# Opening Day in the MMP!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [April 3, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645 "2017-04-03T10:28:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/41 "2017-04-04T22:20:44Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > First I thought I had lost my wallet. The la st time I had it out was at a BK in Columbus, Jawja at N.O.L. yestiddy. Turns out it had fallen out of the back pocket of my jeans when I changed last night and was hidden under the bed skirt of the bed. There’s an inappropriate joke in there. **Butters** , Power of Attorney ---
**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:** [April 4, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/42 "2017-04-04T22:31:07Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > There’s an inappropriate joke in there. So when are you gonna make the joke? 😛 Unc called me by my name or by one of my brother’s names while I visited with him. sis says as long as he does not call me by her name she’s good with that. 😃 ---
**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 4, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/43 "2017-04-04T23:15:37Z")
**ruble** , I would begin with a mild bleach solution on the desk. What kind of finish is on it now? After any mold/mildew has been abated, myself, I would go for tung oil. **swampy** , I think that something like a dot sized clapper should be put on small items like billfolds, keys and phones that emit an audible sound for our aging demographic. 😛 **Moooom** , like **ruble** , I’ve seen some pretty wacky contests and gimmes at minor league parks. At Sounds games, there are the added bonuses of the best fireworks in town and really good music. We occasionally even get music celebrities performing the national anthem. I picked up the antibiotics that I was supposed to begin last night this afternoon. My PCP had sent them to the old pharmacy. :smack: Tomorrow evening, my SIL, two friends and I are going to a roots music radio broadcast. It should be fun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/44 "2017-04-05T00:01:41Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Why can’t food just magically appear without any effort on my part? I need one of them Star Trek Foodinators. Chicken Cordon Bleu. And _HOT_ this time, dammit! If the cheese isn’t melted, I’m pulling some plugs! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/45 "2017-04-05T00:38:18Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Has the mold damaged the wood or is the wood sealed? Since you’re planning on refinishing it anyway, I think i would start with whatever will stain the wood least, wood soap and water or a bleach solution, let that dry and see how she looks. If that doesn’t work, then it’s on to more serious measures. My concern over all of it would be how much discoloration it already has, and how much will be added in trying to clean it up. If you PM me an e-mail address I can send some images. It is pretty much in the wood in places which is why I was leaning bleach and then sun-dried. Since this is going to be basement and just for my pleasure and satisfaction I may not totally redo the top part including the roll. If the color doesn’t match perfectly, who cares? Only about 5 people may see it total. My real deal is killing anything that could pop up later and making it strong. > [@missred](#): > > **ruble** , I would begin with a mild bleach solution on the desk. What kind of finish is on it now? After any mold/mildew has been abated, myself, I would go for tung oil. Based on the vintage and what I see I’m betting spar varnish over a light oak stain. The wood appears to be solid oak everywhere. > [@swampbear](#): > > I read but retained little, so yays, boos, hugs, noogies, trouts, chitlins, smooches, how _you_ doin’s all around as needed. What? Ya’ll don’t have weather to report on while vacationing? 😉 ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/46 "2017-04-05T02:38:48Z")
Minor update: last day of irk is now Friday, 4/7, instead of Moanday, 4/10. I still get paid until May 30th, so I’m fine with that. As horribly slow as it was today (I took 9 calls in 8 hours), I’d have been fine with today being it. ---
**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 5, 2017, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/47 "2017-04-05T10:29:51Z")
Lesson learned - don’t buy WalMart’s generic brand of fruit cocktail in juice. The pear pieces are crunchy - CRUNCHY!!! PEARS!!! WRONG!!! I like having cottage cheese with fruit for breakfast, but crunchy pear chunks just ruins breakfast. ick. I used to love fruit cocktail as a kid, but this has ruined it for me. ick. I need to remember to call our credit union and make an appointment to see our finance guy. We’re overdue for an annual review, and now that we’re talking about retiring for reals, we need to do some serious money planning. \*\*FCD \*\*wants to quit at the end of this year, and I was hoping to hang on till the end of 2018. But there are times when I just want to say SCREW IT and quit now. Not because of the job - just because. So I don’t know. Meanwhile, I’ve got 1 or 2 drawings to finish, then I need to verify the entire package before passing it back to the engineer for review. So today should be busy, and I emailed the boss yesterday to ask for more work. And just this second, I saw a sticky note from Josh that I’d forgotten about - guess I have more to do than I’d thought. Thus beginneth the day - Happy Wednesday! ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/48 "2017-04-05T11:02:58Z")
