# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=497 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 498 --- ## [New therapy for sleep apnea, not a cpap machine. Anyone have experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-therapy-for-sleep-apnea-not-a-cpap-machine-anyone-have-experience/813907)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-therapy-for-sleep-apnea-not-a-cpap-machine-anyone-have-experience/813907 "2018-05-16T18:43:53Z")
Supposedly this retainer-like mouthpiece can replace a CPAP machine. Anyone have experience with it? Log into Facebook | Facebook --- ## [Diet: balancing to counter a bottle of wine a day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-balancing-to-counter-a-bottle-of-wine-a-day/814294)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-balancing-to-counter-a-bottle-of-wine-a-day/814294 "2018-05-16T17:52:24Z")
I’m sure Skald could come up with an entertaining backstory, but for whatever reason you are forced to consume a bottle of wine - 75cl, 13-14% alcohol, 10.5 UK units - every day for a year. Red, white, rose, sparkling, p… --- ## [Recommend a good rubber car parts protectant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-rubber-car-parts-protectant/813840)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-rubber-car-parts-protectant/813840 "2018-05-16T16:21:45Z")
My pickup, 2011, sits outside and the rubber around the windows is kind of grey and streaky looking. So I’m looking for a dressing or protective finish I can apply to make it look good again. Lots of products on the mar… --- ## [Tablet OS choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablet-os-choices/814189)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablet-os-choices/814189 "2018-05-16T15:51:59Z")
So there’s Apple, Android, Windows and Amazon Fire. Have I missed any? I don’t have anything else Apple, so I don’t know if getting an Apple tablet would be a good idea. I am open to persuasion. My phone is Android, so… --- ## [BlackBerry, Samsung Galaxy, Outlook 2016, Outlook.com Google calendar and other considerations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberry-samsung-galaxy-outlook-2016-outlook-com-google-calendar-and-other-considerations/814103)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberry-samsung-galaxy-outlook-2016-outlook-com-google-calendar-and-other-considerations/814103 "2018-05-16T12:02:36Z")
There are some moving variables in this scenario, and I’d like some help thinking my way to a solution. TL;DR- I need to switch to an online calendar. Do I want Outlook.com or Google. I don’t need email to be associated… --- ## [Things you're supposed to love but can only bring yourself to tolerate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-love-but-can-only-bring-yourself-to-tolerate/813914)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-love-but-can-only-bring-yourself-to-tolerate/813914 "2018-05-16T08:05:08Z")
If I’m a guest at your house I will politely eat your sourdough bread, but please do not try to convert me into some kind of a sourdough enthusiast. I’ve tried it many different times throughout my life and am consistent… --- ## [Professional E-Mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-e-mail/813950)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-e-mail/813950 "2018-05-16T04:42:47Z")
I want to know how do you create a e-mail account for professional use or something that is not rooted in personal aspects. I get mixed reviews when it comes to google and I know I cannot use my default Yahoo email, so w… --- ## [Raising battleships at Pearl Harbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-battleships-at-pearl-harbor/814067)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-battleships-at-pearl-harbor/814067 "2018-05-16T01:03:39Z")
Was this an epic feat? I have seen photographs of sunken battleships being righted from shore with cables, and I wonder what the cables were pulled with, and how they were anchored. The West Virginia, with high tech rad… --- ## [Does PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) deserve to keep its terrorist organisation status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-pkk-kurdistan-workers-party-deserve-to-keep-its-terrorist-organisation-status/814240)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-pkk-kurdistan-workers-party-deserve-to-keep-its-terrorist-organisation-status/814240 "2018-05-15T21:37:14Z")
I read that PKK is closely affiliated with PYD. Some sources claim they are basically the same but they exist only in different places. PKK is designed as a terrorist organisation long ago. I do not know on what this de… --- ## [How old were you when you lost your last grandparent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-lost-your-last-grandparent/439617)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-lost-your-last-grandparent/439617 "2018-05-15T21:13:14Z")
