# (Old) Waking up to White Stuff in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [January 5, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waking-up-to-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1026360 "2026-01-05T08:30:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 14
**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:** [January 12, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waking-up-to-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1026360/261 "2026-01-12T04:45:32Z")
I’m finally recovering from the snot filled nose…I don’t think it qualified as flu, since I never had a temperature over 98-ish. The highest I saw was 98.5…maybe I’m dead? Yay for my Pats winning the wildcard game. I know most of y’all who follow sports don’t like the Pats, but I’m from Maine, I’ve been a fan since Jim Plunkett. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waking-up-to-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1026360/262 "2026-01-12T05:02:10Z")
**JtC,** thinking good thoughts for hubs. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waking-up-to-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1026360/263 "2026-01-12T08:10:22Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. Spot napped with me tonight. And by “napped”, I mean "fidgeted and rearranged himself on my head for an hour. It’s currentlt 31 degrees Ferret Height(-0.556 Centipedes) ---
**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:** [January 15, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waking-up-to-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1026360/264 "2026-01-15T04:26:21Z")
> [@susan](#): > > The kittens have been a little… smeary. We’ve started feeding them rice and have changed from the fancy expensive highly-rated litter to something coarser so they won’t track their… smear out of the bathroom. Pray for us. Are they drinking tap water? When I moved to Houston, I began filtering water for anything that Nelson or I consume. It didn’t taste good to me and he had a case of the poops. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waking-up-to-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1026360/265 "2026-01-15T04:46:10Z")
Our tap water is good, but we’ve been giving them filtered water. Shiso is now getting an antibiotic. Vet sppointmrnt on thr 20th. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waking-up-to-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1026360/266 "2026-01-15T12:33:58Z")
Yesterday morning Chicago area had what I would describe as a squall, for about 2 hours. Tues had been sunny and in the 40s. I had not known any snow was expected. Checked the weather 1st thing Wed morning, and if it said anything was coming, I missed it. Walked the dog at 7, and there were just a few sprinkles - just dots on the sidewalk. I drive 4miles to work around 8 am. At 750, heavy snow was blowing sideways. Driving was as bad as I can recall. NO salt had been out, and the roads were terribly slippery. At one point in my drive I make a U-turn from a stop - and the rear of my 4wd slid out. Could not see stoplights from 1/2 block away. And then it stopped. By pm, roads mostly clear, but a lot of slick spots on sidewalks. Really briefly intense. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-waking-up-to-white-stuff-in-the-mmp/1026360.md?page=13)