood to determine things. railroads do have equipment for grinding the rails to extend their life, but on little-used lines it’s not very common. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > I deal with moneyed folks regularly and most are low-class animals with bloated oversized wallets and an oversized noxious attitude to match. I’d much rather deal with someone of humble wallet and fine deep character. Such as e.g. **Shoe** and **Coppertone**. I’m the Stainless Steel Rat and I endorse this wholeheartedly. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > But who and how will anyone deal with you having a severe stroke and suddenly being a drooling idiot who can’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. And on mine. Thanks for helping make things clear to me. **swampy** , hope I (and for that matter, all Mumpers) can have a good long run right up to the end like Rose. I’m always reminded of the (probable) quote by Hunter S. Thompson > [@](#): > > Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride! And I’m due to the Zoom meeting in 7 minutes, so I’d best refill my Diet Pepsi and get logged in. Take care all. ---
**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, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/310 "2024-06-08T23:10:15Z")
Thank you so much! Hubs appreciated your step-by-step pics and details. We will be doing something with our front porch when Hubs gets back, GG looks out the door and whines when we are outside without him. Hubs ordered a harness and leash for the mean time. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > You’re gonna hafta get used to not being in the dry desert anymore! 😉 We both laughed at this. You are so right! > [@Chefguy](#): > > That’ll teach me to go out on a weekend. Fucking hell. I"m glad you didn’t get creamed, but also agree about going out on the weekends. We also try to avoid being out and about when the working folks are trying to get stuff done. > [@Seanette](#): > > If I’d been driving as fast as a lot of people do on that street, idiot would have been T-boned. I’m glad you didn’t get in an accident either. People need to start getting up earlier. I’m not a morning person by any means, but I always made sure to be up in time to leave for work early just because I didn’t want to be one of _those_ drivers. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > And sitting outside watching fireflies does bring back memories for me. Fireflies are not something I saw as a kid. I first saw them at MIL’s place, but when we were visiting, we didn’t have much time to sit outside and enjoy. We were always too busy visiting family or eating. Or watching TV. Or her and I doing our needlework while the menfolk watched the news and discussed world matters, to be honest. > [@dogbutler](#): > > Also, today was Hazardous Ken’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. I keep worrying about your job security. Have you heard anything good about your prospects? > [@LSLGuy](#): > > 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. We had several private trash companies available in the lakes. When we moved out there, there was only one company (which started the year we moved to AZ) and we never bothered to check into the new companies because we were happy with what we had. Trash pick-up here is twice what it was in AZ, and they only allow 6 bags a week. No trash cans, bags only. In bear country fer crying out loud. Hubs thought that was unacceptable so he bought a trailer he can use to haul our garbage to the dump. Considering the cost of tipping fees and gas, we will break even in about four and a half years. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > At the risk of a dumb question, are those the same tracks? Yes they are, I followed them for 55 miles while wondering the same thing. There is a coal mine at one end so we will see two long trains pulling coal going down the mountain and two long trains of empty cars going back to the mine. So, not a lot of use, but they are used daily. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > That sounds so lovely and so “you”. That is so sweet of you to say. It truly is wonderful, I am so happy here. You might want to hide your eyes…the windows all have mini-blinds, lace shears, velvet drapes and then the lace with ribbons and flounces. There was a time in my life when I would have loved that sort of thing. That time was decades ago…back when Dark Shadows was first playing. (Oh, I thought about you last night. We have a full bed here and are used to a king. It is cozy. We were enjoying being cozy together and got a little too happy about it and rolled out of bed. Hardwood floors are fairly forgiving so we finished being cozy before icing our bruises. It was during the laughter and ice that I thought about you. I knew you would laugh that such an accomplished floozy as me made such a rookie mistake as falling out of bed.) Mom is calling, more later 🙂 ---
