# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=650 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 651 --- ## [DIY: Whole House Plumbing Pipe Replacement with PEX: Any Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-whole-house-plumbing-pipe-replacement-with-pex-any-experiences/779840)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-whole-house-plumbing-pipe-replacement-with-pex-any-experiences/779840 "2017-02-19T16:51:20Z")
My house is currently an odd mixture of galvanized pipe (probably 80 years old or so) and a little newer sweated copper. I had to replace one piece of galvanized pipe 15 years ago because it filled up and started leaking… --- ## [Gender Inversion as a Sexual Kink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-inversion-as-a-sexual-kink/780075)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-inversion-as-a-sexual-kink/780075 "2017-02-19T16:37:53Z")
“So”, says a friend of mine who has a FetLife account, “I gather that there are specific different sexual activities that are part of what you call being a gender invert. Yeah, I know there’s probably more to your gende… --- ## [Mainstream Media Accountability Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-media-accountability-survey/780100)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-media-accountability-survey/780100 "2017-02-19T07:34:42Z")
Make your voice heard. Never have I read so shamelessly manipulative a set of questions. Nevertheless, you should be able to find an answer you can live with (in one case, I had to leave it blank). And every question i… --- ## [Examples Of Singular Things Named \[Blank\] \[Conjunction\] \[Blank\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-singular-things-named-blank-conjunction-blank/779175)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-singular-things-named-blank-conjunction-blank/779175 "2017-02-19T05:11:28Z")
Sorry if the title isn’t clear. I’m looking for singular things (cities, animals, dishes, etc) that have a conjunction in the name. Some examples: Trinidad AND Tobago: Nation in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of two mai… --- ## [Huffery & Puffery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huffery-puffery/780160)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huffery-puffery/780160 "2017-02-19T03:12:41Z")
“Advertising puffery is defined as advertising or promotional material that makes broad exaggerated or boastful statements about a product or service that are subjective (or a matter of opinion), rather than objective (s… --- ## [How difficult to replace a kitchen faucet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-to-replace-a-kitchen-faucet/779500)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-to-replace-a-kitchen-faucet/779500 "2017-02-18T19:21:58Z")
So our faucet has started leaking. It’s the fourth one to die in this house over the 14 years we’ve lived here: the one that was here when we moved in, one cheapo replacement (no surprise there), one big-name-brand repla… --- ## [Got a new deck, need a new grill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-deck-need-a-new-grill/780042)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-new-deck-need-a-new-grill/780042 "2017-02-18T18:20:18Z")
We had our deck rebuilt and expanded over the winter. Now that spring is just around the corner, I’m ready to ditch the old Weber kettle grill and get me a fancy new propane grill. Any suggestions? Any particular brands … --- ## [Re Alanis Morrisette 2 million jewelry robbery. How do you handle having very $$$ jewelry at hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-alanis-morrisette-2-million-jewelry-robbery-how-do-you-handle-having-very-jewelry-at-hand/779916 "2017-02-18T16:11:16Z")
Re this story ALANIS MORISSETTE - BURGLARIZED … $2 MILLION IN JEWELRY STOLEN. I don’t travel in those circles. How are celebrities with a taste for having expensive jewelry at hand supposed to handle security? How much … --- ## [Simple application/method to add arrows or shapes to video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-application-method-to-add-arrows-or-shapes-to-video/780110)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-application-method-to-add-arrows-or-shapes-to-video/780110 "2017-02-18T15:45:13Z")
I have a short video clip and I would like to highlight a location with an arrow or a circle. The arrow or circle does not need to move or be animated…it just needs to be visible throughout the entire video. (Think, “W… --- ## [Acupuncture for back pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acupuncture-for-back-pain/779806)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acupuncture-for-back-pain/779806 "2017-02-18T15:06:33Z")
