# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=670 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 671 --- ## [You can lead a horse to water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water/775146)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water/775146 "2016-12-23T20:00:10Z")
Any suggestions on how to make a horse drink? Backstory: Every winter, despite heat-tape, insulation, and the last few remaining 100 Watt incandescent bulbs, our barn water will freeze for a few days/weeks when temps d… --- ## [Vintage electronics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-electronics/775310)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-electronics/775310 "2016-12-23T19:54:02Z")
I’m looking to see if there is anyone here with knowledge that can give an opinion. I have some vintage stereo equipment. By vintage I mean I bought it new and I’m old. Pretty high end from Carver. I’m clearing out a sto… --- ## [Koala Cam!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koala-cam/775468)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koala-cam/775468 "2016-12-23T19:36:29Z")
For your koala viewing pleasure. Unfortunately the little buggers only move few minutes each day. The reason I posted it, beside sharing the cute with you, is, how many do you see? There are definitely two but I can’t te… --- ## [Could a government-requested press blackout happen today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-government-requested-press-blackout-happen-today/775376)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-government-requested-press-blackout-happen-today/775376 "2016-12-23T15:28:09Z")
In World War II, the Japanese launched a series of bomb-carrying balloons to the U.S. to try to cause random damage. Many such balloons were found, some causing minor damage, except for one that killed a woman and five c… --- ## [Western Governors University: Thoughts? Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-governors-university-thoughts-opinions/775314)
**Author:** [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-governors-university-thoughts-opinions/775314 "2016-12-23T02:42:59Z")
I’m a Registered Nurse with an Associate Degree. (For those who don’t know, it is possible to be an RN with “only” an Associate - the licensing exam is exactly the same whether you have an Associate or a Bachelor.) For t… --- ## [Where do you get your local traffic and road condition info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-local-traffic-and-road-condition-info/774950)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-local-traffic-and-road-condition-info/774950 "2016-12-23T02:36:05Z")
Just over a year ago, my favorite radio station dropped its rush hour traffic reports, stating that people are now getting information from other sources. So where is that? When you start your car in the morning to head… --- ## [The pisces symbol and others similar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pisces-symbol-and-others-similar/775404)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pisces-symbol-and-others-similar/775404 "2016-12-22T23:34:24Z")
So I’m looking at getting tattoo that will, in part involve the pisces symbol. In particular, the one with two inwardly curved verticles and a straight horizontal line connecting the two. Since this is for a tattoo I th… --- ## [Are there stores that openly sell recreational drugs in different concoctions, doses, flavors, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-stores-that-openly-sell-recreational-drugs-in-different-concoctions-doses-flavors-etc/775197)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-stores-that-openly-sell-recreational-drugs-in-different-concoctions-doses-flavors-etc/775197 "2016-12-22T20:48:34Z")
In the US where ethanol is legal you can go to the liquor store and buy ethanol that comes in a wide range of flavors, concentrations, liquids, etc. But it is all ethanol. I’ve never been to a legal pot dispensary but I… --- ## [Difficult problem to address \[How to modify rules to retain/increase club membership\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-problem-to-address-how-to-modify-rules-to-retain-increase-club-membership/775189)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-problem-to-address-how-to-modify-rules-to-retain-increase-club-membership/775189 "2016-12-22T19:57:49Z")
I belong to a local club that has been experiencing a long term problem of less desirable patrons running off more desirable patrons. A lot of the problems revolve around males being overly aggressive and flirtatious wit… --- ## [Recommend us a Mediterranean holiday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-us-a-mediterranean-holiday/618931)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-us-a-mediterranean-holiday/618931 "2016-12-22T19:50:24Z")
