# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=177 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 178 --- ## [Medical advice sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-advice-sought/971159)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-advice-sought/971159 "2022-09-09T21:08:52Z")
70-year-old male, in reasonably good health. For many years, I would come down with a mysterious ailment approximately twice a year. Symptoms included fatigue, bad muscle aches, and general malaise, but never a fever. I… --- ## [Should buy an electric lawnmower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-buy-an-electric-lawnmower/970854 "2022-09-09T17:35:29Z")
My trusty Toro has died a noble death after fighting the good fight lo these many years. I need to secure a replacement in the nearish future and it seems it might be time for an electric mower. My yard is quite small an… --- ## [Blog (or other content) solution for existing website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blog-or-other-content-solution-for-existing-website/971146)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blog-or-other-content-solution-for-existing-website/971146 "2022-09-09T16:49:38Z")
I would like to create a blog or other media repository on a website which I do not have direct control over (the website is owned by my employer but managed by a third party). I can get them to do whatever I want so lon… --- ## [Looking for emergency radio to purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-emergency-radio-to-purchase/965846)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-emergency-radio-to-purchase/965846 "2022-09-09T15:48:50Z")
I’m in the U.S. We occasionally vacation at a small lake in Ontario, Canada. Cell phone reception is pretty much non-existent there. This is a concern if we’re out on the boat and run in to trouble. We have plans to vis… --- ## [Should anyone build a home in a fire-prone area? If so, with what safeguards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anyone-build-a-home-in-a-fire-prone-area-if-so-with-what-safeguards/970020)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anyone-build-a-home-in-a-fire-prone-area-if-so-with-what-safeguards/970020 "2022-09-09T03:09:45Z")
Asking about this after seeing this story about a couple who lost their dream home after 18 months of labor: Dream Home burns down in Montana I know they put a fire-resistant metal roof on it, but weren’t there some ot… --- ## [Can older women dress young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-older-women-dress-young/970359)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-older-women-dress-young/970359 "2022-09-09T01:34:29Z")
Inspired by the Can men wear shorts thread, can older women wear long hair, mini skirts, shorts, ponytails? What age do you have to pass for it to be considered sad? Can some women carry it off? People should wear what t… --- ## [What do you think is biggest IT security risk to your small biz or organisation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-biggest-it-security-risk-to-your-small-biz-or-organisation/970923)
**Author:** [@zobbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zobbo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-biggest-it-security-risk-to-your-small-biz-or-organisation/970923 "2022-09-09T00:17:38Z")
Assuming you work in a business or organisation with less than 30 employees…if hackers were to attack it, how do you think they would get in? --- ## [Yet another "what is this thing?" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-what-is-this-thing-thread/970815)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-what-is-this-thing-thread/970815 "2022-09-07T23:13:09Z")
Our back yard looks out over the Atlantic Ocean on the North Shore of Boston. We see sailboats, power boats, jet skiers, kayakers (but not, AFAIK, @kayaker) and fishing boats, including lobstermen who leave lobster pots … --- ## [Travel destinations of the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-destinations-of-the-future/969786)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-destinations-of-the-future/969786 "2022-09-07T19:17:39Z")
Name a place outside the U.S. that is currently off travelers’ radar (relatively speaking) and that you think is likely to become very popular in the next 10 to 20 years, such that people will say, “I wish I’d gone there… --- ## [How has your experience been having outdoor security cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-experience-been-having-outdoor-security-cameras/970707)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-experience-been-having-outdoor-security-cameras/970707 "2022-09-07T13:30:21Z")
I am thinking about getting a video doorbell, a floodlight/camera over my driveway, and a camera for the back door/deck. How has your experience been having outdoor security cameras? Do you actually use them over time?… --- ## [Tic Tok Videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tic-tok-videos/970940)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tic-tok-videos/970940 "2022-09-07T13:16:12Z")
