# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=432 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 433 --- ## [How does Amazon handle this type of situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-amazon-handle-this-type-of-situation/827502)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-amazon-handle-this-type-of-situation/827502 "2019-01-11T01:53:00Z")
I’m in Canada, using Amazon Canada and Amazon Prime. I ordered a black desk\*. When it got here, I started unboxing it and saw a piece which was a pretty ugly brown. My immediate reflex upon appearing to receive the wron… --- ## [Can Uber/Lyft drivers pick up kids from school and be paid 'remotely'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-uber-lyft-drivers-pick-up-kids-from-school-and-be-paid-remotely/827217)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-uber-lyft-drivers-pick-up-kids-from-school-and-be-paid-remotely/827217 "2019-01-11T01:20:00Z")
Not sure if this is better in GQ or IMHO, so here goes … My wife and I don’t use Uber or Lyft, but might need a service to pick up one of our kids from school once a week. a) Can an Uber driver pick up minors? Or is it… --- ## [Essential Oils](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-oils/827411)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-oils/827411 "2019-01-10T22:54:10Z")
Is there anyone here that uses essential oils for anything? My daughter gave me a diffuser as a gift a while back. I’ve been putting lavender oil in it when I go to bed. I swear I sleep better. Are there other oils t… --- ## [Egyptian explosives expert killed defusing bomb in Cairo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-explosives-expert-killed-defusing-bomb-in-cairo/827541)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-explosives-expert-killed-defusing-bomb-in-cairo/827541 "2019-01-10T19:38:20Z")
Story here. The officer’s name was Mustafa Abid, so he was likely a Muslim. And he died protecting Christians. Rest in peace and honour, sir. --- ## [Referring to students as numbers....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referring-to-students-as-numbers/827425)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referring-to-students-as-numbers/827425 "2019-01-10T14:29:03Z")
For a bit of a backstory, my daughter was going to public school up through 4th grade. This year (5th grade), I managed to get her into a local charter school that gets MUCH better ‘grades’ as far as education quality go… --- ## [The wall:impact on the defense dept](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wall-impact-on-the-defense-dept/827526)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wall-impact-on-the-defense-dept/827526 "2019-01-10T13:38:18Z")
It is looking likely that Trump will declare an emergency and take the wall money from the defense construction funding. Since this will immediately be tied up in court, there will be little actual construction done on … --- ## [Dutch Sinse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-sinse/827478)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-sinse/827478 "2019-01-10T10:06:16Z")
I’d thought originally about “General Questions” for this post; but, reflecting that essentially I think I get the picture, about the person involved – probably appropriate, is a sub-forum for broader things than just “w… --- ## [Suggestions to fight the unmitigated evil of new sidewalks in front of my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-to-fight-the-unmitigated-evil-of-new-sidewalks-in-front-of-my-house/827042)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-to-fight-the-unmitigated-evil-of-new-sidewalks-in-front-of-my-house/827042 "2019-01-10T08:14:15Z")
This may end up being moved to The Pit. My wife and I just got a homeowners’ petition from the city yesterday regarding a recent request for the installation of new sidewalks on OUR side of the street (only). We live i… --- ## [Mud..ugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mud-ugh/827446)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mud-ugh/827446 "2019-01-10T04:44:41Z")
I have 5-6" of standing water/mud around the gates the horses come through. What would happen if I got a few bags of Quikrete and mixed it in? Supposing I could keep the horses off for a few days. StG --- ## [Which “nonessential” federal government functions do you think you’ll need in the near future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nonessential-federal-government-functions-do-you-think-you-ll-need-in-the-near-future/827271)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nonessential-federal-government-functions-do-you-think-you-ll-need-in-the-near-future/827271 "2019-01-09T23:23:20Z")
This is a follow up thread to some similar issues being discussed in other threads, such as this one: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=868244 For myself, I can think of two items: We have a trip… --- ## [Have you ever had a paranormal experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-paranormal-experience/827020)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-paranormal-experience/827020 "2019-01-09T21:10:23Z")
