# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=627 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 628 --- ## [Highwater Festival and Charleston SC to Jacksonville](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highwater-festival-and-charleston-sc-to-jacksonville/784577)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highwater-festival-and-charleston-sc-to-jacksonville/784577 "2017-04-18T14:09:53Z")
Anybody else going to the Highwater Music Festival in Charleston this coming weekend? My wife and I are travelling from Michigan and after leaving Charleston we plan to take five days travelling along the coast to the J… --- ## [Non-Americans: How much time to do your taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-how-much-time-to-do-your-taxes/783848)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-how-much-time-to-do-your-taxes/783848 "2017-04-18T13:04:37Z")
There was an interesting episode of Fresh Air on NPR on Monday. An interview with some guy who wrote a book about the ridiculous tax situation in the US. One claim that was made was that virtually no other industrialize… --- ## [Loan Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loan-question/783988)
**Author:** [@sabernode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sabernode)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loan-question/783988 "2017-04-18T12:58:50Z")
We have finally decided to get the house we’ve been saving up for and we’re aware that we are supposed to get a mortgage. There seems to be never-ending terms and home-loan jargon that we don’t understand. Fixed rate mor… --- ## [don't care about 'minority' firsts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-care-about-minority-firsts/782749)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-care-about-minority-firsts/782749 "2017-04-18T12:55:52Z")
I’ve lived my entire life seeing and hearing about the ‘first woman to do…’ or the ‘first african american…’ or the ‘first openly gay person to do…’ Excuse me, but I’m kinda tired of it. I just don’t think its news. … --- ## [Early warning signs of dementia? (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-warning-signs-of-dementia-long/784626)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-warning-signs-of-dementia-long/784626 "2017-04-18T01:38:29Z")
I realize no one here is my doctor, I’m just hoping for some insight of whether this is a problem, or not. Over the past couple of years, I’ve noticed a change in my mother in law’s behavior and I’m wondering if it coul… --- ## [Am I having botulism for dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-having-botulism-for-dinner/784535)
**Author:** [@Jrubas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jrubas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-having-botulism-for-dinner/784535 "2017-04-18T00:16:21Z")
I bought a can of refried pinto beans at my local supermarket, and as I was putting it away, I noticed that if I pushed my thumb into the can, there was “give.” I checked a few soup cans in my cabinet and they were solid… --- ## [Easier to be Brit/Canadian/Irish/Aussie/Kiwi in the USA, or vice versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easier-to-be-brit-canadian-irish-aussie-kiwi-in-the-usa-or-vice-versa/784517)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easier-to-be-brit-canadian-irish-aussie-kiwi-in-the-usa-or-vice-versa/784517 "2017-04-18T00:14:59Z")
(Thread is only about cultural/social aspects, not about visas or work permits or legal residency, etc.) ISTM that it may be slightly easier to be Australian/Canadian/British/Irish/Kiwi in the United States than vice ve… --- ## [What should a patio cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-patio-cost/784490)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-patio-cost/784490 "2017-04-17T23:25:30Z")
I have an irregularly shaped yard which I want to get covered with pavers. I don’t need anything fancy; just some bricks or pavers to keep the weeds from growing and provide a decent surface for patio chairs and tables. … --- ## [Tell me about wells and septic systems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-wells-and-septic-systems/784405)
**Author:** [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-wells-and-septic-systems/784405 "2017-04-17T23:04:18Z")
My fiance and I are in the market for a house. The first round of candidates is a list of ten houses in roughly the same neighborhood, provided by our Realtor. We haven’t seen them in person yet, but fiance and I already… --- ## [When you leave your home, do you leave an interior light on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-leave-your-home-do-you-leave-an-interior-light-on/784238)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-leave-your-home-do-you-leave-an-interior-light-on/784238 "2017-04-17T21:40:53Z")
As a companion piece to this thread, when you leave your home and it will be dark before you return, do you leave a light on or not? Why? I have historically tended to leave one light on, but have questioned that pract… --- ## [March for Science: Suggest some protest signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-science-suggest-some-protest-signs/784572)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-for-science-suggest-some-protest-signs/784572 "2017-04-17T19:08:27Z")
Anyone have some ideas for protest signs for the March for Science? The only one I can currently think of (in my cold-addled brain) is “Science Works, Bitches”. I know there must be better ones. What do you think? J. … --- ## [How are credit card scammers getting a hold of my card information...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-credit-card-scammers-getting-a-hold-of-my-card-information/744178)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-credit-card-scammers-getting-a-hold-of-my-card-information/744178 "2017-04-17T17:45:25Z")
… and able to use it? For the 3rd time in 3 years, my card issuer informed me of unusual activity. They say that I’m not responsible for the fraudulent transactions, but are never descriptive when I ask exactly what ha… --- ## [Unfixed male kitty hanging around....why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfixed-male-kitty-hanging-around-why/784547)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfixed-male-kitty-hanging-around-why/784547 "2017-04-17T17:36:35Z")
A week or so ago a very pretty (but timid) little kitty (looks around 6m old) started hanging around in our yard trying to attract the attention of our middle-aged neutered female kitty, Coco. Coco was at first disinter… --- ## [Groupon Getaways - your experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groupon-getaways-your-experience/784617)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groupon-getaways-your-experience/784617 "2017-04-17T11:29:11Z")
My boyfriend and I are looking to plan a trip and the deals I see on Groupon for places like Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico and so on are great! I notice most of them are through Travel by Jen. I’m wondering if… --- ## [What is the most disgusting scenerio you can imagine based on current news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-disgusting-scenerio-you-can-imagine-based-on-current-news/784605)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-disgusting-scenerio-you-can-imagine-based-on-current-news/784605 "2017-04-17T11:26:04Z")
