# The "What are your summer plans?" MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [May 12, 2014, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261 "2014-05-12T09:43:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Jynxster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jynxster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jynxster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/181 "2014-05-15T11:57:20Z")
Happy **JIMMY DAY!** Today is the day I actually schedule the air conditioning to be installed dagnabbit! Paper irk was completed and approved 10 minutes for all that it took 3 days for them to give it to us :eyeroll:. Weather has cooled off and will actually remain spring like for the next week or so of course we wont actually need the air conditioning right away once installed. DOH! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/182 "2014-05-15T12:02:04Z")
Blurf. Another day on the right side of the grass. Another year closer to fogeydom for **Jim**. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/183 "2014-05-15T12:23:13Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Whatā€™s wrong with Hawaian shirts?:dubious: - **dogbutler** , professional Parrothead. Not a thing in my book. I have several of them, one of which was actually purchased in Maui. I also had a few made here by a seamstress using some local material. As a semi-professional Parrothead I wear one when we play a gig. If Jimmy ever puts a stop Luanda in on their next tour, Iā€™ll be ready. As for Miss DrumBum, well, it was just a warning which I will ignore although the weather may prevent it from being seen. ---
**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 15, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/184 "2014-05-15T13:06:40Z")
The car has been delivered for an oil change. Thereā€™s a load of whites in the washer which will go into the dryer in a few minutes. Iā€™ve got the rice and the diced onions cooked and cooling - next step - scalding cabbage leaves. Woohoo!! ---
**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 15, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/185 "2014-05-15T13:32:40Z")
Itā€™s Capā€™nā€™s b-day? ā™« _Why should I care? Why should I care?_ ā™Ŗ See what I did there? Jimā€™s a music guy; he should get the reference. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/186 "2014-05-15T13:37:18Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > See what I did there? Jimā€™s a music guy; he should get the reference. Who? ---
**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 15, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/187 "2014-05-15T13:44:27Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Who? Exactly! [spoiler]Itā€™s the opening of their song, _5:15_. (Check todayā€™s date!)[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/188 "2014-05-15T13:50:41Z")
Hi everybody, happy Thorsday and thanks for Birthday wishes I am caffinating and looking forward to a chill day. Speaking of, Houston has been down right chilly, yesterday we had a low of 51 American/10C, the record low was 49 and set in 1890. Global Weirding indeed. Back when the coffee kicks in. Cheers **Jim** ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/189 "2014-05-15T13:56:10Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Itā€™s Capā€™nā€™s b-day? > > ā™« _Why should I care? > Why should I care?_ ā™Ŗ > See what I did there? Jimā€™s a music guy; he should get the reference. Nice work, Quadrophenia šŸ†’ **Jim** ---
**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 15, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/190 "2014-05-15T14:10:43Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > **Sticky** , it means you will be visited by a dark, mysterious stranger with a limp and a gold earring who will rearrange your spice cabinet and unpair all of your socks. _BEWARE!!!_ :eek: _Limp_? Ridiculous. But watch your socks! :dubious: ---
**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 15, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/191 "2014-05-15T14:14:17Z")
Up and caffeinated. Looks like rain today. [centerHappy Birthday **Captā€™n**!!![/center] ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/192 "2014-05-15T14:16:44Z")
Happy Capā€™n Day! I am having a relatively quiet day, which is a nice change for this week. We had an email round today saying that the newbie I was supposed to be training has had an HR issue and will not be coming back at all. Thatā€™s a polite way of saying he lied on his application but I suppose theyā€™re not allowed to tell us that. However, since he told me, I donā€™t see any reason why I shouldnā€™t pass that info along, right? The office crowd are still laughing about it. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/193 "2014-05-15T14:21:47Z")
