# Soon be Turkey Day - a winding-down MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 21, 2015, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993 "2015-12-21T09:42:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [December 24, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/121 "2015-12-24T20:16:39Z")
**Alien** I hate using traps but I’m just about to go that route. I wish I could find out where the little buggers are getting in. Going to the armpit tomorrow rah. Found out my aunt and uncle are coming there because they are not getting along with some of their family. Ain’t life GRAND! I’m debating going early and getting there before everybody else and then avoiding the HFH, or going late and missing them. All I can say **MsRobyn** is :-P~~~ please take me with you - I have chocolate ---
**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:** [December 24, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/122 "2015-12-24T20:19:51Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I believe I have mentioned that Mrs. Plant’s (v.2.0) Aunt called us from Rhode Island to see if we were safe in Little Rock, Arkansas, because she heard that there was a tornado in Dallas, Texas. States are larger in the South than New England. (And New York, Rosie.) 🙂 > [@anyrose](#): > > We’re just getting a steady rain here. Nothing scary. It looks like the scary stuff is mostly west of the Appalachians. And as it travels over the mountains, it may weaken. > > > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > > > No, it gathers strength to make a good run at Oklahoma. > > > > > [@anyrose](#): > > > > > > wrong mountains Runs in the family? :dubious: Home from the fud stores & all of the necessary Xmas shopping. Stopped at Wegmans - $35 later I have 9 (!) bottles of beer (okay, a few were large bottles), including 3 different elf beers. 😃 In the Make your own 6-pack “Craft” beer section they had I.C. Light. :eek: 😕 **ruble** , can you _possibly_ ‘splain that? Then I stopped at local fud sto’ & got nog of eggs & (to make **Swampy** happy) TP. **Doggio** , tomorrow you must keep a count & report back to us on how many people come in for just smokes & how many come in for just gift cards. 😉 ---
**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:** [December 24, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/123 "2015-12-24T20:56:34Z")
I have to remember to go to the bank and get cash for grand nephew 2. I hear dunkin’ donuts is open, so that will be my contribution. Still have to give the dog a bath and trim his toenails. First some lunch and then back to irk ---
**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:** [December 24, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/124 "2015-12-24T21:49:12Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Tell me about it. It’s fun to watch all y’all getting worked up about cleaning and decorating and baking and cooking and shopping and dealing with relatives while I sit back and laugh. At least we get it over in a couple days. Hanukkah and the guilt Jewish mothers can hand out, on the other hand, ---------- 🙂 ---
**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:** [December 24, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/125 "2015-12-24T22:21:57Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > At least we get it over in a couple days. Hanukkah and the guilt Jewish mothers can hand out, on the other hand, ---------- 🙂 Fine. I’ll just sit in the dark. :dubious: I’ve not had a Jewish Mother, but Rosie posts on Facebook. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/126 "2015-12-24T22:29:31Z")
Gotta love health insurance. I had a morbid curiosity of how expensive cancer treatments are. We’re halfway through the treatments and between the diagnostics, biopsies, scans, doctor visits, etc., we’re up to $553,000 in billed charges. :eek: Mercifully, we had already hit our out of pocket max in April, so all of this has been “free” to us. Getting rid of my horrible gallbladder and having my sinuses and knee fixed were also at no charge (other than the monthly premiums). It looks like we’ll blow through our deductible and out of pocket max on January 4 next year. What do I need done next year? 😃 ---
**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:** [December 24, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/127 "2015-12-24T22:51:06Z")
Howdy all! A busy week of cleaning and shopping. Now I have the roast in the oven, and it’s time to decorate. Yes, we’re that house. 😃 {{{Rockin’}}} Sorry about the car. The first ding always hurts the most. ☹ I think I will have a beerverage to go with the decorating. Happy Holidays everyone!!! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/128 "2015-12-24T23:17:30Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Fine. > I’ll just sit in the dark. > :dubious: > I’ve not had a Jewish Mother, but Rosie posts on Facebook. You aren’t saying I give you guilt, are you? :dubious: ---