First, let’s rule out all-out nuclear war. IMHO it would be Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly having sex together while Donald Trump films them and then joins in. Kim Jong Un watches it and threatens to detonate a nuclear b… --- ## [Home Defense pistol yes or no](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-defense-pistol-yes-or-no/784296)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-defense-pistol-yes-or-no/784296 "2017-04-17T02:15:06Z")
The other day my vehicle had a window smash apparently I had nothing taken except a nylon wallet type holder in my driver’s glove compartment that had a bunch of spare keys for different things and my vehicle registratio… --- ## [Job searching headaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-searching-headaches/767696)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-searching-headaches/767696 "2017-04-16T20:44:56Z")
Recently I’ve had a exciting couple of years of my life. I went from high school graduate to Security+ certified and searching for a job. Now I have a problem. I’ve been looking for help desk jobs in Chicago or where I … --- ## [Good sleep mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sleep-mask/784579)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sleep-mask/784579 "2017-04-16T20:08:51Z")
I thought I had asked this one before, but I don’t see it? I recently had an upper and lower blepharoplasty and my eyeballs are still swollen and getting to sleep is a bit hard as my eyes spring open on their own. Until… --- ## [So, who is the most interesting man in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/784327)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/784327 "2017-04-16T18:08:58Z")
No, not the Dos Equis actor, but the real guy. IMHO, it’s hard to pick a winner out of the trio of Lionel Messi, Vladimir Putin, and Barack Obama. Messi all the more so because of his short stature; he is winning on beh… --- ## [Intruder with night vision vs. home owner with no night vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intruder-with-night-vision-vs-home-owner-with-no-night-vision/784488)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intruder-with-night-vision-vs-home-owner-with-no-night-vision/784488 "2017-04-16T16:25:23Z")
So, say it’s nighttime…and you have an intruder who is geared up with infrared night-vision goggles, armed with a gun, vs. a home owner who has the same gun, but no night-vision gear. Who do you bet on? Assuming that th… --- ## [does god influence elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-influence-elections/784267)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-influence-elections/784267 "2017-04-16T15:50:21Z")
I like opinions on this --- ## [Wrong solution to too many deer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-solution-to-too-many-deer/784297)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-solution-to-too-many-deer/784297 "2017-04-16T11:39:01Z")
An article in Science Daily about there being too many deer in some English wild areas suggests the wrong solution to the problem. Their solution is to encourage human hunters by promoting the consumption of wild venison… --- ## [Best way to power a shed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-power-a-shed/784385)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-power-a-shed/784385 "2017-04-16T01:50:23Z")
I have a shed that is about 100’ from the main house that needs power. I’ve gotten estimates to permit and trench from the main house but would require cutting through some concrete which increases the cost. Are there … --- ## [Why would anyone pay MORE for a gift card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-pay-more-for-a-gift-card/784226)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-pay-more-for-a-gift-card/784226 "2017-04-15T23:43:10Z")
Was searching ebay for fuel gift cards. Some cards sell for a 25% premium. Why would someone pay $125 for a $100 gift card??? --- ## [Satellite Radio Service in Car- Keep or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-radio-service-in-car-keep-or-no/784357)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-radio-service-in-car-keep-or-no/784357 "2017-04-15T22:48:06Z")
My car came with a Satellite Radio Service. I’m not actually sure which company provides the service. Whomever it is, they called me to resubscribe the other day. I think it was Sirius. Since I was driving, I pulled ove… --- ## [How much does laminate wood flooring cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-laminate-wood-flooring-cost/784497)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-laminate-wood-flooring-cost/784497 "2017-04-15T20:13:04Z")
We have a small den that’s about 14’ x 16’ and it is currently carpeted. The adjoining hallway and dining room are wood laminate. Can anyone give me an idea of the cost range for pulling up the carpet and replacing it … --- ## [Creamsicle sits with an elevated paw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-sits-with-an-elevated-paw/784459)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-sits-with-an-elevated-paw/784459 "2017-04-15T18:04:04Z")
Creamsicle sits with her right paw elevated. (Note: I don’t have a photo of it. The link is just a picture of the cat.) She doesn’t do it all the time, or even most of the time. It seems she does it most frequently w… --- ## [Should I talk about political volunteering in a job interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-talk-about-political-volunteering-in-a-job-interview/784508)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-talk-about-political-volunteering-in-a-job-interview/784508 "2017-04-15T17:59:54Z")
I am looking for a new job in the IT field. I do have quite a bit of experience, but almost every job I had, I was working by myself. Several employers have turned me down for this, as they want someone with experience… --- ## [Where are you going to be for the eclipse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-going-to-be-for-the-eclipse/783798)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-going-to-be-for-the-eclipse/783798 "2017-04-15T16:37:38Z")
So August 21, 2017 there will be a Great American Solar Eclipse Are you going to do anything special for it? Are you in the line? I’m thinking of going to a nearby lake in Grand Teton National Park and getting a special … --- ## [Resigning from job and going to competitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resigning-from-job-and-going-to-competitor/784353)
**Author:** [@GSL0214](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GSL0214)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resigning-from-job-and-going-to-competitor/784353 "2017-04-15T15:38:48Z")
I got a new job and will be resigning next week, coincidentally the day after we receive our 2016 yearly bonus (yes I will make sure it has been deposited into my bank account before giving my notice). What is the likel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=626) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=628)