# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=677 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 678 --- ## [Going to London - what to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-london-what-to-see/700011)
**Author:** [@Neverending\_Elbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverending_Elbow)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-london-what-to-see/700011 "2016-12-02T13:57:21Z")
Me and my boyfriend are going to London for a week at the end of October. We’re going to spend some time with friends, but it’s friends who live there, and no-one is as bad at giving tourist advice as locals. Sure, they… --- ## [Does parenting make people more or less bigoted than before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-parenting-make-people-more-or-less-bigoted-than-before/773404)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-parenting-make-people-more-or-less-bigoted-than-before/773404 "2016-12-02T09:42:29Z")
This thread is actually unrelated to the recent IMHO thread about the playground and calling the police. But rather, it seems that there are often one of two different things that happen to people when they become parent… --- ## [Concealed carry vs. open carry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-carry-vs-open-carry/773472)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-carry-vs-open-carry/773472 "2016-12-02T08:54:14Z")
I’m, by American standards, pretty moderate on gun control. I tend to support the right to bear arms but also to support background checks and mandatory training. But I must admit that it’s never been one of my hot-butt… --- ## [Were we just screwed by Home Depot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-we-just-screwed-by-home-depot/410747)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-we-just-screwed-by-home-depot/410747 "2007-07-07T20:56:01Z")
I think we were and my dad thinks we were, but my husband’s not so sure. I am BOILING mad right now. Our faucet broke several weeks ago. My dad (he had been trying to install a new water filter) broke the collar off (… --- ## [Agree or Disagree: America is a Third-World Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agree-or-disagree-america-is-a-third-world-country/773333)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agree-or-disagree-america-is-a-third-world-country/773333 "2016-12-02T03:21:54Z")
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/third\_world\_countries.htm Low economic development \[check\] High levels of poverty \[check\] Low utilization of natural resources \[check\] impoverished millions in a vast lower econo… --- ## [Opinions on longterm care insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-longterm-care-insurance/773388)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-longterm-care-insurance/773388 "2016-12-02T01:38:06Z")
My wife and I - both mid 50s - have been making some decisions re: our investments and future work/retirement plans. One topic that came up was whether we want longterm care insurance. I haven’t really looked into what… --- ## [Home outdoor security cameras - how to decide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-outdoor-security-cameras-how-to-decide/773403)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-outdoor-security-cameras-how-to-decide/773403 "2016-12-01T22:44:23Z")
I need to put in maybe 3 security cameras outside my house, 2 in front and one in the back. I think what I want are wireless Wi-Fi with continuous recording to my own machine (not to the cloud, unless there is one witho… --- ## [Strangest Car Dealer Experience - Did They Try and Scam Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-car-dealer-experience-did-they-try-and-scam-me/772642)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-car-dealer-experience-did-they-try-and-scam-me/772642 "2016-12-01T17:51:03Z")
Warning Long Story Ahead I am a bit conflicted this morning because I absolutely love the new Ram 1500 4x4 Longhorn edition I just purchased Saturday night and I am confident that I got both a good if not great deal in … --- ## [Help choosing speakers for TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-choosing-speakers-for-tv/772773)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-choosing-speakers-for-tv/772773 "2016-12-01T16:23:41Z")
Ok so I’ve got a bit of extra money in an otherwise tight year and I want to do something nice for my parents who have been really there for me lately. I know they’re always complaining about not being able to hear the s… --- ## [Car accident: negotiating with the other driver's insurance company.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident-negotiating-with-the-other-drivers-insurance-company/773312)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident-negotiating-with-the-other-drivers-insurance-company/773312 "2016-12-01T13:19:11Z")
\[Perhaps I’m being paranoid, but I want to be somewhat circumspect about the specifics of this incident on the off chance that what I post here could be tied to me IRL.\] When one is in a car accident that was primarily,… --- ## [Wet brain syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-brain-syndrome/772964)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-brain-syndrome/772964 "2016-12-01T07:56:24Z")
In recent months I have been responsible for monitoring the O2 blood saturation levels of someone who abuses alcohol and drugs. It is evident that either alcohol or certain drugs can suppress the breathing enough to lowe… --- ## [Are reports of Hillary Clinton throwing tantrums credible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reports-of-hillary-clinton-throwing-tantrums-credible/772593)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reports-of-hillary-clinton-throwing-tantrums-credible/772593 "2016-12-01T02:39:16Z")
It’s widely (but how truthfully?) reported that Hillary occasionally lets her inner harpy out, and that she did not take losing the election well. Are the sources credible? --- ## [Best water testing kit/lab?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-water-testing-kit-lab/773436)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-water-testing-kit-lab/773436 "2016-12-01T02:12:02Z")
The water in my place seems a little off, so I ordered a $30 home testing kit. The results seemed a little off–for example, the water hardness was at the extreme end of the scale, and while the water IS hard, it’s not…t… --- ## [Where to go in Mexico for a fun, safe beach vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-go-in-mexico-for-a-fun-safe-beach-vacation/773223)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-go-in-mexico-for-a-fun-safe-beach-vacation/773223 "2016-12-01T00:09:05Z")
We’re considering it for the spring. Any suggestions? --- ## [Why are the 50s and 60s a unique target of nostalgia, and is it justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-50s-and-60s-a-unique-target-of-nostalgia-and-is-it-justified/687697)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-50s-and-60s-a-unique-target-of-nostalgia-and-is-it-justified/687697 "2016-11-30T20:05:12Z")
