# The Labo(u)r Day MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 7, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994 "2020-09-07T04:00:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**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:** [September 12, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/281 "2020-09-12T23:17:11Z")
Not just veto. _ **VVVEEEETTTTTOOOOOOO!!!** _ šŸ¤£ I think Iā€™ll make my own valence. Once the painting is done, Iā€™ll take a sample to Joannā€™s and find a fabric I like with the color. And **nellie** - yes, Iā€™ll be painting that side of the door white. The wood is not very attractive. White will be cleaner. I think itā€™s time for a shower and time on the recliner. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/282 "2020-09-13T00:05:29Z")
Your wish is my command, though maybe I should post this in the night owls thread as an insomnia cure. nectarines an onion cucumbers red bell pepper Chex cereal light mayo mustard light salami individual packs popcorn chocolate chips almond milk The chocolate chips are in case I decide to make cookies for my birthday, which is a week from tomorrow. I used to make cookies every year and hand them out to students. Maybe Iā€™ll make some for the apt. complex staff. And I get the little packs of Skinny Pop (despite its name, the best already-made popcorn out there) because Iā€™d plow through a big bag. Hello? You still awake? šŸ™‚ ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/283 "2020-09-13T00:12:50Z")
**boo** , I do card design/making and wedding albums for paying projects and scrapbooks and cards for personal use. Yay for driving (even limited) **dot**! That will afford you quite a bit more freedom. Saturday chores are done, a couple of projects wrapped up in the studio and no dog park trip (it was raining). Got the stoner special at the Cook Out drive thru. Now to chill with a warm little dog on my lap. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/284 "2020-09-13T00:31:57Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Guess I should have known better than to ask for decorating advice from you comedians My valance suggestion was tasteful and sincere. Iā€™m crushed _ **Cruusshhed!!!** _ > [@nelliebly](#): > > I get the little packs of Skinny Pop (despite its name, the best already-made popcorn out there) because Iā€™d plow through a big bag. I think youā€™re right about Skinny Pop being the best out there. I get the little bags too-but I have been known to eat two in one sitting (chagrined face). All the fresh fruit and veggies sound so good. My local corner out of the back of their pickup source for fresh goodies hasnā€™t been there this summer. I miss corn, cucumbers and melons the most. Enjoy the popcorn! I now may have to go out to the kitchen and make some for me the old-fashioned. > [@missred](#): > > special at the Cook Out drive thru. Now to chill with a warm little dog on my lap. Sounds like a perfect Saturday night, especially if you get to do it in your pjs. **Boo** ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/285 "2020-09-13T00:45:40Z")
> [@SurrenderDorothy](#): > > itā€™s a freedom I have today (after some rest) that I didnā€™t have yesterday. I was thinking if I feel up to it a little later on, I might celebrate by having some variety of drive-thru food for dinner (and a smoothie, which Iā€™ve been wanting for like six months). What kind? I donā€™t know yet. I have options! I am So. Flippinā€™. Happy. For. You. \*_OPTIONS!!_ That must feel delicious. Bet that smoothie was/will be, too. šŸ™‚ * * * Me? Iā€™m planning on roasting a sweet potato for dinner, if I can get my ass up long enough to flip on the oven. I like 'em with cheese and BBQ sauce. Sounds weird, I know, but it _works_ with the sweetness. Rainy night. Tunder-boomers foretold by The Oracles. Monkey is chasing a Sky Raisin (a.k.a. a fly) which is entertaining everyone except the fly. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/286 "2020-09-13T00:50:56Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I like 'em with cheese and BBQ sauce. Sounds weird, I know, but it _works_ with the sweetness. Iā€™m gonna try this next time I have sweet potatoes in the house. I like having a big one for supper. Except Iā€™m lazy and bake them in the microwave. **Boo** ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/287 "2020-09-13T01:01:27Z")
A bunch of call outs, so I ened up unloading 2 53 foot trailers, the last one one of those all steel shipping containers, badly loaded.. Basically 53 feet of metal death(Which sounds like a music festival headlined by Amon Amarth and Slayer \m/ā€“\m/). I also helped on all three boxline sort tables today. I shall sloth tomorrow. I had ordered a new hat to replace the one the Anvil Gnomes stole last month. It was at the hub today at 0715. šŸ˜ƒ > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > And thereā€™s a mental image of MetalMouse in a t-shirt, tighty-whities, and socks. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > For some of you [deleted]perverts[/deleted] curious folks, half-dressed meant shoes, socks uwear and shorts, so the bottom half was completely done, just need the short to finish the job. And no, my underwear is standard-issue Wal-Mart boxer-briefs and that is all Iā€™m saying to that. The teams appreciated that. Yay for the clearnace, Dots. Even short trips will help the being stuck in. And hope the glasses are there quick. {{{{hugs}}}} Miss\_Owl, I like those curtains. It has that Addams Family vibe to it, ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/288 "2020-09-13T01:31:47Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Miss\_Owl, I like those curtains. It has that Addams Family vibe to it, Thanks! I knew that _some people_ around here had good taste. [Looks askance at FCM for her lack of appreciation for fine decor.] ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/289 "2020-09-13T02:25:55Z")
