# The Bloomin' MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [May 7, 2018, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742 "2018-05-07T10:20:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/101 "2018-05-10T16:25:51Z")
Glad to hear RoxStar is doing well. šŸ™‚ I had a nice rehearsal last night. The concert is coming up later this month. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/102 "2018-05-10T16:51:29Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Do not put chocolate milk on the Grapenuts. > Lesson learned. Darn it. I will now repeat this experiment on other cereal to find one that works. šŸ˜› I survived a hectic day yesterday of flying to CA, swapping paperwork to a different house that is available earlier and costs less, and eating at an interesting Afghan restaurant (I kept hearing Tony Stark saying ā€œanyone want shwarma?ā€). It was pretty good. Today 'Beamette goes to the neurologist. Tomorrow we go back to Orygun. Happy Thorsday everyone. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/103 "2018-05-10T16:56:25Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > I had a call from the computer people and my computer that got drownded by a glass of tea is dead. Cannot even save my data. Dammit. Hubby told me to pick out a new one and he will pay for it but recreating all my templates etc will be a pain in the ass. Can they pull the hard disk out of the old one & put it into the new one as a secondary HDD so that you can read data, at least one time to get the templates / other data copied over? Accidentally drowning the motherboard beyond repair, sure. Drowning the HDD w/ an accidental spill is tougher to do. Mebbe you want to take it somewhere else; just sayinā€™. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/104 "2018-05-10T17:27:15Z")
I second **Spidey**. I betcha your data can be saved. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/105 "2018-05-10T17:42:16Z")
yeah ya have to be really the wrong special to be able to kill an hdd with liquid especially in a tower since they tend to be buried just a question what do you get for a new mom for mothers day or does it not count until next year ? ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/106 "2018-05-10T17:49:05Z")
Mothers Day counts, even if you give birth on that day! šŸ˜ƒ As to what to get - I dunno - offer to keep the kid so Mom can sleep? ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/107 "2018-05-10T18:29:41Z")
Layoffs happening at irk today. I am safe, but feel so terrible for those who arenā€™t, and for those who have to break the news. This sucks. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/108 "2018-05-10T18:31:20Z")
Howdy Yā€™all! I had a visit from grand goddaughter this morninā€™ which was fun! I am her godfather (Iā€™m gonna make him an offer he canā€™t refuse.) but due to my shall we say advanced years, I call myself her grand godfather. She wreaked havoc and chaos as only a two year old can do. It was fun! ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/109 "2018-05-10T18:42:05Z")
**swampy** , Iā€™m sure it was especially fun as you waved goodbye and wallowed in blissful silence. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/110 "2018-05-10T19:07:32Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Howdy Yā€™all! I had a visit from grand goddaughter this morninā€™ which was fun! I am her godfather (Iā€™m gonna make him an offer he canā€™t refuse.) but due to my shall we say advanced years, I call myself her grand godfather. She wreaked havoc and chaos as only a two year old can do. It was fun! Isnā€™t it _donā€™t_ refuse? ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/111 "2018-05-10T21:28:29Z")
Sorry to hear that **WetOne**. I hate those days. ā˜¹ **Swampy** good for you. Toddlers is fun, when they are for playing with, not owning. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/112 "2018-05-10T22:57:36Z")
**metal mouse** , Iā€™ve been known to make a cheeseburger omelet for breakfast. šŸ˜ƒ **sari** , Nelson can deal with rain on the roof, but add in thunder/lightening/wind and heā€™s a mess. I woke up in the middle of last night to a thunderstorm and a whimpering pup. Cuddling took care of the worst of it, but there was more thunder midmorning and I found a puddle beside his crate when I came home. **nightshade** , make the new mom an offer to babysit. šŸ™‚ Today was the third Monday this week. On the actual Monday, I was having a root canal. It was preferable to the irk Mondays. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/113 "2018-05-10T23:57:40Z")
> [@missred](#): > > **nightshade** , make the new mom an offer to babysit. šŸ™‚ The best thing you can do for a new mother is give her a chance to be away from stupis mundi? :dubious: ---
**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:** [May 10, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/114 "2018-05-10T23:59:25Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Can they pull the hard disk out of the old one & put it into the new one as a secondary HDD so that you can read data, at least one time to get the templates / other data copied over? Accidentally drowning the motherboard beyond repair, sure. Drowning the HDD w/ an accidental spill is tougher to do. Mebbe you want to take it somewhere else; just sayinā€™. It is a laptop but if you think there is a chance I will take it to someone else. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/115 "2018-05-11T01:54:56Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Isnā€™t it _donā€™t_ refuse? No, itā€™s [canā€™t](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeldwfOwuL8&t=12s). Got an email link to the proofs from the race I did on Sunday. The finish line is two vehicle lanes wide. They sent 25 shots. Iā€™m visible in only 9 of them. Only two of the 9 are me up close. The others is a big crowd of finishers, the finish banner, & the clock hanging below the finish banner. Except since I wasnā€™t in the first wave, the clock is over by more than 4 mins. Do you think I really want shots with a time _worse_ that what I finished in? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/116 "2018-05-11T02:56:53Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > I had a call from the computer people and my computer that got drownded by a glass of tea is dead. Cannot even save my data. Dammit. Hubby told me to pick out a new one and he will pay for it but recreating all my templates etc will be a pain in the ass. And now you will have multiple external backups. This will prevent such a thing from happening again, just by having the backups.:smack: ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/117 "2018-05-11T10:10:33Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffeinatinā€™. _YAWN_ ā€˜Tis 64 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 94 and N.O.S. for the day. Rain is allegedly cominā€™ in on Moanday. Maybe I should mow. No real big plans for the day so that would be a good idea. Maybe I shall. Or not. OYKW made it safe to the wilds of west Alabammy. Heā€™s goinā€™ to Meridian, Sippymissy with his mom and sis today. Woo and Hoo. Meridian is the ā€œbig cityā€ 'round those parts. Tomorrow is a big family cookout and on Sunday he will go to church with his mom and take her out for N.O.L. I on the other hand shall run with wild abandon all weekend. OK, play on teh intartoobz and binge watch teh Netflix. šŸ˜ƒ Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day which might or might not include mowage. Happy Firday Yā€™all! ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/118 "2018-05-11T10:23:42Z")
TGIF!! I have decided that I am well and truly ready to re-retire. Even if I wasnā€™t doing the stay-at-home-grandma thing, the end of this year would be it. I like my job - I really do - but I think Iā€™m done working. Maybe Iā€™ll get bored again in a few years, but for now, Iā€™m ready. And a week from today, we head to Floridaā€¦ againā€¦ so we have one week left of our comfy routine. Wonder what the new routine will be like? Crowded, for one thing. šŸ˜ƒ Happy Firday!! ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/119 "2018-05-11T10:25:39Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to work. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742/120 "2018-05-11T12:08:44Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > No, itā€™s [canā€™t](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeldwfOwuL8&t=12s). Thanks. I also remember Rhett Butler vaulting over the stone railing when Bonnie falls off the pony. :dubious: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bloomin-mmp/813742.md?page=7)