**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, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/311 "2024-06-08T23:20:06Z")
Glad that neither of you got creamed today **cookie** and **seanette** Got a few things done around the apartment today, then put on pants and went to pick up prescriptions (they were still out of one of them, so only one came home), got the oil changed and mailed the bills that I can’t pay online. Nelson came along for the ride and got fawned over everywhere we went, then we stopped for a few minutes at the dog park. I bought a four piece chicken box at Kroger yesterday, so I built a chicken - Waldorf type of salad for supper. I put it in a pita and had a lettuce salad on the side and am stuffeded now. About half of it is left, so I’ll likely have it Monday for supper. Now to play around in the studio. ---
**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, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/312 "2024-06-08T23:23:13Z")
Chillaxing w a stogie and a bourbon at our local **[STRIKES CIGAR LOUNGE - Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/strikes-cigar-lounge-boca-raton-2)** (their own website seems to be fighting me, so you’ll have to deal with a Yelp cite) as the sun sinks slowly in the west. Had a very modest dinner here **[Best Tacos & Mexican Cuisine in South Florida - Tacos Wey](https://tacosweyboca.com/)**. Thought about goin’ big for dinner, but just wasn’t feelin’ it. They’re a stall in a Mobil gas station / convenience market and their tacos are insanely good. Plus the little ladies who cook are sooo sweet. I had the three-pack: one _birria_, one _carnitas_, and one _puerco al pastor_. Best of all, they only sell food and interesting Mexican sodas and _jugos_ all of which sadly are no longer on my wimpy pancreas’s diet. Your other choice of libation is everything the convenience market sells. Which in my case this time was 2 bottles of water. Sometimes it’s something more … entertaining. Much more of a lunch than dinner venue, but good nevertheless. You see quite a slice of life while dining in a convenience market. Even one in a fancy zip code. My late afternoon was laundry, packages, and a couple glasses of a fine Italian Nebbiolo. Plus some phone flirts with BB who’s now at irk pulling in some overtime. Poor kid. **Swampy** : Good to hear Rose got the send-off her well-lived life deserved. My late aged MIL made it to 96, and was still mostly together and having (slow-moving) fun until the day before she forgot to wake up. A life, and an end-of-life, to aspire to. We should all be so fortunate. > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Later I’ll have to put on going out in the world clothes again to Now that I can maintain my apartment temperature at “no parka required”, I’m quickly adapting to the “Oh, gosh, you mean I need to put on pants to do that? Waaay too much work.” lifestyle. See the evil tree that’s grown from the evil seeds you have sown? > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > It’s time for chillage! It sure is! > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > So I offered. And he accepted. You are a gentleman of refinement. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Probably put on some stinkum too. Definitely a gentleman of refinement. ;). Enjoy your not-birthday beast-feast. Cowbells and all! > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > So when you get to your destination, how does that work? Is everyone’s home, business, restaurant etc. just soaked for a couple of months? You walk in, you’re dripping, pretty soon you’re not. The upholstery gets wet, but that’s mostly OK. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > A thoroughly relaxing break. 🙂 By far the best kind. Good to hear! > [@Wheelz](#): > > I was trying to be funny. But, since I’ve lived here I’ve learned that the difference between 100° and 110° is more substantial than most people realize. Yes. As a former desert rat I’d explain it to **Shoe** this way: The temp climbing towards 100 is like eating a second pizza. Good, but definitely diminishing returns by the end. Getting to 110 is like finishing a third pizza: that’s gonna hurt. @JaneDoe42 > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I knew you would laugh that such an accomplished floozy as me made such a rookie mistake as falling out of bed. Mo’ practice! Mo’ practice! 🙂 🐇 🐇. My first encounter w BB was on the cruise ship. The bed was probably a full and hence real cozy. We avoided falling out but it was close a time or two. Since then it’s been kings all the way other than my queen-sized bouncy house. We’ve torn a few apart, and started on the floor nearby a time or three but no falling out. Yet. Here’s hoping. If you’re not getting injured at least occasionally you’re not trying hard enough. 😁 Yaay for Mom! > [@missred](#): > > Now to play around in the studio. A relaxing end to a busy errand day. Sounds restful and fulfilling. ---
