# The Irma Comes To Visit MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 11, 2017, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056 "2017-09-11T11:27:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/101 "2017-09-14T14:02:19Z")
**Blurf**. Being flown from Illinois to NASJAX today. Still have not talked to hubby though I know he survived the storm. Just about crazy with worry. Hopefully today I will get a call from one of the many people I have reached out to. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/102 "2017-09-14T14:37:47Z")
I think what we need right now is clearly more ads on tv about visiting the Caribbean. Maybe they’re “booking ahead”. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/103 "2017-09-14T14:53:24Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > JDD and I will head up to large and in charge Parrott, Jawja in a little while. Plan is to be there when there is enough daylight to see so we can get goin’ on the limb pickup. You could hire someone to do that for you; I know of a company that does that, but they ain’t exactly cheap - AIUI, they charge an arm & a leg. 😃What? You had to know that was coming! I have a small bag (it’s original purpose, _never_ used in that manner, was a fanny pack) that I use when I go away to hold all of my chargers/cables. I just opened it to pull out a charger that I need; I put in there when I went away last weekend. It needs to go back in later as I’m going away again tomorrer morning for this weekend. :smack: Near where we’re going on one side of the road is [Reptile Land](http://reptiland.com/) & across the street is a [retirement home for former politicians](https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/alf/). So on one side of the street, you have scaly, slimy, disgusting creatures, & on the other side of the street you have lizards & such. 😉 ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/104 "2017-09-14T15:11:42Z")
I would rather visit the snakes and lizards, 'tis true. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/105 "2017-09-14T15:27:21Z")
Lunch break!!! The fatigue is really kicking my butt, but I am getting work done. I think I’ll finish the drawing Josh wants so I won’t need to come in tomorrow. So yay! That’s all I’ve got. Can’t brain today… ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/106 "2017-09-14T18:20:36Z")
Woke up early, got some stuff done, then got home and conked out for about an hour. Ah well. Drinking a second coffee now in preparation for the rest of the day’s work. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/107 "2017-09-14T19:00:21Z")
Howdy Y’all! JDD and I picked up two truck bed loads of limbs in Parrott this mornin’. WHEW! Anywho we got it all done, cleanded up, had a hyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge N.O.L., visited with Miss Becky who was happy cause she did not know we’d be stoppin’ by and then swung through MickeyD’s for a biiiiiiiiiiig sweet tea before headin’ back. I napped for about an hour and now feel all refreshed. OYKW is swipin’ the General’s dindin but I have a feelin’ I won’t want to eat. Oh well, he’ll have leftovers for N.O.L. tomorrow which will make him happy. **Sunny** glad you came through the thingy and are headed or are now home. **{{{gigity}}}** at least you’re in a nice horsepistol where it sounds like you’ll get good care. Hope it all goes away soonest. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/108 "2017-09-14T20:49:53Z")
About 2:30 or so, I hit the proverbial wall. But I finished what needed to be done, ergo, I don’t need to go in tomorrow. We’re heading out to get some dinner, then I’m coming home to crash. I expect a very early bedtime. On the bright side, the yarn for my grandbaby’s blanket came today - it’s gonna be purdy!!! Gotta finish what I’m working on first. But I’ve got time - the kid’s not due till April. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/109 "2017-09-14T21:51:34Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I got stung by one yellow jacket & almost another one or two; apparently, there was a ground nest right where where I placed the camera pod leg. :eek: It doesn’t so much hurt as it’s an annoying & persistent itch, so I’ve decided that I should go on a murderous rampage. :eek: I’m going to go to the [del]gun store[/del] supermarket & buy a [del]large caliber semi-automatic gun, along with lots of clips & ammo[/del] a can of Raid Wasp & Hornet spray & Imma gonna kill the little S.O.B. &/or many of it’s siblings, cousins, &/or roommates! :mad: ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/110 "2017-09-14T22:08:04Z")
OYKW stole the General’s dindin along with aigrolls and wonton soup. I et soup and an aigroll. Thus he has some General’ N.O.L. for tomorrow. While JDD and I were visitin’ Miss Becky, he mentioned that we had been to Parrott to pick up limbs and were both feelin’ it which was and is true. Miss Becky said, “well y’all are not spring chikins anymore.” 😃 We got a good laugh out of that. Plus it was cause to make chikin noises on the ride back home. A lot of cars with Flarduh tags were headed south. Hope they find everything OK at home. **Spidey** it is a well-known fact that yellow jackets, wasps and hornets are assholes and deserve to die horrible deaths. Jawja Tech is known as the yellow jackets. UGA folks point that out as proof yellow jackets are assholes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/111 "2017-09-14T22:29:30Z")
