# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1260 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1261 --- ## [Pennsylvania Gun Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-gun-laws/664337)
**Author:** [@Jrod1160](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jrod1160)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-gun-laws/664337 "2013-07-25T02:04:14Z")
I am purchasing a hand gun from my sister-in-law. The gun is registered in Pennsylvania and I live in Ohio. Do I need to go to a licensed PA gun dealer to transfer the gun? --- ## [Does your G A S Stove work when the electricity is out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-g-a-s-stove-work-when-the-electricity-is-out/593816)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-g-a-s-stove-work-when-the-electricity-is-out/593816 "2013-07-25T01:08:58Z")
My old electric stove is nearly at the end of it’s life. I already have a capped gas line ready to use. The old gas stoves could be lit with a match during power outages. Friends warned me some new gas stoves won’t wor… --- ## [Would you want armed civilians that were non-police patrolling your neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-armed-civilians-that-were-non-police-patrolling-your-neighborhood/663401)
**Author:** [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-armed-civilians-that-were-non-police-patrolling-your-neighborhood/663401 "2013-07-24T23:59:47Z")
To elaborate on the title: Your town has a functioning police department. Self appointed people have began to patrol the streets in cars/on foot. They have (legally) armed themselves with semi-automatic pistols and ri… --- ## [Adult Siblings--Do You Talk Often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-siblings-do-you-talk-often/664304)
**Author:** [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-siblings-do-you-talk-often/664304 "2013-07-24T23:57:15Z")
This thread about how often adult children talk to their parents got me thinking–I think my older brother and I are unusual in that we rarely talk to each other. He’s older by four and a half years (currently we’re 41 a… --- ## [Speeding ticket in Canada. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-in-canada-now-what/664348)
**Author:** [@bokap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bokap)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-in-canada-now-what/664348 "2013-07-24T20:17:00Z")
I got caught in a speed trap in Canada. I live in California. The ticket was for 5 kph over the speed limit. Fine was for $66 which I paid online. How does this effect my drivers license in California? I haven’t had a sp… --- ## [Education 529 savings plans.... A good idea or another way to siphon off middle class wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-529-savings-plans-a-good-idea-or-another-way-to-siphon-off-middle-class-wealth/663991)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-529-savings-plans-a-good-idea-or-another-way-to-siphon-off-middle-class-wealth/663991 "2013-07-24T15:11:52Z")
I am not an expert on this savings plan, so if I say something that you know is incorreect, please point it out and tell me what the correct position is. I am looking into investment options for college for my child. P… --- ## [International Long Term Care ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-long-term-care/663875)
**Author:** [@slondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slondon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-long-term-care/663875 "2013-07-24T14:51:26Z")
It is time we put him in Long Term Care. We have looked at a ton of facilities here in southern California but, the problem is we can not afford any of them. We began doing some research on assisted living and long term … --- ## [Michael Moore just posted a picture of Trayvon Martin's dead body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-just-posted-a-picture-of-trayvon-martins-dead-body/663367)
**Author:** [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-just-posted-a-picture-of-trayvon-martins-dead-body/663367 "2013-07-24T13:50:15Z")
And I’m upset. I felt like crying when I saw his young face, so very young. Is it respectful to his family to have him posted with all the other nonsense posted on social media? --- ## [Coast Guard Seeks Reason for Sailboat Chase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coast-guard-seeks-reason-for-sailboat-chase/664246)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coast-guard-seeks-reason-for-sailboat-chase/664246 "2013-07-24T07:27:38Z")
How in the world does it take 5 hours to apprehend some asshole in a sailboat? Coasties in Sausalito tried to board this boat for a safety inspection and he took off. At 2.5 miles per hour. Led them out of SFO bay and… --- ## [Dealing with one's emotions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-ones-emotions/664043)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-ones-emotions/664043 "2013-07-24T05:35:57Z")
