# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=694 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 695 --- ## [Dry eye interfering with retinal pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-eye-interfering-with-retinal-pictures/768121)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-eye-interfering-with-retinal-pictures/768121 "2016-10-10T02:29:23Z")
I went for my yearly diabetic retinopathy exam at an ophthalmology clinic in one of our hospitals last week (no problems - just a yearly “thing” my doctor recommended a few years ago). The most involved procedure in tha… --- ## [When did political generals stop being a thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-political-generals-stop-being-a-thing/767674)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-political-generals-stop-being-a-thing/767674 "2016-10-09T23:24:02Z")
In the many wars a general would be appointed due to the persons political standing rather than because they were good generals who had spent a lot of time in the military. By this I mean if you were a duke the king woul… --- ## [50 or older? What is your philosophy of life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-or-older-what-is-your-philosophy-of-life/767875)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-or-older-what-is-your-philosophy-of-life/767875 "2016-10-09T22:48:56Z")
I’ll be turning 50 in several months and I’ve been mulling over reaching my half-century mark – the regrets, the happys, losses, and gains. All in all, the positives are winning. I’d love to hear what your mid-life+ “ph… --- ## [Pressure-treated 4x4 roof support wrapped in rope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-treated-4x4-roof-support-wrapped-in-rope/767855)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-treated-4x4-roof-support-wrapped-in-rope/767855 "2016-10-09T18:46:00Z")
The new deck is fabulous. We can sit under the large roof with the propane fire pit burning, and stay dry up here in Rainland. The cats like it too. The cats like to scratch on one of the 4x4 roof supports. It’s on t… --- ## [Recommend privacy for a living room window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-privacy-for-a-living-room-window/767347)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-privacy-for-a-living-room-window/767347 "2016-10-09T16:59:01Z")
I have a large 6 foot wide window in my living room that I want to better screen for privacy. Here’s a poor quality photo: living room window. I bought the thick slat type blinds, not really thinking much about being a… --- ## [NFL star Janoris Jenkins has 5 kids by 4 moms but takes care of them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-star-janoris-jenkins-has-5-kids-by-4-moms-but-takes-care-of-them/767771)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-star-janoris-jenkins-has-5-kids-by-4-moms-but-takes-care-of-them/767771 "2016-10-09T16:48:16Z")
In an interesting press conference NFL star Janoris Jenkins addressed the issue of his having 5 kids by 4 moms. No mention is made that he is, or was, married to any of them. Rather than avoid the topic he takes it head … --- ## [Stranded/destitute in Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranded-destitute-in-phoenix/767040)
**Author:** [@GreenHell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenHell)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranded-destitute-in-phoenix/767040 "2016-10-09T16:26:37Z")
Well, not quite, yet. The question is how best to avoid that situation. I’m waiting on a phone call to start the process of background checks/drug testing etc. for a job. They’d like to have me working by end of next … --- ## [I need help wrt my mom's passing and what happens with wills and such?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-wrt-my-moms-passing-and-what-happens-with-wills-and-such/767740)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-wrt-my-moms-passing-and-what-happens-with-wills-and-such/767740 "2016-10-09T15:25:09Z")
My mom died on July 13, 2013. My stepfather kept me away from the house for a month, I was giving him room to grieve. When he did call me up there he had emptied the house of almost everything my mother had owned, and re… --- ## [do you turn off your internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-off-your-internet/767359)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-off-your-internet/767359 "2016-10-09T15:23:58Z")
or just leave it on :confused: --- ## [Going to Montreal. What to See/Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-montreal-what-to-see-do/768026)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-montreal-what-to-see-do/768026 "2016-10-09T12:55:05Z")
This is our first family vacation and first time the wife will have been out of the country (I’ve left the States a couple of times, but only to shit-hole places). Anywho, it’s exciting! Any advice? What are the places … --- ## [Burn \[why doesn't it hurt?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-why-doesnt-it-hurt/766934)
