# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=468 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 469 --- ## [Car ownership: new vs old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-ownership-new-vs-old/815575)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-ownership-new-vs-old/815575 "2018-06-12T18:57:40Z")
Do you prefer to buy a brand-new or nearly-new car? Or do you like older ones? I buy older cars than are low-mileage for their age, and then run them into the ground. My main car is currently a '96 Buick, with 182K mi… --- ## [Did your car insurance increase a bunch this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-car-insurance-increase-a-bunch-this-year/813917)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-car-insurance-increase-a-bunch-this-year/813917 "2018-07-26T13:54:59Z")
I’m in CA, male, and over 50. Santa Clara County in CA, to be more precise. Just got my car insurance bill and it’s up more than 25% this year. No changes (other than I’m a year older) and no tickets of either the mov… --- ## [How does my new phone have a Spanish language voice mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-new-phone-have-a-spanish-language-voice-mail/820381)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-new-phone-have-a-spanish-language-voice-mail/820381 "2018-08-28T01:39:13Z")
So I recently decided to downgrade my cell service from T-Mobile to MetroPCS due to the surpringly large savings I get with Metro. Well, I do see some quality issues w/Metro that i think are to be expected when you mak… --- ## [Looking for a new All-in-One PC.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-new-all-in-one-pc/820158)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-new-all-in-one-pc/820158 "2018-08-28T00:43:28Z")
Currently have an HP 21" all in one that having issues. So shopping around it seems today’s units no longer incorporate a DVD RW drive. Is that now standard, or maybe non-standard these days. Or maybe I’m overlooking it… --- ## [Road going bleacher seats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-going-bleacher-seats/820274)
**Author:** [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-going-bleacher-seats/820274 "2018-08-27T23:15:16Z")
I have been car shopping for a couple of weeks now. I’d like it used, '16 or newer. I want a land yacht- smooth riding, comfortable, quiet, with enough power to handle the Appalachian Foothills parkway and Monteagle. Wel… --- ## [Professional career mentoring requested: help me learn how to do better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-career-mentoring-requested-help-me-learn-how-to-do-better/819778)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-career-mentoring-requested-help-me-learn-how-to-do-better/819778 "2018-08-27T22:35:52Z")
Hi all, As happens to many people, I’m in a job I don’t enjoy and I’ve been job-hunting. It’s been so difficult that it makes me wonder if part of my problem is… me. It’s time for some introspection, but I need help w… --- ## [Does Chaos Exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chaos-exist/820313)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chaos-exist/820313 "2018-08-27T22:35:20Z")
I’m wondering this because it seems to be a matter of predictability, which seems relative to the one perceiving things. I’m just thinking that maybe on a grand scale outside human notions that there is just order, but t… --- ## [Help me reinvent my career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-reinvent-my-career/820332)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-reinvent-my-career/820332 "2018-08-27T22:11:30Z")
So I currently work as a quality control technician. However I have a long term injury in my legs that makes me realize these kinds of jobs aren’t something I can do long term. Jobs that require a lot of standing and wal… --- ## [Racist judge retires early](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-judge-retires-early/820383)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-judge-retires-early/820383 "2018-08-27T22:07:50Z")
Story here. Too bloody right. --- ## [Stupid Onkyo AVR !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-onkyo-avr/820221)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-onkyo-avr/820221 "2018-08-27T21:57:19Z")
OK home theatre savvy Dopers, I have an Onkyo TXNR646 AVR that has given up the ghost on the HDMI board. I’m looking for a replacement that won’t suck that is 5.1.2 Atmos capable since that is how my room is configured.… --- ## [Advice for what to do with a monster of a blog post, break it up? ebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-what-to-do-with-a-monster-of-a-blog-post-break-it-up-ebook/820377)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-what-to-do-with-a-monster-of-a-blog-post-break-it-up-ebook/820377 "2018-08-27T21:42:22Z")
As you’ve most likely ignored, my signature promotes my blog theorlandoduo.com. We are just getting the blog off the ground and I’m in the process of writing our first pillar piece for it. (For those who don’t know, a … --- ## [SUV'S that will tow a utility trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suvs-that-will-tow-a-utility-trailer/820267)
**Author:** [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suvs-that-will-tow-a-utility-trailer/820267 "2018-08-27T20:33:37Z")
Mrs. Gap and I are looking to buy an SUV that will tow a 5 x 9 utility trailer. We plan to buy one a couple of years old to avoid the depreciation and price of new. We had an '03 CRV Honda back in the day, and it was a t… --- ## [Question for non-Americans - School sports teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-school-sports-teams/820204)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-school-sports-teams/820204 "2018-08-27T20:29:45Z")
It has come to my attention that the USA might be unique in that youth sports teams are most often run thru schools. These teams have their own coaches, practice on the schools facilities, and play other schools. For exa… --- ## [I'm over Facebook, and I think the site has jumped the shark as well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-over-facebook-and-i-think-the-site-has-jumped-the-shark-as-well/818336)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-over-facebook-and-i-think-the-site-has-jumped-the-shark-as-well/818336 "2018-08-27T20:18:15Z")
I don’t have a lot of original thoughts on FB to offer. The stuff that bugs me is what bugs everyone, but things have gradually been getting worse over the time, and I think at last it has gone below critical mass in ter… --- ## [Remote Car starter, can the Fob ve replaced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-car-starter-can-the-fob-ve-replaced/820359)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-car-starter-can-the-fob-ve-replaced/820359 "2018-08-27T15:01:13Z")
I discovered last night my remote car starter has vanished from my key ring. I’m not sure how or when. It’s been on my key ring for three years. Somehow, it must have broken where the ring goes through the hole. This w… --- ## [Recommend a mid-priced Android tablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-mid-priced-android-tablet/819865)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-mid-priced-android-tablet/819865 "2018-08-27T09:42:16Z")
