# Schlep Timbre (September Mini-Rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 1, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553 "2024-09-01T08:08:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/201 "2024-09-16T09:55:04Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > Small town Appalachia does not like to acknowledge its resident atheists. I’ve been slowly “coming out” as an atheist and it has been … interesting. Small town America does not like its Atheists. Period. “So, when are you going to move?” is an actual sentence said to me by a Fundy Duggar-type neighbor several houses down. Wanted to say, “We’re planning on printing up fliers for an Open House that we could hand out at your Wake.” ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/202 "2024-09-16T13:01:57Z")
Yes they certainly do not. LOL @ Fundy Duggar phrase. I don’t know what I would do if people came out to me and said stuff like that. Would depend on my mood at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/203 "2024-09-16T13:03:11Z")
That is such a difficult position to be in. I had a similar situation some years ago and all I could do was put one foot forward and try to survive and get through the day. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/204 "2024-09-16T13:09:49Z")
I’m so sorry. Wishing you strength…you’re going to need it! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/205 "2024-09-16T13:55:51Z")
I once lost my glasses, found them, put them on, and continued searching. My thought was “Now I can see to find them.” It took me a couple of minutes to figure it out. {{{Dogginit}}} ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/206 "2024-09-16T14:14:52Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > I once lost my glasses, found them, put them on, and continued searching. My thought was “Now I can see to find them.” It took me a couple of minutes to figure it out. > > {{{Dogginit}}} Too funny! Sounds exactly like something I would do as well. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/207 "2024-09-16T14:51:57Z")
It’s colonoscopy prep day for me today. 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/208 "2024-09-16T15:11:56Z")
Oh my. Best wishes. Only had one of these done 5 years ago. I’m still in the pondering stage as to whether I want a repeat experience. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/209 "2024-09-16T15:27:59Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > It’s colonoscopy prep day for me today. 'Nuff said. Fun times. > [@Ellecram](#): > > Oh my. Best wishes. > > Only had one of these done 5 years ago. > > I’m still in the pondering stage as to whether I want a repeat experience. It’s better than the alternative. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/210 "2024-09-16T15:29:45Z")
This is my third one. The prep is the worst part of it, unless of course they find something. I guess what’s really mini-rant-worthy is that I had to buy a box of 30 laxative pills when I only need two for my prep! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/211 "2024-09-16T15:40:29Z")
(((Dogginit))) That’s not mini at all. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/212 "2024-09-16T15:53:21Z")
My issue is I don’t have anyone to accompany me and they won’t let me use Uber. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/213 "2024-09-16T16:07:05Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I guess what’s really mini-rant-worthy is that I had to buy a box of 30 laxative pills when I only need two for my prep! What a load of crap!!! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/214 "2024-09-16T16:20:13Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I guess what’s really mini-rant-worthy is that I had to buy a box of 30 laxative pills when I only need two for my prep! Ever have someone at work steal your food? ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/215 "2024-09-16T16:37:29Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I guess what’s really mini-rant-worthy is that I had to buy a box of 30 laxative pills when I only need two for my prep! Look for the “Best by” date. You may have enough for the next 14 colonoscopies. I agree that the prep is the worst, the colonoscopy itself is fine even without sedation. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/216 "2024-09-16T16:38:05Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > My issue is I don’t have anyone to accompany me and they won’t let me use Uber. That sucks, but the Uber rule makes sense. You’ll have been under general anesthesia, and you may not be capable of making good choices, especially with a stranger. What Uber or Lyft needs is some sort of certification. “This person has been certified safe to take you home from the hospital.” ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/217 "2024-09-16T16:44:17Z")
The taxi-company I drive for has a certification, without which I would not be allowed to drive unaccompanied children or patients. Will the hospital have some solution, perhaps a local taxi. It won’t be first time they have that problem. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/218 "2024-09-16T17:13:53Z")
Yeah well that means no colonsocopy for me lol! ---
**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:** [September 16, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/219 "2024-09-16T19:12:50Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > lost my glasses, found them, put them on, and continued searching. My thought was “Now I can see to find them.” Used the flashlight app on my phone to hunt around for my missing … yep, you guessed it. > [@Shoeless](#): > > a box of 30 laxative pills when I only need two for my prep I’m with **kayaker** on this one; you possess fearsome powers & are not to be trifled with. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553/220 "2024-09-16T20:12:02Z")
There are companies that specialize in giving people rides home after procedures, do a search for medical care escorts or health care escorts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553.md?page=12)