**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, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/313 "2024-06-08T23:28:08Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Thank you so much! Hubs appreciated your step-by-step pics and details. We will be doing something with our front porch when Hubs gets back, GG looks out the door and whines when we are outside without him. Hubs ordered a harness and leash for the mean time. If you look at the night-time pic, the one with the lights, you can see that the roof support post between the side gates has been wrapped in sisal rope to make a scratching post. Abbey and Goo rarely use it, but Tonka and Creamsickle liked it. ---
**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 9, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/314 "2024-06-09T01:47:20Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Probably put on some stinkum too. Next time, try ANTI-stinkum - see if that works out better for you. > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > the corner store, seeking the 6 pack of tiny chocolate Donettes. Nowhere. If one’s local corner store doesn’t have those, is it a sign of the apocalypse? I mean, seriously, what next, they’re out of beer or something? I’m outraged on behalf of your lack of chock’lit Donettes. Salad, indeed. Hmph! > [@Wheelz](#): > > , we opted for something called “comfort height” toilets. You can’t tell any difference by looking at them, but anytime I use a public or hotel bathroom I realize just how much easier they are to stand up from. I will point out that the deeper you sit (e.g. the closer your posture is to a true squat, like how our ancestors, ah, handled matters) the easier it is for things to move along. So low-seated terlets are better for those with, uh, _different_ mobility issues. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > the windows all have mini-blinds, lace shears, velvet drapes and then the lace with ribbons and flounces What. The. Hell. Did you move into a former bordello? > [@LSLGuy](#): > > They’re a stall in a Mobil gas station / convenience market and their tacos are insanely good. Aw, man, there’s a similar setup around IIRC the SW corner of I-75 and LBJ (the ground floor level of the High Five) and same deal: the nicest ladies making the most delicious tacos, while, yeah, slice of life swirls around you, mostly not in English. Bring your best rusty high-school Spanish and a poker face, and listen in on the fun gossip! > **[High Five Interchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Five_Interchange)** > > The High Five Interchange is one of the first five-level stack interchanges built in Dallas, Texas. Located at the junction of the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (Interstate 635, or I-635) and the Central Expressway (U.S. Highway 75, or US 75), it replaces an antiquated combination interchange constructed in the 1960s. > The $261-million (equivalent to $423 million in 2023) project was started in 2002 and completed in December 2005. It was designed by HNTB and built by Zachry Construction Corporati... * * * Home stoopit early for a Saturday night in early summer. This is my sad face – \> 😁 We actually had all hands on deck tonight, and after being so short for a few days were used to working with a thinner crew & so were kinda tripping over each other a bit. So the early outs were _Eaaaarrrrly Outs!_ tonight, knowwhatImean? But it’s not like I was a slacker. I specifically volunteered to re-stock the freezer under the fryer … because the steak nugget bags come 2-to-a-box, and that particular box makes a perfect disposable litter box for the ol’ poopin’ machine, and I need to toss and refill, so … { _heh heh_ } Devious **Shoe** is Devious! So now I’m chillin’ with y’all & contemplating dinner. I have options (!!) There’s a small hunk of cow I’m not excited about (it’s elderly, and I dunno if I trust it anymore) but also, an unopened fresh kielbasa, onions & taters, and eggs. Oh, and some non-disappointing cheese, and I think the bread is still good, so last ditch is a grilled cheez sammich. So no matter what, there’s no excuse for not getting my protein tonight. It’s so cool tonight after the rain earlier that I just went and put on a _sweatshirt._ In _June._ This is my sad face – \> 😁 Now I’ve migrated from my comfy chair back outside (I have a patio chair cushion I keep by my door, so I can sit on my back steps with my legs crossed up - I don’t really like “normal” chairs all that much) and am awaiting my beloved Bat Time. Last time I sat out here, they appeared at 9:55 ish, and while I may be 10 min ahead of that tonight, there still isn’t a single star in the sky yet. They emerge after I can see two-three stars … the days are still getting longer! … long summer days that DON’T get hot?!? Yes, please!! ---
**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 9, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/315 "2024-06-09T02:11:49Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Next time, try ANTI-stinkum - see if that works out better for you. Armani, from the sampler selection Mrs. L.A. gave me at Christmas, tonight. Birthday dinner was French onion soup, 8 oz. bacon wrapped, aged, filet mignon, Manhattans, and wine. Mrs. L.A. got bread pudding for dessert, which she brought home. Alas, the person who knew the cowbells was not there tonight. ☹ We’re going to Mrs. L.A.'s Christian Fellowship church tomorrow. Actually, they just started John, which is interesting. ---
**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 9, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/316 "2024-06-09T02:26:48Z")
When I used to roll my ex outside to smoke 2 yrs ago, we heard a bat. I named it Randolph. It stopped coming around and he joked that it was aghast at being named that. ---
