# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=373 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 374 --- ## [One dead and 8 sick from suicide. What was used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-dead-and-8-sick-from-suicide-what-was-used/839553)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-dead-and-8-sick-from-suicide-what-was-used/839553 "2019-09-06T16:34:06Z")
“KTVU reports Saturday that guests of the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose reported smelling a chemical odor - similar to a rotten egg -and feeling faint, light-headed and short of breath.” What would have caused this? Any… --- ## [Are We Ready For First Contact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-ready-for-first-contact/839540)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-ready-for-first-contact/839540 "2019-09-06T16:13:11Z")
I like watching the History and Science channels. Although it is rather sad. Almost all their content is devoted to UFO conspiracy theories. I think most scientists would classify those theories as pseudoscience. There i… --- ## [Is it worth keeping a cars Tire Pressure Monitoring System working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-keeping-a-cars-tire-pressure-monitoring-system-working/839755)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-keeping-a-cars-tire-pressure-monitoring-system-working/839755 "2019-09-06T15:56:00Z")
I’ve checked my car’s tire pressure once a month since I got my first car in 1975. I check the pressure and visually inspect the tires every day on cross country road trips. Never the less, I just blew a $100 getting a… --- ## [If and when negative interests rates come to America, what do you plan to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-and-when-negative-interests-rates-come-to-america-what-do-you-plan-to-do/839142)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-and-when-negative-interests-rates-come-to-america-what-do-you-plan-to-do/839142 "2019-09-06T13:01:48Z")
Since this already has happened in Japan and in parts of Europe, with quite a few predicting it is going to happen to America, have any ideal what you plan to do? I’m certainly going to pull out what little I got. Proba… --- ## [Can an insurance company force me to repair my car to get a payoff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-insurance-company-force-me-to-repair-my-car-to-get-a-payoff/839582)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-insurance-company-force-me-to-repair-my-car-to-get-a-payoff/839582 "2019-09-06T12:05:57Z")
A driver rear ended me and so I’m dealing with a company that rhymes with Date Parm. They are refusing to reimburse me for one thing that needs replaced (my hitch cover) saying the body shop will bill them for the repla… --- ## [What does 'just about' mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-just-about-mean/839545)
**Author:** [@Smudge777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smudge777)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-just-about-mean/839545 "2019-09-06T11:49:10Z")
I grew up with the phrase ‘just about’ meaning ‘almost but not quite’. Thus, a phrase like “she was running a marathon and just about made it across the line” means that she failed to finish the race, but got very close… --- ## [Renting a car overseas - is the insurance offered by my credit card adequate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-car-overseas-is-the-insurance-offered-by-my-credit-card-adequate/839673)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-a-car-overseas-is-the-insurance-offered-by-my-credit-card-adequate/839673 "2019-09-06T10:17:38Z")
Mr. Athena and I will be renting a car for a few days during an upcoming trip to England. I’m doing my homework about it, and determined that my existing car insurance does not cover me outside the US or Canada, so we’ll… --- ## [Question for college professors: What should a conservative do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-college-professors-what-should-a-conservative-do/839099)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-college-professors-what-should-a-conservative-do/839099 "2019-09-06T09:42:17Z")
Ok, its a given that most colleges tilt to the left. However that doesnt mean every professor is a leftist or that even liberal professors are “out to get” students with conservative values. I think most professors (espe… --- ## [Embarrassing question- farting in a leather chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-question-farting-in-a-leather-chair/839548)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-question-farting-in-a-leather-chair/839548 "2019-09-06T06:59:17Z")
We recently acquired a suite of leather furniture. How permanent is the aftermath of farting into fine leather? --- ## [Thyroidectomy Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thyroidectomy-question/839655)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thyroidectomy-question/839655 "2019-09-06T01:06:01Z")
