# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=150 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 151 --- ## [Basement foundation repairs - can they be trusted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-foundation-repairs-can-they-be-trusted/980690)
**Author:** [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-foundation-repairs-can-they-be-trusted/980690 "2023-03-12T14:37:41Z")
My daughter and son-in-law are house-hunting right now, and they found a lovely 1950’s era house that looks to have been remodeled sometime in the 80’s. It’s close to their work and is on an acre of land, which would giv… --- ## [Finger lickers when playing games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-lickers-when-playing-games/980800)
**Author:** [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-lickers-when-playing-games/980800 "2023-03-12T08:11:56Z")
When I play card games with my wife’s parents, I am constantly wincing as they lick their fingers on EVERY SINGLE turn as they draw a card or play a card. Even before COVID, it grossed me out a little, now I find it abho… --- ## [Gettysburg 4th July 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysburg-4th-july-2023/980949)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysburg-4th-july-2023/980949 "2023-03-12T07:57:28Z")
G’day! Am progressively firming up details in preparation for this road trip which includes a visit to the Gettysburg National Military Park. As it turns out, the itinery currently places this visit occurring on 4th Ju… --- ## [Best roads for horse traffic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-roads-for-horse-traffic/981036)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-roads-for-horse-traffic/981036 "2023-03-12T01:36:14Z")
Suppose the infernal combustion engine had not been invented and we were still travelling with horse and buggy for local traffic. Electric vehicles have not been invented either. If necessary, assume buggies have been ma… --- ## [Please recommend: auto first aid kit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-auto-first-aid-kit/980808)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-auto-first-aid-kit/980808 "2023-03-11T15:59:39Z")
I was hoping a doctor, nurse, paramedic or EMT (someone with real trauma training), could point me to a purchasable first aid kit for my daughters new car. They sell them everywhere, but I am not looking for Disney band… --- ## [First time you ate in a restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-you-ate-in-a-restaurant/980394)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-you-ate-in-a-restaurant/980394 "2023-03-11T14:58:16Z")
We had a family gathering at a steakhouse - a good excuse to get my MIL out of her apartment - so there were 4 generations around the table, ages from 15 months to 91 years old. Looking at the two kids, my MIL commented … --- ## [Hypersonic weapons discussion from the Ukraine Invasion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypersonic-weapons-discussion-from-the-ukraine-invasion-thread/980960)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypersonic-weapons-discussion-from-the-ukraine-invasion-thread/980960 "2023-03-11T06:32:14Z")
Currently the military is very concerned, the US & Allies are working on defenses and many feel the answer will probably be the battlefield and ship mounted lasers that are being developed already. --- ## [Possibility of USPS employee stealing my package?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-of-usps-employee-stealing-my-package/980899)
**Author:** [@sjankis630](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjankis630)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibility-of-usps-employee-stealing-my-package/980899 "2023-03-09T03:22:16Z")
Well you see the title and now my story which I will ask your humble opinions. Last Wednesday I ordered an iphone from an online service called swappa.com. I have ordered several phones from this place in the past years… --- ## [Google News & its new look. Me no like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-news-its-new-look-me-no-like/975935 "2023-03-08T23:00:17Z")
I just saw the new look on Google News. I hate it. That is all. Thoughts? --- ## [Help with suggestions for the top 3 issues to be considered by the TN state legislature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-suggestions-for-the-top-3-issues-to-be-considered-by-the-tn-state-legislature/980877)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-suggestions-for-the-top-3-issues-to-be-considered-by-the-tn-state-legislature/980877 "2023-03-08T20:57:46Z")
I just received a survey from my current TN State Senator asking for my position regarding different issues likely to be considered during this years legislative sessions. It includes questions on such topics as support… --- ## [Will colorful men's suits ever come back into style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-colorful-mens-suits-ever-come-back-into-style/980484)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-colorful-mens-suits-ever-come-back-into-style/980484 "2023-03-08T20:19:26Z")
For my high school graduation in 1986(I think), a classmate chose to wear a lavender-colored suit. He looked good, but that was about the last time I’ve personally seen someone wear a bright suit. Will fashion ever move … --- ## [Preferred Light for Reading in Bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-light-for-reading-in-bed/977972)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-light-for-reading-in-bed/977972 "2023-03-08T19:46:14Z")
When I read in the wee hours I want to disturb my wife’s sleep as little as possible, but I also want the light to be very practical. What works for you? Mostly of my nighttime reading is on a tablet, but I’m not intere… --- ## [Dealing with a Personal Disability at Work. What Would You Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-personal-disability-at-work-what-would-you-do/980875)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-personal-disability-at-work-what-would-you-do/980875 "2023-03-08T16:08:57Z")
I have multiple chemical sensitivity. A few years ago, the issue came up at work when one of my coworkers was applying scented hand lotion throughout the day. My manager at the time gave me an air purifier and masks, non… --- ## [Online gambling apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-gambling-apps/980829)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-gambling-apps/980829 "2023-03-08T14:38:49Z")
Anyone who has watched streaming tv will have noticed the vast number of commercials for online gambling apps. These must be very popular and successful or they wouldn’t be able to afford so many ads. Do you suppose the… --- ## [Can national patriotism be accurately measured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-national-patriotism-be-accurately-measured/979833)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-national-patriotism-be-accurately-measured/979833 "2023-03-08T08:15:31Z")
If so, what are the most patriotic countries? --- ## [Will the shelling in Ukraine be as bad an environmental impact as the WWI shelling in some areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-shelling-in-ukraine-be-as-bad-an-environmental-impact-as-the-wwi-shelling-in-some-areas/980786)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-shelling-in-ukraine-be-as-bad-an-environmental-impact-as-the-wwi-shelling-in-some-areas/980786 "2023-03-08T01:59:51Z")
