# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1138 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1139 --- ## [How the hell do I hang a bi-fold door by myself?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-hang-a-bi-fold-door-by-myself/682291)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-hang-a-bi-fold-door-by-myself/682291 "2014-02-26T06:29:03Z")
One of my closets has a bi-fold door and came out of the track. I’m finding it impossible to re-hang it by myself. All of the YouTube videos go into great detail about installing them, but then say “OK, now go ahead and … --- ## [A car alarms effective any more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-car-alarms-effective-any-more/682145)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-car-alarms-effective-any-more/682145 "2014-02-26T05:04:42Z")
I’m sitting in my office, listening to a car alarm go off in the parking lot outside our building. I’m sure that our security group will eventually go examine it, but I hear it and don’t think, “someone may be breaking … --- ## [Got a good question recently from a friend re a cat's death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-good-question-recently-from-a-friend-re-a-cats-death/682080)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-good-question-recently-from-a-friend-re-a-cats-death/682080 "2014-02-26T03:36:33Z")
My friend–I’ll call him “Marty”–recently had a pet cat, whom I will call “Ford” pass away. (It’s a cat thread, but there are no photos, as I never took one of Ford.) Ford was adopted by Marty from a farm. One of the c… --- ## [Loser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loser/682232)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loser/682232 "2014-02-26T03:24:04Z")
Greetings everyone, :slight\_smile: There is something which has been possessing me for a while. I read some posts and watched some videos on youtube in which people who are playing video games called losers. I am not f… --- ## [Would you visit the Sochi olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-visit-the-sochi-olympics/679282)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-visit-the-sochi-olympics/679282 "2014-02-26T00:49:11Z")
There have been tons of reports that radical muslims are going to be targeting the winter olympics in Sochi, Russia. So, let’s say that you have been offered an all-expensed-paid trip to the 2014 Winter Olympics. Would… --- ## [Nanny's boyfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nannys-boyfriend/681987)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nannys-boyfriend/681987 "2014-02-25T23:16:47Z")
I dropped my daughter off at a friend’s house. Her parents are out tonight until 10ish, so the nanny will be watching them until then. Nanny’s boyfriend was there eating dinner, they both introduced themselves and seemed… --- ## [Ten days in Spain, maybe Portugal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-days-in-spain-maybe-portugal/682116)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-days-in-spain-maybe-portugal/682116 "2014-02-25T22:09:16Z")
I will arrive in Barcelona in May. The only trip on my bucket list is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Other than that I have no agenda. No desire to see famous places, things. Mostly would just like to travel and mi… --- ## [A swing set glider swing” on chains to replace a swing so the kid can pump it independently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-swing-set-glider-swing-on-chains-to-replace-a-swing-so-the-kid-can-pump-it-independently/682024)
**Author:** [@1jow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1jow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-swing-set-glider-swing-on-chains-to-replace-a-swing-so-the-kid-can-pump-it-independently/682024 "2014-02-25T21:25:20Z")
“A swing set glider swing” on chains to replace a swing so the kid can pump it independently. Have your kids had any success with using this swing independently (w/o you having to push because their pumping is not causi… --- ## [When somebody offers a free membership on this board....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-somebody-offers-a-free-membership-on-this-board/682192)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-somebody-offers-a-free-membership-on-this-board/682192 "2014-02-25T21:00:08Z")
Lets say the give-away is written as such: I’m donating three memberships. Let me know who’s interested and I’ll draw numbers… In your mind, is it implied that the people submitting for the membership should be of limi… --- ## [Right or Wrong? Elderly man run over and seriously injured in Road Rage Incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938 "2014-02-25T20:02:19Z")
I’m sorry. But I seem to have posted this thread in the wrong forum. I think it should have been posted in the “General Questions” forum. I would have posted this thread in the “General Questions” forum, except for th… --- ## [Asimov of Writing about Art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimov-of-writing-about-art/682172)
**Author:** [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimov-of-writing-about-art/682172 "2014-02-25T19:19:20Z")
Any suggestions of books/authors of books about art? My brother in law is Japanese and he is looking to improve his English ability. Operating under the idea of reading about what interests you will encourage you to re… --- ## [Labor Department inquiry...spiteful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-department-inquiry-spiteful/682158)
**Author:** [@Dancedad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancedad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-department-inquiry-spiteful/682158 "2014-02-25T19:17:46Z")
My second ever posting, its fun and enlightening. Wife’s dance studio, received a letter from NJ Dept of Labor, inquiry into our hiring, working hours, pay rates. All employees are current or former students. Response… --- ## [Bitcoin: What is happening at Mt. Gox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-what-is-happening-at-mt-gox/682237)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-what-is-happening-at-mt-gox/682237 "2014-02-25T18:19:55Z")
Recently, a memo surfaced, stating that approximately 750,000 Bitcoins had been stolen or lost from Mt. Gox, a large Bitcoin exchange. The authenticity of this memo has not been established. Now, Mt. Gox’s website has d… --- ## [Example "Dangerous Trees" Certified Letter - Need Answer Fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/example-dangerous-trees-certified-letter-need-answer-fast/682091)
**Author:** [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/example-dangerous-trees-certified-letter-need-answer-fast/682091 "2014-02-25T18:10:07Z")
I have a neighbor that has a lot of trees that are dead. I’ve told them several times over the past 3-4 years about them, but they’ve done nothing about them. :mad: Over the recent snowstorm, one of them fell and is b… --- ## [Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-medical-marijuana/681253)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-medical-marijuana/681253 "2014-02-25T18:06:00Z")
