# We're late, we're late! A Monday Afternoon MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [March 29, 2010, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198 "2010-03-29T10:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/21 "2010-03-29T14:51:28Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Everyone is welcome in my ark. We may even pair off in more than twos! > > šŸ™‚ > > My ark would have a hot tub and facials. You need to put me in charge of the deluge. I wanna go on your ark! One good thing about this Monday, the week could only get better from here. I am slouching through work today because of a cold, and I have to close on a house refinancing tonight. Wheee! ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/22 "2010-03-29T15:52:54Z")
Just to amuse you again, **ruble** : [Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellowā€¦Right!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATGrbTN63H4) That was a great album from back in the days before HBO comedy specials. Itā€™s raining here also but not biblical proportions. Studying for my callback interview tomorrow. Who knew you had to study for these things. šŸ˜• Tupug ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/23 "2010-03-29T15:56:02Z")
Iā€™m going to Seville, weeeee! And, despite agentsā€™ attempts to the contrary, I will even have time to hug the family in between landing and reporting. What part of ā€œIā€™m available on the 12thā€ is hard to understand? It doesnā€™t include the word ā€œnoā€! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/24 "2010-03-29T16:05:19Z")
itā€™s raining in sheets - I had a bad night so I am staying in - but the way itā€™s raining my windows might even get clean ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/25 "2010-03-29T16:39:43Z")
So far, the votes are split - one for the Soul as itā€™s newer, looks like fun and probably better on gas, and one for the Liberty as itā€™s not a Kia. Faint praise there. šŸ˜ƒ Warranty-wise, I can buy a 36,000 mile warranty on the Jeep from the dealership, and the Kia comes with a 60,000 mile warranty. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/26 "2010-03-29T16:45:33Z")
I think that the Kia Soul is neat looking. But does the full 60K warranty transfer to you if youā€™re the second owner, **gotti**? ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/27 "2010-03-29T17:42:07Z")
Blurf. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/28 "2010-03-29T18:36:14Z")
I wish it would rain here. I am tired of dealing with idiots. Complete non-sequitur - deal with it! ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/29 "2010-03-29T18:54:30Z")
blurf ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/30 "2010-03-29T18:57:42Z")
Itā€™s official. The Boy is now employed by a very large, very structured, very international corporation. He starts in three weeks. Considering the company he currently works for has less than 50 employees and operates out of a single office in Toronto, heā€™s in for one hell of a culture shock. Good thing Iā€™ve been doing a similar job for the past four years, so that I can try to prepare him as best I can. Iā€™m waiting to find out if his current boss has a heart attack when he gets the news. šŸ˜› Enough bragging. Back to blurfing I go. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/31 "2010-03-29T19:46:16Z")
\*\*gotti \*\*- Iā€™d go with the Kia, but Iā€™ve never been a fan of Jeep anyway. In fact, I saw a Soul on the road the other day and decided it was cute and a potential contender should my Scion die. \*\*Muppet \*\*- Yay for The Boy! Itā€™s been raining all day here - ick. Needless to say, we didnā€™t get gutters. Probably wonā€™t get them tomorrow either. My training today was boring, but blessedly short. They scheduled 2 hours to allow for questions, but we were out in an hour and 10. So yay for that. Iā€™m going to try chickie and dumplins for supper using a dumplin recipe Iā€™ve never used before. Hereā€™s hopingā€¦ Thatā€™s all Iā€™ve got. Off to the kitchen for me. Back later. ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/32 "2010-03-29T20:06:50Z")
**gotpasswords** , I would vote for the KIA. My wife has an '06 Sedona. She hated minivans, and only grudgingly accepted one as being useful when our second child was on the way. You can know have her KIA when you pry it out of her cold, dead hands. It is fun to drive and has given us no trouble. There was a sway bar issue that was fixed under warranty by the dealer in about twenty minutes and the oil filter was a new design for the '06 and was not widely available for a while. I would consider a KIA in a heartbeat if I were in the market for a new car. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/33 "2010-03-29T20:25:38Z")
**gotti** if for no other reason, Iā€™d go with the Kia just because itā€™s newer. Then again, like **MOOOOOOM** Iā€™m not a big fan of Jeeps. Yay for the boy **Muppet**! **taxi** chicken 'n dumplinā€™s should be thicker than what AB does, IMO. Mine is thicker than a soup but not as thick as a stew and very tasty ifā€™n I do say so myself. YP did a good job preaching this morninā€™. I think it stoked him a bit to see a good number of us from St. Patā€™s there. Ok, gotta go finish makinā€™ dindin. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/34 "2010-03-29T20:42:06Z")
Congratulations to **The Boy**! I just finally managed to lay down and fall asleep about 30 minutes ago and my dad decided to stop by on his lunch hour and all of the barking woke me up. :rolleyes: So now I guess Iā€™ll just sit here until itā€™s time for my mom to get home from work and then Iā€™ll start on dinner. I give up on trying to do anything else productive on this sucky day. I just donā€™t have the energy. Tomorrow is another day, right? ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/35 "2010-03-29T21:07:06Z")