I have severe but remitting lower back pain, with spinal stenosis and disc issues. Physiotherapy has been less than useless, and pain meds help somewhat but of course there are side effects, some unacceptable (I’m lookin… --- ## [How do you pay for car insurance? (installments?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pay-for-car-insurance-installments/779852)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pay-for-car-insurance-installments/779852 "2017-02-18T13:46:57Z")
Those of you who have auto insurance, how do you pay? We’ll assume 6-month policies since I presume that’s what most of us have, but if you have a 12-month policy, extrapolate if possible. 1-time Every 3 months (2 pay… --- ## [Recommend a network storage solution with good security for a stuent in a dorm to do backups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-network-storage-solution-with-good-security-for-a-stuent-in-a-dorm-to-do-backups/780087)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-network-storage-solution-with-good-security-for-a-stuent-in-a-dorm-to-do-backups/780087 "2017-02-18T04:07:05Z")
I’m looking for a good backup solution for my daughter’s laptop at college. I’d like to find some sort of wireless or network storage solution so that she wouldn’t have to plug in an external drive to take the backup. … --- ## [Does anybody know of any legitimate work-from-home opportunities, online or otherwise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-of-any-legitimate-work-from-home-opportunities-online-or-otherwise/779339)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-of-any-legitimate-work-from-home-opportunities-online-or-otherwise/779339 "2017-02-18T02:25:43Z")
Title really says it all. My wife has been unable to find work here in Wyoming due to the downturn in the energy industry, which has dumped a lot of folks into the labor market. As a result, there is fairly high unempl… --- ## [Cost to install brand new water softener.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-to-install-brand-new-water-softener/780055)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-to-install-brand-new-water-softener/780055 "2017-02-18T01:20:57Z")
Friend has pretty bad well water. Thirty year old water softener took a poop. Professional plumber came out and looked and quoted $2500 for a new one installed(supposedly top of the line softener, give or take). Does … --- ## [how does art theft work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-art-theft-work/779982)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-art-theft-work/779982 "2017-02-18T00:30:14Z")
So let’s say you’re a master art theif who managed to get the Mona Lisa out of the louve. Now you get to step two and try and sell it. Why would anyone buy it from you? We can assume that there are rich people with loose… --- ## [Where else would you like to live? (where you've spent little time)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-else-would-you-like-to-live-where-youve-spent-little-time/780015)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-else-would-you-like-to-live-where-youve-spent-little-time/780015 "2017-02-17T23:07:52Z")
This isn’t about a fantasy of moving somewhere you’ve never even visited, but about a place you’ve been briefly. If you could chose to move somewhere - another country, another state/providence/county, just another town… --- ## [Is it possible to drive a car blindly using only GPS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-drive-a-car-blindly-using-only-gps/779985)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-drive-a-car-blindly-using-only-gps/779985 "2017-02-17T22:07:19Z")
The question is inspired by an experience I had a few weeks ago. A few weeks ago my wife and I took a somewhat harrowing drive at night. She was driving on a two lane highway which I have driven many times, but this part… --- ## [So, my car was just "hit and run". Whats my checklist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-car-was-just-hit-and-run-whats-my-checklist/780109)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-car-was-just-hit-and-run-whats-my-checklist/780109 "2017-02-17T21:49:26Z")
I was stopped at a light in the left lane of a two lane road. There was a car in front of me also stopped, The light turned green. The cars on my right started to move. My lan edid not; the car in front of me was tur… --- ## [Should we get a Chromebox or similar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-get-a-chromebox-or-similar/779799)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-get-a-chromebox-or-similar/779799 "2017-02-17T21:17:41Z")
My father-in-law’s desktop just died rather spectacularly - the technician he called says “well, the fan works…”. Not sure we can retrieve data from the thing’s hard drive even if we could figure out how to get it into a… --- ## [what to do with an old barn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-an-old-barn/779972)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-an-old-barn/779972 "2017-02-17T21:16:47Z")
