# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=467 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 468 --- ## [website/excel questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-excel-questions/820550)
**Author:** [@zydecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zydecat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-excel-questions/820550 "2018-09-01T01:14:50Z")
I hope I am correct forum. I am so clueless, I don’t know where to start… Given: I have no coding skills but have time to learn some basics. I’d rather use existing templates/software as opposed to building my own. I… --- ## [Passport Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-question/820432)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-question/820432 "2018-08-31T20:32:14Z")
I was an idiot and let my passport lapse a few years ago, so I need to go through the whole process for getting a new one again - plus, with this RealID thing coming in 2020, I need to get one so I can fly. Here’s my pr… --- ## [On your "First Language" vs. english - please add your insights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-your-first-language-vs-english-please-add-your-insights/820448)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-your-first-language-vs-english-please-add-your-insights/820448 "2018-08-31T20:24:29Z")
If english is not your first language, please read the following article: The Strange Persistence of First Languages Quick overview - the author discusses how he relearned his first language - Czech, and it changed how… --- ## [A time limit on grieving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-time-limit-on-grieving/820585)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-time-limit-on-grieving/820585 "2018-08-31T19:59:42Z")
This popped up in my Facebook feed \[ellipses and caps as quoted\]: I understand the sentiment. I miss my dad terribly. I miss our cat Creamsicle, who died in June. To me ‘grieving’ is more than simply feeling a loss.… --- ## [So If Ghosts Were Proven to Be Real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-ghosts-were-proven-to-be-real/820392)
**Author:** [@leavesoflight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leavesoflight)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-ghosts-were-proven-to-be-real/820392 "2018-08-31T19:38:16Z")
How would your worldview change? I suppose this could also be applicable if you had a truly convincing paranormal experience, despite a lack of scientific evidence. Even as an atheist, I think I would be much more affec… --- ## [Visiting England—driving advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-england-driving-advice-needed/817420)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-england-driving-advice-needed/817420 "2018-08-31T17:27:34Z")
Wife and I will be flying to London, checking out the museums on foot and by train, then driving a rental car North, to Peak District National Park for a few days of trekking, then a few more in Lake District NP. Any ad… --- ## [Best 6 month investment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-6-month-investment/820578)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-6-month-investment/820578 "2018-08-31T16:11:38Z")
Let’s say I’ve got $100k right now and in 6 months I will need every penny of it for the down payment on a new home. Today it’s sitting in a savings account with a decent interest rate, over 1.5%. Is there a better low… --- ## [Parents: What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-would-you-do/820443)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-would-you-do/820443 "2018-08-31T11:52:19Z")
My BFF, “Sally,” is having problems with “Kate,” her 24yo daughter who lives with her and hubby. The basics: -Kate is a college grad. has a FT job, and a car. -Kate lived on campus for a semester and was otherwise liv… --- ## [Is someone dying by suicide worse than murder to relatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-someone-dying-by-suicide-worse-than-murder-to-relatives/817569)
**Author:** [@EricaRoche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EricaRoche)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-someone-dying-by-suicide-worse-than-murder-to-relatives/817569 "2018-08-31T03:10:58Z")
I remember reading a heated debate on a “Sanctioned Suicide” forum, where someone was saying that suicide was the worst way to lose someone, even worse than murder. I find that a bit insane no… There’s no doubt that sui… --- ## [Meat slicer recomendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-slicer-recomendations/820494)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-slicer-recomendations/820494 "2018-08-30T22:57:07Z")
I’ve often thought sandwiches could be made from left overs. Pursuing Amazon, there is a great variation of price. Can anyone recommend a meat slicer for home use? --- ## [Thailand addresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thailand-addresses/820530)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thailand-addresses/820530 "2018-08-30T17:54:20Z")
I recently purchased a steamer basket from a seller on Amazon. The price was $9.41, with free shipping. The basket arrived yesterday and I was impressed. My package came from Thailand in a flimsy box tied closed with ba… --- ## [Cafeteria benefits through work: what do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafeteria-benefits-through-work-what-do-you-recommend/820426)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafeteria-benefits-through-work-what-do-you-recommend/820426 "2018-08-30T17:06:38Z")
I’m sitting in one of those mandatory work meetings where someone comes to talk about insurance options. Vision and dental are an obvious one for me, but then there are all these other options: -Disability insurance -L… --- ## [I hereby confess to money laundering.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-confess-to-money-laundering/820233)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-confess-to-money-laundering/820233 "2018-08-30T15:13:07Z")
$39.41 in cash, plus assorted credit and debit cards (hopefully they still work), but at least my wallet is clean now. :smack: --- ## [Indoor Upright Cycling Padded Shorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-upright-cycling-padded-shorts/820482)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-upright-cycling-padded-shorts/820482 "2018-08-30T14:08:30Z")
I have an upright bike which has a non-replaceable seat that is wide. I am considering the well reviewed sponeed shorts ($30) vs. Aero Tech Men’s Elite ($60). The only reason that I am considering the second option is b… --- ## [Throwing money down and leaving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-money-down-and-leaving/819563)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwing-money-down-and-leaving/819563 "2018-08-30T13:24:35Z")
I see this in movies and TV shows all the time. People are eating at a restaurant. Something comes up, they toss some money on the table, and leave. Almost never do I see anyone actually waiting for the bill in a scene,… --- ## [How do workplaces manage to... um... work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-workplaces-manage-to-um-work/819935)
