# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=620 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 621 --- ## [What's it like living on a busy road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-on-a-busy-road/719031)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-on-a-busy-road/719031 "2017-05-06T16:43:23Z")
I am considering moving to a house that’s on a reasonably busy 2-lane road (major arterial road for a subdivision, cars generally going 30-40mph). Interested in hearing experiences of others who’ve lived on busy roads. D… --- ## [The Morning News -- How bad can it get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morning-news-how-bad-can-it-get/785734)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morning-news-how-bad-can-it-get/785734 "2017-05-06T16:40:27Z")
Most people get up in the morning, and check some news source to see what happened while they slept. What, within realistic parameters, would be the worst news you could hear? News that would tell you that your life ha… --- ## [As one generation leaves, another takes its place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-one-generation-leaves-another-takes-its-place/785877)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-one-generation-leaves-another-takes-its-place/785877 "2017-05-06T15:54:43Z")
The people who grew up during the depression and went thru WW2 are leaving us. The people who grew up in the 60’s with all its issues both good and bad, are retiring and leaving places of business for the life of a retir… --- ## [How good are you driving stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-you-driving-stick/785720)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-you-driving-stick/785720 "2017-05-06T11:47:11Z")
So fewer and fewer cars are being made with manual transmissions. How well are you at driving stick? Do you currently drive a car with it? Would you prefer a car with it? --- ## [Blood glucose levels/diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-glucose-levels-diabetes/785956)
**Author:** [@Telli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telli)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-glucose-levels-diabetes/785956 "2017-05-06T10:31:00Z")
I decided to check my blood sugar with a glucose meter after fasting. It was 7.0. I checked it again right away and it was 6.2. I then checked it 2 hours after eating and it was 5.8? Why would my level be higher while … --- ## [What is your "worst birthday" story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-worst-birthday-story/769255)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-worst-birthday-story/769255 "2017-05-06T02:48:18Z")
Got to be when I was about 8 and someone stole my football stickers and I cried. --- ## [Hat advice wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hat-advice-wanted/784965)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hat-advice-wanted/784965 "2017-05-06T02:39:20Z")
I’m looking for a hat with a fairly broad brim to keep the sun off. But I have a huge head: 25 inch circumference = size 8 =3x hat size. I’ve given up trying to find a hat locally, looks like I’m going to have to order o… --- ## [Do you have landline phone service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-landline-phone-service/785499)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-landline-phone-service/785499 "2017-05-06T01:41:06Z")
How many Dopers are maintaining traditional home phone service? We reluctantly ditched ours a few months ago, because quality was bad (interference on the line, sometimes bad enough to make it hard to understand convers… --- ## [Are book reviews any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-book-reviews-any-good/785862)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-book-reviews-any-good/785862 "2017-05-05T20:32:28Z")
Like how accurate is the stuff the print on the back cover? I think it’s just a way to entice you to buy the book. I remember I read the Alchemist by Paul Cohelo, and it sucked. Yet it got rave reviews everywhere else, s… --- ## [Copenhagen trip for Kolak!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copenhagen-trip-for-kolak/784966)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copenhagen-trip-for-kolak/784966 "2017-05-05T17:04:18Z")
So, I will be heading to Copenhagen in four days (on Tuesday). My friend and I will be staying in the Latin Quarter for 8 nights. I’m NOT looking for suggestions about lodging, fancy dining options or even “must see si… --- ## [Were the Iowa class warships ever worth their upkeep, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-iowa-class-warships-ever-worth-their-upkeep-and-why/785834)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-iowa-class-warships-ever-worth-their-upkeep-and-why/785834 "2017-05-05T16:17:25Z")
So a recent thread in General Questions got me thinking. An Iowa class warship’s claim to fame is that 16" main gun rounds and propellant are presumably cheaper than missiles or rockets of comparable payload. So as lon… --- ## [Driving to Monterrey Mexico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-to-monterrey-mexico/785784)
**Author:** [@defecthunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/defecthunter)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-to-monterrey-mexico/785784 "2017-05-05T15:29:23Z")
My family and I (6 adults) would like to go to Cancun this summer. Flights from Houston are running around $500 roundtrip, but if we fly from Monterrey Mexico, the flight is around $250. This means we would have to dri… --- ## [Tell me about living in Arizona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-living-in-arizona/785588)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-living-in-arizona/785588 "2017-05-05T14:36:26Z")
So the spouse and I are nowhere near retirement age yet, but it’s close enough that we want to start thinking about it. We currently live in the Silicon Valley, where prices are absolutely cuckoo insane, and the more I t… --- ## [Dems who voted against Obamacare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-who-voted-against-obamacare/785900)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-who-voted-against-obamacare/785900 "2017-05-05T13:24:26Z")
Can anyone explain, to us non Americans, why so many Dems voted with the Pubs to repeal Obamacare? I happened to see the tally after the vote and was surprised! Why’d they do it? What’s your their motivation? --- ## [3D Printer Opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printer-opinions/785716)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printer-opinions/785716 "2017-05-04T22:25:38Z")
I’m about to pull the trigger on a new adventure and buy a 3-D printer. I’ve done a fair bit of research but I’m looking for experiences from anyone on the Board who has played with them. What factors made you decide on … --- ## [Is Business friendly socialism a political ideology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-business-friendly-socialism-a-political-ideology/785825)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-business-friendly-socialism-a-political-ideology/785825 "2017-05-04T22:21:18Z")
