# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=418 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 419 --- ## [Things You Learned/Figured Out At A Surprisingly Advanced Age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-figured-out-at-a-surprisingly-advanced-age/830249)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-figured-out-at-a-surprisingly-advanced-age/830249 "2019-03-07T04:16:30Z")
We oft do “adorable things you believed as a child” threads. This is a sort-of extension of that: “adorable things you believed as an adult.” Specifically, mundane/simple things that you didn’t figure out until you were … --- ## [Question for the ladies - Victoria Secrets closing. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-victoria-secrets-closing-why/830433)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-victoria-secrets-closing-why/830433 "2019-03-07T02:43:50Z")
It was announced that many Victoria Secrets stores are closing. I asked my wife about this and she said she hasnt shopped their in years. She said it was overpriced and over rated plus nothing fit her. She used to drag … --- ## [Do more outgoing people tend to pair off with less outgoing people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-more-outgoing-people-tend-to-pair-off-with-less-outgoing-people/830646)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-more-outgoing-people-tend-to-pair-off-with-less-outgoing-people/830646 "2019-03-07T00:57:27Z")
I’m just musing about the couples I know. Sometimes both of the people are quiet, sometimes one is outgoing and the other is quiet, but I can only think of one couple where both the people are outgoing. Has anyone else n… --- ## [What shoulder exercises can I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shoulder-exercises-can-i-do/829978)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shoulder-exercises-can-i-do/829978 "2019-03-07T00:07:02Z")
I’ve noticed that holding my out at shoulder height is uncomfortable. It’s one of the many simple things we do in Tai Chi class and the only one that I can’t seem to do. I swim, but my stroke of choice is breaststroke, … --- ## [Are your HS aged kids getting college recruiting ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-hs-aged-kids-getting-college-recruiting-ads/830588)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-hs-aged-kids-getting-college-recruiting-ads/830588 "2019-03-06T22:57:53Z")
My HS junior is getting all these college recruitment letters, postcards, and whatever. Amazing thing is most of them are for colleges FAR out of state. With the high cost of college nowadays, I wonder where they get th… --- ## [Old iPhone, old Windows laptop. Can file & photo transfer be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-iphone-old-windows-laptop-can-file-photo-transfer-be-done/830635)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-iphone-old-windows-laptop-can-file-photo-transfer-be-done/830635 "2019-03-06T21:03:42Z")
Got an iPhone 6 (these are from 2013?) with a load of pictures on it. Got a 2012-vintageDell laptop running the ten-year-old OS Windows 7 Professional at work. In the past, with other Windows-runninglaptops (even older … --- ## [Fraudulent use of credit card -- why gas station?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraudulent-use-of-credit-card-why-gas-station/830499)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraudulent-use-of-credit-card-why-gas-station/830499 "2019-03-06T20:57:22Z")
Discover notified me yesterday that there was a possible fraudulent use of my credit card. Indeed the charge was unauthorized, so even though there’s some minor hassle involved in getting new cards and number, I am very… --- ## [How do I go about selling my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-selling-my-car/830368)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-go-about-selling-my-car/830368 "2019-03-06T20:38:38Z")
Well, all the docs agree my vision isn’t going to get better and may get worse. My vision is well below the legal minimum for driving. I have retinal damage due to a medication I took some years back. I also have periphe… --- ## [Do you use USB Thumb/Flash Drives with your Smartphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-usb-thumb-flash-drives-with-your-smartphone/830567)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-usb-thumb-flash-drives-with-your-smartphone/830567 "2019-03-06T16:41:45Z")
I recently started using my Thumb drive with my smartphone. It’s the drive I always carry in my pocket and use daily in my job. Android discussion. I have no Iphone experience at all. Iphone users can tell us how they d… --- ## [Where can I find good health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-good-health-insurance/830593)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-good-health-insurance/830593 "2019-03-06T16:09:24Z")
