# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=666 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 667 --- ## [Terrorism and coordination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-and-coordination/776229)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-and-coordination/776229 "2017-01-06T04:46:19Z")
It seems that every time that there’s an act of terrorism a lot of the media stress the sophistication and coordination required to carry it out. With the exception of 9/11 I just don’t understand this opinion. CBC was … --- ## [Advice, thoughts on setting up estate with trustee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-thoughts-on-setting-up-estate-with-trustee/776269)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-thoughts-on-setting-up-estate-with-trustee/776269 "2017-01-06T01:09:27Z")
This seems to me to be nearly intractable, for reasons which I will explain below. tl;dr version - I am married and 67. My spouse is completely incapable and uninterested in taking care of practical and monetary matters… --- ## [Verizon customer service sucks. Is Sprint's service any better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizon-customer-service-sucks-is-sprints-service-any-better/775705)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizon-customer-service-sucks-is-sprints-service-any-better/775705 "2017-01-05T22:13:05Z")
I’ve had multiple sessions with Verizon customer service agents via chat (which as a communications mode sucks, but that’s a separate rant), and they have messed up big time, repeatedly. I won’t go into details, but it … --- ## [Why do some management perks bother me so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-management-perks-bother-me-so-much/775297)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-management-perks-bother-me-so-much/775297 "2017-01-05T18:45:53Z")
I did some self reflection and realized that the concept of managerial perks really bothers me. To be clear, I’m not talking about a bigger office or a secretary. I would consider those necessary to one in that positio… --- ## [The Meanest Things Adults Have Ever Done To Children (Not \*Crimes\*, Just General Meanness)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meanest-things-adults-have-ever-done-to-children-not-crimes-just-general-meanness/775306)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meanest-things-adults-have-ever-done-to-children-not-crimes-just-general-meanness/775306 "2017-01-05T18:27:39Z")
I’m researching for an article I’d like to write: “The X Meanest Things Adults Ever Did To Kids,” where X = however many headings I come up with. To be clear, I’m not writing about adults who committed crimes against chi… --- ## [Has anyone been to Guatemala?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-guatemala/776328)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-guatemala/776328 "2017-01-05T18:08:24Z")
We are planning to visit Guatemala in the near future on a guided tour, which starts and ends in Guatemala City and will include about 2 days at each of the main sights - Antigua, Tikal and Lago Atitlan. We’d like to sp… --- ## [I think I'm getting an Amazon Echo for Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-getting-an-amazon-echo-for-christmas/775509)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-getting-an-amazon-echo-for-christmas/775509 "2017-01-05T17:38:33Z")
…and I’m getting a little stressed out about how to be gracious about it. Kayla’s BFF since junior high will be accompanying the family on our trip to the Disney Aulani resort in January. Kayla is a Disney cast member, … --- ## [What does it mean to 'Be Yourself', exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-yourself-exactly/776344)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-yourself-exactly/776344 "2017-01-05T17:32:07Z")
Certainly one of the most commonly used of the teen-angst self-help-platitudes that I was exposed to growing up was the injunction to ‘be yourself’, as in… “Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks about you, just be y… --- ## [Waitress sets the bill in front of the man.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitress-sets-the-bill-in-front-of-the-man/775850)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitress-sets-the-bill-in-front-of-the-man/775850 "2017-01-05T15:27:00Z")
First off, I want to be perfectly clear: My level of outrage is exactly nil. Anyway, over the holidays, I went out to eat on three separate occasions with three ladies. (My mother, sister and GF) On each one of these o… --- ## [Help me pick a new dog food.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-new-dog-food/776283)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-new-dog-food/776283 "2017-01-05T15:00:32Z")
I have three dogs: Deputy, 9 years old, 70lbs, not really all that active, but not overweight. Mysti, 3-5 years old, 40lbs, athletic with nearly zero body fat. Kieber, 3 years old, 13-15lbs (hasn’t been weighed in awh… --- ## [Does Trump have "Daddy Issues"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-have-daddy-issues/776366)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-have-daddy-issues/776366 "2017-01-05T13:37:15Z")
