# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=456 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 457 --- ## [You're pregnant and want an abortion, but can't get one - what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-pregnant-and-want-an-abortion-but-cant-get-one-what-do-you-do/822672)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-pregnant-and-want-an-abortion-but-cant-get-one-what-do-you-do/822672 "2018-10-11T23:37:12Z")
With the threads about coat-hanger abortions and the consequences of Roe being overturned, I wanted to ask Dopers (obviously, women, but men can also chime in) what they would do in a situation like that. Assuming, that … --- ## [Bank won't let me use available funds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-wont-let-me-use-available-funds/822667)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-wont-let-me-use-available-funds/822667 "2018-10-11T22:03:11Z")
About 6 months ago, my bank adopted this policy to protect debit card users, looks good on paper but a disaster in real life. Basically is you do ANYTHING out of the ordinary, the card is totally shut down. What did I … --- ## [How to Fix Broken Ice Maker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-broken-ice-maker/822771)
**Author:** [@Williams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Williams)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-broken-ice-maker/822771 "2018-10-11T20:02:59Z")
Help needed! My ice maker broke. Thing works about 15-30 minutes without making any ice. Seems that thermostat is broken. So, i need someone to check this thing up and repair, or, in the worst case, replace it. I need a … --- ## [Hi! Remember when my sander broke and you guys gave me great advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-remember-when-my-sander-broke-and-you-guys-gave-me-great-advice/822807)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-remember-when-my-sander-broke-and-you-guys-gave-me-great-advice/822807 "2018-10-11T19:45:05Z")
Well, I’m back and am now requesting opinions. I have decided to make my Harry Potter loving daughter-in-law a wand for Christmas. I got this idea trimming the willow tree that overhangs my shed. I got a few nice sized b… --- ## [We need to talk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-talk/822723)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-talk/822723 "2018-10-11T19:01:57Z")
Are these words EVER welcome? --- ## [2018 Holiday Stress Management Tips: Introvert Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-holiday-stress-management-tips-introvert-edition/822678)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-holiday-stress-management-tips-introvert-edition/822678 "2018-10-11T18:21:00Z")
I used to enjoy the holiday season, with my young kids, and when my parents were alive. Thanksgiving was a favorite for me because it was my mother’s favorite holiday. However, since they are gone the last few years, and… --- ## [Advice on running, shoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-running-shoes/814228)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-running-shoes/814228 "2018-10-11T17:03:34Z")
I’ve started running in the morning and my current shoes are lacking for that purpose. I don’t intend to run marathons with them and I don’t think I have any major issues when it comes to running. I may have some slight … --- ## [What to do with a terminal cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-terminal-cell-phone/822637)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-terminal-cell-phone/822637 "2018-10-11T16:33:34Z")
Inspired by the Dead Cell Phone poll… What should I do with my terminal phone? Mrs. L.A. dropped it in the cat’s water dish. I thought it was going to be OK, but it started behaving as if it were possessed. First, wh… --- ## [Wood Carving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-carving/822757)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-carving/822757 "2018-10-11T14:50:44Z")
I am looking to start wood carving with a power tool (I am thinking small items under 10 inches). What are the tools necessary for this? I am thinking of dermel 4000 4/34 with flex shaft, and small set of tungsten carb… --- ## [When does the Bible stop being myth, lineage wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-bible-stop-being-myth-lineage-wise/821764)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-bible-stop-being-myth-lineage-wise/821764 "2018-10-11T14:20:43Z")
I understand that, for the most part, the story of Adam and Eve is meant to be a parable/story told to make religious points, but does that mean that Cain and Abel are also mythological and, if so, how far down the line … --- ## [Likeliest effect of Kavanaugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likeliest-effect-of-kavanaugh/822608)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likeliest-effect-of-kavanaugh/822608 "2018-10-11T02:21:56Z")
What do Dopers think will change in the Supreme Court due to Kavanaugh’s ascension. Gorsuch didn’t change much merely replacing Scalia by a basically similar conservative. Here are some of the things I see as possibili… --- ## [I'm not dumb, just sleep deprived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-dumb-just-sleep-deprived/822714)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-dumb-just-sleep-deprived/822714 "2018-10-10T22:00:55Z")
Here’s an interesting new study on cognitive effects of the amount of sleep one gets. Popular account Actual Study The interesting things from the study: \[ul\] \[li\]They found an optimum range of sleep time (7-8 hours… --- ## [What is your personal slippery slope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606 "2018-10-10T20:40:09Z")
The thing you have to watch so you don’t slide all the way down… I walk at the local mall every morning. It’s too hot to walk outside here most of the year (except when it’s too cold) so I join the other old fogeys in t… --- ## [Grey Hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-hair/822760)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grey-hair/822760 "2018-10-10T20:30:25Z")
They say that a great shock can turn a person’s hair grey or white. But is it really true? Or is this just a normal aging process which a few people experience in a short time? --- ## [Online legal forms...experiences using](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-legal-forms-experiences-using/822700)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-legal-forms-experiences-using/822700 "2018-10-10T15:31:07Z")
So I don’t think this qualifies as asking for legal advice, it’s more like asking about asking for legal advice :wink: Anyone have experience using any sort of online (preferably free) legal forms. I’m needing to do… --- ## [Best Mechanic Careers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-mechanic-careers/822490)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-mechanic-careers/822490 "2018-10-10T15:20:14Z")