One of my oldest and closest friends is about to have a thyroidectomy. As I understood it he has a fast-growing tumor, but it’s a type that is rarely malignant. Otherwise he’s in good health. He’s apprehensive, and I… --- ## [How quickly does it generally take for American to get used to driving in UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-does-it-generally-take-for-american-to-get-used-to-driving-in-uk/839626)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-does-it-generally-take-for-american-to-get-used-to-driving-in-uk/839626 "2019-09-05T20:19:22Z")
I may be going to the UK in October or November and I plan on renting a car. But I have never driven on the left side of traffic before, nor have I ever driven a right-hand drive vehicle (a handful of them exist in Ameri… --- ## [What podcasts do you listen to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-podcasts-do-you-listen-to/838699)
**Author:** [@pawkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pawkins)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-podcasts-do-you-listen-to/838699 "2019-09-05T19:46:17Z")
Hello! My favorite podcasts:The Tim Ferriss Show about health, The Minimalists Podcast and How to live to 200. I’d love to hear about your favorite podcasts --- ## [Rental income counting toward mortgage payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-income-counting-toward-mortgage-payments/839529)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-income-counting-toward-mortgage-payments/839529 "2019-09-05T19:40:11Z")
Say a person in their 30s is planning on buying their first house. Based on their income, they can afford to pay $2000 a month toward a mortgage. But, having had roommates all their lives and being comfortable with that … --- ## [So I've been reading about dueling after seeing Hamilton...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-reading-about-dueling-after-seeing-hamilton/839704)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-been-reading-about-dueling-after-seeing-hamilton/839704 "2019-09-05T19:16:12Z")
Wouldn’t you rather duel with swords then pistols?? A vast amount of these duels seem to be about just showing up. Then if it comes to actually dueling, its about satisfying honor which could be done by shedding blood. … --- ## [Anyone have experince with Quip Toothbrushes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experince-with-quip-toothbrushes/807380)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experince-with-quip-toothbrushes/807380 "2018-01-25T22:10:51Z")
After a recent trip to the dentist it turns out Mrs. Cups and I need some electric toothbrushes. In a wonderful bit of serendipity, one of Mrs. Cups’ podcasts had a sponsor from Quip, which seems to be the Dollar Shave … --- ## [Help me buy an inflatable kayak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-kayak/839611)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-kayak/839611 "2019-09-05T02:18:36Z")
I want to buy an inflatable kayak for recreational use. I have a small car and want something easy to carry and to store. I want a tandem kayak but also one I can use solo. I am 6’3" and my girlfriend is 5’10. Will w… --- ## [Anybody have any experience with traveling overseas for dental work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-experience-with-traveling-overseas-for-dental-work/838321)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-any-experience-with-traveling-overseas-for-dental-work/838321 "2019-09-05T00:43:39Z")
I have to get some implants and crowns to repair the damage my last dentist did over the past several years. No insurance so the $ is straight out of my pocket; $2000 for each crown and $4000 for each implant. I’ve been… --- ## [Reason for wanting human controlled vehicles = having someone to blame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-wanting-human-controlled-vehicles-having-someone-to-blame/839595)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-for-wanting-human-controlled-vehicles-having-someone-to-blame/839595 "2019-09-04T17:03:20Z")
I wonder just how much of resistance to removing the person from the controls has to do with the desire to have a easily identified person to take the blame when things go wrong. We are getting to the point that cars, p… --- ## [Anyone getting tired of the Internet? Miss the "old" internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-getting-tired-of-the-internet-miss-the-old-internet/702644)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-getting-tired-of-the-internet-miss-the-old-internet/702644 "2019-09-04T16:05:57Z")
Is it just me or have internet habits changed drastically? I blame Facebook, and YouTube, like YouTube after Google bought it, back in the day it seemed to have a lot more smaller cliques, it was more personable. Faceboo… --- ## [Sinus Surgery anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinus-surgery-anyone/68063)