I’ve really tried hard from posting threads about my self-development lately…trying not to make it public anymore. But I really would like to know if anyone has advice on controlling one’s emotions. I won’t go into any s… --- ## [social security for WI state employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-for-wi-state-employees/664294)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-for-wi-state-employees/664294 "2013-07-24T03:29:24Z")
I’m not clear, even though I’ve done a bit of searching. I’ve been with a private employer for some time and have been paying into social security. If I become a WI state employee (specifically with the University) and… --- ## [Give and take in a non-marriage relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-and-take-in-a-non-marriage-relationship/664231)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-and-take-in-a-non-marriage-relationship/664231 "2013-07-24T02:46:08Z")
I was musing over this story on Not Always Right. Basically, a guy wants to continue a longstanding yearly tradition with friends over his one year anniversary with his girlfriend. She doesn’t like this. Let me get th… --- ## [Is my friend nuts for wanting to open a game store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-friend-nuts-for-wanting-to-open-a-game-store/664311)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-friend-nuts-for-wanting-to-open-a-game-store/664311 "2013-07-24T02:30:40Z")
Recently my friend “Max” told me him and another friend “Terrence” wanted to open a game store. He’s getting sick of his current job in IT. Terrence worked at Games Workshop for a time, and I guess they have a pie in the… --- ## [Number of shaves with a disposable razor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-shaves-with-a-disposable-razor/663830)
**Author:** [@booyah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booyah)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-shaves-with-a-disposable-razor/663830 "2013-07-24T01:41:35Z")
The question was asked: How long can a person shaves with a disposable razor? I shaved with the same disposable razor for 6 years, 5 months, and 16 days. Is there anyone that can top this time? --- ## [I'm a mutant! But not the cool kind . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mutant-but-not-the-cool-kind/663946)
**Author:** [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mutant-but-not-the-cool-kind/663946 "2013-07-24T01:26:27Z")
Last December, I was hospitalized two weeks for bilateral pulmonary embolism. They tell me I almost died but because of my young age (39), it helped me to pull through. I was on Coumadin for six months and then taken off… --- ## [Advice on Computer Science as a Career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-computer-science-as-a-career/663532)
**Author:** [@Raziel11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raziel11)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-computer-science-as-a-career/663532 "2013-07-24T01:18:43Z")
I’m currently in the process of applying for a Computer Science degree at a local state university in Florida. Specifically, I’m interesting in pursuing a career in the computer programming field. Are there any software … --- ## [Border Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-security/664228)
**Author:** [@wmspiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wmspiers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-security/664228 "2013-07-23T23:41:34Z")
I think George Zimmerman should be put in charge of our Border Security. I would like to see his neighborhood approach used all along our borders. --- ## [National Eviction-Where do you go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-eviction-where-do-you-go/664249)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-eviction-where-do-you-go/664249 "2013-07-23T22:37:06Z")
For some reason not important to the scenario, everyone in the United States has to emigrate elsewhere. You get free transportation to any country you want, and that country will be obligated to take you in and immediat… --- ## [Should I bother to get this fixed? (Car)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-to-get-this-fixed-car/664204)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-to-get-this-fixed-car/664204 "2013-07-23T19:49:59Z")
In this thread from 3 years ago, I describe a minor accident that put my rear bumper out of joint. My car is now 13 years old. I backed into a wall (relatively lightly) this morning, and was reminded of my bumper. I t… --- ## [Online order and shipping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-order-and-shipping/664301)
**Author:** [@Mollyb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollyb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-order-and-shipping/664301 "2013-07-23T18:20:50Z")
I ordered some stuff from Macy’s. I have a tracking number and it says it was delivered. The problemis I don’t have the proof of delivery. And I am still here in Colorado. My concern is we stopped our mail and is it poss… --- ## [Best VPN Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-vpn-service/664201)