**Author:** [@JB99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JB99)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-workplaces-manage-to-um-work/819935 "2018-08-30T00:49:56Z")
So I was reading this depressing thread about problematic co-workers, and many of the posts essentially boil down to the idea that employers will accept incompetent, unproductive, or even violent employees but will fire … --- ## [The slacker superhero and the deus ex machina problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-and-the-deus-ex-machina-problem/820466)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-and-the-deus-ex-machina-problem/820466 "2018-08-29T23:23:06Z")
\[WARNING: Contains references to violence against women\] BOB X — the black, bisexual super-hero and former slacker with Kryptonian powers, no apparent weaknesses, and an adoptive daughter with kids of her own — is commo… --- ## [Medical advice solicited: troublesome cough for 3 weeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-advice-solicited-troublesome-cough-for-3-weeks/820434)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-advice-solicited-troublesome-cough-for-3-weeks/820434 "2018-08-29T20:50:59Z")
You are not my doctor - I have some appointments lined up to get this condition investigated some more, but I thought the smart folks of the SDMB might be able to contribute some ideas or insight… About 3 weeks ago, I d… --- ## [18 year old child retirement fund options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-year-old-child-retirement-fund-options/820357)
**Author:** [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-year-old-child-retirement-fund-options/820357 "2018-08-29T20:50:28Z")
tl;dr, Roth or traditional 401k San son #3 starts a full time job this week with full benefits. He expects to make roughly $40k/year starting. The current pay for the top jobs that he can get without schooling are in … --- ## [Older Woman + Under Aged Boy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-woman-under-aged-boy/820008)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-woman-under-aged-boy/820008 "2018-08-29T16:50:11Z")
I don’t know where to put this thread, but let’s start here. I’m not trying to argue if it’s ok for an older woman ‘coming on to’, or sleeping with an under-aged boy. I feel it should be taken just as seriously as any v… --- ## [Tax question related to IRAs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-related-to-iras/820476)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-related-to-iras/820476 "2018-08-29T16:10:46Z")
Back in (I think) 1981, legislation was passed in the US that allowed most folks to contribute $2000 per year on a tax-deductible basis to an IRA account. Since Mr. Middon and I were fortunate to have enough disposable … --- ## [Please give me your best remedies for Back Spasms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-me-your-best-remedies-for-back-spasms/820464)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-me-your-best-remedies-for-back-spasms/820464 "2018-08-29T14:45:29Z")
So I am prone to sciatica and I am currently having an episode or flare up or whatever. It is typical for this to take up to a week or more to calm the hell down, but I have an important job interview on Friday morning,… --- ## [Filling three days in Stockholm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-three-days-in-stockholm/820320)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-three-days-in-stockholm/820320 "2018-08-29T13:38:45Z")
I’m going to be in Stockholm for Labor Day weekend (which I realize isn’t a thing in Sweden). Basically, I’ve got Friday evening and all day Saturday–Monday to fill. I’ve never been, and I don’t speak Swedish (I do spea… --- ## [What cancelled 20th/21st Century military system would you have liked to have seen come to fruition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cancelled-20th-21st-century-military-system-would-you-have-liked-to-have-seen-come-to-fruition/820268)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cancelled-20th-21st-century-military-system-would-you-have-liked-to-have-seen-come-to-fruition/820268 "2018-08-29T08:38:15Z")
I recently read an article on the BAC TSR-2, a British strike and reconnaissance aircraft that was cancelled in the 1960’s despite being an advanced design and having flying prototypes. What cancelled military weapon … --- ## [Stupid question, where does one go to get an avatar if one wants one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433 "2018-08-29T04:11:58Z")
Title pretty much says it. I’m not tech savvy at all but if I could find one of those little avatars that are being allowed it might be fun to at least look at them. Can someone explain how it’s done? --- ## [Choosing a Doctor: Recency of Education vs Experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-doctor-recency-of-education-vs-experience/820376)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-doctor-recency-of-education-vs-experience/820376 "2018-08-29T02:19:07Z")
Any thoughts when choosing a doctor as to the best age range (other things being equal)? Would this vary with the specialty? On one hand a younger doctor would have been educated as to the best modern methods while on th… --- ## [Stomach issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomach-issues/820394)
**Author:** [@Grandma72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grandma72)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomach-issues/820394 "2018-08-29T01:31:11Z")
Does anyone have problems with diarrhea after eating teriyaki? After a meal of steak and fried rice with teriyaki I had bad cramps that ended with awful diarrhea. Any body have trouble when eating Japanese? --- ## [Can a semi-technical staffer (me) successfully price and evaluate a new file server?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-semi-technical-staffer-me-successfully-price-and-evaluate-a-new-file-server/820197)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-semi-technical-staffer-me-successfully-price-and-evaluate-a-new-file-server/820197 "2018-08-28T20:35:50Z")
At my workplace, we’re looking to replace a 12-year-old Dell PowerEdge 2900 running Windows Server Standard operating system (Properties dates it as ‘copyright 2007’ … it seems to be neither 2003 nor 2008 but something i… --- ## [Anyone join the Mayflower Society or Sons / Daughters of the American Revolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-join-the-mayflower-society-or-sons-daughters-of-the-american-revolution/820390)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-join-the-mayflower-society-or-sons-daughters-of-the-american-revolution/820390 "2018-08-28T19:49:40Z")
I’m considering the idea but wondering how much work it will involve, if it’s likely something I can do in my spare times some weekend, or will require multiple trips looking up stuff in obscure county courthouses all ov… --- ## [Square credit card reader app/device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/square-credit-card-reader-app-device/642964)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/square-credit-card-reader-app-device/642964 "2018-08-28T17:39:11Z")
Has anyone had any experience with this or any of it’s competitors? I must say, the idea of not having to go to the trouble of getting a merchant number or buying a mobile debit machine are pretty attractive. One drawb… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=466) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=468)