The “hardest thing” reminded me of something I’ve wondered for a while. I’m 30, and I haven’t had any grandparents for quite a while. This makes it a bit difficult to relate to a friend 15 years older whose grandmother … --- ## [Advice on how to deal with annoying neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-deal-with-annoying-neighbor/814061)
**Author:** [@daisy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daisy22)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-deal-with-annoying-neighbor/814061 "2018-05-15T21:03:45Z")
So I have lived in my apartment complex for 2.5 years and just moved from a one bedroom to a two bedroom. We moved above this woman who we initially pissed off the first day we moved in because we were “moving too loudl… --- ## [One afternoon and evening in Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-afternoon-and-evening-in-vegas/802962)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-afternoon-and-evening-in-vegas/802962 "2018-05-15T20:21:40Z")
My wife and I are hiking in southern Utah in April (Zion, Escalante, and Bryce) and have a 10:40PM flight home on Saturday. We’re planning to leave Zion fairly early the last day, maybe after a short morning hike, and be… --- ## [Nuclear survival? How would you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-survival-how-would-you-do-it/814058)
**Author:** [@bendsc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bendsc)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-survival-how-would-you-do-it/814058 "2018-05-15T19:28:41Z")
I was digging through this nuclear survival guide recently, it was as entertaining as it is informative. But it got me thinking, how the heck would I survive a nuclear attack and is anyone else even remotely ready for on… --- ## [If You Were Wealthy, Would You Hire Servants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-wealthy-would-you-hire-servants/812408)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-wealthy-would-you-hire-servants/812408 "2018-05-15T18:32:44Z")
In another thread someone jokingly suggested hiring a maid for the sole purpose of fetching them a beer whenever they needed one. Kidding aside, if you had the cash, would you hire servants? I would definitely hire a l… --- ## [Tiny house for children - a insult to the tiny housers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-house-for-children-a-insult-to-the-tiny-housers/814175)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-house-for-children-a-insult-to-the-tiny-housers/814175 "2018-05-15T15:43:42Z")
I was thinking of making a fully functional tiny house as a child’s play house, yet still a fully functional tiny house (including electric, plumbing etc.). Something that he could spend the night or two in if he wanted… --- ## [North Korea in China (YouTube documentary video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-in-china-youtube-documentary-video/814163)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-in-china-youtube-documentary-video/814163 "2018-05-15T13:37:09Z")
Thought I’d share this video by one of the YouTube Channels I subscribe too (laowhy86). The video details a trip that he and another YouTuber (serpentza) that I also subscribe too doing a trip into Northern China and ac… --- ## [Recommend me some slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-slippers/813829)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-slippers/813829 "2018-05-15T05:16:07Z")
Men’s slippers, if that’s not obvious. I want slippers with a back (i.e. not mules), and with no fuzzy stuff inside. I don’t need extreme warming, just something to keep the cold air from circulating around my feet. Not… --- ## [Contemporary German lit question; trying to identify a novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-german-lit-question-trying-to-identify-a-novel/814187)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-german-lit-question-trying-to-identify-a-novel/814187 "2018-05-15T04:24:03Z")
A few years ago I started to read a certain German novel and, what with one thing and another, didn’t get to finish it. Neither do I remember the title or author, but would like to try the possibility that someone here … --- ## [Is he a beneficiary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-he-a-beneficiary/813776)
**Author:** [@CreepKate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CreepKate)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-he-a-beneficiary/813776 "2018-05-15T02:58:35Z")
This is a long and complicated story, so I’ll save you the dirty details and just stick relevant information… My husband’s mother just recently passed away about 6 weeks ago, leaving himself (her ONLY child) her husband … --- ## [(Basically) Hypothetical Will Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basically-hypothetical-will-question/813927)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basically-hypothetical-will-question/813927 "2018-05-15T02:47:26Z")