Lets say a young man wants to work on vehicles. What do you feel is the best career path? Ex. Diesel? Transmissions? Motorcycles? Custom design? --- ## [What do you use as your browser default/home/start page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-your-browser-default-home-start-page/822232)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-your-browser-default-home-start-page/822232 "2018-10-10T14:45:46Z")
I’m setting up a new pc and was setting up Chrome and remembered the days when I used MyYahoo and then IGoogle as a start page. I stopped using those pages when IGoogle went defunct. If I recall, Google said “the start… --- ## [What if the British won the Battle of the Chesapeake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-british-won-the-battle-of-the-chesapeake/822580)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-british-won-the-battle-of-the-chesapeake/822580 "2018-10-10T13:08:09Z")
I guess I should first ask, was it possible for the British to win? And if so, and Cornwallis could be reinforced or evacuated, how would the outcome of the war be changed? --- ## [Adjusting to new time zone when traveling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjusting-to-new-time-zone-when-traveling/822627)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjusting-to-new-time-zone-when-traveling/822627 "2018-10-10T12:18:38Z")
In a couple of weeks, I’ll be going to Tennessee, which has a different time zone than Texas, where I’m from. How do you adjust to sleeping in a new time zone? --- ## [Is it really the end of globalization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-the-end-of-globalization/822644)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-the-end-of-globalization/822644 "2018-10-10T09:46:38Z")
It is not the end of globalization, but the beginning of the end of the free market. On globalization101.org, globalization is described as “a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and gove… --- ## [Unsung Eagles, the average guy flying in WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-eagles-the-average-guy-flying-in-wwii/822709)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-eagles-the-average-guy-flying-in-wwii/822709 "2018-10-09T19:06:09Z")
The premise of the book is “the average guy” who flew in WWII telling his story. At the battle of Leyte Gulf: “When he finished talking, the Skipper came to the back of the ready room and shook all of our hands. I didn’… --- ## [now what to do with the feral cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-what-to-do-with-the-feral-cats/822606)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-what-to-do-with-the-feral-cats/822606 "2018-10-09T16:54:55Z")
This is an update of the threadI posted a few weeks ago about a family of four kittens and their mother I discovered in our hedge. So basically we fed the family on and off for a few weeks, until three days ago when we … --- ## [Anyone noticed a lack of pink this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-noticed-a-lack-of-pink-this-year/822611)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-noticed-a-lack-of-pink-this-year/822611 "2018-10-09T15:59:03Z")
I’m very happy that I haven’t seen a lot of pink this year. A couple of years ago, it had become a ridiculous overkill. I’ve seen a couple of corporate logos on social media changed to pink, and pink lights on one build… --- ## [Why will my phone not register the correct time in western South Dakota?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-will-my-phone-not-register-the-correct-time-in-western-south-dakota/822659)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-will-my-phone-not-register-the-correct-time-in-western-south-dakota/822659 "2018-10-09T13:05:06Z")
Whenever I travel to the western side of South Dakota, my phone (Galaxy S8 on Sprint) almost always reports the time as central time. Western SD is in the mountain time zone, about 125 miles from the nearest central TZ … --- ## [What did you think of Donald Trump a decade ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-donald-trump-a-decade-ago/822370)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-donald-trump-a-decade-ago/822370 "2018-10-09T10:54:26Z")
In 2003, I had thought of Trump as being a bit of a fictitious character and had only heard the name but never thought of him as a real person. Up to a few years ago I could only vaguely associate the words “reality TV,”… --- ## [Russian S-400 system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-s-400-system/822635)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-s-400-system/822635 "2018-10-09T02:16:34Z")
The Russian S-400 air defense system has been in the news lately. Turkey, India, and China are customers. The US is displeased and supposedly offered Turkey and India the Patriot system. How do the capabilities of these … --- ## [fruit trees that are not "pome" or stone fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-trees-that-are-not-pome-or-stone-fruit/822514)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-trees-that-are-not-pome-or-stone-fruit/822514 "2018-10-09T00:44:17Z")
I have cherries, peach an apple trees. My stone fruits have brown rot, so I may get rid of them. If I replace them, what fruit tree do I have to choose from? I don’t really need another apple/pear type. I’m in growin… --- ## [Cheapest Source for Bobs Red Mill Grains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-source-for-bobs-red-mill-grains/822548)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-source-for-bobs-red-mill-grains/822548 "2018-10-08T23:53:09Z")
I find that you can usually get the best price on Walmart.com but some of them are cheaper on the manufacturer website (not sure if with shipping). What is the cheapest source for this or alternative cheap source for re… --- ## [2006 Jeep Commander - Replacing the roof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-jeep-commander-replacing-the-roof/822655)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2006-jeep-commander-replacing-the-roof/822655 "2018-10-08T19:30:30Z")
What all is involved with replacing the roof on a 2006 Jeep Commander? There seems to be very little in the way of information on this available online. --- ## [Asking former Christian Atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-former-christian-atheists/822469)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-former-christian-atheists/822469 "2018-10-08T17:11:11Z")
How old were you when you finally admitted to yourself that you are a full blown atheist, and what was that like? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=455) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=457)