The era of which I speak could be any time between the end of WWII and the Kennedy assassination or the point at which America’s involvement in Vietnam became a social issue. In general, though, people term it “the 50s a… --- ## [Why Don't the Russians Want to Join Forces with OPEC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-the-russians-want-to-join-forces-with-opec/728732)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-the-russians-want-to-join-forces-with-opec/728732 "2016-11-30T19:09:28Z")
Opec powerless to halt oil price slide, warns former group president It’s perhaps worth noting that this type of statement may be aimed at an internal OPEC audience. As noted in the article and elsewhere, Saudi Arabia… --- ## [public transit: how did people pass the time before smartphones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-transit-how-did-people-pass-the-time-before-smartphones/772767)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-transit-how-did-people-pass-the-time-before-smartphones/772767 "2016-11-30T18:18:58Z")
I recently spent some time in Japan, where I had plenty of opportunity to use the trains. I didn’t have use of a cell phone while I was there, so when I was on the trains, I passed the time by looking around - at the ad… --- ## [Are you allowed to talk politics on the job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-allowed-to-talk-politics-on-the-job/772578)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-allowed-to-talk-politics-on-the-job/772578 "2016-11-30T17:50:48Z")
This has nothing to do with freedom of speech, I’m a substitute teacher and while the election was going on, we were told we were not to discuss our political views with our students. I sub elementary grades so I don’t t… --- ## [Why does it seem like there are so few people actually in favor of "big government"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-there-are-so-few-people-actually-in-favor-of-big-government/773131)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-seem-like-there-are-so-few-people-actually-in-favor-of-big-government/773131 "2016-11-30T17:17:44Z")
There are a lot of people that seem to complain about government and say that it should be smaller, collect less taxes, etc and that people should be individually responsible. Now surely there are just as many people on… --- ## [Do through and thorough give you spelling problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-through-and-thorough-give-you-spelling-problems/773329)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-through-and-thorough-give-you-spelling-problems/773329 "2016-11-30T16:05:52Z")
Through is easy. I passed through the cafeteria on my way to class. I find that other word for exhaustive or complete very difficult. I often just avoid the darn word. Jack completely cleaned his house. Jack through… --- ## [What cameras to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cameras-to-buy/773067)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cameras-to-buy/773067 "2016-11-30T12:56:24Z")
Hi all As a bit of background… I am - among other things - the director of a Summer School in the UK. During the Summer holidays, when the children (and normal staff) at my school are away on holiday we run a summer co… --- ## [Cortisone to the wrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cortisone-to-the-wrist/465414)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cortisone-to-the-wrist/465414 "2008-09-29T23:52:22Z")
I’ve had some problems with my wrist, or rather, tendons in my wrist, for a couple of months. Stiffness and pain. This week, it got dramatically worse, to the point of constant pain; I can’t really use my left hand for m… --- ## [iOS music player that works well with Dropbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-music-player-that-works-well-with-dropbox/773364)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ios-music-player-that-works-well-with-dropbox/773364 "2016-11-30T03:46:17Z")
So I’m in a choir, and we have a shared dropbox. Some of the folders get filled up with .mp3 files of the music for a particular concert. I want a way to easily listen to the music in one of those folders on my iPhone. I… --- ## [Who Is Doing Non-Traditional Thanksgiving This Year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-doing-non-traditional-thanksgiving-this-year/772841)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-doing-non-traditional-thanksgiving-this-year/772841 "2016-11-30T03:10:38Z")
Because I’m in retail now and I work tomorrow (4pm to midnight shift) we’re doing our holiday thing today. And by “holiday” I mean I have a genuine day off (no work for money, no chores, just complete goofing off) and s… --- ## [Neflix \> Laptop \> Chromecast \> Smart tv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neflix-laptop-chromecast-smart-tv/773219)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neflix-laptop-chromecast-smart-tv/773219 "2016-11-29T20:56:30Z")
Yes folks, it’s Christmas present research corner :slight\_smile: So I have an elderly aunt who it struck me might enjoy Netflix. She’s pretty good with her tablet but we don’t want to push it. If someone paid her month… --- ## [So a friend of my gf thinks I'm a Nazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-friend-of-my-gf-thinks-im-a-nazi/773235)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-friend-of-my-gf-thinks-im-a-nazi/773235 "2016-11-29T20:56:23Z")
Yeah, ain’t that a title. Or at least some kind of weird Nazi sympathiser. Long story short I’ve been reading about WWII, Hitler and the NSDAP as is my wont and left a copy of Shirer’s The Rise and Fall of the Third Rei… --- ## [Did your pets eat turkey for Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-pets-eat-turkey-for-thanksgiving/772951)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-pets-eat-turkey-for-thanksgiving/772951 "2016-11-29T17:25:54Z")
My kittehs had a can of Friskies Tasty Treasures Turkey and Cheese. I don’t know how much actual turkey was in it. Yours? --- ## [Is Amazon Prime worth it just for streaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-prime-worth-it-just-for-streaming/773045)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-prime-worth-it-just-for-streaming/773045 "2016-11-29T16:40:29Z")
Thinking about getting Amazon Prime. Is it worth it for the streaming of tv shows and movies. No smart tv, but do have a Roku 3. I think that I see that they charge you for some shows/movies/documentaries. I would us… --- ## [Somebody go invent this app so I can give you all my money.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-app-so-i-can-give-you-all-my-money/772845)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-go-invent-this-app-so-i-can-give-you-all-my-money/772845 "2016-11-29T16:38:03Z")
Seriously, I’m about to give you all a million dollar idea, and I don’t care if it makes you filthy rich even if I’ll never see a dime of it. I just want this app: I want an app that whenever the Blue Tooth on my phone … --- ## [Do you tell when you donate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tell-when-you-donate/772685)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tell-when-you-donate/772685 "2016-11-29T15:37:59Z")
You donate to a Doper in need. Or to a charity. Or you buy food for a homeless person. Or you give to a ‘cause’. Do you tell anybody? Or do you keep it to yourself? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=676) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=678)