I know how much dopers love a will question, so here is one. For a bit of preamble, this is an actual will, prepared by a lawyer and notarized and all of that jazz; however, the principals have now aged out so it’s basi… --- ## [Scared of and anxious around pressure cooker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-and-anxious-around-pressure-cooker/814098)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-and-anxious-around-pressure-cooker/814098 "2018-05-14T22:56:12Z")
My parents gave me an expensive pressure cooker. The brand is Fissler. They say it’s extremely safe. I keep reading on the internet. I am using it and loving although I feel anxious around it and I am too scared to get t… --- ## [Amsterdam in September?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amsterdam-in-september/814142)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amsterdam-in-september/814142 "2018-05-14T22:12:38Z")
What is there to do in Amsterdam in early September? I’m travelling down south for the Goodwood Revival in early September and I thought that afterwards - around 9th Sep - I might go on for 4-5 days in Amsterdam. The l… --- ## [At what age did your children start getting birthday parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-your-children-start-getting-birthday-parties/814143)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-did-your-children-start-getting-birthday-parties/814143 "2018-05-14T20:32:42Z")
I’ve seen birthday parties for one-year olds, which imho is kind of pointless. Two isn’t much better- toddlers will go for the cake and presents but don’t really know what’s going on. I would say by four definitely; thre… --- ## [Question about strength excercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-strength-excercise/814108)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-strength-excercise/814108 "2018-05-14T18:59:20Z")
I have these rubber bands I use to work out my upper body when I am sitting at the computer. I have one set put together that is heavy enough that I can only do about 3 reps at a time which includes a 3 second hold. I ha… --- ## [Will the Rust Belt ever recover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-rust-belt-ever-recover/810707)
**Author:** [@Nadnerb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadnerb)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-rust-belt-ever-recover/810707 "2018-05-14T18:00:16Z")
The Rust Belt would include large parts of the Midwest and Northeast as well as small parts of the Upper South in the United States. It would typically include cities like Detroit, Cleveland, Gary, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, T… --- ## [Blood Pressure: Testing and reasonable levels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-testing-and-reasonable-levels/813891)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-testing-and-reasonable-levels/813891 "2018-05-14T17:20:12Z")
Saw a story today about blood pressure testing and inaccuracy. Some of the people commenting on this on another site were rather insistent that hypertension is ONLY a really high blood pressure and that most people shou… --- ## [Have you used shredded rubber mulch? How well did it hold up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-shredded-rubber-mulch-how-well-did-it-hold-up/814115)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-shredded-rubber-mulch-how-well-did-it-hold-up/814115 "2018-05-14T15:34:19Z")
Shredded rubber mulch is 10 bucks a bag at Lowes. How well does it hold up? Does the color fade? I’ve seen it in red and dark brown. The red is very pretty in beds. This is for around a bed of shrubs. I still wonder ab… --- ## [Toilet Paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper/813925)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-paper/813925 "2018-05-14T15:10:58Z")
I’ve been pondering this lately… Back in the day toilet paper came in packages of 4 rolls. That’s how it was for as far back as I can remember ('60’s) and up until maybe the '90’s. Then they came out with packages of … --- ## [Anti-microbial treatment for sports bag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-microbial-treatment-for-sports-bag/813761)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-microbial-treatment-for-sports-bag/813761 "2018-05-14T14:46:56Z")
I have a sports bag that I use when I go to work out or play wallyball, and it always ends up with a funk in it from the sweaty clothes and towel. There are a few expensive bags out there with anti-microbial protection … --- ## [How early is to early to send an invitation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-is-to-early-to-send-an-invitation/814095)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-is-to-early-to-send-an-invitation/814095 "2018-05-14T14:15:57Z")
Whether a party, a picnic, a gathering of some sort that won’t require travel reservations and such, how far out do you think invitations should be sent? I’m deliberately excluding weddings and destination events and fo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=496) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=498)