I have to wonder how deeply society is affected by Tic Toc and other videos, Not a day goes by that I don’t somehow stumble on to these videos and maybe spend 15 min over a days period watching them. I have to admit that… --- ## [Light tune up of 1981Ferrari 308 GTBi, a 507 test run then a blown engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-tune-up-of-1981ferrari-308-gtbi-a-507-test-run-then-a-blown-engine/971027)
**Author:** [@Linwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linwood)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-tune-up-of-1981ferrari-308-gtbi-a-507-test-run-then-a-blown-engine/971027 "2022-09-07T01:45:21Z")
I took my 1981 Ferrari 308 GTBi in for a light tune up and oil & belt change, not sure if they performed the tune up. They drove it 507 miles and blew up the engine. When they returned my car, they didn’t know what happe… --- ## [Is there a price point where office chairs stop being squeaky, creaky, fragile crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-price-point-where-office-chairs-stop-being-squeaky-creaky-fragile-crap/970686)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-price-point-where-office-chairs-stop-being-squeaky-creaky-fragile-crap/970686 "2022-09-06T23:39:21Z")
I’ve been using a somewhat inexpensive office chair for about 6 years. I inherited it when a family member passed away, it was brand new in 2016. After about 1 year, the pneumatic tube became defective (it would drift d… --- ## [Men with shaved head and full beard - are you a fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-shaved-head-and-full-beard-are-you-a-fan/970344)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-shaved-head-and-full-beard-are-you-a-fan/970344 "2022-09-06T15:34:17Z")
Over the past year or so, I’ve noticed an increasing number of younger men (20s-30s) sporting this look, with their heads completely shaven, and full beards. Some of the beards are somewhat trimmed, but many are quite l… --- ## [List of Countries where the constitution is interpreted per Original Intent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-countries-where-the-constitution-is-interpreted-per-original-intent/970862)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-countries-where-the-constitution-is-interpreted-per-original-intent/970862 "2022-09-06T13:26:30Z")
“The term original intent refers to the notion that the judiciary should interpret the Constitution (including its amendments) in accordance with the understanding of its framers.” Original Intent | The First Amendment E… --- ## [Why did Aleksandar Milles commit those crimes? Was it really just for the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-aleksandar-milles-commit-those-crimes-was-it-really-just-for-the-money/970948)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-aleksandar-milles-commit-those-crimes-was-it-really-just-for-the-money/970948 "2022-09-06T13:10:38Z")
Edit: this was originally posted in Cafe Society, not sure why it was moved. He sounds like an urban legend, or a villain from some 90s Gothic thriller. But he was real. Aleksandar Milles was a Satanist and a prolific b… --- ## [Is Mazda reliable now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mazda-reliable-now/969643)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mazda-reliable-now/969643 "2022-09-06T07:45:38Z")
It’s well known that Toyotas and Hondas usually go 250,000 miles without needing major engine or transmission work. But my sister’s 2009 Corolla was just totaled in an accident, and she’s looking at a 2010-2013 Mazda 3 t… --- ## [Why can't newscasters pronounce (and use) words properly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-newscasters-pronounce-and-use-words-properly/970988)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-newscasters-pronounce-and-use-words-properly/970988 "2022-09-05T15:19:37Z")
I don’t want to get into what constitutes “properly” just now (there are those who believe that every pronunciation and usage that a native speaker employs is by definition a correct one) but there are newscasters whose … --- ## [I have super commitment-phobia and it's destroying my relationships, and I want to overcome it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-super-commitment-phobia-and-its-destroying-my-relationships-and-i-want-to-overcome-it/970775)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-super-commitment-phobia-and-its-destroying-my-relationships-and-i-want-to-overcome-it/970775 "2022-09-05T13:46:29Z")
I’m 34, soon to be 35. I’ve been in a lot of relationships since 2016 and almost every single one of them was ruined by my fear or failure to take things to the marriage level. Some of them were women who were unsuitable… --- ## [Non-expiring prepaid cellphones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-expiring-prepaid-cellphones/970861)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-expiring-prepaid-cellphones/970861 "2022-09-05T07:35:01Z")
I have an iPhone 6S that I replaced with an iPhone SE when its battery died. (It wasn’t that much more for the SE, than it would have been to replace the battery.) I thought I’d get a new battery for the 6S so I could … --- ## [Lawyer drops client in civil suit--meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-drops-client-in-civil-suit-meaning/968606)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-drops-client-in-civil-suit-meaning/968606 "2022-07-27T15:03:18Z")
