# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=337 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 338 --- ## [What am I getting in to, refurbishing an old tiller?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-getting-in-to-refurbishing-an-old-tiller/847601)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-getting-in-to-refurbishing-an-old-tiller/847601 "2020-02-29T01:42:27Z")
A couple years ago I salvaged an old tiller with a ‘free’ sign on it from someone’s driveway. I didn’t need a tiller at the time necessarily, but I thought it might be fun to mess with at some point in the future. It di… --- ## [Parking Ticket: Would you contest this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-ticket-would-you-contest-this/848589)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-ticket-would-you-contest-this/848589 "2020-02-28T19:52:05Z")
I parked on a city street in Miami last night, and used the “Park By Phone” app to pay for my parking (3 hours, beginning about 6:25pm). When I got out of my class I found a parking ticket on my windshield (with a time s… --- ## [On becoming obsessed with something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-becoming-obsessed-with-something/848222)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-becoming-obsessed-with-something/848222 "2020-02-28T19:00:30Z")
The story of all the great artists, scientists and leaders seems to begin with being obsessed with something. Stories of “I read every book about X”, “Got up early every morning to do blah”, " Faced rejection day after … --- ## [Ask The Australian Gun Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-australian-gun-owner/350922)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-australian-gun-owner/350922 "2020-02-28T18:38:13Z")
Well, there have been more than a few firearm related threads on the SDMB of late, so I thought I’d create another one… :wink: I post on a number of Military Surplus Firearms Collector’s boards, and the amount of ignor… --- ## [SARS, Corvid-19, and professional mor(t)ality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sars-corvid-19-and-professional-mor-t-ality/848368)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sars-corvid-19-and-professional-mor-t-ality/848368 "2020-02-28T18:27:01Z")
There are many reasons to love my city, Toronto. As I’ve gotten older (and a lot wiser) one reason stands out over and over again - Toronto is as diverse a city as there is on the earth, and maybe the most diverse. Over … --- ## [How do you hold your hot dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hold-your-hot-dog/848612)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-hold-your-hot-dog/848612 "2020-02-28T15:53:56Z")
I was reading a thread about hot dogs in Cafe Society, and it made me think of something I’ve wondered about. I grew up holding hot dogs on buns like a sandwich: top bun on top, dog in the middle, bottom bun on the botto… --- ## [Clip-on yellow glasses over transition lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clip-on-yellow-glasses-over-transition-lenses/848518)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clip-on-yellow-glasses-over-transition-lenses/848518 "2020-02-28T15:37:19Z")
Years ago I had a pair of clip-on yellow glasses (claimed to be for night driving. Not sure if they actually helped with that though) that I would wear over my prescription glasses out in the woods, hiking and such. I … --- ## [Quandary Need Opinion/ Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quandary-need-opinion-advice/848599)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quandary-need-opinion-advice/848599 "2020-02-28T11:05:13Z")
I work for older retired people who for whatever reason, some have checked out of reality. This is hard to discuss. Anyway I’ll call her Ann, late seventies, widowed, not real close with her daughter. Right now she is s… --- ## [Looking for a certain type of shawl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-certain-type-of-shawl/848550)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-certain-type-of-shawl/848550 "2020-02-28T03:22:59Z")
I’ve seen a shawl like this (picture 1, picture 2) on some of the British mysteries I watch on Acorn and BritBox, and I’ve been trying to find one like it. The characteristic that appeals to me is the generous size and t… --- ## [How do you pronounce "Appalachian"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-appalachian/848390)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-appalachian/848390 "2020-02-28T00:09:32Z")
I’ve heard two different ways of pronouncing “Appalachian”: “a-puh-LAY-shuhn” and “a-puh-LATCH-uhn.” Which do you prefer? And where are you from? --- ## [Any experience with karaoke systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-karaoke-systems/848619)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-karaoke-systems/848619 "2020-02-27T20:59:49Z")
We are thinking about getting a karaoke system for parties. I hope to get a system which stores all the songs in memory instead of having to use cd’s. Anyone use one? --- ## [Your experiences with HSA bank changes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-hsa-bank-changes/841595)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-hsa-bank-changes/841595 "2020-02-27T20:04:27Z")
My employer is handing us a bunch of healthcare changes starting January 1, including a change in our HSA bank. I’ll find out next week what the mechanics of our transition will be, but to mollify myself until then, I’d … --- ## [Let's go sledding! What do you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-sledding-what-do-you-choose/848184)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-sledding-what-do-you-choose/848184 "2020-02-27T17:45:32Z")
You find yourself at the top of a massive snowy hill. No trees or other obstacles in the way, it’s just hill and soft snow. Behind you is a collection of various types of recreational sledding devices. What do you choos… --- ## [Wandering Jew (the plant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandering-jew-the-plant/848492)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandering-jew-the-plant/848492 "2020-02-27T14:26:29Z")
First off, if I hadn’t mentioned it, would you have known I was referring to a plant? If you’re not familiar, they look like this. Anyway, I was in the garden section at Squalmart and was admiring one of these plants. … --- ## [Australia (NSW): "Tendency" evidence to be permitted in sex-abuse cases.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-nsw-tendency-evidence-to-be-permitted-in-sex-abuse-cases/848547)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-nsw-tendency-evidence-to-be-permitted-in-sex-abuse-cases/848547 "2020-02-27T13:39:48Z")