So here’s the deal: My partner wants a nice relaxing holiday this summer where she can spend several days lounging on the beach doing nothing. I like beaches but spending a whole week on one will bore me to death. I p… --- ## [Cleaning stainless steel appliances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-stainless-steel-appliances/775112)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-stainless-steel-appliances/775112 "2016-12-22T18:18:42Z")
We just renovated our kitchen and I now have a full suite of stainless steel appliances. Within a short time they looked smudgy and covered in fingerprints. I’ve looked at the manufacture’s recommendations and Googled fo… --- ## [Which desk will P-E Trump choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-desk-will-p-e-trump-choose/775277)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-desk-will-p-e-trump-choose/775277 "2016-12-22T18:15:40Z")
There are only4-5 desks in the White House inventory to choose from; the Resolute Desk has been used the most by recent POTUSes. He might also bring one of his own as a handful have done. My gut tells me he’ll keep the… --- ## [Home remodeling by contractor: how do you deal with contractor access?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remodeling-by-contractor-how-do-you-deal-with-contractor-access/775363)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remodeling-by-contractor-how-do-you-deal-with-contractor-access/775363 "2016-12-22T15:23:11Z")
Have you had a room in your home (e.g. kitchen, bathroom) remodeled by a professional contractor(s)? If so, presumably this was a job that required access to your home for many business days. How did you handle this? … --- ## [Best $100 - $150 Vacuum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-100-150-vacuum/775171)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-100-150-vacuum/775171 "2016-12-22T13:42:17Z")
I need a new vacuum cleaner. Which is to say I need to stop being cheap and buy a legit vacuum cleaner and not the $30 one on sale at Target. Although speaking of the Bullseye, between various giftcards, Ms. Cups and I… --- ## [Ditching Apple for Android](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ditching-apple-for-android/775107)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ditching-apple-for-android/775107 "2016-12-22T07:46:21Z")
Over the past decade or so I went from strongly anti-Apple (I considered them to be more marketing and hype than substance), to having almost exclusively Apple devices. First I got an iPod because they were pretty much … --- ## [Anyone ever have a cairn terrier that got an enlarged heart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-have-a-cairn-terrier-that-got-an-enlarged-heart/775259)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-have-a-cairn-terrier-that-got-an-enlarged-heart/775259 "2016-12-22T05:15:55Z")
My very best friend has a little cairn terrier named Sunshine. Obligatory photo. Although I am very much a cat person, this doggie is one of my favorite people in the whole world. Recently, she started having coughing f… --- ## [Bar Exam Prep Q & A (Kaplan and others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-exam-prep-q-a-kaplan-and-others/658876)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-exam-prep-q-a-kaplan-and-others/658876 "2016-12-22T02:07:51Z")
I started today studying for my July bar exam. Kaplan starts you out with 150 MBE diagnostic questions. I got 105 right, 45 wrong (70%). Is that good/bad? I keep seeing references to “scaled” scores and not sure what… --- ## [Ask the person who had an ayahuasca ceremony recently.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-had-an-ayahuasca-ceremony-recently/774763)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-had-an-ayahuasca-ceremony-recently/774763 "2016-12-22T01:36:50Z")
As some of you might remember, our very own Maastricht had a religious experience after taking ayahuasca. After doing my own background reading, I thought I might want to try it for myself. As it turned out, the group s… --- ## [Surface Pro advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surface-pro-advice/775016)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surface-pro-advice/775016 "2016-12-21T23:37:46Z")
I’m thinking of getting my husband a Microsoft Surface Pro for Christmas. It’s the one big thing he’s mentioned wanting. But they’re really spendy and before I do, I’d like to hear from anyone who has one. Do you like… --- ## [Reformatting / reinstalling Windows Vista](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reformatting-reinstalling-windows-vista/774746)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reformatting-reinstalling-windows-vista/774746 "2016-12-21T22:47:40Z")
7 years back, I posted a similar thread dealing with our older computer. That got us several more years on that machine, until we had to upgrade it because it simply could not run some newer games etc. Its successor run… --- ## [What advice would you for a guy who hasn't been able to find a job for the past year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advice-would-you-for-a-guy-who-hasnt-been-able-to-find-a-job-for-the-past-year/775221)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advice-would-you-for-a-guy-who-hasnt-been-able-to-find-a-job-for-the-past-year/775221 "2016-12-21T21:03:14Z")
