# (Old) When Mom's Away...A Coasterless MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [January 22, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477 "2024-01-22T07:34:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [January 23, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/81 "2024-01-23T20:50:45Z")
**Sunny** - we’re on Princess. And we’re less than impressed with the service and food aboard compared to Royal Caribbean and Holland America. But our room is comfy and the lectures we’ve attended have been interesting. The seas have calmed considerably in the last 6 hours. We’re taking a bus tour of Punta Arenas tomorrow. No plans for tonight. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/82 "2024-01-23T21:47:55Z")
Howdy Y’all! Except for makin’ sup, which we et early, and laundry, it’s been a slothful day. One can sloth and do both those things cause there’s wait time for stuff to cook and for laundry to wash and dry. I felt a touch of scurvy and malaria comin’ on so medicinal gin and tonics were had. **Sunny** yay you posted! Conga rats on the new kitteh. Everyone else, yays, boos, hugs, noogies, trouts, chitlins and how _you_ doin’s all around, as needed. ---
**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 23, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/83 "2024-01-23T22:04:05Z")
Moooom, I have a nice little lapis penguin from a store in Puentas Arenas, maybe in a downtown (sic, it’s not huge) shopping area? Here are the coasters that we were given by a friend just this week: [![](https://assets.wfcdn.com/im/30868593/resize-h800-w800%5Ecompr-r85/2457/245767805/Animal+Print+Square+Coaster.jpg) ](https://assets.wfcdn.com/im/30868593/resize-h800-w800%5Ecompr-r85/2457/245767805/Animal+Print+Square+Coaster.jpg) More when I can–closing in on this manuscript! ---
**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:** [January 23, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/84 "2024-01-23T22:24:38Z")
**sunny** you know Kitteh pictures are mandatory. You cannot announce you have a new kitten without posting elebenteen photos. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/85 "2024-01-23T22:48:47Z")
Happy late birthday **FCM**. And sorry to hear about the work and other crises. Lot going on here, leaving little time to yak. Catch you all tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/86 "2024-01-23T23:11:07Z")
Happy Toosday! Happy Birthday **FCM**! It’s 42 degrees here. The snow is melting and it’s supposed to be in the 60s later this week. Not much got done last weekend because my son was not feeling well. Now, not much got done this weekend because I am sick. Don’t know if it is food poisoning or some kind of bug. The electric company came out this morning. I wish we had gotten some kind of notice. All they had to do was move the meter. They needed to get into the backyard, but we put the dogs out when we saw somebody at the door. So, we had to bring the dogs back in, but they didn’t want to since there was somebody by the gate. I’m sorry Ace didn’t work out **Doggio** I hope the right person comes along for him; he is a cutie. And I hope the right dog comes along for you. I finally got my new phone up and working. I feel so stupid. I kept doing all this online bs, and then figured out all I had to do was switch SIM cards. I don’t like the new phone, but the old one is dying a slow death. I hope the knee feels better **Nellie.** I’m a wimp and use the walker if I have to walk any distance. I am out of Tramadol and starting to feel it. My mistake, I thought the DR would call in the script after my visit Friday when she saw I had only 3 pills left. No, I have to call the office and leave a request for a refill. Then they have to put it in to the pharmacy. I’ll live. {{{ **RealFish** }}} I’m sorry for you dad and what you are going through. Welcome back **Sunny** **Taters** and **Talky** , sorry that irk sucks. My job drives me crazy some days. I’d love to quit, but I can’t. It’s only a few clients that make me want to quit, I’ve damn near thrown the phone across the room after talking to one of them. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/87 "2024-01-23T23:52:47Z")
I really MUST know where those coasters come from! Please let me know if you can find out. ---
**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 24, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/88 "2024-01-24T00:23:10Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > [@missred](#): > > > > He’s just a little bit bigger than Nelson. I wonder who would win in a cage match? 😛 > > VBC for the win. She’s the only one allowed to slap her kitten around, so she would start with Nelson for entering the cage and then kick GG around for interrupting her nap. I had to laugh. Nelson’s father’s littermate looks straight up teeny tiny chihuahua (just like her chi father) at 3.5 pounds. She’s the alpha bitch of all five dogs at Sis’, even Nelson’s 25 pound brother / cousin. