# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=332 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 333 --- ## [Defining fever - seeking medical opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-fever-seeking-medical-opinion/849734)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-fever-seeking-medical-opinion/849734 "2020-03-22T13:24:51Z")
I have what seems to be a mild cold or allergies, mostly head cold symptoms so I don’t think it’s coronavirus. But I’m being safe and taking my temperature several times a day. Which leads to my question. Something I’ve… --- ## [Rural area chore / work that you hate the most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-area-chore-work-that-you-hate-the-most/849471)
**Author:** [@Biggus\_Richard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggus_Richard)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-area-chore-work-that-you-hate-the-most/849471 "2020-03-22T12:17:13Z")
My personal choice is neutering male lambs and cutting off their tails. But one real stinker I saw in Germany involved double-handling (or triple?) cow manure for making fuel bricks. Before the snow falls, a big pit is… --- ## [I wanna be the good uncle, but... (hairdresser help needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-be-the-good-uncle-but-hairdresser-help-needed/849619)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-be-the-good-uncle-but-hairdresser-help-needed/849619 "2020-03-22T03:19:36Z")
As a rule, I usually keep my hair cut quite short. If it’s long enough that I need to comb it, it’s time for a haircut. Due to a variety of lazy excuses though, it’s gotten quite long by my standards. I’m maybe a month a… --- ## [Anybody else feeling a bit hostile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-feeling-a-bit-hostile/849739)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-feeling-a-bit-hostile/849739 "2020-03-21T22:16:45Z")
I normally pay close attention to my own moods but this one kind of crept up on me. Even before this virus thing I started noticing people driving a little more aggressively and being more impatient than usual (not just… --- ## [Vegas, Baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-baby/849062)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-baby/849062 "2020-03-21T21:00:16Z")
The wife and I will spend a few days in Vegas next month, assuming we’re let out of Hawaii – who knows what will be happening at that time? – and the coronavirus be damned. I’m not all that concerned with the coronavirus… --- ## [Shoe Have Soles! \[best replacement shoe soles\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-have-soles-best-replacement-shoe-soles/849912)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-have-soles-best-replacement-shoe-soles/849912 "2020-03-21T20:37:39Z")
I am under the impression that J R Rendenbach soles are the best replacement shoe soles around. Is this true? Are there any competitors? OK, that’s about all - thanks in advance… --- ## [HVAC change-out questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-change-out-questions/849806)
**Author:** [@newme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newme)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-change-out-questions/849806 "2020-03-21T16:26:16Z")
The Central AC evap coil is leaking and it is uneconomical to repair given its age, so we will change out the entire AC system. We are near the Gulf Coast, so hot and humid summers, but very mild winters. The HVAC syste… --- ## [Dopers with siblings: how much were you involved in raising the younger ones...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-siblings-how-much-were-you-involved-in-raising-the-younger-ones/486772)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-with-siblings-how-much-were-you-involved-in-raising-the-younger-ones/486772 "2020-03-21T06:38:48Z")
or being raised by the elders? Suggested, obviously, by the lunatic mom of the octuplets. And yes, I am willing to judge her without meeting her, on account of me being a jerk. I have 6 or 7 siblings, depending on how… --- ## [Okay ---I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i/849833)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i/849833 "2020-03-21T05:55:47Z")
While reading the latest news, I muttered “Okay boomer” at some of the latest unspecified idiocy on the news. My Google speaker responded, “I’m sorry I don’t understand that.” Seems about right. Well, it seemed pretty… --- ## [When I'm 64, and other reminders that you are old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-im-64-and-other-reminders-that-you-are-old/826788)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-im-64-and-other-reminders-that-you-are-old/826788 "2020-03-21T01:56:42Z")
I remember when the Beatles first arrive, and I remember hearing this song for the first time and thinking “64 is old!” Well, on December 25th I made it. I am now 64 years old, the subject of a Beatles song. So let’s li… --- ## [Should I buy this car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-car/849611)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-car/849611 "2020-03-20T15:11:08Z")
Here is the link to the Craigslist page: https://nanaimo.craigslist.org/cto/d/nanaimo-north-2014-ford-fiesta-se-81k/7086562632.html I went to look at it today but I don’t really know anything about cars. I don’t have a… --- ## [During non-plague times, how big is yout TP stash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-non-plague-times-how-big-is-yout-tp-stash/849424)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-non-plague-times-how-big-is-yout-tp-stash/849424 "2020-03-20T13:29:08Z")
Under normal, non-panic-driven circumstances, how much toilet paper do you keep on hand? I have 5 unopened 12-packs, plus maybe another dozen rolls divided among the bathrooms for easy access. Last time I bought any was… --- ## [Most "free" country in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-free-country-in-the-world/849417)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-free-country-in-the-world/849417 "2020-03-20T02:44:49Z")
For me, it’s certainly not any of the managerial, bureaucratic western nations. I would be inclined to say Somaliland. Not recognized by any other country, not choked out by the international banking cartels- just a cou… --- ## [savings time birth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savings-time-birth/849057)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savings-time-birth/849057 "2020-03-20T01:39:07Z")
My friend had her baby Thursday. But I was thinking, what if she’d given birth tonight at 2 a.m.? Would it be recorded at 2 or 3 because of the time change? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Interviewing & Health Benefits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewing-health-benefits/849775)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewing-health-benefits/849775 "2020-03-19T19:41:44Z")