**Author:** [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinus-surgery-anyone/68063 "2019-09-04T15:46:52Z")
My 17 year old son (who up to a year ago has always been very healthy - trust me, we’ve been very grateful) needs sinus surgery (scheduled for the 20th). He’s had congestion since ohhhhh about Christmas. At first, we tre… --- ## [What is obvious in your profession that others may not know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-obvious-in-your-profession-that-others-may-not-know/839290)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-obvious-in-your-profession-that-others-may-not-know/839290 "2019-09-04T06:33:02Z")
I’m a criminal defense attorney, and there’s two things that are obvious to me which others may not know: If you are arrested and brought to a police station and put into an empty room, you are almost certainly being … --- ## [Browser Window Width, An Internet Complaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-window-width-an-internet-complaint/839657)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-window-width-an-internet-complaint/839657 "2019-09-04T03:15:29Z")
The internet is not foreign to me, I’ve been using it for a long time. In the early days of limited bandwidth and small (15") monitors there were web page “conventions” that were mandatory due to those conditions. Reduce… --- ## [Dual Currency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-currency/839189)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-currency/839189 "2019-09-04T01:38:07Z")
What would the results be, of the U.S. switching to a dual currency system? What I mean by this is the $ dollar remains as an international trade currency, and the \[del\]W\[/del\] wanker is developed as a domestic-use curr… --- ## [Have mass shootings ever affected how you live or think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-mass-shootings-ever-affected-how-you-live-or-think/838464)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-mass-shootings-ever-affected-how-you-live-or-think/838464 "2019-09-04T00:18:32Z")
I have never once been afraid, while in a shopping mall, school or movie theater, that someone might come in with a gun and starting shooting people up. It registers as low as airplane-crash likelihood while flying. I … --- ## [Tell me about electric bikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-electric-bikes/838791)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-electric-bikes/838791 "2019-09-03T20:05:41Z")
I started a new job a couple of months ago, and it’s just enough further from home that the commute is a bit longer than I am satisfied with. (It currently involves a mile to the train, which I do either by bus, by bike … --- ## [Strange car in your driveway - what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-car-in-your-driveway-what-do-you-do/839259)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-car-in-your-driveway-what-do-you-do/839259 "2019-09-03T18:55:06Z")
Say you wake up at 1 a.m. on a Monday morning, and you notice that there is a strange car parked in your driveway. What do you do? Happened to us last night, in a pretty quiet upper/middle class suburb of Chicago. We … --- ## [What’s your opinion of refrigerator magnets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-opinion-of-refrigerator-magnets/839274)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-opinion-of-refrigerator-magnets/839274 "2019-09-03T17:38:03Z")
Some people have their refrigerator covered in magnets, often from places they’ve traveled. Others have a completely barren fridge, especially if it’s a stainless steel one in a modern apartment or condo. I’m kind of a … --- ## [What in-ear bluetooth earpod thingies should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-ear-bluetooth-earpod-thingies-should-i-get/839078)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-ear-bluetooth-earpod-thingies-should-i-get/839078 "2019-09-03T17:21:10Z")
I have a pair of Apple Airpods and they’re… ok. They seem to be no more flaky than the average bluetooth thing. But they don’t really fit my ears very well. And after a few years the batteries are starting to not last ve… --- ## [What would you do? (Hornet nest)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-hornet-nest/838474)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-hornet-nest/838474 "2019-09-03T05:34:24Z")
Last weekend my gf pointed out a hornet nest in a small tree midway between our front door and our garage man door. I immediately wanted to destroy it and its inhabitants, while my gf argued for respectful coexistence a… --- ## [At fault drivers in car accidents - did your insurance company tell what they paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-fault-drivers-in-car-accidents-did-your-insurance-company-tell-what-they-paid/839581)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-fault-drivers-in-car-accidents-did-your-insurance-company-tell-what-they-paid/839581 "2019-09-03T03:47:37Z")
For any dopers who were at fault in a motor vehicle accident that caused injury to another party, did your insurance company tell you that they paid a claim on your behalf? Did they specify property damage, or medical b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=372) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=374)