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Seriously, though. We’ll probably end up throwing half the milk away when it turns. To me, milk is an ingredient. She drinks it, but I don’t think she can drink two gallons. Could you possibly make a nice chowder with one gallon before it goes bad? > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Agreed, milk is an ingredient. It goes in au gratin potatoes, various pasta dishes, biscuits, over cereal etc. I’m a single dude, I rarely get through a quart before it goes off. 2 gallons? Woof. As a single chick, I go through at least a quart a week just in coffee. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Untethered kids in parking lots terrify me. They are short enough that I can’t see them when I’m backing out and light enough that I might not notice the bump as I drove over them. My current car came with a back up camera, but old habits and fears die slowly. Add wheels (bikes, trikes, skateboards, scooters) to the untethered kids and it scares the everloving crap out of me. Most of them have no sense of cars around them. Good to see you again **OW**! Those are some cute babby ratties there **shoe**! Ouch, **nellie**. I hope that you’re healed soonest. Happy birthday **Moooooom**! 🎂 You are doing your son a great service in teaching him to do laundry **spicy**. Welcome back **sunny**. We do need pics of the kitten though. Irked, came home in 57F weather, so most of the snowy - icy crap is gone. 🙂 I trained someone for the special projects team today as a backup when they’re shorthanded. She caught on to cartonization and movement of a somewhat confusing process fairly quickly, so I was impressed. It didn’t take too long and I was working at the desk opposite her, so could field questions as needed. Stay safe and healthy y’all! ---
**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 24, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/89 "2024-01-24T00:57:38Z")
My worse knee thinks the weather is changing. I wish it were smart enough to tell which way it’s going. I’d love to be able to put my finger alongside my nose and say “Arrr, Me bum knee predicts rain.” Alas, it just kinda hurts most of the time, when weather changes it hurts more. **spicy** Get that boy learned on laundry. If not just for your sake, his in the future. (And any possible future SO’s/housemates) **sunny** Another call for kitten pics. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/90 "2024-01-24T01:01:53Z")
We’ve entered the Strait of Magellan and all the rocking and rolling is done. We should hit Punta Arenas about 7 in the morning, and our bus tour is at 3, so much chill and sleeping in tomorrow. We watched _A Man Called Otto_ this evening - tons of movies available aboard, which is nice. But now I’m ready for snoozing. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/91 "2024-01-24T01:06:34Z")
Yaay snoozing! High on my list soon too. For a vacation where the MMP is supposed to be mostly Mom-free and you focus on other things … well … it’s not working. 😉 Yet. ---
**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 24, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/92 "2024-01-24T02:13:51Z")
_The One Where **dogbutler** Finds Out This Is His Circus, And They Are His Monkeys_ So some mouthbreather in another hub put a bunch of bags of bags on an outgoing trailer, which some other mouthbreather in unload heaved on the belt going to Smalls, which I had to heave over the divider. Plus they were filled, so the bags were 50+ pounds each. The kicker? Panamanian Vince and I(combined age 110) had to heave all those into our empty bag trailer. I was so worn out, even Hazardous Ken noticed. But I did some mattress shopping after work. _The One Where **dogbutler** Acts Like An Actual Adult_ I did my taxes last night, and am getting a whole $150 back. On the bright side, I am earning just about what I made as a manager, with 1% of the stress. > [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Her name is Onza, Welcome Onza! and welcome back, **Sunny**! > [@TruePisces](#): > > I’m at the making hard decisions phase with things with Dad so… yeah. {{{{{ **Fishy** }}}}} 🥳 🎂 🍾 _ **HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!** _ 🍾 🎂 🥳 {{{{ **Spice Weasel** }}}} > [@Sahirrnee](#): > > I’m sorry Ace didn’t work out **Doggio** > I hope the right person comes along for him; he is a cutie. And I hope the right dog comes along for you. At some point. At least Spot is cuddly and makes barking noises in the meantime. And hope you and **Sahson** feel better. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > On second thought, almost 3 PM…it won’t be cured enough for me to do anything today. I’ll pre-set the CNC for tomorrow and get the hell outa here. So you don’t want to just sit around, watching ~~paint~~ glue dry? > [@susan](#): > > Here are the coasters that we were given by a friend just this week: I love these! ---
**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:** [January 24, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/93 "2024-01-24T02:24:51Z")
Wayfair: > **[Animal Print Square Coaster](https://www.wayfair.com/kitchen-tabletop/pdp/gracie-oaks-6-piece-bird-pun-coaster-set-w100165267.html)** > > Our product is made of durable PVC material, high quality photo printing, a set of 6 coasters, each coaster has a different bird image. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/94 "2024-01-24T02:34:16Z")
