# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1502 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1503 --- ## [Cost to build an 1880s-style locomotive from scratch in 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-to-build-an-1880s-style-locomotive-from-scratch-in-2012/625126)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-to-build-an-1880s-style-locomotive-from-scratch-in-2012/625126 "2012-06-15T19:40:42Z")
This article made me wonder about how much it would cost, and how hard it would be to build a fully-functioning steam locomotive, from scratch, these days. --- ## [Love and Logic Parenting: "I love you too much to argue"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-and-logic-parenting-i-love-you-too-much-to-argue/625134)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-and-logic-parenting-i-love-you-too-much-to-argue/625134 "2012-06-15T19:25:20Z")
At the Love and Logic website, in a blurb where they summarize their method, they say that when a kid tries to argue with you, you should simply say “I love you too much to argue,” and repeat this every time they continu… --- ## [Over Thanksgiving Week, When's the Best Time To Visit Disney World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-thanksgiving-week-whens-the-best-time-to-visit-disney-world/624970)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-thanksgiving-week-whens-the-best-time-to-visit-disney-world/624970 "2012-06-15T18:03:04Z")
Specifically, the Magic Kingdom. We’re taking the Firebug there for two days either over the preceding weekend, or during the early part of the week before Thanksgiving. Our goal is to have the lightest possible crowds… --- ## [Apartment annoyances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-annoyances/625157)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-annoyances/625157 "2012-06-15T17:43:20Z")
State law here says that landlords must give at least 48 hours’ notice before entering a tenant’s unit if it’s not an emergency. My apartment management always gives notice at the end of the day for the morning two days … --- ## [Does this Univ. President have a case re suing Delta Airlines for not telling him about NY gun laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-univ-president-have-a-case-re-suing-delta-airlines-for-not-telling-him-about-ny-gun-laws/624888)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-univ-president-have-a-case-re-suing-delta-airlines-for-not-telling-him-about-ny-gun-laws/624888 "2012-06-15T17:37:17Z")
Per this story does he have a case? Gun-toting traveler sues Delta for New York arrest --- ## [Pentagon to recognize gay troops.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-to-recognize-gay-troops/625172)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-to-recognize-gay-troops/625172 "2012-06-15T17:35:24Z")
Story here. So basically they plan to hold some sort of event in honor of gay troops. If this is a one off thing, I think it’s great. Especially with the fall of DADT. But if this turns into a yearly event? I don’t kno… --- ## [7mm Mauser (winchester model 70)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7mm-mauser-winchester-model-70/625232)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7mm-mauser-winchester-model-70/625232 "2012-06-15T17:29:01Z")
A few of weeks ago I asked about AR-15s and alluded to the fact I have a 270. Well I was mistaken. I was told I was to be given a 270, but it turns out that it is a winchester 70 (7 X57…or 7 mm Mauser). It is a bo… --- ## [Shampoo for oily hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo-for-oily-hair/625202)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shampoo-for-oily-hair/625202 "2012-06-15T17:16:04Z")
So my fine, thick hair (that’s not contradictory - there’s lots of strands, which are very narrow) has started becoming oily very quickly. Then, when I wash it often with the standard stuff in the bathroom (whatever is … --- ## [Hypermiliagers please chime in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypermiliagers-please-chime-in/625237)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypermiliagers-please-chime-in/625237 "2012-06-15T16:47:34Z")
I’ve looked into it on various sites and always found amazing the claimed MPG increase over what should be expected. It goes into various methods, most of the time it says that they don’t recommend drafting larger vehic… --- ## [What to see in Westchester County, NY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-in-westchester-county-ny/625039)
**Author:** [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-in-westchester-county-ny/625039 "2012-06-15T15:39:06Z")
I’m visiting Westchester Co. for about a week and taking my wife and toddler son along. We’ll have several days off together to go visit things. A couple of days we’ll spend in NYC, which we have visited many times befor… --- ## [Windows users-do you have User Account Control enabled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-do-you-have-user-account-control-enabled/625229)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-do-you-have-user-account-control-enabled/625229 "2012-06-15T15:38:13Z")
I simply find it hugely intrusive, timewasting, and redundant, as if I am so feebleminded that I am unable to decide whether to install this or run that. --- ## [Is it smart to buy a beach condo? Do you own, or do you have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-smart-to-buy-a-beach-condo-do-you-own-or-do-you-have/625228)
**Author:** [@Mr.Natural](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Natural)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-smart-to-buy-a-beach-condo-do-you-own-or-do-you-have/625228 "2012-06-15T15:21:21Z")
friends or family that do now own or have owned beach condos? I have been considering buying a beach condo in the gulf area. Maybe Orange Beach/Gulf Shores, Alabama, or Destin, Florida. If I do buy one, it will be bea… --- ## [This girl does not look 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-girl-does-not-look-15/624676)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-girl-does-not-look-15/624676 "2012-06-15T14:31:37Z")
She really does not MEET Bianca Black - the 15-year-old who will represent Aussie teens at the international Miss Teenager Pageant. --- ## [Ironing poll: Creases or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironing-poll-creases-or-no/150290)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironing-poll-creases-or-no/150290 "2012-06-15T12:52:45Z")
Myself, I can’t stand them. When I press my shirts & slacks, I iron to the edge of the seam. On the rare occasions when I make use of a laundry service, I don’t recall ever having to explain this preference to them – m… --- ## [Best place to buy LEDs online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-buy-leds-online/464037)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-buy-leds-online/464037 "2012-06-15T12:10:50Z")
I need several LEDs for a potential Halloween costume (I plan on being Tony Stark with his ‘arc reactor’ in place, and possibly one of his Iron Man “arms/gloves” as well if I can find a way to build it…) But I need to g… --- ## [Why the hell do I have to get an MRI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-do-i-have-to-get-an-mri/624248)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hell-do-i-have-to-get-an-mri/624248 "2012-06-15T11:03:24Z")
