# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=220 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 221 --- ## [Engine Flush: scam or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-flush-scam-or-no/124612)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-flush-scam-or-no/124612 "2022-01-10T04:02:34Z")
Not knowing a damn thing about my car, I always feel like I’m being taken at the mechanic and/or lube shop. One thing that always sets off my snake-oil alarm is the “engine flush” I’m supposed to get every few oil chang… --- ## [Odd iPhone situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-iphone-situation/957401)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-iphone-situation/957401 "2022-01-09T05:06:42Z")
I’m out and about right now and my iPhone is acting like it has a very poor (no) cellular signal. I thought it might be due to weather related stuff (aka it’s snowing). At locations where I normally have great cellular… --- ## [What are the chances I have Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-i-have-covid/957394)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-i-have-covid/957394 "2022-01-09T04:25:49Z")
I’m asking because my wife and I somewhat disagree. Please provide a percentage likelihood. Here are the facts: I’m 3x vaxxed, got my booster just about 1 month ago. On Thursday the 30st my son started coughing a little… --- ## [Question about needle sticks for IV or blood draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-needle-sticks-for-iv-or-blood-draw/957383)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-needle-sticks-for-iv-or-blood-draw/957383 "2022-01-09T01:32:20Z")
I had a colonoscopy (my 3rd) yesterday, in a location and with staff that were new to me, and not only did they get the IV in on the first try (I’m a difficult subject so that was a nice thing) the nurse used lidocaine o… --- ## [Weirdest belief/idea you've encountered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-belief-idea-youve-encountered/956485)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-belief-idea-youve-encountered/956485 "2022-01-08T20:05:30Z")
This is jumping a little off of the “Weird thing you’ve personally witnessed” thread. And by “weird” I mean a misheard or misunderstood idea they really believe. I’m not counting religious beliefs unless they’re apparen… --- ## [Fighting Illini -- why no controversy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-illini-why-no-controversy/957285)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-illini-why-no-controversy/957285 "2022-01-08T19:51:56Z")
I recently learned that “Illini” is the name of a federation of indigenous people in the Illinois area, and therefore “fighting Illini”, the UI mascot, is really no different from the Braves, Indians, or Redskins. Has t… --- ## [Cord cutters? What is the best aggregator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cord-cutters-what-is-the-best-aggregator/957379)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cord-cutters-what-is-the-best-aggregator/957379 "2022-01-08T13:14:44Z")
I have like half a dozen live tv guides, including Youtube TV and also HDHomeRun through Plex. I don’t think there is anything that can aggregate everything yet, but what is the best right now? I’ve tried reelgood.com … --- ## [Thoughts on credit building debit cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-credit-building-debit-cards/957256)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-credit-building-debit-cards/957256 "2022-01-08T01:30:29Z")
I have been seeing ads for Safe. Chime, Extra and others ( boy, you click on one and they really zero in on you). Apparently they all work in a similar way. You put money up front, they send you a card, and you use it l… --- ## [What are your predictions for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-predictions-for/956923)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-predictions-for/956923 "2022-01-08T00:08:22Z")
We are getting close to the end of the year, so I figured I’d do a thread on predictions. In this thread, feel free to make whatever predictions you want for whatever timeframe you’d like. What I’d love to see is predi… --- ## [If I'm looking for a therapist, is it OK to ask if they are a Trump supporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-looking-for-a-therapist-is-it-ok-to-ask-if-they-are-a-trump-supporter/928400)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-looking-for-a-therapist-is-it-ok-to-ask-if-they-are-a-trump-supporter/928400 "2022-01-07T19:44:33Z")
Was having a conversation with a lady-friend yesterday and, in the course of the discussion, the above question was raised. She thought it doesn’t matter. Me, it goes to values. And, as I told her, I have little desire … --- ## [How to fix this boot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-this-boot/957220)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-this-boot/957220 "2022-01-07T16:57:51Z")
I bought these boots last year and have not worn them very much. I bought them on sale and it seemed as though maybe a previous owner had coated the leather with something and returned them (just a guess), because the l… --- ## [Plural Of 'Mouse' ( Computer)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plural-of-mouse-computer/957101)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plural-of-mouse-computer/957101 "2022-01-07T15:19:32Z")
What exactly is the plural of ‘mouse’ (computer)? I swear to G^d I’ve heard ‘mouses’ somewhere. In any event I’ve never heard ‘mice’ (have you?). :slightly\_smiling\_face: --- ## [A really great night at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-great-night-at-work/957341)
**Author:** [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-great-night-at-work/957341 "2022-01-07T08:38:45Z")
I run the local fixed wireless internet company in a small town and the surrounding area. Yesterday, a major feedlot lost their Internet completely. I connected to the radio and could see that their ethernet cable from… --- ## [Lending Club Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lending-club-experiences/514989)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 892\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lending-club-experiences/514989 "2022-01-07T01:03:47Z")
I stumbled across a place called www.lendingclub.com I was just curious if anyone had any experiences they would be willing to share WRT investing with them. I thought it looked kinda neat and figured it would be a neat… --- ## [I determined my Bacon and Erdös numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-determined-my-bacon-and-erdos-numbers/956843)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-determined-my-bacon-and-erdos-numbers/956843 "2022-01-06T21:26:32Z")
I’m not an actor at all, but back then when I graduated, my university sold CDs with videos of my graduation ceremony on them, which I suppose counts as a released movie. The video has both myself and the vice-chancellor… --- ## [What's the most advanced thing you understood at a young age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-advanced-thing-you-understood-at-a-young-age/956839)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-advanced-thing-you-understood-at-a-young-age/956839 "2022-01-06T20:50:12Z")