Have you ever experienced something that you thought might have been paranormal? Something along the lines of ghosts, aliens, cryptids, etc. The only time i experienced something that might fall into that realm was; Ba… --- ## [Trump as terrorist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-as-terrorist/827266)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-as-terrorist/827266 "2019-01-09T18:08:14Z")
Why hasn’t this been mentioned in the media? Trump is holding 800,000 people’s pay hostage until he gets his demands. That’s got to be one of the biggest terrorist acts in history. --- ## [Shutdown or Government Finance Crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shutdown-or-government-finance-crisis/827423)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shutdown-or-government-finance-crisis/827423 "2019-01-09T17:37:23Z")
Please convince me that I’m wrong: The Trump Administration’s tax cuts have increased the US budget deficit to unprecedented levels. Normally, this is not difficult to survive because the US Treasury can sell bonds ea… --- ## [What kind of doctor do I need to find (basal cell carcinoma)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-doctor-do-i-need-to-find-basal-cell-carcinoma/825329)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-doctor-do-i-need-to-find-basal-cell-carcinoma/825329 "2019-01-09T16:44:18Z")
I have a basal cell carcinoma (as diagnosed by a dermatologist) on my upper lip that needs to be surgically removed. The diagnosis was done in Indonesia while I was back for a short visit, so I am on my own in terms of o… --- ## [How can I get mold off a pvc vinyl fence without harming plants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-mold-off-a-pvc-vinyl-fence-without-harming-plants/827402)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-mold-off-a-pvc-vinyl-fence-without-harming-plants/827402 "2019-01-09T15:52:26Z")
My white (actually mottled green at the moment)fence is looking really shabby so I’d like to make it a focus for my spring cleaning. There are lots of products that claim to be safe for plants but I’d rather hear first h… --- ## [Has anyone here done a full rosacea treatment with a dermatologist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-done-a-full-rosacea-treatment-with-a-dermatologist/707220)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-done-a-full-rosacea-treatment-with-a-dermatologist/707220 "2019-01-09T15:05:44Z")
It’s self-diagnosed, but I’m pretty sure what I have is rosacea, and it started in earnest last winter (when I was 42). I have had stuff come and go in the past. It is not horrible; I can live with it at its current stag… --- ## [Question for trans folks about misgendering, deadnaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-trans-folks-about-misgendering-deadnaming/826961)
**Author:** [@Sandwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandwood)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-trans-folks-about-misgendering-deadnaming/826961 "2019-01-09T08:16:40Z")
I have a question for trans and/or genderqueer folks, and their friends and allies, so basically all you guys who have more direct insight into this topic than I have. On this year’s X Factor UK, apparently there was so… --- ## [How bad is homelessness where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-homelessness-where-you-live/826963)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-homelessness-where-you-live/826963 "2019-01-09T06:07:36Z")
I am in the same city where I grew up (So Cal), and over the past several years or so, the homeless population has increased greatly. Here are a few examples: \*The city parks now have encampments, tents, shopping carts… --- ## [Guys: how old a woman is too old ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-old-a-woman-is-too-old/592385)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-old-a-woman-is-too-old/592385 "2019-01-09T00:51:54Z")
I’m especially interested in getting the male point of view, but I’d welcome the female opinions, too. How much does a woman’s age factor into whether men find her attractive? Probably few hetero males don’t appreciate a… --- ## [My computer is 8 years old and still works like it's brand new.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-is-8-years-old-and-still-works-like-its-brand-new/826794)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-is-8-years-old-and-still-works-like-its-brand-new/826794 "2019-01-09T00:22:11Z")
It’s a HP desktop. Paid $1500 from Microcenter. So what’s the deal here? Did I just buy a good computer? Or did MS finally fix their shit and make a decent product? Because before, it seemed like I could keep a compute… --- ## [Commercial flights in the event of Air Traffic Control shutdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-flights-in-the-event-of-air-traffic-control-shutdown/827370)