I am starting a new job at a hospital and part of the hiring process is an MRI. My background in clinical management and business is why I’m taking this position, so I have no clue about a lot of the medical part. So, … --- ## [Do you know anyone in your life who would kill or die on your behalf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-in-your-life-who-would-kill-or-die-on-your-behalf/625059)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-in-your-life-who-would-kill-or-die-on-your-behalf/625059 "2012-06-15T09:44:50Z")
I suppose this could be considered the flip side of my thread from last week, which I would link to if I weren’t so lazy. But I am, so I won’t. Anyway, I’m not going to write a long hypothetical scenario, not because I h… --- ## [Most taxed item. Re-taxation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-taxed-item-re-taxation/625201)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-taxed-item-re-taxation/625201 "2012-06-15T06:09:37Z")
Sales tax is a tax on sales. The rate of course varies depending on locality. Often there is a cap or some sort of rules. Each time an item is sold it is taxed again. Cars are what I think of first when I think if signi… --- ## [U-verse was supposed to buy out my directTV contract and didn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-verse-was-supposed-to-buy-out-my-directtv-contract-and-didnt/624941)
**Author:** [@DewDropPony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DewDropPony)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-verse-was-supposed-to-buy-out-my-directtv-contract-and-didnt/624941 "2012-06-15T03:58:23Z")
I had directTV bundled with DSL through AT&T. I sighed up for u-verse when it came out because they had a offer going at the time that if you sighed up with them they would buy out the rest of your contract (ETF). Soon a… --- ## [Any advantage to a liquid-cooled PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advantage-to-a-liquid-cooled-pc/624461)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advantage-to-a-liquid-cooled-pc/624461 "2012-06-15T02:57:40Z")
My laptop is dying by degrees, so I’m going to buy a new computer and have decided a PC is the way to go this time around. Laptops generally get poor reviews by users, and I don’t need the portability. So I’m looking a… --- ## [Deathbed Confessions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deathbed-confessions/624674)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deathbed-confessions/624674 "2012-06-15T02:55:38Z")
Why is it assumed that people on their deathbeds tell the truth? --- ## [Mackinac Island Lodging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mackinac-island-lodging/624608)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mackinac-island-lodging/624608 "2012-06-15T02:50:57Z")
Looks pretty pricey on the internet but maybe some of the smaller places don’t have a web presence. Anybody got any idea of what I might be able to find for Sunday night once I’m there? --- ## [Err, Umm, What's the fastest way to memorize lines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/err-umm-whats-the-fastest-way-to-memorize-lines/622922)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/err-umm-whats-the-fastest-way-to-memorize-lines/622922 "2012-06-15T02:46:23Z")
Konnichiwa y’all, So, as it so happens I am spearheading a group entry in a local short play competition. It’s all in an extremely difficult dialect of Japanese and only foreigners are allowed to participate. It’s gre… --- ## [Reading for Comprehension Test - Just Like High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-for-comprehension-test-just-like-high-school/625014)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-for-comprehension-test-just-like-high-school/625014 "2012-06-15T02:42:57Z")
Pretend this is high school, and you’ve got one of those standardized tests in front of you. There is a short excerpt below. Read it thoroughly and answer the question following (which is, in this case, a poll): I’m a … --- ## [Has cruise ship food gone downhill lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-cruise-ship-food-gone-downhill-lately/624790)
**Author:** [@Rhaegar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhaegar)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-cruise-ship-food-gone-downhill-lately/624790 "2012-06-15T01:13:48Z")
Now, I wouldn’t say that I’m an expert on cruise ships, I’ve been on four trips in the past 10 years, 3 on Princess and 1 on Royal Caribbean. I just got back from an RCI cruise to Alaska, and while I still had a great t… --- ## [Will Verizon's "Share Everything" plan save you money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-verizons-share-everything-plan-save-you-money/625077)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-verizons-share-everything-plan-save-you-money/625077 "2012-06-14T22:01:07Z")
Verizon has announced that as of the end of this month, they will no longer be offering unlimited data packages to new customers, and they will be going with a “Share Everything” plan. Per Verizon, most people will save … --- ## [10 smart phone apps you can't imagine life without!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-smart-phone-apps-you-cant-imagine-life-without/624957)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-smart-phone-apps-you-cant-imagine-life-without/624957 "2012-06-14T20:28:35Z")
My kids have finally shamed me into getting a smart phone. Now they tell me I need to figure out what “apps” I will be using. The only one I’m familiar with - from several friends - is gasbuddy.com. Which allows for f… --- ## [How often do you change your curtains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-curtains/624498)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-curtains/624498 "2012-06-14T20:23:13Z")
When we moved into our house 4 years ago, I bought new curtains for every window that did not have blinds. It’s past time to change them out. Only to do so will cost quite a pretty penny. Perhaps I can do it one or two p… --- ## [Need advice for troubleshooting a toilet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-troubleshooting-a-toilet/624953)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-for-troubleshooting-a-toilet/624953 "2012-06-14T20:00:01Z")
One of the toilets in this house is not working as it should. When you flush it, the water drains from the tank just as it is supposed to, but then often (increasingly often, actually; this is a problem that has been get… --- ## [Camping and Hiking in Scotland (Advice Needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-and-hiking-in-scotland-advice-needed/624662)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-and-hiking-in-scotland-advice-needed/624662 "2012-06-14T19:17:58Z")
I want to visit Scotland soon with my girlfriend. We’d be coming from London and we plan to get a coach to Edinburgh overnight, then somehow (train or bus) travel to another part of the country where we can hike somewher… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1501) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1503)