Would the environmental damage from all that shelling be as serious as some parts of the WWI battle areas? --- ## [Really dumb "loopholes" people you know tried to do legally/criminally and failed miserably](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-loopholes-people-you-know-tried-to-do-legally-criminally-and-failed-miserably/980451)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-loopholes-people-you-know-tried-to-do-legally-criminally-and-failed-miserably/980451 "2023-03-07T20:21:07Z")
Inspired by the sovereign citizen thread where people make fake license plates to get around having to register their cars, but then getting arrested over it, I’m curious if anyone has known anyone else who came up with … --- ## [Help me use a gift card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-use-a-gift-card/980761)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-use-a-gift-card/980761 "2023-03-07T15:04:04Z")
…from Jersey Mike’s. I’ve never been in one, or TTBOMK, eaten a sandwich from one. But, I got a $10 gift card to the place from my supervisor (for showing up to work in a snowstorm), and there’s a shop around the corner,… --- ## [Why Are My Shirts Getting Ruined?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-shirts-getting-ruined/979920)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-shirts-getting-ruined/979920 "2023-03-07T14:29:18Z")
This didn’t quite seem a factual question, so IMHO it is. For the last, oh, two years, my shirts have been getting systematically ruined by discolored spots. They look like grease stains, just a darker color than the re… --- ## [Which three people would you like to see go "Bye Bye Bye"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-three-people-would-you-like-to-see-go-bye-bye-bye/980704)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-three-people-would-you-like-to-see-go-bye-bye-bye/980704 "2023-03-07T02:05:08Z")
Hypothetical: You get to pick any three people to make disappear overnight, for the purpose of making this world a better place. They won’t be killed, but they will be permanently…elsewhere. They have to be people tha… --- ## [How fast/slow is your heart rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-slow-is-your-heart-rate/980738)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-slow-is-your-heart-rate/980738 "2023-03-07T00:55:23Z")
Mine is around 60 at home. In a doctor’s office, its a little higher. When should you worry? I feel fine. --- ## [Lefty Loosey or Leften Loosen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefty-loosey-or-leften-loosen/980636)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefty-loosey-or-leften-loosen/980636 "2023-03-07T00:00:42Z")
I hear Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey a lot, but I learned Righten Tighten, Leften Loosen. Tighty and loosey sound iffy to me, more like tightish than tight, or loosish than loose. And tighten and loosen are actual words to… --- ## [Has anyone used Liingo Eyewear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-liingo-eyewear/980806)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-liingo-eyewear/980806 "2023-03-06T21:36:04Z")
I need new glasses, but I really only wear them at home when I don’t have my contacts in, so I’d prefer not to spend hundreds of dollars on them. Honestly, the only reason I even need new ones is because it appears as th… --- ## [What was the purpose of the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-purpose-of-the-tree-of-the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil/980405)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-purpose-of-the-tree-of-the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil/980405 "2023-03-06T21:14:01Z")
In canon question, so no debates as to whether anything actually existed and/or happened, please, and no snark if at all possible. According to The Bible, there were animals, there was fruit and veggies to munch on…and … --- ## [Do you use a shoehorn regularly (second attempt at poll)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-shoehorn-regularly-second-attempt-at-poll/980667)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-shoehorn-regularly-second-attempt-at-poll/980667 "2023-03-06T20:18:24Z")
When putting on my walking shoes this morning, I started wondering about shoehorn usage. I don’t use one in warm weather, because I always wear sandals. But in cool weather, with socks and lace-up shoes, I use one every … --- ## [Why did Chrome change image search to Google Lens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-chrome-change-image-search-to-google-lens/956493)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-chrome-change-image-search-to-google-lens/956493 "2023-03-06T20:14:00Z")
I’m talking about the right click \> search Google for image that was changed to right click \> search using Google Lens. I tried it for a few days but was less than impressed, so I switched it back. I didn’t get a single … --- ## [What do you think are acceptable exit conditions for \[the Ukraine\] war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-acceptable-exit-conditions-for-the-ukraine-war/980189)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-acceptable-exit-conditions-for-the-ukraine-war/980189 "2023-03-06T15:33:07Z")
Question for all of you: What do you think are acceptable exit conditions for this war? Kiev makes a deal to allow Russia to keep some small gains and promises not to join NATO in exchange for peace. Russia is pus… --- ## [Has anybody tried Duolingo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-tried-duolingo/980389)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-tried-duolingo/980389 "2023-03-06T01:57:42Z")
It’s a free app that says it can teach you to speak a language I’m playing around with Welsh and Scots Gaelic.it’s fun, in a logic cum recognition way, but I’m not sure if I’m really learning anything. --- ## [Ways to re-purpose a glass measuring cup without markings (upcycling ideas sought!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-re-purpose-a-glass-measuring-cup-without-markings-upcycling-ideas-sought/783948)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-re-purpose-a-glass-measuring-cup-without-markings-upcycling-ideas-sought/783948 "2017-04-09T04:44:27Z")
I have an old Pyrex measuring cup where the markings have worn off. It’s too much trouble to accurately re-mark it considering how cheap the replacements are, but I’d still like to MacGyver up a new useful purpose for it… --- ## [Stubborn A1C numbers and what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubborn-a1c-numbers-and-what-to-do/980608)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubborn-a1c-numbers-and-what-to-do/980608 "2023-03-04T20:00:34Z")
Note: he has a visit with his doctor scheduled for next Wednesday. My husband, a 75-year-ol Japanese man, was diagnosed with Type II diabetes 21 months ago with an A1C reading of 6.6. He was prescribed Metformin, which … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=149) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=151)