# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=286 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 287 --- ## [So in places where it gets good and hot, why wouldn’t you have a basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-in-places-where-it-gets-good-and-hot-why-wouldn-t-you-have-a-basement/925827)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-in-places-where-it-gets-good-and-hot-why-wouldn-t-you-have-a-basement/925827 "2020-11-24T12:03:25Z")
As someone originally from Texas (where there generally are no basements) who now lives in New England (where basements are ubiquitous), this was always an interesting question for me as well. The reason is the frost l… --- ## [Cover an RV in wet areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-an-rv-in-wet-areas/926072)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-an-rv-in-wet-areas/926072 "2020-11-24T11:31:08Z")
I’m looking for opinions about covering my new trailer for the winter. I live in the very damp Pacific Northwest and it is wet here all winter long. It will rain now till spring and we’ll probably get 2 weeks of snow. I… --- ## [How do you learn how your tech works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-learn-how-your-tech-works/835007)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-learn-how-your-tech-works/835007 "2019-06-07T22:05:58Z")
Way back when, technology used to be simpler, and came with owner’s manuals. I sense that a lot of modern technology (such as phones and computers) is intended to be intuitive - but it doesn’t seem to be intuitive to us… --- ## [Small hostess gift ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-hostess-gift-ideas/926224)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-hostess-gift-ideas/926224 "2020-11-24T02:15:31Z")
A nice woman I work with invited me over for Thanksgiving. It’s just her and her two kids (plus me, I guess) so a very informal thing. But, I’d like to bring something and because \[reasons\] I was looking for ideas other … --- ## [I am so used to high octain weed that it doesn't work anymore. How long to detox until its fun again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-used-to-high-octain-weed-that-it-doesnt-work-anymore-how-long-to-detox-until-its-fun-again/926104)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-used-to-high-octain-weed-that-it-doesnt-work-anymore-how-long-to-detox-until-its-fun-again/926104 "2020-11-23T20:28:58Z")
I got my MMJ card a year ago and have been smoking the high powered stuff ever since. I don’t get stoned anymore (I do get relaxed, but I like the buzz) This has happened in the past with the cheap stuff and usually suff… --- ## [Will Pence attend Harris' inauguration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-pence-attend-harris-inauguration/925193)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-pence-attend-harris-inauguration/925193 "2020-11-23T19:31:37Z")
I just saw the presidential inauguration thread, and wonder what Dopers may think about this. My vote is that he will, but reluctantly. --- ## [Issue with not being told about potential obit costs by funeral home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-not-being-told-about-potential-obit-costs-by-funeral-home/926149)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-not-being-told-about-potential-obit-costs-by-funeral-home/926149 "2020-11-23T19:27:24Z")
Hi all, My father just died a few weeks ago, and the funeral director said if we gave her the obituary, she would submit it. While I see now that the contract does say TBD on the line item for obit, i just glanced at i… --- ## [Can a young girl have a "zit" on their vagina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-young-girl-have-a-zit-on-their-vagina/926197)
**Author:** [@CoconutPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoconutPete)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-young-girl-have-a-zit-on-their-vagina/926197 "2020-11-23T17:51:22Z")
I’m divorced and only get my children on the weekends. My daughter is seven and frequently has rashes down there, and redness. Today she asked me to look at something on her vagina, it looks like a tiny zit with a whiteh… --- ## [Explain these Mittens!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-these-mittens/926273)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-these-mittens/926273 "2020-11-23T17:31:35Z")
I have two pairs of mittens. They are different brands. They are a nice soft polar fleece on the outsideand the linings in both are some kind of soft material. Both pairs of mittens have “finger chambers”. It’s like a gl… --- ## [Teenage girls hiding hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-girls-hiding-hands/97865)
**Author:** [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-girls-hiding-hands/97865 "2020-11-23T04:18:51Z")
As an ex teacher, it alays used to puzzle me to see teenage girls walk around with their jersies/cardigans pulled over their hands as if to hide them. This seems to be universal in several countries, but boys, preteen gi… --- ## [Opinion on gender cliches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-gender-cliches/925750)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-gender-cliches/925750 "2020-11-22T22:17:44Z")
A Chinese-born, Berlin artist has a book about gender cliches. I found it funny, but am wondering what others think about this artist or whether depicting such simple stereotypes are outdated. (The link only shows a fe… --- ## [Why do people mumble on the phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-mumble-on-the-phone/925818)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-mumble-on-the-phone/925818 "2020-11-22T16:47:07Z")
In my job, I regularly have to speak with people over the phone. These are people who desire a favorable result from our conversation. A significant percentage of people seem to make very little effort to speak audibly… --- ## [Has anyone here used Voltaren Gel, and if so, what was your experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-voltaren-gel-and-if-so-what-was-your-experience/848737)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-voltaren-gel-and-if-so-what-was-your-experience/848737 "2020-11-22T00:00:07Z")
I recently found out that this NSAID preparation is now OTC, and before I spend $20 on a tube, I’d like to know what opinion anyone else here may have of it. I have a sore thumb joint from knitting, and if that may help… --- ## [Setup toilet to stay empty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setup-toilet-to-stay-empty/925943 "2020-11-21T22:08:16Z")
For purposes of collecting a dry, relatively pristine stool sample at home, is there any way to get the bowl to not fill up with water again after flushing but still be able to flush stuff out once desired? --- ## [The ironic predictability of the year 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ironic-predictability-of-the-year-2020/926138)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ironic-predictability-of-the-year-2020/926138 "2020-11-21T20:37:29Z")