I don’t have the details. Described in varying ways, but basically to get more convictions more easily. “Tendency” evidence (“The defendant tends to be the kind of guy that rapes kids”) is normally very strictly restric… --- ## [How should a waitress best deal with customers who mistake friendliness for flirtation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-waitress-best-deal-with-customers-who-mistake-friendliness-for-flirtation/848305)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-waitress-best-deal-with-customers-who-mistake-friendliness-for-flirtation/848305 "2020-02-27T01:02:20Z")
(Or waiters, I suppose, though I won’t pretend to think that men & boys are as likely to encounter this difficulty as women & girls.) One day last month, two of my colleagues & I met for breakfast at a café within walk… --- ## [Does this electronic gizmo I want exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-electronic-gizmo-i-want-exist/847918)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-electronic-gizmo-i-want-exist/847918 "2020-02-27T00:42:59Z")
I’m hard of hearing, and too cheap to buy hearing aids. Mostly it doesn’t matter because I live alone and work from home, so my interpersonal interaction is pretty minimal. However, I take riding lessons, and I bought th… --- ## [Running out of storage, android phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-out-of-storage-android-phone/848508)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-out-of-storage-android-phone/848508 "2020-02-27T00:15:58Z")
Moved a ton of pics to my laptop, deleted old files I didn’t remember I had, some apps I rarely use, what else can I do please?? --- ## [What are Your Mantras to Get You Through Anxiety, Panic, Stress, Despair and/or Impending Doom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-mantras-to-get-you-through-anxiety-panic-stress-despair-and-or-impending-doom/848150)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-mantras-to-get-you-through-anxiety-panic-stress-despair-and-or-impending-doom/848150 "2020-02-26T22:56:33Z")
Title says it all. Please, Dopers, share your words of wisdom. --- ## [Japan and technology.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-and-technology/848258)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-and-technology/848258 "2020-02-26T18:15:58Z")
Japan is often thought of as the country of cutting edge, futuristic technology, but that might not always be true. I recently read that lots of people in Japan still use fax machines and a lot of Japanese companies stil… --- ## [Tell me about your Zippo collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-zippo-collection/691235)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-zippo-collection/691235 "2020-02-26T17:24:59Z")
A comment in another thread got me thinking about my Zippos. I love these things! I quit smoking years ago so I don’t carry one anymore (I still carry a Bic; it’s more lightweight and doesn’t require any maintenance), … --- ## [How do I hire a math tutor? How much do I pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hire-a-math-tutor-how-much-do-i-pay/661308)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-hire-a-math-tutor-how-much-do-i-pay/661308 "2014-05-05T08:51:26Z")
I have a young nephew (12 years old) who will be starting 8th grade in the Fall. He has always struggled with math. This last year it became apparent that he is not getting concepts (like fractions, multiplication tabl… --- ## [House painting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-painting-question/848354)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-painting-question/848354 "2020-02-25T02:39:17Z")
I had my house painted about a decade ago, and it’s about time to do it again. My house was built in the 50’s and has wood siding. Changing to vinyl siding really isn’t in the cards, so painting it is. Since the las… --- ## [Rear-end auto collision - Is the 2nd driver always at fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-end-auto-collision-is-the-2nd-driver-always-at-fault/848432)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-end-auto-collision-is-the-2nd-driver-always-at-fault/848432 "2020-02-26T06:20:30Z")
In a rear-end collision, are there instances where the fault does not lie with the person who hit the rear of the first car? I was taught that it was the 2nd driver’s fault, without exception, in a rear-end collision. S… --- ## [Is it wrong to remain in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-remain-in-the-united-states/847339)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-remain-in-the-united-states/847339 "2020-02-26T06:20:09Z")
We’re heading downhill faster and faster, away from democracy and toward oligarchy. If my employer was as corrupt as our leadership, I’d change jobs, I wouldn’t want to be a part of such a thing. But what about when it’s… --- ## [Ancient Greek Medicine Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-greek-medicine-question/848445)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-greek-medicine-question/848445 "2020-02-26T05:45:39Z")
Since this involves speculation I will start this thread here. Mods feel free to move it if it belongs somewhere else. It’s 500 BC in Athens, Greece, and I’m a healthy, 20 yo male who is from a wealthy family of spice t… --- ## [Cooking on my wood stove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-on-my-wood-stove/848417)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-on-my-wood-stove/848417 "2020-02-26T03:27:49Z")
Several people at work tell me cooking and heating with a wood stove leaves a huge carbon footprint, and that electricity leaves a much smaller one. I live in western Oregon, and I have to heat my house for about 6 month… --- ## [Can You Pull Off a Wink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pull-off-a-wink/848094)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pull-off-a-wink/848094 "2020-02-26T03:04:11Z")
I cannot pull off a wink. If I try to wink, people think I’m having a stroke and start dialing 911. What’s a wink good for anyway? I always think it strange whenever anyone winks at me. --- ## [Anyone develop phone apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-develop-phone-apps/848463)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-develop-phone-apps/848463 "2020-02-25T22:40:07Z")
I know for Android java is the main way to go. I do stat programming but don’t know java. If you develop phone apps what language/package do you use? Mainly interested in Android but might do an iphone app too. … --- ## [Opinion Poll: what downsides do you think restricting guns have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-poll-what-downsides-do-you-think-restricting-guns-have/848047)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-poll-what-downsides-do-you-think-restricting-guns-have/848047 "2020-02-25T21:40:29Z")
Not looking for another debate, I was simply curious how opinion here on the SDMB breaks down. Do you think that restricting guns, even if overall better for society, admittedly has some downside to it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=336) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=338)