I got stung by a big ol’ black wasp last week, right between the shoulder blades. Raid worked fine on the nest, but poor Tony had to talk me out of using the shotgun. It would have been satisfying, but the hole in the porch roof would have been annoying, I’m sure. But it still itches, and I can’t reach to scratch! Glad at least one of us has good drugs, **(((giggity)))**! ('Tho morphine makes me itch and puke. Glad it’s working for you, though. Sounds like a load of not fun!) Big hugs for \*\* {{{Butters}}}\*\*. Not knowing is awful. Went to SmallMart today to restock perishables for my house and The Boy’s. My EBT balance is sort of ludicrous, so I’m putting together a shopping list of donations to the local food pantry - a lot of resources are currently going to the coastal areas that got hammered, so I’m looking at restocking for local needs. Everybody donates when there’s a disaster, but it falls off when it’s just hungry neighbors, you know? Also discussing putting together a little community cookbook, because the pantry/kitchen needs a new roof. I may jump over to Cafe Society to ask for po’ folk recipes. Even if we don’t do a cookbook fundraiser, it might be nice to have a recipe to attach to a bag of ingredients, so that recipients don’t have to play Chopped, Charity Edition. And I’m already thinking about my Halloween costume, because I want to crash The Boy’s party, incognito. He’s having a handful of local (college) bands over to perform. But each band will be dressed as another band, covering their songs. Realistically, I can’t go, but I’d love to be a fly on that wall! ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/112 "2017-09-14T22:34:33Z")
We did Red Robin for supper, and now we’re home in chill mode. Both of us intend to crash early tonight. ---
**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 14, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/113 "2017-09-14T22:41:10Z")
I have a small cat I can lend out to those with yellow jacket problems. Tiny Tabby likes to torture wasps and she needs something to keep her busy besides knocking over the upstairs food bowl. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/114 "2017-09-14T23:15:56Z")
Heard from hubby today. He is fine and says he has everything he needs. The call had terrible reception but it was enough to ease my mind. We are now ensconced in a hotel on NAS Jax. Looks like we will be here for a while and they plan to put us to irk. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/115 "2017-09-14T23:29:03Z")
Glad you’re getting things under control **2gig**. Like a couple of others, I can’t do demerol. It took six days of throwing up in the horsepistol to figure that out. It began warming up and drying out today, so’s I’m hopeful for the weekend. We’re doing brunch in the park Saturday. I’m taking cheesy grits casserole and dog biscuits for Nelson and any other pooch who attends. 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 15, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/116 "2017-09-15T01:28:56Z")
Worked and had leftover chili from what seems to be the endless batch of chili. And there is still more left. I blame trolls. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/117 "2017-09-15T02:10:06Z")
It’s the middle of the night, and I can whisper this: I has a conversation with the very dear old friend, wishing him safety and good health during our recent hurricane. I made a silly reference to The Princess Bride. He bade me “as you wish.” Dammit, he coulda said so 30 years ago. It never worked for long, but I have loved him since I was 14 and he was 16. I adore my husband, even when I want to smother him with a pillow. But I am maybe in love with the ideal of my first love. We’ve had a complicated 3.5 decade relationship, which includes real friendship. I didn’t need “as you wish.” But I am flattered. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/118 "2017-09-15T02:15:34Z")
**Butters** glad you talked to hubs. Sorry it’s such a mess done there. I’m glad the Navy is taking care of y’all. I can do Demerol, but am rarely offered the chance. Of course, I’m rarely wanting the chance, since it usually involves horribly fractured limbs and things of that nature. Pepper pup was very happy to see me. She has grown while I was gone. Her head has almost caught up with her ears, but her tail is now silly long. 😛 I think tonight it will be an early night. I’m supposed to take it early being all sedated yesterday. I must admit I’m not at my perkiest. I am glad to be home. Nothing like your own bed and family. **Peaches** I have a couple of recipes in mind for your cookbook. I’ll see if I can dig them up. ETA: Sorry he hit at your sore spot. {{{hugs}}} ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/119 "2017-09-15T02:23:52Z")
**Butters,** glad husband unit is fine and you could talk to him. Probably did him some good, too, to hear your voice. **Peaches,** there is nothing saying you can only love one person at a time; marry only one, yes, them’s pretty much the rules, but love is something that can cover a lot of people. Finally was able to have a soccer practice, but several of the girls are sick so only had 4 players out. Still the temperature was about 71F, so an absolutely beautiful day, with more sunshine expected the next 4-5 days. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056/120 "2017-09-15T02:33:36Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > I have a small cat I can lend out to those with yellow jacket problems. Tiny Tabby likes to torture wasps Given I wasn’t the only one stung, & the fact that it happened in a state park, Tiny Tabby might just come home with a Park Ranger’s badge. Gotta pack everything for this weekend but I gotta case of the Doanwannas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irma-comes-to-visit-mmp/796056.md?page=7)