I don’t know much about his personal, childhood, life. --- ## [You and your best friend buy a duplex. What happens when one of you dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-your-best-friend-buy-a-duplex-what-happens-when-one-of-you-dies/776298)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-your-best-friend-buy-a-duplex-what-happens-when-one-of-you-dies/776298 "2017-01-05T13:33:50Z")
Now that my mom has died, I think odds are about 50-50% that my childless, unmarried aunt will eventually want to name me the executrix of her will. The other realistic possibility is my uncle will be the executor. My au… --- ## [Audio Stutters When I View DirecTV in Full Screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-stutters-when-i-view-directv-in-full-screen/776364)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-stutters-when-i-view-directv-in-full-screen/776364 "2017-01-05T09:49:50Z")
. TL;DR - When I watch DirecTV via the web on my computer in fullscreen the audio stutters. I need help fixing it. (teh detailz) Hey there. I’m looking for a little help with a computer issue. I know a fair bit abo… --- ## [Question about custody and visitation after parental rights termination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-custody-and-visitation-after-parental-rights-termination/776233)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-custody-and-visitation-after-parental-rights-termination/776233 "2017-01-05T04:08:28Z")
No, not me! I had a \*relative who had two children from a previous marriage. He was behind on child support, and agreed to \*\*terminate parental rights so that his ex-wife’s new husband could adopt them. That would pre… --- ## [Anyone out there have experience with stairlifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-out-there-have-experience-with-stairlifts/776151)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-out-there-have-experience-with-stairlifts/776151 "2017-01-04T23:27:54Z")
I’m talking these kinds of things. My mother is not doing well; she’s been dealing with cancer for 5+ years now, and she’s recently become very, very frail. She needs a walker to walk, and she’s not even particularly st… --- ## [A little help with angular 2 and Redux (do I even need services anymore?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help-with-angular-2-and-redux-do-i-even-need-services-anymore/776333)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help-with-angular-2-and-redux-do-i-even-need-services-anymore/776333 "2017-01-04T19:53:50Z")
Probably a bit specific and technical (so I’ll probably try Stack Overflow too), but hopefully we’ve got some front end engineers up in here! I discovered redux a while back, and was frankly always scared of functional … --- ## [So... now that Trump is POTUS I wonder how preppers feel about their SHTF food & gear investments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-trump-is-potus-i-wonder-how-preppers-feel-about-their-shtf-food-gear-investments/776199)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-that-trump-is-potus-i-wonder-how-preppers-feel-about-their-shtf-food-gear-investments/776199 "2017-01-04T17:36:19Z")
Most preppers are quite conservative leaning and now that Trump is POTUS their fondest political dreams have come about as true as they cold have hoped for. So… you have $10,000 - $20,000 or more (some a lot more) in SH… --- ## [Do snakes get inside Florida houses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-snakes-get-inside-florida-houses/377270)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-snakes-get-inside-florida-houses/377270 "2017-01-04T16:23:53Z")
Floridopers, do snakes get into your house ever? I was thinking of buying a house in Florida but I think I would die if I found one in my house, even a little garter snake. I am terrified of snakes. I can’t watch them o… --- ## [Has something like "SDMB Personals" ever been tried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-something-like-sdmb-personals-ever-been-tried/775944)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lee_Q)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-something-like-sdmb-personals-ever-been-tried/775944 "2017-01-04T15:29:41Z")
The thread about social isolation brought this question to the forefront of my mind, though I’ve wondered about it before. I think my join date of last year maybe still qualifies me as a newbie but I read many, many more… --- ## [iPhone 6 Help! Sudden drop in phone volume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-6-help-sudden-drop-in-phone-volume/775785)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-6-help-sudden-drop-in-phone-volume/775785 "2017-01-04T13:46:34Z")
Thread title says it all. I’ve had the phone over a year and it has been great. A few days ago, the volume of phone calls dropped significantly, with no clear event triggering it. Now I can’t use it for phone calls unle… --- ## [Do women become hotter (metabolism wise) after the menopause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-become-hotter-metabolism-wise-after-the-menopause/775882)