My daughter is just breaking out into the world, and I am not sure how to advise her on this one issue / question: She has some health issues that involve some expensive treatments to keep things under control. Assuming … --- ## [Another Apollo astronaut has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-apollo-astronaut-has-died/849773)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-apollo-astronaut-has-died/849773 "2020-03-19T15:54:41Z")
Apollo 15 command module pilot Al Worden has died. He’s one of only three people who have done a deep space EVA (spacewalk), which I thought was one of the coolest things they did in the Apollo days. I met Worden once a… --- ## [Access to information vs. Media profit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/access-to-information-vs-media-profit/849627)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/access-to-information-vs-media-profit/849627 "2020-03-19T14:55:49Z")
I just tried to google some up-to-date Covid facts. Site after site said “turn off adblocker”, or “log in or subscribe”. At the very least, if this an emergency, media profiteering ought to be curbed, so the public h… --- ## [WHO would actually evict Trump from the White House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-actually-evict-trump-from-the-white-house/849583)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-actually-evict-trump-from-the-white-house/849583 "2020-03-19T06:44:32Z")
So we’ve all seen the threads speculating about whether or not Trump would/will leave office/the White House voluntarily in case of impeachment or not being re-elected. What I was wondering is WHO would actually physica… --- ## [Other forums.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-forums/849648)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-forums/849648 "2020-03-18T22:37:28Z")
What forums do you go to besides this one? --- ## [English Teachers: How to Advise the 7th Grade Writer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-teachers-how-to-advise-the-7th-grade-writer/831040)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-teachers-how-to-advise-the-7th-grade-writer/831040 "2020-03-18T10:56:16Z")
My 7th grade son has his first essay to write. I wish to guide him while keeping his work his own original material. Yet, I cannot let him submit just anything, either. So, how does one coach writing when the child is on… --- ## [What to expect from a Global Entry interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-global-entry-interview/848490)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-from-a-global-entry-interview/848490 "2020-03-17T20:45:39Z")
My wife and I have our Global Entry interviews coming up next week. From what I’ve read online they don’t appear to be particularly long or involved, but I was just wondering if any Dopers have gone through one and what … --- ## [Pandemics: how bad before countries seal their boarders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemics-how-bad-before-countries-seal-their-boarders/847009)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemics-how-bad-before-countries-seal-their-boarders/847009 "2020-03-17T20:32:07Z")
There’s a game, called Pandemic (now up to v2.5 and sadly ripped off by imitators) in which you’re trying to destroy the world with a pandemic by doing everything you can to facilitate the spread of the disease. I played… --- ## [Mixing the sexes causes nothing but chaos and confusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixing-the-sexes-causes-nothing-but-chaos-and-confusion/849635)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixing-the-sexes-causes-nothing-but-chaos-and-confusion/849635 "2020-03-17T14:53:56Z")
The modern world likes to pretend that males and females are interchangeable, which has led us to an androgynous and hyper confused society regarding the sexes. From antiquity, up until 60 or 70 years ago, men and women … --- ## [Why no ramps in swimming pools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-ramps-in-swimming-pools/729379)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-ramps-in-swimming-pools/729379 "2015-08-31T22:25:46Z")
Why doesnt someone design swimming pools with a little ramp, so small animals don’t drown anymore and swimming pool owners don’t have to remove sad little bloated critter corpses from the water anymore? --- ## [How old are you and what age would you consider to be "young?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you-and-what-age-would-you-consider-to-be-young/844947)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you-and-what-age-would-you-consider-to-be-young/844947 "2020-03-17T05:12:29Z")
I am curious how people view “old” and “young”, and whether it has a certain ratio to their own age. (That is, if Dopers feel comfortable sharing your ages.) Some people, for instance, seem to think that anyone who is… --- ## [Is a seven-year-old girl in 2020 better off in the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-seven-year-old-girl-in-2020-better-off-in-the-boy-scouts-or-girl-scouts/849003)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-seven-year-old-girl-in-2020-better-off-in-the-boy-scouts-or-girl-scouts/849003 "2020-03-17T01:54:58Z")
The oldest of my bio kids, age seven, has expressed the desire to go into scouting. I myself was a Boy Scout back in the day but left as an adult because I disapproved of their stances on homosexuality and atheism. That … --- ## [Why all the panic over the Flu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-panic-over-the-flu/849554)
**Author:** [@Tempe\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tempe_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-panic-over-the-flu/849554 "2020-03-16T22:06:06Z")
The Media creates a sensation, and people lose their minds. 30000 plus people die every year from the Flu. Why are we collectively panicking over 50 or so people with an average age of 75? As of Friday, 3/4 of all Deaths… --- ## [Using laptop as desktop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-laptop-as-desktop/849473)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-laptop-as-desktop/849473 "2020-03-16T19:48:54Z")
This ought to be simple, probably it is, but there is some setting still eluding me. HP laptop running Windows 8.1, with remote keyboard, mouse and monitor. Keyboard and mouse are wireless with little USB receivers plug… --- ## [Do you get irrationally irritated by accents / voice traits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-irrationally-irritated-by-accents-voice-traits/718332)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-irrationally-irritated-by-accents-voice-traits/718332 "2020-03-16T13:50:46Z")
I unwittingly tuned in to this zombie thread which is totally unrelated to my topic except when I got to post #47 (which is current) it got me to thinking. I have a serious aversion to accents, drawls, certain vocal tra… --- ## [The truly great threads in SDMB history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879 "2020-03-16T09:39:35Z")
Sort of a poll, but more of a survey of the really great threads of the past. May be “past” only in the sense of no longer visible on the front pages of the various fora. I’m most fascinated by the ones that suddenly sp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=331) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=333)