Nah, man, that ā€œcurtainsā€ photo gave me the interior decoration willies. The heebiest of jeebies. In other news, sweet potatoes take for-bloody-ever to bake! I want soft, caramelized goodness - shoulda planned for an hour+ oven time. Note to self: sweet potatoes = wintertime ā€œfuck it, letā€™s heat up the house by sweltering the kitchenā€ dish. Similar to No-Knead Bread, which requires something along the lines of a 475+ oven for, like, an hour. ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/290 "2020-09-13T02:29:57Z")
**shoe** , sweet potatoes sounded good to me too and theyā€™re on the menu at CasaRoja tomorrow. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/291 "2020-09-13T02:37:06Z")
I always nuke sweet potatoes. Itā€™s so much faster, and they taste the same. **OW,** I loved the drapes, etc. you picked out. They say, ā€œFuneral at a House of Ill Repute,ā€ and whatā€™s classier than 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:** [September 13, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/292 "2020-09-13T09:05:11Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up stoopid early and caffeinatinā€™. _YAWN_ ā€˜Tis 75 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 88 with rain/tstorms/apocalypse predicted for this afternoon and eveninā€™. We shall see. The big plan of the day is deheathenization followed by N.O.L. I think we shall stop at the Pubic Stoā€™ thatā€™s on the way home from the church house and get two fried chikin dinners to go. The stuff there is usually pretty good, plus no desire to go anywhere to sit down and eat and no desire to cook. **Dots** yay for drivinā€™ even if it is limited for now. Gettinā€™ out on your own to go do sumpā€™n is worth celebratinā€™. **Boo** I missed my street corner back of the truck veggie and melon guy this Summer. **MOOOOOM** perhaps a [classier look](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=b3qBgsOz&id=7A205BE1F6151BF97AEC460D477577FC5A5E42F6&thid=OIP.b3qBgsOzwZUjqVSAmfj5agHaHa&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fae01.alicdn.com%2fkf%2fHTB1QXJfceuSBuNjSsplq6ze8pXa2%2fNew-Modern-Kitchen-Curtains-Bedroom-Curtains-Beautiful-colorful-flower-Window-Drapes-3D-Elegant-lifelike-Photo-Curtains.jpg&exph=1000&expw=1000&q=Elegant+Drapes+with+Valance&simid=608053608426704780&ck=9AD89367FD1556A1B63DC05A248CD867&selectedIndex=225&FORM=IRPRST&ajaxhist=0) then? Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, purtification for deheathenization must commence. Happy Sunday 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:** [September 13, 2020, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/293 "2020-09-13T10:10:21Z")
> [@Old\_Wench](#): > > [Looks askance at FCM for her lack of appreciation for fine decor.] _Whatevah!!!_ I will chime in favoring sweet potatoes. I stopped at a local non-Amish farm yesterday for Gala apples, 'maters, and they had sweet potatoes, so I grabbed 3. **FCD** wonā€™t eat them, but I will. He can have the boring white ones. Other curtain non-options: [These](https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/pdp/world-menagerie-powley-paisley-room-darkening-thermal-rod-pocket-curtain-panels-wrmg3818.html) [These](https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/pdp/astoria-grand-pellegrino-ombre-crushed-semi-sheer-rod-pocket-curtain-panels-w003044420.html) [These](https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/pdp/lark-manor-bridlington-solid-semi-sheer-single-curtain-panel-w001001054.html) [These](https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/pdp/bloomsbury-market-kyoto-floral-room-darkening-thermal-rod-pocket-curtainsdrapes-bbmt2372.html) Frankly, I never realized how many incredibly ugly window treatments are available for sale! With luck, the hutch will be gone this morning. Iā€™m amazed at the number of queries Iā€™ve gotten about it. Yeah, itā€™s free, but itā€™s just the hutch. Iā€™m keeping the table and chairs. Iā€™ve heard from 6 or 7 people so far. So if this woman flakes, there are other possibilities. Iā€™ve got to clear an area on the garage for the pellets. Plus Iā€™m going to put all of the kidsā€™ stuff in the garage in one place - they tend to spread their crap. SIL is supposed to come today to finish emptying the basement, after I did the dirtiest job. So once heā€™s removed their crap, Iā€™ll get down there with the shop vac and make it a more civilized space. The critters will be living there most of the next 2 weeks. I haven t even started and already Iā€™m exhausted!!! Happy Sunday! ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/295 "2020-09-13T12:29:31Z")