**Author:** [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-flights-in-the-event-of-air-traffic-control-shutdown/827370 "2019-01-08T19:06:40Z")
I was speaking recently with a GA pilot friend about what would happen to the commercial airlines in the event of a total government shutdown. For this scenario lets say that Air Traffic Control is not working at all. Ho… --- ## [Gatwick... drone?... thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatwick-drone-thread/827096)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatwick-drone-thread/827096 "2019-01-08T18:44:17Z")
Apologies if someone else has started a thread about this bit of weirdness, but I couldn’t find one. I’m not sure how much of this has been in the international news since the original incident, but it seems to be getti… --- ## [What exactly made 2010 one of the worst years in human history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-made-2010-one-of-the-worst-years-in-human-history/827240)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-made-2010-one-of-the-worst-years-in-human-history/827240 "2019-01-08T14:07:09Z")
Looking up articles (or seeing old links) to various websites formerly belonging to the Gawker imprint, I’m realizing that so many of them start with some pithy remark about the current state of the world with absolutely… --- ## [Recommend a Gold Plated Automatic Watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-gold-plated-automatic-watch/827287)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-gold-plated-automatic-watch/827287 "2019-01-08T06:12:50Z")
Solid gold is out of my price range so I’m looking at gold plated. Do you have one you love? One you have your eye on? I’d prefer automatic but if you can recommend a really good quartz let’s hear about it! --- ## [Foot pain. Looking for medical advice, I guess.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-pain-looking-for-medical-advice-i-guess/827379)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-pain-looking-for-medical-advice-i-guess/827379 "2019-01-08T02:19:49Z")
I’m overweight. There. I said it. The first thing I need to do is lose weight but I don’t think that’s all of the story. When I walk, I supinate, I think. The pain is in both feet along the outside edges. Is there … --- ## [Critique my idea for DIY fountain pen storage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-idea-for-diy-fountain-pen-storage/827225)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-idea-for-diy-fountain-pen-storage/827225 "2019-01-08T00:48:26Z")
I have recently become fascinated with fountain pens, and have already acquired 8. I also have a rather fancy wooden desk pen holder for 9 pens. I can see the time coming when I will need more storage. So here is my idea… --- ## [Average Cowboy vs. Average Greaser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-cowboy-vs-average-greaser/825121)
**Author:** [@ReptoidBusiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReptoidBusiness)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-cowboy-vs-average-greaser/825121 "2019-01-07T23:12:48Z")
Who would win in a fight between the average American cowboy and the average American greaser? A time machine can be used for this, a la Bill & Ted. Basically, you have your generic, garden variety cowboy and greaser pit… --- ## [Going to Portugal later this year. Thoughts, tips, advice welcome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-portugal-later-this-year-thoughts-tips-advice-welcome/818349)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-portugal-later-this-year-thoughts-tips-advice-welcome/818349 "2019-01-07T01:25:37Z")
We’re thinking of spending a week (based in Lisbon) at the end of the year – probably in December. That said, we don’t know a whole lot about visiting the country at this point and are collecting info on what might be g… --- ## [When was age is no longer important in your dating life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-age-is-no-longer-important-in-your-dating-life/827308)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-age-is-no-longer-important-in-your-dating-life/827308 "2019-01-07T01:12:21Z")
There’s a resurrected zombie thread about men dating women older than them and the various ideas around that situation; it’s in this forum and you’ll find it easily. But in reading it I noticed there are people who appea… --- ## [France: What are the yellow vests protests about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-what-are-the-yellow-vests-protests-about/825613)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-what-are-the-yellow-vests-protests-about/825613 "2019-01-06T23:32:02Z")
I would like to hear it from real people who either live there or who have close contacts. Here in the USA we are hearing conflicting stories. Both sides agree its about higher taxes but there is disagreement over what t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=431) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=433)