Thanks, guys. Weā€™re pretty chuffed about it, especially since The Boy has been super-stressed about work and his long hours lately. Iā€™m hoping once he settles into the new job, he might actually be able to get home at a reasonable hour most evenings. ā€¦and speaking of getting home at a reasonable hour, itā€™s Quit Oā€™ Clock and I am outta here. Yay! _zooooooooooooooom_ ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/36 "2010-03-29T21:08:29Z")
Itā€™s 38 and rainy. Bleah. I havenā€™t gone outside today and donā€™t plan to. This is my absolute least favorite kind of weather. But itā€™s good for the plants, and the mountain has gotten a few more inches of snow and is probably getting more as I type, which makes for happy skiers which is good for my job and all. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/37 "2010-03-29T22:20:46Z")
Dindin cooked, eaten and shared. Thus endeth my weekstart. Le Sigh. Back to irk tomorrow. I was checkinā€™ out the local weather forecast for the next few days. By midweek weā€™re predicted temps in the low to mid 80s. WOOHOO!!! Easter should be a really beautiful day. Easter lunch shall be held at da cave. All Iā€™m doinā€™ is the ham cause Iā€™m (ok, weā€™re cause OYKW will help with the spiffinā€™ up of da cave for Sunday) hostinā€™. All the other eats are beinā€™ brought in by the other ten people who will be here. I want to get the back porch depollinated if possible soā€™s we can eat out there Sunday since itā€™s supposed to be nice. With that said, Iā€™m off to watch teevee for a while whilst lounginā€™ upon the bed. Nitey Nite Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/38 "2010-03-29T22:43:58Z")
Same here, **swampy**. Irk tomorrow. _sigh_ And itā€™s now snowing. Big heavy wet flakes. And itā€™s starting to stick to my car. Driving is gonna be fun fun fun tomorrowā€¦yesterday it was 50F and sunny. Spring in the mountains is weird. Yay for new jobs! ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/39 "2010-03-29T23:01:21Z")
I just ate dinner and now I feel a little bit better. It was pretty good for a boxed thingy, one of those Romanoā€™s Macaroni Grill things with Angel Hair Pasta and a White Wine sauce. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198/40 "2010-03-29T23:17:22Z")
I had a horrid day at the library for reasons that I donā€™t have the emotional energy to go into. Oh whatthehell, Iā€™ll just post it and maybe then Iā€™ll feel better about it (Ha! I tried that last weekā€¦) I was sitting at my desk, busy at the puter and helping a resident when 2 guys came in and starting taking measurements and saying things like, ā€œThisā€™ll be a 6 ft wide corridor, and over here weā€™ll need to put an inset to access the plumbingā€¦ā€ I said (in a somewhat timid voice) ā€œUm, excuse me?ā€ They looked at meā€“one of them looked impatient; the other started to laugh. Truly I didnā€™t appreciate either response. So, not so timidly, I asked again. Turns out they work for Facilities and had been sent by ā€œStuā€ to measure to get him an estimate. Estimate for what, pray tell? Estimate to remove the library from its current location and shove it all in the back room (there are 2 rooms), to make a prayer place for the Muslim residents. ā˜¹ Now, before you all go up in arms, there are a few things you need to know. 1. The um, ā€œnon-Catholicā€ employees and staff have a prayer place already on the 13th floor. 2. There are 12 stacks of bound serials, and 3 stacks of books. 15 stacks will NOT fit into the back room (plus the computers, the study tables, MY OFFICE etc). So, I called my Boss Lady, whom I adore. I asked her if she knew anything about men being here to measure and take out walls. There was dead silence on the other end, then she said, ā€œIā€™ll be right there.ā€ She came over (she is located in another building) and said very quietly to Impatient Guy, ā€œI am not happy about this. Stu must talk to me. We are not doing this.ā€ Turns out HER boss knew nothing of it, either. The impetus for this comes from the new CEO, though. Impatient Guy (who is really very nice) said OK, talk to Stu and went away. Thing is, no matter how is shakes out, I will be librarying in a construction zone of some kind SOON. Just what I neededā€“another obstacle to learning my job (which I am still vastly ignorant of, btwā€“the focus group on Friday showed me that). And my lovely, lovely library, with its huge windows and lake view will be no more. I wish I drank. Seriously. I am going into full blown Pity Party mode for tonight. ā˜¹ All are welcome. First one who says cheer up or there are starving kids in Africa or at least Iā€™ve got my health gets the Laser Glare oā€™ Death, Midwest-style. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-late-were-late-a-monday-afternoon-mmp/534198.md?page=3)