**Author:** [@Allison27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allison27)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-why-doesnt-it-hurt/766934 "2016-10-09T12:18:07Z")
2 days ago, i backed up into my woodstove and burnt my back. The burn is almost a foot long. Weird thing is, it doesnt hurt at all. Does anyone know why? --- ## [How long can one do the same job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-one-do-the-same-job/767878)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-one-do-the-same-job/767878 "2016-10-09T08:24:09Z")
Lets say one has a job where basically you do the same thing day after day. That could be taking care of the same equipment, answering the same phone calls, filling out the same reports, etc… Now how long can one really… --- ## [Principles of "Folk Economics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/principles-of-folk-economics/767912)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/principles-of-folk-economics/767912 "2016-10-09T04:08:04Z")
IANA economist, but ISTM there are certain principles of “folk economics” that are so widely-believed that politicians have no choice but to pander to them. When I googled “folk economics” I see that there’s a Wikipedia… --- ## [Shave my head for a job interview or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shave-my-head-for-a-job-interview-or-not/767908)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shave-my-head-for-a-job-interview-or-not/767908 "2016-10-09T01:39:03Z")
I’ve got two job interviews (for technology firms) next week and I’m going to get a haircut today (Saturday). I’m split between the thinnest buzz cut and just shaving the whole thing off at a barber. What do you guys re… --- ## [I want to Be a Car Maker - Who Do I Hire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-a-car-maker-who-do-i-hire/767902)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-a-car-maker-who-do-i-hire/767902 "2016-10-08T21:21:40Z")
I just tried various searches for auto body fabrication - they all end up talking about restoration of antique cars or doing “one-off” fabrication. Somewhere, somebody is stamping and rolling bits of sheet steel which e… --- ## [What if you find out your daughter is a prostitute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-find-out-your-daughter-is-a-prostitute/555411)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-find-out-your-daughter-is-a-prostitute/555411 "2016-10-08T17:32:46Z")
No big deal. Would you be disappointed. Would you attempt to dissuade her. I’m of the opinion that while I do not hold anything immoral against prostitution, that the entire enterprise is fraught with negative social … --- ## [Woman goes out on dates with guys, writes them critiques afterwards--is this a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-goes-out-on-dates-with-guys-writes-them-critiques-afterwards-is-this-a-thing/767858)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-goes-out-on-dates-with-guys-writes-them-critiques-afterwards-is-this-a-thing/767858 "2016-10-08T15:45:07Z")
Are there people who offer their services as a kind of “Dating Coach” in exactly the following way: By going out on a date with you, then writing up feedback for you afterwards? I can see there are people called dating … --- ## [How to know beforehand if you are actually gonna WEAR cloting you think of buying ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-know-beforehand-if-you-are-actually-gonna-wear-cloting-you-think-of-buying/767795)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-know-beforehand-if-you-are-actually-gonna-wear-cloting-you-think-of-buying/767795 "2016-10-08T12:58:49Z")
I’d say the 20/80 rule applies: I wear about 20 % of my clothing about 80 % of the time. About 20% of my clothes never get worn, or only once. If I knew beforehand what clothes I was actually gonna wear, I would of cou… --- ## [What to do if you find out you have a warrant out for your arrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-if-you-find-out-you-have-a-warrant-out-for-your-arrest/767747)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-if-you-find-out-you-have-a-warrant-out-for-your-arrest/767747 "2016-10-08T12:10:00Z")
A few weeks back a friend of mine got a call from a lawyer’s office saying that she has a warrant out for her arrest. She figured it was some kind of scam, hung up on them and didn’t give it much thought. Then somebody… --- ## [Theoretical, how efficient is the siphon effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-how-efficient-is-the-siphon-effect/767803)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-how-efficient-is-the-siphon-effect/767803 "2016-10-08T09:16:00Z")
Think of a long pipeline possibly starting in Alaska and ending up in Southern Ca, or it could be from the eastern US to the west over the great divide. Suppose the water from Alaska was being piped from a point 1,000 f… --- ## [What a pretty stream, or What do I do about about the water my neighbor is spilling across my yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-pretty-stream-or-what-do-i-do-about-about-the-water-my-neighbor-is-spilling-across-my-yard/759356)