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_ **Happy Belated Birthday** _ 💜 🐎 👠 So very sorry that I missed it yesterday. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Hope they get the freezer working quickly, that can really mess things up in a restaurant setting. No kidding! Imperative to have a working cooler. As important is a working cooking device. Hubs likes Einstein Bagels but their oven is broken so they haven’t had any bagels for the last 2 days. Daughter and I went to Duck Day at the local pool this morning. The highlight was the duck race down the slide. They sold rubber ducks for $1@ then put them all in a bucket and to start the race, dumped them all at the top of a windy slide; whichever one made it to the other side of the pool first was the winner. The kids loved it. Although as I was walking out, a little pixie who looked about 4 was sad that her duck didn’t win and she wouldn’t be getting a prize. I told her that she did win and her prize would be a bag of candy. She brightened up after that. (Everyone was given a bag of candy on their way out of the facility). Daughter stayed as she had worn her suit. I walked home and changed into swimsuit and brought towels, books, sunscreen and some ice for our water bottles then we spent a relaxing several hours at the pool. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > GG is settling right in and I’m going to go outside and sit a spell on the front porch Yay! Glad you made it and are now safe and sound in your new home. > [@Taters](#): > > 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) I’d never heard of them but I really like them. I’ll have to find out if a local nursery carries them. Thank you for mentioning and for the link. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > SW corner of I-75 and LBJ I was going to ask if you meant I95 since I75 goes from Michigan to west side of Florida but I see in the wiki quote that it mentions US 75. Of course I95 wouldn’t be right either because it more or less hugs the east coast and ends down Miami way. ---
**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 9, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/318 "2024-06-09T02:57:07Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > Daughter and I went to Duck Day at the local pool this morning. > The highlight was the duck race down the slide. They sold rubber ducks for $1@ then put them all in a bucket and to start the race, dumped them all at the top of a windy slide; whichever one made it to the other side of the pool first was the winner. The kids loved it. Although as I was walking out, a little pixie who looked about 4 was sad that her duck didn’t win and she wouldn’t be getting a prize. I told her that she did win and her prize would be a bag of candy. She brightened up after that. (Everyone was given a bag of candy on their way out of the facility). Daughter stayed as she had worn her suit. I walked home and changed into swimsuit and brought towels, books, sunscreen and some ice for our water bottles then we spent a relaxing several hours at That sounds like so much fun! I just got a wet Willie from his namesake. 😛 ---
**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 9, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/319 "2024-06-09T03:02:34Z")
I napped, mostly without Spot. Then he came in, and started trying to shove me off “his” pillow with all 4 paws. So I’m having a Sazarac, the Oilers lost Game 1, and the rats are raining down on the ice. > [@Wheelz](#): > > I was trying to be funny. But, since I’ve lived here I’ve learned that the difference between 100° and 110° is more substantial than most people realize. Also havin benn in Vegas and N.C. in august, 105 heat index feels worse than 105 straight tmep > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I keep worrying about your job security. Have you heard anything good about your prospects? As far as I know I’m good. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Did you move into a former bordello? _ **Jane’s** House of Floozy-ing, Wacky Tobaccy, and Quarterstaff Emporium_ ---
**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 9, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429/320 "2024-06-09T03:18:18Z")
So I went for my ride to get potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms. Who knew I didn’t have Lipton Onion Soup Mix? I suppose I can go to the corner market in the morning before the church thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waiting-for-an-update-in-the-mmp/1002429.md?page=17)