# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=370 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 371 --- ## [Going to permanent Daylight Saving Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-permanent-daylight-saving-time/840232)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-permanent-daylight-saving-time/840232 "2019-09-20T19:07:24Z")
Oregon has passed a law this year saying that if our neighbors to the north and south change to permanent Daylight Saving Time, we will too. Washington has passed a similar law and California is expected to do the same. … --- ## [Renting a car for a trip.--- Is Enterprise unlimited miles true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-car-for-a-trip-is-enterprise-unlimited-miles-true/751614)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-car-for-a-trip-is-enterprise-unlimited-miles-true/751614 "2016-04-17T05:41:58Z")
Enterprise says they rent a sub compact $39 a day unlimited miles. If you rented it three days and drove it say, to an out of state city 450 miles away. Visited friends. That would be 900 miles on the odometer. Will En… --- ## [I don't think anyone really wants to live in a true meritocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-anyone-really-wants-to-live-in-a-true-meritocracy/840472)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-anyone-really-wants-to-live-in-a-true-meritocracy/840472 "2019-09-20T18:43:58Z")
I was thinking about something the other day. When I was in high school orchestra, at any time someone could challenge you for your seat. So if you were the first chair of your section, the second chair could unseat yo… --- ## [Financial dilemma: What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-dilemma-what-would-you-do/829427)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-dilemma-what-would-you-do/829427 "2019-09-20T16:42:38Z")
Here’s the real life scenario someone I know is facing: Background: A young woman I know, Joan, is in her late 20s. She married several years ago and just had their first child. They both work FT and have supported th… --- ## [The best way to learn to mix drinks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-way-to-learn-to-mix-drinks/840268)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-way-to-learn-to-mix-drinks/840268 "2019-09-20T02:30:06Z")
I’m assuming since I’m asking for the best this is more of GD than GQ. Pretty sure it’s not CS since I’m not asking about the drinks themselves. It might be a IMHO though … My son is thinking of becoming a bartender a… --- ## [Logging the heat/cool cycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logging-the-heat-cool-cycle/836397)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logging-the-heat-cool-cycle/836397 "2019-09-20T01:51:52Z")
My house has central heat and air conditioning via an electric furnace and a heat pump. On hot days, my hubby thinks the air conditioning works nonstop for 6 hours straight, and that it’s somehow a bad thing. I think it… --- ## [Prefer a relative vital but annoying, or placid yet boring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-a-relative-vital-but-annoying-or-placid-yet-boring/840493)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-a-relative-vital-but-annoying-or-placid-yet-boring/840493 "2019-09-20T01:25:37Z")
My FIL was always quite an asshole. Pathological liar, cheated on MIL, racist, misogynist, huge Trump supported… the whole package. But he was always quite intelligent and extremely vital and capable - going in to work… --- ## [Cat urine detector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-urine-detector/840504)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-urine-detector/840504 "2019-09-19T23:35:35Z")
Tonka’s lifestyle has changed over the last couple of months. After five years of roaming the neighbourhood during the daytime, Mrs. L.A. decided he would be an indoor cat. Then we adopted Goo. I did convert the patio… --- ## [Horrible homeowner (me) needs advice on home fixing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-homeowner-me-needs-advice-on-home-fixing/840471)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-homeowner-me-needs-advice-on-home-fixing/840471 "2019-09-19T20:26:43Z")
I’m almost 50 and on my 2nd house, but what I don’t know about basic upkeep would fill a couple novels. I have a problem with the house and I’m really just paralyzed. I have new roof, new gutters and the chimney is tuc… --- ## [I use Gmail as my brain/filing cabinet. Do you use email in unconventional ways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-use-gmail-as-my-brain-filing-cabinet-do-you-use-email-in-unconventional-ways/840443)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-use-gmail-as-my-brain-filing-cabinet-do-you-use-email-in-unconventional-ways/840443 "2019-09-19T01:54:13Z")
