# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=599 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 600 --- ## [How do I find a good dentist? (Specifically NYC)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-good-dentist-specifically-nyc/633693)
**Author:** [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-good-dentist-specifically-nyc/633693 "2012-09-20T15:43:09Z")
I have recently transferred to a university in Manhattan, and I want to find a dentist here. I have read that it is difficult to find good online resources for reviewing and comparing dentists, and from some searching th… --- ## [Has anyone overcome an intense phobia of visiting a doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-overcome-an-intense-phobia-of-visiting-a-doctor/789918)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-overcome-an-intense-phobia-of-visiting-a-doctor/789918 "2017-06-28T19:11:17Z")
I know some people are terrified of dentists, but I’ve never minded that. I’m terrified of visiting a doctor though. Has anyone else had this phobia and gotten over it? If so, how? I have multiple reasons for my fear. F… --- ## [I have 120 college credits; what's the easiest/cheapest way to get a degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-120-college-credits-whats-the-easiest-cheapest-way-to-get-a-degree/767574)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-120-college-credits-whats-the-easiest-cheapest-way-to-get-a-degree/767574 "2017-06-28T17:53:04Z")
Like the title says - I have 120 college credits, but no degree. The primary reason is that there were foreign language requirements at my college, and I never could get past them. My last class at that college was 25 … --- ## [Cute or creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-or-creepy/789544)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-or-creepy/789544 "2017-06-28T17:44:23Z")
Story:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/06/21/meet-the-packers-die-hard-green-bay-fan-takes-wifes-last-name/ To summarize: Hardcore Green Bay Packers fan meets woman named “Packer” at karaoke bar. … --- ## [Solar eclipse versus first day of kindergarten. Which wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipse-versus-first-day-of-kindergarten-which-wins/789973)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipse-versus-first-day-of-kindergarten-which-wins/789973 "2017-06-28T16:02:26Z")
So, various family members figured that we should hit the road and drive three hours in order to see the first solar eclipse that’s ever been in driving distance of us. And then it turns out that my son’s oldest son has… --- ## [Another Hobby question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-hobby-question/790024)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-hobby-question/790024 "2017-06-28T15:15:50Z")
Have you ever really gotten into something heart and soul but no matter how hard you tried you just couldn’t master it, or you feel like you can master it but it is taking too long and you are not sure if you can hold up… --- ## [untowards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/untowards/789970)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/untowards/789970 "2017-06-28T02:46:23Z")
OK, that is not a word. No one ever uses that word. I periodically use “untoward”, meaning something like improper, or sometimes as a gross understatement of vulgar and disgusting. My question is about the “-ward(s)” wo… --- ## [Another refrigerator question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-refrigerator-question/790008)
**Author:** [@McGuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McGuffy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-refrigerator-question/790008 "2017-06-28T02:41:03Z")
I want to buy a 25.2 cu. ft. refrigerator. There will only be 7/8th of an inch clearance width wise. (Total. Not on each side.) Is this enough? Thanks in advance. --- ## [California Dopers: Have you gone solar? Off grid? Info, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-dopers-have-you-gone-solar-off-grid-info-please/789926)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-dopers-have-you-gone-solar-off-grid-info-please/789926 "2017-06-27T23:30:26Z")
I’ve just started looking into solar energy options, programs, financing, etc. and it’s rather overwhelming. As it is, with SCE, I’m subject to outages and the rotating cycling-off of the compressor under the Summer Dis… --- ## [The American market needs a heated kitchen sink!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-market-needs-a-heated-kitchen-sink/789814)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-market-needs-a-heated-kitchen-sink/789814 "2017-06-27T22:37:52Z")
One of life’s little annoyances. You draw up fresh steaming hot dish water. Put on the gloves and start washing dishes. 20 mins later the dishwasher is tepid. Just as you’re ready to tackle the greasy skillet. Time to a… --- ## [Replacing refrigerator hardware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-refrigerator-hardware/789945)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-refrigerator-hardware/789945 "2017-06-27T19:44:22Z")
I have a Kenmore fridge I bought a few years ago. I thought it would be a good idea to not spend much as I didn’t need or want an external icemaker, stainless steel, side by side etc. “Great idea!” said I. Of course I di… --- ## [What flight searcher should I use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flight-searcher-should-i-use/789986)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flight-searcher-should-i-use/789986 "2017-06-27T12:54:21Z")
Let’s say that I want to fly to London, but I live in Bratislava, Slovakia and just 50 km’s (30 miles) away is Vienna, Austria, now since Vienna is a lot more popular, there are probably more flights to London and more c… --- ## [Navy warship hit by giant container ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-warship-hit-by-giant-container-ship/789967)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-warship-hit-by-giant-container-ship/789967 "2017-06-27T03:49:30Z")
Maybe some of our Navy vets can clue me in on this one but how in the world did a container ship manage to ram a US Navy destroyer? I read today that the cargo ship was likely on autopilot which supposedly malfunctioned … --- ## [Darker redness under eyes, bright red on nostrils, and very pale face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darker-redness-under-eyes-bright-red-on-nostrils-and-very-pale-face/789891)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darker-redness-under-eyes-bright-red-on-nostrils-and-very-pale-face/789891 "2017-06-27T02:51:29Z")
What do these signs mean? There is a person that has these that appears often in nearby living spaces. It’s not really any of my business, but I’m infinitely curious about it. I can’t share a photo for obvious reasons… a… --- ## [Does this teacher's lawsuit have merit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-teachers-lawsuit-have-merit/789942)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-teachers-lawsuit-have-merit/789942 "2017-06-27T00:19:52Z")