While we still have 40 days left in this incredibly weird year, the two subjects that dominated, and continue to dominate our lives, are the coronavirus and, at least in the US, the presidential election. Both of these … --- ## [Do you type on your smartphone with your thumbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-type-on-your-smartphone-with-your-thumbs/923770)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-type-on-your-smartphone-with-your-thumbs/923770 "2020-11-21T04:59:54Z")
The other day, my index finger was shaking and I wondered why. I figured out it was because I was using it to type and swipe n my phone. That’s a lot of work for one finger sometimes. When I watch TV shows, when peopl… --- ## [Poll: Do you still own (and use) a printer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-still-own-and-use-a-printer/924946)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-still-own-and-use-a-printer/924946 "2020-11-20T12:40:05Z")
poll I don’t mean one you’ve got laying around somewhere, or one that’s been hooked up but has no ink or just hasn’t been used in ages. Its use doesn’t have to be too regular, just enough that you know that you could go… --- ## [New city, new job, looking for new apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-city-new-job-looking-for-new-apartment/925609)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-city-new-job-looking-for-new-apartment/925609 "2020-11-20T09:27:47Z")
Was laid off a couple of months ago in NJ, now back in hometown in VA. Was offered job, starts in two weeks. I am wondering chances of getting approval if someone else applies and has had a job here for sometime… --- ## [Hybrid car - worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hybrid-car-worth-it/923333)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hybrid-car-worth-it/923333 "2020-11-20T03:03:20Z")
We have two vehicles: a 2006 Honda CRV with about 175,000 miles, and a 1998 Honda Civic with about 240,000 miles. My husband and I share the CRV. Dweezil, our college-age son, has the Civic. We’d decided some time ago t… --- ## [How common is it to get a vasectomy in your early 20s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-to-get-a-vasectomy-in-your-early-20s/922502)
**Author:** [@alanmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alanmartin)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-to-get-a-vasectomy-in-your-early-20s/922502 "2020-11-19T22:46:06Z")
I’m 23 and doing a Masters in CS in college. I’ll get my first part time job in Christmas (late I know for my age) and will be earning £13 an hour. A vasectomy where I live costs about £600 without insurance. I’ve asked… --- ## [Convert gas fireplace to wood fireplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-gas-fireplace-to-wood-fireplace/925993)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-gas-fireplace-to-wood-fireplace/925993 "2020-11-19T22:46:04Z")
I assume this conversion is not easy or cheap. I will hire someone to do it. Any ideas on costs? A wood stove would be fine too. --- ## [Strip clubs- most full contact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-clubs-most-full-contact/272226)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-clubs-most-full-contact/272226 "2020-11-19T13:10:01Z")
Inspired by another thread here, I wanted to ask Dopers from other areas, - what Strip clubs allow the patrons/girls to get the closest to actual sex? Here in SF, they have the Mitchell Bro’s on O’Farrell, where they ha… --- ## [Can My PC Run Faster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-pc-run-faster/925731)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-pc-run-faster/925731 "2020-11-19T04:41:22Z")
I admit I have an old PC. So old, I cannot recall just how old. It could have been purchased around 2010? Anyway, we suffer with a limping PC that runs slow as molasses. I know the last Windows push(es) don’t help. But, … --- ## [Supreme Court vs Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-vs-pope/925552)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-vs-pope/925552 "2020-11-19T01:35:44Z")
Is the Supreme Court the American version of an infallible Pope? --- ## [Ever know or meet a spy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-or-meet-a-spy/924488)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-or-meet-a-spy/924488 "2020-11-19T01:00:45Z")
I met a guy once who worked for the CIA in the past. I did not ask him what he did for the CIA and possibly he could not tell me anyway . His son played soccer with my son. His shirt had a Russian phrase on it so I… --- ## [Funerals in times of COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funerals-in-times-of-covid/925314)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funerals-in-times-of-covid/925314 "2020-11-18T16:38:44Z")
Just interested in thoughts about whether/how you would attend funerals these days. We know 2 people in their 90s - my wife’s best fired’s mom, and my FIL. The friend’s mom is ill, in the hospital w/ CHF. FIL is havin… --- ## [Laptop reccomendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-reccomendations/843567)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-reccomendations/843567 "2020-11-18T13:30:36Z")
My wife is asking for one for Xmas. Here’s what I’m looking for with some of her input: She’s a writer so less bells and whistles and more ease of use keyboard. That said she is on Facebook a lot and love to play Face… --- ## [Who do you call when your house sustains unexpected structural damage (don't need answers fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-call-when-your-house-sustains-unexpected-structural-damage-dont-need-answers-fast/925319)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-call-when-your-house-sustains-unexpected-structural-damage-dont-need-answers-fast/925319 "2020-11-18T11:33:44Z")
My next door neighbors have spent the entire pandemic doing questionable construction projects (including using an electric saw outside in the pouring rain to remove a deck) and I think this has crawled into my brain bec… --- ## [Can my building association refuse to fix the internet in my unit if it is preventing me from working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-building-association-refuse-to-fix-the-internet-in-my-unit-if-it-is-preventing-me-from-working/925615)
**Author:** [@Bacom15](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacom15)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-building-association-refuse-to-fix-the-internet-in-my-unit-if-it-is-preventing-me-from-working/925615 "2020-11-17T23:24:07Z")
I just moved to Hawaii, and am renting an apartment that is on the 3rd floor of a three story walk up. The building itself is actually more of a condo style situation where each unit is owned by a different owner. The bu… --- ## [WTF happened to my contact lens solution (Clear Care)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-to-my-contact-lens-solution-clear-care/603195)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-happened-to-my-contact-lens-solution-clear-care/603195 "2020-11-17T21:18:26Z")
So, first off, I use Clear Care. For those who don’t know what it is, it’s a hydrogen peroxide based contact lens solution. You put your lenses in the solution with a platinum disk overnight. Throughout the night, the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=285) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=287)