I visited a gardener last weekend. He now packages his produce in heat-sealed bags, with nice labels. I asked about this and he told me he was preparing for our state’s medical cannabis law. I pointed out that bills ha… --- ## [Spend a week with Washington, Jefferson or Franklin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spend-a-week-with-washington-jefferson-or-franklin/682061)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spend-a-week-with-washington-jefferson-or-franklin/682061 "2014-02-25T17:32:35Z")
Due to timey-wimey spaceballs I have access to a parallel universe (it’s like this one, except in 1955 Marty McFly invents rock n roll then Darth Vader blows up Vulcan). I’m able to bring either George Washington, Thoma… --- ## [Times when, against all odds, you realized that you were the Bad Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-when-against-all-odds-you-realized-that-you-were-the-bad-guy/682141)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-when-against-all-odds-you-realized-that-you-were-the-bad-guy/682141 "2014-02-25T16:43:12Z")
It’s a commonplace that most “bad guys” - from Adolf Hitler on down to the asshole in the next cubicle - believe that they are right are in their behavior. That they are, in fact, the good guys. When’s a time that you … --- ## [Can you recognize other people's cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recognize-other-peoples-cars/682038)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recognize-other-peoples-cars/682038 "2014-02-25T12:12:51Z")
For the first time in my life I own a car, and one thing that’s surprised me about car ownership is that people can recognize it. Several coworkers have made comments that show they know when I’m at work because they sp… --- ## [Should I plant a vegetable garden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-plant-a-vegetable-garden/682021)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-plant-a-vegetable-garden/682021 "2014-02-25T11:03:29Z")
I keep vacillating, for some reason. Both my mother and my sister have gotten into growing their own vegetables, and their success is making me want to try it. But I’m skeptical for the following reasons. I like veget… --- ## [Best jobs to take while going to college (You don't know when you'll be free next quarter to work)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-jobs-to-take-while-going-to-college-you-dont-know-when-youll-be-free-next-quarter-to-work/682053)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-jobs-to-take-while-going-to-college-you-dont-know-when-youll-be-free-next-quarter-to-work/682053 "2014-02-25T09:43:34Z")
What is a good job while going to college? Do to the uncertainty each quarter/semester of what hours you will have available for work, how can you keep a steady place of employment if you can? Or is the best idea just to… --- ## [Right to bear arms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-bear-arms/682156)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-bear-arms/682156 "2014-02-25T09:27:12Z")
If that part of your constitution was not included by the FF how do you think your country would look in the current period? --- ## [House sparrows disappearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-sparrows-disappearing/681619)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-sparrows-disappearing/681619 "2014-02-25T06:28:47Z")
I live in the south bay area of Los Angeles. As long as I have been alive the little sparrows were everywhere. You could not go outside without the chirping just being part of the background noise. I have not seen a s… --- ## [Car repair question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-repair-question/681747)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-repair-question/681747 "2014-02-25T04:10:47Z")
I brought my car in today to get them to mount a tire that they replaced on Monday. (I brought the flat tire in off the car) When mounting the tire they broke off the bolt . I should not have to pay for this bol… --- ## [Did your Librarian wear gloves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-librarian-wear-gloves/682114)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-librarian-wear-gloves/682114 "2014-02-25T03:00:21Z")
I got into the topic of Libraries with a coworker and I mentioned how in my High School the Librarian had always worn these long (up to her elbows) white gloves. The rumor was that her hands were diseased and deformed bu… --- ## [Alphabetizing - Personal Preference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabetizing-personal-preference/682003)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabetizing-personal-preference/682003 "2014-02-25T02:31:49Z")
Re: things that begin with “The” like The Beatles. For your own use, do you prefer items that begin with The sorted under T, or in the case of the example, would you prefer The Beatles sorted under B? I like T. Sure i… --- ## [Sharing beds: Are you a hog? Or do you surrender easily?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-beds-are-you-a-hog-or-do-you-surrender-easily/681889)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-beds-are-you-a-hog-or-do-you-surrender-easily/681889 "2014-02-25T00:22:30Z")
I’m a surrenderer, I’m such a wuss, I even surrender valuable bed space to my damn cats. So usually, by the time I wake up in the morning, I find myself on the very edge of my mattress! Man, I hate that! --- ## [Glucometer recommendations, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glucometer-recommendations-please/677765)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glucometer-recommendations-please/677765 "2014-02-25T00:21:44Z")
I’ve been using a One Touch Ultrasmart glucometer since about 2006 when I was diagnosed with type II diabetes. Actually, it was my late husband’s glucometer and I started using it after he died (in 2000). It has a memory… --- ## [Mom to the nursing home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-to-the-nursing-home/681895)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-to-the-nursing-home/681895 "2014-02-24T21:38:49Z")
I am looking for advice for how to proceed with my mom. Mom will be 80 this next month. For years, she has struggled with crippling RA and the steady drumbeat of impending alzheimers. Recently, the symptoms of the alz… --- ## [What have we gained by invading Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-we-gained-by-invading-iraq/194329)
**Author:** [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-we-gained-by-invading-iraq/194329 "2014-02-24T21:30:57Z")
Just looking for some opinions here. I myself see nothing, nada, zip gained from invading Iraq. I can probably come up with a pretty lengthy list of negatives, but NO positives, not a single one. --- ## [Long-distance walking - advice and/or experiences appreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-distance-walking-advice-and-or-experiences-appreciated/682127)
**Author:** [@AnnaLucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnnaLucretia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-distance-walking-advice-and-or-experiences-appreciated/682127 "2014-02-24T21:23:28Z")
Hi all! My mother and I are leaving on June 13 to walk the first two stages of the Via Podiensis (the beginning of the Camino de Santiago), from Le Puy to Conques in France. We are going with a tour company (www.follow… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1139)