Using my phone, I frequently email myself all sorts of data for safekeeping that is quickly searchable and retrievable. How about you? Do you use Gmail/email to store stuff, help you remember things, or for other tasks … --- ## [So, what's going on in the latest "Navy pilots report UFO" video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-on-in-the-latest-navy-pilots-report-ufo-video/810435)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-on-in-the-latest-navy-pilots-report-ufo-video/810435 "2019-09-18T22:21:25Z")
Back in December there were some news stories about money the US was spending to investigate UFOs, and around the same time there was a reputed 2004 video showing the IR camera on an F/A-18 locking on to something the cr… --- ## [Dealing with unpleasant, untrue rumors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-unpleasant-untrue-rumors/840428)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-unpleasant-untrue-rumors/840428 "2019-09-18T22:05:00Z")
Wondering if any of you would like to share your experiences dealing with unpleasant, untrue rumors which you heard were being told about you. My wife recently heard from a family member (my wife’s sister A) that anothe… --- ## [What's a nice smooth pillowcase for sensitive skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-nice-smooth-pillowcase-for-sensitive-skin/840276)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-nice-smooth-pillowcase-for-sensitive-skin/840276 "2019-09-18T17:23:07Z")
I have been sleeping on cotton pillowcases all my life, some poly/cotton, and in the last few months, I find they aren’t so comfy any more on my thin sensitive-skin face. It’s like they ‘prickle’ and aren’t smooth and c… --- ## [Anyone remember Bryce 3D?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-bryce-3d/840313)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-bryce-3d/840313 "2019-09-18T11:48:44Z")
Back in the early 2000s, there was an image designing/rendering software that you could use to design everything from simple colorful balloons to worlds with cool planets hanging low over the sky, with the sea and mounta… --- ## [Should I take the money Draft Kings wants to give me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-the-money-draft-kings-wants-to-give-me/840380)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-the-money-draft-kings-wants-to-give-me/840380 "2019-09-18T01:11:16Z")
For those of you not in the NE USA, recently New Jersey legalized gambling outside of Atlantic City, and sports betting has taken over all over the state. Draft Kings, formerly the “totally not gambling” host of fantasy… --- ## [Muse meditation headbands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muse-meditation-headbands/840411)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muse-meditation-headbands/840411 "2019-09-18T01:10:20Z")
Anyone here used Muse or similar “neuro-feedback” devices to help you meditate/relax/sleep? How was your experience? Did it work for you? I am little puzzled. The device says it transmits aural feedback with data extract… --- ## [How would you break down the life cycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-break-down-the-life-cycle/840227)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-break-down-the-life-cycle/840227 "2019-09-18T00:38:47Z")
What I mean is, What ages would you set as defining, generally speaking, the various parts of the human life cycle? An example is my opinion: Infancy: 0-2 Toddler: 2-4 Early Childhood: 4-7 Late Childhood/PreTeen Ye… --- ## [Staying in a hotel/B&B, is traffic noise a problem for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-in-a-hotel-b-b-is-traffic-noise-a-problem-for-you/840342)
**Author:** [@Teddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teddie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-in-a-hotel-b-b-is-traffic-noise-a-problem-for-you/840342 "2019-09-17T23:39:10Z")
Husband and I stayed in a pretty expensive b&b recently, £185 a night. It was in the centre of town, Manchester, we were well aware that due to it being in the centre of town there’d be noise. Traffic noise, people who’… --- ## [Is UV Window Film Worthwhile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-uv-window-film-worthwhile/840314)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-uv-window-film-worthwhile/840314 "2019-09-17T20:08:56Z")
After being quoted $30k for impact-rated windows with UV protection, I’ve decided to explore some cheaper temporary options. All I’ve seen online about UV blocking film for windows says that it’s good for reducing heat … --- ## [Will Marc Emery be a major influence in next Canadian election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-marc-emery-be-a-major-influence-in-next-canadian-election/695530)