**Happy Birthday, Jim!** Hope you enjoy your day! Today is my Friday. I am so happy. I will also have a four day weekend. I have opted to take Monday off because it will be the big 5-0 bday for me and I deserve it, damn it! Now, I just need to get through today and hope all hell doesnā€™t break loose here at work. My boss is gone and so is the other analyst. So that leaves lilā€™ ol me to handle everything. ---
**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 15, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/194 "2014-05-15T14:27:20Z")
Howdy from the orifice! Itā€™s actually kinda, well, ok to be back. Matter of fact Iā€™m in a good enough mood to put Mr. I Stick My Hand Down Garbage Disposals ahead of color codinā€™ the file tabs. šŸ˜ƒ Ok, I guess I should get back to irk. Iā€™m also excitated over the prospect of good bbq this eveninā€™. YAY!!! ---
**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 15, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/195 "2014-05-15T14:40:04Z")
Supper is ready, except for the cooking part. šŸ˜ƒ The cabbage leaves are stuffed and packed in the pot with the excess cabbage also tucked it. Iā€™ll pull it out of the fridge about an hour before I want to start cooking it, and once it comes to a boil, itā€™ll be 45 minutes. First load of laundry is done and folded, second load is in the dryer. Once that is done, chores are done for today. šŸ˜ƒ I need to throw a couple of dog dishes - my daughter showed me a kind of [dish](https://www.google.com/search?q=slow+feed+dog+bowl&biw=1311&bih=886&tbm=isch&imgil=2DODgd_DHOSZlM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcQYHjRAy3ZO38HfavVg718BYkMJtNQrX38XFYz8dbrzL2J1zdx1%253B500%253B394%253Bk2RzY0OZdqDUPM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fdog-milk.com%25252Fslow-down-options-for-your-speed-eater%25252F&source=iu&usg=__JUFVEX-mCkhxoAhasvXrQIfHBiA%3D&sa=X&ei=NNF0U6WaBI6gsAS21IGIBQ&sqi=2&ved=0CHAQ9QEwAQ#imgdii=_)that slows down the dog while eating. Considering that our pugs are vacuum cleaners, I think this dish is a great idea, so Iā€™m going to make some and see how they work. Iā€™m ready for lunch but Iā€™ll wait till at least 11. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/196 "2014-05-15T15:04:31Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Itā€™s the opening of their song, _5:15_. > > (Check todayā€™s date!) I knew that; I was quaking in fear that someone else had a different tune that opened with the same line. My knowledge of music lacks for anything newer than 1995 or thereabouts. As far as the date, itā€™s also my anniversary. Twenty seven years of [del]hell[/del]marital blissā€¦ ---
**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 15, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/197 "2014-05-15T16:43:30Z")
Laundry is done. Lunch is done. Shortly I will finish the towels and take them to the store. Lazy day at FairyChatEstates. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/198 "2014-05-15T16:50:55Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > Well congrats to the VunderTwins, then. And Happy Birthday, Jim. ---
**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 15, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/199 "2014-05-15T16:59:50Z")
My stoopit printer appears to have died. Dammit. I printed a page, then wanted to print it again, but I got an error code and I canā€™t make it go away. We cleaned the print head per the manual recommendation. We unplugged it and let it sit to ā€œresetā€ itself - no dice. I even downloaded the latest software updates. The error code will not go away. And, of course, I just put in 2 new cartridges. Dammit. So, any suggestions of what relatively cheap printer I should consider or what ones I should avoid? This one is a Kodak AiO3, if that matters. ---
**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 15, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261/200 "2014-05-15T17:23:57Z")
Happy birthday, Capā€™n! **FCM** , the printer that I bought last summer is an Epson and it does text and photos nicely. Itā€™s just one of their entry level ones (~$80), but has better print quality than the last HP and Canon ones that I had. You also flung a cravinā€™ on me for cabbage rolls. I may have to make some for Sunday dinner this week. šŸ˜› **doggio** , does all of this OT mean that youā€™re buying the beer? šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-are-your-summer-plans-mmp/688261.md?page=11)