Good mornin’ y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 64 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 74 and rain/tstorm/apocalypse for the day. Matter of fact a tornado and severe tstorm watch is already in effect. Happy now **ruble**? 😃 Bro and I shall be at the nursin’ home for the care plan meetin’ for my uncle at nine this mornin’. This is the big plan for the day. Other than that I’ll spend the day inside chillin’ with mom and sis. Now I need more caffeine and rumbly tummy wants sustenance. Purtification must also commence shortly. Happy Hump Day Y’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:** [April 5, 2017, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/49 "2017-04-05T11:42:31Z")
Up, caffeinated ,and sheveled. I’m off today. I shall do laundry, then go down the the pub to see a band tonight. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/50 "2017-04-05T11:51:20Z")
Three more days at irk until hollibobs! Indeed, irk is most irksome today since I am getting pulled into things I don’t have time for at the moment. On the plus side, I am not management any more so I can dump everything in someon else’s lap when I sod off to foreign parts. And it’s camel day today so there will be beerverages in the pub tonight. **Doggio** , what band are you off to see? Live music in pubs is one of my favouritest things, y’know. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/51 "2017-04-05T11:58:49Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Happy now **ruble**? Well, now I know how to dress for somewhere 900 miles South, when irk takes me in the opposite direction. :rolleyes: I can’t believe it’s already Wen morn & we’re just getting to pg 2. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/52 "2017-04-05T13:42:24Z")
Happy Hump Day! It’s bright and N.O.S. outside and should be fairly warm today. I was up off and on throughout the night but I feel pretty alive this morning. I have a lot to do today and I hope to get a bunch of it done. It’s like the shit never ends, always something new that needs to be done. My mother wants us to come for Easter. I wish Sah-son would/could drive and he could go while I stay home with the dog. Maybe we’ll just pack up the dog and take him. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/53 "2017-04-05T15:06:28Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Good mornin’ y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ 'Tis 64 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 74 and rain/tstorm/apocalypse for the day. Matter of fact a tornado and severe tstorm watch is already in effect. Happy now **ruble**? 😃 This happy!!! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVM1nUmDHHc) ---
**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 5, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/54 "2017-04-05T15:34:39Z")
> [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Three more days at irk until hollibobs! > > Indeed, irk is most irksome today since I am getting pulled into things I don’t have time for at the moment. On the plus side, I am not management any more so I can dump everything in someon else’s lap when I sod off to foreign parts. > > And it’s camel day today so there will be beerverages in the pub tonight. **Doggio** , what band are you off to see? Live music in pubs is one of my favouritest things, y’know. [Tuatha Dea](https://www.facebook.com/events/1459733067405289/). I haven’t seen 'em in a couple of years. [quote=“kopek, post:53, topic:783645”] This happy!!! [/QUOTE] I have a sudden craving for Powdered Toast.😃 ---
**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 5, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/55 "2017-04-05T15:35:03Z")
We’re going to my mom’s for Easter and I’m taking the deviled eggs as usual. My sister asked me to color them, so once again, we’ll have pastel deviled eggs. And the 2 egg plates that I sent to the store didn’t sell, so I’ll use them. Lunch break. 4 more hours till I can leave. I think I have an attitude today. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/56 "2017-04-05T15:50:59Z")
**Blurf** Just got to irk a little bit ago due to oversleeping and being stuck in my yard by road paving equipment. Our road is getting repaved from when it was torn up for the new sewer system that is being installed. I considered just taking the day off but did not want to hear all that beeping and carrying on of the road work. **Sunny** I live 32 miles from my irk but it is on a two lane highway with speed limits of 45 in most places. It takes the better part of an hour. I am in my 14th year doing it. Five days a week. Getting old. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/57 "2017-04-05T15:55:59Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > We’re going to my mom’s for Easter and I’m taking the deviled eggs as usual. Deviled eggs for Easter. You guys Episcopalian or something? ---
**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 5, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/58 "2017-04-05T16:03:25Z")
We also have Polish sausage - wanna make something of that? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/59 "2017-04-05T16:32:52Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > We also have Polish sausage - wanna make something of that? I’ll work on it, gee, give me some time here! ---
**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 5, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645/60 "2017-04-05T16:41:55Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > We also have Polish sausage - wanna make something of that? In the wurst possible way. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day-in-the-mmp/783645.md?page=4)