Here is a picture of a barn that is in need of repair. old barn - Album on Imgur The roof is obviously an issue as is probably a bunch of things. I don’t think there is any use for the barn so I’m thinking it has to … --- ## [Anyone Using Google Wireless (Project Fi)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-google-wireless-project-fi/780080)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-google-wireless-project-fi/780080 "2017-02-17T21:00:49Z")
We’ve been with Verizon Wireless for years. When it came time to upgrade our phones we bought them from Verizon and stayed with them (although I delayed upgrading every time by at least a year, sometimes longer). I nev… --- ## [Why do our faucets keep dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-our-faucets-keep-dying/779798)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-our-faucets-keep-dying/779798 "2017-02-17T20:04:36Z")
As per this thread, our kitchen faucets keep dying. We’ve lived here for 14 years and this is the fourth replacement - and most of them were good faucets from a well-known manufacturer. One of them basically froze in pl… --- ## [Driving in Mexico..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-mexico/779970)
**Author:** [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-in-mexico/779970 "2017-02-17T18:39:11Z")
So, The Girlfriend and I are heading down to Cancun in a few months. Our intent was to rent a car and venture out on our own, making a day trip of Chichen Itza and Tulum. I shared this plan, while chit chatting with a … --- ## [You get 5-10 songs played at your funeral, what would they be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-5-10-songs-played-at-your-funeral-what-would-they-be/777887)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-5-10-songs-played-at-your-funeral-what-would-they-be/777887 "2017-02-17T18:19:04Z")
I really don’t have a list, I can only come up with a few decent ones right now. Wild horses - rolling stones New year’s day - U2 Look on down from the bridge - Mazzy star Apparently Always look on the bright side of… --- ## [What is the deal with score inflation in web culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-score-inflation-in-web-culture/780019)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-score-inflation-in-web-culture/780019 "2017-02-17T16:01:56Z")
I have noticed that current web culture has a strong aversion to bell curves. Anything but a great score is bad whether it is on a five point scale, ten point or anything else. It reminds me of the fictional Lake Wobegon… --- ## [Question about legal wording in a will: "in law mutual"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-legal-wording-in-a-will-in-law-mutual/780029)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-legal-wording-in-a-will-in-law-mutual/780029 "2017-02-17T12:20:50Z")
Hi all, A family member has decided to rewrite her will. For many years, she and her husband had a will that had been drafted (I think) by her bank, back when they got their mortgage (long since paid off). Her husband i… --- ## [Did I do something wrong here? \[relationship discourse advice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-do-something-wrong-here-relationship-discourse-advice/779854)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-do-something-wrong-here-relationship-discourse-advice/779854 "2017-02-17T04:39:28Z")
I recently started dating a woman who’s overweight. I don’t have a problem with her weight, but she does and has mentioned having one of those weight loss surgeries done. My response to this was I’d bed supportive irre… --- ## [Europeans--what do you think of Lidl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europeans-what-do-you-think-of-lidl/769087)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europeans-what-do-you-think-of-lidl/769087 "2017-02-17T02:06:49Z")
Here in the U.S., I’ve been reading about a german supermarket chain called Lidl’s that is coming here in the coming years. I’ve already been shopping at Aldi’s and Trader Joe’s, so what’s good, bad, or different about … --- ## [Would you give Mike Pence a chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-mike-pence-a-chance/779900)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-mike-pence-a-chance/779900 "2017-02-17T00:55:19Z")
We had threads earlier on giving Trump a chance. The consensus seemed to lean towards no or he had his chance already and blew it. So let’s suppose Trump is impeached and Mike Pence is declared president. Would you giv… --- ## [Wanting to Buy a New Laptop. Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-to-buy-a-new-laptop-suggestions/772501)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-to-buy-a-new-laptop-suggestions/772501 "2017-02-17T00:22:32Z")
I want to buy a new laptop, but until this point I’ve always just built desktops. Other than my work unit I’ve never had any experience buying or looking for one. Won’t be doing too much with it MS Office, surfing, amd v… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=649) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=651)