# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=382 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 383 --- ## [Do I have a case here? (Flooring contractor problems)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-case-here-flooring-contractor-problems/837604)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-case-here-flooring-contractor-problems/837604 "2019-07-31T06:21:08Z")
I had a few companies come to the house and give me estimates for new flooring in my kitchen and dinning room. After a thorough inspection and measurements one company gave me a great price for material and labor, inclu… --- ## [What vitamins/supplements have you found beneficial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vitamins-supplements-have-you-found-beneficial/837847)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vitamins-supplements-have-you-found-beneficial/837847 "2019-07-31T06:11:50Z")
I’ve struggled with restless leg syndrome most of my adult life. I started taking magnesium supplements and my symptoms have all but disappeared. I don’t care if it’s a placebo effect or not, my legs don’t twitch anymore… --- ## [Opening small home based business in California - need help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-small-home-based-business-in-california-need-help/834378)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-small-home-based-business-in-california-need-help/834378 "2019-07-31T03:59:27Z")
My wife has a hobby of obtaining vintage furniture and decor and refurbishing. She sells the pieces she cannot incorporate into our home. She sells them in a facebook group . She wants to make this an actual business in… --- ## [I'm Liberal. Am I wrong in this one opinion about transgenderism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-liberal-am-i-wrong-in-this-one-opinion-about-transgenderism/837746)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-liberal-am-i-wrong-in-this-one-opinion-about-transgenderism/837746 "2019-07-31T03:56:45Z")
I’m Liberal. I believe trans people should be treated with complete respect. I think that their choice of pronouns should be used. I’m an LGBTQ ally and even do some gender-bending stuff myself, such as wearing makeup. I… --- ## [Do you use a physical day planner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-physical-day-planner/837891)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-physical-day-planner/837891 "2019-07-31T01:36:09Z")
I am definitely a technology lover, but the smartest thing I did this year was get an actual pen and paper day planner, I don’t think I’ve had one since college. Writing things down and opening the planner first thing i… --- ## [Any hints for a lapsed novice motorcyclist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hints-for-a-lapsed-novice-motorcyclist/837518)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hints-for-a-lapsed-novice-motorcyclist/837518 "2019-07-31T00:40:48Z")
Yesterday I just traded my 14’ Jonboat rig for a 1999 Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic with around 25,000 miles, straight across trade, he liked my boat, I liked his bike, both were the same price, so we both got an equitable d… --- ## [Do you still have a component stereo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-a-component-stereo/837498)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-a-component-stereo/837498 "2019-07-30T23:42:17Z")
You know, where you separately bought the receiver, CD player, video (VCR/DVD/Bluray) player, and speakers, all with their own power and connection wires so you get that spider’s nest of wires behind your entertainment c… --- ## [All inclusive resorts in US Virgin Islands. Best deals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-inclusive-resorts-in-us-virgin-islands-best-deals/837886)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-inclusive-resorts-in-us-virgin-islands-best-deals/837886 "2019-07-30T23:17:14Z")
Hi all. Looking to search for an all inclusive resort in the USVI sometime this winter. Anyone have an opinion on travel companies that would d offer the best deals? --- ## [More on Caster Semenya – it's all getting very legal (Updates June 4 and 10)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-caster-semenya-its-all-getting-very-legal-updates-june-4-and-10/835334)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-caster-semenya-its-all-getting-very-legal-updates-june-4-and-10/835334 "2019-07-30T21:40:39Z")
Further news on the status of Caster Semenya in particular and intersex \[XY female\] athletes in general. This is a follow up to an earlier thread. Today Caster Semenya was named in South Africa’s preliminary squad for t… --- ## [Jersey Shore House Needed for Next Week - Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-shore-house-needed-for-next-week-need-answer-fast/837878)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-shore-house-needed-for-next-week-need-answer-fast/837878 "2019-07-30T21:28:43Z")
Well, the owner of the house I rented for next week in Wildwood just informed me that he double-booked and my vacation plans are in tatters. It was a nice condo with 2 baths, 4 bedrooms about 50 steps from the beach. A… --- ## [what will be the next nutritional "wisdom" or big food fad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-nutritional-wisdom-or-big-food-fad/827701)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-next-nutritional-wisdom-or-big-food-fad/827701 "2019-01-17T17:15:39Z")
Currently, the prevailing diets, nutritional advice, etc. all emphasize intake of protein and the so-called healthy fats, and recommend avoiding various carbs - depending on the diet details - in return. Back in the 90s… --- ## [Proper Dosing of Canadian Cannabis Edibles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-dosing-of-canadian-cannabis-edibles/837538)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-dosing-of-canadian-cannabis-edibles/837538 "2019-07-30T17:38:24Z")
So next week I am off to Canada on a huge cruise ship. We will have two stops in Canada. Of course I intend to indulge. At my age smoking is not an option, as I will turn an amusing shade of green. What advice would you… --- ## [Question for people with carpet/flooring knowledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-with-carpet-flooring-knowledge/837868)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-with-carpet-flooring-knowledge/837868 "2019-07-30T16:56:31Z")
There is something that I’ve been struggling with as a dog owner. For the last decade we had a beloved hound who was very inconsistent with her potty habits. She’d go months or years with no accidents in the house, and… --- ## ["Friendship should be mutually beneficial"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendship-should-be-mutually-beneficial/837164)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendship-should-be-mutually-beneficial/837164 "2019-07-30T15:32:24Z")
I came across this sentiment yesterday on Reddit in a thread about whether a friendship should be abandoned due to one party being so ill for the past few years that they are unable to socialize beyond perfunctory texts.… --- ## [Wire fence cutters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-fence-cutters/837471)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wire-fence-cutters/837471 "2019-07-30T15:30:32Z")