**Author:** [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-pretty-stream-or-what-do-i-do-about-about-the-water-my-neighbor-is-spilling-across-my-yard/759356 "2016-10-08T06:08:47Z")
I’m looking for general advice, insights, and possible gotchas concerning a situation at my house in Connecticut. When we moved in, one of the things our house came with was a stream in the back yard that meanders to a … --- ## [information. bout medications. contains. sulfa. im allergic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829)
**Author:** [@adamantt1965](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adamantt1965)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829 "2016-10-08T04:15:40Z")
I’m allergic. to sulfa. need information --- ## [What's this 'hole' in my basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-hole-in-my-basement/767684)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-hole-in-my-basement/767684 "2016-10-08T02:34:58Z")
First off, this is a sub-grade basement on a slab, no crawlspace. Here’s a picture. It’s tough to see there, but it’s that rectangle, sort of half under the fake Christmas Tree. Not that this helps that much, but you ca… --- ## [Does everyone have a talent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-have-a-talent/767738)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-have-a-talent/767738 "2016-10-08T00:40:03Z")
Talent in this sense being a natural ability that you excel at. Some call it a gift also. Anywho, does anyone here think that everyone has a talent like the fluffy self help types claim? Personally I say no. There is no … --- ## [Paying employees to vote. Legal... Ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-employees-to-vote-legal-ethical/767389)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-employees-to-vote-legal-ethical/767389 "2016-10-08T00:20:01Z")
So, I have decided that we should be closed for Election day, Nov 8th. A few of my employees requested it off, as they are planning on doing get out the vote efforts, and I have found myself getting involved in some elec… --- ## [My 2 year old grandson is an extremely picky eater, how do we change that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-2-year-old-grandson-is-an-extremely-picky-eater-how-do-we-change-that/767742)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-2-year-old-grandson-is-an-extremely-picky-eater-how-do-we-change-that/767742 "2016-10-07T22:29:32Z")
Hey everyone, My daughter and I are looking for advice on what to do about the eating habits of my grandson. He will be 3 in February. He is driving us nuts. He refuses to try anything new. He will eat hot dogs, fre… --- ## [How much money would it take to get you to wear your old eyeglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-wear-your-old-eyeglasses/767843)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-wear-your-old-eyeglasses/767843 "2016-10-07T22:19:06Z")
Sometimes you have to fall back on using an old pair of prescription eyeglasses. Maybe you lost your current pair. Maybe you broke them. Maybe you normally wear contacts but lost one. Whatever. You put up with using an … --- ## [Significantly Uneven Tread Wear: A Theory/Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significantly-uneven-tread-wear-a-theory-question/767578)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significantly-uneven-tread-wear-a-theory-question/767578 "2016-10-07T17:23:19Z")
In January/February 2014 I put a new set of tires on my car. At the end of that same year I had to replace one of the tires, due to an unpatchable nail puncture. This year, two different shops have noted that the tread … --- ## [Need advice from real estate professionals...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-from-real-estate-professionals/767718)
**Author:** [@birchtree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birchtree)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-from-real-estate-professionals/767718 "2016-10-07T16:12:42Z")
Real-estate folks, I need your input: I’ve never bought a house, am a total newbie to real-estate industry procedures/processes, and need some very basic information. I’m a healthy, recently-retired single person. I wa… --- ## [How bad a president would it take for you to move out of America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-a-president-would-it-take-for-you-to-move-out-of-america/767645)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-a-president-would-it-take-for-you-to-move-out-of-america/767645 "2016-10-07T16:02:54Z")
It’s a staple in presidential elections that people will proclaim their intent to pack up and leave the United States if an undesirable candidate is elected - be he Bush, Romney, Trump, etc. - but most of them don’t actu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=693) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=695)