Democratic socialism generally encompasses various things, many of which are hostile to business: Minimum wage, child labor laws, environmental laws, investments in infrastructure, social justice, progressive taxation, … --- ## [Who's flown first class? What to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-flown-first-class-what-to-expect/785828)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-flown-first-class-what-to-expect/785828 "2017-05-04T21:19:58Z")
I’m flying with my son to Maine this summer to visit my mother. My cousins and several other relatives are all going out. She has a big house with my stepfather, and some of us are staying there while others are staying … --- ## [Pouncing (not cat related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouncing-not-cat-related/785458)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouncing-not-cat-related/785458 "2017-05-04T19:18:38Z")
For some reason I thought of this old term. How many of you would know what I mean if I said I was going to use a pounce wheel and pounce bag? Dennis --- ## [Anyone else ever get the double whammy of a Endoscopy and Colonoscopy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-get-the-double-whammy-of-a-endoscopy-and-colonoscopy/785656 "2017-05-04T18:49:22Z")
Just wondering what my day is gonna be like. --- ## [What do you do if you find a gun in a plane's bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-you-find-a-gun-in-a-planes-bathroom/785711)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-you-find-a-gun-in-a-planes-bathroom/785711 "2017-05-04T18:39:21Z")
An air marshal recently forgot her gun in an airplane bathroom during a flight. It was found by another passenger, who turned it over to a flight attendant, who then gave it back to the air marshal. Two questions: #1: … --- ## [Participating in your SOs activities which you don't enjoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/participating-in-your-sos-activities-which-you-dont-enjoy/785600)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/participating-in-your-sos-activities-which-you-dont-enjoy/785600 "2017-05-04T15:57:20Z")
Here’s the example: My wife sings in a chorus. Before Christmas, they sang the Messiah. Today they are singing Mozart’s Requiem. I am thrilled that she enjoys participating in this activity, but personally, I DETEST … --- ## [Defining Moments in Your Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-moments-in-your-life/785585)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-moments-in-your-life/785585 "2017-05-04T13:01:49Z")
I am looking for examples of situations that had dramatic enough effects on your life to cause you to change course in some way. A moment in time when you really liked who you were to the point where you were on a bit of… --- ## [Medical Ethics - as Required of MD's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-ethics-as-required-of-mds/782287)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-ethics-as-required-of-mds/782287 "2017-05-04T12:07:32Z")
Yes, usedtobe and his damned kidney failure, redux. My PCP since 2009 has decided she will no longer write the prescriptions I require for not only pain control, but even sleep. I can use either a benzodiazepine (temaz… --- ## [Dopers of Femaleness: Verdict on Talcum Powder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-of-femaleness-verdict-on-talcum-powder/785777)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-of-femaleness-verdict-on-talcum-powder/785777 "2017-05-04T01:38:31Z")
Is the Great Talcum Powder Panic of 2016 resolved either way? Being well-endowed in the breastage department, I love(d) using Pinaud’s Clubman Talc under the girls to prevent bra chafing and the dreaded boob sweat. Once… --- ## [Am I Crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy/785758)
**Author:** [@8100Gerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8100Gerry)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy/785758 "2017-05-03T23:51:12Z")
Don’t answer that immediately; hear me out. The cable company came by my house and were fiddling around up on my pole. I hadn’t called them, so I assumed they were cutting off my cable for nonpayment of a bill (and it … --- ## [private aircraft question: 1 engine or 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-aircraft-question-1-engine-or-2/785490)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-aircraft-question-1-engine-or-2/785490 "2017-05-03T22:03:14Z")
I know nothing about private aircraft but have always been curious. I have 2 questions about some basic characteristics of private A/C. Are 2 engine private A/C safer than 1 engine? It seems obvious to me that it is, … --- ## [In 10 years will Apple still be the force it is today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-10-years-will-apple-still-be-the-force-it-is-today/785682)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-10-years-will-apple-still-be-the-force-it-is-today/785682 "2017-05-03T21:25:11Z")
Over the past several years, Apple just hasn’t seemed to really “wow” us like they used to. Don’t get me wrong, Apple has a great product, but the past year or two they just seem to be upgrading the products they made ne… --- ## [Funny Question, seriously though](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-question-seriously-though/785557)
**Author:** [@spunoutsam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunoutsam)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-question-seriously-though/785557 "2017-05-03T20:58:14Z")
So, what would happen if, say, I were to swallow a 2x2 clear plastic baggie with, say, a possibility of methamphetamines in it :smack: --- ## [Is it okay to be sick of gratuitous gayity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-be-sick-of-gratuitous-gayity/785525)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-be-sick-of-gratuitous-gayity/785525 "2017-05-03T20:08:43Z")
In real life I’m okay with it, because most people keep their gender preferences under their hats. I know many people who i don’t have the slightest clue about whether they are gay or straight because I don’t ask, they … --- ## [Why do the shareholders "agree" to golden parachutes for fired CEOs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-shareholders-agree-to-golden-parachutes-for-fired-ceos/785766)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-shareholders-agree-to-golden-parachutes-for-fired-ceos/785766 "2017-05-03T19:50:50Z")
Ok, so if a company is making a billion a year in net revenue, high CEO salaries make a little bit of sense. If the shareholders believe the CEO can make a material difference to the bottom line of a company - personall… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=619) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=621)