> [@missred](#): > > Could you possibly make a nice chowder with one gallon before it goes bad? Good idea. Maybe I’ll make salmon chowder, only with clams instead of salmon. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/95 "2024-01-24T03:02:15Z")
As I have mentioned, I quit my job last week, and it’s now been eight working days since then. I had been anticipating a lot of calls from people asking me where I had put stuff and how to work a machine that they had previously relied upon me to do, and… nothing. Not a whisper. I’m relieved, but also confused as to how they are managing when last year they seemed to imply I was crucial to the whole place. Seems I wasn’t after all, and they can figure things out just fine themselves if they have to. Meanwhile I have been enjoying sleeping in and finally getting the stressful weights off my mind. Ahh… ---
**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:** [January 24, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/96 "2024-01-24T03:05:36Z")
I see Sunny’s here, now we need some Lotion! The cold spell broke but now its rain All week. Got some books from the library, always wanting to eat healthier ( go away potato chips!) And thinking maybe wine and cheese? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/97 "2024-01-24T03:18:06Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > **sunny** you know Kitteh pictures are mandatory. You cannot announce you have a new kitten without posting elebenteen photos. I will… do that. As soon as I remember how. I think I have to load pictures onto a third site and then link? I’ll do it. I promise! Hippo Birdies **Mooom**! > [@missred](#): > > Nelson’s father’s littermate looks straight up teeny tiny chihuahua (just like her chi father) at 3.5 pounds. She’s the alpha bitch of all five dogs at Sis’, even Nelson’s 25 pound brother / cousin. This made me laugh. 'Beamer’s doggo is 5 lbs soaking wet. He doesn’t boss our female Akita round, because she sets limits. He absolutely terrorizes his 75lb bigger brother though. 😛 > [@GuanoLad](#): > > Meanwhile I have been enjoying sleeping in and finally getting the stressful weights off my mind. Ahh… Yay! Celebrating to the positive is a wonderful thing to do. > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I see Sunny’s here, now we need some Lotion! I see what you did there… ---
**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:** [January 24, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/98 "2024-01-24T03:23:38Z")
I am also a Kitteh Lover! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/99 "2024-01-24T03:39:59Z")
Thanks. I’m thinking of that as a gag gift for my sister, who is a wheel in the local chapter of the Audobon Society, ---
**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:** [January 24, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/100 "2024-01-24T04:03:17Z")
Evening all. I did use the fancy rental carpet cleaner, looking at the dirty water in the tank it does seems to have worked pretty well, but hard to see the improvement. May try again tomorrow if I have the chance, I bought enough cleaning agent to do the whole block of houses with (next time I’ll read the directions first). But have both the Plumbers (to put the sink in the second bathroom back together) and Cook’s Pest control due tomorrow, so it’s problematic. Did do some post-dinner pedaling, burned 530 calories so I don’t feel too bad about those Oreos I grabbed at lunch. It’s still above 50F at 9:45pm, so much improved over last week. Supposed to rain most of the day tomorrow, so probably good that I got out today. **talkie** , you are a good parent, have some extra sugar and chocolate (together if possible–and I see the lava cake probably met your requirements). > [@overlyverbose](#): > > it’s on the tip of my tongue to say, “Well, you might try not firing 3,000 people then requiring everyone who’s left to come back into the office and forcing them to get more done with fewer people and less time. Start there.” I believe the term you want is…contraindicated. Telling stupid people they are stupid never really works out well. **Spicy** , may be my age or maybe I’m just a Luddite at heart, but I can’t break up with my phone because I’ve never fallen in love with it. A useful tool, sure; but being on it for hours at a time…nope, not for me. Hope your laundry lessons go well, don’t remember my Mom teaching me much, which led to to washing my white undies and red towels together in a hot wash (I have learned much in the past 40 years). **FCM** , the guy who does the group tours I go on doesn’t like Princess either, it’s Royal Carribean or Holland for him Hope the seas are calm and the scenery is nice tomorrow. **suzie** , those are rather…interesting…coasters. Feel better soon, **Sari**. **doggio** , same money and less responsibily? Not a bad deal (outside of the mouthbreathers…) **Bat Boy** , maybe they saw last year that things could go FUBAR if you left and tried to mitigate it. Or maybe they just don’t want to admit how valuable you were and rather would see things go in the toilet than call you. OK,. 10pm so need to finish up internetting, do a little reading and head off to slumberland. Catch up with you all on Hump Day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477.md?page=6)