Since I turned 26 I am no longer covered by my family anymore and at the moment I don’t really know what to do about it. I have never really shopped around for this sort of thing before so I want to know how other people… --- ## [Average Tobacco Settlement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-tobacco-settlement/830576)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-tobacco-settlement/830576 "2019-03-06T16:02:08Z")
My Sisters MiL dies of lung cancer and the tobacco company is offering a $200K settlement. Is this about average? I can’t seem to find any info on average settlement size. TIA --- ## [Question on flying Boston to Venice, connecting in Heathrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-flying-boston-to-venice-connecting-in-heathrow/830577)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-flying-boston-to-venice-connecting-in-heathrow/830577 "2019-03-06T10:09:02Z")
I’m planning a trip to Italy this summer. The best fare I’ve found for Boston to Venice connects in Heathrow with a 1:10 connection time. Do we have to clear customs/immigration between our connection, or does that only … --- ## [Forced air furnaces drying out the air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-air-furnaces-drying-out-the-air/828279)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-air-furnaces-drying-out-the-air/828279 "2019-03-06T00:24:20Z")
This was mentioned in another thread but I think it deserves its own. There is a long standing tradition that forced air furnaces “dry out” the house in winter. But I would think any form of heat would lower the humidity… --- ## [Are parents who don't push their teenagers to get jobs doing bad by them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parents-who-dont-push-their-teenagers-to-get-jobs-doing-bad-by-them/829801)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parents-who-dont-push-their-teenagers-to-get-jobs-doing-bad-by-them/829801 "2019-03-05T21:11:49Z")
Reddit seems to be full of depressed 20-somethings who have never held a job. It’s full of lots of depressed people, many of whom are employed. But the former group always sticks out to me as the most desperate and dem… --- ## [A news link says topless, in your opinion, is nudity involved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-news-link-says-topless-in-your-opinion-is-nudity-involved/830571)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-news-link-says-topless-in-your-opinion-is-nudity-involved/830571 "2019-03-05T19:57:26Z")
I’m trying to decide if the word topless is being used incorrectly? Traditionally, topless meant exposed female breasts. They could be partially covered by hands or objects. But topless implied the front side of the per… --- ## [Things that you can't do well or at all, but love doing anyway.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-cant-do-well-or-at-all-but-love-doing-anyway/830326)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-cant-do-well-or-at-all-but-love-doing-anyway/830326 "2019-03-05T19:48:38Z")
I can’t sing. I can’t sing a little bit. I can’t sing a lot. I have a great sense of rhythm and my ability to memorize lyrics is amazing but my vocal chords think “EH, close enough“ is an acceptable standard for singing.… --- ## [A Question about Sleep Studies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-sleep-studies/827070)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-sleep-studies/827070 "2019-03-05T18:47:57Z")
If you have had a Sleep Study, was the result “No, you do NOT have sleep apnea?” No, I have obstructive sleep apnea. --- ## [Chronically damaged mail - any suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronically-damaged-mail-any-suggestions/830544)
**Author:** [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronically-damaged-mail-any-suggestions/830544 "2019-03-05T18:20:57Z")
I recently moved 3 blocks within the city limits of my small (5,000) town. Now it appears I am on a rural mail route instead of the city mail route. My mail now arrives 3 hours later and anything larger than a business e… --- ## [Car back up cameras. Sort of a poll.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-back-up-cameras-sort-of-a-poll/830492)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-back-up-cameras-sort-of-a-poll/830492 "2019-03-05T18:01:42Z")
Got a 2019 4Runner two months ago, and it has the back up camera. Cool. But, I don’t like using it. I want my eyes out the windows and look over my shoulder and in the mirrors. I’m SURE it will help with parallel par… --- ## [What's this website commenter's game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-website-commenters-game/830444)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-website-commenters-game/830444 "2019-03-05T17:56:39Z")
I have a website that updates three times each week and allows user comments. For the past month someone (some thing?) has been creating a user name on the order of “bfcxgvhansdz” but never precisely the same twice and t… --- ## [Cat peeing in the house! Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-peeing-in-the-house-help/830532)