An acquaintance is the executor of their father’s estate. Father explicitly and with the aid of an attorney wrote the colleague’s sibling out of the will, charging elder abuse, with police reports etc. to confirm. The si… --- ## [Pacific Coast Highway Roadtrip Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-coast-highway-roadtrip-recommendations/958890)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-coast-highway-roadtrip-recommendations/958890 "2022-09-04T17:42:09Z")
So after having cancelled trips to San Diego, New York, Florida, and Buffalo over the course of the pandemic I have booked a family trip at the end of August to drive the PCH from San Francisco to LA. So far my itinerary… --- ## [Home Discount Warehouses - legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-discount-warehouses-legit/970883)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-discount-warehouses-legit/970883 "2022-09-04T17:26:27Z")
I live in Clearwater FL - pretty suburban, not too industrial. We’ve had three “home discount warehouses” open in the last year nearvy. All of them call a variety of household items (fans, sinks, appliances, and many, … --- ## [Is the circumstantial evidence that the Nazis started the Reichstag fire strong enough to state it as fact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-circumstantial-evidence-that-the-nazis-started-the-reichstag-fire-strong-enough-to-state-it-as-fact/970916)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-circumstantial-evidence-that-the-nazis-started-the-reichstag-fire-strong-enough-to-state-it-as-fact/970916 "2022-09-04T16:47:51Z")
Is the circumstantial evidence that the Nazis started the Reichstag fire strong enough to state it as fact? --- ## [Does the Fourteenth Amendment nullify "Trigger Laws"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-fourteenth-amendment-nullify-trigger-laws/970914)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-fourteenth-amendment-nullify-trigger-laws/970914 "2022-09-04T15:09:25Z")
Full text of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution: No State shall MAKE or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State depr… --- ## [Did the exiled Tumblr communities land anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-exiled-tumblr-communities-land-anywhere/970766)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-exiled-tumblr-communities-land-anywhere/970766 "2022-09-04T14:26:56Z")
I don’t know how many folks here were ever aware of Tumblr, but it is a microblogging site that cultivated a series of rich communities of fan appreciation, as well as alternative communities often based on NSFW topics, … --- ## [At roughly what weight does a person start becoming immobile and dependent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-roughly-what-weight-does-a-person-start-becoming-immobile-and-dependent/970895)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-roughly-what-weight-does-a-person-start-becoming-immobile-and-dependent/970895 "2022-09-03T19:17:49Z")
By immobile I mean unable to perform activities of daily living, or maybe walk a quarter of a mile. FWIW I’m not talking about the negative metabolic effects of obesity. I know those set in at a much lower weight than i… --- ## [Tell me what you like and dislike about driving a Tesla automobile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-like-and-dislike-about-driving-a-tesla-automobile/967054)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-like-and-dislike-about-driving-a-tesla-automobile/967054 "2022-09-03T19:13:58Z")
Got to ride in a Tesla as an Uber passenger this weekend and I was quite impressed. I understand not everyone has a positive opinion of Elon Musk, this thread isn’t about him. If you’ve driven, or even better owned, a … --- ## [What to do with a found iPhone? What would y'all do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-found-iphone-what-would-yall-do/957936)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-found-iphone-what-would-yall-do/957936 "2022-02-20T10:05:16Z")
Found a fancy iPhone. No identifying markings. No name. Locked. Plugged it in (kid has Cult phone stuff) and it’s in a foreign language, and wants a pass code. I’m assuming that the owner is long gone, back home. Found i… --- ## [Wives that have lots of guy friends (or vice versa)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wives-that-have-lots-of-guy-friends-or-vice-versa/970484)
**Author:** [@thescrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thescrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wives-that-have-lots-of-guy-friends-or-vice-versa/970484 "2022-09-03T08:54:21Z")
For this instance, I will use the example of a male/husband’s point of view thinking about his girlfriend/fiance/wife having lots of guy friends. Feel free to use the other angle as well. How many of you that are marri… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=176) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=178)