There’s a wire fence in the back yard. The wire rectangles are about 3 inches by 1.5 inches. The wire is thicker than chicken wire, but not as thick as hog wire. I want to remove the fence, but I’m not sure of the pro… --- ## [Delay in Receiving Car Title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-receiving-car-title/834486)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-receiving-car-title/834486 "2019-07-30T05:20:03Z")
I leased a car in mid-January as an OR resident. (Oregon has no sales tax.) I paid the lease off almost immediately, before the lessor had the OR title. The Bill of Sale I received from the seller/lessor is date 2/4/19. … --- ## [Why are the Democrats so hell bent to Impeach Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-democrats-so-hell-bent-to-impeach-trump/837755)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-democrats-so-hell-bent-to-impeach-trump/837755 "2019-07-30T00:56:59Z")
I’m trying to understand why the Democrats are risking the next election over impeaching Trump. Can we all agree that no evidence of collusion was ever found between the Trump campaign and Russia? Yes, Trump ranted abo… --- ## ["Top Gun" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-question/837739)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-question/837739 "2019-07-30T00:26:24Z")
Watching the old movie “Top Gun” which was based on a school for teaching advanced tactics to fighter pilots and I wondered, wouldnt the Russians back then also had a version of “Top Gun” where they were training their p… --- ## [Watching Boris Johnson speak creates this weird dissonance in me head.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-boris-johnson-speak-creates-this-weird-dissonance-in-me-head/837823)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-boris-johnson-speak-creates-this-weird-dissonance-in-me-head/837823 "2019-07-29T20:09:42Z")
His accent…it just doesn’t ring true at first so my brain looks at him and says “Well its cause he’s Danish innit he? I mean look at him. Or maybe Swedish? nah, he’s Danish and that’s why you can’t quite understand him f… --- ## [Americans at age 64: Medicare is about to begin , how do you react personally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-at-age-64-medicare-is-about-to-begin-how-do-you-react-personally/837627)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-at-age-64-medicare-is-about-to-begin-how-do-you-react-personally/837627 "2019-07-29T18:53:01Z")
This thread is about a major issue in the next election: (Medicare For All)–and how it affects the psychology of the average American. For those of us who live in countries with normal medical care, the American system … --- ## [Re-painting furniture covered with enamel paint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-painting-furniture-covered-with-enamel-paint/837774)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-painting-furniture-covered-with-enamel-paint/837774 "2019-07-29T17:17:57Z")
I bought a piece of furniture at a second hand store that is going to be absolutely perfect for my kitchen. It looks like it was originally a tv stand with doors but I’m going to use it to put a microwave in top and recy… --- ## [Does anyone have any experience with microsuction for earwax removal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-microsuction-for-earwax-removal/837702)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-microsuction-for-earwax-removal/837702 "2019-07-29T16:22:31Z")
Hi all, I have a lot of earwax. I mean, you could stick wicks in my ears and use them as candles. It’s probably all quite impacted as well, I think. It has been years since I had my ears syringed, and I kind of want i… --- ## [air conditioning causing sickness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioning-causing-sickness/836421)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioning-causing-sickness/836421 "2019-07-29T15:12:34Z")
My ex, not the brightest card in the deck, claims that me using my air conditioner will give me pneumonia. Or at least a cold. Most people get colds in the summer because of this. I have read that most people get sick i… --- ## [Divorce and parenting issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-and-parenting-issues/837673)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-and-parenting-issues/837673 "2019-07-29T13:49:58Z")
My wife and I have some long time friends that just divorced. They have an 11 year old son that they will share custody of. Their divorce while not bat-shit crazy, hasn’t been that amicable, but they did come to terms … --- ## [Would you date me if I were the last person on Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-me-if-i-were-the-last-person-on-earth/837541)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-me-if-i-were-the-last-person-on-earth/837541 "2019-07-29T10:28:52Z")
Assuming the sexual preferences matched. --- ## [Climate of Sicily question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-of-sicily-question/837775)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-of-sicily-question/837775 "2019-07-29T07:30:43Z")
I’m off to Sicily in two weeks, which will have me being there mid to late August. Not my preference of time of year to go there but other factors dictated make it so. Anyway, I’ve had some others IRL give me advice/war… --- ## [i may/probably have inflammatory breast cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-probably-have-inflammatory-breast-cancer/835815)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-probably-have-inflammatory-breast-cancer/835815 "2019-07-29T05:20:42Z")
This has been a rough 16 months. After two breast scares and a uterine cancer scare (all benign) all since December '17, this time I think I’ve lost the lottery and I am terrified. Beyond terrified. I have my mamm/sono… --- ## [Road trip, 6 hours, you get 2 food items and 1 beverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169 "2019-07-29T03:02:42Z")
What are you bringing? I’ll take buffalo flavor Combos, trail mix (with nuts & M&Ms), and a huge fountain diet Dew. mmm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk --- ## [Best airline for "Get me there now!" SFO-ORD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-airline-for-get-me-there-now-sfo-ord/837583)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-airline-for-get-me-there-now-sfo-ord/837583 "2019-07-29T02:42:20Z")
My mother has been having health issues and one of these days (could be weeks, could be months) a sibling is going to text or call with “How soon can you get here?” Nothing drastic is on the immediate horizon, but I just… --- ## [Hemp oil for pain relief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemp-oil-for-pain-relief/826390)
**Author:** [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemp-oil-for-pain-relief/826390 "2019-07-28T14:16:36Z")
Any one use it? What’s good and what’s not? I’m trying to get off the Hydrocodone as they’re not helping much. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=381) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=383)