**Author:** [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-peeing-in-the-house-help/830532 "2019-03-05T16:10:16Z")
Background: we have three cats and a dog. The cats are indoor/ outdoor animals and we don’t have a litter box (normally\*). One of the cats, Petey, will go in my bedroom, and sometimes the kids’, and mark in one of three… --- ## [How common is restaurant staff contaminating or tampering with patron food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-restaurant-staff-contaminating-or-tampering-with-patron-food/830258)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-restaurant-staff-contaminating-or-tampering-with-patron-food/830258 "2019-03-05T13:19:48Z")
We have probably all read or heard of restaurant line cooks or servers deliberately spitting in a dislikable customer’s food, or doing even worse things, but how common is this? (in particular, asking Dopers who own re… --- ## [Fitness watches, specifically to track running distance and time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-watches-specifically-to-track-running-distance-and-time/830488)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fitness-watches-specifically-to-track-running-distance-and-time/830488 "2019-03-05T06:43:26Z")
Hi everyone, Back in the balmy days of summer 2016 I started a thread about taking up the Couch 2 5K running program. For a variety of reasons, I didn’t get very far with it. However, I recently took it up again, and I… --- ## [How old is "elderly?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-elderly/830484)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-elderly/830484 "2019-03-05T04:40:36Z")
Recently I saw a news story about an “elderly” man being mugged. The man was 62. 4 years younger than me. I don’t consider myself “elderly,” and certainly not someone younger than me. I could probably pass for 10 yea… --- ## [Connecticut parents angry over trans athlete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connecticut-parents-angry-over-trans-athlete/826284)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connecticut-parents-angry-over-trans-athlete/826284 "2019-03-04T20:49:24Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to post this in Great Debates or here. Since I don’t frequent GD much, I decided here. I just read an article that has me self debating on what I know is a touchy subject. Transgender athletes in c… --- ## [Can You Drive A Stick Shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drive-a-stick-shift/830128)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drive-a-stick-shift/830128 "2019-03-04T20:16:15Z")
Simple and straightforward: can you drive a stick, and if you want to elaborate, do you drive a stick? I can, but I don’t, considering that both of my vehicles are automatic. Nevertheless, I learned to drive on a manual… --- ## [BIL's antics affecting our bank accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bils-antics-affecting-our-bank-accounts/830423)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bils-antics-affecting-our-bank-accounts/830423 "2019-03-04T17:57:05Z")
Background: My BIL is 49 years old, hasn’t held a job since high school, still lives with Mother, is a raging alcoholic, manic depressive, and misuses prescription drugs. We are doing our best to manage MIL’s bills and… --- ## [Are there any reliable, affordable used sedans other than Honda and Toyota](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reliable-affordable-used-sedans-other-than-honda-and-toyota/830328)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-reliable-affordable-used-sedans-other-than-honda-and-toyota/830328 "2019-03-04T16:14:17Z")
I know Toyota and Honda are the most reliable sedans out there. Virtually every car in those reliability ratings is one of these makes. But I’m in the market for a used car. My preferences are Sedan (preferably midsize… --- ## [Replacing window AC units with another cooling system in an older home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-window-ac-units-with-another-cooling-system-in-an-older-home/827350)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-window-ac-units-with-another-cooling-system-in-an-older-home/827350 "2019-03-04T12:45:03Z")
I presume this belongs in IMHO rather than GQ or MPSIMS; moderators, feel free to move it if I’m wrong. We’re looking at houses, and we found one we liked. Great location and a decent house with a lot of potential (in … --- ## [What's the "3, 5, 7" of major car brands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-3-5-7-of-major-car-brands/830353)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-3-5-7-of-major-car-brands/830353 "2019-03-03T21:23:54Z")
Many car brands and brands in general have several classes of their products, which I call the 3, 5, 7, BMW for example has the 3, 5 and 7 series of it’s cars, named upon level of luxury, engine power, size,etc. , the 3 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=417) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=419)