**Author:** [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-marc-emery-be-a-major-influence-in-next-canadian-election/695530 "2019-09-17T17:33:14Z")
The Star Excerpt from the story: So, the question is, is Marc right? Will he be able to get out the youth vote? --- ## [Doc says I need to take vitamin D supplements, but the Google says vitamins are BS.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-says-i-need-to-take-vitamin-d-supplements-but-the-google-says-vitamins-are-bs/840110)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-says-i-need-to-take-vitamin-d-supplements-but-the-google-says-vitamins-are-bs/840110 "2019-09-17T17:15:55Z")
Title says it all. I’m fine with taking Vitamin D supplements. But at the same time, I don’t want to be spinning my wheels. --- ## [Donald Trump doesn't need to be in \*every\* thread, does he?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-doesnt-need-to-be-in-every-thread-does-he/840237)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-doesnt-need-to-be-in-every-thread-does-he/840237 "2019-09-17T16:13:44Z")
I’m starting this thread reluctantly because I know I’m going to be attacked because of it and I really hate confrontation, online or in real life, but its affecting my enjoyment of the SD and I’m sure also other peoples… --- ## [Helping a friend for money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-a-friend-for-money/839742)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helping-a-friend-for-money/839742 "2019-09-17T15:04:56Z")
If any of you read some of my former threads, you will know I used to be in a relationship with a guy, it wasn’t a great relationship, he was on drugs. He isn’t anymore, and I got some self esteem and we remained friends… --- ## [Have you ever owned a strobe light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-owned-a-strobe-light/839988)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-owned-a-strobe-light/839988 "2019-09-17T13:31:54Z")
I don’t mean an automotive strobe light (tool). I mean something you use in your house/in a party, like this one Have you ever owned one? --- ## [Customs officials searching phone/computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customs-officials-searching-phone-computer/839407)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customs-officials-searching-phone-computer/839407 "2019-09-17T01:58:29Z")
I’ll be making two trips to Canada next month, and I’ve heard stories about government officials at borders demanding to search, and sometimes even download, the content of travelers’ phones or computers. Is this someth… --- ## [Prisoner with valuable blood, marrow etc. to donate: How much bargaining power does he have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoner-with-valuable-blood-marrow-etc-to-donate-how-much-bargaining-power-does-he-have/840182)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoner-with-valuable-blood-marrow-etc-to-donate-how-much-bargaining-power-does-he-have/840182 "2019-09-17T01:45:40Z")
I was recently thinking about the 1998 movie Desperate Measures where a prisoner serving a life sentence, McCabe, happens to be a very rare DNA donor match for the son of a police officer, Connor, who has leukemia. It g… --- ## [What Are Your Favorite Purebred Breeds of Dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-purebred-breeds-of-dogs/457161)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-purebred-breeds-of-dogs/457161 "2019-09-17T01:00:15Z")
This is a pure poll and has ground rules. There is no practical purpose to this and isn’t the place for advice to anyone. Mutts are not allowed to be mentioned even though I know that many of them are superior to pure br… --- ## [How do I sell a gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-sell-a-gun/840262)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-sell-a-gun/840262 "2019-09-17T00:53:33Z")
I own some guns, but do not consider myself a “gun owner”. That is, living in the country I sometimes need to shoot an animal for humane reasons, but philosophically I’ve reached the point where I’d like to see most gun… --- ## [the historical treatment of 9/11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-treatment-of-9-11/840097)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-treatment-of-9-11/840097 "2019-09-16T21:08:52Z")
In the thread where Cartooniverse recounts his 9/11 experience in vivid detail, a few posters have noted that the subject does not seem to be thoroughly explored in history classes, and that people who didn’t live throu… --- ## [What is your primary web browser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-primary-web-browser/835852)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-primary-web-browser/835852 "2019-09-16T20:56:28Z")
If you’re like me you prefer to use the same one throughout all your devices, but maybe you’re not like me. Poll list compiled from the “Usage share of all browsers” chart found here, going just down to “AOSP” (Android)… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=369) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=371)