Morning all. Up after about 8 hours sleep, suspect I will have nappage this afternoon. 20% chance of rain and headed to 87F, so humidity will probably not be pleasant. So outside of the Sunday dinner trip (Olive Garden this week), I shall mostly be homebound. Do need a new stopwatch and athletic shoes, so may add a stop to a store on the way. Likely that the old stopwatch which I couldnā€™t find yesterday afternoon will show up, but only after I get a new oneā€¦ I donā€™t do Yams, I like my tea sweet and my potatoes unsweetā€¦ Have read but too early to comment, so everyone take care and enjoy your Sunday. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/296 "2020-09-13T12:32:00Z")
**Dots** - my cats, well the Bengal anyway, has to be dying to drink still water. Before I got the fountain, heā€™d be on the sink when I was trying to rinse dishes or brush my teeth or wash my hands. Now I can do those things in peace. But I did learn to keep a spare pump on hand - weā€™ve had 2 of them die on us. In fact, I just finished cleaning the fountain. Iā€™ve also readied the garage for the pellet delivery. Daughter and SILā€™s crap is all stacked on the shelves, and the stuff destined for the thrift store is all in one place. Unfortunately, when I moved the terlit with the 2-wheel dolly, I set it down too hard (that sucker is heavy!!) and 3 big chunks broke out of the front. So I need to disassemble the whole thing and itā€™ll go to the dumpā€¦ or the convenience center, if I can sneak it in there. The main thing, tho, is the space cleared for 2 tons of pellets (100 bags) - Iā€™ll text the guy whoā€™s going to bring it to us and let him know Iā€™m ready and find out if heā€™ll take a check or if I need to get cash. Meanwhile, Iā€™m waiting for the lady to call for the hutch. And Iā€™ve got a load of stuff on the cart to take to the basement and put away. Thatā€™ll wait till the hutch is gone. And itā€™s only just 8:30 in the AM. Go me! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/297 "2020-09-13T12:56:34Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > The stuff there is usually pretty good, plus no desire to go anywhere to sit down and eat and no desire to cook. My daughter and SIL will be cooking lunch and supper for me today. Theyā€™re both good cooks and my SIL loves grilling outdoors so it is the best of all worlds: good food, someone else cooks and I get to eat with good lookinā€™ companions (my grownup baby girl, grandgirl Harriet and a SIL who worships both of them) Heā€™s a Canadian boy so heā€™s ever so kind and earnestly sweet to me. I hope your chicken was tasty. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Frankly, I never realized how many incredibly ugly window treatments are available for sale! And arenā€™t you you glad to have all our help to save you from them? I agree about the ugliness of whatā€™s out there. That and the price is why I usually end up making my own. Well, that and I have to have cat-proof construction. Mini-blinds seem to be an invitation to destruction. > [@SurrenderDorothy](#): > > New cat fountain is on my list. Orā€¦ I mean, I guess they could justā€¦ drink out of a bowl like peasants. Mine will drink out of the bowl-but only after they drag it half way across the kitchen and slosh water on the floor. Every. Single. Time. No matter how heavy the bowl. If if donā€™t shut the toilet bowl lid fast enough they are sticking their head in there. The faucet licking seems to be a primal drive. Iā€™ve given up caring about that. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I will chime in favoring sweet potatoes. I stopped at a local non-Amish farm yesterday for Gala apples, 'maters, and they had sweet potatoes, so I grabbed 3. **FCD** wonā€™t eat them, but I will. He can have the boring white ones. Iā€™m jealous. Wish I had a farm stand like that near me. Itā€™s getting to be the time for my soul to be carving new fall crop apples and there is next to no way to get them, even though a dozen splendid heritage varieties are grown 50 miles away. Sighā€¦ Gotta go get fed and showered for my hot date with Hattie. Enjoy your day of rest everybody, even those of you ( **FCM** , Iā€™m talking to you) whoā€™ll not be resting in the slightest. **Boo** ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/298 "2020-09-13T13:11:14Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off today. And the Packers are playing today. šŸ§€ šŸ§€ šŸ§€ šŸŗ ā€™ > [@SurrenderDorothy](#): > > Orā€¦ I mean, I guess they could justā€¦ drink out of a bowl like peasants Alex Catt has decided she must have Brita water, chilled and served in a teacup. And she sings the Song of Her People when it is empty. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Whatevah!!! [Go full redneck!](https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/pdp/realtree-bedding-camouflage-room-darkening-rod-pocket-curtain-panels-rxr1275.html?piid=32484709) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/299 "2020-09-13T13:38:32Z")
**doggio** - OMG - just no. ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/300 "2020-09-13T14:05:46Z")
**Mom** , How about unleashing your [inner hippie](https://images.app.goo.gl/nWWiBdCi48pxN9NS7)? Full disclosure: the Irish have something similar to this in the living room downstairs. We are hillbilly hippies, though, so it works with the rest of the decor. ---
**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 13, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994/301 "2020-09-13T14:12:04Z")
Iā€™ve been watching a kitten cam lately and their fountain also makes noises. Though usually when itā€™s coming on empty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-labo-u-r-day-mmp/919994.md?page=16)