This is my current tablet: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TR05L9Y/ref=oh\_aui\_search\_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 “Lenovo TAB2 A10-10.1” Tablet (ARM Cortex A53 Quad-Core, FHD IPS, 2GB SDRAM, 16GB SSD" Upgraded to Andr… --- ## [Adult Children of Happy Drunks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-children-of-happy-drunks/820098)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-children-of-happy-drunks/820098 "2018-08-27T07:18:31Z")
So I’ve been reading a lot about adult children of alcoholics, due to some circumstances that have been going on in my sister-in-law’s family , which is negatively affecting my teen/young adult nephews. In any case, the … --- ## [Upgrading email, best email, fleeing ISP email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-email-best-email-fleeing-isp-email/819691)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-email-best-email-fleeing-isp-email/819691 "2018-08-26T23:23:15Z")
I have about 5 emails via my ISP, as well as a gmail and yahho account. My Thunderbird client currently reads all but the yahoo account. I’d like to leave my ISP: what should I do about emails? Possibilities: Just us… --- ## [Impeachment and the Stock Market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-and-the-stock-market/820114)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-and-the-stock-market/820114 "2018-08-26T21:00:33Z")
We’ve got some smart people on this board, so what do you think would happen to the stock market should Trump be impeached and convicted by the Senate? I assume that Mike Pence will be almost as friendly to Corporate Ame… --- ## [What is your favorite keyboard shortcut that almost nobody uses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-keyboard-shortcut-that-almost-nobody-uses/819803)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-keyboard-shortcut-that-almost-nobody-uses/819803 "2018-08-26T20:50:00Z")
For me, it’s CTRL-SHIFT-T = reopen the last closed tab in a browser. I stumbled upon it many years ago by chance, but have used it thousands of times since then. I always work with many open tabs and often close a tab by… --- ## [Suggest some Vloggers for SE Asia..NOT Mark Wiens.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-vloggers-for-se-asia-not-mark-wiens/820245)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-vloggers-for-se-asia-not-mark-wiens/820245 "2018-08-26T11:36:51Z")
I only say NOT Mark Wiens because I already follow him and think he’s fabulous with his food stuff. Can you suggest some others? Cheers. --- ## [Why are we aesthetically pleased by flowers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-aesthetically-pleased-by-flowers/820014)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-aesthetically-pleased-by-flowers/820014 "2018-08-26T02:56:48Z")
Individual preferences aside,we - as a species - are on the whole predisposed to like the look of flowers. We grow them, show them off, paint them, photograph them and replicate their images in fabrics and paintings. We … --- ## [Recommend laptop cpu/GPU for older Source/Steam games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-laptop-cpu-gpu-for-older-source-steam-games/820174)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-laptop-cpu-gpu-for-older-source-steam-games/820174 "2018-08-25T19:32:51Z")
I’m not talking newer, relatively expensive chipsets like the mobile versions of the 960, 1060 and up. I want to buy a used laptop on ebay, and I want to look at the cheaper ones that will still run certain old games. I… --- ## [Kind of a legal question, though not specific to a specific location](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-a-legal-question-though-not-specific-to-a-specific-location/820119)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kind-of-a-legal-question-though-not-specific-to-a-specific-location/820119 "2018-08-25T18:11:50Z")
An 11 year old brings some ibuprofin to school without telling the school, and gives one ibuprofin pill to another 11 year old at that school. My question is, while this is probably very much against school rules everyw… --- ## [We need to redo the substitute teacher system!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-redo-the-substitute-teacher-system/819974)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-redo-the-substitute-teacher-system/819974 "2018-08-25T17:24:22Z")
This thread is about substitute teachers and the purpose is to ask what everyones experiences have been with subs and their opinions on the issue. I think by and far most teachers do a decent job but the system really f… --- ## [Ongoing ache in tooth with root canal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-ache-in-tooth-with-root-canal/820163)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-ache-in-tooth-with-root-canal/820163 "2018-08-25T02:18:10Z")
I had a root canal almost a year ago. Afterwards the prior pain subsided, but then increased to the point where it was at the level I had before the root canal. I was about to leave for a long work trip; another doctor… --- ## [Need some estate advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-estate-advice/820134)
**Author:** [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-estate-advice/820134 "2018-08-25T00:56:12Z")
So, my dad passed away about 20 years ago and I was the executor of his estate. He had an insurance policy for my sister that she kept making payments on. Recently, for reasons, they ended the policy and gave her a check… --- ## [What's Up With This Bug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-this-bug/820198)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-this-bug/820198 "2018-08-24T22:59:32Z")
I had some dry cleaning sent out last week. It was delivered to my place of work last Monday. It’s been sitting in a closet (with nothing else hanging in it) until today, I went and got it. I noticed two bugs on the ite… --- ## [When walking across a street...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-walking-across-a-street/820078)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-walking-across-a-street/820078 "2018-08-24T22:27:20Z")
…if traffic is approaching which will have to stop as you pass, do you change your pace to either speed up or slow down? Do you make eye contact with or otherwise acknowledge the approaching car? Does it matter whether… --- ## [Job Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-help/820195)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-help/820195 "2018-08-24T21:02:45Z")
Here’s the deal. I am midlevel management at a pretty large national nonprofit. I’ve been in the same position for many years. I’ve always been somewhat involved in sales (ads, sponsorships, exhibit hall space) but it wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=467) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=469)