# Reporting Live From.....A Tell-All MPP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 15, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231 "2008-12-15T10:45:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 16
**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:** [December 21, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/301 "2008-12-21T20:53:36Z")
I actually did something constructive! I vacuumed my car (it was really nasty in there) then I vacuumed the house. The shrimps are all thawed, so I’ll be steaming them in an hour or so. \*\*FCD \*\*has quit in the workshop, so both cars are in the garage again - yay! We won’t have to freeze too much in the morning. That little woodstove is pretty amazing. The garage (uninsulated) is more that 30 degrees warmer than the outside, making it a good workspace. And when we build the new garage, the workshop will be a very nice place to work indeed. If we really stoked it up, it’d warm part of the house, too, I think. Sun is shining, pavement is drying, and the weekend is slipping away. Glad this will be a short week. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/302 "2008-12-21T21:01:58Z")
I hope your company doesn’t make you pay anything towards the deductible on the slashed tires, **Special One** – I mean, it’s not as if you did _anything_ to cause it! It’s not like an accident, where you might be at fault. Anyway, that really sucked; I hope they catch whoever did it. I’m quite envious of your little woodstove, **FCM**. I wish I could put one in my office – it could sure use it! This corner of the house seems to be the coldest; I’ve taken lately to sitting with my feet on a heating pad turned on very low, with a heavy blanket over my lap (a Korean mink blanket – not made from actual mink, just double-thick and fluffy and _incredibly_ warm – right, **Haze** ). Between the heating pad and the blanket, at least I’m comfy while I work. Papa Tigs brought home the real estate section of the San Antonio paper, and we are both weeping at the prices – 4 bedroom/3 bath homes for 120K or less, in good neighborhoods. All he needs to do now is get a job there, dammit! Back to work. Yuck. Wow, Papa Tigs actually listened to me and has been calling people to let them know he’s not going in tomorrow. Which is good; I didn’t want to have to take his keys away. 😃 He’s occasionally struck by common sense, thank heaven; and in this case, passing along a rather violent intestinal bug to people already in a hospital was such an obviously bad idea that even he agreed. Amazing. :rolleyes: It’s nice to finally have some bright sunshine after a week of greyness and gloominess. We really need to move south again; I would far prefer to have many more hours of daylight every day, especially in the winter. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/303 "2008-12-21T21:12:26Z")
Good rescue story coming tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/304 "2008-12-21T21:48:36Z")
MIL called to invite me to Xmas day at their house. Then she said that I should be sure to tell the children. As if I’m going to go off without them… :rolleyes: I think she might be getting senile, which will only add to my fun. What? You thought I was a nice person? Silly you… ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/305 "2008-12-21T22:24:32Z")
For those of us who are stuck inside and bored–here are some [SNOWPOCALYPSE '08!!1!](http://www.youtube.com/user/SmartAleq) videos to check out. The dogs get weird when they get bored… We’ve been out stomping around in it, crashing through the ice crust and squeaking on the powdery stuff underneath. The dogs went out and finally did a pooping, peeing extravaganza–apparently they’ve been holding on to it for a while, hoping for better conditions. Get 'em running around for a while and they can’t hold it, though, ha ha! Everything’s coated in ice–I took a buncha pictures (you’re shocked at this, I know!) but haven’t checked them out yet. I’ll link any that seem worthwhile. The neighbors managed to get to the street but got stuck less than a house away–apparently she was trying to get to work. She’s a nurse, so I applaud the effort, but really–if it ain’t 4WD with chains it ain’t happenin’. Hyundai without chains–no way. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/306 "2008-12-21T22:35:45Z")
Shrimps have been ingested, with enough left over for another meal. I also pulled out the last two twice-baked N.O.T. and mixed up a fresh batch of cocktail sauce. Not bad for an easy supper. The dishwasher is running and Mythbusters is on the TV. Temps dropping to 20-ish tonight, and tomorrow it might hit 32. At least it’s supposed to be clear and sunny. And we’ll start gaining daylight, so huzzah for that! ---