When I first read the article, I had all kinds of ideas for this guy: Go back to school. IT isn’t working out for you. You need another bag of tricks. Get a part-time job somewhere. If pride is holding you back, … --- ## [Re "self driving cars" people talk as if this is a few years away. This seems nuts to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-self-driving-cars-people-talk-as-if-this-is-a-few-years-away-this-seems-nuts-to-me/764074)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-self-driving-cars-people-talk-as-if-this-is-a-few-years-away-this-seems-nuts-to-me/764074 "2016-12-21T20:20:49Z")
I get there are car AI systems that can take you from point A to point B under controlled open highway driving circumstances, but in various articles about Tesla and Uber self driving cars I’ve seen lately there seems to… --- ## [Question for managers: Is it worth pressing my manager for help on this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-managers-is-it-worth-pressing-my-manager-for-help-on-this/775224)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-managers-is-it-worth-pressing-my-manager-for-help-on-this/775224 "2016-12-21T18:57:25Z")
I have a problem at work and I’m trying to decide if I should just try to turn off my brain and shut up and smile like a zombie worker, or if I can reasonably ask and expect my manager to help solve the problem. Would l… --- ## [Excluding some kids from a party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excluding-some-kids-from-a-party/775305)
**Author:** [@Maurie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maurie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excluding-some-kids-from-a-party/775305 "2016-12-21T18:45:14Z")
My niece (age 9) belongs to a competitive swim club, which has several levels based on skill and ability. When a coach at one level feels a swimmer is ready to move up, they do a trial at the new level for a couple of m… --- ## [What does TRUMP stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-trump-stand-for/774417)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-trump-stand-for/774417 "2016-12-21T14:41:04Z")
No, not the man himself, the letters in his name. After Obama was elected, you saw if everywhere “One big ass mistake, America”. I’ve decided that we need a similar acronym for Trump but hang me if I can think of one. … --- ## [Am I experiencing temporal lobe epilepsy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-experiencing-temporal-lobe-epilepsy/775175)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-experiencing-temporal-lobe-epilepsy/775175 "2016-12-21T13:29:16Z")
I was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon. I went into the emergency room on Friday afternoon suffering from the worst anxiety I have ever experienced in my life. After routine blood tests they could find noth… --- ## [When will the whining over Hillary's loss end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-whining-over-hillarys-loss-end/774904)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-whining-over-hillarys-loss-end/774904 "2016-12-21T12:02:07Z")
Sore losers are a PITA. First we get demonstrations over the results of a Presidential election. Then a third party candidate with 1% of the vote depends a recount in several states. They found more votes for Trump in M… --- ## [What useful skill should I learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-useful-skill-should-i-learn/775039)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-useful-skill-should-i-learn/775039 "2016-12-21T06:46:39Z")
What can I learn to do that needs doing? I’d like it to be something that keeps me mobile, so I don’t get stuck in any one place. Maybe even something I can use to get a work visa in another country (my current country i… --- ## [Parenting Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-question/775035)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-question/775035 "2016-12-21T06:26:04Z")
FOr parents and non parents both, I guess. I know that traditionally \[as the joke goes\] fathers worry about their daughters getting to the teens and sexual experimentation/awakening age because they know that out there … --- ## [Car’s heater doing a funky (SnowMiser/HeatMiser) dance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-s-heater-doing-a-funky-snowmiser-heatmiser-dance/775185)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-s-heater-doing-a-funky-snowmiser-heatmiser-dance/775185 "2016-12-21T04:56:53Z")
TLDR: The heat takes a long time to get hot, then it gets super-hot for a minute, then it cools back to ambient temp for a minute or 2, then it gets hot as hell again, only to repeat the cycle. The heater in my stepson’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=669) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=671)