So, while attending a conference in 2015 in Orlando, a Wichita teacher, who is also president of the state of Kansas teacher’s union, was surreptitiously videoed while in a bar speaking in a braggadocious manner of what … --- ## [Two towns with the same address (city and state)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-towns-with-the-same-address-city-and-state/789603)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-towns-with-the-same-address-city-and-state/789603 "2017-06-26T16:50:20Z")
I grew up on eastern Long Island, near the town of Greenport, NY. Now, I’m in Schenectady. About 40 minutes drive from here, there’s another town called Greenport, NY. In the days before zip codes, I’m sure mail to on… --- ## [1960s phone directory questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-phone-directory-questions/789733)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-phone-directory-questions/789733 "2017-06-26T15:08:31Z")
Hi, I’m looking through old phone directories from my area for genealogy reasons. The directory archive for where I live is digitized thankfully up to 1967 and is set up like so: Smith John A 1234 Apple St…Ha-1245 My… --- ## [What's the best sort of bra to keep sore boobs from jiggling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-sort-of-bra-to-keep-sore-boobs-from-jiggling/789702)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-sort-of-bra-to-keep-sore-boobs-from-jiggling/789702 "2017-06-26T11:52:51Z")
You’d think sports bras would help, but most of my bras are sports bras already. --- ## [Opposite sex using opposite bathrooms...okay in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-sex-using-opposite-bathrooms-okay-in-your-area/787435)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposite-sex-using-opposite-bathrooms-okay-in-your-area/787435 "2017-06-26T06:17:00Z")
With the transgender bathroom debate in 2015/16 in the US, I’m a bit confused as to whether people can use opposite bathrooms now given that in some areas, gender declaration can be made without transition I suppose the… --- ## [Hotmail verification block on all accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotmail-verification-block-on-all-accounts/788519)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotmail-verification-block-on-all-accounts/788519 "2017-06-13T16:49:31Z")
I have multiple Hotmail accounts. I tried to log in today but it is saying: “We’ve detected something unusual about this sign-in. For example, you might be signing in from a new location, device or app”. So it then requ… --- ## [Peripheral neuropathy, what to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-neuropathy-what-to-expect/789830)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-neuropathy-what-to-expect/789830 "2017-06-26T03:41:13Z")
It started at least 15 years ago with a tingling in the toes of both feet. Gradually, the tingling spread to the feet. Aside from the tingling, the only symptom is a certain unsteadiness on my feet, especially on uneve… --- ## [The healthcare question never asked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-healthcare-question-never-asked/789549)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-healthcare-question-never-asked/789549 "2017-06-26T02:18:04Z")
A recent essay by Jim Wright, a favorite writer of mine, pointed out that in all the healthcare debates this obvious question is never asked or answered. Instead we debate around the issue with details of politics, impl… --- ## [Visiting Chicago - need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-chicago-need-advice/789361)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-chicago-need-advice/789361 "2017-06-25T23:16:08Z")
On Wednesday I am flying to Chicago and I will be there through the 28th. My sister and 2 of her colleagues are attending the ALA Conference and I am tagging along and sight seeing while they are in conference. Looking … --- ## [Did your Google Feed suddenly turn itself on again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-google-feed-suddenly-turn-itself-on-again/789862)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-google-feed-suddenly-turn-itself-on-again/789862 "2017-06-25T21:34:44Z")
I turned off Google Feed after I setup my phone last winter. It suddenly woke up again this afternoon. You’ll see “current temperature” in your notification shade. Press it and you get the entire Google feed. Weather … --- ## [Self Scheduling At Work To Meet Company Requirements And Also Maximize Time Off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-scheduling-at-work-to-meet-company-requirements-and-also-maximize-time-off/789789)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-scheduling-at-work-to-meet-company-requirements-and-also-maximize-time-off/789789 "2017-06-25T21:27:56Z")
My company wants us to self schedule the days we work. All of us have to meet the minimum requirement of working 3 days a week, in total. We also have to work 4 weekend days a month. Those 4 days can be 4 Saturdays or… --- ## [Should hot car deaths be criminally prosecuted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-hot-car-deaths-be-criminally-prosecuted/763348)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-hot-car-deaths-be-criminally-prosecuted/763348 "2017-06-25T21:06:40Z")
We currently have a heart breaking case being prosecuted. A judge thought he had dropped his baby off at day care and went to work. He found the baby barely alive later that day. Frantic efforts by the father and a nei… --- ## [DIY question - concrete bollard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-question-concrete-bollard/789613)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-question-concrete-bollard/789613 "2017-06-25T16:56:22Z")
I have a brick planter attached to my house between the driveway and entry stair, about 9.5’ long by 2.5’ wide by 1.5’ deep (at the deepest end, the area has a slight slope to it). The corner by the driveway is curved ra… --- ## [need some advice/help with computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-help-with-computer/789750)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-advice-help-with-computer/789750 "2017-06-25T16:26:11Z")
I came here because this is one of the few places on the internet I can get to right now and I’m pretty confident someone here can help me. The background; last night I’m flitting about on the internet when I realize m… --- ## [Cosby doing town halls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-doing-town-halls/789687 "2017-06-25T13:33:36Z")
I’m not sure if this is real or fake news. This is one instance where I hope it’s fake. I just caught a headline that Cosby is going to do town halls for young people on how to avoid being accused of sexual assault. Wtf?… --- ## [Opensource Access Alternative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opensource-access-alternative/789812)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opensource-access-alternative/789812 "2017-06-25T12:10:21Z")
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