**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:** [December 21, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/307 "2008-12-21T22:52:08Z")
I just made a bunch of meatballs. Ol’ y’all know who’s workplace is havin’ a little in the office thing on Tuesday and he leaves Wednesday mornin’ to go see family for Christmas. Well, he was goin’ to Sam’s Club and buy a bag of the frozen meatballs. They’re like thirteen bucks for a bag. I said to him that I could make a whole bunch of meatballs for less than that, so I did. He got the ground beast and I made the meatballs. The good thing is, it made a buncha meatballs. Enough for his partay on Tuesday (they will transform into sweet and sour meatballs when the _gasp_ store boughten _gasp_ sauce is poured over 'em and they simmer away in the little slow cooker he’ll take 'em to work in, plus enough that I froze a bunch for later uses. Sketties and meatballs and stroganoff are in the foreseeable future. YUM! ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/308 "2008-12-21T22:56:41Z")
_yawn_ It’s been snowing all day, and is supposed to keep going all night and a lot of tomorrow. Pics, should I be able to post them correctly, will be forthcoming tomorrow since I’m off work and have no plans at all besides hanging around the house and petting my kitty. Also, at some point, digging my car out so I don’t have to do that Tuesday morning. Bleah. Can I go home now? ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/309 "2008-12-21T23:39:00Z")
No, **snowbunny**. Go back to work and quitcher whining! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/310 "2008-12-21T23:57:12Z")
Happy Hanukkah! that is all ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/311 "2008-12-22T00:00:47Z")
I _am_ working. But – knock on wood – it’s really quiet in here today. And I wanna go home! _whine, pout, whine_ ---
**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:** [December 22, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/312 "2008-12-22T00:19:04Z")
**HAPPY HANUKKAH!!!** To all the Jewish Mumpers! ---
**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:** [December 22, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/313 "2008-12-22T01:17:13Z")
**HAPPY HANUKKAH!!!** DM gave me the day off, then changed his mind and made me come in.☹ Three more days till a day off. My dinner menu: Martini appetizer Blackened Cornish Hen Vigo[sup]TM[/sup] red beans and rice Kroger gumbo veggie mix Yuengling for dessert **swampy** , the secret to good meatballs is Vermouth. Put some in the meatballs, too. **Smartie** , Maggie Wonderbeagle held her poop for 4 days the time we got 20" of snow {{{{ **Soapy** }}}} Glad you have good neighbors/colleges, though. Glad things are less blufy, **Lunch** ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/314 "2008-12-22T01:22:09Z")
HAPPY HANNUKAH!! :j: I miss that little guy… ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/315 "2008-12-22T03:26:39Z")
> [@Noone\_Special](#): > > Day did get better (at least in comparison…) and now at its end I’m actually in a fairly good mood for a change! Glad to hear that! 🙂 We got lots of snow too, shall I send a box over? ETA: Wow. Two hour beak on a double post?! Were’d everyone go? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/316 "2008-12-22T04:05:22Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Glad to hear that! 🙂 > > We got lots of snow too, shall I send a box over? > > ETA: Wow. Two hour beak on a double post?! Were’d everyone go? Listening to the Canes spoil the Habs 100th birthday celebration. 😃 Must go to bed, must be at work at 0530. Blurf, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/317 "2008-12-22T04:27:54Z")
I was sterilizing the front bathroom that Papa Tigs has been using all day. Needless to say, I wasn’t going to use it until it was cleaned within an inch of its life. Envy me my exciting life. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/318 "2008-12-22T12:50:39Z")
There is a [new MMP](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=498664) – courtesy of Rebo. See you there! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231/319 "2008-12-22T18:03:40Z")
**Dobie** , you need to go to the new MMP mentioned in the post just above your’s. It’s a new Monday, so there’s a new thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-live-from-a-tell-all-mpp/477231.md?page=15)