At age 7, due to my fanatical obsession with airplanes, I had a fairly complex understanding of flight, such as the various flaps on a wing, what feathering a turboprop engine meant, Mach speed, the stratosphere, etc. I… --- ## [Could the weight of snow break my outdoor glass table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-weight-of-snow-break-my-outdoor-glass-table/956705)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-weight-of-snow-break-my-outdoor-glass-table/956705 "2022-01-06T14:45:36Z")
I know, I probably should have brought the table inside before the snow came, but I didn’t think of it. We only get snow once every few years. Regarding the table, well, it just has a glass table top which sits on top … --- ## [What did you get your SO for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-your-so-for-christmas/431128)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-your-so-for-christmas/431128 "2007-12-27T06:05:50Z")
I’m so pleased with myself. I have this tradition where I empty my pockets of change every day into my wife’s jar. She likes money and the way it can pile up. So when I saw a commercial for a simple change sorter at Sta… --- ## [Sodium deficiency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodium-deficiency/950681)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodium-deficiency/950681 "2022-01-06T05:57:29Z")
Hi. I’ve been doing a huge diet/exercise thing since June 1, about 1 hour/day exercise (stationary bike) + calorie deficit (~1500 cal/day). I’m not a big person, 5’6" 59yo male so this is intense but not nuts. I’d lost 3… --- ## [If someone takes a picture of you (without your permission), who owns the picture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-takes-a-picture-of-you-without-your-permission-who-owns-the-picture/946146)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-takes-a-picture-of-you-without-your-permission-who-owns-the-picture/946146 "2022-01-06T03:56:41Z")
I am asking after reading the article below. As near as I can tell some paparazzi took a photo of a woman and then she used that photo in an Instagram post. So, who is right? Does the photographer own the photo or her… --- ## [Wood flooring: do I go with engineered wood, or real hardwood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-flooring-do-i-go-with-engineered-wood-or-real-hardwood/957169)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-flooring-do-i-go-with-engineered-wood-or-real-hardwood/957169 "2022-01-06T00:21:00Z")
My house has carpeting in most rooms and I’m getting ready to replace it with wood flooring. What’s your preference, engineered wood, or real hardwood? And why? --- ## [What does "retired" (or "semiretired") mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-retired-or-semiretired-mean-to-you/954779)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-retired-or-semiretired-mean-to-you/954779 "2022-01-06T00:16:09Z")
I’ve noticed lately that a lot of people seem to be using those words differently than I do. First, I will describe how I use/understand them and then I will give other examples of how I have seen them used. I’m trying … --- ## [Should we all start wearing vented masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-all-start-wearing-vented-masks/956988)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-all-start-wearing-vented-masks/956988 "2022-01-05T16:35:41Z")
Unfortunately COVID is going from a disease where we protect each other to one where we protect ourselves. We have vax/mask and anti-vax/ antimask as the basic 2 sides. Now we don’t want to overwhelm the health care sy… --- ## [About to step down from a salary job to an hourly job - need advice for when I try to find another salary job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-step-down-from-a-salary-job-to-an-hourly-job-need-advice-for-when-i-try-to-find-another-salary-job/957199)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-step-down-from-a-salary-job-to-an-hourly-job-need-advice-for-when-i-try-to-find-another-salary-job/957199 "2022-01-05T13:20:46Z")
Hi folks, a little bit about myself - I spent ten years as a rotating shift plant operator in one way or another. I worked my butt off and got some awesome raises where my last job I was making ridiculous money to do wha… --- ## [Should you ever even go to an interrogation room with the police? Like, even with your lawyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-even-go-to-an-interrogation-room-with-the-police-like-even-with-your-lawyer/953194)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-even-go-to-an-interrogation-room-with-the-police-like-even-with-your-lawyer/953194 "2022-01-05T12:33:07Z")
This lawyer here says that not only should you never speak to the police, you shouldn’t even go in there with your legal representation. Let your lawyer speak to the police without you being there and you can speak priva… --- ## [What should our dog learn next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-our-dog-learn-next/956952)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-our-dog-learn-next/956952 "2022-01-04T23:56:13Z")
My wife and I have had some dogs that I thought were pretty smart, but our two-year-old Mastiff mix is super-smart, and seems to like learning new things. He knows “sit,” “lay,” “wait” (basically “stay”), “down” (to get … --- ## [Anyone here gotten ordained online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-gotten-ordained-online/956810)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-gotten-ordained-online/956810 "2022-01-04T23:42:05Z")
I’ve been asked to officiate a wedding. I’m not a minister. At least, not until last night when I became a minister of American Marriage Ministries. It’s “free” to become a minister but you have to pay to get the pret… --- ## [Opting out of arbitration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opting-out-of-arbitration/957219)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opting-out-of-arbitration/957219 "2022-01-04T20:08:03Z")
I’m about to turn 65, and have been approved for a Medicare advantage program with Kaiser. Yesterday I received a form from them giving me the opportunity to opt out of their system of binding arbitration for settling di… --- ## [Why don't more planes crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-planes-crash/956993)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-planes-crash/956993 "2022-01-04T19:14:00Z")
I’ve been binge watching these “Mayday” episodes that detail planes that crashed. There’s usually more than one reason for a crash, so these are oversimplified but… The bad one at O’Hare, AA191, was due to improper mai… --- ## [How much savings vs how much convenience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-savings-vs-how-much-convenience/956365)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-savings-vs-how-much-convenience/956365 "2022-01-03T21:53:12Z")
Inspired by this thread. Discussing dishwasher soap, the issues of cost and convenience came up. During the discussion, it became apparent that different people had very different ideas of what constituted a significan… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=219) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=221)