**Author:** [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-vpn-service/664201 "2013-07-23T17:03:17Z")
I’m going to Brazil on vacation with my four year old. I’m taking my iPad and my Nexus7. We’d like to have the option to be able to watch Netflix online as we’ve paid for the service, and sometimes a TV show is the best … --- ## [What would you do regarding this this home health care employee/family conflict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-regarding-this-this-home-health-care-employee-family-conflict/664245)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-regarding-this-this-home-health-care-employee-family-conflict/664245 "2013-07-23T16:34:29Z")
Here’s the sitch: My father is widowed and in his late 80s. Starting in early May he suffered a precipitous loss of mobility . When he wakes in the morning he’s always in considerable pain, and while that abates as the … --- ## [Are there decent cell phone antennas for NOT $200?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-decent-cell-phone-antennas-for-not-200/664296)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-decent-cell-phone-antennas-for-not-200/664296 "2013-07-23T15:23:06Z")
My Verizon data reception at my house borders on the scandalous. Is there something I can either plug into the micro USB port or set up as a relay station kind of thing that actually works and is not this thing Verizon w… --- ## [Can a woman who's had children realistically play a virgin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-woman-whos-had-children-realistically-play-a-virgin/663867)
**Author:** [@Claire98909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire98909)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-woman-whos-had-children-realistically-play-a-virgin/663867 "2013-07-23T13:43:01Z")
THIS QUESTION IS 100% SERIOUS! For example, suppose a woman has had five kids vaginally. Could that woman convincingly play a virgin? Are the viewers supposed to look past the fact that the woman has a loose vagina, and … --- ## [Crowdsource Project: The Cheapest Apartment in the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdsource-project-the-cheapest-apartment-in-the-world/664223)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdsource-project-the-cheapest-apartment-in-the-world/664223 "2013-07-23T12:38:34Z")
I would like to see a picture of the cheapest apartment in the world. By “apartment,” I mean: \[ul\] \[li\]It has to be its own domicile; so a room that you found that’s $75 per month in a house shared with 15 other house… --- ## [Ask the guy who went deaf in one ear, then lost his balance system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-went-deaf-in-one-ear-then-lost-his-balance-system/633051)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-went-deaf-in-one-ear-then-lost-his-balance-system/633051 "2013-07-23T12:10:34Z")
I don’t know if anyone would be interested in this (my experience) but I thought I’d put it out there anyway… 3 years ago (the day before my birthday) my right ear suddenly felt “plugged” in the evening. I couldn’t cle… --- ## [Laundry Stations & Other Apt Sized Washer/dryer combos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-stations-other-apt-sized-washer-dryer-combos/663994)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-stations-other-apt-sized-washer-dryer-combos/663994 "2013-07-23T03:43:30Z")
I am pay $40/month doing my laundry, not counting soap, and I’m sick of it. I’m getting a closet-sized washer/dryer combo for my one bedroom condo. I’ve been looking at the LG ones, that combine washer & dryer into one… --- ## [47 and i got the diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-and-i-got-the-diabetes/663799)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-and-i-got-the-diabetes/663799 "2013-07-23T03:41:47Z")
Recently found out I’m diabetic. I have a rather long educational appointment tomorrow with a nutritionist. Please tell this broke-ass vegetarian diabetic with high cholesterol that I will still be able to enter flavor… --- ## [People who don't recognize or underappreciate great talents that they have.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-recognize-or-underappreciate-great-talents-that-they-have/664269)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-recognize-or-underappreciate-great-talents-that-they-have/664269 "2013-07-23T02:51:41Z")
I was wondering if you personally know anyone who has serious, serious talent in one domain in another, but seems to either not realize this or greatly underestimate its importance. My brother is a stand-up comedian who… --- ## [Lawyers: How zealousy (and expensively) do you represent your clients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-how-zealousy-and-expensively-do-you-represent-your-clients/664083)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-how-zealousy-and-expensively-do-you-represent-your-clients/664083 "2013-07-23T02:32:47Z")
As a lot of you know, I’m taking the bar exam in about a week an a half. I’m arguing a habeas petition on Monday under the supervision of a licensed attorney. The state is paying for his representation. I’ve taken a p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1259) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1261)