**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:** [December 24, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/129 "2015-12-24T23:51:35Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Fine. > I’ll just sit in the dark. > :dubious: It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. But 9? 😃 ---
**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:** [December 25, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/130 "2015-12-25T00:30:04Z")
Dog has been bathed, he was pretty good this time. Of course now I’m getting the stare because he thinks he deserves a lot of treats after that experience. I’m kind of, sort of watching the _Nutcracker_. Now I hear people are complaining it’s racist ::sigh:: ---
**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:** [December 25, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/131 "2015-12-25T00:49:22Z")
We found the mystery of the water on the bathroom floor. My shower char has a small crack n it and was allowing water to get into the hollow seat. When Sah-son was moving it to take a shower he was dripping the water onto the floor. ---
**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 25, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/132 "2015-12-25T01:17:35Z")
So people were really shocked and surprised that Christmas is tomorrow, and every store was closing early.:dubious: > [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > **Sari** , stick to sticky traps or snap traps, you don’t want the little bastards crawling off to mummify in the walls. Best to have a body to dispose, than know, for _weeks_, one is there.☹ I vote shotgun. Sure, and more fun than a trap. **Spidey** , 30% bought Newports, 20% bought booze, and 20 % bought lottery tickets. It’s not a drug store, it’s a vice store. 😃 **Sari** , at least it’s an easy fix. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/133 "2015-12-25T01:45:53Z")
Thanks for the commiseration, y’all. I talked to the adjuster this afternoon and she thanked me for my positive attitude. Shit happens, no one got hurt, and the damage was minimal. We’re engaging in a new family tradition of playing Trivia Crack, watching A Christmas Story ad nauseam, and eating Wendy’s because it’s the only thing open. I’m debating throwing caution to the winds and making some chocolate chip cookies. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/134 "2015-12-25T01:47:17Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > I vote shotgun. Sure, and more fun than a trap. But hard on the floor. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/135 "2015-12-25T01:48:50Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > You aren’t saying I give you guilt, are you? :dubious: No, no, of course not! I am so very sorry about the light bulb, but a $625 airplane ticket, and a two day delay… ---
**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:** [December 25, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/136 "2015-12-25T01:49:50Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > I’m debating throwing caution to the winds and making some chocolate chip cookies. Good Lord, an Adventuress! ---
**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:** [December 25, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/137 "2015-12-25T01:51:41Z")
> [@Sahirrnee](#): > > I’m kind of, sort of watching the _Nutcracker_. > Now I hear people are complaining it’s racist ::sigh:: Racist? It is full of Rooskies, little girls and Evil Mice. How so? ---
**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:** [December 25, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/138 "2015-12-25T01:58:58Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Good Lord, an Adventuress! Yeah, Google is my friend to [dumb ass stuff.](http://dancemagazine.com/inside-dm/burning_question_is_nutcracker_racist/) Morons. :dubious: ---
**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:** [December 25, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/139 "2015-12-25T02:53:44Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > **Spidey** , 30% bought Newports, 20% bought booze, and 20 % bought lottery tickets. It’s not a drug store, it’s a vice store. 😃 No, I want the totals from tomorrow. Your customer’s could have gone anywhere today. I want to know how many dumbasses are buying their gifts on Christmas Day, because, you know, the retailers build up hasn’t been going on for _months_ & it just sort of snuck up on people. :rolleyes: > [@dogbutler](#): > > I vote shotgun. Sure, and more fun than a trap. > > > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > > > But hard on the floor. Then turn it around before you pull the trigger. :smack: :dubious: …Now I gotta get back to watching this banking show on TV; it’s about the Bailey Building & Loan ---
**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:** [December 25, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993/140 "2015-12-25T03:15:01Z")
Yes **Doggio** a cheap fix and I am happy for that. I also finally found the smell in the kitchen, the washer smells of mildew and I have no idea why. It’s a top loader and I always leave the lid open so it can dry out. So I’m washing a load of baking soda and vinegar through it. **Flytrap** Ballet is criticized as racist to start with because very few dancers of color make it as ballerinas. The _Nutcracker_ specifically because of the costumes and stereotyping of the Spanish chocolate, Chinese tea, and Arabian coffee. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-be-turkey-day-a-winding-down-mmp/740993.md?page=8)