**Author:** [@ripply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ripply)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-become-hotter-metabolism-wise-after-the-menopause/775882 "2017-01-04T13:21:48Z")
My mum always had the house heated to about 30 Celsius when I was young. We were cooked. She really felt the cold and there were endless arguments, with her turning the heat up, and my dad turning it down. Since she’s w… --- ## [Moving to Hood River Oregon (vicinity). Tell me about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-hood-river-oregon-vicinity-tell-me-about-it/246583)
**Author:** [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-hood-river-oregon-vicinity-tell-me-about-it/246583 "2017-01-04T10:58:24Z")
Due to circumstances I won’t get into until later, I will be moving to the Hood River region in Oregon. My nephew lives there, but it would be nice to get some other perspectives on the place. What’s fun to do there? Wh… --- ## [Rented 4WD rolls off ferry. Whose fault was this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rented-4wd-rolls-off-ferry-whose-fault-was-this/776110)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rented-4wd-rolls-off-ferry-whose-fault-was-this/776110 "2017-01-04T10:00:43Z")
Story and video here 4WD falls off barge on way to Fraser Island, sinks The vehicle brake does not appear to be on but shouldn’t the ferry have the rear gate up? Who is at fault here? --- ## [Help steps to transfer pictures from Huawei Envoy flip phone to My Computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-steps-to-transfer-pictures-from-huawei-envoy-flip-phone-to-my-computer/687515)
**Author:** [@1jow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1jow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-steps-to-transfer-pictures-from-huawei-envoy-flip-phone-to-my-computer/687515 "2014-05-07T21:39:25Z")
Help steps to transfer pictures from Huawei Envoy flip phone to My Computer. I have the phone recognized and showing folders on the phone. None of the folders are showing the Pictures that are in the Alburn Folder in… --- ## [What would Kim Jung Un do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-kim-jung-un-do/775934)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-kim-jung-un-do/775934 "2017-01-04T01:44:26Z")
I was thinking about how North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un resembles comic book villains, with the way he executes government officials at will. I remembered a scene from an issue of The Fantastic Four. Dr. Doom is showi… --- ## [Has anyone seen my glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-my-glasses/776138)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-my-glasses/776138 "2017-01-04T00:01:08Z")
I had them last night. Now they are gone. --- ## [A voluntary return to the Cold War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-voluntary-return-to-the-cold-war/775964)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-voluntary-return-to-the-cold-war/775964 "2017-01-03T23:45:30Z")
I’m just putting this out there. (It may belong in Great Debates.) What if both Putin and Trump had determined, together, that the Cold War \*was \*the good old days, and that their countries’ prosperity (and their person… --- ## [Does your dental hygienist or dentist or anyone take your blood pressure at routine dental visits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-dental-hygienist-or-dentist-or-anyone-take-your-blood-pressure-at-routine-dental-visits/775870)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-dental-hygienist-or-dentist-or-anyone-take-your-blood-pressure-at-routine-dental-visits/775870 "2017-01-03T20:23:29Z")
I have never had my BP taken at a dental office, but a friend insists his is taken at the beginning of every visit. What is your experience? mmm --- ## [How Many Of You Still Have "State Of The Art" Stereo Systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-still-have-state-of-the-art-stereo-systems/618610)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-still-have-state-of-the-art-stereo-systems/618610 "2017-01-03T19:30:27Z")
Mine’s in my home theater system, but no, I don’t use a stereo amplifier, tuner etc. anymore. Can this be a poll of some kind? If so, can somebody make it into one? I keep screwing it up. Thanks Quasi --- ## [Qs about Macbook and standing/monitor setup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qs-about-macbook-and-standing-monitor-setup/775867)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qs-about-macbook-and-standing-monitor-setup/775867 "2017-01-03T18:59:40Z")
I write from home between 8 to 10 hours a day, both fiction and grants, usually in a comfy recliner, and it’s hell on my back. I finally decided to invest in a swank adjustable stand-up desk. I played with it at the stor… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=665) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=667)